Thanks. 
I’m of the older generation myself. I’ve worked in and around sound my entire life, but I’m mostly field production or producer, mostly recordist/mixer (that means we might use a limiter and low cut). We turn in tracks mixed by post-production engineers or sent live. I’ve done some music, always, but engineering at the level offered by Cubase has taken me to good, new places. I still have far to go but that’s ok. This was something like tying your shoelaces for years without noticing how the knot actually works. It was a light thing not meat to sound overly profound. Just, “oh yea, nature is all sound envelopes.” Good to hear your friendly comments and Aloha back to you.
I agree, musicians are some of my favorite people, be they well-known or not.