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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 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) by plactagonic@sopuli.xyz 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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[–] u202307011927@feddit.de 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] Knusper@feddit.de 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

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...

[–] DSX@lemm.ee 1 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

I like the free version of waveform 17 as my DAW, but I’m not sure if it supports Linux. Vital is a good free synth with tons of presets.