Does anyone else feel like they can't make music until they

Yeah I was like that, but then realised it was just a way to procrastinate producing stuff. All you need is a midi keyboard and a laptop really, other equipment I've bought hasn't really improved or changed the way I make music fundamentally desu

No
You're just creating excuses, and deep down you know it

Currently recording an album with a friend of spacey, depressed, atmospheric folk songs with only an electric guitar run through some effects, a flute, our voices and a four track.

I felt the same way as you for a while but having someone else makes it easier. Also I found that less instruments means it is easier to mix and can give off a more lonely effect. If our songwriting is strong I think it could be alright I think.

>>71583205
start making techno fåm

Thanks for the replies guys, yeah, I really do need to start being more productive.

>>71583257
I always felt if I was with someone else it'd be easier, no dice so far, only music I wanna make is the kind of music I could probably one make alone, my music taste is pretty diverse, more so than my mates

>>71583269
All a shitty small midi keyboard is worth for really. It's borderline impossible to write actual songs (you know, with chords that stretch more than just one octave), so i'm pretty happy just to make dance tunes until I get my bigger keyboard

>>71583205
Music isn't made by the instrument, it's made by the musician.

>want to make noise music
>play around a bit
>think about how much better it'd be with more pedals and equipment
>spend all my time looking at stuff I want instead of actually getting something recorded

fuck

>>71584365
Just make what you can for now, and when you can afford it buy the pedals and equipment, rather than waiting to get them and not making music in the meantime

>>71583205
just learn to use a fucking DAW

>>71583620
you dont need a midi keyboard lol. I dont even know how you would come under the impression you need one. If you want to do multiple octaves, just record a bit at a time. Or, like, use a sequencer... I made electronic stuff for 2 or 3 years owning zero equipment and spending zero money on it. Now I got a couple synths and one of them can be used as a midi keyboard but I dont even use it as that, I just send midi data from the computer to it because I dont play keyboard and dont give enough a fuck to because having to play material is a limitation on creativity that I want to avoid.

Equipment is actually a crutch for people who dont have the skills to make stuff sound good with no equipment.

>>71586469
also buying synths is overrated, you dont need them to get your stuff to sound good. I rarely use them on tracks because recording them is a bit of a pain in the ass, I mostly just mess around with them instead of using them seriously. Also synths tend to be really limited in what you can get out of them vs vsts or especially something like reaktor or max/msp.