Well guys, I've been hangin' around for the past 2 months now and figured it was time to introduce myself, like jumping head-first into a pool. I have to warn you though, my story is nowhere near as interesting as any of yours have been. You all have so much experience; I've got virtually none.
I am originally from St. Petersburg, FL. Lived there all my life thusfar. In October, I moved to Orlando to start studying. I will be turning 20 in a few days, very young compared to most of you. I've loved music and sound ever since I can remember. I tend to have a rather unique view of the world because I've been sight challenged since birth. (I see about half of what everyone else can). During my senior year of high school I was fortunate to take part in an internship program sponsored by the school system. I interned at Tropicana Field, the stadium of the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in the A/V tech department. In addition to giving a hand to the house engineer during the games, I would be asked to set up and operate a massive PA and spin CDS before them. That was a lot of fun. During this time, I also was mentored by a freelance engineer who encouraged me to get cranking on a DAW. That was one of my best experiences. Musically, I sang in the choior at school for quite a while, even had a few private vocal lessons. Believe it or not, I just started playing keys 2 months ago! (Get ready to laugh), I'm currently learning some theory in school and practicing on a small arranger which I hope to also turn into a MIDI controller in the very near future. I hope to start studying with someone when I graduate from college.
Since October, I have been studying at Full Sail Real World Education, a specialty college that caters to the entertainment technology field. My degree will be in recording arts. I'm loving every minute of it. So I've just been sitting back and soaking up a lot of your chatter when I can in a few of these related forums. I enjoy all of your knowledge that you share. I only wish I could have started being a musician when I was little like a lot of you did. No one in my family plays any instruments though. So please pardon if I ask silly newby questions sometimes.
I'm a little pipsqueak, 4 foot 9 with long hair. Yes, I'm one of the few ladies, but I'm so into the tech side of things. (That's a rare case). Okay, enough blabber from me.