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How many musicians we got here on Lemmy? (lemmy.world)

submitted 20 hours ago by phonics@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world

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Music discussion is very lacking here for. Compared to reddit. And yeah I know, 'just post then'. But when I search for music communities here they're empty. And it makes sense because no-one is posting. So kind of a catch 22.

now i dont exactly know how all this lemmy stuff works but... to all you musos out there, can you join me and search for music under communities (I'm using summit app) and just at a minimum subscribe to all the ones that you would be interested in(if they were popping off)?

At least that way when one of us posts, the rest of us will actually see it (I suspect).

Anyway. Keep making the world more fun for everyone else.

P.s if your not a musician, but you like golf or something, subscribe to the golf communities even if they're empty.

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[–] Almacca@aussie.zone 1 points 2 hours ago* (last edited 2 hours ago)

I've played guitar on and off since I was about 7, but I'm still amateurish at best. I got some lessons in my late teens from a co-worker that got me good enough to bash out chords in the church band. Played bass briefly in a band after quitting the church in the early nineties, but didn't really touch an instrument again until the divorce in '09. I've been playing ukulele since then after getting some cheap ones for my kids and learning it myself to teach them and fell in love with it. I used to go busking with it 5-6 days a week singing and playing covers when I was unemployed and broke, but that ended about ten years ago when I had to get a real job.

I've never considered myself a musician, though.

[–] JeSuisUnHombre@lemmy.zip 5 points 8 hours ago

I'd love to have a music theory comm. Like discussing some passages and analyzing things beyond the basics

[–] weastie@lemmy.world 4 points 9 hours ago (2 children)

I'm a bassist in a few bands. Wish there was more bass discussion here on Lemmy.

If you're into prog rock, check out one of my band's songs: frog rock

[–] funkless_eck@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 hours ago* (last edited 2 hours ago)

if you can't tell from my username. I am also a bassist.

I've been getting into some transcription groups of FB. That might be a good community here? I get bored real quick of photos of pedal boards, ampeg/orange stacks, Rickenbackers and alcoholism memes

[–] phonics@lemmy.world 3 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

Have you followed/subbed to the bass communities on Lemmy? The more people do it, the more they'll talk there. Just gotta take the first baby steps.

[–] can@sh.itjust.works 2 points 8 hours ago

It's posting that really gets the ball rolling. Spread out over days/weeks helps a lot.

[–] callyral@pawb.social 2 points 8 hours ago* (last edited 8 hours ago)

Uh, I know how to use BeepBox (nice for making music for my games) and I just started learning to use Strudel, does that count? I have a piano (keyboard) but I don't really release music I just make it sometimes when I'm bored. I guess that counts as amateur musician

[–] WaffleWarrior@lemmy.zip 2 points 8 hours ago

I love acoustic and classical guitar. Never could make electric work for me. Maybe had I learned jazz things would be different. Just too hippie

[–] FreeAZ@sopuli.xyz 1 points 7 hours ago

I'm a musician with dreams of opening a donations based label and covering a different genre every album. Currently releasing a mixtape where each song is a different genre.

Most recent release was on July 4th to protest all the horseshit going on in America: https://youtu.be/RsS5mFz-WgA

Also have a video explaining my dream a bit more here: https://youtu.be/1SROCLSPY9U

[–] StickyDango@lemmy.world 1 points 7 hours ago

I used to play saxophone, clarinet and flute for years, but then I moved to Australia and I didn't bring any of them with me. They're expensive here, too, so I can't bring myself to buy another..

Though now I have an Irish low whistle, I haven't had a chance to really get in to it because of changing jobs, moving houses, etc etc. The lack of buttons is challenging.

I admit, though, I have a longing to just get back in to a community band again just to be surrounded by music again.

[–] underscores@lemmy.zip 3 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

I play guitar, piano and bass? recently got one and started building basic competency skills.

I've been playing for like 15 years, terrible still but that's what makes it fun for me.

I'm interested in recording things but just get too overwhelmed with thinking about using midi drums or synths, the fun part for me is playing over things not necessarily mixing and mastering them. It is something I'm overall interested in.

[–] phonics@lemmy.world 2 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

Have a look at 'addictive drums' it has a bunch of preset midi grooves that you can play along to and mix and match. It's pretty plug and play and may be a comfy way into dipping your toes into midi

[–] underscores@lemmy.zip 1 points 8 hours ago

that's fine but it also kind of sounds terrible or too "plastic", I'm thinking of buy an electric drum set and learning drums and through learning I'll be able to pick through the samples I like using and in turn that ends up kind of pre-mixing some of my drum recordings (if it gets to that)

I know what you mean though, I'm on Linux so the options for those I'm not sure is the same as windows. addictive drums might just not work

[–] Unimperfect@lemmy.world 3 points 10 hours ago* (last edited 10 hours ago)

Bedroom guitarist/producer here. Love improvising on guitar, and composing songs which can be considered instrumental metal: Unimperfect

[–] tasankovasara@sopuli.xyz 8 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

Long time musician here!

Back in Reddit days I did prawl through music-making related communities, but found that discussion tended to stick to pretty trivial spheres. Figured that general music maker communities don't work. You want jazz drumming / pure data / microtonal techniques level specialised communities to keep it interesting. Otherwise it's just 'recommend a beginner-friendly daw' over and over.

[–] phonics@lemmy.world 2 points 9 hours ago

There are some good ones on reddit that I still frequent because I'm not seeing it here yet. Like /r/livesound is amazing for audio engineering. I know these nerds(like me) gotta be here. But I don't hear from them. So we gotta put a lil effort in and start somewhere.

[–] OCATMBBL@lemmy.world 5 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

I play classical style guitar. I joined a community here, but I was the only post.

I agree that it's rough out there finding communities with common interests.

[–] phonics@lemmy.world 3 points 9 hours ago

Please join more. Even if they are empty. That way one day there will be 40 people who have joined and people naturally start talking. My Lemmy inbox has 40 unread messages now. We are here, we just don't have a spot yet. So search for music, guitar, your local area, and sub to the empty communities that you'd like to see filled and active.

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