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DJ Warmonger · Post by **DJ Warmonger** » Thu Mar 19, 2015 5:52 pm

We spend lots of money on gear, but no-one cares about our music lol.

It's a trap

The reality is, lots better gear won't help you make better music. The gear can only make it faster / more convenient.

Luckily I'm not a gear head and feel satisfied with relatively small setup.

cryophonik · Post by **cryophonik** » Thu Mar 19, 2015 5:53 pm

I guess I don't really see how the "we spend lots of money on gear" part relates to the "no-one cares" part. Like most people here, I'm a hobbyist who enjoys making music in my spare time and, yeah, it's cool that people like it, listen to it, even buy some of it. But, that has no relationship to how much money I've spent. I buy stuff because I like trying and owning new stuff, not because I think it will make more people listen to my music. With the exception of my recording front end (i.e., mics, preamps, compressors, interface), I could have made pretty much the same songs with a cheap laptop, a DAW with bundled plugins, and a handful of freebie plugins.

If you really want people to listen to and "like" your music these days, you need to be on SoundCloud, ReverbNation, FB, etc., listening to everybody else and leaving comments. As a casual observer, that seems to be the formula these days - buy listens/likes/follows with listens/likes/follows.

Tricky-Loops · Post by **Tricky-Loops** » Thu Mar 19, 2015 7:11 pm

foosnark wrote:...once you've seen a few extreme closeups of bees' eyes you don't really need to see 89 more of them that day.)...

Well, there are still one million other different insects with eyes!

Tricky-Loops · Post by **Tricky-Loops** » Thu Mar 19, 2015 7:20 pm

DJ Warmonger wrote:The reality is, lots better gear won't help you make better music. The gear can only make it faster / more convenient.

Of course, they're tools. Same as buying 100 pencils won't make you a better drawer. But learning to draw will...

On the other hand, there are also people who like to experiment with new pencils instead of drawing professional drawings...as long as they don't harm anyone with all their pencils, they can collect them till they die...

She Changed Her Mind · Thu Mar 19, 2015 7:39 pm

Spent less than €1400 so far.
A DAW and hardware.
What else does one need?

thecontrolcentre · Post by **thecontrolcentre** » Thu Mar 19, 2015 7:52 pm

She Changed Her Mind wrote:Spent less than €1400 so far.
A DAW and hardware.
What else does one need?

I'll write you a list.

vurt · Post by **vurt** » Thu Mar 19, 2015 8:36 pm

She Changed Her Mind wrote:Spent less than €1400 so far.
A DAW and hardware.
What else does one need?

massive bag of weed and a nice pipe.

cryophonik · Post by **cryophonik** » Thu Mar 19, 2015 8:41 pm

She Changed Her Mind wrote: What else does one need?

DubTurbo....duh

Deep Purple · Post by **Deep Purple** » Thu Mar 19, 2015 8:42 pm

She Changed Her Mind wrote:Spent less than €1400 so far.
A DAW and hardware.
What else does one need?

More cowbell

Tricky-Loops · Post by **Tricky-Loops** » Thu Mar 19, 2015 8:45 pm

She Changed Her Mind wrote:Spent less than €1400 so far.
A DAW and hardware.
What else does one need?

Energy drinks...

Doug1978 · Post by **Doug1978** » Thu Mar 19, 2015 9:58 pm

She Changed Her Mind wrote:Spent less than €1400 so far.
A DAW and hardware.
What else does one need?

Blood.
Fresh blood.

RunBeerRun · Post by **RunBeerRun** » Thu Mar 19, 2015 11:09 pm

Tricky-Loops wrote:
She Changed Her Mind wrote:Spent less than €1400 so far.
A DAW and hardware.
What else does one need?
Energy drinks...

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vurt · Post by **vurt** » Fri Mar 20, 2015 12:11 am

Doug1978 wrote:
She Changed Her Mind wrote:Spent less than €1400 so far.
A DAW and hardware.
What else does one need?
Blood.
Fresh blood.

dammit! now im horny!