I like music
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Hi everyone,
Would you say there's a minimum threshold of "musical understanding" (perhaps orchestration?) that you should have before transcribing music becomes beneficial?
Here's why I ask: there are lots of things that I'd like to transcribe, but given that I'm still a relative beginner, I feel like I would be doing nothing more than guessing (especially in music where there are dense harmonies, and a ton of instruments). I feel like I'd essentially be guessing, and the guessing part isn't really transcription. It feels like a ridiculously difficult thing to do.
So the question is, should I still plod on and keep doing it? I find it enjoyable, if very slow (I've spent hours on a couple of bars where there were only a couple of sections playing).
And by the way, when I say transcribe, I mean straight into my DAW (not onto paper, yet).
Curious to know if there are dos and don'ts around this, and what I should keep in mind!
Would you say there's a minimum threshold of "musical understanding" (perhaps orchestration?) that you should have before transcribing music becomes beneficial?
Here's why I ask: there are lots of things that I'd like to transcribe, but given that I'm still a relative beginner, I feel like I would be doing nothing more than guessing (especially in music where there are dense harmonies, and a ton of instruments). I feel like I'd essentially be guessing, and the guessing part isn't really transcription. It feels like a ridiculously difficult thing to do.
So the question is, should I still plod on and keep doing it? I find it enjoyable, if very slow (I've spent hours on a couple of bars where there were only a couple of sections playing).
And by the way, when I say transcribe, I mean straight into my DAW (not onto paper, yet).
Curious to know if there are dos and don'ts around this, and what I should keep in mind!