I'm one of your biggest fans. Both of your posts and your one posted song. I've read most, if not all, of your posts.

I will respond my thoughts to your points from the perspective of being your fan and what impressions have stood out to me.

<< I have realized over my time here that intentionally my comments where probably considered "harsh" or "bold." >> Intentionally by whom? You are us? I'm thinking you mean us and not you. That you feel the interpretation would be different is an important fact for you to consider. As an ardent reader of your posts, I'm left with two definitive perceptions. First, although you may be asking a question, you do so from a preconceived personal opinion that is already established though it may not be expressed in your writing. Which takes me to my second interpretation that you are not as "thick skinned" as you perceive yourself to be.


"I get it's not like the forum is really impacted at all if I were not to participate. I just can't seem to find the reason to." has been a consistent theme of your posts since the beginning. In my opinion, that is our loss. Both if you decide to end posting but also in what we've received from you in your previous posts. It's clear you have a lot of 'heretogive' as much so as 'heartolearn'.

You are a great lyricist but maybe not as great a conversational writer as you could be. The tone of a sentence is determined by the words used. You never hear a great comedian preface a joke with "this is supposed to be funny". No. They rewrite their work until it is clear. I'll admit that I'm certainly not a great conversational writer and I'm grateful that my computer desk is located in my kitchen area. On more occasions that I can count, I've rewritten or deleted a post after hearing my wife inquire, "you're not really going to post that are you?" Ouch.....

Just as you feel the tone of your comments are often mistaken by forum members, give that same benefit to your responders. Written conversation is hard for everyone.

I've found it rare where threads have gotten personal or out of hand here on the forum. I only participate in one other forum, one about dog training, and it gets as intense and personal as religion or politics. Posting here is a lot more fun.

"...but I don't think my other work would be received well."

The BIAB facebook page is full of posters claiming BIAB can't do modern country, EDM, Heavy Metal, et al. It can actually do any genre give time and talent. There are far more registered users than active posters. I'm convinced that not only are top tier producers and engineers quietly using BIAB in some fashion daily, but that BIAB tracks have quietly made it onto mainstream commercial releases. I know first hand BIAB suite of tools with a DAW can produce very precise and accurate covers. I have no doubt the genres listed at the beginning of my paragraph are widely produced by users around the world. The fact they are not being posted on the User Showcase may be more a reflection of the demographics of the active posters than anything else.

If your normal body of work is so radically different, it is quite possible that you can bring forth many advance uses of BiAB/RB that are not currently well known. They may not be fans of your musical genre, but love your techniques and workflow....

2017 will be a happier year with you here with us on the forum...

Charlie

BIAB 2026:RB 2026, Latest builds: Dell Optiplex 7040 Desktop; Windows-10-64 bit, Intel Core i7-6700 3.4GHz CPU and 16 GB Ram Memory.