How To Stop Feeling Overwhelmed with Music Production

[@daviderubicondo7920]

You are exactly what I needed and people needs. You are not just talking about how to produce music for me. I can see there is a real investigation, questioning your emotions and finding step by step the consequent response of thoughts and doing so creating a way for finding a solution to any problem that may come up. I really appreciate you and your work. Thank you for inspiring me. All this said. I'm going to try to produce something. Thank you again for all your help. Bye Davide

[@fiko_music]

Thank you, appreciate it a lot. You better make a banger ;D

[@mindbloommusic]

didnt expect to be crying at 8am before producing because someone actually understands whats going on inside my head. thank you for this one

[@AlmostGoodButNot]

this video helped me... atleast for a little and then I get depressed again, but I think that's normal? anyways, thanks for the vid man keep going!

[@Banbz]

Holy shit another high quality video, hope you realised how impactful and well produced those are for the past couple months, keep at it!!

[@fiko_music]

Haha damn thanks a lot : )

[@blheir3000]

wow i cannot put into words how thankful i am to see this video. its like surreal and so comforting to know someone understands.

[@catraa.a]

lmaoo its exactly like that, overthinking so many small things

[@barryzito5721]

This is real shit. Thank you. I’m five years in as well but work in many genres and feel perpetually frustrated.

[@HOLLASOUNDS]

I used to go crazy trying to do all sorts of effects and use different devices modulation and fancy stuff and sometimes it worked and other times not. I keep things simple theses days focusing on melody and cords being nice and everything else is just to compliment that.

[@technosafelife]

Scary how accurate this is regarding how I'm feeling right now about music production Great video man

[@Jemuzu1996]

I dont even make youtube videos and the subtle art in the beginning of this video has me adding it to my list of things to dissect

[@froamer5]

This is the video I was looking for! I was literally suffering, I was messed up with my music stuff and started feeling overwhelmed and irritated on side. But through this video you reflected me my love for music, how much I love it and even I'm much better than who I was in back 1 year. I can't leave music just because I'm feeling a bit overwhelmed, coz I love it that's why I started! I just can't leave it. Thanks a lot Fiko for this Inspiring video❤

[@SWIM44]

You are a legend bro i cant even out into words how much this video helped me, not even just with music but my daily life. Thankyou, you are helping alot of people ❤

[@gamingwithoutaiming5150]

I gotta say, insanely relatable situation you were in and the video was very helpful for me in my situation right now. It really does take patience, go detailed - don't take short cuts - it will hurt you in the long run. Everything you said was so true, like about our attention spans, how the world is working these days and how people aren't focused anymore - including me to be honest. And the best way to get better at even the hardest things is to go through shitty times and doing them all over and over again and eventually you'll get better. This really helped me and gave me a sort of direction to go for the next few weeks, it's almost like you are my car driving instructor, but I'll have to see for myself if I will really focus or not. Thanks a lot again, love all the stuff you've been putting out lately, music and also content wise.

[@fiko_music]

Damn appreciate it a lot, you really grasped the video and that makes me happy. Now we gonna go on the main road in 30 minutes, get you shit together xD Nah but for real, having a structure for the next weeks and practicing it daily it's gonna make you a beast, trust me : )

[@gamingwithoutaiming5150]

@@fiko_music Haha, thank you so much my friend, wish you all the best!

[@Extrastellar]

Exactly man nowadays everyone want easy results, easy money for eg. my cousin don't want to finish high school coz he wants to be a youtube gamer and he is missing most imporant part of life. and people like him don't want to go thru the hard process and the ones who are wiling to experience are the ones others people can't catch up.

[@fiko_music]

Yeah that's true... If other people don't wanna help themselves then you can't even help them. But yeah I feel like finishing high school it's important ; D

[@Nuke_Skywalker]

spitting truth bombs. you just got a new sub.

[@MelonMan666]

I love how much you understand the background of the whole process from a psychological perspective. I had a huge problem with creating stuff in general, letting it be videos or music because I just get frustrated and give up. The attention span thing also came to hit me hard with my ADHD but I've been trying a lot of things to help increasing it because I want to do these things, I don't want to just give them up just because I'm in the beginning and I feel overwhelmed Thanks for the quality video, sir!

[@rakekeltis]

such an inspiring video that can be adapted to so many different scenarios in life. thank you, Fiko!

[@fiko_music]

❤️❤️

[@IanLamparte]

thank you so much bro, you have a huge soul.

[@mikem859]

Fiko, thanks for your videos. I could easily see that you are thinking that you have grown as an music producer while you have grown as a human being. I have realized the same about myself and my music (altough, so far I know much less than you about music production)

[@Tristan_Willcox]

what your talking about is moving propositional knowledge into the procedural. Whats interesting is that different hemispheres of our brain control different functions like this, very realited to muscle memory as well. your left hemisphere works as far as i understand very much in the propositional knowledge side and your right hemisphere works in the procedural imagistic side. there are practical ways you can focus on using your right and left hemispheres optimally for music production such as - refrain from mixing while making the core idea of a song, mixing is a very technical and precise skill which is not focused on the right hemisphere which will be working harder when your coming up with the idea for the track. (also a idea i have is why many professional mixing engineers are not professional artist and why often professional artist dont touch that technical mixing side) - hum and melody to yourself or listen to other music and try to "latch on" to a feeling or vibe, picking every sound or note placement moving towards that feeling, dont worry about mixing at all. there are probably way more practical ways but the reason i learned about this was when i was in college i was learning computer programming and art at the same time and realized it was nearly impossible to work or multitask on both, this was not a coincidence its literally just the way the human brain works. so the idea is dont work against the way your body works, dont try to mix while making music, actively quiet the analyzing part of your brain when you want make a song because if you analyze every microdescision you will never be able to make a song. anyways hope this helps someone, if you want to learn more i recommend studying ian migilchrist, he does very in depth study on how the brain works in this way.

[@fiko_music]

Damn I love this kind of comment. That's so interesting. I didn't really know exactly the terminology but I always felt whenever I was mixing that my creativeness would go away for some reason. And this scales on a bigger level. There would be weeks that I'm focused on the business side of music production "Making packs, fixing the website, marketing bla bla bla" And there would be weeks that I make music 8 hours a day. As you said, combining computer programming with art it's kinda a pain in the ass because you are shifting in between the creative side and the "robotic" side. Well this is my own interpretation of what you said, I don't know if it's true or not ;D Do you have any good sources about this topic? I kinda wanna get more into it : )

[@crowderkzofficial]

Tysm brother ❤ I'm still watching fiko's videos because You're not only a producer,You're a master...🎼❤️Tysm again and again.

[@вишез]

This video was quite relatable and useful though I'm in different situation. Have just downloaded daw and barely touched it, and immediately felt overwhelmed with all the complicated and unknown stuff.

[@marwnxo]

if nobody got me, I know fiko got me

[@youngkizzi9944]

So much inspiring content from this insane man, you're crazy, as always, brother! Community really needs you ❤

[@kurant2115]

wtf why is it so cinematic, i love it

[@shAiDawn]

This was really helpful I make everything VERY complicated and thus end up overwhelmed with the process it takes me way too long to finish tracks (thanks to my IDM and progressive influences) so looking at weak points and working on those specifically Im DEF going to do that. Was also thinking about setting a workflow checklist so I dont get lost in sound design when trying to arrange etc. Its def about patience and thinking things through. I appreciate you for doing this video.

[@elyer.8981]

You have just put into words something that has taken me 5 years of life to learn the hard way! I wish I had this video back then, it could have saved me a lot of time 😅 amazing job ❤

[@NODLLIW]

Extremely helpful and insightful! Thank you for sharing 🙏

[@dfcoperator5671]

I’m not even 15 seconds into the video and I’m blown away Wish I could subscribe twice

[@fiko_music]

🥺🥺❤️

[@Bye-Bye-My-Sun-Ki]

"Perseverance and patience leads to success, because you have mastered whatever you're trying to accomplish in." - Nobitoma TheTraveler

[@sc4rlotte456]

this helped a lot. I figured out that I really wanted to make music and just starting out has been really hard and annoying, theres been many times where I just feel like "maybe making music isn't for me", i think i gotta just keep practicing and get through the hard part before i can fully enjoy it

[@Flow-Joe]

As someone, who plays guitar in a band as a hobby for two decades (not, that i'm good) and started to get into synths + a little home studio like half a year ago, this is what i needed to hear. I want to do some electronic and/or guitar music on my own and as soon as i'm capable, i want to record my band. I think it'll take a little longer, than i thought. Probably doesn't help i'm learning a second instrument too. I recorded a few (half finished) ideas already and will continue to do so, when the creative spark hits me, but i should start to finish the ideas i already started, with a similar structure like this. Thanks. Great advice.

[@nolanechols9802]

You sir have my fav music channel bc you say all the things that I think/go on in my head

[@paradoxenon]

Not only do we have to fight ourselves for our own attention span, but every outlet of social media; what feels like the entire world talking to us.

[@DJ-JayKo]

This is a such a good video. Thanks for that. I have been trying to produce for the last 6 months and all the thoughts you mentioned, are currently with me as well. There is always something to learn, tweak, change and etc. which makes the whole process overwhelming. I have deleted countless projects, because I’ve felt overwhelmed and at that time it felt, it was easier to start over than to try to fix/upgrade the current project. Keep on giving such banger videos. It it is a whole different side of music production, that really needs to be discussed and you’ve mastered it perfectly.

[@ProdSyn]

Really great video dood❤

[@fastracksdigitalplayground2619]

You are definitely real. I appreciate your content.

[@mathieudubois7374]

Thank You. This helped me today, as i had a hard time the last days. I often Have those thoughts you mentioned: how fucked up am i sitting hours and hours on my computer, making no or little progress at all? this will never lead anywhere, nobody will hear my music and like it, the people will run of the dancefloor to the bar(i make psychedelic trance, so the prupose of it is kinda getting people to dance at a party). my bass sounds like shit, i will never get it right. I am wasting my time on this. But you are right. the only way to achieve something (in ANY skill) is to go through this. To feel the frustration and to overcome it. There is no easy road. there is no secret hidden something (well maybe for the top 5 percent of artists there might be some specialingredient, but my point is that everyone with the dedicationa nd time can make great music after enough practice). While I know/felt most of what you said already, it really helped me that you told it to me in your specific way on this exact day where my confidance is brittling. Thank you a lot.

[@fiko_music]

no worries mathieu, just hold on keep on making music and your brain slowly and steadily will start to be more clear. Your basslines will start sounding more clear and your tracks more interesting, trust the process : ) appreciate your comment

[@OvertSugar3]

13:33 idk if that's intended, something that happened by chance or just me tripping about some sounds of the background track in the video, but there is a phone buzzing like sound that fits SO MUCH with the topic you're talking about. If you did put that there consciously, that's a 10/10 way of making a point. As always, a wonderful video, big on the learning about music production stuff and even more so for what concerns the mindset needed to accomplish such task. The talk about the current social media "development" is a much needed discussion that people have to face and too often just ignore for the sake of the serotonin printing device we all have in our hands so often in our daily lives

[@fiko_music]

Nah that wasn't intentional 😭 It's that specific part of the song in the background that perfectly fits there :) Thanks for the kind words tho, appreciate it. Yup you get my last point, social media is the real enemy nowadays...

[@TristinramseyB]

Thank you. I needed this.

[@antvnmusic]

Love your videos man. You never fail to motivate and help me and others. Keep it up man💙

[@suchitputhalat4796]

Insane video brother...jus wat I needed.. love from Bharat (India)

[@specktrumm0]

i resonated with your toughts and beliefs a lot dude, i appreciate that you actually went a step further and teached people about this topic instead of keeping it to yourself. awesome man. keep it up

[@A.JayWeber]

Im so glad you made this man. I do this same thing every month haha. I have 10 songs demoed all of them are written the just need all the things you said at the start of the video. Some days i just don't open my daw. Crazy.

[@vallespac3999]

Woow realmente identificable y ver como el proceso de día a día se realiza uno mismo, gracias por todo lo mencionado aclaró mis ideas para poder trabajar la capacidad de mantener la atención sin distraccion alimenta directamente al supconconsiente , saludos del valle de Urubamba, perú

[@musicproducer_k4693]

made me hyped up and process my thoughts

[@sombamrara8420]

Thank you for this insightful video. I'm in the BS phase right now and I'm glad that I stumbled upon your video.

[@fiko_music]

glad it helped : )

[@harisdiz.5817]

One thing I'd like to share with you is to track your energy levels throughout the day. What you'll notice is that time flies when you're having fun, and we tend to get stuck with things we don't want to do when we're at the lows, which tends to feel like it's taking for ever. Once you've tracked peaks and lows, do the things you hate (mastering your skills) at highs and things you love at lows(production). Time management increases productivity.

[@hanadasongs9142]

That's the type of video that I love the most to watch , thank u so much

[@rrrrrrogerthat]

thank you bro, simply thank you 🍂

[@medioenjodamedioenserio2510]

Great Video! Structure is very important in music production. I like that the second thing that you said was Learn Music Theory. That gives you the main structure. If you are going to make music, then you need to know what is harmony, and harmonic speech. Having a pre-selected start-up list of plugins ready to run when you open your daw is very useful too. I use Fl Studio, and made a template with Keyscape, some drums and a bass. Ready to go😎

[@JDizzoMusic]

Good stuff. I laughed at around 13:00 when you spoke about focus and attention span. Truth bro... keep it up.

[@devanmauch7843]

This video is great man getting me thru my music production rut and back on the grind

[@gs07007]

Great video! Nice insights! Just a sidenote, I don't know if it relates to you, but always put out the info in your videos that you're actually implementing and doing yourself. I know that some people will put out this info and advice for people that they're not doing themselves, and that can lead to feeling like" I tell people to do this, but I'm not actually doing this or done this myself". And that could feel like putting too much pressure on yourself to act on the advice you're giving out. Not saying it relates to you, but just wanted to put it out there. Keep grinding! :D

[@fiko_music]

Yeah I feel you and I know what you're talking about. That's why it takes time to make my videos because I always break down my own process of making music and converting it into a script and then into a video. I always try to preach 100% the stuff I put out online. I could be shitting out a ton of content with a bunch of tips and tricks that I've never used : ) Appreciate your comment ❤️

[@rlo3358]

I cannot express my gratitude for this great video, I feel like up until now I've always felt overwhelmed with making tracks and so on. This video will definitely help me going forward, thank you!

[@6moon18]

Soo spot on Thanks

[@emanuel_soundtrack]

It may be overwhelming to modulate to one key and dont know how to modulate back. It may be overwhelming to have some melody but not memory enough to remember the chords you improvised. And so on. It is all about commiting to 4 hrs daily study and practice, with patience, and a good teacher

[@NoiseBoulderRecords]

If you think music production is overwhelming wait for the promotion and marketing phase...

[@malcolmbeatz]

Man this is life changing

[@awomannamedneil]

This was a great video! Great job :)

[@ZonymaUnltd.]

Thank you for this, and all your shared experience and knowledge. Progress really does just come down to picking a focus and holding consistent attention.

[@noryokumusic]

these kind of videos are thebest man this one hits me i love how you go deeper with those videos. you helping my 4 years journey of music productions haha im very low producer rn compare to other people but thats ok as long as i keep improving without comparing myself to others and enjoy the journy without losing my foucs im gonna be fine.keep it up thanks alottt broooo

[@fiko_music]

❤️❤️

[@djmarlenoofficial]

Yes bro you are right 👍👍👍👍

[@jannikstahl]

what is the name of the first “song“ really in the first seconds of the video? i really like that sound!

[@Adrian-xz4ri]

Bro. I appreciate you so much for this video. I might be going through that phase right now with music production and this video was so helpful to shift my perspective a little bit. I will come back to it bless you fam

[@onmute]

Great video Fiko!

[@kensolone]

love this bro. youve given me a new perspective and motivation

[@ashieshwatts]

Bro every time I saw your video it helps me to stay focused and consistent... And those ending tips were 💯

[@fiko_music]

❤❤🙏🙏

[@toffchunks]

sooo true point of view thks for sharing!!!

[@mikeableofficial]

You just won me as a new subscriber! This video is so good, thanks for sharing it ❤️

[@monseatheproducer]

I love you Fiko. This is the video I neede the most! ❤

[@mntrl]

love the words, you're my favorite content creator now, so real and inspiring!

[@fiko_music]

thank you ♥

[@psykemanastro9927]

I really enjoy your videos and subject matter thank you for your hard work

[@iamfeldi]

Legend!! Really really true!

[@androidsbest5399]

this vid healed me tbh

[@elliotwilkins55]

Needed to hear this my guy! Great content, love your videos 👌

[@Jwittit]

Thanks again Fiko!!❤

[@FieldsxSound]

Thanks for the motivation bro you’re awesome for the community ❤️

[@javez1075]

Congrats brother, I cannot even express myself but I love your videos man, you also built you're unique vibe while im watching every video.🖤

[@mvikee]

This video is exactly what I needed. Thank you.

[@svbliminaldubs]

thanks

[@djjelgui]

Thank you so much for this content!🤯💯👏🏼👏🏼

[@waffley8]

Super helpful video you really changed my whole perspective

[@graeioux]

❤

[@your_pal_cujo]

Keep going with this stuff fiko, I think you make stuff that really resonates with me and a lot of other people; and focus + consistency 100% is the most important things with developing a skill easily thank u man ♥️🔥

[@fiko_music]

♥♥

[@jiat_spacejams]

Literally everything I've been needing to hear. Thanks man, your really appreciated 🙏♥️💯

[@fiko_music]

🙏🏻❤️

[@dantethespirit6883]

Just thanks man...I needed this!

[@markus5608]

You are a blessing ❤

[@fiko_music]

❤❤

[@CATFAC3]

quality vid, thank you

[@RefixFilms]

Well made and coherent video. You clearly want people to live up to their potential. Thanks for sharing your insights

[@lukewalsh4860]

I really needed to hear this. This is the main thing I actually struggle with. It’s really inspired me and in fact I’m gonna make some music now. Thank you so much!

[@fiko_music]

glad to hear that, you better make a banger ; D

[@azarquati]

The definition of a good honest video, thanks for the guidance man!🙏 Keep grinding💪

[@fiko_music]

appreciate it : )

[@sorairino1643]

@Fiko Bro I would go crazy if you made a video showing how to make or where to find Hardwave vocals and I wanted to say thank you your channel has helped me over come a deep dark pit I’ve been in when it comes to producing I’m actually able to make full tracks and finish things now and I am so freaking happy thank you Thank you THANK YOU!!!❤️

[@fiko_music]

Damn that's crazy. I'm so glad to hear that and appreciate your kind words : ) To be honest I have no idea about Hardwave vocals 😭😭

[@sorairino1643]

@@fiko_music that’s okay bro thank you for replying and thanks so much for all you do for the community dude changing lives Fr😆

[@PRIYANXOFFICIAL]

Thank you Fiko

[@fiko_music]

🙏🙏

[@chummchumm-_-2920]

"It's their foqus" Love the accent man haha keep it up

[@fiko_music]

haha thanks : )

[@DENNICK]

I just need this right now, how did you know that?❤ I'm feeling fucking overwhelmed by label, not in terms of quality, my music is worth, in terms of networks and relationships I guess. It seems they accept just big producers you know..

[@fiko_music]

yeah I get you my dude. I feel like it's a huge struggle that we all go through. All we gotta do is to face it and breakthrough, then we are gonna be those big producers : )

[@DENNICK]

@@fiko_music true, but it's not easy when u sit at pc and try to producer inspired by anything. I'm trying to fix that learning as much as possible, playing violin guitar, piano, sound design. I don't know if it will worth but I love the procee and I gues when I'll be mor einapired they will be useful maybe

[@mukeshpathak7302]

Mad respect to you man ❤🎉

[@kidnunmusic]

Ayooo SICK VIDEO ✅✅✅ Thanks dude

[@kajol9465]

rly needed this video, a massive thank you! this is so so inspiring

[@Fusionmusic12]

Thats how I feel sometimes