ketamine

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here you go, but it's a bit short because I spent hours trying to get decent vocal takes since the way things are set up right now it's not easy for me to do vocals in isolation (with the music just in headphones so that I can still hear the beats while recording "clean" vocals in quiet), and then the parts where I tried to bring the earlier vocal take back into the music, it sounded clunky.
i also improvised the arrangement instead of planning it out since i've already been up all night and it's now 8 am here.

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Ha ha fucking madness

If you like what you heard, I could try to develop it into a proper track (prolly need at least a few days), but I'd leave out the vocals.

Are you seriously asking me that? You should leave the vocal in though... or at least one time so it's like a personal tune... a special as they call it in reggae.

i dunno
i'd maybe only put them in the very beginning before any rhythm at all - it's just too clunky for me
i was also thinking about taking out the stuff that came in just when i started to fade out, and do other stuff instead
of course it would all be kind of different if properly arranged and thought out

You're the boss, do your thing

so check this out:

I was just out having a cigarette (my best ideas always come to me then), and it suddenly occurred to me, since you're going to get into using digital gear, I could make loops of that vocoder vocal for you at let's say three different tempos (you pick the tempos and how long the loops are (as long as it's not something ridic like 15 minutes).
That way you could try popping it over anything, and you'll have a ready-made vocoder vocal with your name... you could also scratch it/cut it up/add effects or whatever else.

ok, @IdleRich, you were right - each subsquare is 15 mg so i took 60mg

i just got this ridiculous long email full of info and instructions because according to them i am supposed to tell them my start date after i get my meds - they might have told me that previously when the doctor was telling me a long list of details, but she told me so many things i can't remember it all

"You have received a pack with 30 troches of strength 60 mg (that is, a TOTAL of 1800 mg in the pack)."

"You can begin by taking 15 mg (a quarter of one troche lozenge). We recommend taking your dose in the morning or at least three or more hours before bedtime. Many people find this is a good time for them, but if you find that another time works better for you or your schedule, that's fine too. We know the instructions on your medicine pack say take 1-2 times daily; you may eventually end up taking doses multiple times a day, but to begin with, plan to start with a single dose daily."

I guess I should also do this next time instead of holding it with my tongue (I do remember them saying to do it that way, but I didn't remember any reason why):
"Hold the medicine between your upper jaw and cheek and allow it to dissolve. You may swallow your saliva as it dissolves, but it is best not to try to dissolve the troche faster. This is because the medicine is metabolized better when it is absorbed through the cheek and into your bloodstream rather than in the stomach. For most people, it dissolves in about 10-15 minutes, although for some it may take longer (especially if your mouth is on the drier side).

but THIS, this I find totally ridiculous: "Daily e-check-in: We'll communicate via a daily e-check-in. Most days it should take you less than 30 seconds to respond. Once a week it will take 3-4 minutes. "

less than 30 seconds to respond - wtf?!
I'm sorry, but I didn't grow up completely attached to my phone.

Take the pack

can i fit the whole pack between my upper jaw and cheek though?
i'll only do it if i can do it proper

..... said:

so check this out:

I was just out having a cigarette (my best ideas always come to me then), and it suddenly occurred to me, since you're going to get into using digital gear, I could make loops of that vocoder vocal for you at let's say three different tempos (you pick the tempos and how long the loops are (as long as it's not something ridic like 15 minutes).
That way you could try popping it over anything, and you'll have a ready-made vocoder vocal with your name... you could also scratch it/cut it up/add effects or whatever else.

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I could adjust the tempo myself though right?

yeah, but things can sound weird and wonky if there's a large tempo adjustment whether or not you're using a key lock "master tempo" or whatever it's called on whatever gear or software you're using

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yeah, but things can sound weird and wonky if there's a large tempo adjustment whether or not you're using a key lock "master tempo" or whatever it's called on whatever gear or software you're using

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Ah yeah fair enough... it will be a while before I get to grips with all this stuff.

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here you go, but it's a bit short because I spent hours trying to get decent vocal takes since the way things are set up right now it's not easy for me to do vocals in isolation (with the music just in headphones so that I can still hear the beats while recording "clean" vocals in quiet), and then the parts where I tried to bring the earlier vocal take back into the music, it sounded clunky.
i also improvised the arrangement instead of planning it out since i've already been up all night and it's now 8 am here.

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I love the idea here and the sound palette is great, but it seems the vocal is out of sync with the beat? Or is it meant to be like that? I can't help but think it'd be better if they were in sync.

Yeah, that's kind of what I meant and why I abandoned it.
The way things are set up and running right now, I have to do vocal takes without hearing the music.
I could mess around with it, but I'm afraid it will become a time sink.

It has to be fun to do

for those that are curious, they currently have me on 45 MG.
I don't really feel anything from it anymore whether I take it as prescribed (upper jaw) or sublingually.
Also, the dizziness pretty much stopped happening as they said it would, but, at the same time, I don't think the dose is high enough since I basically don't feel a psycholytic state at all anymore when take it, even though I'm supposed to be feeling something from it.

I'm currently on 60 MG, and it occurred to me a few days ago that I think I'm feeling a bit better.

0bleak said:

I'm currently on 60 MG, and it occurred to me a few days ago that I think I'm feeling a bit better.

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Really glad to hear that.

Is your leg a bit better than it was, too?

Thanks for asking.
Yeah, both legs have been better for a while now - I want to say at least a couple of months.