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1. Don Romano (alt) (thor@noagendasocial.com)'s status on Friday, 12-Apr-2019 15:50:56 EDT Don Romano (alt)

   "Everyone who thrives at coding is able to deal with mind-bending levels of frustration."

   Upon further thought, I think this is true of just about any skill that requires practice.

   If I were able to endure mind-bending levels of frustration while practicing my keyboard or guitar playing, I would be a professional player.

   What actually happens is that I give up and cheat using MIDI sequencing, since I mostly produce tracks, not live performances.

   I cheat only as much as I have to, though.

   1. Don Romano (alt) (thor@noagendasocial.com)'s status on Friday, 12-Apr-2019 15:57:30 EDT Don Romano (alt)

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      The typical way that I cheat when I record songs is that I'll play what a professional player might pull off in a single live performance by overlaying and splicing recordings instead.

      I might record the left hand of a piano part separately from the right hand, for example, or combine multiple guitar tracks to get a fuller sound that a professional player could pull off in a live performance, and I might splice shorter phrases together when I can't pull it off live.