Why producers quit 

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Every time producing gives you hard times, that mean you already evolved to next challenge. If its too easy for you, you never moved up.

"to keep pleasure in the proces"- most important. Good advice for whole life , not only for producers. Thank you !!!

I'm stuck in this awful phase where after years of practice I'm good enough to hear that my productions simply don't meet the standard that I'm looking for. Because of this, I can't seem to finish anything anymore. I keep trying and pushing and objectively I know I'm getting better every project but it's just really demotivating to have nothing to show for it. Your channel has really helped me push through some stuff though, thank you :)

The reminder I needed right now, thx Oscar :) Also everyone, don't be afraid to take a break from production if you feel like it's what you need right now. Sometimes you need it in order to come back stronger ;-)

Thank you for everything you do A new forest of music poducers Bamboos will appear thanks to your channel. It deserves more subscribers Cheers

If you ever feel like quitting, think of where youll be in 10 years if you keep at it.

I call building up your technique, patches, patterns, your sample libraries from dead tracks, a mycelium. Keep that strong well watered, in good condition and the fruits of it will bloom for years.

This came at just the right time. I went from being a complete novice to getting decent results after about 2 years. And the second year, I was doing it everyday. But then I just seemed to hit a wall with my mixes. It's just very difficult to get it the way you want it. So I thought I would take a little break. Unfortunately, that was three months ago and I haven't touched my DAW. But I have been feeling the itch to start up again. And now I'm going to do just that. So thank you. 🥋

i came to the realisation a few months ago that we as people are way too focused on the destination and end result without having to go through the journey which by itself is an unforgettable experience necessary to enjoy the destination. im over 30 now and don't think it's too late to start still so i went back to music production now that i am a working adult with lost interest in a lot of old hobbies except music production. the bamboo metaphor is a good way to describe the struggle a lot of people go through when they stop seeing the visually tangible growth when a large role in sustained growth is building your fundamentals first.

Thats actually a very valuable methaphor. I can so relate to this. Im at a plateau at music production but before Covid I was scheduled for my Japanese Ju Jitsu Black Belt exam so I know the way of training for decades. Thank you for reminding me that music production is exactly like that! ❤️

Amazing guy... this is the real "electronic" music coach.

Thanks for this man 🙂 really helpful

Damn Oscar, still dropping those sage advices and excellent metaphores. Keep that knowledge flowing and that spirit glowing!

When ever I hear people asking advice on what the most important thing for new producers is, I always say "patience" I don't think a lot of people realise just how long it takes and how many hours you need to put into learning before your music begins to sound anywhere close to 'professional' It's also all about 'marginal gains' as well. There aren't many things you can learn that will make you a better producer/musician overnight. It's all about learning small techniques and theory that build up your skill set slowly over time. I think that can be very frustrating for newer producers. As you say, it has to become part of your life! Great video! You've got a new subscriber! 😁

I needed this. Thank you for all of your videos, Oscar.

This video right here is gonna be monitored on my screen every day to keep me in the right direction. It's gonna be part of my discipline. Thanks mate

Man I recently got back into music production after around about a 10year hiatus (kids and life and whatnot)..what with lockdowns and stuff I slowly got back into it with a totally different perspective on things and have finally made some stuff I'm proud of,I always tried to understand the phycology behind why I gave it up in the first place...the guys speaks in a language I understand,can't wait to soak up more of these videos 🤙 thanks brutha

I can relate as I’ve hit walls before & still do but I never stop studying & putting in the work, theirs no other way around it. Always new knowledge to gain, comprehend & apply. If you don’t practice like anything you cannot expect growth. When we hit these walls it’s so easy to throw in the towel & sometimes it’s good to take a break from studio. Come back refreshed & with optimistic outlook, our ears often need a break. I wish you all the best in your musical endeavors. Thank you Oscar for making these tutorials & your unique approach which definitely is refreshing to witness.

Thank you for this, this means a lot.

Thank you man, I really needed those words! Thank you for your work and your inspiration

Wow this was so helpful! If I didn’t know better I’d say you’ve been reading my mind lately. You hit exactly how I’ve been feeling. I’m so encouraged now! Thank you!

Amazing description of this process, thanks a lot

I'd also like to add that, as a woman, we also have another set of obstacles such as negging, patronising, mansplaining, sexual objetification rather than respect (or complete rejection if there's no sexual interest), we aren't allowed to make a single mistake EVER, there's judgement e.g. someone is helping her, she only got there because of her looks... and all of this (i can imagjne) is even harder if you're a gay male. So yeah there's countless times I've wanted to give up because of the scene itself but I'm not stopping. I want this stuff to change and I want to be a part of the change. The production side is hard enough as it is but it is thankfully falling into place now after years of setbacks.

Blessings, it's as important as theory !

Fantastic analogies, very zen, very helpful for sticking to it, thank you.

Needed that, thank you!!

I'm 3 years in and I'm completely stuck. I needed this, thanks. But I don't know where to go from there.

This video doesn't have as many views as your others, but I have this saved and always come back to it as a reminder for new hobbies. This idea is explained by other people, but these two stories are effective for understanding it.

Thank you for this video. I am part of a circus (as a juggler), for us FLOW is important. This comes from Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi (positive psychology), it;s about the optimum between frustration and being bored. So many people stop because they push themselves too hard! It's about finding pleasure in doing, not pleasure in success. I juggling, the step from 5 to 7 balls is pretty big. If you want success, you will not find it in the next 2 years. If you search for pleasure, you have a stronger basis to continue for a long time and a bigger chance to juggle 7. And if you can only juggle 3 balls, but you have a good time, it's also great!

Absolutely Great advice! Thank you!

The right words at the right time. Thank you.

Fantastic metaphors. Really a great video. Lots of useful info here. I unfortunately just got too sick. 10 years passed in and out of surgery, and trying to find adjustable work. Music just wasn't in the budget. Time or monetarily. I walked away for nearly a decade. I spent so much time away from music that I forgot most of my engineering and production knowledge that I went to school for in the early 2000s. Well, now I'm trying to refind my way now that it fits into my schedule and these videos are fantastic. Inspirational and educational. Much appreciated.

It’s near impossible to improve without criticizing your own work. Constantly realizing and improving flaws is part of the journey. There’s no way around it, so why not enjoy it? Otherwise, you’ll be chasing perfectionism forever and never be satisfied. Just keep creating and sharing. You’ll never know who will experience joy from your music. I always think about how much music we’ll never get to hear because the artist wasn’t satisfied with their work.

Nice chat Oscar. I've been producing now for 20 years and still find that I hit plateaus. Keeping the focus on enjoying the process is what it's really all about.

Really good inspiration, I’ve been producing for about a decade now but this is still relevant. Thank you!

Thank you for this reminder. It’s helped put my negativity at ease. I don’t ever want to stop making music. At the very least I can say that with confidence.

I needed to hear this, thanks Oscar

Man, Thank you so much! At the time i feel like the beats are going only down in quality, but you helped me to continue my grind and stand on the goal!

Purple belt here. To this day I still thank the Jitsu mind set to keep me grinding in music production. Ossss

I’m constantly finishing tracks, spending too long trying to master them and eventually hating them because they sound terrible compared to producers I listen to. Now I just learnt about gain staging and I feel overwhelmed

The best advice in my music producer career. Mil Gracias !!!

Thank you for this!

EXCELLENT!!!!! Really great advice

I just want you to know that I watched this when you first uploaded it and it has stuck with and resonated so deeply. This short video, for me personally, has been so incredibly profound. I have shared this with others I feel need to hear it and I have used your bamboo analogy in person when unable to share. This is on my list of most important and useful things I've ever needed to hear and I can't thank you enough.

This is great! Thank you! :)

Oscar, You are great marketing specialist 👏. Thank you for all the content you make.

Needed this! Thank you!

Dude ! Thank you so much

you put a smile on my face, thank you!

Thank you. I needed this.

6/7years of working and I basically lost all passion/drive to continue anymore, I’ve neglected all relationships in my life including neglecting myself, I’ve basically wasted all of my twenties on music production, I’ve wasted time/money, ignored possibilities for growth in other areas of my life for this and i failed to market myself or feel confident enough about by work to release anything for so long that the motivation to continue is completely dead now.

Perfectly timed video for today for me, Oscar! Especially after a fantastic day One in the Deep Dive, it caused me to re-think over all the reasons WHY we do what we do, and what it IS exactly that we do, because in our search for our own uniqueness, we can get lost and obscured in the mental cornfields (and it's easy to forget these things), and get frustrated. And not that it ALWAYS makes us want to give up necessarily, but sometimes our confidence gets shaken and we think we'll NEVER be good enough to be taken seriously, or that we don't provide the world a real service, because WE DO! It's just not always easy to see our own value because it's like looking directly at your own eyeballs without a mirror; it's IMPOSSIBLE. Until someone else sees our work and says, "Wow! Your music really makes me feel a certain way!" or some other form of genuine feedback we get really means a lot, and that can be one of our guiding lights. We won't always admit we need validation, but deep down, we DO. I'm just so glad that your school tackles these philosophical notions and places them on an EVEN scale as the technical knowledge. Today is a good day, Oscar. Thank you so much. -Kristian (aka Hangnail, aka AUTOSAD) lol

Wow, this video is a pearl. I understand exactly every word. I am now one stripe away from my black belt in BJJ, and I took music production a few months ago. I am building the roots and lying down the foundation of my music. I felt every word you mentioned here and can testify how true everything said here is. This was a very well-constructed message with a deep, meaningful parallel concept. thank you for sharing. Oss 🤙🏽

You’re excellent very gifted 🙏🎸💜

Very inspiring. Thanks

Beautifully explained 👏

Thank you, I will keep this in my mind for a longtime

Thank you very much!

Amazing tutorials Oscar thank you ¡¡¡

Great advice, IMO this dude has the best channel on youtube for aspiring producers

Very nice. Thank you.

Wise words coming in the right time!

👏👏👏👏 Thank you!!! It helps me to overshoot my production crisis!

An interesting perspective- thank you for your valuable advice and encoragement!

Thank you for this video, the last couple weeks I've plateaued to the point where I can't even finish a track anymore, I was almost gonna jack it in, I'm gonna keep at it now

Este mensaje me llegó al cora, gracias por compartir oscar :)♡

Thanks for the motivation, dude! For me art is about unmasking yourself to connecting people from all around the world. This keeps me going and reminds me of enjoying the journey. I've been learning for years now but sometimes I actually think about quitting the game. But that's just it - a game and the more fun I have, the further I evolve. Now I'm not far from reaching the quality I want to produce some Hitech Minimal that sounds exactly like me. Greetz from Germany

Thank you for the motivational video, been working on a few tracks for the last year and there are two that I know will be great I just can't get them just right, but like you said the roots have to grow first, eventually I'll hit the right balance and it'll happen, just a case of taking the time and learn some new skills in the daw to help them grow into something better than what they currently are.

Dang I like Philosophical Underdog spitting that KNOWLEDGE

Very interesting and inspiring analogies. I agree. As the tiger mother said, "nothing is fun until you're good at it."

Absolutely truth.

Feeling hopeful!

Thank you ❤️

Hey man! This is really reassuring to hear. I've bought a DAW 6 years ago and since then I've casually tred to experiment and learn production with it. Too many times it's not really fun, because I do have the feeling of not improving. Now I have a really good metaphor to remind me that this is worth doing from time to time, and that I shouldn't give up. To be optimistic, every other time, I do have a session that's really fun, and the results are slowly getting better. :-)

THX a lor for next motivation.. i have a lot to learn

Great analogy

This is universal. Oscar you are a great teacher, if You started your production career you should also start lessons with Oscar and I’m sure you will see the progress

Great great great metaphor👏🏻 i becoming a fan of your educational videos 🧠

Pure gold!

This is great mate

Merci, ça fait du bien d'entendre ce genre de propos.....👌👌👍😊

Excelente!!!! Por este video, te sigo...

Brazilian jui jitsu purple belt. Been learning production for maybe a year. This reminded me new things take some time to.learn. Good video. 👍

I wish I had great videos like this 20 years ago. :D

thanks!

Sound encouraging advice

Really good advice

Funds and memory space has put me in a pause, but that just means dawless jamming and hardware programming. Muscle memory can still grow on my synths.

Thanks man

Yoo.. big up from Brazil!

if i dont fall that day when i am snowboarding, i didt learn anything that day! great advice, thanx

Producing should now and then make you feel uncomfortable and that's OK. I play tennis and see the same thing happening as you see in jiu jiutsu. At some point the steps will be smaller, the technique is less of importance. Almost all of the games come down to how you can handle it mentaly! Thanks for sharing this, sometimes you can forget stuff like this and this helps to rationalise things.

Thanks for the A..kick! :D

Came for the music production, stayed for the philosophy. Keep up the excellent content my dude

This is good to put into that perspective. I don't seem to have problems making melodies, creating music..but the production part I'm always second-guessing. A year ago I would get a kick and just tweak it for hours trying to find a certain sound. After limited results or my kick sounding like a basketball ( lol ) I figure it's best just to buy good kick samples, also I got some plugins to make kicks. Still, I feel like do I even know how a kick is supposed to sound?? Obviously, there are different genres but even just a minor fraction of eqing on a kick drum produces something different and as a perfectionist I'm going in circles. I suppose that could be inexperience not knowing exactly what I'm trying to achieve just endlessly tweaking trying to find. Maybe between what I'm supposed to get from eq and compression are confused. The thing is I feel like it's pointless to even try to finish anything because if I can't make it sound perfect or commercial with just a few elements why waste my time trying to finish something I'd never want to release.

thank you

thanks man

Noticing that the learning curves are flattening, should be a challenge to push harder to grow. I still make crap, but much better crap than past projects! :)

you're amazing Oscar