IsolinearMoogle Posted April 20, 2009 Author Share Posted April 20, 2009 If you can get away with it, why not? Business ethics. And karma. Plus, musicians are usually under pretty extreme scrutiny in their jobs (at least in my experience, which is not universal). If you take a teaching job or a gig, your skill level should become obvious quickly. Excellent - but your posts only told me you had a Mac w/ GB and Logic, so... (also, several people spent clicking everything in FL Studio's piano roll for a long while until they got controllers. It's a way of doing things, just not a particularly good one if you want to avoid RSI ). Yeah. I don't know what RS is, but note-by-note entry sucks pretty hard. I had to pick up the controller for composing with Finale. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IsolinearMoogle Posted April 20, 2009 Author Share Posted April 20, 2009 My current goal at the moment is to get my apps to work. Well, I wish you the best of luck. I know absolutely nothing about Linux. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gario Posted April 20, 2009 Share Posted April 20, 2009 Most of your rules were great pieces of advice, except I am at a complete loss as to what this means... Rule 34: There is porn of it. No exceptions.Could you clarify, please? I'm really curious, here...Oh, and for this... Rule 24: Music theory. It makes you a better writer if you read other books; it makes you a better composer if you figure out how everyone else did it.I'd recommend NOT just picking up a book on music theory and reading it... when you sing or listen to music listen for what specifically sounded good (and what didn't) and make a mental note of it. Try to replicate it in your DAW, afterwards. You'll learn so much more if you do this first before picking up a theory book... of course, after you've done that for a while pick up those damn theory books and find out what you've been listening to and realize why it works.I find that to be more helpful to composers than just reading up on a bunch of crap - listen critically (Of course, this is all a mood point if your a trained musician already, as you'll probably know all that stuff...). I'm also on Yoozer with the 'Getting away with it' bit. If people will pay you for your work, great! It's not an opportunity everyone can enjoy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IsolinearMoogle Posted April 21, 2009 Author Share Posted April 21, 2009 I'd recommend NOT just picking up a book on music theory and reading it... when you sing or listen to music listen for what specifically sounded good (and what didn't) and make a mental note of it. Try to replicate it in your DAW, afterwards. You'll learn so much more if you do this first before picking up a theory book... Listening is definitely imperative! But so is having a framework to understand how to replicate things. It's a lot easier to hear something and re-create it if you've got a basic understanding of how pitches, intervals, scales, and chords work. Most good books will come with a CD of examples, too — even better. I'm also on Yoozer with the 'Getting away with it' bit. If people will pay you for your work, great! It's not an opportunity everyone can enjoy. I think my original point was not well-expressed. I actually do make about 75% of my income from music, and I encourage anybody who has a shot at making some money doing what they love. I was just defending the term "professional" by suggesting that, in most cases, it can be implied that a professional has a good amount of skill at what they do... otherwise, why are they getting paid? Maybe Yoozer was originally advocating for those who are "non-professional", which I entirely support. Simply looking through the bios of contributors here makes it clear that there are definitely a lot of very talented musicians who rarely, if ever, see a dime for their art. In any case — hooray for musicians, whether they make money or not! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Azure Posted April 21, 2009 Share Posted April 21, 2009 Could you clarify, please? I'm really curious, here... Google for something like "rules of the internet" and look for rule #34. That said, the Rule 34 here is obviously not serious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gario Posted April 21, 2009 Share Posted April 21, 2009 That said, the Rule 34 here is obviously not serious. Okay, sometimes I really can't tell who's joking and who isn't - it IS a forum, after all... Thanks for clearing that up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Azure Posted April 21, 2009 Share Posted April 21, 2009 Okay, sometimes I really can't tell who's joking and who isn't - it IS a forum, after all... Thanks for clearing that up! Sorry if I came off as obnoxious... I just meant, once you found what Rule 34 was on Google, then at that point it would become obvious that it was a joke. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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