Hi, boys and girls! I'm still around.... But thanks to that sweet Wookiee and Herb and Philz and GarryKiosk over on The Facebook for letting me know that there were concerns!
I have nothing to say for myself. :(
Honestly, I just got very busy a few months ago (my father inlaw passed from dementia- thank GOD he was finally able to GO- my mom has been dealing with breast cancer etc... It's all ok though, thank you very much) kept a low profile for awhile, and then felt sorta out of the loop. I have actually been checking in on the CH here and there, but haven't said anything. It's sorta hard to jump in on the In Jokes when you don't know the punch line. Or your spaghetti sauce is boiling over. Or there's a small, glazed donut nosed kid tugging on your jeans for a Kleenex. Blah blah blah.
So yeah, I have gone to a dark side, as Wookiee mentioned-- for what I do, Reason works for me without much hassle. It's pretty spectacular for electronic based things. It's intuitive for me. I feel like a magician- like I'm conjuring up simple, cheap tricks that leave the audience amused. I loved Sonar for audio. But not for midi-- I could struggle for hours just to make it DO something and then never be truly happy with it in the end. It's easier now to make the stuff in my head appear in the music.
So here's the deal-- nearly every one in the Reason Forums has a Soundcloud page, and they USE it constantly to listen and critique within Soundcloud, itself. I've found it to be really easy to just hang out there and listen when I get a chance. I know that many of you follow me there as well, so I just kinda figured you were seeing it if you wanted to.
No, I haven't posted in the songs forum here for ages, simply because there are those that would not want to see me unless I constantly comment on their work. I realize that does not apply to most of you in the CH.... but the biggest reason that I don't play along in the Cake Songs forum is that Soundclick does not work for me in those quick moments on my iPad when I get a chance to listen (with headphones, on the couch while someone needs help tying their shoelaces and stuff). And so many of the songs posted are Soundclick. I just hate Soundclick. So, I've kind of formed a new circle of electronic people that I've been following. But if you are on Soundcloud, I'm likely following you as well... At least I'm following everyone there that I know is there. Hit me up if I've missed you.
You guys really are the nicest group of people I've ever known online. Even when you bicker and fight and have differing viewpoints. It's nice to be part of that family. It's even nicer that you noticed I was "missing".
I'm sorry I have been so neglectful. :)