5 Ways To Become a Speed Learner At Music Production 

Ive been producing for 3 years now. Even though i havent taken your classes directly but i hust wanted to say thankyou my gut. Your videos have hrlped me so much. You still do. Ive released 44 tracks on major platforms out of the 400 ive created. Your advice is gold you have a great way of keeping thevviewers attention.

Great tips!

That last tip is so true, I never gave myself deadlines and I’ve been making music for 5 1/2 years. The last song I just made is probably one of my best and I got it done in less than 3 days. I used to do a little here, a lot there, wait and then go back and change stuff. That deadline is so crucial. Thank you Alex, your content is always spot on and so informative!! Love your channel bro!

something i've found works for me, is to "limit" myself in regards to the gear & options I usually have available. for example, one in a while, I will take a single synth, a guitar & a small recorder & just make music. i have no templates, no room full of gear & options, no internet to distract me, etc. by "limiting" yourself, you really start to think out of the box & more freely, which allows the music & creativity to just flow naturally.

#4 is fantastic advice for learning any type of skill. On that note, the easier it is to access practice, the easier practicing will be. If the best DAWs are intimidatingly complex, it's completely fine to start on a simpler one with fewer features. It's better to practice with a simple tool than to not practice at all.

Fantastic advice! I've been incorporating everything that Alex has been saying in this video and can confirm that I have made significant progress as a producer from doing everything mentioned in the video. Short, and straight to the point. Thanks Alex!

Great advise, I’ve been learning a few months now and found not to focus on one song too long while trying to learn….. ive made a habit of grabbing a random audio loop everyday and forcing myself to build chord progressions that work with it. Has made a big difference in my learning! I also like using a few apps that spit out chord progressions and i see what i can arrange with it. Has made my chord building much faster when i build my own😉

I'm just finding this guy for the first time and WOW, his methods are helpful! I've been producing for years but often find myself at the mercy of perfectionism so I love the deadline routine. Also, he seems genuinely interested in the music and helping fellow artists improve rather than just chasing clout. I am grateful to have stumbled across his videos!

There’s some real wisdom in these tips, so glad you posted this one!

Alex, your EDM Boot Camp is absolutely amazing!!! Thank you, brother 🙏🏽

Great advice thanks Alex - Especially deadlines and quantity over quality.. Opening DAW every day is a great one too.

Those points you've mentioned are quite useful and truly remind me why I can't get improved last couple of years, cuz I spend too much time in 1 or 2 tracks to make it perfect. So thanks for advice.

Tip 4 is big... I hit Live hard every single day for a good year (probably a bit too long, but I learned a lot) and then took a bit of a break. Getting back into it and it took me a bit to remember my workflow. Workflow is gold and there are a lot of tools out there, such as using templates and, in Ableton, using LES (Live Enhancement Suite). One of the big things that I noticed, as a benefit from taking a break, is that I really didn't like some of my workflow. You come in with different eyes, I guess. I have spent the last month, creating spreadsheets of all of my plugins and ensuring things are up to date and that I have a use for them. Any free plugins that I've downloaded over the last 3 years, better have a use, or they are gone. Cleaning things up and creating a new 2023 sample favs is also important. I now have an archive of samples that I can go back to and possibly link back out to my 2023 list, without having to move a thing, due to the way that Ableton allows you to tag things. Makes it really easy. I have also found a couple of M4L devices that also help improve workflow. Its all about workflow, when you need to just create. So here I am, a month later, still working that out. The good news it just keeps getting better. Don't get too sucked into the newest, latest, greatest plugin, like I did for a bit. Remember what you have already.

Bro this video is pure gold!! Thank you for this! 🙌🏾

This is pure gold made into words, Thanks!! 🙏🏻

Nothing but great advice here.... thank you very much for taking the time to do this.

Wow.. Thank you so much! Your channel is a gem 👏👏

Thank you. What I needed this morning. Great tips!

Excellent advice! Definitely implementing this approach.

Honestly, the most useful tips videos ive seen for a while. Thanks a lot and greetings from France

This video was exactly what I needed to hear at exactly the right time. Thanks Alex!

Hey Alex thanks for this kind of video ❤ It's totally true that Perfection comes with time but as a music producer we should try to upload as much as music we can without too much of perfection. Because perfection gone eats all our energy and we remain same without any improvement.❤

that tip about setting a deadline is real. I had to write a song for one of my game jams and it actually rocked.

Love your vidoe bro. I’ve learnt so much!!

Great advice Alex! Thanks.

Stumbled upon your vids tonight. Concise, inspiring work. Thanks.

Great tips! The fundamentals opened my eyes about how learning music

You're so right. I've been getting better at just opening the DAW and making something for 30 minutes. Just feel good about it and forget about it. I need to start doing it daily.

I'm a beginner producer and this was such helpful advice! Felt like I was having a conversation with my mentor. Thank you!!

Thanks ! Focusing on the skills you need is a very helpful piece of advice. Hopefully now i will learn faster

Dude your teaching style is incredible

BRILLIANT! You always have great information and advice but these 5 tips are spot on. Thank you!

man this is so concise. I appreciate your philosophy!

Last two tips will be game changers for me. Thank you!

This is solid advice. I wish I had seen this sooner. I get so hung up on perfection lack of patience with myself. Love the content you put out and it’s helped me while on my journey! Many thanks :)

Great advice. Thanks!

WOW gained a lot of knowledge form this video! thanks! keep up the good work alex!

Amazing videos my dude, you give me hope 🙏

Amazing advice! Thanks so much Alex! 😀👍

Thanks man! Will try to remember all this daily :D

First video i hve seen from you , and you gave some great advice and the way you deliver it is awsome , subscribed , hope to learn a lot here. All the best from the netherlands

I’m posting this as a reminder to myself to post again on the other side of my education. I don’t know how long it will take, or what will come of my musical journey… But I’m checking in now as a beginner. I’m going to check back in on this from the other side. I am also signing up for your courses.

Amazing video that put things into perspective. I was getting so deep into wave shapes, oscillators, effects, etc. but don't know how to arrange a techno track.

This is great advice for how to approach anything that's new and potentially overwhelming!

Bro, thanks you again. Your advice are amazing. Lots of encouragment

Great tips! Thank you!

Thanks for this video. A beginner like me needed it to make a head way.

It should be noted that chatGPT is not reliable for the creative part of arrangement, and you still have to know what you're doing going into it. It often gets diatonic theory wrong and mixes dominant chords up with those of different keys, and will often get the chord qualities of chord types wrong when you need specific key signatures or you're working in a set of parameters, in my experience. You still need to teach yourself music theory and how those fundamentals work. If you know those basics and the really important fundamentals like essential music theory, you can direct chatgpt to do a lot of cool things though, like making chord progressions, correcting it when it misses the mark, and having it convert sequences into midi data. It can teach you how to do things if you know what that content should generally be that it teaches you - you really have to be conscientious with it and keep it accurate though. It's really good for building yourself flow charts, step-processes, and logical layouts of how to learn subjects though, if you ask it for those things.

Open the DAW daily helped me tremendously. I just hit 100 days straight of being in every single day. I'll be joining the program tomorrow

Great advice! Thanks man

Really helpful, thanks!💯👏🏼

Days or weeks, lol! I have spent months but life is busy and I’m fitting music in around my life. Love the tip of opening my DAW daily and trying to spend 2-3 days per song.

Great advice and great video!

Great tips Alex ❤ Thanks a lot I'll follow theses

Really nice advices for begginers or enthusiasts , thank you very much for you work :D

These are great tips man

This is what I really need😊 I am following you since long time may be 2-3 years. Love from India brother🇮🇳🇮🇳❤❤❤❤

🥇you are number one🎧🎶🔥

Dope. Thank you.

Legit great advice. Hard to follow through on, but bound to work if you do.

I really like your videos. I want to make a video game with few of my friends, and you help with that a lot in regards of the ost.

So useful, thank you!!

Great tips, thanks!

Amazing tips, been using ai recently to help with my dnd campaigns and learning jazz piano and neo soul and it’s been so helpful

Thanx for the Great advice 👍

these secrets a lot of people know but don't share, since the first video I saw I notice that you were different, thank you so much

Thank you dude 🙏🏻

these advices are golden

Awesome video! Follow earned!

I recently found your videos. I love your energy and passion for what you do. I've dabbled in making music on and off for a long time already, but I would like to take it a bit more seriously. I've never published anything I've made. For a relative beginner in music production, what channels would you recommend for getting our stuff "out there" for people to find and listen to? Uploading to RU-vid is the obvious one for me, but what other options are available for someone like me?

deadlines!!! so good

THX ...... always valid info!!!!

As someone who has been struggling to learn music production on my own for a year, he is 100% right

Thank you sou much for your support it help a lot 🙌🎶🎶✌😊😊

Although I have already been producing for 3 months now, this video has really been an eye-opener for me, thanks Alex!💙

As usual: THANK YOU. And as usual: I stuck on arrangement. Ok, sometimes on sound selection too 😀

Thank you 🙏🏽

Hi, Alex. I watched w few of your videos and I am really happy that I discovered your channel. It helped me to record my vocals from level 0. I have a question. I don't work with Logic DAW and your online course sounds interesting. So, do you consider people, who work with a different DAW?

Thanks Alex man, dang this was really a great video and just now I opened up fl cause my internet was slow and fl studio is the only thing that works and I managed to make my first simple beat :D. And yeah I do need to open FL more, been doin it recently and I really need a deadline to help me build my music skills and know lot more music stuff.

Very good

Quick tip i use Lower the note is, longer it should be, same thing for up, higher it is, shorter it should be, it always works for me

5:41 - I can relate 100% - experienced this recently 👍

love the vid 💯

The fact that you are promoting Ai to learn music production, rather than giving into fear about it replacing your channel that is dedicated to teaching music production, shows that you are truly forward-thinking and unafraid to embrace the evolution of the industry.

Thanku friend

One more tip - "finish" songs. It so easy to start a new project, but your deadline should be a "finished" song. Even if the mix and master is crap, you should still finish it before moving on. I spent years getting projects to 80% before giving up on mixing and starting a new project. The result: my mixing and mastering skills are far lacking from my music theory skills, and i dont have many finished tracks to show for it.

Great Tips , Thank you , Love from India

Incredible video

as someone whos 5 years in the game this good is advice!

thanks Alex this great as always. i just want to add 6th way or role for beginners, and that is pick one DAW and stick with it, jumping or switching between DAWs is waste of time and money

Solid video👽

MERCI / TY / GRACIAS pour tous le contenue que tu propose a chaque vidéos !!!!!

That open the DAW daily trick is a life lesson. Go to the gym for 15 minutes or two hour if u have time. It doesn’t matter how long u go just show up

I'm extremely new to producing. I went out a bought an mpc x. How much to are the classes

Good tips. I would add: use mobile apps for 'sketching' on the go + getting ideas out of your head 'on paper'. Having AD(H)D, the UI and possibilities within any DAW can feel vastly overwhelming. _(Choice paralysis, plus simply not knowing what filters do / what an oscillator is, etc...)_ Apps like FL Studio Mobile, Ableton Note, and Auxy have much less intimidating user interfaces, and the integrated instruments sound good out of the box. > Plus; they all have the option to choose a key (like "A minor") for the song, and just.. Only having the notes available that belong to that key. (So you can never be out of tune) These can help you build songs / ideas that already sound good (which is very satisfying), and export them to your full size DAW; FL Studio Mobile to FL Studio format . Auxy & Ableton Note to Ableton Live project And all of those apps can export the audio tracks of your song seperately, or even export the notes and drums as MIDI. -- Anyways.. These were some things that have helped me stay motivated. (And that help me get started each time too)

„Pedal tone” is just a tonic then.

thank you for the pedal tone thing dude thats gonna help a lot. feeling guilty for making fun of your joy. love from Indiana.

I can’t help but wonder if there is a divided opinion on the time you advise to complete a track? For example, I’m new to the whole thing and I produced my first track, albeit It took about two weeks with learning curves, ear training, and general mixing and mastering, but I was able to creat a simple song with an easy deep house archetype. I do feel that there is a nuance to squeezing in general music theory training, tutorials on music production, and actual music production. I’ve no doubt on your advise, but I would like to know if you are partial to the idea?

Another couple to add: make use of RU-vid's speed settings, 1.5x is so nice. Also... Don't forget to be an artist as opposed to an engineer - if the idea and soul is there then the engineering won't matter nearly as much

Opening the daw everyday. I also go back for 1 listen of what ive done that day, usally just befor bed. Gives your ears and brain a break.