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Hello. I am new to synths. I have a midi controller and a DAW where I play VSTs and everything sounds so boring even tho I can emulate a lot to make it sound a bit like analog but it’s still lifeless and not inspiring.

I don’t understand why is it like that because I am used to playing a bass in a band my whole life.

Is a real analog synth an answer to my problem? And which one is a good for a beginner?

I am inspired by Boards of Canada, BMSR, Radiohead, Aphex Twin, Burial etc…

Thanks in advance.

Hi all. First of all I don’t even know if this is a good place to ask this question but I’ll try.

I am a bedroom musician with a very minimalistic studio (a laptop and a DAW, pair of monitors, a midi controller and a bass and a electric guitar). Learning about music production and sound design all by myself, developing some ideas very slowly over time.

My monitors are yamaha HS5. A lot of times I don’t hear changes that I do inside a daw, I only hear if I do some aggressive tweaking. I have this setup for 3 years now.

Do I need better monitors (not bigger, but better, I’m open for suggestions) or this problem is something else? I don’t have much information since I’m learning all by myself and doing everything by ear.

Thanks in advance.

Hi all. First of all I don’t even know if this is a good place to ask this question but I’ll try.

I am a bedroom musician with a very minimalistic studio (a laptop and a DAW, pair of monitors, a midi controller and a bass and a electric guitar). Learning about music production and sound design all by myself, developing some ideas very slowly over time.

My monitors are yamaha HS5. A lot of times I don’t hear changes that I do inside a daw, I only hear if I do some aggressive tweaking. I have this setup for 3 years now.

Do I need better monitors (not bigger, but better, I’m open for suggestions) or this problem is something else? I don’t have much information since I’m learning all by myself and doing everything by ear.

Thanks in advance.