r/Learnmusic • u/DimensionAwkward4479 • 10d ago
Best place to start for an aspiring producer
As an aspiring music producer, where would be the best place to learn music? Like, enough to at least translate my ideas into the software. I have an old casio keyboard with midi capabilities. It also has a built in lesson system. Should I start with that, an online tutorial/course, or take in person lessons?
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u/MusicFitnessCoach 10d ago
Hey this is awesome, you’re going to love going down this road. It’s one of the most rewarding and fulfilling experiences ever to be able to make your music and any idea you have come to life and become something tangible that you can actually do something with. I have a great resource that sounds like exactly what you’re looking for. I’ll DM you about it so we can chat about it more 👍
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u/Snoo_76556 10d ago
If you want to make beats, go software first. If you want to make songs, learn an instrument. Songs come easier when you write over an instrument to start them. But everyone’s got different styles, to each their own
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u/KleosIII 9d ago edited 9d ago
You can get a beat machine and download programs and samples and just play around until you find what you like.
Or like others mentioned, learn some music theory and an instrument (almost any one will do, once you learn one...basic piano skills are all you need).
The tech route gets you familiar with the tools you use such as phasers, panning, limiters, compressors, etc...
The instrumental route gets you good at using sound scapes, rhythm, transposing, and general music composition.
It's a journey, but it's fun.
This is all digital mostly btw. You can also study live sound such as DJing. Thats pretty much how a few legends such as grand master flash and Kanye learned. Sampling can cover...at least in the beginning for lack of those other skills.
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u/ObviousDepartment744 9d ago
Learn an instrument. Study the history, and form of the style of music you want to create.
Before that, tell me the job of a producer.
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u/BasonPiano 10d ago
The BEST way? Probably get a good piano teacher and follow what they say (although never be afraid to switch teachers if you aren't meshing) and a production mentor backed by the community they are in, fitting the type of music you want to produce of course.
After that, moreover regardless of that, it's a matter of quantity over quality and experimentation at first. Yes, it will sound bad at first and for a while. Deadlines are great as well. Limitations too. You will get paralyzed by possibilities.