^^^ This! A thousand times this. I wish I could have been open to criticism years ago. Might not have taken me so long to even get half way decent. Vurt has been one of the biggest helps in that area. El-bo another one. His remarks were a hard pill to swallow but when I finally listened, improvement came.vurt wrote: ↑Wed Oct 16, 2019 5:53 pmheadphones is fine
so long as you can hear what you're doing, if money is tight, dont be thinking you need anything more than you have.
i wont comment on the track yet as i haven't listened, but i wanted to comment about your locked thread, and i hope you take this as someone trying to help...
i too suffer from severe depression, and while it can be triggered by comments, you have to remember, no one is making you depressed, other than your illness.
however, if when you feel better, you go back and read that thread, to start with the criticism was more hints and tips, things you can either use or ignore on your next piece.
if you are happy with a piece, and someone suggests something, it's just a different artists idea about that piece, it doesnt mean you are wrong or anything like that.
the idea of a forum is to discuss things, so people will comment. some people here would love as much attention on an individual track, including the bad stuff. because we can all learn from criticism, from someone trying for the first time to people with number one albums.
we all learn from each other in these discussions
keep doing what you do and dont take things so personal, no one here knows you
Believe it or not, we all want to help you get better at what you're doing. If I had the money, hell, I'd hire a brutal instructor to sit down with me and go over every little thing I do for every song until I finally get really good. It's the rare person who can improve on his own without any feedback.
True story. Paul, George and Ringo were playing around with this tune in the studio based on something they heard when in Africa. But it wasn't coming out the way they wanted. And then, John walked in and said "What are you guys doing?" Paul explained they were trying to come up with something based on that saying that one guy said in African or something. And then John said, "Oh, you mean this?" And he said down at the piano, started banging out some chords and started to sing and that's how Obla Di Obla Da was born.
Even the greats inspire each other. The Bangles monster hit "Manic Monday" was not written by The Bangles. It was written by Prince of all people. Even Elton John needed Bernie Taupin as Elton on his own was, quite honestly, awful.
My mother, God rest her soul, used to tell me "No man is an island." We all need each other. One day you'll figure that out and all of a sudden the world will open up to you. I'm just glad I didn't learn these lessons too late.