Beginners Guide to Music Production in 2024

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[hereliestales]

going on 13 years producing, with the emulation, I would actually advise to remake songs from producers you like as a learning tool on off days or when you don't have inspiration to create something. Because it's the most in depth way of learning how a certain sound was achieved and in recreating it, those techniques become a part of your skill quite easily. Especially within the edm space it really teaches you how to utilize your vst to create a certain say lead or pad rather than just using a preset. You'll also find yourself mixing differently or processing a sound differently to achieve what you're trying to create. You'll learn different patterns, rhythms and a lot of things that will be in your arsenal when you create your own stuff.

More often than not when I've done this, I've found a lot of sounds or energies were much easier to achieve than I realized and that has only made it much easier to find my sound. Also, if you're not someone who produces everyday, it's a nice way to just practice.

[Samples]

6 month old producer here. I want to share some of the things i've realized too. Making beats is making music and making music doesn't necessarily have a formula. There is no formula for how to make a good beat, there are techniques and formulas for certain styles of music but there isn't any criteria your music needs to follow for it to be good. How does that help you? well it means that if you're just going in to your DAW and doing whatever, without any ideas you cant expect a magical beat to be made for you. Expectations in a huge thing that i feel we get stuck on, we think that after a certain ammount of practice we should be able to make bangers day in day out. But it really isnt like that at all. The reality is, you win some and you lose some, same thing with music, some tracks will be more favourable and others not so much.

Keep that in mind :)

[cph]

I find making music therapeutic. It's like an itch that needs scratching. Great advice 👍

[Omar.elKammar]

my brother, the big pimpin' sample is not bollywood. It's the Egyptian singer Abdelhalim Hafez, It's a song called Khosara Khosara.

[AvidBeats]

Big ups Ocean! Agree with all the points here frfr! Been following you since 2018. Amazing to watch your progress. 🙏💜🙌

[AttamanKing]

Always great watch your videos bro, you and Jay Cactus are like my teachers, really gratefull bro, keep rising!, much love from Brasil!!!

[izivaan]

im new to the producing sean but this helped out on some worrys and stress i was having. good video

[newwaveenviro]

13 years into producing & what you say rings true! Being eclectic in taste & absorbing everything will be a foundation for synthesizing a signature sound. Persistence pays off I have a whole album, a studio & making a career out if it takes time & dedication <3 it's all love ocean gang

[MoonSwitchMusic]

Issa journey, takes time and effort 💬

[Bashanvibe]

I just did jazz standard remake!!! And by the time I got ready to track vocals I stripped a lot of parts out so she won’t be drowned and after her vocals was laid I added the ear candy!!!

[prodbysimbapounce]

Well said Ocean! You are the reason I started producing 5 years ago

[isitmeyourelookin]

It would be dope to hear Ocean in some tv shows and movies or maybe even animation one day! Imagine an Ocean beat to a fight sequence in your favorite anime. 🔥

[prodbyfrank]

Definitely an advantage to know the DAW inside out and music theory.

I won’t start serious beat making until I complete that task. That way if my beats suck, it’s all me 😢 lol

Another key point I believe is..if you don’t schedule that shit in or have a solid music study plan. It’ll slow the learning process.

I’ve still a long way to go, and have far from producing serious beats.

Good luck yallz!

[idiomatika]

Forgive me if this is a silly question. I already own a full sized Yamaha Clavinova that has midi in and out ports. Can I use this as a Midi Controller?

[kareemhassan__]

Man said Bollywood don’t disrespect us Egyptians 😭😭😭

[jhonni-oni]

hi ocean, a make beats for a long time and I release them on platforms instead of selling them, I think having someone to at least listen to it makes me happy that someone might like it, but I don't know if I'm okay with my beats, or if they're not at the "necessary level" To be something good to hear, I spend hours watching you and others making beats to improve my ideas, I thank you so much for your content here on YouTube. stay safe <3

[Angealmusic]

15 years producer here, its a long journey never forget that youre a Music student

[libtekk]

I’ve got logic but that thing crashes all the time on me, uses a lot of cpu as well. Have you tried other daws, not fl 😅

[OmgCoreyWTF]

Hey bro love your vids I've been producing for about 8 years aswell, you should try waves Clarity Vx De-reverb on your vocals in this vid I think it'd make a huge difference

[r.i.psteez]

Do it for the love of the music, not the money… treat the music right and it’ll treat you right back