When I first started out with production, reading the manual for a synth/VST wasn't very helpful. There were concepts that I either didn't fully understand, or too abstract to understand by just reading about them. I found it much easier to jump into a Youtube tutorial or review explaining the VST to get both an explanation and demonstration of it's various parts. After watching one or two of them I could jump into experimenting really quickly.
Going to back to manuals has been pretty interesting as my understanding improved though, they really go into more gritty details behind the design of the product and explain functions that are often forgotten.
Just wanted ask if anyone has had any similar or differing experiences with their learning process. Is there another resource that most people overlook?
Submitted April 03, 2018 at 07:02AM by aesaire https://www.reddit.com/r/edmproduction/comments/89c4cq/going_back_to_manuals_as_you_improve/?utm_source=ifttt