Hello. Thanks. I am Steve Jobs. This is how to making music.
You don't have to making music this way, but you are allowed to. There will be no legal action taken against you for making. Thanks! Let's begin.
..::MUSIC COMPOSITION::..
Thanks. Make the music. Open the DAW. Don't pay particular attention to what sounds/samples you use. Just use shitty placeholders. Focus right now only on composing your music. Breathe. Deep breathes. Feel the music flow through you. Just track shit down. If you want to make a D&B tune, lay down the drums. The basses. The strings (???). The farts. The guitars. The throat singing. Lay it all out, until you have your nice feature length song. Wow.
Good jobs. Steve Jobs. You did it!
You should have a song layed out. The sounds should be absolute shit, but at least you composed a song. Good job.
Put it down for a day or two.
Then. Thanks.
..::SOUND DESIGN::..
Just kidding. You won't be designing any sounds. Or maybe you will. It's preferable that you have a large collection of samples, one-shots, patches. You should make them in your free time. Build a library. Don't rely on sample packs forever. Expand your mind. But I digress. I'm Stevie Jobs.
Anyways, have a collection of sounds! Sounds. Go through your shitty placeholder sounds in your song. Replace them with sounds that all work together well. They must all sound good together. If one sample you choose doesn't sound good in there, don't try to over-process it. Just pick another sound. Stop trying to fit the large triangle block through the tiny square hole, baby. I'm Stevie Jobs. Thanks.
Replace all the sounds. Add more maybe. Give it ambiance. Or give it no ambiance. Who cares. You didn't create apple.
I.
I can't really tell you how to do this exactly. You might suck at it. Or you might be good.
Don't give into the audio pseudoscience and false information. It's all in your ears. Until you're mixing. Then you're a giant ear, surfing through the mix. But that's next.
Put the song down for another few days.
..::MIXING::..
As Stevie Jobs, I can safely say that people commonly mistake mixing as a thing you do while composing. I mean, sure, you can do that. But if you separate it into stages as I've described, you might create Apple. Sorry. I.
Buy a control surface with a bunch of motorized faders. It makes mixing more fun. Trust me. I'm.
Throw your faders down. Start with the most important instrument. Or not. I don't care. Just get a rough mix with your levels, nothing else. Spend some time on this. A-B through different listening devices. Yeah. That sounds good. Wow. Nice mix.
Maybe an element has a sound that has a frequency that doesn't fit in. Maybe it's a kick drum that resonates loud at 400 hz. Fuck that noise, I'm Stevie Jobs. You know? Just cut it out. Slightly wide Q. Maybe -3 to 5 dB. I don't know. It's not my mix. Dick.
Maybe something's too dynamic, like it won't sit right levels-wise no matter where you move the fader. Throw a compressor on there. If it's violent peaks that ruin it, use peak. If it's a gradual level change, use RMS. Yeah. Good job. I.
It should sound ok. Good job! You can do other things too. I don't care. Just don't fuck up your shit.
Save a new version of the project every hour. Trust me. I'm.
Put it down for a few days.
..::MASTERING::..
dont hahahahahahahahahahahah pay $5000 for major league studios to electrify your bass drop
release on itunes
the end I made itunes btw I'm Stevie Jobs.