Becoming A Music Producer

Before getting into the Professional Act, a producer should always feel that he is always a step behind in the process of actual happening. He should be proud of and believe in whatever he is producing. People may get in touch with you once you have developed your own sound. The reality is that as a producer you need to be in it for long haul. Your style may change over the time but the actuality of yours should be present in every track you make.

A trait that every successful producer should have is the love for music. The intensity and the passion for listening, exploring, and experimenting the various aspects of music will power you up the skills you need and to be honest if you don’t love music then don’t be a producer. Listen to as much music as possible. Its your responsibility to have a large stock of music and ideas to get from when making music. When you are in the studio, be concentrated and listen to your mind what it says like try adding some drums, hard bass, or add some lead, synthesizer to to the sound etc... The result may or may not be always what you want but you will be moving in a forward direction with each day and finding your way to the perfect sound.
Notes: 
A- Don’t cross any music or any artist out. Every genre of music has some beauty in itself and is worth a listen. If you don’t find anything, figure out why you don’t like it and what you want to avoid in your production.
B- Listen not just to melodies and harmonies but to the structure of vocals or tunes. Most of the time music that seems to go on flawlessly has some structural elements in it which a producer misses sometime.
C- Listen to the mix. What leaps out? What makes a song outstanding? Exclude the instrumental part and see the effect of rest of the elements to the production.

In order to get habituated with the music production software and recording process, i would love to learn one or two programs thoroughly rather than double in multiple platforms. Then choose your perfect DAW which you find easy going for yourself. All DAWs sound great and there´s nothing wrong with any of them. Its upto you to figure out which one is the most effective platform, what’s in your head to something the world can hear. It is not necessary to have all the skills functioning at a higher level before you go off and start making tracks. In fact while experiencing music production you will eventually come to know about the lack/depth of your skills, knowledge etc.... and will inspire you to learn more. It takes a long time to get your skills furnished in fact I have not yet downed myself skillfully yet. There is no guarantee that you will produce big hits, but persistency will give you the chance to be heard. Keep trying, keep learning and keep making music.

Session Workout- You face difficulty in while structuring the sound while trying to create a melody, and at the same time your drum sounds unorthodox to melody when trying to create a beat. You are trying to do too much things at one time. Every artist struggles while producing music. It’s very easy to become overwhelmed, you may feel deteriorated at times. Trying to work on all sides of music at once is inefficient and it dries up your interest, creativity and your momentum mindset. Keep musical sessions set apart from technical sessions. It will help you to focus on one area at one time. Plan out the timing of studio sessions. Fix a day for preparation of all of your sound design and then turn to your drums ahead after that. Once everything is ok upto your choice, you can then invest your creativity subsequently in creating music.

Studio Setup- Before starting the studio work always take time to ensure that everything is setup effectively. Get all your equipment ready; checking the speakers, mics, equalizers as you move on towards production to avoid any kind of interruption during the process. Be attentive to your computer. Save your project at regular intervals, and have files, samples, presets that are catalogued for easy access. Make sure to save additional audio and project files in a separate folder, so you can always find things easily once the session is over. Also ensure that your computer and hardwares are capable enough to prevent crashing and glitches and excessive heating in itself. All these things will help in smoothening your creativity flow.

Knowledgeable about DAW- It impedes the progress highly if you are not well known about your DAW plugins. Think of your DAW as your instrument, always remember the variety of instruments it has. Anything that allows to create free flow of idea in your brain makes you more efficient. Keeping detailed information about your DAW will help you in this regard.

Time Acknowledgement- Always plan a list of purposes that are to be fulfilled before starting a session and don’t forget to check the process at regular intervals. Don’t spend too much time on one aspect in order to get what you want from that. It will only make worse and you may loose concentration from other aspects. Have an imaginary time limit. If you are having trouble in any one part of the project leave that for a certain time and then come back to it and analyze it. Always assess your goals and mark those areas where you need to put more attention than others. Aim for improve and progress with each session.

Prevent disturbance- We are all passionate about making music but external influences somehow gets stuck in the midway. Try to eliminate those elements which you think will cause the potential distractions before a studio session. Keep all your social accounts closed and disconnect yourself from the internet world. Don’t go out to meet your friends, if they call simply tell them to leave you for certain hours. Now focus with full attention on your DAW.

Self Inspiration- Take some break in case of mental tiredness. During breaks listen to your favorite music, don’t go out with friends and also don’t watch any movie, reality show etc.... these all will divert your brain into some other activities. If you always start track with the kick button try begin some tracks with the help of synthesizers, or vocals. Applying creative approach during the music production will help in boosting your excitement and can be self-aspiring. But on the other side you may feel pressurized of yourself if you are not getting good sound out of your creativity. This is where a producer’s patience will be tested out. Stick to your love, you will never feel burdened to be sticked to it.