Who else tends to

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2014/03/05 18:55:56 (permalink)

Who else tends to

not read the instructions?
It's a bad habit of mine to want to jump in and then persist not knowing of tools and techniques that it may be advantageous for me to understand and be aware of. Like my Casio WK-6500 keyboard, there are literally hundreds of features I haven't uncovered yet.
Who else has this problem? 

 
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    lowlandr
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    Re: Who else tends to 2014/03/05 19:43:21 (permalink)
    Guilty. Because I try to be a musician first (when I get time to play) and not get caught up in the tech end. I want to know just enough to get the sounds I need to express myself, get back to coming up with good music, and get far away from my day gig as a software dev...Individual results may vary.
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    Re: Who else tends to 2014/03/05 21:54:58 (permalink)
    What are these "instructions" you speak of? ;)

    Yeah, I tend to just start it up and begin poking around to figure things out. I learn by doing.

      
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    Re: Who else tends to 2014/03/05 22:46:55 (permalink)
    I usually try to watch YouTube, or any, videos while I'm waiting for the product to arrive. Usually gives me a running start vs. setting down with a manual/paper and trying to understand some translation. I've found that quite a few of the manuals leave me with several unanswered questions.

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    Re: Who else tends to 2014/03/06 00:16:20 (permalink)
    It depends.
    When it comes to setup and installation, I've learned to read the instruction before I take anything else out of the box.
    As for operation, I try to figure it out until I get to a spot where I need to look at the instructions.
    With X1, I held out for 2.7 minutes.

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    Re: Who else tends to 2014/03/06 00:38:52 (permalink)
    I don't generally read the instructions before diving in, but I always look through things eventually. And I don't like products that are impossible to use unless you read the instructions first. 
     
    And with SW I make a point of going through every menu, submenu and all the configuration options early on just to see what's there. Even if it's not useful right away, it will ring a bell down the road when I kind of remember that there's something that does what I now need buried somewhere in one of the menus.

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    Re: Who else tends to 2014/03/06 00:54:20 (permalink)
    Not guilty. For example purchasing software like SONAR, I read the whole manual before installing the software.
    Well, PA 6 had a 900 page paper manual, now it's twice that size and pdf, which makes it less tempting. I preferred the book.
     
    I do that to avoid the frustration and rage which can really ruin my day. I also find it hard  to start helping in threads where it's obvious the OP hasn't done any of the homework. 

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    Re: Who else tends to 2014/03/06 01:01:43 (permalink)
    Kalle Rantaaho
    Not guilty. For example purchasing software like SONAR, I read the whole manual before installing the software.


    Whoa! I'm just not that patient!

      
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    Re: Who else tends to 2014/03/06 01:49:41 (permalink)
    When I bought my A-800 controller I swore I was going to read the manual from front to back and take advantage of everything it had to offer. Reality: plug and play, as usual. Do the keys work? Check. Can I twiddle a knob and change the MIDI channel? Check. Can I assign the knobs and faders? Check. Does the pitch bend/modwheel work? Check. Onwards and upwards...

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    Re: Who else tends to 2014/03/06 02:01:19 (permalink)
    No time! I was actually looking at a folder I have with pdf manuals in it, and mostly for software. There are ~6000 pages there, and I am a slow reader. If I actually read them, I would get nothing done with the current version! LOL

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    Re: Who else tends to 2014/03/06 03:02:35 (permalink)
    Kalle Rantaaho
    , I read the whole manual before installing the software.
    Well, PA 6 had a 900 page paper manual,
     
    I also find it hard  to start helping in threads where it's obvious the OP hasn't done any of the homework. 


    I did the same for PA6. I had never done anything like computer based music. I am a guitar player and the most programming I'd done was with my ART SG (the first one).

    And my first reaction to posters that show an obvious lack of knowledge about a very complex program is...

    RTFM!!

    But through therapy I have gotten better.

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    Re: Who else tends to 2014/03/06 07:50:08 (permalink)
    I used to be just like the US Congress.... dive right in before you read the thing......
     
    Instruction manuals were for wimps and road maps and asking directions were for sissies..... real men didn't do that.
     
    So, I must admit, for me, that times have changed.  After assembling a number of items and getting almost finished without looking at the instructions, and feeling that manly rush of pride in doing a job well......then realizing that the next part won't fit because another part that did fit earlier, was installed incorrectly and I had to disassemble the entire whatever it was I was putting together so get it right, while my wife just rolled her eyes and left the room mumbling to herself something about men and instructions..... well, yeah, after about the 100th episode like this, I kinda started reading the manuals first. I discovered that actually reading the manual is good for taking up the better part of 30 minutes to an hour if done correctly, usually with a beer and some sort of snack, thereby postponing the inevitable chore of assembling that dang thing for as long as possible.
     
    As far as road maps...... hey, all I can say is I still don't use them.... but I will use my GPS to go to the store around the corner where I have been one thousand times before.  I certainly don't want to get lost.

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    Re: Who else tends to 2014/03/08 15:43:08 (permalink)
    Hmm I had it  But not now. when you don't have much instruments, tools, you learn almost every detail about just what you have. If make an analogy with software, people that don't buy software (just steal it), seems, don't have enough motivation to learn much about what they downloaded...
    In manual you can find interesting&useful things.

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    Re: Who else tends to 2014/03/09 18:24:23 (permalink)
    It depends on the item.  I always never read software manuals.  I HAD to read my Zoom R24 manual just to learn how to get a sound out of it.  I watched every Melodyne video I could find (some are good/bad).  
     
    I DID have to read the extremely lame manual that came with my new all digital car stereo unit.  I still haven't figured out how to set radio presets!  
     
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    Re: Who else tends to 2014/03/10 02:09:31 (permalink)
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    After assembling a number of items and getting almost finished without looking at the instructions, and feeling that manly rush of pride in doing a job well......then realizing that the next part won't fit because another part that did fit earlier, was installed incorrectly and I had to disassemble the entire whatever it was I was putting together so get it right, while my wife just rolled her eyes and left the room mumbling to herself something about men and instructions..... 



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    Re: Who else tends to 2014/03/10 12:41:58 (permalink)
    I first will try to figure out what I can without directions, then I look at the table of contents and read what I can't understand. Saves some time and still puts me on the right track. 
     
    I think many would agree here- We only tend to use a part of whatever it is. Not many use every single feature on something. I highly doubt that you got very excited with the oboe sound in that Casio.

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    Re: Who else tends to 2014/03/18 01:39:47 (permalink)
    For software, I usually read the install instructions, but then plough straight in until I find I can't do something. Then I hunt for the manual.
    I do, however, like to read the manual at a later stage, when I have some down time. Even though I may not use some of the functions, it's good to know that those abilities are available if required, and it may even jog my memory at a later stage when I'm trying to something I've not attempted before.
    One of the reasons I don't ask many questions in this forum is that I hate being told to RTFM. I do get a warm fuzzy feeling inside when I can answer an OP's question because I have RTFM.

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