Tuned in to Random Acts of Kindness!

>>1220
You could be 60 and pickup the violin for the very first time and still get pretty good at it in a year at most.
Stop giving a shit about your age anon

I'm almost 30 and learning a new language that's known to be difficult. Working hard and making progress.
The idea that you have to be young to learn something or get even remotely good at it is a complete neurosis if you have any free time (which most people do, one hour a day after work for a year can do a lot from nowhere to something, and after many years suddenly you've got a real skill especially if you try to dedicate more hours of efficient practice). I've learned tons of time intensive things in my free time just because I can.
There's even people who are 40+ who quit their jobs, learn a new skill, a new language, and move to a completely different country and get residency there.
Never limit yourself. If you want something, do it.

Nice to see /kind/ spirit still lives on. I haven't been here since shortly before the previous .moe shut down. A few bad apples at the time made me go elsewhere.

>>1360
You put it very well! I believe one of the few advantages when learning something as a child is that it's an almost automatic process, like basic grammar and dialect are picked up like your mothertongue, which means you don't have to think about the how.
I think usually the older you get, the more advantages shift. You become more focused, patient, resistent against setbacks and so on, essentially your life experience can push you forward in many ways.

>>1360
>>1361
all this talk about learning new skills reminds me of the comiket in japan! it's a good place to see people show off their creativity!

>>1220
Ryo Fukui taught himself to play piano when he was 22 and released this when he was 28:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hrr3dp7zRQY

I think the age thing really only applies to competitive sports and first-language acquisition. Unless you have hand arthritis or something, you can learn to play most of the repertoire as long as you develop good technique. My experience as a (former) violinist is that the hardest part as a beginner is getting a good sound out of the instrument and this can be very frustrating, but it's just something that takes practice. You should definitely get a teacher, though. If you live near a music college, they might offer discount lessons from students there. I could recommend some practice books but there's no replacement for a good teacher, especially with something like the violin.

>>1257
>per the OP, what kind of songs are best for learning on a violin as well?
There are a lot of books with practice pieces specifically for beginners. I'd have to dig through storage to be sure, but I'm pretty sure I used Kayser's 36 Violin Studies as a student.
It's not really for absolute beginners, but Vivaldi's violin concerto in A minor is a well-known, relatively easy piece if you want to play "real" music.
Folk music can also be a good source for easy tunes.

>>1360
Welcome home friend.

>>1320
By the way, Here's how they look like, and feel free to show me your results!

>>1320
Good timing for this thread, with SLC being confirmed to get a proper NHL team.

Parker? Is that you? What's with the Olympic mascots?!

Can you put the sticky >>1 back? We had one for as long as I can remember, across all servers, it feels wrong without it.

>>1314
It's back, my bad. Would you mind if I edited the sticky in the future?

>>1315
Thank you. Of course, feel free to edit it.

>>1127
Hope you have a nice day too, OP.

You too anon

>>1127
hmm... thanks. i will be lazy today!

I read this post every morning and every night before I go to bed.
Thank you, anon.

>>1486
I kind of have that problem with my analog synths. I have a Prophet-10 and a Behringer Model D. I wanted the Prophet and Minimoog sounds to get a '70s type of feeling, but at the same time I really want something less brash.

I'm currently waiting to see what happens with the ISLA Instruments Caladan. It's going to be based around using different types of voice cards to effectively become a musical chameleon. They're taking feedback for potential cards on their forum, and a Jupiter 8 card is one of the most-requested ones. If it manages to nail the sound authentically, I'll probably end up buying one. Roland synths seem to do softer sounds better than their American counterparts, and for me having both a Prophet-10 and a modern Jupiter 8 could possibly end my GAS for analog polysynths. I don't even find the classic Oberheims all that appealing, but it would still be nice to have something that could cover that ground for the few sounds I'd want it for (like the "99 Luftballons" pad sound).


I definitely don't plan on parting with my Prophet though. It's versatile for being such a simple polysynth, and with the polymod feature you can easily get some pretty exotic sounds.

I have a few, mainly small inexpensive things like the Minibrute and behringer model D, and the obligatory MicroKorg. Also have a Korg Triton (the dark blue K-On!-spec one that weighs an absolute ton) but I mainly use that just for its built in presets like a keyboard because actually modifying the sounds on it looks like pure menu dive hell.

>>1488
>Microkorg
I really considered getting one of those when of those when I first started getting into synthesizers and wasn't sure what I wanted. I ended up wasting money on a Casio XW-P1 that I soon realized wasn't up my alley. I'm sure I would have felt the same about a Microkorg though. I bet you could make some good sounds with either, but I need something that personally inspired me. Unfortunately, a lot of the synths I'm interested in are ticking time bombs as far as maintenance is concerned.
>Korg Triton
That seems like it would be nice for making pad sounds with a decent editor. People rip on '90s ROMplers, but there's something special about those digital pad sounds they were capable of. A big problem is how overused a lot of presets were back then, at least with Roland's stuff. I have a JV-1080 and feel afraid to use it for recording for exactly that reason. For me the problem with making sounds by combining relatively complex samples is that it's hard to make anything that doesn't draw attention to itself. Maybe Korg's stuff is better about that though.

I ended up getting an old Kurzweil rack synth a while ago that I still need to dive into. The V.A.S.T. engine seems like it offers a ton of possibilities, but I also find it imposing. If I remember right, the one I bought has sampling capabilities too. That in itself would give it a leg up over similar synths. I plan on using it as an atmospheric pad machine further on down the line when I work up the motivation to learn it.

Here's a nice little atmospheric K2500 piece I keep coming back to:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_t4-2VqXtU

I have over 30 synthesizer... plugins
I really only use Pigments and sometimes Vital myself and the others exist just for factory presets haha

>>1490
I'm too autistic for plugin instruments nowadays. I find Dexed really useful as a patch editor and librarian though. Creating sounds on a real DX7 would be a nightmare.

Have you had any luck yet, OP?

>>1505
That's a pretty tough hobby you've got there, OP? I'm pretty big on anime myself and if all you wanted to talk about was stuff from the 60-80s we'd probably have nothing to talk about after an hour, haha. Ever thought about branching out your interests? Music, Movies, Board Games, Books, Dancing, Yoga, Martial Arts, Arts and Crafts, Drawing, Woodwork etc?

>>1509
You're pretty young still, have you tried checking out local university societies (if you even go to university)? I was able to make my entire current irl friend group from going to the vidya/anime society they had there and discovered a lot of those guys loved retro gaming and anime and I talked about it with them all the time. It's my go to for younger anons and even freshers at uni, uni soc's are some of the best places to meet like minded people.

Check out the community centers and stuff around your area too, might be a good shout if you're looking for friends.

I'd also say that comic cons can be great places to meet people, if you see someone cosplaying a character you like you can usually run up to them and just be like "woah cool cosplay" and get a conversation going, in some cases you can add their contact info and become friends with them. Meetups are good for this especially if you can cosplay a character from that, I went to an Ace Attorney meetup a few years back and joined a discord full of AA fans and while I'm not super active there anymore, it seems like it's full of like minded people that just wanna be friends and have a fun time over a shared interest.

Hope I helped you man.

>>1505
Anime conventions. You will find most people there revolting, as any sane person would, but it can be pretty funny. Anyways, check out some of the panels, there's usually someone doing something on classic anime. Go there and talk to some people. Could be good.

I'm trying to figure that out myself, OP. I started going to these places that are designed for people with issues to make friends and get help and I'm trying to enjoy myself there. There's one with a pool table with no chalk. Sometimes people bring chalk but I've never played with chalk there. There's another where they can help you find jobs. Staff members at this one are supposed to be indistinguishable from club members, and they may have some pretty silly staff members but I don't know. I was thinking of going to a night club last night but I've been feeling what I think may be depression so I opted not to go. I don't drink but I don't have the money to pay the entry fee at a lot of the places I'd want to try, right now. I've never met my internet friends in real life. I've talked to people online and met them in person but they've never been people I really considered myself having been friendly with on a level that made me feel a special bond with them. Anyhow, I think that this is a personal question that you can answer yourself. It's good you're looking for resources on how you can make friends. Personally, after high school, virtually all of my connections that I've have some reverence for have been made online. I'm trying to change that.

>>1513
You sound pretty cool. I just wanted to say that

>>1141
>but my desktop is shamefully littered with files, so I won't post it...
Same, but here's my background image.

I've been really lazy. I gotta overclock my CPU and I'm several kernel updates behind!!

>>1123
My desktop has always been a mess but I change the background once every few years I guess. Right now it's Stonehenge from Ace Combat 4.

Cool, Rin enjoyers.

>>1011
Rin was my first route. Whenever I think of this game I think of her, I'll never forget the first time I went through that roller coaster, it messed with me during and after her route. She's got a special place in my heart as well.

>>1085
>intense experiences
whoa! sounds rad! i remember being similar when i was a kid. those
were fun times!
>>1086
if you don't like your job, why don't you get another one? like something more fun and fits you, like writing?

>>1104
Hey, now. That makes 3 of us already! I am happy to have you here, anon.

I tried to go for Rin in my first route, but ended up on Emi. I like her as well, her dynamic with Rin is incredebly precious. Same here, if I think about it, the first thing that comes into my mind is she. I honestly don't know what hit me the hardest in the entire route. For me it was more of a boxing match, one where I couldn't get it together from one hit to the next. One where I went down in the first round, but I got beaten again and again, not being able to do anything, just laying there, taking it all. No idea how many times I stared at the wall, starting to think about the topics that were touched, my intepretations of it, debating with myself about conclusions I have come to and statements from the route. I also had to get every ending, I couldn't pass on that. The neutral ending, huly fucking shit. Just thinking about it made a few tears appear.

>>1110
I tried to get away from my field several times already, all attempts failed. I tried picking something I like, it failed. I tried picking something that may have circumstances that are bearable, it failed.
I don't like writing. If I did, then I wouldn't have stopped doing it for more than a decade nor would I have put my project on hold.
A job being fun sounds like very high expectations for me btw. It all boils down to a job being profitable, which means money needs to flow. Supplier and demand, customers, that bullshit. Whatever you do, you are always subject to the whims of customers. Even if you are self employed and are your own boss, you have to do something that sells. After all you have to eat. Exempt working for the government or church, payed by taxes.

>>1112
/rin/ when

>>1113
Every time you open it, parity starts playing.