Whats your jam?

I like a little bit of everything. I have noticed that the older I get, the more I enjoy music without lyrics.

Heh, ya got me beat, as I saw The Moody Blues live in concert only
five times. Stevie Ray Vaughn opened for them one of those times!

So... Music...

I'm a bit of a music nerd. Like, my friends know to never, ever bring up the topic around me. I can talk for hours about food, computers or chocolate. I can talk for DAYS STRAIGHT about music. Your eyes will glaze over, guaranteed. Do. Not. EVER. Ask me to recommend a song in a certain style or on a certain topic. More than a week later I'll still be saying, "Oh yeah, here's another song I thought of that might fit what you're looking for."

LISTENING: I have everything in my collection. It's all Christian, but it's everything from bluegrass banjo to rap, from black choir to Jamaican, from old quartets to heavy metal. I can guarantee I will be able to find something you like in my collection, as well as something that will get on your last ever-loving nerve.

SINGING: As my signature line says, I sing at church. I also sing at home. And in my car. And at work, at the supermarket, at Walmart... They do give me a microphone at church, although I don't know if they turn the volume way down on my mic. I'm afraid to ask.

MAKING:
I make soundtracks for songs I want to sing at church. Every church's piano player always has a very full plate, so it's just easier than asking them to squeeze in learning my song. I use Reaper digital audio workstation (cheerful name, I know... They had a contest and that name won. Very good program though.) I also use a lot of virtual instruments.
Here's a song by Carl Cartee, "Chasing After You."
Here's a soundtrack I made for that song:
https://app.box.com/s/enap94g3rbqrbzpxf389

Give it a chance until the chorus at least.

Very cool! I've never used Reaper before. Do you use it mostly for vocal removal?

I've done that with Audacity (free program) (vocal removal) but results vary and may need some work. Does Reaper have an automated vocal remover that works well?

Do you use Reaper for other things (if manly for vocal removal)? I see it's $60 subscription/year.

I used to use Cakewalk Sonar, but they've discontinued it, and I can't get to work on my current PC. I used to do sound design for plays, and used to make keyboard instrumentals, but I don't sing anymore. I guess you don't sing solos at church, that wouldn't work so well if they turn your mic volume down. lol

As my signature line says, I sing at church. I also sing at home. And in my car. And at work, at the supermarket, at Walmart...

99 percent Christian music... not that I'm against secular.. some is ok but I prefer meditating with Christian music.

I occasionally come up against some argumentative people who ask, "you got something against secular music? What, are you too good for it?"

If I stuck to one or two styles, I would probably listen to the secular music in those styles. But with my range of taste there is so much Christian music alone that I have not explored yet, and from all indications I will never catch up. I just don't have time for secular music.

I mean, have you heard MOC: Jersey Chica? How can secular hip hop compare to Christian hip hop like that?

I occasionally come up against some argumentative people who ask, "you got something against secular music? What, are you too good for it?"

If I stuck to one or two styles, I would probably listen to the secular music in those styles. But with my range of taste there is so much Christian music alone that I have not explored yet, and from all indications I will never catch up. I just don't have time for secular music.

I mean, have you heard MOC: Jersey Chica? How can secular hip hop compare to Christian hip hop like that?

in heaven, there's going to be new musical notes that were impossible to create down here on earth. plus, there will be colors that weren't known on earth.

Am into classical music, but tbh, I like all genres except metal and grunge. Excuse my distaste for those that yall are into. No judging, pinky swear. lol. Do you also play any instruments or you a part of the worship team?

Nope, are they on Apple Music? I went through my cd collection (finally) and kept 400 in a couple cd holders and gave the rest away. I have some rare one hit wonder bands when I have time can share... I'm pretty much into most styles other than old time country.

in heaven, there's going to be new musical notes that were impossible to create
down here on earth. plus, there will be colors that weren't known on earth.

The human eye can distinguish about 10 million colours. In reality, however,
there are about 18 decillion colours existence. Don't ask me how many that is .

Although I just looked it up . ~ a decillion is a number equal to 1 followed by
thirty three zeros. Unless you are British: a number equal to 1 followed by 60 zeros.

that number beats how many seconds old we are!!!!

That's almost as many atoms are there are in the universe!!! .. Which is about ten quadrillion vigintillion
and one-hundred thousand quadrillion vigintillion atoms. That is to say, like 10 000 000 000 000 000 000
000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 atoms .