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by JonPorobil
Tue Oct 17, 2023 5:46 am
Forum: SpinTunes
Topic: SpinTunes 21 Round 3 Challenge - 'Connect the Thoughts'
Replies: 11
Views: 942

Re: SpinTunes 21 Round 3 Challenge - 'Connect the Thoughts'

I can’t recall in my short SpinTunes life anyone being eliminated for failing to meet a challenge for an otherwise good song, but I guess it must have happened..? Under previous management, disqualifications happened from time to time. For instance, in Spintunes #3, Caleb Hines was disqualified for...
by JonPorobil
Sun Oct 08, 2023 7:07 am
Forum: Sidefights and Highlights
Topic: Circle of Titles 2021
Replies: 53
Views: 4977

Re: Circle of Titles 2021

Brown Word submitted the following two titles and challenges: Here Today (optional challenge: Hand Claps) and Race to the Middle (optional challenge: Sample of a Celebrity Speaking) Jon Porobil received these, and recorded his take on " Here Today ." (The studio version, whenever it final...
by JonPorobil
Tue Sep 19, 2023 8:50 am
Forum: SpinTunes
Topic: SpinTunes 21 Round 1 Challenge - 'Y-Axis'
Replies: 19
Views: 1517

Re: SpinTunes 21 Round 1 Challenge - 'Y-Axis'

Thank you for the additional detail, jast! One thing I notice different between our two experiments - besides the nature of the plugin used, of course - is that the waveform you used appears to have been turned down a bit prior to having the limiter applied. To be honest, this would have been a smar...
by JonPorobil
Mon Sep 18, 2023 8:38 am
Forum: SpinTunes
Topic: SpinTunes 21 Round 1 Challenge - 'Y-Axis'
Replies: 19
Views: 1517

Re: SpinTunes 21 Round 1 Challenge - 'Y-Axis'

And here are a couple of appendices that I omitted from my original set of reviews because they were either too long or involved screenshots that I didn't think would paste well into Blogger. Appendix I: Shadows There are four shadow entries, and one of them is me. I hadn't completed reviews of them...
by JonPorobil
Sun Sep 17, 2023 6:09 pm
Forum: SpinTunes
Topic: SpinTunes 21 Round 1 Challenge - 'Y-Axis'
Replies: 19
Views: 1517

Re: SpinTunes 21 Round 1 Challenge - 'Y-Axis'

I wrote reviews! Some of them are long! GFS "Vertical Vision" Your slick recording and production make a great first impression. The performance is competent and impassioned, and the synth tones are well chosen. Everything is balanced well and sounds super clean. My hesitancy with this son...
by JonPorobil
Fri Sep 15, 2023 8:55 am
Forum: SpinTunes
Topic: SpinTunes 21 Round 1 Challenge - 'Y-Axis'
Replies: 19
Views: 1517

Re: SpinTunes 21 Round 1 Challenge - 'Y-Axis'

Jon Porobil - Lost my dad in December, shit sucks. I miss him all the time. So I can totally relate to this. I’d never really known anything about Nashville tuning, but now that I look into it I want to get a designated guitar for it! Feels interesting having both the trebly chiming guitar and mand...
by JonPorobil
Mon Sep 11, 2023 9:02 am
Forum: SpinTunes
Topic: SpinTunes 21 Round 1 Challenge - 'Y-Axis'
Replies: 19
Views: 1517

Re: SpinTunes 21 Round 1 Challenge - 'Y-Axis'

Hey everybody, great opening round! Quick status update: I think I'm pretty locked-in on my rankings, and I'm about halfway done writing my reviews. Hopefully I'll be able to finish writing in the next couple of days... And I'll hold off on submitting my ranks until then as well, in case I have any ...
by JonPorobil
Wed Feb 22, 2023 10:31 am
Forum: Song Fight! Live
Topic: Song Fight! Live IRL 2023
Replies: 27
Views: 1603

Re: Song Fight! Live IRL 2023

My family is interested. Can't guarantee until we know dates and have a better picture of our financial situation, but I'd like to see you all again. :-)
by JonPorobil
Thu Feb 16, 2023 5:35 pm
Forum: Fight Discussions and Reviews
Topic: The only thing that settles my nerves are (Strong Coffee reviews)
Replies: 14
Views: 1019

Re: The only thing that settles my nerves are (Strong Coffee reviews)

Yowza, that is a huge improvement, Hoblit! I'm not gonna lie, when I first listened to the submitted version, I was trying to figure out whether it was a troll entry. I've had revised versions substituted after the fight went up before. Perhaps the fightmasters will grant clemency for a long time ve...
by JonPorobil
Thu Feb 16, 2023 10:07 am
Forum: Fight Discussions and Reviews
Topic: The only thing that settles my nerves are (Strong Coffee reviews)
Replies: 14
Views: 1019

Re: The only thing that settles my nerves are (Strong Coffee reviews)

I'm gonna give this a few more listens before writing reviews, but so far my favorite is Popped Hearts. I also like Duncan Martin, Jeff DeSantis, bgm, Richard Masters, and Paco del Stinko (in no particular order). I haven't locked in my votes yet, but those are the ones who stand out through a first...
by JonPorobil
Sun Feb 12, 2023 9:14 pm
Forum: Fight Discussions and Reviews
Topic: Cherry pie and (Strong Coffee prefight)
Replies: 13
Views: 626

Re: Cherry pie and (Strong Coffee prefight)

Welcome back, Wages!
by JonPorobil
Fri Feb 10, 2023 8:14 am
Forum: Ye Olde Lyric Archive
Topic: Strong Coffee
Replies: 11
Views: 518

Strong Coffee

Strong Coffee by Jon Porobil Life in slow motion Trudge through a bog Eyes getting cloudy Brain in a fog It’s hard when your mind Doesn’t work as designed Strong coffee Strong coffee A day full of bruises Embarrassing spills Figure out the next morning I forgot to take my pills It’s hard when your ...
by JonPorobil
Fri Feb 10, 2023 8:13 am
Forum: Fight Discussions and Reviews
Topic: Cherry pie and (Strong Coffee prefight)
Replies: 13
Views: 626

Re: Cherry pie and (Strong Coffee prefight)

How did I get ten days into FAWM before I thought to check the Song Fight title?

I'm wrapping mine up now. It's yet another weird genre departure for me. Auto-tune is involved. Oh boy.
by JonPorobil
Wed Dec 28, 2022 8:29 am
Forum: Fight Discussions and Reviews
Topic: Let's look forward to (The Last Good Year reviews)
Replies: 24
Views: 1145

Re: Let's look forward to (The Last Good Year reviews)

Hey folks, I've been pretty overextended these last few weeks, but I finally got around to listening to the whole fight today. I might have time for full reviews tomorrow, but in the meantime, I wanted to leave some brief impressions. In addition to myself, I voted for hoodmo on the basis of their c...
by JonPorobil
Tue Dec 13, 2022 7:43 am
Forum: Fight Discussions and Reviews
Topic: Do you remember (The Last Good Year prefight)
Replies: 20
Views: 750

Re: Do you remember (The Last Good Year prefight)

Wow, the lyrics for Piggie and JP are simply wonderful. I eagerly await you tunes. My words are boring but I really like the song; go figure. Thank you so much for saying so! I sure would have liked a few more days to polish this, but my flight takes off in two hours, so my song is submitted as is....
by JonPorobil
Sun Dec 11, 2022 10:41 am
Forum: Fight Discussions and Reviews
Topic: Do you remember (The Last Good Year prefight)
Replies: 20
Views: 750

Re: Do you remember (The Last Good Year prefight)

I have travel plans before the deadline, which means this was a terrible time to suddenly be inspired, but a whole song came to me today. I posted the lyrics; now let's just see if I can get the recording done in time.
by JonPorobil
Sun Dec 11, 2022 10:39 am
Forum: Ye Olde Lyric Archive
Topic: The Last Good Year
Replies: 6
Views: 367

Re: The Last Good Year

The Last Good Year by Jon Porobil Four feet by eighteen inches Laid your whole life out flat Prepared to hurtle down a highway Watching mosquitoes Watching mosquitoes go splat I’ve been walking, an emotional wreck Nostalgia for the treads of boots on my neck Talk it out with ghosts, naming a fear I...
by JonPorobil
Tue Sep 27, 2022 9:53 am
Forum: Ye Olde Lyric Archive
Topic: Circle of Titles 2022
Replies: 7
Views: 397

Re: Circle of Titles 2022

Aging Novelties by Jon Porobil (title submitted by mholland/Night Sky) In time The river swept away the heavies In time The water ate into the rock One blink One hundred fifty years gone by And the boat Has sunk In the dock In time Your children learn how to surprise you In time That verdant wilder...
by JonPorobil
Tue Sep 27, 2022 9:53 am
Forum: Ye Olde Lyric Archive
Topic: Circle of Titles 2022
Replies: 7
Views: 397

Circle of Titles 2022

Hey folks! I was about a month behind schedule with the big reveal and whatnot, but it's all out there now! Sorry for the delay. :cry: Now that it's all public, post your lyrics here! Yes, Dmitri by Jon Porobil (title submitted by mholland/Night Sky) Dear Dmitri, I saw your concert last night I shou...
by JonPorobil
Tue Sep 27, 2022 9:49 am
Forum: Sidefights and Highlights
Topic: Circle of Titles 2022
Replies: 45
Views: 2163

Re: Circle of Titles 2022

Hey folks - sorry about the super long delay! I see you've all shared your songs, which... yeah, I don't blame you there. I managed my time poorly and crunched myself to finish two unrelated songs before starting work on my Circle of Titles song(s) in earnest... And then got some kind of crud that k...
by JonPorobil
Tue Sep 06, 2022 1:05 pm
Forum: Sidefights and Highlights
Topic: Circle of Titles 2022
Replies: 45
Views: 2163

Re: Circle of Titles 2022

Hey guys! I got sidetracked with =https://jonporobil.bandcamp.com/track/wake-your-demons]another project that took longer than expected, then I needed basically the entire three-day weekend to recover, so unfortunately I'm behind schedule too. Sorry about that! Let's aim to have these in by the end ...
by JonPorobil
Mon Aug 22, 2022 7:10 am
Forum: Sidefights and Highlights
Topic: Circle of Titles 2022
Replies: 45
Views: 2163

Re: Circle of Titles 2022?

I've received the last pair of titles. Assignments will be going out over the next half hour. Since I'm distributing them later than I outlined above, it's only fair to push the deadline accordingly. Let's aim to have these songs turned in by the end of Monday, September 5th . Email me a link or att...