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So, how long did it take you to get a first release? (pg. 4)
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| UXC |
| At least 3 years....will tell you when I do ;) |
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| chrisspob |
| Took me 8 years before i even thought my stuff was good enough to send, i have 3 signed tracks now and have suport of some of the biggest dj/producers out there and won tune of the week on schulz's radio show too! I would holdback on sending stuff out to labels untill its as good as the stuff on there labels. |
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| chick |
Some of you guys say 2 years or even 1.
Would you share that secret recipe for learning that fast? I think that's almost impossible.. or you were releasing on extremly labels? :conf: |
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| mystik_luminate |
after now producing for 10+ years, i can say that some of the best ways to learn about production are to have a partner or other people that you are actively producing with...especially if they are also working with other people and/or very actively... That way you can share technical knowledge and also feedback about existing tracks that are out there and inspiring you as well as how to approach re-producing the sounds that you hear with the best possible production quality...
Another easy way to make things quickly is to use loops for basic elements, or samples from other sound sources. I've found this can give things a different sound than I might produce naturally with synths or individual percussion programming, etc... and adds another dimension that fills out the sounds and production quality nicely.
Otherwise, i think the main essential ingredients are TIME and PASSION for the music...and the perseverance to continue through crappy song production until you are actually sounding good enough to believe you could be released!
Keep on going! It is there...just keep producing and it will come... |
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| Rodri Santos |
| quote: | Originally posted by chick
Some of you guys say 2 years or even 1.
Would you share that secret recipe for learning that fast? I think that's almost impossible.. or you were releasing on extremly labels? :conf: |
If you've spent 6 months on a track without too much skills yet can be the same as when a profesional producer releases a track that has only a week of work. |
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| cryophonik |
| quote: | Originally posted by chick
Some of you guys say 2 years or even 1.
Would you share that secret recipe for learning that fast? I think that's almost impossible.. or you were releasing on extremly labels? :conf: |
People who already have some formal music training or a good working knowledge of songwriting (e.g., from playing in bands) have a huge headstart when it comes to producing music. |
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| Sinnica Hax |
| started on a more serious level at '94, took 12 years upon the first signing, and four more signings close after that, yet none of them were signed, i love digital labels, big names, small names, does not matter, some people dont know how to run things ;) |
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| chick |
| quote: | Originally posted by cryophonik
People who already have some formal music training or a good working knowledge of songwriting (e.g., from playing in bands) have a huge headstart when it comes to producing music. |
It's not that musical/melodic stuff what takes time (ok for some it does,but you can still produce minimal/techno). It is the sound. I don't understand how can you learn to produce pro sound so fast (in less than 5 or even 3 years). I guess some ppl are "sound geniuses" |
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| Kenny Rogers |
| quote: | Originally posted by chick
or you were releasing on extremly labels? :conf: |
this. making "releasable" edm is really not hard at all. making good edm on the other hand is very difficult. |
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| JEO |
| quote: | Originally posted by chick
It's not that musical/melodic stuff what takes time (ok for some it does,but you can still produce minimal/techno). It is the sound. I don't understand how can you learn to produce pro sound so fast (in less than 5 or even 3 years). I guess some ppl are "sound geniuses" |
Commitment. You can say you've been chasing your dream of "becoming a pro" for 7 years practising 2 hours a day. Some commit and practise for 6-7 hours a day and make it in 2 years. |
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| derail |
| quote: | Originally posted by Rodri Santos
If you've spent 6 months on a track without too much skills yet can be the same as when a profesional producer releases a track that has only a week of work. |
I disagree with this. Learning how to mix well, training your ears to be able to hear all the little details, takes a lot of dedicated practice. It's not a case of simply hammering away at an early production until it sounds "professional".
I have no experience with painting. Put a canvas in front of me and let me keep working on the one painting, an hour a day, for six months, and I'm not going to be able to shape it into something that looks like a Rembrandt. I'd need a good few years of correct practice and experience before I'm able to do that (though I don't know whether I actually have any desire to paint well, in which case I'd never be able to achieve that). |
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