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What is your "inexpensive" hobby that turned out to be expensive/ you gradually invested lots of money into? (sopuli.xyz)
submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml
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Edit: so it turns out that every hobby can be expensive if you do it long enough.

Also I love how you talk about your hobby as some addicts.

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[–] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child)

I'm wondering, what's your current set of tools? Both, digital and analog (any of your software/hardware)

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    If you're wondering, because it doesn't sound like I've actually spent much money yet, yeah, I'm generally quite frugal. I'm mostly just intimidated by all the options to spend money.

    But well, my setup is:

    • Laptop running Linux (that already rules out buying most VST plugins, as those are often Windows-only).
    • Headphones: Sennheiser HD 560S (←only real money, I've spent so far)
    • For a DAW, I've been dabbling with LMMS. Felt more approachable to me than Ardour. I also enjoy dicking around with Surge-XT as one quite powerful VST/LV2 plugin.
    • I'm a traditionally trained musician, so I also enjoy creating electronic music via sheet music. And me being a programmer/weirdo, I like Lilypond for that (basically LaTeX for sheet music), despite it not being built for that...
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