Thank you kindly for taking the time to share all that!
Here's a link to a 30 second chunk of one of the pieces I'm working on right now:
http://www.sendspace.com/file/24pjk9
That file is quick and dirty, but it demonstrates what I'm talking about to some degree...
There's still lots to do just on that part. For example, I just learned about side-chain compression to help the kick punch through the mix.
I end up with nice little bits like this that have potential, but am lacking the rest of the song that rests on either side of the bits.
Your advice is helpful. I enjoyed those two articles you posted links to, plus am halfway done with "A Practical Guide to Music Composition". All that stuff is giving me lots of information to move forward with!
I feel like I'm on the verge of a breakthrough -- a chick hatching from its egg. (more motivational speaker hoogey-moogey for ya.)
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Thanks Again,
~PlasmaFlux