Inspiring Electronic Music Production Tips 2020

Inspiring Electronic Music Production Tips

The world of music production is complicated – it’s full of techniques, ways of working, attitudes and ideas, and nobody can ever store them all in mind at one time. New producers can find it hard to take in the advice coming from all corners of the internet about what they should and shouldn’t do or try, and others who have been producing for a while can easily get stuck.

In the constant search for inspiration that is the world of music production, sometimes you just need to dip in and out of a huge list of tips that can push you in the right direction… and wouldn’t you know, there’s one just a little further down the page!


1. UNDERSTAND INSPIRATION
Writer’s block doesn’t exist – it’s an excuse to not get on with the job. If your usual methods aren’t getting you anywhere, search for a new way to get things done.

2. LAYERING SOUNDS
Knowing how to combine two sounds together is a key skill for any producer. Using the sample start points, tuning and envelope settings to get the best of two sounds working as one will take you far.



3. FREE SOFTWARE IS FINE
There are loads of great plugins and there, and plenty of them are free. The difference in quality between a free and a paid plugin is usually in the marketing budget alone.

4. SEEK OUT FREQUENCIES WITH EQ BOOSTS
This is one of the classic pieces of advice – from when EQs didn’t have graphic displays attached. Grab a bell boost and scan the frequencies of a track or a full mix. Learn how the different frequencies sound, and start to identify harsh spikes that can be notched out.

5. LEARN THE LOOK
Use visual analyzer plugins to understand the frequency balance of commercial tracks. You’ll start to see a general profile for the whole spectrum, and how individual instruments are heard through the mix.

6. COLLABORATE WITH OTHERS
The act of making music with someone else helps you to come up with something new, lets you discover new ways of working, and even access their fanbase. It’s a win-win-win.

7. THE BITTER END
Finishing music is a separate skill. Like any skill, if you don’t practice doing it, you won’t become good at it. Even if a track’s not good enough to release, seeing it through to mixing and mastering will give you practice in decision making and refining, which you can use when you’re cooking something great.

8. EAR FATIGUE IS REAL
Your hearing system can get tired like any other part of your body. Not only can your brain get used to ‘filling in the gaps’ of how something sounds, but the tiny muscles that regulate the sound power entering your inner ear need to rest as much as your mind does.

9. LEARN HOW YOU WORK
Discover how you make music in different brain states. Try making tunes when you’re sleepy, when you’ve just got up, when you’re tired and many more, and see how your own mind works in these situations. Everyone’s head is different – discover your own.

10. LOOPS ARE FINE, PRESETS ARE FINE
Using premade audio and synth presets is a totally fair thing to do. What matters is the intentionality you put behind their usage. Early hip-hop, for example, mixed entire ‘finished’ recordings and is considered an artform in itself.

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