A few years ago, I tried 'learning by doing', but found myself becoming very overwhelmed. I would miss small, but key, steps, and did not understand some of the jargon and editing information.
So I promised myself I would go through - inch by inch, step by step - the entire owner's manual and worker's manual for the software and hardware I *hope* to work with over the next year.
The learning curve is steep. I am makint notes on everything - even features I may never use. I am approaching the entire thing as though I were taking a course (except I can only study short chunks of information every week or so).
It has been a major process, but I am learning SO much!
I love learning about gates, equalizers, inserts, sends, and all the different channels that I can use. I am learning about all sorts of editing tricks.
Last night I went through the Mixing chapter. There are so many features that I find fascinating!!
I never viewed myself as wanted to do any recording myself, but being able to record, edit, mix, and even master, myself would be an invaluable skill. So that is where I am headed!
I don't know how long it will take to learn and truly understand the whole process, but the very basics I may be able to learn properly over the next few years. Of course, I do not expect to ever be good enough for professional-sounding recordings, but the learning process is what I am looking forward to.
Knowing me, though, I will likely become overwhelmed and quite frustrated for the first several weeks before I understand how to configure and navigate through the program itself.
Although I would much rather be performance-focused, without the health to regularly perform or the money to professionally record new music, this is how I plan to accomplish my ever-evolving goals.
Above all, I love My Musical Life!
And I am looking forward to understanding the technical parts of production just a little bit better!
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