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jbow
You ain't missing much, Keni. Famous people are generally vapid, self centered back stabbers who will sell you out in an instant to serve their own interests. You gotta be very hard and very strong willed to survive that life for very long and when you get right down to it the money really isn't that good anyway. Only a very select few end up well off for their efforts and sacrifice.Beep, I 've seen at least one of the videos you are in and I can only imagine what the off camera must have been like. I was in a band "on the way" back in 1970. I decided that I did not want a life on the road etc and looking back I am really glad I made that choice. A very famous drummer lives down the road from me. You hear him on the radio every day if you listen to any classic rock. He survived death because he was in drug rehab at a certain point. He now gets a quarterly royalty check for near 80k and blows right through it. He generally bys a new car every 3 months and has it repossed befir the next check arrives. He never remembers who anyone is... Fame most certainly has its pitfalls. I am not inferring that Keni or you would do this, just that the art is more important than the fame or wealth, at least to normal people.I've lived broke... boiling the hambone twice (the second pot of soup isn't very good) and at the lowest, no car and eating wild onions from the yard... AND I've been more well off. I can testify that having some money is better than having no money however, I don't recall being unhappy. Maybe it is because I was younger. Then I look at my drummer friend and know that money by itself just does not help. Having nothing and working through it is hard but it helps build character.Keni, you seem to have substance and being poor and having substance, is in my experience and from the things I have seen, much better than having money and being vapid. I really do wish you good success. Then again there is the vision of Keni Cyrus... that might be worth seeing.  You have a great day. Are your albums on CD Baby or what? Nevermind.... I had a "DUH" moment, it is right there in your sig. Julien

Thanks again Julien...

I'm all too fail liar with the "types" as I've worked with many over the years... I remember what went on between the lines... The attitudes and situations were and are not something I looked for... I had some deals before me that I backed out of seeing the back doors for back stabbing imposed even at such a low level of entry...

I'm pleased that people see me as a poor struggling artist vying for acceptance and not as a fame seeker... I could easily be very happy in life if I could barely manage my bills and support of my art. Too and I can't seem to get there...

Albums... CDBaby... Signature...

Yup... You can find them there and you can hear most of them on Soundcloud as well as IMRadio....

Many Thanks... May the great gods of musical genius lay their blessings upon you forever!
Keni

gswitz
Keni, you've got my compassion. Keep playing! You're a great talent!

Thanks gswitz...

I appreciate the support!

Keni

At least you're managing to record your stuff to a high standard and getting it out there Keni....think of all the struggling artists throughout history who couldn't afford so much as a 4 track recorder let alone the capabilities of Sonar X2....and they certainly didn't have an internet to make distribution so easy even if they did manage to get a tape out. I had a listen to your music and it's great! You've done a fantastic job there and have a lot to be proud of. Thank the stars you're not a struggling artist somewhere really poor like India where recording your music to such a high standard would only happen in your wildest dreams....

don't worry till they discount the price of x3.. and as a bonus... you won't have had to beta test the thing
 
join the "I'm in no hurry to upgrade club" although i do want a boxed version this time... I bought u-he satin instead, so no need for a tape sim for me..
 

brconflict
Keni,  You and I have complained a good bit (and rightfully so) about certain major aspects of X2. I'm with you in that I would certainly liked to have seen X2b, because it feels we paid $$ to buy X2 features we really couldn't use effectively, such as Take Lanes. I don't condone skipping town on a previous major release, because it does show a certain level of fan abandonment by Cakewalk. I also think $149 for the upgrade is questionably worth it. I am happier with X3 so far, since some of the issues I had with X2 are addressed, and perhaps maybe the update schedule will be better this go around. If you can muster the cost of the upgrade, it may be worth it to kill your frustrations. I've seen some really weird GUI issues, and I still vomit when I see the cartoony default wave picture colors, but I'm stoked this will be much better now. Some of these issues have been worked out already for me. Best wishes!!

Thanks brconflict...

I know we have seen many of these issues the same way... And I'm glad to hear that some have improved in X3... Honestly I would gladly pay for the upgrade... For me it's $180+shipping as I can't download 13GB... My satellite account is limited to 10GB for the whole month...

I'm not angry that X2b never happened... Just sad...

BTW... The cartoon look is very in these days... After years of adding depth to everything even Apple has made the latest ios 7 "flat" and 2D like a comic book!

Keni

mmorgan
62 was a breeze, talk to me when you're 63  Regards,

I will if I last that long! ;-)

Keni

urock
You know, I haven't really seen it hit that much in all the other "I want another X2 release" threads but think of the internal stress Cake and their employees were likely going through last year (with Roland relationship/support).   Given that tough environment, the history of updates before that, and now the promise of the new GibSonarAnderton relationship, I think the single update should probably be viewed as anomaly.  I expect Cake will return to being more responsive moving forward (as they've done the past few weeks since the AnderSonarSon announcement.

I sincerely want to believe that!

...and I've always wanted nothing but the best for the Bakers who have brought so much joy to my life (in between me complaining about some issue (such as X2a's Lanes)....


I have always loved Gibson guitars, and built some of my first home studios with Tascam gear... As well as being fortunate to know Craig Anderton (we first met at AES conventions back in the 70's) for a long time of his hard work and ongoing endeavors to/for music...

I want to believe!

Keni

sharke
At least you're managing to record your stuff to a high standard and getting it out there Keni....think of all the struggling artists throughout history who couldn't afford so much as a 4 track recorder let alone the capabilities of Sonar X2....and they certainly didn't have an internet to make distribution so easy even if they did manage to get a tape out. I had a listen to your music and it's great! You've done a fantastic job there and have a lot to be proud of. Thank the stars you're not a struggling artist somewhere really poor like India where recording your music to such a high standard would only happen in your wildest dreams....

Thanks sharke..

I do my best... You know how it is. No matter how good it is we find something that could make it better!?? ;-)

My first recording session was back in the days where record companies were needed if you ever were to get into a studio... It's been a long road and I've witnessed an experienced the leap in artistic freedoms that this advancement has brought us...

I am very grateful for what I have and at the same time striving for more!

Isn't that part of the human drive? To always improve? There is no perfection other than this drive itself! It's evolution in action and we are all a part of it...

Many thanks for listening...

Keni

Fog
don't worry till they discount the price of x3.. and as a bonus... you won't have had to beta test the thing join the "I'm in no hurry to upgrade club" although i do want a boxed version this time... I bought u-he satin instead, so no need for a tape sim for me.. 

Thanks Fog...

Yeah... The way things are right now I may be waiting for the deal they skipped on X3... No pre-release offers.. And I'll get X3 as consolation awaiting X4!

;-)

Keni