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    jcsveth
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      When first starting back on the Capybara going through all of the ‘factory’ sounds, I would make a point to open every single one of them fully and look at each element. I then noted things I needed to look up, novel approaches, and new ideas. If I had time, I would make a point of adjusting each sound at least once to see if a change in my mind worked as expected.

      Another enlightening exercise for me was to spend some time to emulate a few guitar pedals I own. This gives a direct comparison to the real world and doesn’t let you get lost on tangents (not that that is a bad thing, but… it can consume a day real fast). It also helped me learn a lot about setting up the interface and making large sounds with a lot of internal routing (as the pedals have a lot of options).

      Lastly, use your system. If you made a great sound, record it – a great effect, play through it – a synthesizer, play it. Initially, I got bogged down and overwhelmed and did not feel a payoff until I actually used a few sounds on a recording. It also makes you realize what adjustments you need and drives the learning process through practical tweaking.

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