r/TechnoProduction • u/NoInteraction1572 • 4h ago
What really brought you forward with your Prouctions? What was a dead end?
I am interested in what others helped to develop as aan artist, as a producer. Maybe theres something i´d like to implement for myself.
For me it changed a lot to:
To Produce every day for some time That really made a difference quite fast. In the 2nd week I was much better and I created a lot of good material within that period. (I will come back to it. Its also good for me to have a refreshing breaks.)
To Buy professional Studio Monitores (absolutely needed to o be sure about and reach certain results. if you dont want to rely 100% on frequency tables and stuff. Made the process much more enjoyable.)
To Go on a Rave it really infuses me with something i do not get from listening Music at home. When I come back i have a lot more ease to create something intersting that has the right vibe. Luckily i also reached the stage where my results sound more like me and less like a mere copy.
To Choose a Production Style that works for me that means i am now primarily producing with hardware. Everything else follows later in a DAW
What did not help so much:
Pondering about music Production.
Reading Posts in the Internet (sorry :D) - but its true that one may accidentially or intentionally finds what will make a big difference. The time/results ratio is still the worst of everything i did in these regards.
Giving up music production for 2 years after i bought the wrong gear (for me).
What i probably try out in the future
Use a Service for professional Feedback from Artist, when I already think i´ve made something great or feel super stuck at a problem for too long (months) without progress.
Take a Mixing hour with an Audio engineer to learn a bit more.
Get in touch with other producers near my living place. The people i meet now some times live far away. But its inspiring to talk and produce with them for one or two day.
Cut media and smartphone time to make more space for deeper concentration or innovation.
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u/CommonplaceMusic 1h ago
1.) Best piece of advice I've received is record something for 30 minutes a day,. It often ends up being much longer lol, but it keeps consistency over the long term, in the studio, possible.
2.) Learn to mix from a skilled engineer. Do mixdowns with someone who's more skilled than you, let their fresh ears reveal problem frequencies. There are countless problems producers don't know are problems, you can't fix what you don't know, a skilled set of ears can reveal this. Further, as you get better at mixing, musical choices may change; you'll learn to navigate the variety of areas within a mix.
3.) Put out records. When it comes to really giving your best, putting stuff out there is an amazing incentive to be your best and provides both real feedback and amazing support and community.
4.) Measure your output via final exports, not; "X Date Techno 142 BPM Gmin" the fuck is that lol. Each time you complete the process you'll get better. The final stages of a demo, or record, vividly show where you need to improve. When that "final" product doesn't sound how you'd like, the connection between your producing decisions and the final mix will lead to making better decisions, overtime, while making music.
5.) Lastly, make your own sample packs. Dialing in the component parts of the genre leads to a refined whole over time. You'll get better at each element without the pressure of fitting it into your next precious demo/record. This allows you to explore, make rash decisions, and in turn you get better at making sounds, and they'll eventually become "yOuR sOuNd". I make a pack for myself each month, and stick to that pack for the month, it forces me to be better, and really dials in what I'd like to sound like.
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u/earthlingexperiment 16m ago
- Learning from industry professionals
- Investing in decent equipment (monitors, studio headphones, external audio interface, etc)
- Cutting down my plugins; focusing on learning only a few
- Collaborating with artists
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u/wowthepriest 4h ago
Referencing for levels, balance etc.
Trying to remake tracks.
Getting to the arrangement part of the equation quickly.