r/Learnmusicproduction

complete newbie when it comes to producing! i only have garageband bc im broke :c but id love to know where to get started honestly! ive heard fl is good for beginners and im considering trying the free trial, but im honestly not sure yet. im nearly finished learning how to properly use garageband, im fairly familiar with live loops, recording instruments and js messing around with like the instrument loops etc etc…. and honestly im js confused on where to go next. ive got loads of songs written with chords, my problem is js i dont really know how to bring them to life. if anyone has any tips id love to know bc im honestly in a bit of a dead end here…..! sorry this is extremely vague ahahah but as u can tell i am a teenager bored out of my mind during summer break, so im js honestly throwing paint at the wall and seeing what sticks as i know i have a knack for music, i js need to get this producing shit down! even if theres any good youtube tutorials anyone has to recommend, id much appreciate it!

make a lo-fi beat on the OP-XY with me. no plan, just a drum pack to get me started and about half an hour to get from a blank project to a first sketch.

I share my process as I go, what I'm thinking, and how I usually go about exploring a track. Picking sounds, laying down the base, how I setup my scenes and using song mode to play it out.

let me know what you think of this video and if you'd like more like this. It’s definitely the longest one I’ve done.

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I have a Chromebook, Vocals and a dream (ok corny ik) as of today, i only sing, i believe my chromebook doesn't run ANY good producing programs, i dont even know where to start. from equipment to courses. my goal is to become a vocalist and to be able to produce my own music. i feel lazy for not informing myself better prior to coming to this sub, but omfg i watched some tutorials on the basics (bass, mids, vocals, effects) but bandlab almost made me kill myself. also i wrote a song and have a melody in my head for it already but i cant find the proper "sounds" to go with it, like building the song piece by piece. im so FRUSTRATED.

Let's stomp to this beat!

im a bit of a beginner, and i struggle so badly with basslines the most, i don’t understand how to make it really blend and merge with the song, should it follow the main melody or something else? id really appreciate some tips and pointers!

EDIT: id love to reply to everyone but i ended up getting a lot more help than i bargained for LOL. thanks yall for the tips, theyve been extremely helpful and ive already seen some improvement in my basslines 🥺🥺🙏🙏🙏

i’ve been getting a lot of inspiration from listening to music and because of it, i’m trying to get myself into music production.

this isn’t really my first messing around with logic. i usually get stuck after a good drum loop, synth, all of that but it would just.. end there. just one loop that lasts 8 bars.

i have watched youtube n tutorials but i feel like im in tutorial hell cause i’m making no progress, and some of the good tutorials they used fl studio. yes i know they’re technically the same but i rather watch someone who uses logic pro for easier reference.

has anyone experienced this? how did you get out of it?

https://reddit.com/link/1uj7phk/video/25brn617xaah1/player

The software I'm using for mastering this is REAPER - the song itself was composed using Tracktion Waveform and OpenUtau!

hi, I've been wanting to learn to produce for awhile

mostly because I got really into mixing tracks on Spotify, but those features are extremely chuddy and limited.

I've been trained in classical piano for 12 years, as well as violin, classical guitar, and some accordion, so I know a decent amount of music theory

but I have no experience actually mixing or producing, any advice on how to learn/what programs to start on?

I want to know how to learn music production and sound engineering from scratch.

Started with Sonar and Next.

I don't know where to start. I started by watching some videos on YouTube. But it felt like it was not enough.

The problem that I face is that I don't know the proper structure and sequence of learning various topics. "Should I start with Basic of Sound or Music Theory" or "Should I learn more theory about EQ , Dynamics or jump straight into writing and testing some music".

I usually just ask Ai about various topics. Eg "What is EQ" , "Fundamentals of Music Production" , etc

I will request the pros for some guidance.

Just wanted to say, 2 months ago I decided I want to produce and record my own music…for fun…just for me. & this week I purchased my first item which was an interface that I got for cheap off Facebook marketplace.

Slowly but surely ! 🫶🏼

I've been trying to get into music production for the past year, I've made some beats on BandLab and GarageBand and thats pretty much it. I don't really have any other experience with this or music theory at all.

I'm soon planning on buying FL Studio on my Mac for $100 but I feel like I'll still have to learn some things before I start. I've heard some people have taken classes for music production and have bought equipment (midi keyboards, etc) for music production but I don't really know how important all that really is ngl.

I don't have much money to take any classes I could tho save up to buy any equipment like a midi keyboard if its really helpful with things. Also even when I've tried making beats on BandLab and GarageBand I have really struggled with creativity, like when I finally have a good idea for a instrumental part I realize I just remade a song that already exists.

If anyone got any helpful tips or any advice based off of the stuff I've said that would be great.