3d and music?

pasnu · 10-30-2010, 10:05 AM

Hey I'm new here,
I was wondering if you can possibly be 3d artist and also know how to play instruments and create music? What I mean is can your main job be a music engineer/producer and but also spend some time learning 3d, I don't mean like becoming the best 3d artist. Can you be good at both?
Thanks!

Ska Lagos Jew Sun Ra · 10-30-2010, 11:55 AM

Of course. You could be a sewage truck driver, and good at music.

sidewinder · 10-30-2010, 12:51 PM

You are only entitled to do one thing in life. You cannot do both.

MoonlitSunshine · 10-30-2010, 03:24 PM

Sidewinder's choice was trolling. The theory is that for one to truly understand rock, one must become one.

(and damn, writing sentences without using a gender specific word can be difficult).

Regarding the actual question: there's a high probability that the two could be combined quite effectively: Music and art have always been closely intertwined, the creation of artistic displays which combine new 3D artistry with music which emulates and synchronises with the visual art is certainly a possibility, if it doesn't already exist. There have been composers and artists who associated colours with certain tones, after all!

Dayvan Cowboy · 10-30-2010, 05:43 PM

You're into 3D stuff?

What program do you use?

mr dave · 11-02-2010, 06:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MoonlitSunshine

if it doesn't already exist.

do you people REALLY not ever leave the front of your computers?

music and visuals have been running hand in hand for decades.

from the time 3d graphic technology was commercially available it's been used with music. either in video or on stage. eventually you need to choose which aspect will be the profession and which will be the hobby but that's still an entirely personal decision.

though realistically you're FAR more likely to pay your bills by doing some sort of crappy 3d web work than you are from producing music.

MoonlitSunshine · 11-02-2010, 06:52 PM

I meant with reference to whatever he/she was planning to do. 3D effects as an accompaniment to music certainly exists, but I, for example, haven't ever been to an art exhibition on 3D visuals synchronised with music. As far as I am concerned, I have yet to witness a true synergy of the two.

Ska Lagos Jew Sun Ra · 11-03-2010, 01:28 AM

Didn't The Residents explore this quite extensively in the 90s?

SaintSwan · 11-03-2010, 02:22 AM

Of course you can be good at two different things, the problem is that often you need to be insanely driven to be awesome at pretty much anything. That kind of drive is rare and when seen it usually focuses on ONE thing until that ONE thing is mastered. So if the point is to be great (and I hope that would always be the goal) sometimes it is better to focus like a laser beam on that one thing.

Insane Guest · 11-03-2010, 11:09 AM

Bruce ****inson writes books, is a fencer, is a pilot, and one of my favorite singer's, but he is he and you is you, so no.

10-30-2010, 10:05 AM	#1 (permalink)
pasnu Groupie Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 3	3d and music? Hey I'm new here, I was wondering if you can possibly be 3d artist and also know how to play instruments and create music? What I mean is can your main job be a music engineer/producer and but also spend some time learning 3d, I don't mean like becoming the best 3d artist. Can you be good at both? Thanks!

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sidewinder Engorged Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 5,536	You are only entitled to do one thing in life. You cannot do both. __________________ last.fm \| my collection on RYM \| vinyl instagram @allthatyouseeandhear I'd love to see your signature/links too, but the huge and obnoxious ones have caused me to block all signatures.

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MoonlitSunshine Dat's Der Bunny! Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Ireland Posts: 1,088	Sidewinder's choice was trolling. The theory is that for one to truly understand rock, one must become one. (and damn, writing sentences without using a gender specific word can be difficult). Regarding the actual question: there's a high probability that the two could be combined quite effectively: Music and art have always been closely intertwined, the creation of artistic displays which combine new 3D artistry with music which emulates and synchronises with the visual art is certainly a possibility, if it doesn't already exist. There have been composers and artists who associated colours with certain tones, after all! __________________ "I found it eventually, at the bottom of a locker in a disused laboratory, with a sign on the door saying "Beware of the Leopard". Ever thought of going into Advertising?" - Arthur Dent

11-02-2010, 06:52 PM	#7 (permalink)
MoonlitSunshine Dat's Der Bunny! Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Ireland Posts: 1,088	I meant with reference to whatever he/she was planning to do. 3D effects as an accompaniment to music certainly exists, but I, for example, haven't ever been to an art exhibition on 3D visuals synchronised with music. As far as I am concerned, I have yet to witness a true synergy of the two. __________________ "I found it eventually, at the bottom of a locker in a disused laboratory, with a sign on the door saying "Beware of the Leopard". Ever thought of going into Advertising?" - Arthur Dent

11-03-2010, 02:22 AM	#9 (permalink)
SaintSwan Groupie Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Airdrie, AB Posts: 29	Of course you can be good at two different things, the problem is that often you need to be insanely driven to be awesome at pretty much anything. That kind of drive is rare and when seen it usually focuses on ONE thing until that ONE thing is mastered. So if the point is to be great (and I hope that would always be the goal) sometimes it is better to focus like a laser beam on that one thing. __________________ Whine bitch moan, rinse and repeat.

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Ska Lagos Jew Sun Ra \/ GOD Join Date: May 2010 Location: Nowhere... Posts: 2,179	Of course. You could be a sewage truck driver, and good at music.

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Dayvan Cowboy Basscadet Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Antarctica Posts: 1,258	You're into 3D stuff? What program do you use?

11-03-2010, 01:28 AM	#8 (permalink)
Ska Lagos Jew Sun Ra \/ GOD Join Date: May 2010 Location: Nowhere... Posts: 2,179	Didn't The Residents explore this quite extensively in the 90s?

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Insane Guest Music Addict Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: CA Posts: 1,322	Bruce ***inson writes books, is a fencer, is a pilot, and one of my favorite singer's, but he is he and you is you, so no. Last edited by Insane Guest; 11-03-2010 at 11:10 AM. Reason: His name is censored!?! Bull***.