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At 02:20 PM 8/25/2003, msottilaro wrote: >On Monday, August 25, 2003, at 12:54 PM, Kim Flint wrote: >>On the other hand are the ones Cara speaks of, those who constantly toss >>out one thing to try the next shiny object, with no clear vision of what >>they are looking for. You never become intimate enough with any one >thing >>to really make it a part of your ability to express yourself. > >I think I totally understand that process, but it is not always a bad >thing. > I have to admit, I went crazy and tried a LOT of stuff. >(relative to most) I don't think of it as a waste of time or money at >all >though. I learned a lot. >Overall, my gear is finally becoming more and more honed and >focused. Sometimes you can't know if something is for you unless you try >it. ok, that makes sense, you had to spend some time seeking after what you want. But it also seems clear that you actually had an idea of what it was you wanted, even if you didn't totally understand or see it at the time. You had direction. That's a lot different from the poor souls who are always searching but have no idea what they are looking for. >So now I have a very clear idea of what I like to do, what I'm good at >and >what sounds I like to hear. More often I hear myself asking, "Does this >piece of gear serve me? Should I get rid of it?" It's been really good >and cathartic. I play more than I ever have and I've been having a >great >time. And so there you go. Now that you have found what you were looking for, you can focus on really creating music with it instead of distracting yourself by trying a thousand different parameter settings on gear you eventually sell. As you say, you find this a lot more satisfying, which I totally relate to since I went through the same thing. And now I expect you'll find the quality of music you make gets better as well. I think that happens because you finally get a chance to really practice using the one setup, really learn it at a deep level, and really start being able to speak with it. It takes a while to reach that point with any instrument, and if you keep starting over you never get there. >The prospect of learning another interface isn't what I want to be doing >with my time right now. Me neither. I find I'm much happier focusing on the few things I already seem to be pretty good at and getting a lot better at them. When I was 20 I wanted to be the Jack of All Trades. It took me years to figure out why that's always followed by Master of None. kim ______________________________________________________________________ Kim Flint | Looper's Delight kflint@loopers-delight.com | http://www.loopers-delight.com