Im not looking to make a bunch of new topics… I just made a dark post about the downhill of the internet, and wanted to balance it out with something optimistic and beautiful…
I love music… I like not knowing what Im doing… I like making sound…
I love wrestling with gear… as long as it sounds good…
I thought it would give me validation and acceptance with people, and that is a mirage… its truly a solitary endeavor at its core, even with collaboration… there is no destination or final outcome.
I get burned out on it… and it will wait for me… ready when I am to pick up right where left off.
Its frustrating, and fleeting to make music. It disappears as soon as the last note rings out. Its ephemeral and real… just like the human experience…
I am going to invite all to share examples for the love of music in here as a pick me up when needed…
post things you find out there that you find that shows the love for music and gear…
I saw that video too, i sold my tape maschine years ago, and i would hate cutting the tape up, but his results were really good. I just copy the method as i needed an intro, used abeltons position delay to create the phasing, and shaperbox to slow the 2nd track… some delay … and voila there the intro makes itself nearly.
I love music. Real love can also hurt, so its a dangerous passion for sure.
For me, composing music is a bit like solving a puzzle or an enigma. It’s a challenge I set myself, a kind of discipline. I usually start with a musical element that appeals to me: a good melody, an interesting chord change, a good rhythm or a field recording from my personal collection. Then I try to build something around that element, to give it shape. I don’t rush it, it takes as long as it takes to come up with something satisfying. Then once every 2-3 years, I post some of these tracks on Bancamp and a few people download them. And that’s it.
I truly more and more assign to the idea that our thoughts are not our own but the shared consciousness of the collective.
This realization was made apparent to me after the 110000 time I snapped out of a music making session and just being totally dumbfounded at what I just created.
