No it was a repeated upload of literal white noise images. Not even posts, just files uploaded.

Probably around 300 USD a month

With the new forum feature of discord this might not be a bad idea.

Let me know if you’ll follow through. I’d probably join.

Not really. I could host this in a more robust place but the costs would be prohibitive.

Of course, you could let everyone know where you’re going. I might follow too. There’s some talk in this post about a discord server.

I am aware that images aren’t loading properly right now. This is because the pictures engine crashed again and I wasn’t able to recover it this time.

I was, but it’s really not available anywhere. I also tried building my own using RaspberryPi but gave up because the software is pretty outdated, so getting it to run was more of a challenge than I was ready for at that point.

Right now I am learning to use Resolume. I am working with Resolume Avenue right now but considering switching to Resolume Wire to get a bit more flexibility.

I’ve been eying pigments. They might just win me over now. I’m a huge fan of their V Collection.

I’ve been working on some live visualisations to make my time in the studio even more fun.

I’ve used it with multiple 18i20s at the same time!

Thanks to PipeWire (or jack) you’re not even limited to a single audio interface. Though for proper recording work you’ll probably want to use a single interface so that you have a single clock.

Man! that little thing sounds huge

Fun! Feel free to share things. Maybe we have some tips 😊

As with any creative field, the proces is:

1. Try something
2. Get stuck
3. Overcome the problem
4. Repeat

So the key part is to do things that are fun to you so you stay motivated.

My route started with learning an instrument (trumpet and drums) from a teacher. That way I learned the basic music theory. But everyone’s path is different. I don’t think there is a general way to learn.

For example: If you want to learn to make beats. That’s a skill you can develop without a complicated DAW. I would but Koala Sampler for Android or iPhone, record some simple sounds from your environment and try to recreate drums from songs you like.

Then you have learned one of the skills needed to progress to the next step. And when you start to learn a DAW, you’ll already have the drum programming skill available to apply there.

Oh I’m not doubting that I’ll improve from practice. I’m wondering if there’s any sense in getting regular lessons.

Edit: hold on, I just read your message again 😅

I’ve been practicing piano and drums a lot. As a kid I used to be an instrumentalist (and played a bunch of different instruments in bands). Lately I haven’t performed anything. To be fair, my current music is better, but I think I miss the pride in being able to perform something right then and there.

So I am now working on a routine practicing piano and drums almost daily. I’m considering getting lessons again, but not sure how much that would help a 29 year old.

Oh and I have been trying to sell some stuff. I’ve got a Drumbrute Impact and an MPC Live II left. Not getting much interest in those sadly.

I feel you. I’ve spent more money on synths than would be healthy. I’ve bought and sold the same synth multiple times. The new and shiny thing is always so attractive…

I’ve yet to find a solution. What helped me temporarily is forcing myself to make music. I am ha hobbyist, not a professional. So I don’t put a value on my time making music. Me making music IS the value.

So what I did for a while (until I got too busy to pick them up) was make music for people who needed it and release that music into the public domain. Kinda like open source music. I got a few people who were making documentaries, videogames, video stories, and the like. It was good to have someone you’d disappoint if you didn’t make them a full track. I drove me to actually get the music done.

But when I got too busy, I shut down the website.

Thomas White dual lpg

As a complete eurorack noob: What’s an LPG?

I’m a happy dude!

@[email protected] I have an idea that might help people like us: a little bit of healthy pressure.

What if we host a weekly “song in a day” challenge. Once a week we’ll post a description of a vibe. Then everyone will have 24 hours to turn that vibe into a full song. This means no time for endless loops or tuning sound design. Just song composition.

No I feel absolutely the same! I use Ableton Live as my primary daw but rarely ever touch session view. Straight to arrangement. In my case, a song evolves as I am writing it. And when you make changes in arrangement view you make a change in one place. It doesn’t change every copy-paste of a clip. This feel more like it inspires change to me.

Of course everyone has their own flow and I’m just a hobbyist but yeah. This is the reason I went back into the DAW. Hardware is a ton of fun but actually making music was harder for me.

I’m sure you can break through that block. It just takes more discipline and practice. Practicing small loops is quick. Only takes about 10 minutes to make a loop and if you repeat it long enough it’ll always sound right. That’s why ostinato have always been popular. To practice making songs you need to finish songs… takes a while.

I am taking delivery of a new digital piano tomorrow! :D