any music producers here? what tips can you give to someone who is an absolute beginner?
>>55466770experiment with only one oscillator on synths, see what you can come up with, using more can be too complicated for beginners who dont know what they are doing
>>55466770read the manual, write a lot and in a lot of different styles. attempt to copy your favorite tracks, open any demo/example projects that come with your DAW of choice to see how pros use it. keep at it if you enjoy it, dont if you dont.
>>55466770Learn major and minor scales, actually being able to write decent songs with multiple parts puts you far ahead of most beginners who put that stuff off, no matter what genre.
I only have a computer btw, I don't even have a synthesizer. do you think this is enough for now?
>>55466933yes. just enter your notes with the mouse. learn your keyboard shortcuts. get a small MIDI keyboard in a year if you're still interested then
the EDM trap train passed. just write good songs and shit.
>>55466770Make sure you seriously believe in whatever you're riding. Don't settle for shit music. Push yourself.
>>55467252*writing
God people in this thread are so nice! You guys rule
>>55467133>just write good songs and shitMost useful music production advice ever.
If it sounds good, it's a take. Don't overcook it. Get someone else in on the mix.
>>55467285I still think his advice holds weight, most people these days care more about good production/getting specific synthesizer sounds than the stuff they're actually "writing".
not OP but i've been struggling with orchestral composition. anyone willing to give advice for this?https://clyp.it/zyy2seoj
>>55467405programming seems unnatural. did you record this with a MIDI keyboard? because thats what is sounds like. as for ochestral composition, this is just a string orchestra. you haven't even begun to work with the full orchestra yet. If you want to get gud at orchestral writing, I suggest you learn to read scores and study the masters. Mahler, Strauss, Ravel, Beethoven, Mozart, Webern, etc. their scores can show you so much about how to use instruments and how to combine them effectively. books like Samuel Adler's "The study of orchestration" with the accompanying audio CDs are also extremely helpful in working out what the various instruments of the orchestra are capable of and their special effects / different timbres at certain registers.you have a lot to learn not only about writing music, but about orchestration too.
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