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5 Tips for Learning Your Gear

jeudi 6 mai 2021, 20:00 , par Sweetwater inSync
Want to reach the next level in your
studio? Want a better experience onstage? The number one thing — of many — you
can do is improve your skills. “Skills” can mean many things, but today, let’s
focus on the gear side of the equation. To work effectively and efficiently and
to be able to keep your focus on playing, production, or whatever you need to
do, you need to be so familiar with your gear, what it does, and how to use it
that it essentially disappears, meaning you don’t have to think about it to use
it.

What I’m talking about is learning your
gear — truly learning it. Take each piece of your gear or software. Learn as
much as you can about it: the features, how it’s meant to be used, and how
people are actually using it, which may be different from how the manufacturer
envisioned it. Study the manual. Today’s gear and software are capable of so
much and have so many features. Few of us really take advantage of all our gear
can do.

In my case, I see tons and tons of gear
in my job here at Sweetwater, creating demo and educational videos and
articles. A big part of my job is constantly and quickly learning a steady
stream of new products. After doing this hundreds and hundreds of times, I’ve
developed a top- secret process that lets me quickly but thoroughly learn a
piece of gear or software. If you promise not to tell anyone, I’ll share...

1. Try
It

When I get a piece of gear or software,
the first thing I do is plug it in or launch it. I see what I can figure out
just by trying the product, flipping switches, and turning knobs.

2. Set
Your “Sites”

Next, I get online and learn as much as I can. Honestly, my first stop is Sweetwater.com — both the product page and our SweetCare 24/7 online tech support. After I’ve explored there, I go to the manufacturer website. This helps me understand what the product is for and what it can do.

3. Watch
Videos

After reading what I can online, I look
around for videos on the product to gather even more background info (though,
I’m usually creating the very first video to come out).

4. Crack
the Books

At this point, I sit down with the manual
and put in study time.

5.
Explore

Now it’s time to sit down and use the
product with the manual in hand, going through the features and settings. If
there are presets, then I’ll go through those and study what the preset
designer did to get a particular sound or effect.

I know that this sounds like work. And,
well, yes, it is work. But it’s also a lot of fun! By the time I’m done, I’m
confident I’ve got a good grip on that piece of gear or software. You bought
that piece of gear or software for a reason. Thoroughly understanding it is vital
if you want to get the most from your investment and move to the Next Level.
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