I really don't know, a music partner of mine is really into Venus Theory, and I find it weird. I have a hard time with any sort of hero worship though, I just don't really get it. I can't take any influencers seriously, it seems like a piss poor choice for companionship or camaraderie, we're in a weird age.But honestly, influencers can say what they want, at the end, people (we) are not that stupid. When we are buying a gear we don't really need, we are not fooling anybody including ourselves. It is also a large part of pure pleasure of having the instrument. The videos or article we can watch are just excuses to confirm us.
Maybe this is less true for "this magic fet compressor" or "that pro vocal chain" which are particularly targeting our FOMO (fear off missing out) in their marketing but I guess a large part of us are not taking for this bullshit anyway.
Maybe a counter example of what I said is unison audio in the software (SAS) realm ... How come this brand still exist? it is a mystery for me.
I got immediately turned off the first time I wanted real information from youtube influencers, it simply didn't work out, they spend far too much time trying to be likable and not enough on the actual gear, DAW etc. So I look for videos on things I'm interested in without a talking head, and that can help.
In the end none of this matters, do you enjoy your hobby, career, or artistic outlet? That's pretty much it, in the end we all die and everything we do is meaningless in the face of the universe, the only goal is to enjoy the ride.
Statistics: Posted by machinesworking — Fri Mar 01, 2024 7:17 am