Caus i'm nice, if you dont want to read the wall of text, (TL;DR DH...) just read the blue text
So here are the basics.
I'm 18 years old...and i've dont absolutely sweet F/A with my life so far.
I REALLY want to change that. The only thing I can think of to do that I would be comfy doing is probably the biggest and most challenging thing I can think of in the brony community - music.
I've never had any previous experience with music making before, but I learn quick and I have some rough ideas of what I want to do. If I see something is going to be worth doing in the long run, i'll stick with it to the end - and I have all the time in the bucking world...
Now, here's the deal.
I want to get into making music for YouTube, and i'm hoping to (obviously) get quite good at it and possibly become a big name, or at least a moderate name
Now I know what you're all thinking by this point - "Kid, just give up. It's been 18 years and you've done nothing, people have gotten a head-start on you and you're plunging in at the deep end here"
I agree...I totally feel like that myself, but I REALLY want to do this for several reasons...and these are all what you've heard before.
- I like to live in a fantasy world. Of course I understand reality and all that boring crap, but I think my ability to live in my own fantasy world is probably the only thing that has kept me from snapping in the past few years.
- I want to contribute something to the community. Bronies have done so much for me in the past without realising it, I feel I should give something back.
- I like to draw MLP and anime characters, and I think creating music and using my own backgrounds would be a great way to expand my horizons and talents. (If you've ever heard of Mayhem/Renard, that's the kind of thing i'd like to be doing eventually)
Now for the REAL problem.
I have no money as such, and i'm on a Mac.
The software I want to get (FL Studios 10) is based on a Windows PC, and will not run on a Mac. The solution? Buy a PC.
I have £1000 that I got for my 18th birthday, and I dont want to waste it. But I was thinking about buying FL studios and a new computer for my own personal use for creating music. Would you suggest this? Would you suggest I do anything different? Or should I really just give up on my dreams before I waste my time? I am a very lazy person, so for me to actually get off my ass and do something with myself even like this, is a great personal leap...I just dont want to waste it.
I was considering starting on Garageband on the Mac, posting a few noob videos on YouTube and developing my talents from there, before I leap into spending all my money. If people could suggest anything or give me some advice or...anything? Even getting a few video views on my YouTube channel (when I...actually post some music) and getting some advice and some recommendations, just the little things to help get me started...if I...get started :/