Tantacrul (@tantacrul.bsky.social)

I write music and create YouTube videos on a variety of musical topics.

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New video is OUT! - How We're Building Audacity 4

https://t.co/ygFn1Dk2TQ

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Circa 1999 btw

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A still from my upcoming video about dance music. In this case, I'm reflecting on the clubbing experience in my home town of Limerick...

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@u_m_a_m_i This is how "Watermelon Kamikaze" starts, isn't it?

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While helping my nephew to learn 'Lean On Me', using a basic chords and lyrics sheet, I wondered what it would look like if the words and chords were aligned to beats & bars. The resulting sketch is so much more cursed than I expected, I just had to share it!

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@M1D3V Then I'm terminally ill.

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@_Benche_ @ChiliPeppers Here here

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Name one popular band that you absolutely cannot stand.

For me, it's the @ChiliPeppers. Cannot emphasise how much I loath them.

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@RegretElemental @ChiliPeppers Haha! It's so funny to me that two bands I love could get that reaction from anyone.

Out of interest, is there an aspect to Nirvana's music that irks you? Like his voice or the tone or the downbeat moodiness?

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@PubyWax @ChiliPeppers Hahaha

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@KarstenPH2 @ChiliPeppers I only know one of their songs... but man, people HATE them. I'm not sure why yet. One day I'll get around to listening to them.

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@EnglarBrian @ChiliPeppers Ooh, you don't like the Doors? That's an interesting one!

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@lordyhoney @ChiliPeppers Yeah, Foo Fighters have always bored me to tears. It's like jock rock. They have two OK songs, I think.

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@ContraPoints Victorians for the win! Always open to a bit of Gladstone! We Irish tend to like him because he believed Britain had a moral obligation to address Ireland's grievances. Who'd a thunk it? Religion did a positive.

I'm sure Hendrix would've done the same had he the chance.

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@ComradeValence Thanks a lot!

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For those who read sheet music, how many of you practice / perform on an iPad or Android tablet?

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For those who play or perform music from notation, are you happy to view scores on a browser or do you prefer to download the sheet music and open it in a dedicated app or print it?

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@phamSjams Pick Android then :)

Not enough options to include Microsoft, who I'm painfully aware of, having worked for 4 years on Surface apps, followed by Staffpad :)

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5/5 Last thing:

From now on, I'm not the guy! So enquiries about features, jobs, proposals, complaints, etc. should go to the appropriate people at Muse.

Of course, I'll be doing new things... and I'll speak about all that soon!

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1/5 Quick announcement about Audacity and MuseScore Studio: as I've mentioned in a few places online, I've been gradually stepping away from my position at Muse to focus on some new projects of my own.

MuseScore Studio was fully handed over in Feb. Audacity just recently.

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4/5 No real big drama here. 6 years is a long time and I've a lot of other things I want to do. I'm all about big overhauls to get projects on track. Here's hoping the two teams & Muse do well. I will no longer have any involvement, aside from being a community contributor.