/jp/ - Otaku Culture

I play the bass, but not so well, and I mostly play with it as a toy rather than use it as an instrument.

I played the trombone when I was in school, but I haven't touched one in around ten years. I only ever joined the band to keep myself out of real classes.

>tfw no scholarship because lazy nigger

I want to play xi-on songs but there's no tab on the internet and I suck at learning by ear.

>>13792985
Anon, that's lewd.

Used to play the electric guitar alot, haven't played it in like 4 years and that makes me sad.

>>13793153
>electric guitar
Did you pick up the guitar to impress the grills?

>>13794097
Prejudice isn't cool, dude.

>>13792978

It would be neat to, but I have too many other things to learn and practice right now. while still getting 8 hours of sleep.

>>13794097
Not that guy, but i did this.
I quit after a year though, i moved on to making Touhou style music

I play the piano and there's lots of fun touhou arranges for it that I don't really find hard, although I have been playing for quite a few years.

>>13792978
Yeah. Mostly drums, guitar, bass guitar, piano/keyboards and cello but sometimes other instruments too.

>>13796873
Where do you find the time to improve on all those instruments?

Do you just play mediocre on them all?

Piano would be nice.

>>13796889
I started learning cello and piano when I was 4 and the other ones in elementary school so I've been learning for a long time, I have the capacity to learn new things pretty fast, I play instruments several hours every day, I usually have the motivation to intentionally practice things even when it feels uncomfortable rather than just playing for fun and doing the things that I'm already capable of doing, I've had good instructors (i.e. people who have been able to teach me how my muscles work, how my mind works, how my instrument works, and how can I utilize those things to improve at my own style), I've had a lot of opportunities to perform in front of live audiences, and in the end I'm not really all that amazing at any of the instruments I play, but I'm pretty good.

>>13796873
Do you make songs with all those instruments or do you just play covers?

>>13796970
I also compose a lot for a band where I play the drums, but I also make covers as a solo project. Since they are /jp/ related, I guess I could link them here in case anyone's interested: https://www.youtube.com/user/Awaclus

It would be so much fun to play and practice with someone who knows how to take it easy. I'm too socially awkward to do anything with strangers. ;_;

>>13796985
Good stuff, you should keep doing those covers. I've been working on my own music projects but I've only recently started and none of my work is /jp/ related.

>>13792989
I played trombone in school as well. I dunno if I'll ever play again because I found band really stressful and usually just felt awful.

I play baritone, piano, and am okay at guitar. I had to play the baritone in band, and I just carried it with me through university.

>>13792978
I know piano and guitar. I also have experience with pipe organs.

I started taking piano courses last year. I made quite a bit of progress by now, but unfortunately, I have this feeling that my teacher has trouble expressing how I could optimize my technique, which I feel is quite lacking and awkward to boot. She's really good herself, but can't really teach me how to apply her tricks.

>>13797215
Ditch that instructor and try to find another one.

I play Trumpet and Bass well
And I'm mediocre at guitar and drums.

I played the recorder in primary school

I wish I picked up a real instrument when I was a teen.

>>13797306
I started learning with 30. It's never too late. You likely won't become concert master or high-level stuff like that, but does it matter? You should be playing for your own enjoyment after all.

>>13797306
The recorder is a real instrument, you just need to stop using a $5 plastic Yamaha recorder and start getting good at playing the instrument.

>>13797324
Thanks man, I'll go and dig up my recorder or something

>>13797306
>>13797332
Upgrade to EWI like this guy. It's really cool stuff.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oNVHOeTlCkQ

i wanted to learn to play the piano but it seems so overwhelming with no idea where to start

>>13797369
You won't get far without a teacher. I've been made painfully aware of this fact after trying to teach myself for a while, only to notice that you ingrain faulty movements and inefficient ways of playing that are very hard to remove once you notice how the strain starts becoming more apparent.

>>13797369
>acquire a piano
>hit a key to make the hammer hit the strings
>hold the key down for a while to let the strings vibrate
>release the key when you want the strings to stop vibrating
>if you want to release the key and still have the strings vibrating, use the sustain foot pedal

An additional step which you can skip if you want:

>learn what a scale is, how they work and then learn as many different scales as you want

After that, you just need to get more familiar with the instrument by playing around with it and improve your technique.

>>13797457
Won't youtube video tutorials suffice?

>>13798858
They will probably help you with improving your technique at least.

I dont play any instruments, but I get the impression Im going to recieve one of these for my birthday.

I have a gibson les paul traditional but I can barely play power chords. I like how it smells though.

>>13797457
This is terrible advice. With any art form you should always learn the basics and look to writings by an expert.

Best case you find a good piano teacher.

>>13798858
YT videos are fine if you can't afford a teacher but you should also pick up some books on piano and music theory.

I grew up in a musical family, but never really took much of an interest in playing an instrument myself...I did play the cello for a few years in school, but I was never good at it because I never brought my cello home to practice because I didn't want to get made fun of for carrying a cello around.

Since I grew up around it and know basic music theory and stuff, I can pick up various instruments and play short little melodies that sound like real songs, but I can't really play play anything.

fags, check it

>>13799131

Check what, Beethoven?

>>13799138

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hxTFGgeqfnY

>>13799111
>This is terrible advice. With any art form you should always learn the basics and look to writings by an expert.

That is the basics. I guess I could have also mentioned that there is a delay of around 80 ms between hitting the key and hearing the attack of the sound, but you learn to adjust to that even if you aren't aware of it.

I pretty much gave up on guitar after a few years when I saw others make more progress in a month than I'd made in my entire time. I tried piano as well, but suffered even greater difficulty.

I have effectively no muscle memory which make instruments basically impossible.

>>13799157
This look sped up.

>>13799367
>what is shitty camera framerate

What's the point of playing an instrument?

>>13798973
Not bad, although you can do a lot more with the OP-1.

>>13799263
Learn sequencing and synthesis, computers count as instruments.

>>13799520
Fun.

>>13799847
This thing can destroy planets.

>>13801439
True, but it has an incredibly steep learning curve because you need to know what its 50 GB of samples sound like before you can really start utilizing its full potential.

100% unmotivated cello player here. I picked it up in 4th grade because the teachers at school tried to get everyone to join orchestra, and somewhere along the line I got good enough to reproduce melodies that I hear after maybe 3 tries. That's good enough for me; Mostly I just like having it around for those moments when you just want to play something cool. Although with the recent classical music animes that've come out, I might actually start to try and improve

>>13799520
I play guitar because it's fun.

>>13801598
What are you spoiling?

Used to play the bass guitar, a bit decent but that's it. HJFreaks made me too depressed to get at it again.

>>13801598
What are the recent ones besides Euphonium?

Played french horn in high school, only rented it so don't have one now. I want one but it's an expensive thing.
It was so many years ago, I don't even know if I'd still be able to do it. Plus, parents will hear and neighbors might hear, so I'd be too scared to practice.

>>13801439
Yeah, but it's way too complex as a starter synth. A beginner would be better off getting a DAW like Reason at that price.

>>13792978
Why is bass so prominent?

Is it because bass is the best?

All the best characters play bass. Anime and VN got me into playing it.

>>13801855
Bass players are known not to have sex, so it's a great fit for /jayp/

>>13799111
what are some books you'd recommend?

>>13792978
guitar and piano mostly. But on the side, I also have a hand at Mandolin, Ukulele, and I have a Glockenspiel I try from time to time.
I played a shit ton of Touhou musics back in High School.

My favorite themes to play would prolly be
Necrofantasia
Beloved Tomboyish Girl
U.N Owen was Her
septette for the dead princess
Shanghai Alice of Meiji
Locked Girl and
Flowering Night
I don't know what it was about Touhou 6, but I really wanted to learn it all on guitar

>>13797369
Teachers are nice, but it's not unheard of for professional composers or pianists to have a self-taught background. A couple others already stated this, but reading books on the subject, learning pieces, and having a background in theory are great starting points if hiring a tutor sounds unsavory.

I want to learn how to make chiptunes but I don't understand music at all. The simplicity of that sort of music is really appealing to me. And from what I've read, creating chiptunes is incredibly easy but I just don't get it at all.

I've been always told I have the body of a pianist, but I've never had any interest in taking it up. In junior high I played the snare drum in band, but that was more of something my parents pushed me to do. So I'll probably always remain a disappointment to my musician parents.

>>13801704
Show by Rock

Hinabita anime fucking never

>>13804267
Check out musictheory.net and learn how to use trackers/DAWs. Just learn, study, and practice and you'll get there.

I want to play in a band with other /jp/sies!!

>>13801439
Fuck yeah omnisphere is amazing. I'm a preset monster and I've made full tracks using it

>>13801770
>better off getting a DAW like Reason

No. The only reason to get Reason is that you're already very experienced with analog stuff and don't want to re-learn the craft when you do it digitally. The DAWs I'd recommend for beginners are Reaper, Logic, Cubase and FL Studio.

>>13799838
I would imagine so; I'm young, relative to /jp/'s average age, so I was never really around in the period where Synthesizers were a big thing, and I have almost zero musical background.
I agree that the OP-1 does look a lot nicer aesthetically, and it seems like its a lot easier to work with.

Nothing sounds as terrible as a guitar. I don't get it why people even consider this thing as an instrument.

>>13805915
As a shoegaze otaku I resent your comment.

>>13804775
Interesting proposal.

In all seriousness, how gay/cringe-worthy would it be if /jp/ got together and made some kind of youtube band collaboration video?

Piano master race reporting in. I'd be interested in contributing to something like >>13804775
or any project related. However, right now I'm trying to fix my piano (Yamaha DGX-640), it's quite dead, only emiting sound every now and then, it's kind of sad actually. I'll take it to a technician next week. Anyways, do tell if someone's gonna start a music project of any kind, would love to be part of it.

Been playing for 7 years.
My favorite guitar is my al3100 Goldtop.
Anyone need help with songs? I can read sheets and play if anyone needs help or tips.

Bass, Drums, Guitar and Piano.

I'm mediocre at all of them because I have enough motivation to play songs I like but not enough to get especially good at any of them. I sometimes write songs and record them, but since I'm poor I don't have good recording equipment. I'd love to be in a band though.

I just had my piano tuned and restrung my bass. Haven't touched either in a lot of years so here's hoping I remember some of the fundamentals.

>>13809262
Cant be as bad as the '/a/ sings' or the '/v/ sings' videos.

I would say /jp/ is more given to putting passion into their creations, in the spirit of doujin works.

>>13809262
Depend on how serious you're about it.
If you're relatively good, and have decent equipment you're set.

>>13809581
>I would say /jp/ is more given to putting passion into their creations, in the spirit of doujin works.
Passion is pretty foreign to /jp/. There's a large commitment to not half-assing things, but the alternative most people choose is do-nothing rather than go-all-out.

There are motivated people here and there but they're pretty rare and I feel like a lot of them leave.

>>13809482
Can you provide me with a guitar tab of seiran theme?

>>13805915
That's only if you suck at sound design or use dead strings.

>>13809262
I mean, I'm doing the same thing alone, so it can't possibly be worse than that. I'd definitely be interested in cooperating with any number of other people who have the gear to make decent recordings.

Well what song is /jp/ expected to play?

I'm not sure if anons got together in Rance general threads in /vg/ but some people were bold enough to collaborate porn game OSTs. So how hard could it be for us?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wfm5X3w3bug

I picked up violin

Played for 4 years

Lost interest

I wish I had interest again

>>13811025
That's some nerve to throw away those 4 years for nothing.

You should really pick it back up and not let those skills go to waste.

>>13794943
You can do Touhou-styled music with guitars as well.

>>13796934
You sound like the perfectly brought-up musician.

>>13799263
>>13799847
I wouldn't really say a computer is an instrument, but it really is a great tool for amateurs to compose songs.
Even those who don't feel confident enough to pick up an actual instrument should try to bring down their ideas in a DAW or something.

>>13809859
Already has sheet music online, give it a search.

I used to play violin and have always had guitars but guitar was too hard. I really wish I had a piano when I was younger but I think it'd be fun being a DJ/electronic artist