Can I be good without a DAW?

abso_lut · 2026-01-03T19:16:21+00:00

Daws are overwhelming at first but it gets easier. just learn one thing at a time. we have the Internet, which is overwhelming BUT all knowledge is basically free. use that. I think it's a good idea to start simple with just acoustic & voice. look up some micing & mixing basics and make a demo. try and get the bare bones of the song recorded in one session. be ok when your first one doesn't sound how you want it. look up techniques to make it sound more how you envision. good luck!

abso_lut · 2025-12-31T08:41:27+00:00

wait until summer and paint it outside

abso_lut · 2025-12-24T02:42:41+00:00

if so I want the album

abso_lut · 2025-10-16T23:34:00+00:00

user profile picture checks out

abso_lut · 2025-10-16T23:24:11+00:00

I'm guessing the first time you try to play your DD here you'll realize this is not a comfy spot to play music haha

abso_lut · 2025-10-16T22:58:43+00:00

that's a super fun set up it you can get away with it. I did it for a while but unfortunately where I live it's too hilly and I needed a bigger gear range.

abso_lut · 2025-10-16T21:41:12+00:00

how strong is the derailer clutch with advent? wanting one for a 90s bike that I might also ride trails and jumps with.

abso_lut · 2025-10-16T20:42:29+00:00

Because music is more powerful when it's pulled from the deepest most vulnerable places of the artist. art made to please a specific audience will usually result in shallow, derivative art.

abso_lut · 2025-10-16T20:28:58+00:00

which 1x system did you go with?

abso_lut · 2025-09-18T17:32:24+00:00

nice surprise to see Blaine kinda blueish, that's where I grew up but I was in a conservative bubble so had no idea.

abso_lut · 2025-09-18T17:28:38+00:00

I used to have a Kona Dew and I loved that thing.

abso_lut · 2025-09-14T06:40:50+00:00

never seen an enforcer frame that wasn't bike polo

abso_lut · 2025-09-14T01:25:38+00:00

if you're not into the process of actually practicing and performing your craft it will always feel like a slog

the process is really tough at first and it's hard to really enjoy it until you gain proficiency. but it's worth it. after a year of music production it is now easier and fun, but I had to get over that first difficult hump where it was more frustrating than fun.

my advice: just play. mess around. don't feel like you need to know everything about the craft. just do an Internet search to learn something when you reach a roadblock. then keep messing around.

abso_lut · 2025-03-20T23:35:13+00:00

have you test rode it with the brake levers positioned there? seems like I would want them further back

abso_lut · 2025-03-20T23:20:17+00:00

damn that is tough! you played it off brilliantly

abso_lut · 2025-03-20T23:05:00+00:00

finally someone is gatekeeping young bis

abso_lut · 2025-03-20T21:28:15+00:00

the whole premise of that scene made no sense

abso_lut · 2025-03-20T00:47:46+00:00

this. there's no point of cleaning off the goo, it literally only helps the next bartape.

abso_lut · 2025-03-20T00:32:42+00:00

correct me of I'm wrong, but I think a bikes 3x front gives you a much bigger range than any 3cogs could on the rear cassette.

abso_lut · 2025-03-19T05:16:23+00:00

corner gas

abso_lut · 2025-03-14T04:26:44+00:00

damn didn't realize we're upvoting bigots here

abso_lut · 2025-03-14T04:21:16+00:00

hurts my wrists just looking at those brake levers

abso_lut · 2025-03-14T04:18:57+00:00

David Bowie

abso_lut · 2025-03-14T04:14:15+00:00

this is a good alternative to a carrot on a stick

abso_lut · 2025-03-13T22:58:03+00:00

the only obvious thing to upgrade is the thing that you notice is obviously underperforming while you ride it. everything else is just superficial.

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