@musicproduction How did you learn music production, primarily?
Interested in how people came to it: self taught, took classes, grew up in a musical family and was immersed, etc? And what strengths or weaknesses do you feel it brought you?
@musicproduction How did you learn music production, primarily?
Interested in how people came to it: self taught, took classes, grew up in a musical family and was immersed, etc? And what strengths or weaknesses do you feel it brought you?
@limebar @musicproduction @elsemusic I was in a few bands in the 80s, most importantly for me a two-person band for a couple of years.
You have to learn how to do lots of stuff in that situation, from playing & programming your synth, composing, playing with others, sound production, recording, sequencing, etc. I think that acclimated me to teaching myself, which became my norm. Self-reliance is good, but can come at a cost.
I did take a couple audio production classes later.
I’d say the drawback to learning on your own is that you miss some things. You don’t always know what you don’t know. You can also establish bad habits w/o realizing it. I released lots of music for years before learning that mixing on small speakers was key and then that mastering was important. If I’d taken more classes or worked in the industry, I’d have learned it long ago.
I agree with what’s been said about mastering. I have Ozone but no mastering experience or equipment. I have little to no confidence that I’m doing it right.