froze all my music projects,
started building simple oscillators,
still research, spending all the money (dont have so much) in parts
experimenting/building simple analogue synths
goodbye VST
Changing spending habits for 2013
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Changing spending habits for 2013
2013-01-07T21:31:35+00:00
I'll refrain from calling it a "new year's resolution", but I am done spending hundreds of dollars on software. For 2013, if I buy anything that's not hardware (and I'm sure I will), it's going to be UNDER $99 (as a rule). There are a few reasons for this:
1. I already have virtually EVERYTHING I need...well, almost :D
2. Acquiring more sounds, FX, and programs is no longer making my music "better". It's just giving me decision anxiety.
3. I'm not currently making money writing music (I've reached the point of negative return on investment). This is a big one! Most musicians and songwriters I know are no longer able to generate profits for their efforts, so why are we investing so much money on the tools? As far as expensive hobbies go, perhaps sailing lessons or a Tae Kwon Do class would be money better spent ;)
4. GAS is a serious condition! I'm starting to worry :scared:
5. My hard drive has become a clusterf*ck of files and folders and I cannot even keep track of (inventory) everything I have now. So, what's the point of adding more?
6. The market is finally saturated with TOO MUCH of everything: new sounds, new emulations of this and that, new versions of the same ole "analog" gear that is even more "warm" and "vintage" :roll: and an infinite variety of "high-quality" samples of everything that can we can hit, pluck, or make a noise with. F*********ck! Is anyone else getting sick of this yet?! How many versions of drum sounds do we REALLY need?!? :bang:
The end of 2012 (and now, the beginning of 2013) has seen a sickening number of "sales" such that my email is getting hit daily. It makes me want to unsubscribe from everyone.
I'm hereby entering into bargain-hunting mode. I truly believe we've reached the point of over-saturation and I'm just throwing money down a hole. Maybe I'll just save up for a new guitar that I can actually touch, visually appreciate, and resell someday. Hmmm....
Is anyone else kind of over it already? Or, do you still feel the need to obtain more of more?
Rich
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that beautiful house, the wife etc. ala David Byrne
the midnight conference call on a Sunday night with Microsoft
the 60 hour week last week by Thursday
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Post by wrench45us »
if software weren't real, would I be earning a paycheck?Less software, more real things in 2013.
how did I get here?
that beautiful house, the wife etc. ala David Byrne
the midnight conference call on a Sunday night with Microsoft
the 60 hour week last week by Thursday
picked a bad week to categorize software as not real
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