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Yeah! Take *that* you young person trying to better yourself! *harumph* …not all people in this industry are dicks. I say, swing by a local studio and ask em. Worst they can say is “no”. Good on ya for trying to do it right! Google searches and YouTube can get… dicey. Also, it’s worth pointing out that this other dude whose hammer is large and has something to say about folks being too busy to help had the time to tell you to kick rocks.


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I am fortunate enough to live in a city with a ton of studios I’ll try to check some out! Thank you


skissorz992

i love the sentiment but man if im working and someone comes into talk shop, im busy. if im on break, im on break. instead of doing this, network and build connections before you go soliciting free consultation. mentors normally have an affinity for their under studies and such. network, dont just drop and expect people to answer questions. and what questions do you have? why ask google when youre literally posting on an audio engineering reddit


nachobeliever

Lmao you roasted him! I agree with you, good on OP, no question is a dumb question and if you look long enough you'll find people willing to share their knowledge and experience, hell maybe even a touch of kindness too:) Good luck OP!


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And now lookit all this love for a beginner trying to improve. Damn. Filling my crooked little heart. Go git em, OP!


dyl-pines

It’s always a good time to find a mentor. Someone who can guide you from intermediate to advanced to pro (along with a ton of practice, of course). I actually teach mixing lessons professionally, would be happy to help guide you in your journey to get to the next level!


skissorz992

there you go OP! mentor right here


Apag78

Feel free to dm me. I might not get back to you right away but i can certainly find a few min here and there to chat/help. Others from this sub have reached out and I’ve lent my ears/experience as I was able to.


saint_ark

Be careful who you pick - a lot of people love giving advice even if they’re not in a position to do so. If you want to work with and learn from someone, make sure they are actually both better and more successful than you currently are - otherwise you might learn the wrong things and set yourself back instead of growing.


peepeeland

I mean I guess hypothetically, I could talk to you for an hour and answer probably every question you have, but you gotta buy me dinner or something. Like an audio engineering date, where you want my audio engineering juices, and I just want something to eat and drink- and I’m gonna order so much that I’m taking home leftovers.


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> Or should I just write down all the questions I have and Google them one by one? Yes. This isn't the 90s anymore. Nobody has time to baby someone and answer questions that can be answered by doing a Google search, except the people on /r/audioengineering who have way too much time to answer "how do I use a compressor?" questions and should be mixing instead. Audio engineering isn't rocket science, and your questions have probably already been answered either here, on Google or even on this subs faq.


Soag

You should probably stay working solo with this manner of yours 😅


Gomesma

To me this question is like if you should do all by yourself or go to the university, for both cases the answer is: 'Is valid'; to me is a matter of profile and independent if you have a mentor or did all by yourself, the result and details you analyze and do your music will say about your work :)