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What are the advantages to having never played an instrument prior to making music, especially in a digital audio workstation like *Ableton Live 10, FL Studio,* whatever the *Logic Pro X?*

## Do I Need to Play an Instrument Before Using a Digital Audio Workstation?

There is a huge advantage to never having played an instrument before. It is an open set of ears. I went in thinking that it was a big disadvantage that I had never played an instrument before, that I didn't know anything about how to play the piano and that I didn't know anything about music theory. What it actually allows me to do is have a much more open mind and less judgment creatively.

I've noticed watching some musicians on *Twitch* create, that those who have gone through learning to play an instrument like the piano, the trombone, the tuba, the saxophone, the violin, or whatever, have a disadvantage.

Especially those who have gone through the process of learning how to play an instrument and been told over and over by a teacher, *"No, that's not right. You messed that up."* 

The problem is then that gets ingrained in the mind, and then when you are creating, you are judging yourself the exact same way.

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When I'm creating with never having played music, because I gave the music teacher the finger in sixth grade and stopped listening during music class, I go in and I just do whatever I want. 

You see if I hit a few keys, someone might say based on the two things I just played, *"You played those wrong. You can't play those. They're not in scale."* 

I don't notice that. It doesn't matter to me. I don't hear that. 

Read more on my website at *https://jerrybanfield.com/digital-audio-workstation/* and watch the full video below!

https://youtu.be/q5w9Ho40dik

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