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Re: So I Made A Mashup, And Then…

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Post by geoffpado »

diego wrote: post #61

"Try something that scares the hell out of you. It just might turn into something wonderful." I'd loved the mashup. However, if spending a weekend making a mashup scares the hell out of you, you must be living a very sheltered life. Here are some things that scare the hell out of me (and I have no intention of trying): - Climbing Everest - Wingsuit base jumping - Armed combat I'll leave it at that, you get the point.…

Maybe it's not the making the mashup that's scary but sharing something you're not experienced at and not very confident in with THE ENTIRE world that he may have found scary. I know I would have.

Re: So I Made A Mashup, And Then…

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Post by diego »

geoffpado wrote: post #71
diego wrote: post #61

"Try something that scares the hell out of you. It just might turn into something wonderful." I'd loved the mashup. However, if spending a weekend making a mashup scares the hell out of you, you must be living a very sheltered life. Here are some things that scare the hell out of me (and I have no intention of trying): - Climbing Everest - Wingsuit base jumping - Armed combat I'll leave it at that, you get the point.…

Maybe it's not the making the mashup that's scary but sharing something you're not experienced at and not very confident in with THE ENTIRE world that he may have found scary. I know I would have.

You just shared a comment with THE ENTIRE world. For all you know, it could be picked up by this Twitter account that has 7k followers:

https://twitter.com/shit_hn_says

Is it that scary to post your work on the internet? Imagine that you were drafted to go fight in a war with a 30% chance of dying tomorrow. Could you still consider posting a mashup scary?

Re: So I Made A Mashup, And Then…

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Post by ceejayoz »

diego wrote: post #72
geoffpado wrote: post #71

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Maybe it's not the making the mashup that's scary but sharing something you're not experienced at and not very confident in with THE ENTIRE world that he may have found scary. I know I would have.

You just shared a comment with THE ENTIRE world. For all you know, it could be picked up by this Twitter account that has 7k followers: https://twitter.com/shit_hn_says Is it that scary to post your work on the internet? Imagine that you were drafted to go fight in a war with a 30% chance of dying tomorrow. Could you still consider posting a mashup scary?

> Could you still consider posting a mashup scary?

Phobias, shyness, etc. don't go away just because you did something else scary. I know at least one soldier who's been through Iraq who still finds spiders terrifying.

Re: So I Made A Mashup, And Then…

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Post by geoffpado »

diego wrote: post #72
geoffpado wrote: post #71

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Maybe it's not the making the mashup that's scary but sharing something you're not experienced at and not very confident in with THE ENTIRE world that he may have found scary. I know I would have.

You just shared a comment with THE ENTIRE world. For all you know, it could be picked up by this Twitter account that has 7k followers: https://twitter.com/shit_hn_says Is it that scary to post your work on the internet? Imagine that you were drafted to go fight in a war with a 30% chance of dying tomorrow. Could you still consider posting a mashup scary?

> You just shared a comment with THE ENTIRE world. For all you know, it could be picked up by this Twitter account that has 7k followers

Myself included. It's a great account.

That said, commenting and participating in a public forum is something I've done for a long time and which I'm comfortable with. This is Steve's first attempt at a mashup. Things are far scarier the first time around.

Also, scary doesn't have to be relative. Sure, going and fighting a war is something most people would find scary. A lot of people would feel the same way about walking down a strange dark alley. Are an active war zone and a poorly-lit space AT ALL similar? No. Yet they're both scary. Others still find meeting new people scary. That doesn't mean that they have "thin skin" or that they live a "sheltered life".

Scary is subjective, not objective, and you don't get to be the person who chooses what other people are and aren't wary of.

Re: So I Made A Mashup, And Then…

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Post by huxley »

antonp wrote: post #25
steve8918 wrote: post #9

Very cool! The mashup is really catchy and the author did a great job mixing LMFAO and Psy. The first mashup I remember listening to was the Eminem/Britney Spears mashup ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j98zaF5592c ). It was particularly funny because Eminem had recently dissed Britney Spears, but the ironic thing is that this mashup sounded better than the originals of both songs. The only question I have is how do…

There are some neat tricks you can do with the 2 stereo signals. Linear combinatios of L/R channels is the easiest, but doesn't work well with modern mixes where bass/snare/voice is centered and other instruments are rarely ever hard-panned (you can get really cool results on some older albums like Rubber Soul - there's a lot of hard panning going on there) There are of cuorse more advanced techniques for isolation o…

If you find the right mix of David Bowie's Space Oddity (one with hard panning), playing one channel makes it sound like THE worst garageband Bowie cover ever.

The high hat is high on the mix, you can barely hear the orchestra, and only one of Bowie's audio tracks is on it, so it is really discordant.

It makes my skin crawl, but I love it.

Re: So I Made A Mashup, And Then…

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Post by stevestreza »

diego wrote: post #61

"Try something that scares the hell out of you. It just might turn into something wonderful." I'd loved the mashup. However, if spending a weekend making a mashup scares the hell out of you, you must be living a very sheltered life. Here are some things that scare the hell out of me (and I have no intention of trying): - Climbing Everest - Wingsuit base jumping - Armed combat I'll leave it at that, you get the point.…

As making music has been a dream of mine for most of my life, and I had no actual barometer of skill besides personal preference, you bet your ass that it was terrifying.

People like you are why I actively avoid comment threads on Hacker News.

Re: So I Made A Mashup, And Then…

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Post by getsat »

mbateman wrote: post #64
ladon86 wrote: post #42

About 10 years ago I did a spoof version of a 50 Cent song and posted it on one forum - it took off in a really big way with people sharing it on forums and via email (this was before YouTube or Facebook), and ended up getting heavy radio play all over Europe and Australia. I signed a management and publishing deal and ended up producing music professionally for a few years before I decided to go to college for compu…

I have to ask, what was the song? Can we have a link?

My guess is "50 Pence - In Da Pub"

Re: So I Made A Mashup, And Then…

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Post by JonnieCache »

ladon86 wrote: post #42

About 10 years ago I did a spoof version of a 50 Cent song and posted it on one forum - it took off in a really big way with people sharing it on forums and via email (this was before YouTube or Facebook), and ended up getting heavy radio play all over Europe and Australia. I signed a management and publishing deal and ended up producing music professionally for a few years before I decided to go to college for compu…

50 pence posts on hacker news. Amazing. Well done my friend, if it is indeed you - that song was and is most amusing. Surely the highlight must've been yoda playing it on radio 1?

Re: So I Made A Mashup, And Then…

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Post by diego »

stevestreza wrote: post #77
diego wrote: post #61

"Try something that scares the hell out of you. It just might turn into something wonderful." I'd loved the mashup. However, if spending a weekend making a mashup scares the hell out of you, you must be living a very sheltered life. Here are some things that scare the hell out of me (and I have no intention of trying): - Climbing Everest - Wingsuit base jumping - Armed combat I'll leave it at that, you get the point.…

As making music has been a dream of mine for most of my life, and I had no actual barometer of skill besides personal preference, you bet your ass that it was terrifying. People like you are why I actively avoid comment threads on Hacker News.

"People like you are why I actively avoid comment threads on Hacker News."

That's just a gratuitous ad-hominem.

If you are terrified by the thought of putting your work out there for others to judge, I suggest that you work on that problem.

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