Top 10 things to avoid as a beginner

[Dogsclaw]

1. It does kind of help when you want to make something sound dramatic to be honest.

2. I actually don't use reverb on percussion.

3. Yes. I 100% agree with you. The only reason to spam noise is for a troll sequence.

4. Yes. This is a very bad idea. Let me give an example:

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Version one: no octaves. Sounds a tad bit boring.
Version two: low and high octaves added. sounds okay.
Version three: Octave spam. Sounds bad.
Version four: More octave spam. Sounds really bad.

5. Truth.

7. I think that everyone kind of has their own style, and if they want to compose in just one way (say, 8-bit) then it's up to them. But yeah, they shouldn't be jerks about it.

8. Again, people shouldn't be jerks and spam their stuff.

9. I wouldn't say that Grand Piano is a bad instrument, but I'd say that Distortion Guitar and 808 Bass are really hard to use well.

10. Yes, it's a bit restricting, but it's not the worst thing in the world. I'd say it helps a little, but you need to learn to not be entirely bound to it.