One of the things I’ve felt guilty about over the last (bloody) year of oft-enforced extra time is not learning a foreign language, not becoming a gourmet cook and not becoming such an ‘expert’ in contagions and viruses that I can spout off on social media about them every day. I’ve been so lazy I’ve not even bothered joining any conspiracy movements. In fact, all I’ve really done is eat way too many chocolate Mini Eggs and watch way too many Netflix sci-fi series… many of which are strangely based on the end of the world. One thing that slightly balances it all back in my favour is learning how to use another DAW. I used to be against the enforced learning of one piece of software that can do something you’ve already learned to do with another piece of software… until I did it. I used to stick rigidly to Logic and Live, but then I discovered Gadget, Studio One, Tracktion and more and realised that, not only does learning another DAW fill you with a certain smugness, but, actually, it can give you a totally different perspective on music production. Using Bitwig Studio on a touch screen tablet PC, for example – when I’m used to using a mouse on an annoyingly non-touchscreen Mac – was such a revelation that I thought I’d been transported to the 25th century. So make the most of our giveaway this issue and use your time more wisely than me. I would recomm end Dark though. And The Good Place. And seasons 6-11 of Cheers. And all of The Bridge. And…
“Way too many Mini Eggs and Netflix sci-fi”