I was considering getting one of these a while ago but couldn't decide if it would be worth the money. Does it make a big difference with background noise? The main use of this thing is to filter out low breathing noises and especially the annoying "pop" sound that occurs whenever you spe...

What is this bum thing of which you speak? I am curious ... j$ One of these - a vocal shield https://djcity.com.au/product/se-electronics-se-rfx-reflexion-filter-vocal-booth/?gclid=EAIaIQobChMI39KI-dHb8AIVyKqWCh12agZZEAQYASABEgKgl_D_BwE Seems to improve things quite a bit I was considering getting ...

Thought I'd link this here for all who don't know this song yet. Apophenia is a subcategory of pareidolia.

I also mentioned lapis lazuli in my lyric, and, uh, 25 other gemstones, unless you count pearl as a semi-precious stone, too. I also just realized that I mispronounced "onyx" and probably some others. Apologies if this should irritate you while listening, English is not my mother tongue. (...

I'm in with a weird, kind of psychedelic song most of which I wrote in one day. Repetitions are in the lyric, gradually increasing towards the end, plus the "Oh, my semiprecious*" part at the end of the chorus gets repeated more often with each chorus (no repeat in the first chorus, one re...

Nick Soma - Semiprecious Carnelian, lapis lazuli Shiny little treasures Bloodstone, sunstone, moonstone Multicolored, semiprecious Multi -- I like the streams of dreamy green in malachite Colored -- Layers of cool and milky blue amazonite Semi -- Snowflake obsidian, the little specks of white Preci...

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Wed May 12, 2021 5:51 pm

I think the idea is to see how y'all interpret the challenge. So, no. At least, not from me.

I see. So, that means there isn't just one correct interpretation of the challenge that I don't quite get. That's all I wanted to know. Thanks!

Could we maybe get some examples of songs that would pass the challenge, i.e. songs that feature "gradual emphasis of repetitions"? Like, I basically know what that means, semantically, but I'm not sure what the judges were thinking of. Some examples would be helpful. Thanks!

Some notes on my song: I am not much of a James Bond fan, but I do have an idea what a Bond theme is supposed to sound like. I didn't listen to any of the actual Bond songs beforehand though so I wouldn't be too influenced by them and subconsciously plagiarize. My theme still sounds like I heard it ...

Nick Soma - Carte Blanche You used to feel So weak and small Empty and useless No power at all But there are things You now have learned And so today The tide has turned Now you got carte blanche You can do anything You got carte blanche Let this life take wing For better or worse Both blessing and...

Nick Soma - Rear Window featuring Cookie Blue Nick's lines in red , Cookie's lines in blue ; ending part sung by both in purple I remember it all, though you say otherwise I won't let you accuse me of telling lies I told you not to drink before we got to play But you had to get wasted anyway I was ...

Nick Soma - Chupacabra The Chupacabra is digging for scraps In my backyard again Where I buried the bones of the goat That he had for dinner yesterday Seems like he's hungry, I think I should buy Another one so he gets something to feast on tonight The stingy neighbors have locked all their goats a...

Some liner notes on my song: This time I wrote the lyric immediately on the day the challenge was posted, like I would write a poem, before I had any music, which is rare for me. The lyric is held in anapaestic tetrameter (da-da-DA times four), most commonly used in comic or absurd poems such as by ...

Regarding layered vocals and the like, I had a listen to the four examples provided by the judges. "Fell in Love with a Girl" and Brown Word's "Expert Opinion" indeed have only three tracks, one for the vocals plus two instruments. "Girl Anachronism" though has two voca...

Nick Soma - The Handbook When in need of instructions on how to go on, Consult the Handbook to guide you along. Step one, conjure up a magic well. (See page 90 for how to perform such a spell.) Step two, take a bone of a rabid dog, Seven adders' eggs and the legs of a bullfrog, Twenty-two grubs fro...

Thanks noma, I'm glad you enjoyed my ridiculous lyrics. My own personal opinion (as very much Not An Actual Linguist) about Chomsky is that his work has been vital to moving the field of linguistics forward, even if the details haven't always been borne out. My cousin is a research professor in chi...

BTW - Micah - as a linguist, let me express how much I hate that guy Chomsky. Not as a person, not for his political views, but for how he totally ruined my interest in everything syntax-related (I'm more of a semantics guy, and I love historical linguistics) with his bullshit theories I had to read...

That “nothing’s left when nothing’s right” also stood out to me as excellent. Good work! Thanks! I googled it expecting to see it was used several dozen times already, and was pleasantly surprised to find it might be somewhat original. As the saying goes, every once in awhile a blind squirrel finds...

I don't know if I can say that much about my song, but I'll try. Musically, I wanted to keep it simple and also make everything really bright and chimey. I'm very satisfied with the second guitar doing the arpeggios in the right channel, but I think the other one is perhaps a bit too crunchy. But wh...

Nick Soma - This Is Fine Well I have always been a pessimist And things are looking grim right now for me Money's running low, depression's knocking at the door Darkness is all that I can see The world is turning sadder, People getting madder And I am waiting for a sign Life changing for the better...

I think it was Matchy Matchy who already covered the obvious lyrical topic in 2018, round zero, "Trial By Fire." So I'll try to think up something else for my entry.

Nick Soma - Peak Misery Life keeps slowing down Yet time's running out Have you ever felt Like tied to a rock? Now I'm in this rut Can't seem to get out And what's it all about It don't matter much Take a walk, try to sleep Have a drink, feed the cat Sweep the floor, do some chores Have a cigarette...