Adderall XR: Learning Out Loud

Adderall XR talks about learning music the way some people talk about learning a new language. Awkward at first. A little chaotic, but slowly more fluent with time. Nothing about it came naturally in the beginning, and that’s kinda the point.

Before electronic music entered the picture, her interest was rooted somewhere else entirely. In rock and guitar. The idea of it made sense until reality kicked in. “Honestly, I have the weakest fingers,” she admits, laughing at herself. No matter how much time she put into guitar, it never clicked. It wasn’t until Junior year of college, when she started listening more closely to electronic music, that something shifted.

When she first started producing, the learning curve was steep. “It was not good,” she said plainly. She didn’t know what mixing or mastering was. She didn’t know how audio levels worked. Early tracks were messy and vocals were buried. Instead of getting discouraged, Adderall XR got curious. YouTube became her classroom and she started asking better questions. How do the songs I love actually sound like this? What happens after the idea?