SEMS wrote:Wallace wrote:Finished uni late last year and started work early Jan. Haven't made any jams since. At work all day thinking: I should get on that mpc when I get home. Get home, too tired/ no inspiration etc. What to do peeps? How do you get **** done with a 9-5?
Don't force it. In fact, don't think about it at all. When you're ready to create, you'll be compelled to do so & nothing will stop you. And don't feel bad looking at your equipment either, it's there & you'll be compelled to use that when the time is right too.
A few years back I had an audio-related 9-5, which made it worse because at the end of the day my ears were shot. So I didn't do anything during the week. I actually used the time to get in shape. But on the weekends, forget about it... from the moment I woke up pretty much until I went to sleep I was all about my own music. Not because I was forced to, but because after the whole week of not touching my equipment I was compelled to.
Good luck bro!
it is tough to find time with a steady 9-5, wife, and then add kid(s) to the mix...!
Very true don't force things....
There are days I fire everything up in anticipation of getting something down and end up powering down an hour later. Or there are times I just sit down in front of everything and diddle, sketch, fart around etc. Point is keep chipping away, and when there is something you like, SAVE. You can always go back and delete later if you not feeling it, but if its is something you like, just keep building and building.