A Useful Music Forum List

It’s fairly common for music producers to encounter technical difficulties; it’s particularly frustrating when the task you’re trying to complete is really basic, and probably has a very obvious solution that you just can’t seem to figure out. However, help is at hand - there are a wide range of forums (sic) full of active members who once had the exact same problem you may be grappling with right now…
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When In Doubt, Ask For Help

There’s no such thing as a dumb question - unless you don’t ask it. This is particularly true for audio production; if you can’t get your audio interface to work with your operating system, it’s probably a usability failure on the part of the software and/or hardware. In an ideal world, any user would be able to figure out how to get their equipment working perfectly without any need to RTFM, let alone resort to calling tech support.

However, we are a long way from such a utopian idyll. Many pro audio interfaces still don’t officially support the operating system bundled with the vast majority of new computers, and even Mac users have their fair share of compatibility conundrums to overcome. So, when all else fails, it’s a good idea to ask someone who’s done it already. Here are a few fora that may save the day…

Music Forums

• Audio Forums
• Future Producers
• Hydrogen Audio
• Music-Tech Forum
• Songwriting Forum
• SOS Forum
• Studio Central - Tweak’s Forum
• Pro Tools Forum

You can also find this list on the Music Technology Links page…

This Music Technology blog post was published on Tuesday, February 26th, 2008 at 12:40 pm
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