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corwinstephen · 1st February 2009

Everyone who was ever interested in making music has been where you are right now, and I really do believe that it's this point in your life that separates the people who truly desire to make music, from those who want the money and the fame.

So here's what you do: You prepare yourself for a series of several very long days at the computer, you sit down, and you read. If you really are at a basic level, find the tutorial that comes with whatever DAW you'd like to use, and learn to use your software like the back of your hand. And once you've got that down, you dedicate the rest of your free time to both using what you already know to practice writing music, and to searching for new information and techniques.

There are only two ways this could end up. Either you'll open up the first page of the tutorial, and realize that you don't really feel like reading when you could be out doing something else, at which point your story ends, or, you'll remain determined no matter how discouraged and troubled you feel, and you'll pursue your dreams. Don't worry about the whole touring and performing thing; If you make good music, you won't have to struggle to build a following. The business will come to you.

If you've got music inside your head, it'll find a way to let itself out. You just have to support it while it's figuring it out.

1st February 2009	#3
corwinstephen Gear interested Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 22	Trust me on this one Everyone who was ever interested in making music has been where you are right now, and I really do believe that it's this point in your life that separates the people who truly desire to make music, from those who want the money and the fame. So here's what you do: You prepare yourself for a series of several very long days at the computer, you sit down, and you read. If you really are at a basic level, find the tutorial that comes with whatever DAW you'd like to use, and learn to use your software like the back of your hand. And once you've got that down, you dedicate the rest of your free time to both using what you already know to practice writing music, and to searching for new information and techniques. There are only two ways this could end up. Either you'll open up the first page of the tutorial, and realize that you don't really feel like reading when you could be out doing something else, at which point your story ends, or, you'll remain determined no matter how discouraged and troubled you feel, and you'll pursue your dreams. Don't worry about the whole touring and performing thing; If you make good music, you won't have to struggle to build a following. The business will come to you. If you've got music inside your head, it'll find a way to let itself out. You just have to support it while it's figuring it out.