I’m a musician and have been a musician for over 10 years. Only recently in the past 4 or 5 years have I really gotten into recording myself on a DAW and if I’m being honest, I’ve gotten to a point where I can really make some stuff I enjoy. It’s not always easy, but I can get some pretty banging tracks going.
this sub-lemmy is the only music related community I’ve seen so far, but I’m curious how many Lemmy users are also music makers? I produce in Ableton and Bitwig, and do everything from Alternative rock to ambiance, film scores, electronic synth stuff. Not going to share any links though because I don’t want this to come off as a self promotional post
Really just curious if maybe theres enough of us to warrant some sort of sub-community for music creation chat.
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Yeah, I make my own music. I haven’t put out my album though yet lol
I’d be down for a music creation community! I mostly make chiptune/video game music, but I’ve got a background in composition and musical theater, and I’m working on a pop song of all things currently :)
I play an instrument (the violin, to be exact), but I do also make electronic music on a DAW. I enjoy it a lot, though have ultimately been doing it as a hobby for a few years. I’d love to get it to the next level and be able to chat with other producers/composers though!
Let’s just say, I am a dumb person but I want to create my own music but I don’t know ABCD of music, what are some cheap and beginner friendly online courses that I can take.also, what software shall I use?
Sorry about my English, I am not a native speaker.
Thank you.
Software: Garage Band is great of you have a Mac. Audacity is… worse, but free. Or if you’re just making music for yourself, you could probably get away with pirating FL Studio… (of course if you’re willing to spend a lot of money, there are much better/more “ethical” options).
For learning resources, it’s very genre dependent. YouTube is great, and you’ll find a lot of really general advice on how to use the software, how to make things sound good, etc.
But I feel like the best advice I could give is to actively listen to whatever music you enjoy, try to figure out what it is that you like about it, and see if you can replicate it. Imo the best way to learn is by copying.
I am on windows, piracy is not a problem for me but there is this software cakewalk which is free but I don’t know if it is good or shady.
Looking at Cakewalk right now, I would definitely recommend it over Audacity (which is pretty bare bones). Cakewalk looks a lot more like a full featured DAW with more capability. Doesn’t seem shady to me, and if it’s free it can’t hurt to try it
I would love something to share and critique on. Is there and instance for songwriters?
I haven’t been able to find anything like this yet.
One thing I’ve noticed about a lot of Reddit music sharing communities is that they tend to be pretty devoid of useful feedback/community generally. People want to just drop their content and bounce.
If Lemmy were to have an instance for a music sharing community, I think it would need to be pretty heavily moderated.
I think it’s tough to make a community like that which doesn’t just turn into a self advertising platform. I also think it’s harder to drive interest for a general community as opposed to more niche communities centered around a single genre. For example on Reddit, people often share their music in the hardcore community and lots of people listen / give feedback, moreso than I would see on “we are the music makers”
Was playing guitar on and off for a decade and then started seriously practicing around the end of 2019. Got to the point where I was fluent enough that the melodies and chord progressions started just appearing out of the ether as I was noodling. I wrote one full song and have stubs of a few others, but now my hands have rebelled against me after 3 and a half decades of abuse. Don’t know if they’ll ever get back to normal, as I can’t even figure out what exactly is wrong with them.
Don’t mean to pry but in what way are your hands rebelling? Does it hurt to play?
It’s kind of hard to explain. There’s some level of constant pain and certain activities will cause it to flair up. Some of those activities it doesn’t really bother me while I’m doing them, but the next day I will feel it and it takes weeks of rest, medication, stretches & exercises to get it under control again. Guitar is one of those, did a bunch of yard work recently that I think aggravated it. Oddly, typing doesn’t feel great while I’m doing it, but it doesn’t seem to cause the problem to flare up the same way more strenuous activity does.
I’ve basically stopped playing guitar, and I try to stick to gaming with a controller, which sucks because my favorite genre for my whole life has been city builders.
I’m sorry to hear that you’re in so much pain. I hope you can find the help that you need. It sounds like a doctor might have to take a look at it.
Thanks, yeah, it’s not unbearable. The worst part is just the limitations it imposes on me. Doctors haven’t been much help so far, but I need to try again.
