5 Ways To Become a Speed Learner At Music Production

[@seanconleyy]

Alex your enthusiasm and wholesome energy are addicting. Thanks for existing :)

[@Afrojack]

Great tips!

[@felixdeubler1180]

Im sure you need the tips 😂

[@AlexRome]

Thanks you! Have been a fan for quite some time. Happy to see you here.

[@playerx3868]

@@felixdeubler1180😂😂😂

[@danielnewman5230]

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.

[@kaylabification]

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

[@LohPro]

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.

[@AlexRome]

Yesssssss. I’m the same way. I can do one synth and one sampler at a time. If I want a new one I have to sell one haha.

[@whosavestherescue]

Sometimes least is more

[@frankvet1]

One of the few dudes who's using/teaching the latest tech/software to get on track quickly and efficiently. The hardware, tools and software advance so quickly... there's a real time-suck risk if you go down the (wrong) rabbit hole with older tech/software. Thanks bro.

[@EXTRNLMUSIC4867]

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!

[@oliviacolburn9623]

#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.

[@r0kit]

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!

[@J4Z666]

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

[@hudspace]

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

[@Beans_Le_Bard]

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!

[@servetdemirci8009]

🥇you are number one🎧🎶🔥

[@jswingle1380]

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😉

[@Sundji]

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.

[@roninmode]

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

[@bengunderson712]

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.

[@pedrobrocato1982]

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

[@AlexRome]

Hey Pedro! Thanks for stopping by 😁

[@ericdias4199]

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

[@8AMusic]

Great tips! Thank you!

[@emmettdja]

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

[@sjbFX]

Dude your teaching style is incredible

[@katstark_]

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

[@juliettesunshine7035]

you’re genuinely such a good teacher. thank you 🩵

[@Toonces74]

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.

[@shivaswe5835]

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

[@AlexRome]

Yup no prob!

[@VentureNW]

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.

[@oneshotgangsta]

Yessirr, thank you for this

[@zenjason20]

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.

[@ajebbs5997]

All the advice here is just absolute gold!

[@adebayooluwafumbimicheal4341]

YOU ARE REALLY A BLESSING TO ME. THANKS FOR POSTING THESE VIDEOS

[@DeuceGenius]

thanks for all the good videos bubba. always inspiring

[@anaprohias9607]

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 :)

[@vystema]

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

[@1puk3g1itter]

this video is really really useful, and a lot of the things you said motivate me to keep on trying. Thank you. You're right, it's important to remember that art is never finished!

[@speedcrawlmusic]

Nice tips! 🙌

[@NormanGunn-x2h]

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

[@EdKidgell]

Excellent advice! Definitely implementing this approach.

[@Tridan24]

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

[@davidliddell7431]

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

[@iggysixx]

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)

[@johncitizen8828]

Great advice. Thanks!

[@renan_delon]

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

[@lotharofthe]

man this is so concise. I appreciate your philosophy!

[@ga7cubing135]

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

[@SyedsLife]

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

[@jeanroy9207]

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

[@Chris-cf2kp]

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.

[@BetterNBetter]

Thanks for clarifying this. I think it’s important that people still learn the fundamentals on their own and don’t rely solely on all this AI tech to do everything for you. You will likely regret it long term.

[@KINGVENAROMA]

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

[@BrandonWalowitz]

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

[@jazzbeats8168]

deadlines!!! so good

[@jazzbeats8168]

something no one ever talks about

[@ranradd]

Great advice Alex! Thanks.

[@lucy7574]

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

[@aapadre]

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

[@iragladoshuk]

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

[@MrUSFT]

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

[@TheWolfCub71]

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

[@alexdmrgs]

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.

[@TriplicateTrey]

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.

[@spiritvoys]

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

[@dominiksipos7836]

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.

[@deo9669]

Thanks for your help ❤❤❤

[@beatmonster9586]

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

[@mansurdorado]

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

[@pablolimorte3584]

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

[@James-ld6qh]

Incredible video

[@ipainthouses3084]

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

[@wozowski]

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

[@jungresonant9772]

Another couple to add: make use of KZbin'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

[@YASHODHANDAVE]

bro spoke like an architect

[@BobJoe-n4x]

Great tips, thanks!

[@thymeparzival]

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.

[@MilesHoppus]

​@coldicehotlavafacts

[@overlords2722]

@coldicehotlava Do you really think the KZbin videos are paying his bills? That's a good joke.

[@AlexRome]

@@thymeparzivalyou’re not delusional. As a creator I see these comments all the time. I’ve learned more about music theory and mixing/acoustics from chatgpt than I have from a decade of reading theory and engineering books. It’s honestly a great companion to have in the studio.

[@AFRoSHEENT3ARCMICHAEL69]

The mouth will say anything.

[@BenCaesar]

@coldicehotlavayou right it is a business but content creators serve their communities and people watch their content. Alex has beeeen producing he’s proven his value on the platform he’s not grifter tryna squeeze. We all have to negotiate new tech choosing to share insight on how actually use Ai to improve your production and not just hacks- I respect it 👏🏾

[@TrevorNet]

Always fantastic!

[@DjBlax]

Thanx for the Great advice 👍

[@Alvaro-hq9gg]

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

[@swayamkumarkarn]

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

[@Zama.]

Great advice! Thanks man

[@Freethink761]

Great Tips , Thank you , Love from India

[@crazygooner3398]

Great advice and great video!

[@yourfavoritepriyam]

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

[@Sfork]

Step 1: Watch all tutorials in 2x speed. You will double how quickly you learn music production, quite literally.

[@someone5050]

So useful, thank you!!

[@johnviera3884]

at 2:03 thats really valuable information to concentrate on

[@randydeherder]

Awesome video! Follow earned!

[@deo9669]

AM for Sierra Leone 🇸🇱 and I love music ❤❤

[@coreygilbert871]

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

[@djdeva870]

these advices are golden

[@Rizzlas]

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

[@nakeemdaley5014]

Thank you 🙏🏽

[@djcastro2548]

Dope. Thank you.

[@iandeegrees1509]

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

[@Turtlpwr]

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

[@excitationofstereocilia2103]

Thanku friend

[@redpumpkin7544]

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

[@kingnaira8648]

how good are you?

[@m.p9539]

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.❤

[@renato2112lr]

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

[@tomi__mj]

love the vid 💯

[@RogueTransformations]

Amazing advice! Thanks so much Alex! 😀👍

[@Cytasis]

your videos always inspire me, but there are some tips that dont fit 100% for every user. Sometimes you can benefit from large sounddesign sessions and its for only 1-2 seconds earcandy in the song :D. I think you know what i mean, the best thing is to focus on what you do, and to have a goal is a really good tip. And sometimes its better to moving on and dont struggle too long on the same loop. It all depends, but for a beginner sometimes it can be a bit overwhelming i think.

[@miltonlewis7230]

Very good

[@djjelgui]

Really helpful, thanks!💯👏🏼

[@FreakinTrash]

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