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I make music and sounds. I post mostly on newgrounds so people can use them in games and such. My full albums can be found on my home page below.

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Posted by Midnights-Ocean - 2 weeks ago


I might just be out to lunch but, for ages now, I've been told the secret to keeping up with the "big boys" in the loudness war is to either write nothing but gabber and thrash metal OR sell your left kidney so you can afford "professional" mixing and mastering. Now I don't think I need to explain why the kidney thing is not an option for 99% of us, so we'll move on.


Option 2 I'm told is to add saturation to everything you possibly can and hammer it into a limiter like your breading rabbits. Though saturation can be great if used moderately, the "slamming a limiter" part of the equation, not so much. Not always but USUALLY it just squashes stuff into an unappealing mess. So if you, like myself, DON'T like your hard work sounding like mud pumped through a garden hose for the sake of the loudness war, you might be asking, how? How the bloody ell do I fix this?


Truth is, professional mixing and mastering is very nice but not really necessary IMO. You just have to know a few of the "industry secrets". It's kinda dumb even calling them secrets, since, you can find them floating around the net if you look.


What really twists my noodle though is that SO MANY professionals have either glossed over said secrets (so they can get more clients) or just plain given me WRONG advice. Want your track to be loud without professional mixing/mastering? Pay some 200 bucks for a super duper AI enhanced limiter plugin that can't be beat! . . . . . . . . OR. . . . . . . you could just do the OTHER thing instead. Which is what I'm guessing a lot of professionals have been doing all along.


Applying duckers, EQ and saturation where appropriate is good but the real key ingredient turned out to be: A simple clipper.


So I slap it on my 2-bus before most other plugins like compressors/limiters and pay attention to the low end. Trying to keep mix levels where sustained bass instruments (bowed strings and pads) fall below the clipper's threshold, while allowing more transient distortion loving bass material (kicks 808s bass plucks slaps and percussion) to push above the clipper's threshold. Clipping about 3 to 6db and bam. Done. At this point even an "ok" mix/leveling job will now be as loud as the big boys WITHOUT having to slam the end chain limiter. Best of all the track doesn't sound like mud flaps on a donkey and it didn't cost me over a hundred bucks.


Here's the one I use for real time work: https://blacksaltaudio.com/clipper

And here's the one I use for rendering: https://www.bozdigitallabs.com/product/little-clipper-2


I'm no slouch but I used to struggle to get some of my tracks to -14iLUFs without destroying them. Now I'm easily getting ambient stuff to roughly -12iLUFs and more loud genres to roughly -9iLUFs. From my tests, I've found it's legitimately competitive with mainstream releases I listen to. This would be things like French house, ambient, 90s alternative rock, big beat, chemical breaks, old school hiphop, atmospheric D&B, gorillaz, ect. All I need to keep in mind is making sure I don't run the before mentioned more delicate sustained types of bass over the threshold, as it does distort nasty when that kind of material gets clipped. Also I have to remember to render with the boz clipper, since it has 8x oversampling. The oversampling runs havoc with my CPU while working in real time, so the BSA clipper is great. I tested the aliasing on both clippers with a sine sweep in logic pro. The BSA has a lot of aliasing noise. The boz does too but it practically disappears entirely when run at maximum oversampling.


I had tried many other more fancy clipper plugins but they were all either too complicated and/or too CPU heavy and none of them ended up working for me. The 2 I listed though are pretty simple and inexpensive. Only complaint I have about the BSA clipper is it would have been nice to have an oversampling at render option. That and for some reason logic pro being an apple product makes my sonible plugin's display flicker a little when I have the clipper's meters visible. Doesn't effect the sound and it goes away as soon as I hide the meter interface on the clipper. Lol whatever man. My loudness is now arguably competitive with late 90s chemical brothers, daftpunk, the white stripes and gorillaz. *shakes head* a simple clipper. 30 bucks on sale. Unbelievable.


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Posted by Midnights-Ocean - November 26th, 2023


Questions welcome, flaming not welcome. If you don't like my experience, don't take it seriously : )


Stuff I have experience with, In no apparent order (I probably forgot a bunch of stuff lol).


Yudin Workshop: Excellent company with super high quality and fair prices. I have never found an instrument quite like this and to date this is the only company that was willing to do custom tuning on a tongue drum including over tones.


Black Salt Audio: I only own one of their plugins, the clipper and it's easily one of the best "secret weapon" for the loudness wars I've found to date. Fairly priced. No bull. Doesn't eat my CPU for lunch, though that DOES come at the expense of having no oversampling function. If you know how to use a clipper and need one with a low CPU load, I highly recommend BSA's clipper.


Boz Digital Labs: Speaking of clippers, I own theirs. It's too processor heavy for real time work on my hamster wheel CPU but I DO use it to render projects as it has an 8x oversampling feature that ACTUALLY works. Yes I tested it with a sine sweep to see if it really removed aliasing noise and it does.


Waves: One more of those companies that obviously got bought out/taken over by some evil at some point. Their older plugins are generally good. I still use the L2 and linear active EQ some times. Their elements synth is fantastic and flow motion is surprisingly nice. I do not however like this company. They went full dark side and it is highly unlikely I will buy anything from them again.


Sixthsample: Nothing bad to say about this company. Their deelay plugin is my goto delay. Fantastic sound. Highly intuitive interface. Having a built in ducker feature is particularly nice. It's probably the only delay plugin you will ever need. The only thing keeping it from being perfect is it doesn't show the value in numbers on the dials, so you have to feel it out a bit. It's still the best delay I've ever used. I highly recommend it.


D16: I have nothing bad to say about this company either. Their decimort II is the best bit crushing plugin I've used and is my goto for bitcrush. Their 303 emulation is the best I've used too. I highly recommend this company.


Sonible: I own the multi-band limiter and the multi-band compressor. Both are top quality and are my gotos. I use the saturation and side chaining function a lot. Ironically I don't ever use the "AI" part of these plugins, since I find doing things manually is actually quicker. The limiter can be extremely transparent. I highly recommend these plugins.


Korg: If I had to sum up this company it would be unfortunate disappointment. They have made some of my fave retro synths in the past and a few newer ones that ALMOST stayed on my rig. If just a couple hundred bucks more production design went into the monologue, I would have kept it. In fact I would have kept 2. The miniKorg reissue was disappointing and I didn't get to try the ARP reissue. I was really hyped for their retro synth plugin bundle but found out they wanted 100 god damned bucks PER synth. I tried many of their toy synths and kept none of them. The volca kick was fun but kinda pointless. The volca keys had a stepped filter that sounded like a clucking metal chicken in a blender. Massive noise issues too. Not as bad as my experience with early generation toy synths from Modal or IK Multimedia which were literally unusable but all the same, no thanks. So, I can't say I hate or love this company. At least they are trying I guess.


Roland: Just, don't. These are the asshats who made propeller-head take down a historical digital museum piece. The hypocrisy of this company is legendary. I own a couple retro synths of theirs. The old 2000s stuff is a menu diving nightmare. I've never even used 90% of what my fantomX6 is capable of, because the interface is so ABSOLUTELY SHITE. The really old 1980s retro synths are great though way too expensive to hold on to.


Studio Electronics: simply the best analog retro style synths on the market. I would not exactly call them affordable but they are at least within reach of serious armatures or small producers who are willing to save up. Having compared them to actual 1980s analog synths, I think Studio Electronics sounds as good if not better. Because they are new make stuff, they are a hell of a lot more reliable. The sweetness and silkiness of their BoomStar SE80 is epic. I would never say no to owning a BoomStar.


Kalimba magic: great little website if you are into those types of instruments. Nice guy runs it. I have nothing bad to say about them.


Melda Productions: these guys have a massive plugin library. I own the multi-band limiter, granular effects, stereo widener, saturator, level meter and tone generator. Good plugins with depth and function for miles. I use them all the time. I think my only criticism would be, their "mini" or stripped down versions lack the info and control I generally need to get good results. All the same, I would recommend people give this company a try.


Audio thing: Good stuff. Sometimes odd but often very useful plugins that may or may not eat CPU. I have a few of their products. Bubbles, Reels, Lines and Type A. Great interfaces. I use them from time to time. Fair prices. Worth a try IMO.


Puremagnitik: You get what you pay for. Lots of extremely affordable plugins and sample bundles that are, ok, if you don't expect too much from them. On occasion I use a few of their effects plugins and retro synth sampler packs. Can't really complain considering the price.


Eventideaudio: I know it's sacrilege but I can't stand this company. At the behest of colleges, I downloaded their 'black hole' reverb and what a waste of money that was. Even with full license and activation, it would not let me use my own plugin unless my computer has constant internet connection. Literally one of those "you'll pay us but own nothing" type of companies. Straight up shite. The few times I used teh black ole, it wasn't impressive. There are MUCH better companies and MUCH better reverb plugins out there.


Baby Audio: I can't say enough good things about this company. Their plugins are affordable, super intuitive, effective, useful, pretty and sound amazing. They also don't eat my CPU for lunch. 'Smooth operator' and 'spaced out' are my goto for active EQ/exciting and reverb/delay. I can't recommend this company enough.


Tokyodawn: These plugins are way too good to be free. I use their active EQ all the time, though I haven't gotten the ducker function to work properly for some reason.


WXaudio: People get offended over the Nani distortion plugin (it's the banana I'm told) but this is actually the best distortion plugin I've ever used. It is my goto for all distortion needs. It's super intuitive. Highly versatile and sounds great. My only complaint is it's kinda CPU heavy. If I run more than a few instances I can run into trouble. Even with that though, It's way too good a plugin to be the butt of jokes but the internet is strange I guess.


DreadBox: I have nothing bad to say about these guys. They make some amazing analog synths. I admit most of my experience is with their older models. Affordable with great sound. Actually better than great sound. Thunderous sound. sweet, dark, tangy. I would love to own one again.


Behringer: I guess I gota say something about them. I bought the moog clone. You know, the one they conveniently released the same time moog (rest in peace) released the expensive reissue. My clone mono synth came a little broken. I returned it. The new one was even more broken. I had it fixed. It was still broken. I had it fixed AGAIN. It worked, for a bit, then broke. I bought a new one. It broke after a year. I gave up. I only have one thing to say about behringer: Plugins are what's actually making retro synth/gear affordable, not behringer.


a1Audio: not much to say. I use their stereo control plugin when I need it. It does exactly what it's supposed to do. I recommend it.


Focusrite: Uuuuuuuuuuugh. Very affordable interfaces that never ever EVER seem to work consistently for me. I am tempted to get a motu instead.


LoopMasters: Very hit or miss. Some of the packs I've bought were highly useful. Some remain unused to this day. You kinda don't really know what you're getting into each time, so, it's a gamble.


Zildjian: For live cymbals these are my fave. Everyone always notices when I use them. Very open and sweet.


Schiit Audio: The company with the troll name that provides ACTUALLY affordable hifi equipment that sounds fantastic. A no bull shit company. Whether it's gaming audio, music production or just casual listening, I highly recommend this company.


Fibhorn: The company probably no one has heard of. Regardless, they have been my faithful speakers for years now. Their designs are not for the Bluetooth crowd but, for my purposes, they rock.


Moog: Ah moog. The synths I should have probably bought but was too dumb and/or broke to. I did own one of their slim phatty's at one point but stupidly I didn't keep it. It was a REALLY good synth for the price and still regret not keeping it. Oh well.


Intruo modular: Great guy who built some custom VCOs for me years ago. Really cool modular gear with great aesthetics.


Make noise: I've owned some of their modules as well as stand alone synths. Solid stuff. I miss my 0-coast. Very nice little brick of a synth.


SOMA Labroratory: This guy's great. Crazy innovative stuff. A bit too "far out" for a lot of productions but very inspiring stuff. I particularly enjoyed their 'rumble of ancient times' synth. If you are into experimenting, I recommend this company.


BeniDub: Expensive but legitimately studio quality stand alone effects boxes. Very intelligent designs aimed at engineers. Very consistent results. Great sound quality. If for some reason you need outboard gear and you can afford it, they are rock solid.


Strymon: Ah strymon, the company that keeps the "octave up effect" memes rolling. I have nothing bad to say about this company. They've always been nice to me and their gear is top quality. I've owed a number of their boxes, though ended up keeping none. It's not that they weren't awesome mind you. It's just hard to justify outboard digital effects in this day and age.


Hungry robot: Inspiring effects pedals from a really nice guy. I've owned a bunch but kept none. I really regret letting 'The karman Line' go. Such a great delay.


Neunaber: In case you didn't notice, I have a bit of a reverb addiction. Though I've heard their customer service is non-existent, their reverb pedal is way underrated. I owned their 'immerse' reverb pedal. Sold it and bought the newer version. It's PHENOMENAL IMO. I highly recommend it.


Chase Bliss Audio: I can't seem to get into these guys and the price tag isn't helping. Their gear is so cool but the interface is WAY too compact. There's just too much function being covered with too few knobs/buttons. Having a row of micro dip switches on the back of the thing is NOT an intuitive interface design. I've owned and sold many. Very neat but I'll pass.


Glyph: Can't talk about music in this day and age without talking about data storage. I've owned a few of their external HDs. The physical types tend to break after 5 years and so far the solid state ones haven't. Not bad stuff if you need a solid state external HD.


Apple products: Ok, the elephant in the room. Yes I use logic pro. Yes that means I am forced to use an apple OS. YES IT SUCKS OUT LOUD. Which is really a shame, because logic pro would be an amazing product if it weren't bogged down in apple shenanigans. Oh well.


Sennheiser: I know there are so many headphones from other companies that "you just gota get bro" but I have used this company all my life and have never been let down. Solid. Comfortable. It just works.


BigTickAudio: I only have one of their plugins and although I appreciate the functionality. The interface sucks in my opinion. I neither hate nor love this company. Give it a try maybe.


Full Bucket: This guy makes some great retro synth plugins. Not the best interface and a bit CPU hungry but I do use his stuff now and then. Very good sound quality. I would check it out.


Prolue: I own their chip-synth MD plugin and it is the best emulation of the sega genesis sound engine I've heard. It can also play the old music files from the games, which people provide via the internet. The interface is fine and the sound quality is great but it EATS my CPU bad. I highly recommend it, if you have the CPU.


Meinl: They make cheap percussion instruments. That's about it. If you need cheap percussion instruments, I guess you could do worse. I am fond of my aqua udu. Even though, years later, it still reeks of chemicals from the manufacturing. Unless your budget forbids it, I would recommend finding a smaller, more quality oriented company than Meinl.


Think Penguin: Not exactly music related but I wouldn't be typing this without them. Great small business for all your linux/computer/VPN needs. Only company I've EVER ENCOUNTERED that had a smart, effectual, articulate person, from my own area, on tech support. Dude literally spent the ENTIRE AFTERNOON on the phone with me doing tech support and never lost his cool. Yes we successfully fixed the issue I was having. These guys are ALSO my goto for computer gear. I have been getting their external HDs recently after my glyph physical HD bit the dust randomly. I highly recommend Think Penguin if you are in the market for anything their offer.


RareWaves. This guy is awesome. His drone synth is like a rock and I REALLY want to own one again. His 303 synth is also very cool though a bit limited. I highly recommend this company all the same.


Vermona: The one synth I owned from this company was great. Very simple but really good. Great interface and solid sound. I probably should have kept it lol.


Mutable Instruments modular: Tragic. Tragic indeed. One of the best, most inspiring companies with a great guy who was willing to one on one tech support with you. Synth engines taken by Arturia and exploited without credit given. Then the company disappears. Just plain tragic. If I had known it was going to go that way, I would have found a way to get a full euro rig of his modules and never let it go. Sad.


Arturia: Might as well mention them. Corporatist exploiters. Oh and the mini brute sucks too. Yeah I said it, and I would say it again.


4ms: Very cool modules that may or may not break at some point. I mean, I guess that's part of the risk with modular.


Blue Lantern: Great modules. Huge sound. I mean HUGE. I highly recommend them.


SacredWaves: Great tuning forks. They are my goto for physical tuning forks.


MysticMarvels: Great little company for physical analog noise machines. I use them all the time for all forts of stuff. Music, studio, relaxing, sleep, science. Good stuff. Very battery efficient too.


Shure: Mics that take a lickin and keep on kickin. I've owned them for years and never had one break.


Rode: I know there are a million microphones out there but this company has performed flawlessly for studio work, my whole life.


Yamaha: This company is, just too big for it's own good. They make everything and because of that, it's really a gamble whether they will do a good gob or just a mediocre one. As far as music gear goes. I have no complaints I guess. Though I don't own any of my yamaha gear anymore, I will say, they make a good pair of small affordable powered studio monitors.


RoseWill: You can't live without a keyboard and mouse. This is the only company I've found that makes a keyboard that lasts longer than the USB connector it's attached to. I highly recommend them.


'Zero Surge Inc' and 'SurgeX': These 2 companies are the only ones I've found that actually make power protection that legitimately works. A bit expensive but, you REALLY do get what you pay for with these 2.


Dave Smith: This guy had many different names for his company. I Never could get into his stuff. Not that I didn't try. I had some of his older 2010s gear and neither loved nor hated it. It had it's pros and cons. The newer 'take 5' synth looks promising but I'm just not in the market for something like that, nor will likely ever be. RIP Dave.


Mogami: These are the best cables. Used them all my life and was never let down. They are worth the extra dough.


Idiopan: Great little company, if you want a simple affordable tongue drum. I owned one of their medium sized models for a while. It was nice. Very though instruments too. The kind of thing I wouldn't worry about taking to the beach.


Warm Audio: if you can afford it, this company makes some decent outboard recording gear.


Golden Age Project: This is basically what you buy when you can't afford Warm Audio gear lol. I had one of their old mic pres and it was a solid work horse for years till I sold it. I have no complaints.


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Posted by Midnights-Ocean - October 28th, 2023


So, there’s really no happy way of saying it. The reason I use apple loops library and other pre-made sample/loop libraries so sparingly (if at all), is, I want my art to reflect my personal journey, or perhaps more accurately, my art wants to reflect my personal journey. That journey is unique. As is my person. On the occasion I make a pre-made sample/loop based piece of music, it’s only a matter of time before I hear the same song elsewhere. Happened just this past week. I can try to put my own spin on the samples but sample heavy music production often ends the same for me. Disappointment. The feeling that I wasted my time making more of the same. Something that will just effortlessly disappear into the sea of other similar content, never to really do anything.


I understand why so many people use pre-made loop based production techniques and I’m fine with that. It’s just for me, personally, it doesn’t really work unless I make my own unique recordings, and from them, make my own unique sample loops (which is what I usually do). This takes more time though and I guess presents the interesting relation between unique art forms and time investment. It’s tempting to just drag and drop samples to produce a tune in a hurry, but for me it feels very empty. Like I’m going through the motions of being creative, without actually creating. It used to bother me that I felt that way about taking shortcuts. Perhaps not the best way to get popular, I understand. I realize now though, my reaction to it is simply part of my nature and in respect of my self and my art, I am ok with that nature.


For me, the real magic of creativity is something new. Something never before seen or heard. At least not for an age or 2. : )


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Posted by Midnights-Ocean - May 6th, 2023


So I sold some more gear and am now messing around with Soma lab's rumble of ancient times. To grow in wisdom, is to contradict parts of your past. I used to think it was indecisive not to hold onto most of the music related things I have purchased over the years. I now realize though, buying and selling gear is unavoidable since I'm always chasing new ideas and sound. Is true freedom, constant evolution? Perhaps, fear of regret is what holds one back from moving forward sometimes. It sure seems that way.


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Posted by Midnights-Ocean - March 27th, 2023


A fox in space (basically heavy metal star fox)


Ep1---> https://youtu.be/uieM18rZdHY


Ep2---> https://youtu.be/ZJM1JtZ8lmQ


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Posted by Midnights-Ocean - December 13th, 2022


Founded by my good friend and fellow New Grounder: https://lostchronology.newgrounds.com/


This group is there to discuss the negative side effects of image generators and AI art like spamming of AI content, scamming of clients who are not aware that a work is AI generated, ethical discussions like data-sets being used and discussion on solutions for these different problems which we face. This group is not only for artists, but also for art enthusiasts, programmers, ethical people in the AI field who want to help with solutions and others.


Discord Invite link: https://discord.gg/4We4CNkbrj


Subreddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/ArtistProtectionToAI/


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Posted by Midnights-Ocean - November 12th, 2022


Just in case it wasn't apparent, I am open to contributing to multimedia projects. If you have an animation or game you want music for, PM me about any tracks I have that you want to use. Just let me know a few simple things: The general theme of your game or animation. Whether it’s SFW or not. Whether it’s a paying prospect or if you are asking for a freebie. If I agree to be part of your project, I will provide a download link for the track you want or you can acquire the track through the bandcamp links I provide under each submission. Keep in mind, I can also easily isolate small sections of a tune and make loops out of them, if that is your preference.


Good luck with your projects. : )


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Posted by Midnights-Ocean - September 25th, 2022


Updating my recommendations for plugins and other music stuffs.


https://www.sonible.com/smartlimit/ a must


https://www.sonible.com/smartcomp2/ also a must


https://babyaud.io/smooth-operator-plugin useful for taming


https://www.waves.com/plugins/element#element-tutorial-with-yoad-nevo one stop shop for trance and techno synths


https://www.waves.com/plugins/l2-ultramaximizer#how-to-limit-mixes-masters-peak-limiters great for individual tracks to catch peaks


https://www.waves.com/plugins/linear-phase-multiband-compressor Great for a little transparent smoothing and glue

https://www.meldaproduction.com/MSaturator a must for adding loudness and warmth without eating dynamic bandwidth


https://www.meldaproduction.com/MLimiterMB useful for controlling bass levels


https://d16.pl/phoscyon2 the BEST 303 emulation I have ever used, period.


https://sixthsample.com/deelay/ might be the only delay plugin I actually need


https://www.molecularbytes.com/mbcms/index.php/products/atomicreverb great for natural subtle verbs. Activation is a bit annoying though


https://babyaud.io/spaced-out-plugin one stop shop for quick wow factor. Quick and easy to use.


https://www.loopmasters.com/ very hit or miss but the resent pack of Ukrainian vocals I got was ace.


https://www.applied-acoustics.com/chromaphone-3/ expensive but very nice


https://www.tokyodawn.net/tdr-nova/ too useful not to have and it's free.

https://www.naniplugin.com/ one stop shop for all distortion needs. quick/easy use. Comes with free boobs + a banana.

https://bertom.gumroad.com/l/denoiser extremely useful multiband denoiser

https://a1audio.alexhilton.net/a1stereocontrol very simple but a must for keeping phase issues out of your bass or drum bus


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Posted by Midnights-Ocean - June 19th, 2022


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gene_Roddenberry


In defense of Gene, he may not have always practiced what he preached, but anyone who’s being honest can tell you, it’s never about the perfection of the artist, it’s about the perfection of the artist’s vision. Gene’s vision was of a future no longer chained within the paradigm of racism/sexism/materialism. Original 1960s trek was camp as hell but hidden within it’s dated 1960s production lay the gems of Gene’s vision. This one scene was arguably more racially liberating than anything next gen or current trek has ever done: https://youtu.be/2BBOWsWODX4


Though life and the industry often got in the way, Gene understood what a real progressive show would be. He understood that words only have power, if you give them power. During the run of original star trek, Gene was asked about Uhura and the message he was trying to convey. Someone said to him point blank “you know Gene, I know what you are doing here”, Gene simply smiled, put his finger to his lips and replied “shh”.


It seems Gene knew he was preaching peace and that the industry didn’t want it. This is likely why he was so apposed to the direction the writers of next gen wanted to take the show years later. Forbidden words and displays of blacks and whites at odds. It is this “drama” that keeps everyone held in the racist paradigm. Gene didn’t want next gen to be like that. He didn’t want “good dramatic television” full of “character conflicts”. He wanted next gen to be truly progressive. Showing humanity, we didn’t NEED conflict among ourselves to feel accomplished. Gene wanted to show people what humanity could look like once we had given up our addiction to drama and truly stepped out of the negative paradigm. It all starts with your entertainment shows.


If you want peace/unity in real life, you show peace/unity in fiction. If you want words of hatred to have no power in real life, you show those words of hatred in fiction being said aloud having no effect on those who hear them. Inversely: If you want conflict/division, you show conflict/division. If you want words of hatred to have power, you show those words invoking an effect in those who hear them. Pain, fear, rage, conflict to the point where the word must be forbidden. This forbidding elevates such words into the immortal realm of gods and religions. Skeptical? So were some trek fans but what word comes off as more powerful? One that is said in plain English and nobody even flinches? Or one who’s mere abbreviation invokes fear, hatred, conflict, rage? It’s simple psychology. It matters not the claimed “moral” of the story at the end of each episode. What the human subconscious remembers, is the conflict. The drama. The power of a word made legendary by it’s forbidden status.


Many hated Gene for understanding this.


Even trek fans were glad when he was out of next gen production and the show took off in popularity round season 3. The fans wanted drama and they got it but they were all duped. The same entertainment industry that wanted to kick Gene off his own creation, is the same industry that, to this day, feeds you images of blacks and whites, men and women, at odds. Drama. Conflict. Forbidden words of power. While this industry claims to work towards ending racism/sexism, they knowingly fuel the fires. They know most people believe it when they lie saying “we are trying to end racism/sexism”. They know, so long as they keep you all divided fighting amongst yourselves, they can rule and make slave of you all. Regardless of your race/gender/orientation. You wont likely even realize it’s happening. Make no mistake, the “progressive” industry isn’t progressive. It WANTS to keep us in the paradigm of racism/sexism/materialism. It wants to keep us addicted to drama, conflict and fearing words.


While the modern woke mob will probably try to cancel Gene’s character through revisionist history, some of us did not miss that little scene with Uhura. She delivered that line in a way that showed in no uncertain terms, she was not slave to the emotions of an old negative paradigm. She was not mad, not sad, not afraid, or even offended, she was enlightened. She was FREE. That word of hatred had no power, because it was no longer given any power. It was not forbidden. It was not feared. The word of hatred died out in the open. Withered in the shining calm of mental enlightenment. It was one of the most liberating, peace making things I have ever seen. It still brings a tear to my eye. Though I first saw it in very old washed out reruns as a child, it’s impact was monumental. I will never forget that moment. I will never forget what mister Roddenberry tried to do.


Rest in peace Gene. : )


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Posted by Midnights-Ocean - June 9th, 2022


Tell Congress to Stop “Mandatory Filing” for Supplements

https://www.protectkratom.org/congress?eType=EmailBlastContent&eId=615dce5c-5c71-444a-94db-4196d791fa3c


That link is provided by a specific herbal protection group but this bill will effect ALL supplements not just that one herb! The FDA wants to regulate vitamins and supplements in general now. Regulate is just another word for control for profit.


The big pharmaceutical companies don't want the competition of inexpensive herbal remedies or vitamins getting in the way of their profit margins. Pharmaceutical companies use the FDA as a gate keeper to stop any product that would threaten big pharma. Many people including my self rely on inexpensive safe herbal and vitamin based products because western chemical medicine failed us or made our problems worse. There is only one week left to make your calls/emails.


I don't usually post political journals but this one's very important. If they force mandatory filling, most alternative treatments will be regulated out of existence and what's left will likely be made "by prescription only". Meaning far less selection, more red tape and MUCH higher prices. Big pharma tries to scare people into giving them more power. "this man killed himself by taking an entire pound of vitamin C. You see, you aren't capable of not killing yourself stupidly. Regulate everything for your safety so we can rule you and make shit loads of money". The same kind of propaganda that demonized weed for years till we all found out, it was mostly made up stories and really dumb extreme examples that were the only proof showing how "dangerous" it was. Terns out the truth isn't what they told us. No different now with herbs and vitamins.


The FDA isn't in the habit of approving cures or things that are effective yet inexpensive. Cures have long been known to be "unprofitable" since the patient isn't forced to continue buying meds if they have been cured. You might be surprised how many common products classify as supplements. Even stuff as simple as herbal tea, cough drops or natural bathroom products will likely be on the chopping block. Anything that currently says "not approved by the FDA" on it's packaging will likely disappear if mandatory filing is enforced and big pharma will NOT be giving you anything inexpensive and effective to replace it.


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