Originally posted by bruno123:
after three months of collecting files and playing with Sonar and my Tyros, I enjoyed getting back to just playing again. You can get lost with info/data and forget why you bought the keyboard in the first place. John C.
I TOTALLY relate to what John C. (Bruno123) is saying here. Though I certainly appreciate the benefit of computer software tools in assisting us with our music, the continous hours, weeks, and months it takes to both learn & keep up with the continous software changes often feels overwhelming, and frequently eats into the precious time we get to actually enjoy playing our keyboards, as well as improving our chops.
It would be interesting to hear how other people here deal with this. How do you balance your actual keyboard playing/practice time with the 'other side' of the arranger playing coin: collecting/tweaking styles, sequencing, and other computer related music activities (learning how to use use new equipment, software, etc)?
- Scott