I split my music making into several periods.
- False start: around 2015, when I first installed FL Studio and tried it out. I stumbled on a weird plugin called Autogun, made a little melody and tried exporting it into an mp3 file, but for some reason it sounded not like it did in the program so I got frustrated and deleted the program, leaving the project files.
No examples here, because the only couple of things I did would hurt your ears.
- Real beginning: late 2016 to July of 2017. I've redownloaded FL and started making stuff for real, only used default instruments like Sakura or Morphine. I've also started uploading music to youtube as Keitatthar/Keitatþar.
Example: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=prFeQHMvAIU
- Discovery of tools: early July of 2017 - late 2017. The moment when I discovered VST synths and effects.
Important date - the discovery of Phonec: late 2017. It's a very special virtual synth for me, I still use it nowadays a lot. I found it thanks to PilotRedSun recommending it.
Example: https://clyp.it/o0bj1o4y (loud warning, I couldn't mix too well back then)
- The Lost Year: the entirety of 2018.
During that time I mostly experimented with things on my own without uploading basically anything online, not counting the New Year's song of course. Can't betray that tradition.
Example: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aXaO6L6huqQ
- The New Age: 2019 - 2021.
Characterized by me changing my artist pseudonym to Flye Sen and getting my first hardware synthesizer, Arturia MicroFreak. It's an amazing little device, I recommend it to everyone who wants to try out hardware synths.
Not much else to say about this "era", just gradual progress and occasional online uploads. I never stopped making stuff in FL, by the way.
Example: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t58GkrOH0Pk
- The Modular Age: Nov. of 2021 - now. Started with me getting a Dreadbox Dysphonia (you can still see it in my videos/on my modulargrid page), and slowly expanding into a 6U 84HP rack that you can see on the picture. I made some cool stuff with it all, but took a break due to Things and right now I'm trying to get back into it.
Example: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFUJBjdPcwM
And that's it for now.