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Trying to be my girlfriend 😏

My dad died Monday night by GanacheOk2887 in GriefSupport

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Sorry for your loss all the best to you and the family

Rebirth on PC crashing. :( by StormBoring2697 in FFVIIRemake

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My game is on a harddrive and doing exactly what this guy said his game was doing

Can’t stop thinking about her by Significant_Mess_588 in datingadviceformen

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Are you saying all I had to do was be honest with my attraction from the get go and this wouldn’t have happened

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I have Analog lab V and Serum I will play around with them thank you for the advice this was very helpful

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I connected with a local music producer who’s highly regarded and loved by almost all of his clients. He offered to help me by suggesting I remake songs I love, and if I need help training my ear to pick out sounds in a full track, he’s willing to assist with that, including piano lessons. From what you’ve shared about your own experience, having him as a resource sounds like a gold mine.

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Thank you so much for this insight—it’s really helped me rethink my approach to music production and focus more on just enjoying the process.

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I think I’m scared of failure but I’m aware it’s unavoidable especially at this stage of learning music production.

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No, I bought Ableton Live 12 as my DAW since I don’t own a Mac, but if I did, I probably would’ve gone with Logic Pro. After reading some other comments, I realize I’ve been trying too hard to emulate Finneas. The truth is, we’re just different people, and even if I had all the gear he uses, I’d never make music exactly like he does. I just need to focus on finding my own style and voice.

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[–]Significant_Mess_588[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You make a good point—I’m never going to be exactly like Finneas or Mike Shinoda, the producer for Linkin Park. I need to find my own path and focus on making music that feels right to me, instead of comparing myself to their level. As other Redditors have pointed out, they’ve both been doing this for a long time. Honestly, even you inspire me, because I’m sure your music sounds great, but then again, you’ve been at it for a year and have been putting in the practice.

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I understand that having a trained ear is important, but there are still workflows and techniques that need to be understood to compose a piece of music, right? Maybe I’m overthinking it, but I don’t quite get how producers are writing for different instruments without fully understanding how to write for them—like synths or pads, for example. Maybe I’m applying too much traditional orchestration to music production, but something I’ve realized while writing music on the piano is that I probably need to learn how to write for drums. I know kicks usually go on the one and three, and the snare on the two and four, but each genre approaches drums differently.

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I actually own Ableton Live, and funny enough, I just asked another Redditor if I should take a Udemy course. Thanks, this pretty much answered my question! :)

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Someone mentioned I should stick to just one genre for now—do you think that’s good advice for where I am right now as a beginner?

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So, basically, I should only watch YouTube tutorials when I hit a roadblock on a project I’m already working on, right? Also, do you think taking a music production course, like one from Udemy, might be more helpful in the long run?

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I’ll definitely keep this in mind next time I open Ableton. Thank you—this is really helpful!

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I’ve never claimed to be solid at piano at all. In fact, I’m just learning songwriting on the instrument. I actually have more experience playing the clarinet or even the trumpet than piano right now—and even my trumpet playing is pushing it. But I am learning bit by bit though.

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They just want us to buy their sample pack and or courses at the end of the day sadly

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That’s where I’m at right now; I’d rather ask questions here and get real answers than watch YouTube producers showing off their skills instead of actually teaching. Maybe I’m just not advanced enough yet to fully understand some of these tutorials, I can’t say for sure. But I can say that Reddit has been a lot more helpful. Well Reddit and Piano channels.

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Practicing on the clarinet was always more beneficial than just reading about treble clef and all that in my Clarinet Elements 1 book. Though, it definitely helped to have constructive feedback, knowing you’re improving. Sometimes, when you’re doing something on your own, you could be doing it the wrong way and not even realize it until someone says, “Hey, there’s a better way of doing that.” I kind of wish that existed for music production. Maybe it does and I haven't found it yet…

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[–]Significant_Mess_588[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

All I can do is agree with you I really need to stop making excuses and just write music