I used to be a semi-professional musician. For a variety of reasons I didn’t stick with the professional part. I still play, mostly for my daughters and to keep my fingers limber. But my repertoire has gone to crud.
That happens when you don’t play for an audience anymore. You just forget most of the songs you’ve learned. I can honestly say that I do *not* miss the low pay, late hours, and second-hand smoke. But when I was single, let’s just say I definitely benefited from the pull that singing and playing guitar had with the ladies.
Ahem. Anyway, the point of the post is this: musical equipment has gotten so complex, usability is now a selling point for certain manufacturers whose product lines have been criticized as too hard to use.
(But they look cool, and I definitely want me one…see for yourself…)
Alas, RTFM…
Even GarageBand gives me conniptions. I just want to lay down some beats and play along with them. But I’ve fallen cleanly into the gulf of execution – I know what I want to do, but have no way of divining *how* to do it. And that’s a big bummer.
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