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You have risen to the next level, grasshopper. 🤣
Hey Denise ( @Cadgirl ), this is so awesome. In the old days (before computers, etc 😅 ), there wasn’t much a person could do with their guitar journey if they didn’t get into a band and/or start playing small gigs at clubs. So many of us on TAC start playing 20 – 50 years ago. And there are all sorts of stories about how that went. But now?
Well, one way to make our guitar journey more exciting is what you have gotten into. You can actually do this with a simple home computer and free software. Many of the TACers use Audacity. When I was very new to TAC I asked how others were recording and making the amazing videos I was seeing pop up on the forum and found out about Audacity. I tried it, but I settled on Ableton Live. Ableton Live Lite is also free. I haven’t used my DAW much because I got into the VOMs. And I use Musescore to draw up my sheet music, and it is also a free, open source program. Then there is Shotcut, another free, open source application that I use as my video editor (even though I had already bought one, I like this one better). And then of course, there is Open Office, you guessed it, free, open source office suite. I am a big fan of the free, open source software. It’s a bit of a story why Audacity didn’t work for me. But I realize now it wasn’t actually Audacity that caused me problems, but the audio interface I was using.
Anyway, back to your new discovery, Audacity. I am really happy for you. This is a whole nother rabbit hole and you can find hours and hours of fun inside this rabbit hole. And it can keep you entertained for years. Forever, really. And here’s the biggest kicker, it will make you a much better guitarist. Turns out, laying down tracks takes the same skill as playing in a band. You have to adjust your timing to an outside source. Nice. I have heard it said that getting a DAW was the break through that propelled a certain YouTuber, professional guitarist up to professional level. So, congratulations.
MG 😀