Specifically asking people who started as beatmakers or DAW-first producers and then picked up theory**,** piano or any other instrument. Did it actually improve your music or just added more complexity?
How do professional engineers usually deal with this?
Do most people use iZotope RX for it?
Or do they manually edit/cut the waveform one by one?
Hello! I’ve been meaning to learn music production since the start of high school, but unfortunately school work stopped me from practicing all my hobbies (at the time). I’m in my first year of college now, and I’ve been meaning to work early on my assignments to leave time for learning music production. the thing is, i have zero idea where to start. i have never written a song before but i made a minute and a half beat on bandlab a few months ago, thats my only experience. i keep trying to replicate the step by step videos on YouTube but its so confusin. so i end up by lowkey wasting the time i worked ahead for. i also couldnt find any beginner friendly tutorials on how to make type beats of the artists that i like. i also noticed that most of the good plugins are payable. when do you think is the right time to invest in a daw and plugins? if you have any advice. any tips, any helpful tutorials please share your wisdom with me :)) feel free to talk about your early music production journey too! id love to hear about it! please be kind 2 me. HOpe you have a wonderful day!
so i’ve always sang, and now i’m wanting to make some music. i wrote poetry so i have plenty of ideas for the songs and even the vibes. i just need a little advice on how to get my foundation built, and how to go about it all. i use bandlab so far, and i made a cover on there, but id love to get to know more so even if you know any tips and tricks i’d appreciate it. if there’s anyone who wants to help also, dm me or comment ur discord :)
i hear things very specifically.
depth. frequency. the space between elements that creates tension without announcing it.
what something is doing underneath. what it appears to be doing.
i have always heard this way.
i thought everyone did.
they don't.
i can listen to something and tell you exactly what it's made of. what it's trying to do. where it succeeds and where it almost does.
but when i try to make what i hear into something real the gap between the internal version and the external version is significant.
i want to know
if this is a skill problem.
a tools problem.
a patience problem.
or if the internal version is always better tban the real one and that's just what it is to make something.
does the gap close.
i need to know
if the gap closes.
its the tiny desk concert series of the Billie eilish series thanjyou so much!
EDIT: is there a cheaper alternative for what they own?
I'm currently finishing a music production course for beginners, which I give away for free. It covers the very basics every music producer needs to know (explained in Logic Pro). 30 Videos which cover the basics of songwriting, sound design, music Theory, mixing, mastering and much more. The only thing I ask in return is some feedback. If you are interested comment or write me a dm. Thanks.
Are you stuck agonizing over your mix?
Tweaking.
Exporting.
Re-exporting.
Slogging through tutorials trying to figure out why your mix still sounds flat.
Your vocals sound tiny and struggle to cut through. The overall mix sounds small, muddy, constrained… and this is the tenth time you’ve gone through the process, with each version somehow sounding worse.
You’re the type of artist I’m looking to work with.
I’m building my mixing/mastering portfolio and taking on a handful of artists. One song per artist.
I’ll deliver a fully mixed and mastered version ready for release/distribution. Genre doesn’t matter.
Most of my current portfolio is my own music, but I’m definitely looking to expand and collaborate with artists in other genres 👉🏾 Uncle Mark's Work
DM me your track and tell me what isn’t working.
You might not be that far off.
You could be just one good mix away.
like can someone explain me which software should I learn to produce frequency based music not just instrumental I want to know how to produce these ASMR kind of music where it’s 420 Hz frequency and by neural beats and Sounds of Nature how can I go about it?
Want to create 432Hz/528Hz tones, binaural beats, and nature-layered ASMR — not just regular instrumental music. Which software lets me work at the actual frequency level? Complete beginner. Where do I start?
Man får väl kanske inte promota….
Men passar på ändå, plus att detta är hör o häpna lite samhällsrelevant!
Här är vår nya singel, ”SER DU?”
https://open.spotify.com/track/7vNknnpUIvLQWgHAPEr4cY?si=yKOSkSnHS6aJFZaEUlbjzg
Hey everyone,
I'm working on a research project comparing technical quality between AI-generated music (Suno v5.5) and real human-produced songs. I'm building a dataset and need high-quality full tracks that include:
I've already been using MTG-Jamendo and Free Music Archive, but I want to add more variety, especially more recent tracks.
I'm looking for recommendations on:
Any suggestions would be really helpful. Thanks in advance!
I was getting tired of trying to memorize scales and chords the old way, so I built my own visual explorer for it.
I have always struggled with music theory because it feels too academic, making it difficult to connect the concepts to the actual feeling of the music. My situation was also a bit unique; I was trying to learn theory without any physical instruments to practice on. I only had Ableton instruments and my laptop keys, which made practicing complex piano chords feel nearly impossible.
I spent a long time looking for an app that would let me see and hear how scales and chords work together in real time without needing a MIDI keyboard, but nothing clicked. So, I built my own solution.
Chord Explorer is a tool for those just starting out in their quest to learn music theory; for those who want to gain some fundamental knowledge without needing to first purchase equipment like instruments or MIDI keyboards. It lets you decide if you want to take the leap into spending money on equipment and software. With Chord Explorer, you can experiment with harmony and see the underlying structure of relationships immediately.
Key Features:
Free Modules: The Major, Minor, and Dorian modules are completely free to use for learning.
DAW Integration: I included MIDI export in the Pro version. When you find a progression that works, you can pull it directly into your DAW.
You can try it here: https://www.flowmusic.app/space/ae7a9413-faf4-4c3b-84ce-3f560138fd3b
For those of you who also find theory intimidating or work primarily inside a DAW without a keyboard, does having a visual reference like this help the concepts click for you?
Hey everyone,
I’d appreciate some honest technical feedback on my grunge track I Remain.
I mixed/mastered it in Cubase with a Steinberg UR22C and aimed for a raw, emotional sound — not overly polished.
Main things I’d like feedback on:
Listen here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HQEdfMMa1aw
Thanks a lot to anyone who takes the time to listen.
So, I'm almost completely new to music production, with no background in music theory (if that matters). I recently made a project on Ableton that I was proud of, but a lot of the mixing on my samples feels really off. I've tried panning and compressors, as well as EQ 3, but there are parts of the song where the audio sounds really dry or repetitive. Any way on fixing this without changing too much of the song?
My production is stagnant if I get a nice melody loop I can definitely build a grace on you, but I can’t build the melody loop by myself. That’s including if I make my own chords I can’t think of a Melody to go with. it What’s some good ways to break out of that?
Not judging at all, it's just that I've seen a lot of producers who are genuinely skilled with their DAW but hit a wall when it comes to composing original progressions. Curious if this is a common thing or just something I've noticed. What's your experience?
Hey everyone,
I’m a 16-year-old high school student from Japan. I’ve started making music, mostly Hyperpop and Hip-hop, and I really want to start earning money from my English tracks.
The problem is, my English pronunciation is pretty terrible. I’m confident in my beats and the lyrics themselves, but I'm worried that native speakers will immediately turn it off the moment they hear my accent.
In the world of Hip-hop and Hyperpop, how much does "perfect" pronunciation matter? Can a unique accent or even "broken" English be an aesthetic, or is it a total dealbreaker for you?
I’d love to hear your honest thoughts. Thanks!