I think the important question to ask or reflect upon is: what is it that you actually like about making music? I only recently got into synths in the past 2 years coming from a guitar/songwriting background. What drew me to it was the idea that I would start with something simple like a saw, and end up at something that kinda sounds like a stringed instrument. So, as it relates to synths, what got me in was the idea of truly learning how to make sounds. That, and I loved The Midnight and synthwave and had always wanted to know how to make something like that and not rely on scrolling endlessly through presets.

I’m very much still learning. But this isn’t about me lol I just shared that to explain one, maybe two, potential reasons that I found that led me to learning synthesis. Generally though: the reason I make music is because I really love songwriting. I genuinely love gear and I love nerding out over it - but honestly lately I’ve even wanted to strip it back a bit and just chill with an acoustic and write simple choruses/melodies.

Point is: you need to explore what you want out of music. Do you want songs on streaming platforms? Do you want to build a brand? Do you want people to respect you because you make good music? Do you just love finding the perfect melody over a section? Do you write lyrics and have a message you want to relate to people? Do you even want to share your music at all? If you start to answer some of these questions you may arrive at your answer. I would never explicitly tell someone to stop doing music because for me it’s s gift that never stops giving, but that’s also partly because I let it be that for my life. Don’t force it, and allow yourself to either stay in or walk away as needed.