it starts with a beat

Question of the day: "Is there a chance that my charging cable will still work after I washed it with my laundry?"

Answer: Yes!

In case that was ever one of your issues today, I'm glad I could help. Having said that, I'm not 100% about there being no damage to the cable or if the cable will still charge your device. Based on my experience, this particular cable, after having a run in the washer, still charged my iPad. I may or may not have noticed that it was in the pocket of the car seat liner before I popped said seat liner in the washing machine. I am sure, however, that it did not go in the dryer. I can pretty much guarantee that the chances of it still being of use after going in the dryer is a lot, lot lower.

"Look Ma, all clean!"

So, what's going on today? I've decided to give Ableton a serious run. It seems to be good for creating drum beats, drums completely optional. I don't necessarily want to add drum tracks to my music but the default metronome options on Reaper are just horrible. I have a hard time hearing them and they sound distorted that it makes me think that something is constantly amiss. My guitar teacher suggested I try practicing to drum tracks instead of a ticking metronome so that gave me the idea of maybe recording to drum tracks and then just removing them if they don't add an element that I like to the final cut. The annoying thing that I'm discovering is, I have access to 2 very different DAWs and it seems that for what I want to create, Reaper is the better choice. I just want to crack Ableton's popularity. I'm starting to get the sense that it's better for when you don't necessarily have or want to play instruments and you want to create everything digitally and the way the creative process starts is by determining the main beat you want to adhere your entire creation to. So, a drum track and a tempo. I mean, can I start by creating a drum track and then figure out how to transfer that to Reaper? Hmmm...

But wait, here's another idea. After I started watching this video, I started to wonder if I ought to try using Ableton to practice. I already practice with my guitar plugged into an interface (and not an amp) so it really wouldn't be a stretch. At this rate, I kind of wonder if I can learn to use Ableton enough to actually record my music on there. At this rate, I will end up using both DAWs and I should be able to compare which one is easier for me to cut tracks in. 

Here's the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kOJRZ1s-sPQ

Let's go!

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