Furry Musicians Newsletter Issue Number 110 - 13/05/20
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Issue 110 - 13th May 2020
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Hello everyone!
Some gear talk:
A few weeks ago the snare side head one of my snares gave out while I was tuning it and unfortunately I didn't have a spare lying around.
While I was looking around online I thought to myself, I'd just do a full pit stop and change all the drum heads on the whole kit.
So I did that and after a while I had to admit to myself, that I didn't like the new snare head.
This was actually a first for me; it has never happened to me before that a snare head completely killed my vibe.
Do you like to change things up from time to time and try out all kinds of heads or strings and things like that?
Obviously with some things the money is an important factor; new tubes for a guitar amp or new speakers can be a bit pricey.
But are you someone who just likes to try out everything whenever possible?
Or are you more like me and just like to play it safe most of the time and just stick with what you know?
Well, I know what drum head I'm not going to buy anymore.
However: What I do like every now and then is some fresh music.
So I say next we take a good look around...
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Drums are definitely a very distinctive sound, but I think as far as other instruments like guitars go, or when you're in the realms of effects units / pedals / plugins etc then it does pay to at least spend a while learning what you've got inside out. You can always try using what you've got in ways that aren't 'normal' too. There's been several times I've run keyboards through guitar amps / cabinets to distort them differently, for example.
Knowledge is always going to be more valuable than new gear (unless it's replacing something broken of course), but everyone likes some new kit every now and then, just don't put yourself into difficulty or debt for it
That's actually a big part of the reason why I kinda let go of the whole re-amping thingy. When I first tried it years ago it was obviously super exciting, but at the same time also kind of frustrating. I would record guitar tracks and then spend so much time playing around with the sound(s) that it just completely destroyed my workflow.
Now I just record my sounds exactly the way they are and then make them work as good as I can. I'm able to focus more on the music without getting distracted by every tiny imperfection in the individual sounds, because I know there's only so much I can do about it. That kind of mindset just works a lot better for me.
Also: I love sending keyboard sounds through amps or effects and such. :D And I whole-heartedly agree that it's probably best to know your own gear inside out.
I work mostly with hardware - be it synthesizers or effects and I've had my fair share of GAS, collecting new synths and effects over time but in the end I ended up using none. Neither the ones I already owned nor the new ones because it was just too much. I was depressed because I was not making use of what I had.
In the end, I sold almost half of my studio and I don't regret a single sale. I now have a setup with great synths that I actively make use of. Though I'm eyeing that one other synth that has a sonic character I don't have yet in my musical palette, but that's going to be a well thought through decision.
I too have reduced and minimized my setup quite a bit over the years. And I'd say it was worth it.
It definitely sounds like you made the right decision there. That kind of experience helps us grow, even if it might feel like we've made a few wrong turns at first.
I know too many people who have had too much from the beginning.
In my experience, learning to work with less is a lot more helpful in the long run. Whatever keeps the creative juices flowing, right? :D