"I guess to me that the thing is, each composer has his or her great strengths, and that, once they have found these out, it becomes an easy matter to write to those strengths pretty much as a matter of rote. And yet, of course, we have lots of…"

"Regarding 'Get Yer Ass Home,' in my opinion, this forum could certainly use a good deal more of this kind of music.
Hell, man, you're really making me want to dust off my old Standard and start rippin' it again. 
Love it. Keep putting up some more,…"

"Smooth as silk throughout. Very self-assured, laidback playing and vibe. Being an old picker from way back, I can tell you this is some quality stuff. Understated but effective, of the sort that will grab the attention of an audience straight off…"

"Dude, I think I just might have to go watch 'Platoon' now. :)
But, heck yeah, that does sound pretty darn good. Glad you're making some progress with it all. Stephen Williams said:
This is how it sounds without any fancy reverb - just the standard…"

"Hey there, Rog, it has been a while, hasn't it? In my defense, I've had some health problems, family difficulties (my father-in-law died), but nothing I want to lay on thick here. It's just life, after all, and you have to be prepared for what it'll…"

"You'd think all this would have been clear to this entity by now, but nope. And, you're right, the reason I'm not participating in this one is for the reasons you give... I just don't much see the point, unfortunately. Tyler Hughes said:
@Olm: I'm…"

"Well, I, for one, like it. And I can tell you my 12 yr old son would just love it. He's really into this style these days. Not only, but he's rather starting to get me to appreciate it more, too."

"It's a charming piece, but it needs, imo, a little more harmonic adventurousness, and a good modulation at some point. I don't mean to come off harshly, because I do feel it demonstrates a lot of potential for future efforts. The mood, also, is…"

"All this self-indulgent verbosity and sidetracking into "high-minded political considerations" really ought to be curtailed a good bit, and the saved energy used in actually composing music, or staying more on the stated topic, it sure seems to me.…"

"Seems like this should be getting some responses from somebody, for heaven's sake...
I don't use any eastwest libs, though, so I'm at a loss, unfortunately."

"Check your 'inbox' for the link in about 5 minutes.
edit- looks like we have to be friends before I can send you a message... Go ahead and accept my request, if you like, and then I'll send it. Stephen Williams said:
Yes please! Paul Smith said:…"

"Alright, give me about a half hour, hour at the max, and I'll send it. I've got to try to adjust the levels in one short section and then upload it to Soundcloud, ok? Stephen Williams said:
Yes please! Paul Smith said:
If you're interested,…"

"If you're interested, Stephen, I could send you a message with a link in it to a work-in-progress I've got going that's using Valhalla. Just let me know.  Stephen Williams said:
Hey Guys,
Thanks for your pointers.  It's also helpful to have an…"

"It might be a little hard to believe (it sure was for me), but Valhalla even makes those bundled samples in Notion 5 sound considerably better. Now it's not quite so much of a "wince" to put a few ideas together there... Rodney Carlyle Money…"

"Wow, thanks! I'm gonna have to go check all that out right about now. Stephen Williams said:
Hi Paul,
Since I posted my last reply, I found this great video which I think has some excellent points on composing…"

"You're welcome. If you do go with Valhalla, believe me, you won't be disappointed. It's a great piece of affordable software. Stephen Williams said:
Thanks Paul,
That's exactly the kind of info I'm after!"