Just 7 years ago,I pushed myself away from a time where I used to depend on a friend to record me is his studio and I finally took the initiative to learn the recording process myself.
I started out with a Tascam & moved on from one hardware multi-tracker to another,in an effort to improve my recordings to achieve the best renderings possible.
Then I became involved in this forum & despite my hesitation & deep seated fear of the vast & complicated world of computers,you guys managed to encourage me & provide the learning tools I needed to pull it off and I went farther than I ever thought I could go.
I have arrived to a point where I accomplished some very polished recordings & collaborations that I am very proud of,but I still get blindsided by the complexity of PC programs & I still feel like a stone cold amateur at times and well...when it comes to understanding computer filing systems,I very much am,a novice to it.
When I was in the process of installing NI Komplete 6 to my computer,as well as into my Presonus DAW,it was the worst ordeal I had ever been through with regard to computers.
Johnny,aka TheMuzic,from the Presonus forum,was the only person who could pull me through that crisis and during which,he had become very irritated with me,over my ignorance of computers.
To make matters worse,I had another terrible time when I performed an update to an upgraded version of my Presonus DAW,as I had lost a lot of important material,due to the update.
While I was very upset over it,I had posted on the Presonus forum,about what had happened with the update and Johnny had make a joke in reference to my profane words in my post and being in the state of mind I was in at the time,I misinterpreted his post as being a joke,so I fired back at him with a fury.
My misunderstanding also had to do with the fact that he only made the joke and didn't offer any helpful words...coupled with the fact that he wasn't returning my phone calls or e-mails and the fact that he blew off this forum & never returned,also fueled my grievance towards him.
Still though,I felt terrible over the discord that occurred on the Presonus forum & I wrote him a heartfelt apology,but the damage was already done.
All this being said,I never wanted to be dependent so much on other people for help with my computer debacles ever again,& I imagine that I am now making Mario a little nuts with my ignorance of computers.
Mario has been nothing but tolerant & understanding,as well as sympathetic to my frustration,but I wish I wasn't so imposing in this way.I really can't stand being so helpless with computers & I think I've reached a point where I have no choice but to enroll myself into computer school(assuming that there is one within a reasonable distance from me).
I have an ADHD disorder & a short term memory problem while I am under stress(the latter,as a result of a head injury),so I don't know how well I would do in school,or if any instructor could tolerate me.
I am really burnt out as a result of the last 3 days dealing with this new software program & it made me reevaluate myself,in that changes need to be made,where my utter lack of computer knowledge is concerned.
-Thom