Post by pt3r on Jan 23, 2023 8:48:25 GMT
I'm no expert but a few tips spring to mind;
- Don't fret on that missing/non-existent module/feature/plugin, this is not what stops you from making music. music was made before the mere existence of synths and plugins
- Don't blame it on hosting platforms, heck you don't need a hosting service to make music.
- Even if it blinks and bleeps, your synth is still an instrument, treat it with the respect an instrument deserves, i.e. play it, practice, play some more, practice some more. If you don't feel like that then it's perhaps time to admit to yourself; I'm a collector not a musician. Which is fine as well, middle-aged men often develop the tendency to start collections, whether it's vintage guitars, sportscars or vinyl records or post stamps. You're a collector, man up, act like one and you can stop pretending to be a musician, so you won't have to worry about writers block.
- use whatever to inspire you to create music; films, books, videos, other music, ...
- Embrace mediocrity; not every patch you produce is mind-blowing piece of art. You will not write the next viral summer hit, and that is ok as well.
- It basically boils down to this one massive copyright violation; Just Do It(tm).
- Don't fret on that missing/non-existent module/feature/plugin, this is not what stops you from making music. music was made before the mere existence of synths and plugins
- Don't blame it on hosting platforms, heck you don't need a hosting service to make music.
- Even if it blinks and bleeps, your synth is still an instrument, treat it with the respect an instrument deserves, i.e. play it, practice, play some more, practice some more. If you don't feel like that then it's perhaps time to admit to yourself; I'm a collector not a musician. Which is fine as well, middle-aged men often develop the tendency to start collections, whether it's vintage guitars, sportscars or vinyl records or post stamps. You're a collector, man up, act like one and you can stop pretending to be a musician, so you won't have to worry about writers block.
- use whatever to inspire you to create music; films, books, videos, other music, ...
- Embrace mediocrity; not every patch you produce is mind-blowing piece of art. You will not write the next viral summer hit, and that is ok as well.
- It basically boils down to this one massive copyright violation; Just Do It(tm).
