no talent

[SnaggleLex]

Hi
I have quit trying to make music for several years now. And I have no talent at all for it. All I've done in the past was being drunk and turning knobs and tweaking sounds to make some electronic noise and loops here and there. But it was a lot of fun to use all the different vsts and to test some daws.
So maybe here are other people who just love or loved ending up in making noises without any real purpose in general?
I have never been active in any forum before this post and maybe (!...) I just want to remember good old times before I start selling my licences.

[zerocrossing]

There is no such thing as talent. Sure, physical limitations can put a cap on your virtuosity, but millions of hits have been made by mediocre players with the drive to make music.

What is real is grit. That unshakable urge to do something. That’s what you might be missing.

[Uncle E]

I'm convinced that early IDM was just guys getting high and drawing dots in their sequencers.

[mrcleats]

Nothing wrong with having fun with it, like nobody expects everyone who plays guitar to be producing a track every month - most of us play guitar for the fun of it, maybe to explore a new technique, or just for the something-to-do of it - similarly, if you get pleasure from messing around in your DAW, finding a new sound, making a little loop and messing with it for an hour or whatever, that's not a bad thing.

[MillerSam]

No talent? You need another plugin to maybe awaken your talent

[seangm]

No talent? You need another plugin to maybe awaken your talent

The answer is always more plugins

[SnaggleLex]

For me, the funny part is: whenever I actually tried to push a loop further, to put more effort or “grit” into it, the whole thing would suddenly turn weird. If I spent more than 10–15 minutes on something, it instantly sounded overcooked and totally strange.
So I guess in my case it did need some kind of ear or instinct that I simply didn’t have back then.

[mixyguy2]

Hi
I have quit trying to make music for several years now. And I have no talent at all for it. All I've done in the past was being drunk and turning knobs and tweaking sounds to make some electronic noise and loops here and there. But it was a lot of fun to use all the different vsts and to test some daws.
So maybe here are other people who just love or loved ending up in making noises without any real purpose in general?
I have never been active in any forum before this post and maybe (!...) I just want to remember good old times before I start selling my licences.

Congrats, I'm impressed that you have a realistic take on it. That's more than can be said for many (many) people who fiddle around with some synths, making utter crap, and fancy themselves "artists." And hey, we all have things we're good or not good at...music-making isn't for everyone. Nothing wrong with that.

[mixyguy2]

There is no such thing as talent.

That's one of the most ridiculous things I've ever read on the internet, and wow is that saying a lot. Pls tell us that was some odd sarcasm.

[ramseysounds]

There is no such thing as talent.

This is said tongue in cheek I hope? If not, you have just insulted millions of people worldwide in one sentence and not just musicians, but anyone who is good at anything.

[zerocrossing]

There is no such thing as talent.

This is said tongue in cheek I hope? If not, you have just insulted millions of people worldwide in one sentence and not just musicians, but anyone who is good at anything.

tal·ent
/ˈtalənt/
noun
1.natural aptitude or skill.

I think you are mistaking skill for talent. When people say they have talent, it usually means they have some inherent quality that means they don't have to work very hard to get really good. That doesn't exist. When people say, "wow, that person is talented," they are ignoring all the work they did to acquire their skill level. I don't believe a "natural aptitude," exists. I think people get passionate about things for various reasons and then work to get good at the skills needed to achieve their craft.

Of course, there are physical aspects that come to play. Someone who's 5' isn't going to become the best basketball player. Someone with long fingers are going to be able to play intervals easier than someone with stubby fingers.

[ramseysounds]

I think you are arguing semantics

[audiojunkie]

Hi
I have quit trying to make music for several years now. And I have no talent at all for it. All I've done in the past was being drunk and turning knobs and tweaking sounds to make some electronic noise and loops here and there. But it was a lot of fun to use all the different vsts and to test some daws.
So maybe here are other people who just love or loved ending up in making noises without any real purpose in general?
I have never been active in any forum before this post and maybe (!...) I just want to remember good old times before I start selling my licences.

1. If you are having fun, stay at it--there is too much crap that goes on in anyone's life to let go of anything that you actually find "fun".
2. While there is such a thing as natural born talent, most talent is developed, rather than just given to you at birth. Get to work! Keep learning! Keep doing!

[audiojunkie]

There is no such thing as talent. Sure, physical limitations can put a cap on your virtuosity, but millions of hits have been made by mediocre players with the drive to make music.

What is real is grit. That unshakable urge to do something. That’s what you might be missing.

This^^^ 99% of all success is grit.

[audiojunkie]

For me, the funny part is: whenever I actually tried to push a loop further, to put more effort or “grit” into it, the whole thing would suddenly turn weird. If I spent more than 10–15 minutes on something, it instantly sounded overcooked and totally strange.
So I guess in my case it did need some kind of ear or instinct that I simply didn’t have back then.

Not necessarily. I have really bad OCD, and because of it, I am perfectionistic and second and third guess everything. I always feel that everything that I do has already been done, and done better. I always feel like I'm subconsciously ripping of someone else's ideas. I have very seldom ever completed anything, sadly. And it may always be the way for me. But I have fun doing it, and like to challenge myself. Maybe that's part of the reason I use Linux? Who knows..... The point is, if you like it, keep at it. Maybe someday you'll release something that doesn't sound derivative, and sounds fresh, that you can be proud of--I still haven't, but that's not the point.