r/Learnmusicproduction

Hi, I am new to all this. I decided to create some music using AI. I can sing them, yet do not have the equipment or know how to do this.
I have my songs on YouTube, Spotify and other platforms, yet I want to do the singing and making the full music track.
Please can anyone recommend what would be beneficial for a startup?
Something that isn’t too difficult to use?
I would really value your advice.

PLEASE do not be rude. I want to learn for myself. I used to play the guitar and piano, I have had two strokes, and being able to write my songs, gave me something to feel I’d accomplished something.

I do not know how to do my own production, I looked into a lot of things, yet it confuses me.

I was not expecting people to be rude, I just wanted some guidance.

I do not want to use AI I want to create my own. So instead of taking the time to criticise me, or think I am the worst for using AI, help me!

Your response to my messages do have an affect, it took me a while to get to this point in my life where I feel physically and mentally strong to seek advice and to see if I have what it takes to do it myself.

Sometimes manners cost nothing, yet knowledge can! I want to help others by sharing my experiences, what I have written, I’d like to share it with others, so that they may know they are not alone in their struggles.

If you only have something horrible to share, it isn’t supportive, it isn’t nice, please don’t bother!

Everyday I have to push myself to do things, I do not need anyone pushing me down.

Many thanks in advance to anyone willing to offer advice. 🤗

I feel like I could do so much through music but I really don’t have any clue where to start, I’ve written some stuff but that’s about it, anything helps

I currently have a flkey 61 mk2 along with my laptop, for producing, and I use my truthhear Hexas for monitoring. I decided that I might as well get more gear, though I'm pretty satisfied with what I have now as I'm still new and it's just a hobby. I'm thinking of getting the akai professional Mini plus 37-key. I mainly want it so that I can have something to use on my desk without having to constantly pivot to my 61 key to simply test out a sound/synth. Speaking about synths, that's the second reason why I want it, the semi weighted keys of the 61 feel great and I do like them, but I feel like the synth action keys of the smaller midi controllers will be better for synth chords or simply experimenting with melodies, and ideas, it'll also just be nice to be able to play two different sounds at the same time and have a extra pair of knobs and pads. I'm also thinking of getting the Sony MDR7506 for listening to my music while I'm producing, I've heard it's good for producing, and mixing and it's pretty budget friendly as well; It'll also fix the slight problem of my Hexas cord just being a little too short for me to comfortably use my 61 key without positioning myself and my laptop kinda weirdly. What are your thoughts on it? is it a good headphone for producing, or should I look at something else at a similar price?

My decision to buy those two aren't set in stone though. What other gear could I buy instead, I'm not looking for recommendations per se, but I just want to know what other types of equipment producers might use that I should be aware of. Thx for reading.

I really want to get into mixing songs or creating stuff mainly in the field of electronic music, techno, dubstep, etc… but i have literally no knowledge in music theory.

I really love sounds and ambiences that Apex twin makes, also like skrillex, prodigy, 90s techno and been found of pinkpantress lately. Also have an interest in touchdeigner (im a graphic designer) and like the connection of visuality and music.

Where should I start? Ive been looking in the internet for learning material but there are so many and idk can you recommend some great youtube channels or basically anything that can be a good starting point?

Sry for the grammar mistakes english is not my first language

The first time I tried music production, everything felt way more complex than I expected. Plugins, mixing, theory… it all hit me at once.

I didn’t have much time to begin with, and trying to learn everything before actually making something just burned me out. I ended up quitting before I made anything I was genuinely happy with.

The second time was pretty similar. Life got busy, I fell off for a while, and somehow getting back into it felt even harder.

I’m still trying to stick with it this time 😅

Curious what it was for you guys — was it the learning curve, not having enough time, losing motivation, getting overwhelmed, or something completely different?

I know this sounds stupid but how can I learn all the things about producing? I’m kind of lost and i’m not sure where to start as a beginner, any tips and tricks will help a ton. I know the basics like what the drums are but i’m not sure how to make like GOOD drums, melodies, etc. if there are any terms i need to know please tell me. I’m also not sure what a 808 is (i’m really new to this music stuff) again, sorry for the stupid question i just really want help

I'm a bit of a newbie to Waveform, so there are many features I don't understand or even know about yet. Anyway, I know how to fade in/out on an audio clip, but I searched the internet, and for some reason, you can't use it with MIDI clips. I tried asking AI, but, as usual, it's useless and gave me wrong information. It did give me one useful thing, though: I had to render my MIDI clip into an audio clip. But it didn't explain...

Please help me; it's so annoying to hear my song have all those terrible transitions.

Sono un ragazzo di 16 anni che studia da una 9 anni pianoforte classico, teoria musicale e solfeggio, e da qualche anno anche chitarra elettrica e armonia (armonia l'unica da autodidatta), mi sono approcciato da poco alla produzione musicale e alla registrazione con l'obiettivo di produrre/comporre qualcosa di mio da poi pubblicare, ho iniziato con una versione producer di fl studio, una chitarra elettrica economica, una scheda audio(m track duo), e un microfono (behringer c-1), iniziando a registrare una cover (di black dei pj) tuttavia nel registrare cover mi sembra molto tempo sprecato perché l'unica cosa che mi sembra di metterci di mio è la voce poiché del resto cerco Tab e spartiti su internet, solo che non essendo un cantante è quella che è, inoltre provando a comporre e registrare qualcosa di mio ho veramente troppi generi che mi piacciono che ogni volta che ascolto qualsiasi cosa vorrei provare a fare qualcosa in quel genere, ma non ho idea di dove partire per fare un qualsiasi genere e ogni volta che provo a registrare qualche idea viene una registrazione di tutt'altro genere che quello che avevo in testa, non ho idea da dove partire, inoltre spesso le mie idee non mi piacciono un granché e non riesco a creare una canzone in tutte le sue sezioni e parti a partire da un' idea che ho in testa, se mi viene un ritornello carino in mente, per esempio sto ore a cercare di metterci una strofa un pre ritornello e/o un bridge anche solo decente, e poi mi accorgo regolarmente che gran parte delle idee che mi vengono in testa sono spesso cose già sentite in giro anche se non proprio uguali, avete consigli su come continuare? Non so più dove sbattere la testa, ogni consiglio è ben accetto.

Grazie mille per l'attenzione

I am doing a series of guides for beginners. I started with the basics of compression. What are some other things that new music producers would benefit from learning?

I have a problem: I genuinely like almost every DAW I use.

Pro Tools, Ableton Live, Logic Pro, Reason… I can find things I love about all of them. Every time I spend some time with one, I start thinking *“maybe this is the one I should stick with.”*

And instead of making music, I end up comparing DAWs, watching tutorials, reading forums, looking at workflows, thinking about plugins and features…

Basically, I’m spending more time contemplating my DAW than actually making music.

Has anyone else gone through this? How did you finally pick one and just **commit to making music instead of optimizing the setup?**

I use GarageBand on an old laptop just cuz it’s free. I mainly play the guitar and bass, but sometimes I’ll use a midi keyboard for drums and synths, etc. although i don’t really know what I’m doing lol. I end up just recording a little “loop” and then I’ve just been repeating it for a certain length of time. Though it doesn’t sound like a song really, it just sounds like a repetitive loop. I’d love to break out of this “plateau” so to speak…

My production style is getting very monotonous. Thinking about some ways of getting new vocal textures in my recordings.

Any suggestion/plugin/technique would help.

Curious where everyone else actually gets stuck in the process. Not looking for the textbook answer, just what's true for you.

Is it finishing the song in the first place, getting the mix to sit right, or the last stretch of loudness and polish before it's ready to release? For me, it changes depending on the track, but there's usually one stage that eats way more time than the others.

If you've found something that actually helped you get unstuck at whichever stage it is, I'd like to hear it. Trying to figure out if this is a "just keep grinding" problem or if there's something specific people are missing.