Nyrrth
Active Member
This is a somewhat long post, but I just needed some guidance and motivation in kickstarting my delayed foray into seriously pursuing music. The TL;DR version is "I'm starting to seriously pursue technical guitar playing and DIY production quite late in the game, so I need a bit of direction and tips".
The longer version:
So I just had an epiphany at turning 35 a couple weeks ago - I've spent the last 10-12 years wasting my time on mindless noodling on the guitar when the mood struck, and this needs to change fast!
Every now and then I would enter a "phase" for a few months where I would get somewhat serious, practice a bit (without any real structure), get involved in bands/projects temporarily (vocals, with some guitar), and then for one reason or another, end up setting aside the instrument for months or even years. I've also been very disillusioned with the whole band thing, because it was always hard to get a group of people together - whether it was due to personal priorities or musical direction. I built a home recording studio two months ago and finally decided to give my newfound passion for guitar and music another chance.
At this point my goals are two-fold - (1) get back to the basics and refine my guitar technique and be able to play more technical stuff, and (2) be able to record, mix and produce my ideas and be a DIY musician. I don't have pretensions of being the next star. I just want to give my passion the attention it has been lacking all these years, make some music, post it online and have fun with it. I guess I'm a late starter, whether it was picking up a guitar for the first time at age 21-22 back home in India, joining the Sevenstring forum (yesterday!), or finally realizing at the ripe old age of 35 that I need to get my butt in gear to truly get some happiness out of music, instead of moping over lost time.
Here is a link to my Soundcloud page:
xxPorcupinexTreexx's sounds on SoundCloud - Create, record and share your sounds for free
I only have two samples on there. The first one is a scratch idea I was playing around with a few weeks ago. The other one is just an Opeth cover I did last year for fun. Both samples were entirely done by me, including the horribly androgynous pitch-shifted/format enhanced voice at the end of the Opeth song!
This seems like a fantastic forum, so I'd really like to hear from anyone who started off relatively late in the game, as well as those who have some insight into how best I can achieve my goals.
Thanks!![Headbang :hbang: :hbang:](http://www.sevenstring.org/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/hbang2.gif)
The longer version:
So I just had an epiphany at turning 35 a couple weeks ago - I've spent the last 10-12 years wasting my time on mindless noodling on the guitar when the mood struck, and this needs to change fast!
Every now and then I would enter a "phase" for a few months where I would get somewhat serious, practice a bit (without any real structure), get involved in bands/projects temporarily (vocals, with some guitar), and then for one reason or another, end up setting aside the instrument for months or even years. I've also been very disillusioned with the whole band thing, because it was always hard to get a group of people together - whether it was due to personal priorities or musical direction. I built a home recording studio two months ago and finally decided to give my newfound passion for guitar and music another chance.
At this point my goals are two-fold - (1) get back to the basics and refine my guitar technique and be able to play more technical stuff, and (2) be able to record, mix and produce my ideas and be a DIY musician. I don't have pretensions of being the next star. I just want to give my passion the attention it has been lacking all these years, make some music, post it online and have fun with it. I guess I'm a late starter, whether it was picking up a guitar for the first time at age 21-22 back home in India, joining the Sevenstring forum (yesterday!), or finally realizing at the ripe old age of 35 that I need to get my butt in gear to truly get some happiness out of music, instead of moping over lost time.
Here is a link to my Soundcloud page:
xxPorcupinexTreexx's sounds on SoundCloud - Create, record and share your sounds for free
I only have two samples on there. The first one is a scratch idea I was playing around with a few weeks ago. The other one is just an Opeth cover I did last year for fun. Both samples were entirely done by me, including the horribly androgynous pitch-shifted/format enhanced voice at the end of the Opeth song!
This seems like a fantastic forum, so I'd really like to hear from anyone who started off relatively late in the game, as well as those who have some insight into how best I can achieve my goals.
Thanks!
![Headbang :hbang: :hbang:](http://www.sevenstring.org/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/hbang2.gif)