1.) Use the sequencer as much as you can.
Some people improve their technique more quickly than others, but chances are, you will suck in the first handful of sequences (unless you're an extremely trained musician).
At the end of the day, there's no true shortcut to getting better. It all comes from getting experience from making your own sequences, listening to others' sequences, listening to musicians outside of OS, etc.
Some of the most respected composers on this site have spent endless hours into the website, so if you want good results, you're going to need to put in the extra effort. The amount of time you put in the site will come to show.
2.) Focus on your own growth.
Refrain from comparing yourself to others in a negative light— telling yourself you can't do something will only hurt you. Be realistic about your goals and know what YOU want to achieve.
3.) Capitalize on your weaknesses as soon as possible.
There's no harm in improving what you're already good at, but if you know you can't do something, please spend some extra time on it, seriously.
Closing your eyes will not make percussion go away. Closing your eyes will not make people who use other instruments go away. These are the things you won't be able to run away from as you keep broadening your music skills.
The sooner you can get comfortable with percussion (or any other skill you're trying to avoid), the sooner it will come to you like second nature. Things take time and effort to accustom to.
4.) Get used to working with the worst.
If you're new to the website, you need to make do with what you have now. Online Sequencer rarely receives any major updates—and if it gets updated at all—these are to fix performance issues. Don't put your hopes on things like new instruments or increased ranges of existing instruments.
To compensate for the lack of content, OS users have coined many techniques to use existing content in a unique and meaningful way. My best advice is to study other users who practice things like instrument stacking, off-grid note placement, pseudo-sustain, the list goes on.
5.) Assume critique is true to an extent.
If certain things are pointed out in your sequence, please evaluate it as if some part of the comment is actually true. Unless the other person is clearly being unpleasant, critique isn't handed out for no reason.
Sometimes critique isn't delivered with the most elaborate set of instructions. At times like these, you have to figure out what will make your sequence sound better.
Please feel free to add on the list of general tips, these are just the major things I feel that I want to point for everyone using the site.
Some people improve their technique more quickly than others, but chances are, you will suck in the first handful of sequences (unless you're an extremely trained musician).
At the end of the day, there's no true shortcut to getting better. It all comes from getting experience from making your own sequences, listening to others' sequences, listening to musicians outside of OS, etc.
Some of the most respected composers on this site have spent endless hours into the website, so if you want good results, you're going to need to put in the extra effort. The amount of time you put in the site will come to show.
2.) Focus on your own growth.
Refrain from comparing yourself to others in a negative light— telling yourself you can't do something will only hurt you. Be realistic about your goals and know what YOU want to achieve.
3.) Capitalize on your weaknesses as soon as possible.
There's no harm in improving what you're already good at, but if you know you can't do something, please spend some extra time on it, seriously.
Closing your eyes will not make percussion go away. Closing your eyes will not make people who use other instruments go away. These are the things you won't be able to run away from as you keep broadening your music skills.
The sooner you can get comfortable with percussion (or any other skill you're trying to avoid), the sooner it will come to you like second nature. Things take time and effort to accustom to.
4.) Get used to working with the worst.
If you're new to the website, you need to make do with what you have now. Online Sequencer rarely receives any major updates—and if it gets updated at all—these are to fix performance issues. Don't put your hopes on things like new instruments or increased ranges of existing instruments.
To compensate for the lack of content, OS users have coined many techniques to use existing content in a unique and meaningful way. My best advice is to study other users who practice things like instrument stacking, off-grid note placement, pseudo-sustain, the list goes on.
5.) Assume critique is true to an extent.
If certain things are pointed out in your sequence, please evaluate it as if some part of the comment is actually true. Unless the other person is clearly being unpleasant, critique isn't handed out for no reason.
Sometimes critique isn't delivered with the most elaborate set of instructions. At times like these, you have to figure out what will make your sequence sound better.
Please feel free to add on the list of general tips, these are just the major things I feel that I want to point for everyone using the site.
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