Many people are interested in what electronic music production truly is and how it has influenced the music business. In art, the main thing is quality, and individuals once in a while bargain on it.
Numerous myths are traveling around the web that unfortunately give people the wrong perspective while diving into electronic music and becoming producers.
However, here are nine unknown facts about electronic music production every beginner should know:
- Electronic Music Production Is Not Expensive
- Understand What You Need Before You Start
- There Isn’t A Better DAW For Better Music Production
- Online Mastering Does Not Replace The Mastering Engineer
- Always Test Your Music Before Your Publish
- You Don’t Need A Record Label To Publish Your Music
- Digital Marketing Is Important For Promoting Your Music Productions
- Be Present, Be Consistent
- Perfectionism Is Your Own Enemy
Electronic Music Production Is Not Expensive
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It is a typical confusion that electronic music production is pricey. Actually, the absolute best electronic compositions were done on a tight budget.
Brian Eno is a British musician known for his ambient & electronica composition. He finished the entirety of his creations on a low budget plan. A motivation behind why such performers became acclaimed was that they had a straightforward methodology towards their music.
Simple synthesizers were used at that point also. However, they were limited, and the music actually sounded engaging with no accidents.
Indeed, even today, you can accomplish greatness by keeping it raw with music production. These days the critical issue that faces in electronic music production is the breakout of choices.
The most noticeably awful thing that can happen to an artist isn’t understanding what he needs and wasting energy on small meanings.
Understand What You Need Before You Start Learning
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Understanding what you need before you start your work is critical and makes things simple for you. Therefore, Underground Talent created an article on what you need to know before starting electronic music production.
Another significant thing in music production is to know about the gear and software you will be working with. In other words, learn your craft.
There are numerous instructional tutorials accessible online which can show anybody how to use these pieces of equipment. YouTube & Google can be your best friends in your learning process. There are other great platforms where you can learn new things, like Udemy or SkillShare.
Anyways, let’s talk about the other facts about electronic music production every beginner should know!
There Isn’t A Better DAW For Better Music Production
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There is a comprehensive collection of music software accessible. It is fundamental to lead careful exploration while choosing one.
Much of the time, a studio can do the work for you in an ideal way contrasted with doing it all alone.
You can pick any product that suits your inclination and with which you feel good. Some individuals stick to programming for quite a long time; however, they are uninformed of its downsides.
At times there are specific characteristics in some products which others don’t have.
Online Mastering Does Not Replace The Mastering Engineer
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Music is the art of expressing our thoughts and feelings, and it’s one of the most critical human inventions from ancient days until today.
So is artificial intelligence. A technology that is made to serve humanity in the future. In the past years, we’ve seen online mastering platforms how fast and big they grow.
What is Mastering?
Mastering is the final process before releasing a musical piece into the market. A specialized audio engineer will identify your mixing issues and will bring your track to life.
What is online mastering?
Online mastering is an automated and algorithm-based audio mastering service on the web. One of the biggest companies out there is LANDR. Even SoundCloud has AI mastering developed by Dolby if you have an Unlimited Pro Membership account.
But, can it really replace your mastering engineer?
The Answer is NO.
Simply because online mastering has its own limitations. A computer cannot offer you what an engineer would do to your track. A human will listen with a new fresh pair of ears and a new perspective. Most importantly, he will use analog equipment to fix your mixing issues and make your track warmer.
Hardware will always be unreplaceable. Many professional producers use online mastering for testing their tracks, after the post-production phase, for example, to try out how it works on the dancefloor.
Always Test Your Music Before Your Publish
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This is one of the most important facts about electronic music production before publishing your tracks.
You should test your track on different devices such as your phone, on good headphones and cheap headphones, your car, or large sound systems like in clubs.
Every speaker has different behavior, and it’s translating the sound based on their frequency response. This will allow you to inspect issues that you might not realize when mixing in your home studio.
You should not only dive into the ocean without testing because there are chances that you probably won’t realize how to swim.
If you are not skilled to do that, then go and hire a mastering engineer who will do the job for you, and you will not have any problem with any audio delivering device.
But, you should also test your track to see how people react to it. Are they dancing or is it boring? Test them before sending them to any record label or even if you are publishing your music by yourself.
You Don’t Need A Record Label To Publish Your Music
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That’s true. Independent artists have generated about 2 billion in streaming revenue only, growing about 15% every year. Many artists experiencing difficulties in finding the right label to fit their sound.
If your music is good, why not release it by yourself?
You can utilize a distributor like TuneCore. For only 9 dollars, you can distribute your track in all major music stores like iTunes, Amazon Music, Beatport, etc. TuneCore also collects your royalties, something other distributors do not offer.
We will create more content on how to publish your music in 2021. It’s a straightforward process without a big hustle, but it can be disappointing if you do not have any sales.
This is where digital marketing is coming in place.
Digital Marketing Is Important For Promoting Electronic Music
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Apart from talent, skill, and personality, digital marketing is crucial for musicians to succeed these days. You are probably thinking that you are an artist and you should focus only on making better music.
No doubt, I totally agree with you. But, it’s not enough if you aspire to become professional and make a decent living from your music.
Fifty-nine percent of the global population is online in 2021, which means 4.66 billion people.
I will not go against your beliefs. The decision is yours in the end.
Allow me to tell you that mindset plays a critical part in your professional success as an artist. Read the article on marketing beliefs that hold your music career back.
Be Present, Be Consistent
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The first thing that people usually do once they meet a DJ or a producer is to check them online (aka Google them).
If you are not where people are, don’t wait to be found or grow your audience. It’s not enough to be present in 2021. Consistency is key here.
If you create more music, more content, more people will notice you. If you keeping publishing consistent, you gain more chances to be followed and grow your audience.
Please stop spamming people and learn how to promote yourself online. We recently published an article about 10 ways on how to promote your music online. Have a read; it might give you a direction.
Perfectionism Is Your Own Enemy
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We have talked in a previous article about stopping being a perfectionist and how it could harm you. Usually, beginners don’t know where to stop or how to finish when working on new projects.
That’s totally normal, but you can really trap yourself in an unending circle of wrong decisions. How many changes are you going to make? How many times are you going to tweak these knobs? Do you really know where you going?
Perfectionism has to do with decision making. To make better decisions, the answer is one; more knowledge!
Try to learn how to control yourself while producing music, master your skills and mind, and you will realize how it can make your life easier and more joyful workflow.
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