I've been struggling with various procrastination methods and other things that hold me back from actually being productive and finishing / producing tracks.
I've been trying to get into a "setup" for years now to where I'll feel "ready" but it's become an endless journey now of research, buying things, trying things out, reading more, and between this I have addictions to gaming, among other things.
I've spent more time READING ABOUT HOW TO DO IT, then doing it myself. I've watched so many MWTM tutorials, production tutorials, read so many music theory guides as well as videos... And trying things out sparsely !
I've looked this up somewhat, I think it's a DOPAMINE addiction I have, to watching endless youtube videos, or playing endless game matches online.
At the beginning of 2023, I said to myself
"OKAY! I'm done with tutorials and research, I've bought enough plugins, I'm completely setup now, I'll start making music constantly and putting it out there"
Now it's 2024, and analyzing my past year, I've bought a bunch of new plugins, bought some hardware synths to play with, wasted about a total of 5 months gaming
(legit december to feburary first, all I did was play video games lol)
I got fed up with all the research and watching videos and took a 2 month break gaming, now I'm kind of burnt out on gaming, and I'm writing this post right now after looking up what's new at NAMM 2024. I got a bunch of bookmarks and tutorials I could continue watching or reading, but I really need to just delete them and open up my f**king daw and start again. I feel like I need some dopamine detox first, maybe a week away from internet...
Any advice?
I've been trying to get into a "setup" for years now to where I'll feel "ready" but it's become an endless journey now of research, buying things, trying things out, reading more, and between this I have addictions to gaming, among other things.
I've spent more time READING ABOUT HOW TO DO IT, then doing it myself. I've watched so many MWTM tutorials, production tutorials, read so many music theory guides as well as videos... And trying things out sparsely !
I've looked this up somewhat, I think it's a DOPAMINE addiction I have, to watching endless youtube videos, or playing endless game matches online.
At the beginning of 2023, I said to myself
"OKAY! I'm done with tutorials and research, I've bought enough plugins, I'm completely setup now, I'll start making music constantly and putting it out there"
Now it's 2024, and analyzing my past year, I've bought a bunch of new plugins, bought some hardware synths to play with, wasted about a total of 5 months gaming
(legit december to feburary first, all I did was play video games lol)
I got fed up with all the research and watching videos and took a 2 month break gaming, now I'm kind of burnt out on gaming, and I'm writing this post right now after looking up what's new at NAMM 2024. I got a bunch of bookmarks and tutorials I could continue watching or reading, but I really need to just delete them and open up my f**king daw and start again. I feel like I need some dopamine detox first, maybe a week away from internet...
Any advice?
Statistics: Posted by kanoharuayu — Sat Feb 03, 2024 4:36 pm — Replies 12 — Views 195