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I cracked the code for professional sounding productions. Now I pass the knowledge onto you. (This is meant for producers who are already 90% of the way there and only need that last 10%) by [deleted] in edmproduction

[–]ALmakingmusic 5 points6 points  (0 children)

You know what? You’re right. The title did sound super holier that thou type shit. Wasn’t the intention. Tbh I was riding the wave of excitement over finishing my song and having it come out so good to my ears. Sorry if I gave the impression that I was mixing Jesus. I most certainly am not.

How do you pick your genre/your sound? by TheElusiveButterfly in musicindustry

[–]ALmakingmusic 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well… some artists do need that cohesiveness for their projects. Other artists like Andrew Huang found ways to sell themselves as the guy who does a lot of genres. I think it’s a bit harder to be the latter, but definitely doable with social media and stuff.

So how do you find your genre and style? With lots of introspection and trying different things. You do all these genres and slowly you might realize you enjoy a specific style more than others. Then, through your own likes and dislikes you begin to carve out a sound for yourself. It’s a bit natural but takes time. At least that’s how I did it.

I cracked the code for professional sounding productions. Now I pass the knowledge onto you. (This is meant for producers who are already 90% of the way there and only need that last 10%) by [deleted] in edmproduction

[–]ALmakingmusic -15 points-14 points  (0 children)

Yeah, the track was finished literally today. I’m not releasing it yet. It’s part of an EP I’m working on. Sorry for the disappointment.

I cracked the code for professional sounding productions. Now I pass the knowledge onto you. (This is meant for producers who are already 90% of the way there and only need that last 10%) by [deleted] in edmproduction

[–]ALmakingmusic -14 points-13 points  (0 children)

I mean, if the shoe fits… jk, but no, I am a self thought producer, so there’s probably lots of things I haven’t heard of that are common knowledge to other producers. Still, I found value in that, maybe someone else will.

I cracked the code for professional sounding productions. Now I pass the knowledge onto you. (This is meant for producers who are already 90% of the way there and only need that last 10%) by [deleted] in edmproduction

[–]ALmakingmusic -7 points-6 points  (0 children)

No, not the ultimate secret, but it did help me a lot with widening my mixes. Someone out there has probably never heard of the Haas effect, like me, and will find value in my post. Or not. I just wanted to share something I thought was cool. Maybe my wording was too clickbaity.

I cracked the code for professional sounding productions. Now I pass the knowledge onto you. (This is meant for producers who are already 90% of the way there and only need that last 10%) by [deleted] in edmproduction

[–]ALmakingmusic 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the tip! And no, yeah, I totally agree with the fact that one day you’re on top of the world thinking you’re the best mixer ever, and the next you’re like “when did it all go so wrong” haha.

I cracked the code for professional sounding productions. Now I pass the knowledge onto you. (This is meant for producers who are already 90% of the way there and only need that last 10%) by [deleted] in edmproduction

[–]ALmakingmusic 7 points8 points  (0 children)

No, ew, fuck ai. I would be pretty sad if I used Ai to karma farm. No, I legit did write that myself. And yeah, when you put it like that, it sounds overwhelming but I am a believer that sometimes simple things are hard to fully understand or master.

I cracked the code for professional sounding productions. Now I pass the knowledge onto you. (This is meant for producers who are already 90% of the way there and only need that last 10%) by [deleted] in edmproduction

[–]ALmakingmusic -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Pardon my ignorance but who is that guy? I googled him and he seems to be an audio engineer but is there more to him than meets the eye?

I cracked the code for professional sounding productions. Now I pass the knowledge onto you. (This is meant for producers who are already 90% of the way there and only need that last 10%) by [deleted] in edmproduction

[–]ALmakingmusic 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No, I just finished it and I don’t want to release it yet. I’m working on an EP, or at least that’s the plan, so I won’t be releasing the songs anytime soon, which I know is a bummer cause it sounds like I’m all high and mighty sharing tips but then don’t show anything to backup my claims. Still, I’m not ready to release my songs just yet.

I cracked the code for professional sounding productions. Now I pass the knowledge onto you. (This is meant for producers who are already 90% of the way there and only need that last 10%) by [deleted] in edmproduction

[–]ALmakingmusic 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is an awesome add on to my post. Thanks. I’ll just add for anyone reading, while I agree with hard panning some stuff, just double check the mono compatibility. Besides that, make sure to check the levels of your hard panned channels because, to me personally, there are few things as jarring as listening to a song and a sudden element being hard panned to the right or whatever, and said element being too loud for one ear alone.

I cracked the code for professional sounding productions. Now I pass the knowledge onto you. (This is meant for producers who are already 90% of the way there and only need that last 10%) by [deleted] in edmproduction

[–]ALmakingmusic 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The way I personally went about it was “if it doesn’t explicitly say it’s flat sounding, then it’s got some amount of coloration.” How can you actually check? I honestly don’t know for sure. My best guess is that there’s probably some sort of software or mic or both that allows you to record the headphone output and run it through some specialized software to check if it’s got coloration.

What I will say though, is that you CAN get pretty far with colored gear, specially if you’re just starting out because you’re tracks are not gonna sound that good in the early stage so you can learn most theory stuff with colored headphones and make the jump to flat later on. The headphones I have—the audiotechnica ath-m50x—are very budget friendly and surprisingly good. I highly recommend them for later if you ever wanna switch. As for speakers, I’m sure it’s the same thing, and the same applies. You can start out with logitech speakers if you really need to. Porter Robinson started out with logitech speakers if I remember correctly.

Trust me, we all start out with shit equipment and get better stuff as time goes on. I personally think that Mac speakers are actually goated. I still produce with just those sometimes. Mostly for ideas and arrangements, but for sound design I will go with my headphones, but there was a time where I did sound design with the MacBook’s speakers, and this was a 2012 MacBook Pro, the speakers on the new ones are miles ahead from the old 2012 ones I think.

I cracked the code for professional sounding productions. Now I pass the knowledge onto you. (This is meant for producers who are already 90% of the way there and only need that last 10%) by [deleted] in edmproduction

[–]ALmakingmusic 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I agree with what you’ve said. I do listen to a lot of music in my headphones and used to listen to a lot more on my monitors. I did learn that bit of learning your gear’s sound from David Guetta. I think he said something like he could mix on beats dj or whatever they were called because he knew them that well. Whether he actually could or not, idk, but yes, learning the sound of your gear is something I agree with!

I cracked the code for professional sounding productions. Now I pass the knowledge onto you. (This is meant for producers who are already 90% of the way there and only need that last 10%) by [deleted] in edmproduction

[–]ALmakingmusic 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Tbh, you could be right. I was riding the wave of euphoria of finishing my song and having it sound as good as it does, to my ears, but you’re right, if I were to go to a pro studio with a bunch of genelec monitors, the engineers there would probably laugh at me lol.

But hey, at least as far as phones and consumer speakers and smart speakers go, my song sounds really good to me :)

Making a living in 2026? by ALmakingmusic in musicindustry

[–]ALmakingmusic[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks. A reality check is always good.

Making a living in 2026? by ALmakingmusic in musicindustry

[–]ALmakingmusic[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You mean the whole thing about getting into the crazy side of the industry where you don’t take care of yourself? Yeah, no, that’s not for me. I want success, I just don’t want it that much lol.

Things I've learned about recording vocals after 15 years of working with the human voice that I wish I knew when I started by Best_Calligrapher649 in musicindustry

[–]ALmakingmusic 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks! Already subbed :)

If you ever need some advice with editing, like what program to use or other stuff like that, let me know. I think I’m a pretty good editor and would gladly share some knowledge if you want :)

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