I have a vivid memory of this girl i went to high school with, who claimed being spiritually inclined. One day after class, we were with a group of classmates, and she said she could read people’s auras (forgive me if anything doesn’t make sense, maybe i’m misremembering it.) She went one by one, looking at my classmates for a second, telling giving them their colors. I remember being in a state of somewhat disbelief/awe. I really wanted to be read as yellow, because at the time I was infatuated with sunflowers, and the yellow aesthetic. Then boom. she giggles, while she shades her eyes from the sun to look up at me “green!” I was confused, and not sure what to make of it. What color green? I didn’t know if that mattered, but why did I get that sort of reaction to mine? And then the memory fades. Or at least what’s relevant, of it. The funny thing is, Green’s my favorite color now. Preferably darker shades. But it’s just such a sensible color to me. I wonder if I embraced it, or if I just changed my favorite color.

hey guys! just wanted to share a little bit about myself in this community! this post mainly has to do with my relationship with school as a practicing creative :) i’ve been making digital music since middle school. when i started, i was just making short, cheap sounding songs on my 6th gen i pod touch. at the time i was really into bedroom pop, and had just seen steve lacy’s ted talk on making music from his iphone. anyway, time passes, my equipment upgrades, and now i’m in high school. everytime i got home from school, id immediately head to the daw. the idea of creating endless songs felt so joyous, and i didn’t care that it was at the expense of my studies (i justified it by barely passing) then covid hit. the lock down was disastrous for everything but my music; it gave me the opportunity to finally lock in all the way. i connected myself with people my age (which was a hugeeee plus at the time), and put myself in a scene where i felt i was on the right track, surrounded with the right crowd; fans and followers were reposting my songs, countless musicians were asking for features. then covid ended. somehow, all of that dissipated in front of me when life slowly went back to normal. yes i got to finally see my school friends, and be around them,.. but my time during covid felt like a whole other life. unfortunately, school, and music have never been the same since then. im 22 now, trying to see how everything makes sense together (because all my friends r starting to graduate 💔💔💔) but all the courses i take feel bland and uninspired. i’m lowkey burning money, to satisfy those that want me in school. because (probably until now, here) i haven’t found a study that pulls me in and makes me curious. i want to be as inspired as i was in high school, barely passing just to have time for music. anyway. thanks for reading :) h.a.

in anything. where do you find inspiration and creativity for yourself?

I just made my account for skool today! im ready to learn from the course and from others, and explore my fruity loops daw. I'm excited ! thanks !

New to the group and certain I lack the technical knowledge most of you possess. One of 3 Audio Engineers at my church and do a pretty good job, but really want to know my way around how to 'dial in' the Behringer X32. I know what I want to 'hear', but not sure how to achieve the desired results, as all the contols / equalization / compression / frequencies tend to boggle the mind when the only time we all get together is for 90 minutes before the first service begins Sunday morning. Looking forward to gaining confidence and honing my skills, and knowing what to do when the mix isn't to my liking.