Hey guys!
I'm going to talk about something that I've found has helped my Aspergers. Well, that's not too odd for this particular blog, but I usually talk about methods or techniques specifically for coping with Aspergers. This thing - making music - isn't quite as direct in it's helpfulness. That's not to say it isn't helpful, it's very helpful, it's just less direct.
Anyway, now that I (hopefully) have your attention, yes. I'm talking about making music. Electronic music, anyway. Making music is one of the most amazing things I've ever done. The level of expression that you have at your fingertips when making music is astounding. I've been doing remixes, particularly of video game tracks, for about a year, but it wasn't until near the end of this summer that I really got into making my own, original music.
I make music in a program called a Digital Audio Workstation, DAW for short. It lets me make my music by dragging notes into the app, rather than by using an instrument. The DAW I use is called FL Studio. Others use DAWs like Cubase, Reason, or GarageBand(for macs). These are the more "high-end" programs, which can cost 200, or 300+ dollars, but there are less expensive, or even free DAWs out there. The workshop forums on ocremix.org, are a great resource for starting out. If you are new, read this: http://ocremix.org/forums/showthread.php?t=11586.
Making music is incredibly therapeutic. The level of expression you have at your finger tips, is amazing! You can make whatever you want and you can express yourself and communicate with others in a completely new way.
I highly, highly recommend experimenting with music production. It's not something you can immediately be good at; It took me at least a year before I was making music had any potential but it's worth it.
This is Jordan from teenaspergers.blogspot.com signing off.
