I’ve come out the other side of yet some more cognitive dissonance I’ve been sitting on, and as such think I’ve properly (re)appraised my relationship with art as a whole and what bases I actually value it on. That being said, I still don’t think I’ll return to creative writing—but I’ve at least answered the question of why there’s been such a gap between my interests as a writer and as a reader for so long…
…And also the question of why making music sounds like a much more synergistic prospect in comparison; I’ve indeed been fiddling around in FL Studio since first I mentioned it, on that note, which has turned out both easier and harder than I thought it would. On one hand, the actual mechanics have been surprisingly digestible so far—especially between more simply working with some thorough soundfonts for now and this absolutely stellar introduction to sound design for when I’m ready to make my own—and my background in music theory through having learned a few instruments has certainly served my ear well…but on the other hand, I’m already brushing up against the limits of my (lack of) expertise; I’d like to start turning out some breakbeat stuff as per Hideki Naganumaet al., for instance, but I’m struggling to even pitch Sonic Rush’s various guitar samples in a way that doesn’t sound absolutely tedious to go through for an entire song. Time will tell whether I find all this more trouble than it’s worth, I guess.
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Date: 2025-11-01 11:02 pm (UTC)I’ve come out the other side of yet some more cognitive dissonance I’ve been sitting on, and as such think I’ve properly (re)appraised my relationship with art as a whole and what bases I actually value it on. That being said, I still don’t think I’ll return to creative writing—but I’ve at least answered the question of why there’s been such a gap between my interests as a writer and as a reader for so long…
…And also the question of why making music sounds like a much more synergistic prospect in comparison; I’ve indeed been fiddling around in FL Studio since first I mentioned it, on that note, which has turned out both easier and harder than I thought it would. On one hand, the actual mechanics have been surprisingly digestible so far—especially between more simply working with some thorough soundfonts for now and this absolutely stellar introduction to sound design for when I’m ready to make my own—and my background in music theory through having learned a few instruments has certainly served my ear well…but on the other hand, I’m already brushing up against the limits of my (lack of) expertise; I’d like to start turning out some breakbeat stuff as per Hideki Naganuma et al., for instance, but I’m struggling to even pitch Sonic Rush’s various guitar samples in a way that doesn’t sound absolutely tedious to go through for an entire song. Time will tell whether I find all this more trouble than it’s worth, I guess.