First, join a good community! If you're on Discord, TAP is great: https://discord.gg/aBghGGcfYs https://discord.gg/aBghGGcfYs - it's beginner-friendly while al

First, join a good community! If you're on Discord, TAP is great: https://discord.gg/aBghGGcfYs https://discord.gg/aBghGGcfYs - it's beginner-friendly while also having some heavy-hitters in there, and it's generally wholesome. You're not the only hobbyist learner, and it's important to have a place you can ask questions without feeling awkward. If you swap language/environment later, you'll carry your understanding/intuition with you, so you don't have to start with C++ if that's not your bag (even though it's still the industry standard). There are audio-specific languages with JIT runtimes (which can be used in Logic/Reaper/GarageBand/etc.), Rust/JS frameworks, etc. so find the one that feels good to tinker with, and keep that momentum/motivation going. :)