u/SMB-Punt

Hey everyone,

Complete beginner here, zero musical background. I'm not trying to go pro — I just want to have fun, learn, and produce for the love of it.

Genres I want to aim for first: progressive house, Avicii-style melodies, melodic house, and Fred again.. type stuff. I love a huge range of electronic music in general, but that's where I'd like to start.

I'd love your advice on:

• A learning roadmap (what to tackle first, second, etc.)
• DAW recommendations for a beginner targeting these genres (Ableton? FL? Logic?)
• YouTubers / channels worth following
• Music theory basics I absolutely need to know (or can I get away with learning as I go?)
• Essential plugins / sample packs to start with
• Do I need any specific gear (MIDI keyboard, synth, audio interface, monitors…) or is a laptop enough to start? I have both a Mac and a Windows machine, so DAW choice is open.
• How long before I should expect to make something that doesn't sound terrible 😅

One last thing: I’m very comfortable with AI tools and I’d like to use them to learn faster — not to generate music. Think: explaining theory concepts, breaking down tracks I like, helping me understand sound design, giving feedback on what I produce, etc. Curious if people here use AI that way and what’s actually useful vs. a waste of time.

Thanks a lot 🙏

Hey devs,

What are your favorite Claude Code skills?

Whether it's for quality audits, security audits, refactoring, testing, or anything else — I'd love to hear what you've found useful in your Symfony workflow.

Feel free to share links to repos or your own custom skills.

Thanks!