<p>Pedobear, I just want to reassure you that this website is not just for classically trained musicians. There are plenty of people posting who share your interests, as violadad indicates. The issue, Derek, is not that Timbaland-wannabees are not welcome (by the way, a quick wiki indicates he has extensive musical background for those of you in my generation), your main issue will be lack of (any kind of) musical training. But it won’t be impossible as others will point out, as long as you have the drive. Good idea to start with the links violadad suggests.</p>