What You ACTUALLY Need for Electronic Music Production

I talk about exactly what you need to get into electronic music production if you're a beginner looking to get a competent but budget setup.
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[ToyKeeper]

It's refreshing to see an influencer say people don't need to buy stuff. <3

[ChristopherJones-cjphoto]

BEST INTRODUCTION for music production! Thanks!

[EdwardJacksonproject]

Hey Gabe! Thank you, I feel like I’m Late for class, appreciate the helpful tips! I have a Mac, tablet, MPC LIVE 2 you made this very easy to embrace👊🏿

[chuecoxx]

Great video as always. I loved the "examples" when talking about EQ and effects, you could consider using something like that for other videos. Keep it up!

[DielectricFailure]

I’m really glad I found your channel because I’m at the point now making electronic music thinking I need to get a Computer to do it rather than use my iPad.

[tradrudeboy]

Honestly, I've been producing music for years, from recording and producing bands to individual DAW and outboard gear production, and there's so much new stuff coming out constantly. It's really easy to get lost in the grandness of it all. This year alone has exploded in software and hardware. I really love videos like this because they help people (myself included) keep focused on making music instead of collecting equipment.

The only thing I would directly contradict is the idea of using any kind of foam for audio treatment. It just simply does not do anything to justify spending a single dollar. Installing a book shelf against the opposite wall from the speakers and filling it with random books from a thrift store with the spines facing inward is much cheaper and works really well.

[althafrafikalli]

6:02 Ok Gabe Miller, I didn't know you roll like that!

[carlito]

I found this very helpful. Thank you.

[georgereasonproductions]

this is very well presented and will help alot of people well done you:D

[raulgorgulio]

I started with a pretty basic setup — a book about music production in Ableton and a midi keyboard bundled with Ableton Lite. That's pretty budget I guess and I would love to keep it that way, but I quickly became interested in grooveboxes because I want to reduce my screen time, and at the same time I don't want to give up on music production. Right now I'm considering to get a used Novation Circuit for $220

[mkiemkie]

Great video!
After first watching your videos about grooveboxes and the Novation Circuit Tracks I was a bit surprised that this video was completely about DAWs and only at 16:36 you started mentioning standalone hardware. ;)

[MrandMrsLivingLife]

Thank you, thank you very much for the knowledge

[atomictraveller]

not bad, not bad suggestions at all,
i've been making vst since 2002, had a couple studios worth of gear ripped. my one advice to add - get a wacom pen/tablet. it's much more ergonomic than a mouse, so it makes adjusting automation curves, entering notes, anything, easy instead of tedious.
remember the important thing kids, all you money goes on teh weed.

[nerfytheclown]

Finally got me a Circuit. With that, my Cycles and the DeepMind, I have left VST production behind so happily. Thx for the vids, it's fun watching you come into it.
Edit: I mean VST instruments...Still super best to drag and drop audio in Reaper/Studio One, after recording and do post-processing there.

[scottlarock]

Tracktion waveform just released its update to version 13. There is a fully functional free version and you can also demo the pro version for 30 days.

[ExpertSneezer]

When I looked up "how to make electronic music on pc" on youtube, i expected to immediately be shown how unrealistic of a thought that was and just shrug and go to bed. Couldnt have been more wrong, amazing vid

[codymillerpyke]

Hey Gabe! I loved this video. I'm interested in getting a midi keyboard with the traditional pads for more percussive stuff, but I also trained as a pianist. Any recs on an actual mid "keyboard"? Doesn't need to be full size or large. I'm imagining something with 1-2 octaves max just for fun chord/melody play. Thanks in advance!

[keltecdan]

I’ve used Reason for a while. Had to get rid of my setup for person reasons and now looking to get back into music production because I’ve got the creative bug now.

[ThatBonsaipanda]

To any aspiring EDM artist reading this >> the secret ingredient is OTT from Xfer (Steve Duda's standalone version of the Over-The-Top compressor from Ableton Live).

[kinggnarles]

I've been watching these videos all day long and no one has mentioned mushrooms at all.