Justintime gave you great advice on the TUTH/TAC/p96 combo. This one is a sure fire beast of a mix and it really takes some dialing in to match your own chemistry but when you do it’s so great.
And I totally agree about AD’s service. It is hands down the best service I’ve ever personally encountered with any business. I too wish I had found them a lot sooner.
Yep, he sure did. I’m very grateful for his in-depth information, it certainly will be put to good use over the coming weeks! 
So, I’ve been sat in Conj’s journal for the last 20 mins. The dude is a master!!
Seriously going to have to spend some time in there reading; and there’s some really good info in there!!
The thing that caught my eye over and over, one word in fact ‘Hedione’, what is that?? Can that be bought here, or elsewhere. Seems like something that will take the current mixes to a whole new level. Nice to see what I’ve ordered (if it ever ships) contains some of those mixes in Conj’s post. Going to have to try those out now aren’t I, lol!! 
Speak soon, I’m off back to read more, lol. 
NH.
I totally agree and has great reporting skills to be able to help us out, good deal.
I can’t wait to read your reports! How has work been going, have you thought about applying at that job where you could make twice as much?
2nd rest day at the moment, back tomorrow for 2pm.
I’ve not applied as yet, seems there’s a lot of jobs on offer there (no closing date from what I can see), but then BT are doing a massive recruitment drive at the moment as they’re in-charge of upgrading the entire UK Bband/phone infrastructure. Like I said, only thing putting me off is the thought that I could end up in the same Department as ‘X’, don’t want her thinking I’m stalking her, albeit, chances of us being in the same area/building are slim. As Dee said, she believes in fate, I do too, but from growing up in the Armed Forces (RAF), to working in it myself for 2 years as part of the Civil Service, I’ve come to realise that you very often do bump into old friends/work colleagues when you least expect to in new jobs/locations.
Still, you can probably see my point of view on wanting to not go down that route at the moment, albeit, the way work is currently going, my current job, with managers thinking they’re above the power of the salaried team, I may actually rethink that one and just go for it!! Nothing worse than going to work happy, having endless negativities thrown at you from customers, to then get it from your management team!! Makes you just want to get your coat and leave; and this past fortnight, I’ve had staff come to me regularly asking for advice as they feel trapped with no one to speak to. They’ve even started sending me messages on my social media account. That’s when you know things are going downhill! Kind of know how they feel in a way, came here myself a few weeks back in the same boat, thinking I had no one to speak to. Of course that’s changed since, glad I have you guys to talk to/share things with, it’s been a great help, thank you.
At the moment, I’m just chilling playing tunes on this new controller, whilst reading Conjurator’s journal. Neighbour might be hating me mind you. Just noticed it’s 22:26 and I’m playing music (albeit not loud) through my speakers. Usually I’d be on my headphones by now with not a care in the world what is going on around me but, I’ve been testing out that new lighting unit earlier, with the volume turned up. All I can say is “Wow!” 1st had the gobo’s, washes and strobe going, then realised I hadn’t put on the 50W Green and 100W Red lasers. Damn, think of the Matrix, cos’ that’s what it felt like!! I’ve missed this side of music for far too long, it’s given me a new lease of life, I could happily do it all day/night!!
Anyhow, I’m off back to CJ’s journal. Just came back to add the above as I saw you’d replied.
NH.
You picked a great journal my friend.
It is up to you and only truly deep down only you know what it takes to make you happy. I left my county job to go back to mining, and everyone told me I was an idiot. I finally had enough of doing what everyone wants me to do, and now I am doing what makes me happy.
Whatever you decide there is no judging here, and that is what I love here. Just be happy in whatever you do. I do hope though you at least seriously consider that other job opportunity and if it is not for you that is ok to.
I appreciate everything you do here to. If you ever need anything just hit me up, and I am always open to any suggestions to.
Just thought why the shipment might be delayed - Thanksgiving!
Happy Holidays every one.
Hedione will take mixes to a whole new level.
It’s a very inexpensive molecule that is commonly used in popular colognes and has a nice floral smell similar to Jasmine. And the scent is so light it’s safe to wear a lot of it.
Here’s some great info on it.
Here’s where I get mine.
Ok, where was I when this came out, lol?!! Someone should tell the makers of lynx that they’re doing it wrong!!
You know what I’m off to buy now, lol! 
Actually, if you think about it, imagine adding the ‘Stealth’ range to that.
Found it here in the UK, seems they have a few newer variations, but hey, why change something if it’s not broken, right.
Payday next week, I feel a change in direction is coming on. Jasmine and citrus notes is what I’m reading online, seems the products I use here are Neroli based mostly at 6% , I guess they should work well together, or will we get an overbearing sense of citrus? Hmm, anyone tried it or something similar??
NH.
Yeah it’s a pretty awesome molecule and I don’t even like using mixes without it.
When I wear it with a potent sexual mix women seem to never want to leave my presence. Like if they are at my place I almost have to kick them out and if I’m at theirs a have to let myself out. I’ve had women on numerous occasions be late to meetings, work, and school just by adding this to my mix. It also appears to increase the dihls in public. And I’ve seen it make women appear like they’re all girly and in love with me, even ONSs.
I’ve been wearing neroli based mones with tons of sprays with Jasmine and hedione for quite sometime. Seems to work just fine IMO. But with this new stealth I may just tone down the neroli from now on.
Ok, I think you just made my mind up, lol!!
Does hedione have any issues with temperature, hot/cold environments? Or does it just work anywhere? That’s kind of the impression I’m getting here anyhow, an all rounder perfume with hidden extras that just work anytime, anywhere. Am I right?
Have to say, on the stealth front, I was wondering about trialing those out when I made my order. Will probably do that now in February, when I place the next order, as I predict this order should last till about that time. May stretch longer if I get my hands on this Dior product, lol.
I guess this is why we go into each others journals then? I’ve learnt more in 5 hours about a massive range of products and combinations of mixing non-AD lines with AD products, than I have in doing it myself in 6 years using only AD products. Glad you all encouraged me to go view your research. It’s both fun and educational! 
NH.
Glad to hear that. It’s good we can all help each other move forward and reach our goals.
The journals are a massive help for sure.
Hedione is great, just great. The thing seems to work perfectly in any climate, it lasts long, the scent isn’t too strong so you can wear a lot, still the scent is pleasant. It’s no wonder it’s popular to put in colognes. And it just makes mixes better doesn’t seem to destroy them or detract at all. And as Conjurator recently tested (which I look forward to testing myself) it appears to hit harder with massive doses. In low doses it’s likely you won’t even smell it, let alone your targets.
And yes you can wear anytime too, at work, school, home, whatever.
This thing stimulates areas of the brain associated with memory and motivation and I’d say that is totally true. When I wear it I want to really move forward in life. The best part is the study showed it increased activity in the woman brain in an area associated with sexuality but not in a mans. So women will be turned on and you’ll just be motivated haha. Well they’ll be motivated too.
Yip, deffo getting me some of this to try out, hehe.
You know I’m a walking video camera, don’t you? Photographic memory!! Gawd only knows what will happen if it stimulates my memory even more, lol.
This image is pretty darn close to what I’ve seen in front of me since my accident when I was 10; and then that weird flashy test I had to see what I’d remembered, less than a year later when I was left somewhere I shouldn’t on our base…
https://s.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2007/07/apple-tv-wall-videos.jpg
I mean, I know it’s hard for people to understand what I see and tell them, heck only last week I recalled in graphic detail what people had done at past work events, as far back as three years ago; and they just looked stunned that I could remember! It’s because I have those images right in front of me all the time I’m awake, right up to seconds before I go into a deep sleep. Were people say “Oh that’s cool to have a memory like that!” No, no it isn’t. Yes it can be good when you’re being tested in work (ie I’m cheating because I’m looking over their shoulder at the display behind them and basically reading it word for word, lol), but there comes a point that you just want to give up because no matter how hard you try to convince them as to what you are seeing, you just can’t.
I guess one day technology will advance well enough to project what we see into some form of Virtual Reality for others to see. Until that time, I’m kind of stuck on my own remembering non-stop. Sometimes I actually forget where I am and am concentrating that much on what is in front of me, that in reality, I’m staring at someone or something. Usually it’s someone (and I don’t mean ‘X’ here), I’m just fixated on work, coding my website, reading my emails/social media that I quickly glanced at before heading for work, or producing a new track and visualising the instruments/patterns, as that’s usually what I’m looking at. Reality has gone right out of the window; and then eventually I’ll hear those familiar words, “What are you staring at?” Usually takes a few seconds to switch back from VR to reality, yet it never really goes away. It goes more of a transparent image on everything around me; and I mean literally everything around me. Probably one of the reasons I hardly ever sleep, just got too much going on around me at once. But that’s were the times of stress get to me the most, the times when I cannot speak out, because those are the times I’m looking at what has happened over and over again; and thinking to myself, “If only I did this. If only I did that.” Sure, that’s one thing I’ve been kicking myself with these past few weeks with ‘X’, I think there’s no chance on that one now, got to face reality, no matter how much it hurts; and it really did hurt when I saw her a couple of days ago, as I wasn’t expecting so. I know everyone says “Time heals,” but with that image gallery constantly in front of me, believe when I say it, “I cannot forget!!”
Anyhow, back to erm, reality. Yep, I’ll certainly try and get that ‘Dior Eau Sauvage Eau De Toilette Spray’ pricey, but I guess you pay for quality and if it does exactly as I’m reading online, then hell, I’m game to pay it. What do you reckon, wear it to the Xmas party/apartment? Saying that though, don’t want to go from the quiet shy guy, to the one that gets mauled, haha!
Personally I don’t think the colognes that contain Hedione will hit as hard as pure Hedione.
I think it will help with the dihls but all the deep stuff not so much, at least not in my experience.
I sort of have a photographic memory myself, albeit probably not as pronounced as yours. I just find it easier to remember things by seeing images in my mind. Like if I’m doing a math problem it will be as if I’m visualizing it being done on paper.
When you say you producing a new track is that like an instrumental? If so what genre is it? I like to mess around and make my own from time to time, used to be a major hobby of mine now it’s pheromoning haha.
I know we’re not supposed to post our personal stuff on here (Even though Google doesn’t seem to be able to find this hidden forum!), but this is a link to my Soundcloud page.
https://soundcloud.com/fazakstudios
By clicking on the actual track name, there’s more info contained within, about the track in question, or if you don’t have access to Soundcloud, this is a direct link to my Projects website, where you should be able to stream my tracks directly from within.
I pretty much write anything. The hours I stand in work, I can have a track done and dusted in my head by the time I go to leave for home. Really doesn’t take long to recreate it once I get onto the PC; and surprising, it sounds pretty darn close from what I create in my head. I might do a few tweaks, add fx, etc, but rarely not much more. Unless of course there’s vocals, then it’s a case of getting one of a few to record them. That can take time, but thankfully the internet comes to our aid in sending the files back and forth.
I use Image Line’s FL Studio, have done since version 3, we’re now on version 12.4, lol, but they give free lifetime updates and it’s probably the best DAW I’ve come to use. That coupled with REFX Nexus 2 and the song creations are limitless. I’ve been producing music since January 2000, so we’re looking at almost 17 years, lol, sure doesn’t feel that long!! I do everything from instrumental to full on vocal tracks; and because I’ve met some very good musicians/vocalists along the way, I’m never short of someone wanting to remix or sing on one of my tracks, which also inspires me to keep on going.
I’ve released music on record labels here in the UK, had it played on TV and radio (no #1’s yet though, I’m not that famous, yet, hehe!); and currently release on my own label. Might sound nuts releasing on your own, but then I get 100% royalties back from what I sell/stream, instead of a % going to the label, a % going to the management, etc, nope everything comes to me, as I do everything for myself. Albeit, there’s usually a 2-6 month delay from certain stores, Apple and Spotify being the only ones to send everything monthly. I learnt the hard way, like many a vocalist/producer has over the years, people do make promises, then in an instant they break them and take off with your hard earned cash. So now I do everything for myself, with the exception of the distribution company, but I pay them peanuts every year to submit and track my sales to/from stores; and they make the whole process a breeze compared to previous years of relying on other people/companies.
I get a real buzz, a sense of achievement, when I finish off a new song. I have endless ideas running through my head all the time, think my work colleagues think I’m nuts most of the time, as I’m usually singing (quietly to myself), or playing out a keyboard sequence on a surface (any surface, even in the air, lol), whilst working. We have cameras everywhere with monitors dotted around too, so at times, it must be a weird sight for them to see, lol.
I started out producing House and R’n’B, which moved quickly on to dance, trance and techno. After watching the movie “Fast & The Furious - Tokyo Drift,” I saw a strange dance called Para Para; and went on the hunt to find out what it was. That led me to a UK website were people all did the same dance moves to Euro dance, Trance and Techno music; and it sent me down a different route, as I created music for the Japanese dance scene. When that craze seemed to die down, I moved into producing Electro House, kind of a break from the fast pace that I had been creating. That seemed to die off as well; and we entered the new genre of EDM, and boy does that cover a lot of genres!! But for the past 4 years, that’s the area I’ve been looking at. I have a great passion for Hardstyle, I think I got that from working in Germany and visiting the ‘Techno Festival’ in Berlin. They had Scooter on; and I just got hooked, lol.
I do occasionally write/produce tracks about people. I kind of use it as a form of communication, but I don’t think they ever get it themselves, probably should just throw on A314 and IShine/IO and tell them, lol, but I guess not many people have songs written to them, about them, or for them. Occasionally, I do get people asking me to write a track for them. Call me a sucker, but I tend to feel obliged to do so. That’s when you think to yourself, “Jeez, I hope this is what they wanted?!”
Have to say though, since I produced ‘X’s’ track in August; and nope she didn’t know about it, maybe I should of told her, I’ve not really been able to concentrate on any new material. Every time I go to start something new, in pops that song, the EDM version anyhow, because the original track is slower, totally different, more along the lines of a radio edit. Not to mention, it’s been getting played everywhere according to the Soundcloud/Distro Company stats. From clubs in Brisbane to cafe bars in Paris to well, Ashburn VA. I have no idea where that is in the States, but who ever it is they play a lot of my tracks on a weekly basis; and have done for months!! I have that track on both my iPod and iPad, I guess if she asks me to/wants me to, I’ll play it at the apartment in a couple of weeks time, but I won’t just throw it on, don’t want to embarrass her, last thing I would want to do, especially in front of everyone!!
I guess that’s one of the reasons I started sharing my music, because it wasn’t until 2002 that I shared my 1st two tracks. I was working for the Software Company Empire Interactive at the time for their eJay music brand, as well as overseeing their UK forums as a moderator - 9 hours a day, 7-days a week of answering support questions, to joining in with music related topics, to removing copyrighted material uploaded by kids thinking it was their personal jukebox. But, it was fun, they encouraged me to share my music having never heard it. They knew I made it; and no sooner than I did, well, my passion for making more just took off!
I guess, the same thing can be said for here, being a member of the Research team, trying out the products, reporting the results and having fun in the process. My passion for music and my passion for researching are pretty much equal. I love coming here, it’s like my safe place to be; and everyone is so welcoming, don’t think I have ever said anything bad about anyone here, everyone is just so helpful, friendly and kind; and that’s a great deal when it comes to research. As I have said in other posts, I’ve done research elsewhere; and the difference is quite big. You just read data, test it out (if you can), write up findings, report it back; and then continue on. No friendliness, no forums, nothing, just hard work; and that’s the big difference with AD’s research. Here, we’re one big community of friends; and that’s why I keep coming back!
NH.
Wow you’ve got quite the story, I love it man.
I was sitting here listening to Aurora as I read this.
You are very talented and this is actually my favorite style of EDM. I listen to a lot of Deadmau5 and Kaskade and love all the remix’s they do. Also a little blackmill. That’s about all I listen to if it isn’t indie rock.
Actually my favorite type of music is like your Aurora track, with like some female vocals singing about getting lost in love or being happy or being there for each other, that type of stuff.
I always wanted to make EDM style instrumentals but could never get the hang of it.
Mine always gravitated towards a mix of indie rock and hip hop.
I think you just made yourself a new fan!
Man I would just love if I could write a song to have on one of these tracks (for a special someone). She and I are long gone and will likely never get back together but she’ll always be the love of my life and I think it would be awesome if I could have a song just for her someday. If it’s any possibility I would love to discuss that with you sometime.
I get quite a buzz when I make some music too, but I haven’t dedicated nearly as much time as you nor do I have the talent like you.
I totally agree about AD. I love this place.
Wow great story and thank you so much for taking the time to write all this! I love music myself and I am still into the stereos in a car with some nice subs in it. I am still like a kid when it comes to music, and am very much still a bass head, I still love my DJ Magic Mike bass, power supply bass, 305 bass, and some others.
Korn is one of my favorites lately, Lincoln park, rage against the machine, NIN, and some others as far as rock.
I also still listen to the old school stuff like NWA, Eazy-E, and DJ Screw mixes are some of my favorite. I like more the dirty south stuff> It is funny when people look at me they always say “You don’t look like the type to listen to that stuff”.
I draw a lot of inspiration and power from music, so I can relate.
Thanks guys, it’s very much appreciated!! Jdub, thank you for taking the time to listen! Aurora is one genre of many I like producing for! Those that know my music know that I like to blend synths with guitars. Any time you’re interested in making more music or want any advice/ help let me know.
Justin, I here you on people looking at you strangely when you tell them what music you’re into, or that you go to music festivals!! I get the same, lol.
I’ll write more when I get home from work, just saw your email alerts; and felt the need to stop by!
NH.
Okie, guys, so I’m back after my 4 hours sleep, yep back to short sleeps again, lol. Anyhow, CJ has me on a mission now to research ‘hedione’!!
Well, I’ve just stumbled across a UK website that sells the original (by the looks of it) and some different version.
https://hermitageoils.com/product/hedione/
…Apparently, this version has ‘booster effects’ whatever they may be…
https://hermitageoils.com/product/hedione-hi-cis/
Those of you that have been using hedione, has it been in this stand-alone version(s) or a pre-made perfume like DIOR Eau Sauvage? I have also seen on websites, that Calvin Klein’s CK1 and CK2 are also supposed to contain hedione, but I’ve not spotted it on the packaging displayed on the various stores unless, it goes by a different name? Any users of that?
See, I’ve gone into ‘research mode’ again, lol.
NH.
Okie, found these as well…
212 Men Summer by Carolina Herrera:
Paco by Paco Rabanne.
and yep, CKOne is listed.
Interesting.