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The 15 Best Music Production Tips for Beginners
Written by SoundOracle
If you're an aspiring music producer, it's important to learn from those who are already successful in the field. Here are 15 tips from successful music producers that will help you improve your production skills, work more efficiently, and develop habits that may ultimately lead to more income in your production career.
1. Find your own sound. This is usually something that will develop over time. However, if you are conscious of it, it will happen much faster and be more honed. It's important to have a signature sound that sets you apart from other producers. Figure out what makes your productions unique and use that to your advantage.
2. Use high-quality samples. Since we pride ourselves on making the most high-quality samples available, that this was going to rank high on the list. Using low-quality samples will make your productions sound amateurish. Invest in some good quality sample libraries and then pick your favs out of them. Remember to keep evolving and refining your favorite selections and kits.
3. Get organized. A well-organized studio is a production studio. Take the time to organize your workflow so you can work more efficiently and be less stressed when working on music.
4. Ask people who aren't producers why they like a certain beat or song. This tip is so underrated. If you think about it, the average music listener is the person that you are ultimately making the music for. So why not ask them what they like about certain beats and songs that they like to listen to.
5. Practice makes improvement. The more you produce, the better you'll get at it. Set sometime aside each day to work on your music and don't be afraid to experiment.
6. Don't overthink things. Most of the time the simplest ideas are the best ones. If you're stuck on something, try not to overthink it and just go with it. Here's a hack that I use. If I find myself getting stuck on something, I'll set a timer for 2 minutes and force myself to commit before the timer goes off or when the timer goes off. This way I'm not overthinking things and I'm making decisions quickly which is important if you want to avoid the beat block.
7. Take criticism well. When showing your music to others, be prepared to receive constructive criticism. Don't take it personally and use it to improve your music.
8. Always be learning. The music industry is constantly changing so it's important to stay up-to-date on the latest trends and technologies. Attend music production workshops, read books/articles, and listen to music producers talk about their craft.
9. Don't be afraid to experiment. Trying new things is the only way you're going to grow as a music producer. Think about it, all of the producers that went on to be the goats all had their own style. So don't be afraid to experiment with new sounds and ideas.
10. Join an online community like UnQuantized Podcast. Being a part of a music production community can help you learn from others and improve your skills. It's also a great way to meet other music producers who can collaborate with you or give you feedback on your music.
11. Speaking of collaborating... Collaborating with other music producers is a great way to improve your skills. Not to mention, it's a lot of fun and can help you discover your strong points and weak points as a producer.
12. Use templates in your DAW. Templates are great for two reasons. One, they help you get your ideas down quickly. Two, they make you look like a star when collabing in the studio because you work faster than most producers.
13. Don't strive for perfectionism. Perfectionism will turn into fancy procrastination. Be bold. Make commitments. Finish.
Becoming a music producer takes time, practice, and lots of hard work. But with the right tips from those who have already achieved success, you'll be on your way to making incredible tracks and songs. So don't forget to apply these 15 music production tips whenever possible.
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COURSES
Courses from soundoracle.net give music producers the resources, information, and techniques they need to take their music careers to the next level. It doesn't matter if you're genres are hip hop, R&B, pop, trap, or boom-bap our courses have you covered.
PIANO FOR PRODUCERS
Everything You Need to Know About Hip Hop and Trap Music Theory, the Formulas To Hit Records, and How to Create Them Instantly
It is NOT another boring course on piano fundamentals & long winded theory talk.
It is NOT about just about teaching you scales and chord progressions - yet you will learn about these things, but on a deeper level than you could have ever imagined and your beats and songs will sound BETTER than they've ever sounded before.
It is NOT a course set up to have you just clone chords and melodies that someone else has done to make hit records. This course will give you the fundamentals and an understanding of how to quickly and easily create hit records yourself.
What’s included:
🎹 Over 55 videos of modern piano techniques
🎹 Over 6 hours of content
🎹 PDF guides to follow along
🎹 Chord & Scale cheat sheets
🎹 Techniques about trap melodies, bass lines, & modern chord progressions.
🎹 In-depth lessons from a renowned instructor with a full master degree in piano composition
🎹 Videos discussing & teaching the styles & musicality commonly used in Modern Hip-Hop, R&B, & Trap Music
🎹Original piano loops composed by Lokii The Composer himself
THE ART OF MASTERING
Everything You Need To Know In Order To Perfectly Master Records With Any DAW And The Plugins You Already Have
It is NOT just another mastering course that uses vague information that wastes your time and money.
It is NOT about just balancing the volume levels - yet this will happen as a result of using these secrets
and your beats and songs will sound BETTER than they've ever sounded before.
It is NOT just about showing you what settings to dial in - every project and every song is different. This course will easily explain the knowledge you need to know what to "dial in" in any situation.
What's Included...
Over 9 Hours Of Expert Techniques
Get years of experience & hundreds of thousands of dollars of education all packed into this professional, affordable course.
Mastering Cheat Sheets In PDF Form
These guides will come in clutch when you need to reference information quickly or are in a pinch when you’re not able to watch a video.
Easy To Understand, Concise Layout
Not only is the information easy to understand, the chapters are laid out in concise bite size format for quick reference to a specific technique whenever you need it.
THE ART OF BEAT MIXING
Our new online video course dropped last week & since then we have been flooded with orders!
The Art Of Beat Mixing is filled with industry mixing secretes like the simple drum summing technique that can get your kicks and snares to smack 10x BETTER INSTANTLY. SoundOracle used this summing technique on the Nicki Minaj & Mario song "Somebody Else". It works so well that the track didn't even need a baseline or an 808. The drums were that powerful!
The Art Of Beat Mixing is a full length video course with over 5 hours of content provided by a professional certified engineer! With 15 chapters packed into this course, each video gives you detailed visual guides on mixing your beats from start to finish.
What's included?
- Over 5 hours of expert techniques
- Mixing cheat sheets in PDF form
- An easy to understand, concise layout
- Small, digestible chapters with quick access to the info you need
- Everything you need to know to mix your beats professionally
THE ART OF VOCAL MIXING
Producers, beat makers, engineers, & artists - the perfect video course for guaranteeing your vocals have amazing professional quality is finally here!
Gone will be the days of your vocal mixes being cursed by muddiness, clipping, & lack of clarity.
The Art Of Vocal Mixing is a full length video course with over 14 hours of content provided by a professional certified engineer! With 20 chapters packed into this course, each video gives you detailed visual guides on mixing your vocals from start to finish.
You’ll learn how to achieve incredible vocal mixes with brilliantly designed short, easy to understand videos breaking down the entire process of mixing vocals professionally. Each stage of the mixing process has its own video making it easy to find the information you want to know, when you want it.
What's included?
- Over 150 high quality tutorial videos
- Over 14 hours of expert techniques
- Useful mixing guides in PDF form
- An easy to understand, concise layout
- A beautifully designed interface
- Small, digestible chapters with quick access to the info you need
- Everything you need to know to mix your vocals professionally
- A bonus sound kit made by SoundOracle himself!
