It finally happened

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It finally happened

Posted by nubbinownz - December 6th, 2009

I had a terrible feeling it would, and unfortunately I was unable to prepare fast enough.

My computer died. The hard drive went kaput.

It's all gone. All my samples, VST's Project files. Everything I had is gone. I was actually in the middle of backing up when it finally gave in. I saved a couple mp3's and some sound banks. But most of it is gone.

I don't plan on quitting, but there is going to be a very large delay on any new productions for a while.

I'll be slowly rebuilding my libraries and hopefully won't be out of the game for too long :(

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Lublub194 2009-12-06 23:21:45

AGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!

Seriously. Show me a link to donate.

nubbinownz 2009-12-06 23:21:45

HAha awww man thank you so much, there's a link on my myspace. at the bottom a little yellow donate button :D

a-tm 2009-12-07 12:18:33

So you album is cancelt? and you make a new one? :< not nice.
Gl on rebuilding, this sucks for ya

nubbinownz 2009-12-07 12:18:33

No album is cancelled. I'm still going to be releasing " At least my girlfriend likes these songs" but unfortunately i have a terrible feeling it's going to be much smaller than I originally anticipated. I think I managed to get 6 tracks from that album off, so I'll be posting a megaupload as soon as possible. No artwork yet, But I'll see what I cando :)

sfzacheriah 2009-12-07 13:02:43

And just when it was nearing decision time on the writer co-op deal too, man, that sucks! I'll see what I can do from my end, considering whats oing on. Luckily enough, I now work in an electronics recycling company and we actually rebuild and refurbish computers. Might be able to get you a replacement HD for a good price shipped to ya.

nubbinownz 2009-12-07 13:02:43

That's still going to happen. I've narrowed it down to 3 stories so far.. GRRRR so tough. I keep rereading them man. There are some really good ones ;)

PizzaBox 2009-12-07 16:44:59

Stay logical. Don't get pessimistic. This isn't my optimism talking, this is just logic unclouded by emotion: you've been giving an opportunity to rebuild what was built off of an amateur foundation.

Think of how much you've improved since you started. Rebuild off of what you are now. When you reemerge, you'll blow the world away. I'm waiting for it :]

And yeah, like lublub said, I'm here to donate man =] just give me a link. I'm in full support of you, always been a huge fan... albeit a quiet one.

nubbinownz 2009-12-07 16:44:59

You sir nailed it on the head. I was thinking the same thing when it happened. Well, not exactly when it happened. I'll be honest I wasn't quite happy to hear that noise my harddrive was making. But upon reflection, that's exactly what's going to happen. I started with nothing, knowing nothing and slowly built my way up. Now i've got the knowledge to utilize these tools to their true effectiveness. :D

Thank you so much for the offer to donate, If you really would like to, there is adonate link on my myspace :D

Veldevar 2009-12-07 19:33:32

Just so you know....we'll wait forever for you to get a new computer....your music is that good.

nubbinownz 2009-12-07 19:33:32

You have my word that I will not take forever. In fact, I've got a computer now all setup. I just have to get all my software back :<

PizzaBox 2009-12-08 14:42:38

All right, I'll head over to your myspace sometime after Christmas, when I actually have more money to spare. =]

sfzacheriah 2009-12-08 18:08:31

Still, let me know if you ever need anything, man, I'll do my best to help.

...also, am I in those last three. You can be blunt, I can take it if I'm not.

nubbinownz 2009-12-08 18:08:31

yes you are :)

Mich 2009-12-08 20:53:51

I fricking hate hard drive failures. It doesn't do anything anymore? No possibility of recovering? I've had a hard drive failure once (it was writing when the power cable came out), and I could recover everything (over a timespan of 2 days though).

But if the drive is actually dead... myeah. Then is sucks more.

Good luck getting your libraries back and such..

Warbanana 2009-12-09 09:24:47

Dam man. Hard drive failure!

I'll mirror what PizzaBox Said. Rather than seeing this as your work gone, see it as a way to start anew: you've improved leaps and bounds since you began, and perhaps rebuilding your library may include a few changes for the better! You can never rush a masterpiece eh :D?

Best of luck!

sfzacheriah 2009-12-09 10:44:03

O_O!!! SHWEEEEET!

By the way...(#)<(*_*<) Has a cookie!

((Sorry, I had a totally random moment and had to share)

pichuscute0 2009-12-09 20:47:25

:( Sorry to hear that. Hope you can get your stuff back soon. I'll probably be donating after Christmas, too. ;)

Numi 2009-12-09 21:05:43

I work in an Electronics shop at my vocational school. I know its possible to retrieve data off of corrupted disks. Assuming you haven't gotten rid of it, you could bring it to someone to try to revive the contents.

nubbinownz 2009-12-09 21:05:43

unfortunately the amount of money it costs to retrieve data off of harddrives is pretty substantial. I think i'll just hold onto it and wait until i get loaded hahaha

RandomJester 2009-12-10 01:14:57

Oh noes! My hardrive actauly just failed too. It's in the freezer right now, I've had luck with that method before. >.>

Anywho, I wish you luck in rebuilding. I look forward to hearing whatever you managed to back up.

nubbinownz 2009-12-10 01:14:57

harddrivecicle nom nom

Sidecutte 2009-12-10 20:11:49

Hey nubbin!
It really doesen't matter how long it's gonna take as long as you will keep on making your really really beautiful music :)

nubbinownz 2009-12-10 20:11:49

I'll do my best :D

JD14 2009-12-12 08:46:09

;_; holy shit.. I'm at a loss for words man. God damn I wish I read news posts more often, but, on the bright side, what you've managed to pull together with that one song you just posted up there--that's gold. :3

JD14 2009-12-12 08:48:06

Oh hey, and, on another note, did you buy a prebuilt computer or did you construct your own/how godly is it? :3

Because I saw this really fucking sick Dell computer that was pre-built that had like 8GB RAM, 1TB harddrive, the works man. I want that damn thing, it's like $1,100

nubbinownz 2009-12-12 08:48:06

hehe it was a laptop :( an HP dv6000, which apparently has tons of problems according to the google.

GronmonSE 2009-12-13 04:02:06

Sucks to hear but Numi's right. My HD failed a year or two ago and we had a guy come in to retrieve everything we needed. He was nice enough to teach me how to do it myself (retrieving stuff wasn't his main occupation, obviously) and showed me the programs he used. If I recall correctly, you can get a program called Hiren that has a lot of built-in gadgets which allow you to access your disk. Not sure how badly damaged your HD is though.

By the way, I was listening to "Just Forget What I Said" today. Almost brought a tear to my eye. It had no meaning to me when I first heard it, but now that I relate to the feelings in it, it's made me think of a lot of stuff. Thanks, Nubbin. You changed the way I saw music since the day I listened to one of your first tracks on here. Cheers.

Kioh 2010-02-20 20:03:53

Aw<a href="http://www..">www..</a>. Shit-fuck man, that really sucks T_T I'm sorry :( -Hugs- I have tons of VSTs and shit that I can send over if need be. You know my AIM :)

It finally happened

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