As a beginner music artist, I’m in need of advice. I did learn one thing, which is to take things slow. Try not to jump to the most exciting part just yet, because you might not be able to do it and it will become demotivating and aaaahhh you gave up.

I remember wanting to jump straight to the cool EDM music and those cool basses and growls, but wait, there was so many terms I had to learn 😢.

This mindset caused me to stop producing for a few months and become off and on. This is why it’s better to take things slow. Learn the basic principals, learn how to use the stock plugins. As an old friend would say, you can’t know how to do 2x2 without learning 2+2 first.

Those reading this, thank you :))

What advice do you have for those starting out?

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    8•2 years ago

    There’s a lot of sources for learning these days, so be careful not to be overswamped with tutorials. Nevertheless, if you’re learning from the internet, make a text file/notebook with ideas you’ve picked up somewhere? Also, read the manuals for DAWs and plugins before you search their forums. Keep experimenting after you’ve learned the basics of production and workflow (I found that doing a couple of low cost courses on Udemy and LinkedIn helped with these basics).

    And to be honest, it might frustrate you,

    spoiler

    but music production does happen to be one of those fields where capital/monetary investment can make a noticeable difference to your eventual product. There’s an astonishing amount of proprietary code, hardware, circuitry, etc. that can go into that iconic sound you’re looking to reproduce.

    Budgeting to acquire that has taken up a lot of my time and effort, so…