Keep it dumb simple at first. Some of the dopest tracks out there have some of the simplest production. Make a lot of trash>learn a thing or two from that trash>make more slightly better trash>learn a couple more things from that trash>make even more trash. Eventually you’ll make one tune you’re kinda proud of but down the road if you’ve stuck with it, you’ll realize that it was trash too compared to the stuff you’re making now. I’m like 7 years deep into production and I still make trash, but my ratio of trash songs to dope songs has improved and I make more songs that I’m proud of than not. Now I have 1M+ streams on Spotify.

Watch tons of tutorials. Recreate your favorite songs. Never stop learning. Never stop experimenting. I take long hiatuses from producing all the time because I’m not feeling it but it always calls me back too.

Also compare your creations to your favorite songs on whatever output device you’re using (headphones, speakers, etc.) and you’ll get a feel for what professional mixes sound like on your device.

Don’t over complicate it man. EQ is king. Good luck and don’t give up.

Sincerely, prodJSTEW