Learn to Produce Music 10X FASTER... (no one does these)
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After producing music for almost 12 years now, my message to newbies is this: There is no substitution for actually doing the thing. You can watch every tutorial vid on UA-cam, but until you roll up your sleeves, put in the time and do the thing, you’re on the wrong track. It’s no different than any other worthwhile endeavor. Be prepared, the learning curve is like climbing Mount Everest and I wish you best of luck on your journey.
Amen!
Amen
my mixes still arent radio ready which hurts my feelings, however after the trial and error and passing of time, watching tutorials i can be proud to say my mixes get better even if not perfect and a couple of them seem to almost be the best i could prob do even tho someone could do it better...its frustrating sometimes to know the music is good but the mix isnt. thx for the vids
I'm still an amateur but I tell people this all the time. Everybody is so scared to make a track and work toftand do stuff thinking they need to be at a level to be valid, but unless you're willing to make bad tracks, you'll never make good ones.
@@NathanJamesLarsenwhich daw is the most easiest to learn as a beginner?because I’m gonna start my journey as a producer but I’m still stuck with the daw ..and what I heard is that even if I don’t know how to use any instrument fl studio is the easiest to learn without instrument
1. Quantity over quality in the beginning (for familiarization & learning purposes).
2. Spend time more for practising than watching tutorials.
3. Active listening, be analytical, be a detective.
4. Implement/imitate what you've analyzed from your active listening.
5. Find a mentor or find a structurized course (not just randomized tutorials).
Thanks
Love this wish I could afford your course ! ❤
Is there a course you suggest?
I'm guilty of spending more time watching online tutorials than making music/beats. This video just changed that.
Yea ikr! Me either lol, thanks to nathan for givin these tips
Early on I was too. I think MOST are guilty of it
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Exact same situation for me. My ratio of time spent watching tutorials to time spent producing has been too far on the tutorial side
We are addicts!
The problem for a lot of us is that when we try to make music we have doubt that we can’t make music without being reassured that what we’re doing is correct and so we just watch another tutorial and listen to another song.
And then before you know it your listening and watching tutorials more than making music.
It’s very very hard to train yourself to trust yourself and make music without feeling the need to reference and make sure what we’re doing is done by the pros.
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This is the Same Exact thing that what I feel
you just gotta suck it up and make bad music- you will then improve quickly.
My brother , literally, the answer to this is Nathan’s step 5. 7 years of solo jam vs 3 years of networking
Very Relatable.
“Stop watching tutorials”
Me: ahh yes, I like what this guy is putting down. I’m gonna watch more of his tutorials!
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I'm gonna do that as soon as I check every video here.
Stop playing Man 🤣🤣🤣
0:45 Tip 1
2:40 Tip 2
4:39 Tip 3
7:00 Tip 4
7:56 Tip 5
1. Quantity over quality in the beginning (for familiarization & learning purposes).
2. Spend time more for practising than watching tutorials.
3. Active listening, be analytical, be a detective.
4. Implement/imitate what you've analyzed from your active listening.
5. Find a mentor or find a structurized course (not just randomized tutorials).
You're the best, thanks
thank you!!
I really, REALLY wish this ep's thumbnail had an actual bar graph _showing_ the 10x increase in learning speed. My disappointment is now up 83%, as seen in this chart 📈
Seriously though, this channel rocks...
Dude - I love YOUR channel!
I will try harder in the future to better implement said thumbnail strategies! LOL!
Kush just commented this video... Wow. 🔥🔥🔥
When I looked at who it was that commented I was like... "wait... no... wait. Really?" Haha
@@NathanJamesLarsen This is a very helpful channel. Thanks for taking the time to make these videos. 🙌🏼🔥
Fu$k, even I squealed with excitement by the Kush-Meister laying some silky comments down.
"Good artists borrow, great artists steal."
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Gods Create
Thomas Edison be like "yeah, I'm amazing. Stuff it, Tesla."
Hummmm and get sued? Naah 😂
To the "get a mentor" note.
People like having something you want, they like being asked nicely for help, they like being helpful and they like being thanked for it. They will actually start to really enjoy associating with you if this is the relationship you offer.
So, when trying to "get a mentor" remember:
Tell them you think they are wise and knowledgable enough to help you.
Don't just ask a question; ask for help.
Don't just thank them; tell them that they helped you.
This has helped me earn my mentors interest.
Dude! This is the best, feature packed yet concise advice for anyone starting with music production! We live in a "paralysis by analysis" worldwide pandemic caused by never seen before information overload and very little guidance on how to handle it.
No matter what you might get into (may not even be music related) there's an immediate temptation to "learn" as much as possible by watching tutorials and reviews and soon you find yourself being sort of an "expert" without an actual expertise and your artificially acquired "expertise" inhibits your creativity because you now have become your own worst critic - you have made yourself into a perfectionist.
Perfectionism kills talents.
This was a really good video. I have been majority self taught as a producer, and to get to the point I am now it has been about 10 years off and on. Having these tips when I started would have been very helpful. To this day one of the things that I think has improved my skills the most is recreating beats I would find on UA-cam I really liked or even finding a drum loop on splice and trying to make my own loop that was identical using mostly stock sounds and plugins. This not only helped benefit from a sound design perspective but it allowed me to start really identifying panning as well, another thing which drastically improved my abilities.
Life is way too short to learn it all on your own 💡
Watching tutorials actually help me start my work day, because it is way easier to convince myself to spend 10 minutes on youtube than to start with projects I will spend hours on. So every time I sit down at my studio, first I watch a tutorial and take notes and then when I am already there, why not open up a project and the next thing I know I've worked on five songs for five hours. There are some videos that I've seen seven times because I really want to understand the concept. It's nice to live in such times.
"good artists borrow, great artists steal"
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Me: steals friends mic, keyboard, capo, tuner, picks.... (The list goes on)
lmaooooo I wheezed :)))
@@pretentioushab just saw your lego stop motion fight
Cheers to you i gave you my watchtime✌🏻✨ xd
@@sanzayhbarailie7278 hahahah thanks
Love the insight. Very true. I’ve learned more from making songs in Logic Pro over the last 10 years than I could by watching videos.
Yep 100% - I'm all for watching tutorials to learn but you gotta actually do it
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Great Video. Recently I’ve been randomly loading some of my favorite songs I purchased on iTunes and loading them into Logic
I create markers for each section verse chorus etc and build my song around that arrangement. I try to build up the song instrumental around how many elements I hear per section on a professionally produced award winning song. They say success leaves clues study the scene thanks for making your videos they are really useful
Yes! That is great! I know others who do that too! Great way to avoid feeling stuck! Make a map!
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Structure!!! That was one of the biggest things I lacked before the course.
Everything here is 100% spot on 🔥
You're a gem, Brandi!
2:40 How do you practice?
As a classically-trained musician and professional performer turned producer: Yes to all of this. The answers aren't at the end of another UA-cam video (he says, in the comments of another UA-cam video.) They're in the "10,000 hours" and endless mistakes, bad mixes, and learning experiences that will lead you to success. Watching producers who don't really work professionally teach you about parallel compression for the millionth time won't help you. Actually trying and failing at parallel compression until you get it to sound how you want it to, will. All you need are "ears and years." Ok feel free to ignore me now.
10,000 hrs rule is only for "mastering" that skill, not learning it.
Thank you so much for these tips but also at the end not trying to advertise your course. The fact that you said that your course may not resonate with everyone is a testament to your character whether you're a seen as a good producer or not. Thank you for the advice and much love!
I was intrigued by the title but WHEN I SAW MIXING JESUS COMMENTED YOUR VIDEO, I knew shit was real
How much are production classes? irl. I wanna take private lessons but not sure how much the average price is… or is there group lessons?
Great content. This video was really comforting because it validated what I've done to learn. Active listening is THE most important thing to producing/songwriting. All the greats are greats because they repackaged and combined the greats. Active listening helps your brain unconsciously go to a similar place when you're writing your own stuff. You'll find yourself instinctively use techniques you wouldn't have used before. When you experiment with those ideas, you only get better at discerning the little things that make songs great, which, in turn, helps you become a better listener. It's exponential.
Currently stuffing my brain while at work. Excited to get home to my desk to put it into practise
Your honesty is so inspiring.
I kinda figured most of the things you said. But hadn't been so motivated to follow them yet. Thanks for being a voice for me and a motivator. I wish everyone heard this from here.
Sometimes I can really be lazy to listen to other producers' songs and imitate. But as soon as I get over that my improvement is tremendous. (Also remaking/replicating a song that you're potentially enjoying sonically and structurally can change a life forever.)
My God, thanks for mentioning the debunking of the "10,000 hour rule." People have spouted that nonsense constantly. I'm a scientist and I can't stand when an unproven claim like that is paraded around like a time tested fact.
Thanks I’m a 14 yo who got producer edition fl studio for christmas I’m completely new made 3 beats 1 on garage band, 2 on fl all sound like total ass and I have totally nobody who does what I do, so no one to guide me😂 gl yall, I got this
The problem for me in fully accepting tip no 1 is that I hate my songs now. I'd be alright making objectively shitty music if I can at least feel good about it, but I don't. I know its gonna suck, I dont care, but how can I make things that I at least *like,* because I can't seem to do that anymore.
as someone with ADHD I constantly follow along to tutorials with my daw on my main and the tutorial on my secondary monitor so I can practice as they're teaching :) otherwise I'll forget the technique
I am sure this video will realy change my life. Thank you for this video!!
Very important creativity principles and great references in the video.
I find you are a serious and authentic teacher. 👍 👍
When I was a visual art student, a few millenniums ago..., our teacher once told us:
''Never throw out you failed drawings or studies that you deemed to be failures or garbage. These can become the seeds for your greatest innovations later on.''
This has to be one of the most influential music production lesson I had & will have in my life for sure.
Since I started producing I haven’t listened to music the same way, has this happened to anybody else? I’m constantly trying to hear each stem and questioning how it was done. Might sound sad to some people but I actually enjoy this much more than just vibing to music now.
I can literally write a whole paragraph appreciating every single thing you said ....But let me make it short "YOU ARE LEGIT"....100% no BS....and Thank u as always..💖
Love this Akash! Thanks a ton and you're awesome!
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Ok so I realized I’ve been doing all these things for the past year, I was quite a natural at music production, especially since I was a musician and a natural pianist. I used a free program and I was learning how to produce large EDM, hip hop, pop, lofi, ambient, Orchestral etc. within less than a year I was excelling at genres I’d never ever think of making. Now I know why! Literally everyone needs to use these tips, they will change your growth exponentially!
I love that more quantity than quality.
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omg, i love your channel....,, you must produce 100 bad songs to produce 3 good....you must take out of you all the bad songs so you can make a good one....regards
Same goes for songwriting. Writes until you get something that sticks.
"the more songs you make, the faster you'll learn." Ok, gotta split hairs here on what this means in practice... In the spirit of this comment, which of these is better:
1. Working on songs until the song feels COMPLETE to me. That is, through all the easy and rough spots -- spending 5 min on the parts I find easy, then days staring at the DAW/keyboard trying to figure out that part I find difficult (maybe sound design, macro arrangement, or whatever).
Or...
2. Don't get bogged down in "hard" parts. The hard parts slow you down. If you get stuck on "that one sound needs work" for days or "man, this transition sucks," just let go, call it good enough, and move on.
I suspect the answer is 2, but it feels like I will constantly avoid the hard parts and never get better at them unless I wrestle with them for...what might be way too long.
Probably somewhat of a blend of the two. There are absolutely times when you just need to move on and move on to the next one and not get bogged down but other times where you should wrestle with the hard parts.
There isn't really a clear "right" or "wrong" but if it's taking a huge amount of time to wrestle, it's probably a good indicator that it's time to move on.
@@NathanJamesLarsen Thanks for the response. Appreciate your thoughts on this. I often get into a place where I'm staring, turning knobs, and pushing bars around for days, but not making real progress. I don't think it's a total waste of time, but it's also probably not the most productive.
Getting into the "quantity" mindset will be tough for me I think. I'll try to strike a better balance.
That first tip has already blown my mind. I focus a lot on getting a high quality sound the first go around, then get frustrated cause it doesn’t sound pro, but never take into account that I’m new to production and really just don’t know what the frick I’m doing haha
That's huge that you can see that, though. Now you can take steps to make more quantity and ALLOW yourself to really learn through action! Get after it!
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These are some great tips, thank you. A question: when you record vocals, do you listen back to a take just after you record it and keep going until you find a really good one or do you find the best take after you recorded all takes? Sorry for messy writing lol
Hey! So I usually record at least three takes and if I feel all of them have been really solid then I'll keep going and move on and comp but if I'm not feeling awesome I'll do more. Usually I won't do more than 10 takes because if it takes that many takes it probably means that there just needs to be more practice and we can do it later.
@@NathanJamesLarsen Thanks man
@@NathanJamesLarsen btw, do you record one verse/chorus at the time or less or more than that?
@@Axel-qj8rr Really kind of depends on the song, but I usually do it in whatever chunks make the most sense.
So, usually I would do a whole verse by itself and then chorus by itself. But if there is a really tricky section or something that needs more attention, then I can definitely trim it down to work on smaller sections.
Go with what feels most natural! If you or your singer (if you don't sing) is feeling comfortable then it'll come through on the recording but if you're feeling uncomfortable - it'll come through, too.
so um... everything you've said so far in the video are thing's i've done all along. I've made over 150 projects now and i've produced for 1 and a half year and I unconciously analyze songs.
When I got back into making music, I instinctively pushed myself to make as many tracks as possible. I made 10 songs in 3 weeks and learned a tremendous amount! In trying to say, your approach is the right one
Wait until you don't know wtf you're doing, then seek the video that will help, then apply that and move on
Yessssir
Maybe my active listening is failing but I missed the number 4 dude, great vid btw, cheers!
Perhaps is implement it...
I LIKE HOW YOU REPLY TO PEOPLE... CUZ WHEN MOST OF US START OUT NO ONE IS WILLING TO HELP US
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lol, he's not replying
@@Jisooee Sad Life :(
Wow, only 6 dislikes. I clicked this video as just something to watch before bed thinking it wasn't really geared towards me, but I was pleasantly surprised to hear some very thoughtful pieces of advice being shared. This is something I think a lot of people getting started should watch, as it addresses a lot of the problems that confuse new producers, straightforwardly and giving guidance for the right direction to head in. You got a like!
I'm not in the music industry, I don't even know how I came across your video. But REALLY great advices! I've learned more coding related knowledge from working with a mentor than building random projects on my own. This man is out here preaching the truth!
would your course help me even if I use other daws?... I use fl studio...
Absolutely - DAW doesn't matter. We focus entirely on principles and techniques. We have members using virtually every day (Pro Tools, Ableton, FL, Logic, Studio One, Cubase, etc)
Dude! I had to stop the video to write this down before I forget it. There are some things that are so obvious that we simply ignore them.
I have experienced the problem of watching more tutorials than actually doing the stuff I was learning, cause I ended up being so mentally tired that I couldn't put the knoledge to practice, and in the next day when I wanted to do it, I completely forgot what I "learned" and had to watch the tutorial again and got stucked in that loop again.
Some of these tips I've been using without been aware of it, and know by listening to you externalizing them, it helps me to keep the focus and working on the important part of learning something
I've been watching your content lately and have learn so much in just a few videos. So... thank you so much for the good knoledge you share.
This is SOOOO true. We can know something without realllllly thinking it through and when you actually have the light bulb moment it can be huge! Keep on and keep pushing! It's hard. This isn't easy - but have fun with it and it makes it easier! You got this
My one thing I'm guilty of is not finding this channel sooner, the advice here is simply fantastic.
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This video is such a sea of information, really wish this channel had like more than a Million subs so people could actually watch his videos when they're starting out.. I started learning producing like 2 years ago, using UA-cam ofc, and even now I see a few people here and there on the internet who say they're starting out and need tips, basically all they need is this video right here.. All the secrets and key information is in this video, damn..
Awesome! Many things that you've told about there are about me and about my procrastinationn. Thank you so much!
Everything you've said is applicable to most things. I'm a Software Engineer and the best way to learn how to write killer code is to write a lot of code by making your own toy projects and implementing patterns you see in other software. In software, we've also got a word that I think you'd like: "tutorial hell" which is to describe the act of sitting on youtube/similar and just consuming tutorial after tutorial without acting upon what you've learned.
I love that active listening tip!! One thing that has helped me a lot this year was not just using reference mixes, but coming to understand what those references were doing in the different freq bands by isolating them, and then applying those arrangement/balances in the professional mixes to my own mixes. It's weird how just isolating one section of the freq band can really open your ears to mistakes in your own mix!
Before watching the video, from reading the title "ha, just make 10x more music"
During watching the video: -.-
*this concept is TRUE* ..and still to this day , the more time i spend on chord progressions and fancy arrangements etc the less i like the work i do.. my best pieces came out of the thin air in minutes. I write tons of stuff and got good at being fast so it's a numbers game .. you 'process the raw material' and for every ton you get a real diamond..but if you 'force the quality' you get a mediocre 'man made diamond' i never fully mix down anything until i have a small 'group of diamonds' and then finish just those! i imagine the mixing process to be the same.
You say this is "true" but not really.
Might be the case for you - my counter is that if you want to have the ability to be "raw" then it starts by developing an actual skill that ALLOWS you to be raw.
If I just relied only on raw talent I would literally not have a career.
@@NathanJamesLarsen OK, what I claimed to be true was the concept of distilling a 'volume of production' and using the 'cream of the top' as the product, so that the idea is that it is generally more productive than using just a few products and trying to 'turn them into cream', and as well the idea that by becoming proficient at producing a larger volume, the skills you can obtain on the MACRO scale are transferable on a more focused scale to the individual projects using the awareness of 'what works' to the 'micro' of 'what I want' , the 'raw talent' that can be obtained quickly by doing a higher volume in a short period of time is valid. this is what the education system does..because it works.(as long as the student actively participates!).. you don't agree? //please explain further (aside from just saying that you need some 'ability to be creative' in order to be 'actually creative') I was trying to agree with you lol.. oh well. (you said: *'my counter is that if you want to have the ability to be 'creative' then it starts by developing an actual skill that ALLOWS you to be 'creative').*
I am assuming that 'raw creativity' is the same as 'raw'
I used to listen to songs while sleeping but since i have start learning music production i just can't. I am so focussed on the things happening in the song that i am wide awake at 4 am after listening to a playlist and thinking about the cool things that i heard. I note it down on my phone and sleep at 5. It helped me learn a lot of things but it fucked up my health. 😂 I just can't switch off the active listening now.😂
Oh... yes... I feel this so hard. I have a hard time not wearing that analytical brain ALL THE TIME. It's a blessing and curse.
i been through the same ..so addicting
6:40 watching Jon Bellion's "the making of" videos is truly inspiring and informative on how he creates his music.
Great video dude :)
Learned a lot from this !
*this is gonna sound cocky* If you listen to my beats you’ll probably think I’ve been producing for a few years but I’ve only been making beats since December of 2020 and I’ve made all this progress. (Inspiration for people just starting out)
Honestly, this is very helpful. A lot of people do these things wrong (including me). So thanks, and remember to read your Bible(or a free app/video Bible) and keep on praying
this felt like a sit down talk with dad
He does a great job of using logic and knowledge of everyday life to prove his points
watched thw video at 2.0 speed, now I'm producing 20 times faster!
it's kinda weird watching this video where i basically do all of these things without even realizing it, so honestly i don't know what else to do to improve.
so just accepting your knowledge and skills as they are and doing what you need to do right now, without the skills you dont have, without the tricks you dont yet know is basically what Shoma Morita teaches.
I came here for advice if it makes sense to practice via doing remakes as to strengthen that imitation muscle and to add more tricks to your toolkit. any experience or insight on that?
my favourite from this is the first advice, to "give yourself some grace when you start" and quantity > quality.
I agree, it's better to learn from actual experience, than just words, and I'm also a beginner
Really eye opening video. Greta job
Thanks Arvid!! Appreciate it!
Well communicated, and nicely focused. Thanks for sharing keyframe highlights of your journey of exploration.
Difficult discussion, but honest! This advice applies to most other subjects too.
This is definitely true. I recently realized this since I began to learn music production for 3 years.
"Art & Fear: Observations On the Perils (and Rewards) of Artmaking" by David Bayles
"The Death of Expertise: The Campaign against Established Knowledge and Why it Matters" by Tom Nichols
being in a different environment helps.. best music always is on the go for me.
Well a photo is taken in 1 second whereas finishing a track takes hours, days or weeks
I find myself doing everything he talks about in this video and I believe the future is bright
I have a person who knows but doesn’t want to teach nothing to me so I gotta teach, struggle for my self
now thats greatness- instead of leading on to watch more videos- also yours- you are totally for the personal progress of your viewers. huge respect.
🙏🙏🙏
Nail on the head!! Thanks for laying out so clearly. I've been a pro guitarist and producer for 40 years and I always preach my 'gym analogy'; You can buy a fancy gym membership , get the cool outfit, hire a reputable personal trainer, learn about nutrition, go on a strict diet, watch workout videos, buy supplements, and visit the gym every day......But all that stuff is useless, until......... you actually grab that weight and start lifting it til it hurts!
You've got to put in the work, it's that simple. Like you said about quantity. The more time you spend creating (and finish what you've started! regardless how good or bad. Super important, I think), you will automatically improve. That's a given, so if you go easy on yourself you'll grow much faster than if you're forcing yourself into frustration in order to create a masterpiece.
In this culture we are brainwashed that we have to be 'good' at everything and that pressure plus high self-expectations is holding us back. How often have you heard somebody say "Oh, I can't sing"? Bullshit! If you can talk you can sing! Doesn't say anything about how pleasant it sounds 😃. In cultures where music serves other social purposes, like celebration or worship, and where being 'good' is irrelevant, as long as you participate, people are having fun and do it all the time, so they automatically get 'good' to some extent.
I believe that if you focus on the journey you're more likely to reach your destination, or a different destination, which is OK, as long as you've enjoyed the journey.
I'd like to add to what you said about your kids (great example, BTW). How do kids learn? They PLAY! There is a reason it's called "to PLAY music". They playing part is long forgotten.
I know, the music industry is extremely tough, and to survive 'joy' is pretty much a luxury.
But since there are so many external factors at play on the path to 'success' (however you define that for yourself), we might as well put some of that joy back in the rat race. And you'd be surprised where that could get you....
I know, nobody asked for me to write all this. It's just my personal observation after being inspired by this great simple and honest video. Hopefully some of it might resonate with somebody.
One last thing, while I'm on my soap box:
Gene Simmons (of all people 😃) has a great quote: "Inspiration is overrated. You can't wait around until it hits you. You just have to put in the work everyday, all day. Sometimes by the end of the day you end up with nothing, some days you end up with a masterpiece. Just like the gold-digger who goes to the mountain every morning and digs all day. Some days he finds gold, some days he doesn't. But if he doesn't go he for sure won't return with gold."
Yup! Finding a mentor is one and applying acquired knowledge to more songs. Thanks!
"Crank 'em out!" -Nathan Larsen (I've been trying to keep actual music making to >80% of my time - thanks, Nathan! ... off to make some music now....)
This is great advice from the pro....thanks a lot Nathan..am your number one fan.
You're awesome thanks! 🔥🔥
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Dude is good 👍
Watch the tutorials on a tablet or phone, easier to follow along 😊 use it’s daw or use the computer daw at the same time!
Hello Nathan, this was a very informative video👍. I am Sitar player from India yet I was always deeply interested in producing music and am planning to take a course in the near future for it but that would be after I get my basics for Western Classical done too. Your videos are extremely helpful & thank you so much for this precise information.😊👍👍👍
This was by far the best advice I have gotten on producing.
Word!! Love hearing that!! Thanks a ton! Keep at it hard and keep improving!
Hey not trying to be pessimistic or anything but you can learn piano by just watching youtube piano stars play piano professionally and mimic their actions. (Trust me, I've been playing since I was 7, I'm 15 now)
I can play really hard pieces like Moonlight sonata 3rd movement, but I don't really understand positioning, pedaling or literally anything else (although I am getting into those subjects now lol) (Timing being an exception)
You can be really great, just knowing how to press a key.
I love the content btw
Your video title says “learn to produce music 10x faster” but in the first few seconds of the video you say it will teach viewers to “learn, 10x faster, how to produce music.” You are abusive for lying/not speaking English properly.
@Nathan I have a question. So I'm a beginner and I have been producing instrumental music. The question is, should I stick with the genres I know more about, such as lofi, orchestral, synthwave. Or should I try to learn the genres I realy want to b able to do but find extremely difficult, such as dubstep, edm, trap. Basically how do I choose my genre and should I try to learn more genres?
I might be wrong, but I believe it was Roy Thomas Baker who said, "You need to know when to ignore the small things". I know Brian May said that RTB said, "It doesn't have to be in tune; it just needs to be in time". I'm sure that Mr. Baker gleaned that wisdom having recorded choirs long before Queen appeared on his horizon. Long-story-short: . . . Pay attention to what's sonically important; no one's gonna notice anything else.
One thing that may work for moving forward is learning one new thing a day. Let's say you're a hobbyist producer with a day job. You have time to make music three days a week. That would make about 150 days a year. 150 new things, quite a lot, huh? Even less is enough. When you move forward with small steps but with determination, you can get far without noticing it. And you always have to remember to just have fun sometimes... Seriously, but not seriously.
So cool and so funny as well! I am a complete beginner, I just started music a week ago. And my search today was "mastering 101". Then, after looking a video that was completely not relevant, I watch a video of you yelling about the fact that mixing and mastering or the last step so stop beginning by the end! Well, thank you very much. Now I am a much wiser beginner! And you gain one more follower. But I will go to practice some of your advice before watching some more of your content. Keep going, this is so inspiring! Thank again
Correct! Application is the key but sometimes if the speaker is really a good speaker and you wanna hear more. Like listening to a sales pitch.
Anyone from New Delhi, India... Who wants to connect regarding Music Production? We can collab sometime, share our projects, share some tips or tricks or maybe good tutorials we come across.
Let me know if someone wants to walk on this journey or music production together. 🙏🌞
What help me a lot is that I was using mixcraft 9 and when I bought a MacBook I got logic and it was so much easier to learn because I believe mixcraft is the most similar DAW to logic. The ui work similar but different color and workflow is similar too compared to other daws. My preferred DAWs now is logic for Apple and mixcraft for windows.
thank you for actually giving me good advice instead of 90% of other bullshit youtube videos
I'm retired and just looking to have some fun making music at home. My goal isn't to release my music to the public. That said, I'm definitely guilty of bombarding myself with you tube videos, trying to learn as much as I can. And I think it can lead to paralysis by analysis. I need to get off my phone and get to making music, good or bad. So I completely agree with Nathan here. And I like him because he doesn't wear his hat backwards, looking like a douche.😁
wise words bro! Love your videos...super honest & vulnerable, straight to the point, amazing info 🤩🙌
Wow Nathan, I thought you were going to say something odd on the video but I tbh agree with all 5 tips.
For me tho man, understanding your DAW is the key to speeding up your workflow.
I feel like you confuse what a producer does in general vs what a super producer like you can do xD
If your issues are with composition than the DAW flow isn’t even relevant yet.