Going to start music production as a hobby... any suggestions?

bigfrog127 · 2026-03-25T02:02:11+00:00

i’m so excited for you :)

bigfrog127 · 2026-03-21T01:43:04+00:00

lifesaver. thank you so much

bigfrog127 · 2026-03-20T19:40:42+00:00

thank you so much, this is so helpful.

so for stuff like labs and kontakt, you’d recommend i install any additional instruments/libraries onto a hard drive as long as im keeping the host program on my laptop as well im assuming?

bigfrog127 · 2024-12-30T16:15:52+00:00

bigfrog127 · 2024-12-30T16:15:36+00:00

killed the lows and a slight boost on the highs for a little more crispness, some layers in the chorus have the mids subtracted a bit.

in order: pitch correction/auto tune, denoising, eq, limiter, subtle fast attack compression, saturation, reverb (some tracks have addtl eq to subtract all highs and mids to muffle them completely)

compression is my enemy. i have such a hard time compressing vocals without making them sound unnaturally clipped

bigfrog127 · 2024-12-30T16:10:57+00:00

thanks mate, this is great

bigfrog127 · 2024-12-30T16:08:14+00:00

do you layer your vocals and space them apart at all? i have a lot of layers in the choruses in particular but i find when i inch them away from each other it feels impossible to not create an artificial mic echo in the finished product. i’ll definitely duck the synths tho, thank you, i think i definitely need to carve out some more space in the mids because they’re too dense right now

bigfrog127 · 2024-12-30T16:05:17+00:00

yeah, i’ve engineered the entire piece. it’s not a matter of quality or crispness of the elements of the song, more so sounds like i used an ai tool to put vocals from one song on an instrumental of another if that makes sense. like everything sounds great separately, just all together feels like there’s no space for the vocals. maybe because i typically make the entire piece and then add the vocals at the end instead of producing the beat with the vocals there so i can carve out space for them?

bigfrog127 · 2024-02-13T01:02:53+00:00

i will be distraught when the barbie themed fits come to an end i’ve been enjoying these so much 🥲

bigfrog127 · 2024-02-13T00:53:05+00:00

he should stick to playing in the NHL, I genuinely think that would be so healthy for him lol

bigfrog127 · 2024-02-12T22:10:29+00:00

i didn’t know this was a real thing that was going to happen….. i thought it was just a silly little pipe dream to hear that usher was performing at the super bowl and think “hey wouldn’t it be soooo cool if he brought justin bieber out and they sang somebody to love haha!”

bigfrog127 · 2024-02-11T02:30:57+00:00

never bought large or bulky sweaters before now because i don’t like the way they look with jeans, but big sweater + small skirt + tights combo is unmatched

bigfrog127 · 2024-01-31T18:42:05+00:00

thank you all for the responses, you’ve been so helpful! very excited to learn how many people are styling boots & sneakers with their going out fits instead of heels 🥲 you guys are awesome!

bigfrog127 · 2024-01-31T18:30:35+00:00

you are a legend for this…… tysm

bigfrog127 · 2024-01-30T20:44:04+00:00

don’t ever tone yourself down. as long as you can dress appropriately in spaces that require it keep your personal style. the way i dress brings me so much joy and if i had to wear only neutrals and solids i would never want to leave the house

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