#Jamuary2024

What a fantastic Jamuary my friends.

I don't even know where to start.

First of all, I would like to welcome all new subscribers to this channel. Sit down and grab a muffin or a cookie. Enjoy more than 600 pieces of music and jams, mixes and live performances. Everything is free for you here.

Secondly, I would like to thank all the listeners who diligently wrote in the comments and pressed the like button this time. You know, you're not doing this for me but for the YouTube algorithm. Above all, you help YT to understand which other interested parties could be made aware of this channel. So here’s a big thank you from me.

Thirdly, I would like to thank everyone who always listens to my music diligently but doesn't comment, I know that you exist and you are very important to me.

Now let's get to the numbers:

Through Jamuary I was able to double the number of views in January (!!!) and triple the hours listened to (!!!).
This is an incredible achievement, dear community, and I am speechless.

Everything beautiful always has a shadow. I thought for a long time whether I should tell you the news now or wait, but I think you have a right to know what happens next.

This #Jamuary was the last #jamuary for me! I made this decision from the bottom of my heart.

There is a really important reason why I made this decision:

I advocate jamming and making music when you feel like it and not when you are forced to.
My community is being forced to listen to this music even though they don't want to, just to do me a favor

The conclusion from this is: The quality of my music and my health suffer and that is exactly the opposite of what I want to achieve.

Of course it remains the #Synthember because this is my own challenge and I set the rules myself. And beyond that, I will of course continue to make music and upload it to this channel, but if I want to.

I know you understand that and that's why you're the best community in the world.

Nevertheless, I'm feeling a bit melancholy today and that's why I decided to record another slightly melancholic pure volca jam on the last day. I hope you like him.

As always, I look forward to your comments, feedback, criticism, your experiences with a similar setup, your questions and so on.

Have fun in the comments. I read everything and try to answer everything as best I can.

Kind regards
Volcaniced

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Here are my last years Day 31 Jamuarys:
2020 Hand-Some Boy (Nintendo Labo Piano)    • #Jamuary2020 Day 31: Hand-Some Boy (N...  
2021 Final Jam Citizen DJ/MicroFreak    • #Jamuary2021 Day 31: Final Jam Citize...  
2022 The Final Jam - Vocoder Community    • #Jamuary2022 Day 31: The Final Jam - ...  
2023 Double Volca Rubber Band Jam    • #jamuary2023 Day 31 69er Double Volca...  

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What is this #Jamuary everyone is talking about?

When I started jamming in 2017, I had no idea how much this type of composition would accompany me in the years to come. Today 6 years later I have become part of a strong and family community that includes all kinds of people. I am always amazed at how friendly and courteous everyone is with each other and how objective and constructive the discussions are. I would like to thank you for that.

Of course, this community also includes great artists. Artists who not only created music but also launched great projects in the form of challenges.
One of these projects is the annual #Jamuary launched by @truecuckoo. The goal is to jam every day in January. Of course you can also share your creations with the community. It's a big challenge to find time for music every day.
This year I'm taking part for the 5th time and I hope I can do it.

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How I record my Videos:    • How I record my Videos - A short Over...  

Check out my free Patch Packages for MicroMonsta 2 and MicroFreak on Gumroad:

MicroMonsta: http://volcaniced.gumroad.com/l/Micro...
MicroFreak: http://volcaniced.gumroad.com/l/KqyQnr

Most of the Time I am using the Specular Reverb v3 for my jams.
Sometimes the NTS-1 with the Cathedral Preset or just the iPad.