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Music making tip

Remaking what someone else does is actually OKAY as long as you make it your own. It’s the best way to learn. There comes a point where you’re not copying anymore, you’re just using tricks you’ve picked up over the years in different contexts.

Music production tip:

Workflow cannot be taught. Following tutorials and/or shadowing an engineer is valuable, but nothing will teach you more about your process than making music yourself!

Music Distribution tip

Be careful who you use as your distributor. Certain companies may have a yearly subscription w unlimited uploads, but come with many hidden fees that add up as you release. Others are pay per song, which also adds up

Do your research to see the best fit. Consider going local

Music production tip

Louder ≠ better. Because of the Fletcher-Munson curve, we perceive louder music as flatter on the EQ spectrum. i.e., the bass will “sound” better/bigger.

This perception might lead you to make unbalanced mixing choices that you wouldn’t otherwise. Mix on lower volumes!

Music production tip

When you get a new VST, spend 30 minutes going through all the presets and favoriting the ones you like the best. These 30 min will save you SO much time down the line when you’re searching for the right preset to tweak for your project.

Facebook ads that go to Facebook and Instagram are the best place to run ads for small artists. You need a good ad, though, that results in a low cost per click (CPC). You’d also need to A/B test different demographics and different ads to see the best combination.

Music marketing tip

If you’re an independent artist, chances are you don’t need a PR team. They’re costly and, unfortunately, don’t bring enough to the table besides a few blog placements and the occasional interview.

Invest that $ instead on ads and hiring a local marketing manager.

Music production tip

When working with singers, performance and energy is always more valuable than correct notes. You can fix notes at the mixing stage, but you can’t fix low energy

Music listening tip

A common issue in cars is that the bass is too loud, and vocal clarity is reduced. But, in most modern cars, you can adjust the sound equalization (EQ) to fix these issues. Adjust the sliders while a song you know well is playing until it sounds right!

Music listening tip

Louder doesn’t always mean better! Especially for small speakers like the ones on your iPhone. Small audio drivers have limits that, when pushed too far, will begin to distort the quality of audio. Larger speakers have a much higher ceiling, but can still distort if too loud

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This one’s off my latest EP! Would be grateful to be part of the playlist

Music listening tip

Don’t put speakers right up to walls or, especially, corners of a room—those places are where bass buildup is the worst. Instead:

For TV speakers, place them with space between them and the wall. For portable speakers, place them around 1/4 of the way between parallel walls.

Music production tip

By themselves, certain sounds/textures/instruments might feel strange. But production is about context & mixing is about balance. Does it go somewhere else in the song? Does it need one more layer? An effect? Depending on what you’re trying to accomplish, you can make it work.

Would love to be on this one! Producer, recording engineer, mixing engineer. Thanks again for this

Very true, players onstage need it just as much as the audience does. Especially drummers

Music listening tip

Never, ever, EVER blast your headphones when listening to music. Even if you’re on the subway or somewhere loud. You’re permanently damaging your hearing every single time.

And at concerts, wear ear protection (like foam plugs) and do not stand next to the giant speakers.

Music production tip

Set your DAW to 48kHz sample rate by default—many producers have ditched 44.1. Some even go higher to 96, but 48 is the standard these days

Music production tip

Duplicating an audio track, then panning one left and one right does NOT make it stereo or wide. You need two different waveforms to give the perception of stereo width. E.g. Duplicating one guitar take and panning won’t work. Instead, record the part twice and pan hard L and R

Music production tip

If going for a highly compressed sound on a track, avoid using just one compressor with extreme settings. Try, instead, two compressors with different settings to spread out the workload. It’ll give you a smoother final compression

I’m a music producer and composer! Would love to be on this list

Makes sense! A lot of different ways to achieve the same goal of separating level automation from individual track faders. Boils down to your personalized workflow

Absolutely, depending on context

Music production tip

Don’t automate track volume! Instead, throw a gain plug-in at the end of your chain to automate. That way, you can adjust the track fader for mixing adjustments without it snapping to an automated value.

Would love to be on the next one! I’m an independent artist, just released an EP. Thanks so much for making these packs!

I’d love to be on the list! Going to post a lot about my workflow, general advice, tips from a music producer’s POV, my own music, etc. thanks for making a pack!

Thanks for doing this, I would love to be added! Just released an EP that has some pretty chill songs.

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Would love to be on this list! Just joined and trying to find any sort of local artist community. Want to make a starter pack of my own down the line

Yeah, finding it hard to search and follow indie/local artists. Trying to build a network on this app but so far not that easy

I just joined, local artist with 35k following on TT. Trying to get my network of artists and producers to join as well

Looking for musicians, music producers, mixing engineers, mastering engineers, etc. to start building a network on this app. Please comment and reshare!

I post about mixing tips & tricks, my workflow, studio recording, my experience working with clients, etc.

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