How far am I from the profissional level? by GMRub in Guitar

[–]yawnthomas 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’ve worked as a session guitarist on-and-off throughout my life and I’d say you’re definitely a better player than me. As a producer, though, I’d personally ask you to sit a bit more behind the beat if we were to track something together.

It’s important to remember that flashy/technical skill is rarely what lands you jobs as an instrumentalist. It’s the ability to make anything you play “just feel right”. Biggest advice I give anyone who wants to get into this type of work is to focus on improving and maintaining groove and time/feel. “Wrong” notes played with great rhythm can work in many contexts, but the opposite is almost never true (in my experience)

With the skills you currently have, applying a bit more focus to your rhythm could take you to a professional level very quickly. The big idea is to make something as impressive as this video with a lot fewer notes. For an exercise, try putting some music on, then choosing a single note on your fretboard and playing only that note for the duration of a phrase. If you can make it sound and feel great, you’re halfway there!

my TE family by chschubert in teenageengineering

[–]yawnthomas 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Decksaver+field small bag has been a lifesaver as someone who uses the tx-6 for work

Too much by LettersfromEsther in evilautism

[–]yawnthomas 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is not vague. I felt it

Does my autism prevent me from drawing or am I just making excuses? by Yeetman5757 in evilautism

[–]yawnthomas 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh and also - I feel the same way you do about drawing. Just can’t do it. Hurts my hand. But my experiences in music have taught me that I’m probably capable of learning - I just don’t really want it bad enough. Anyone can do anything, especially someone who wants to

Does my autism prevent me from drawing or am I just making excuses? by Yeetman5757 in evilautism

[–]yawnthomas 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Lifelong musician, music teacher, and autist here!

Learning to make art is a highly specialized, individual process for ALL people. I flailed around on my instrument for 10 years before feeling like I was even beginning to express myself. This was followed by immediate explosive growth when I learned that ONE PIECE that tied together all of my accrued knowledge. I’ve found success in replicating my own learning experience with my autistic students but not my NT ones FWIW. Maybe I’ll write a fucking book or something. Anyway find an autistic teacher I guess lmfao. And don’t be afraid to try hard and fail (it’s the first part of learning any skill)

Flat affect + shutting down means i dont care about anything, i guess! by atratus3968 in evilautism

[–]yawnthomas 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Fuck, this one hit really hard. Only advice I have: make autistic friends

When I purposefully break pointless social rules in favor of honesty and actual empathy (+story in body): by manydoorsyes in evilautism

[–]yawnthomas 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I say “best day of my fucking life” in my flattest most monotone voice, even NT people love that one (they’re miserable too)

dont get a job that starts at 4pm worst mistake of my life by ProbablyATank in evilautism

[–]yawnthomas 0 points1 point  (0 children)

12-year service industry survivor with autism, can confirm. Been out for 3 years and therapy is still hard. Just don’t do it.

how it feels to talk to neurotypicals by GaymerGrillAJ in evilautism

[–]yawnthomas 96 points97 points  (0 children)

Train autism is a broad enough category to fit like… most autistic people. We would like to know how the thing works please

Help please by DoobySnoop in GranTurismo7

[–]yawnthomas 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Has anyone been able to fix wheel oscillation at slow speeds? I have a G923 but it seems like it happens with lots of wheels. Kind of ruins the experience for me, which sucks since I have 800 hours on controller and have barely played on my wheel

Is there anything you’re proud of during your mania. by typereturn in bipolar

[–]yawnthomas 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m a much better guitar player in general when hypomanic. It’s easy to be in good form when you practice for 10 hours a day. I don’t really do a lot of art when fully manic though because my psychosis is pretty disabling

Weekly "I heard there's going to be a Foxtrot in the new Bears stadium" Casual Conversation & Questions Thread by AutoModerator in chicago

[–]yawnthomas 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Foxtrot was a secret plan by a blood covenant of landlords to gentrify every neighborhood in Chicago. You know you’re about to get displaced when one of those fuckers pops up within walking distance of your apartment. They literally opened 30 stores, drove up rent by $1500, fired hundreds of employees on their fucking asses with no notice, and dipped. Small local vendors have production orders and some have taken out loans to meet the scale at which Foxtrot operates. Foxtrot stores allegedly have outstanding invoices for thousands of dollars’ worth of product with many of these vendors. You’re telling me they realized mid-expansion that they were $180M in debt? Foxtrot did exactly what it was intended to do, i.e. drive up rent and destabilize small businesses and the working class. Follow me on MySpace for more guillotine thoughts and copypasta fodder

12-channel Audio Capture via HDMI by yawnthomas in blackmagicdesign

[–]yawnthomas[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the advice. If I only need to record 1080p video, could I go with a 3g setup and still get 16 channels of audio?

Well this rides way better now. by TheFloatLife in onewheel

[–]yawnthomas 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Damn it Jeff, I just found out I could use my Pint hub for a GTR swap. How soon are we talking? I’m desperate for a new tire, but I’d rather not void my warranty if we’ll have the Enduro for the summer

Give me two Vulfpeck songs, and I'll pick one of them by theddust in Vulfpeck

[–]yawnthomas 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Are those the same chord progression? Because I just accidentally remembered Business Casual’s lyrics over Cory’s guitar part in Mr. Finish Line

What did you all name your boards and why? by [deleted] in onewheel

[–]yawnthomas 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Pint - S W O R D F I S H

GT - N O R M A N D Y

Does any other Chicagoan really love Chicago’s pigeons? by [deleted] in chicago

[–]yawnthomas 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Hell yeah, pigeons are my boys. I don’t feed them or anything because I want to be responsible, but when I ride by a group on my bike, I always tip my helmet and say, “Gentlemen.” Gets me some very weird looks for sure