[galexio]

I think despite all of our backgrounds, one thing we have in common is our love for Rock Band, almost to the point that it could be a mental illness if left untreated.

 

I’m Galexio, for those that don’t know, I came around the beginning of the year, when I stumbled upon this page after googling “how to convert GH tracks to Rock Band.”

 

My main goal was to find out how to do what I googled and get out.

With further delving of the infant forums, I realized that I found something more: a group of people committed to semi-clandestine DLC releases, committed to the fan base, committed to filling the gaps, committed to pushing out a product with the few tools they had and when people gathered around to admire, they would chuckle and say, “yeah, I made that.”

 

And I wanted in.

 

I read the tutorials. I bugged admins for tips on how to chart customs. I downloaded the latest versions of ALL the tools. I tried to prove that I wasn’t all talk, that I could do something.

 

Then an admin gave me a chance, threw me a project to edit, to see what I could do. I took the chance, finished the task by the code, and handed it back. And he liked what I did. I vowed to help him with upcoming releases, lighten his workload, and possibly get some bragging rights. And so it began.

 

At one point I failed to report back within a week. He took it lightly and jokingly mentioned that he thought I was gonna be like others, get hyped for the first few weeks, then slow down, and finally, quit after the motivational flame dimmed. “Not at all!” I said confidently, “I’m here to stay!”

 

A month in, I was given my biggest assignment yet, a complete album. I was told to “take my time.” And so I did. But I wanted to get it done so fast, make him proud of completing it so quickly and efficiently. And so I juggled my C3 tasks, work, social life, and college.

Then work picked up, so I delayed the project for an extra week.

The extra week turned into two. Then college signups began and extra work came.

By the third week I began panicking. “This is not efficient. This should have been done sooner, you can manage your time better.” My fear of returning the project late only made it worse. I stagnated. In the end, I became what I said I wouldn’t be, the guy who would quit after a few weeks.

 

I quietly left the C3 scene out of guilt of failure, and focused more on work and college, looking for something that was missing. A few weeks ago while browsing through computer files to delete for more storage, I stumbled upon my C3 folder, everything left intact. I asked myself why I started… and why I left.

 

I was not the most proficient guy in the community. If anything I’m still a guy with basic REAPER knowledge and bitching guitar/bass charting skills. But I did it because I loved it. I loved logging in and getting the inside info on next week’s release, arguing why Muse should have more songs, the bug reports on the tools we used, loading up REAPER and fiddling with my own projects. I loved being part of something that was greater than me.

 

When I left, I went AWOL, with a huge unfinished project in my hard drive, 5 months overdue for a certain admin. To that admin, I want to sincerely apologize. It was cowardly for me to leave unexpectedly and incredibly disrespectful to leave without letting you know, given how trusting you were toward me.

I hope that I can be forgiven, and to redeem myself and regain that trust, pick the project up where I left off, if no one has yet, and finish it.

 

…So I’m back, Back in Black, Back in the Saddle, and after sorting some things in my life, like not spreading myself out too thinly like last time, I’m back for good until we get shut down.

*knock on wood*

[Nyxyxylyth]

focused more on work and college

*shrug* Life happens. Welcome back!

 

Now get to work!

[Farottone]

You have helped on at least 5 songs we released, if I remember correctly, which is, if my calculator works, 5 songs more than any other member of the community who didn’t volunteer to help. ” src=”/wp-content/uploads/invision_emoticons/default_SA_smile.gif”> And if you can finish that project, it’s gonna be A LOT MORE.

 

You’re a very decent guy, takes some measure of responsibility to write a public apology post when it’s absolutely not needed. Stick around ’cause our community needs good people. ” src=”/wp-content/uploads/invision_emoticons/default_SA_smile.gif”>

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