Do you have to be able to read music to progress?

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Do you have to be able to read music to progress?

<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>I am now at the point where (Using a DAW) I am able to play and make songs to a reasonable standard and have been doing so which is great. However even after trying I am absolutely awful at reading music, I can tell what the notes are but reading them at enough speed to play in both hands seems impossible. The way I learn songs currently is:</p> <ol> <li>By ear, I listen and then fiddle for ages till it sounds right (Don't have perfect pitch)</li> <li>Watching people play it and then copying</li> </ol> <p>I am however a drummer so am fine with rythm, but notes are so hard!! Does anyone know any techniques to get better or say a website or something that can &quot;train you&quot;.</p> <p>On another note, I have been looking at hardware recently, I already play on a midi keyboard but the DAW interfaces do lack the physical &quot;Adjusting knobs&quot; side of things. Does anyone know either very cheap options or ways to buy partially broken synths that have say a few things not working?</p> </div><!-- SC_ON --> submitted by <a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/ChippyGaming21"> /u/ChippyGaming21 </a> <br/> <span><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/synthesizers/comments/mk1fl1/do_you_have_to_be_able_to_read_music_to_progress/">[link]</a></span> <span><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/synthesizers/comments/mk1fl1/do_you_have_to_be_able_to_read_music_to_progress/">[comments]</a></span>