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Produce-A-Thon April '26 - My entry
In the spirit of sharing, here's what I came up with for this challenge. Quite happy overall actually with such limited time - although could do with a little more contrast and variation I think. What do you all think? https://drive.google.com/file/d/1lPb3hOl4oYFCoGr2E9EEQ9aWp3XwyUzE/view?usp=sharing
Produce-a-Thon track upload
Hi everyone, Where shall we upload our track version of "Risk my life for you" for the Prodyce-a-Thon contest? Time is running out!! Thnx 🙃✌🏻
1 like • 20h
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My First intensive
I recently signed up for the 6-week intensive that starts in May…I’ve learned a little bit about them looking thru everything - but I was just wondering what I can expect in terms of workload and time commitment things like that…also any general advice would be welcomed
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It's ... Intensive. Totally up to you how much time you want to spend, and also depends on your starting level. If you go all in, these courses may well be full time and then some. This would be the Production Intensive I gather. Video lessons alone range from about 3-8 hours per week I believe, and there's as much 'homework' and practical applications as you want to do on top - and recaps - on top of live mentor calls (which I totally recommend attending as many as you can - 2 hrs each, usually every workday, numbers depending on student enrollment). So, just following the video lessons expect 0.5-1hr every weekday on average (and you may have to rewatch some too) For the mentor calls, add 2hrs each weekday (depending on your situation/time zone, it might be difficult to fit in all of these though) For the exercises, whatever you can/want to spend. Don't forget, doing the practice and getting mentors feedback live is what makes these courses really work. It really ramps up from week 3, first couple of weeks are mostly settling in and preparations. Hopping on the live mentor calls, even if you don't have work to submit, is very beneficial. You learn a lot from what others present and questions you might never even have thought of yourself. The better working knowledge you already have with your DAW/equipment the less time you will spend on technical distractions, so brush up on this beforehand if you feel the need. When working with your practice tracks, don't be unnecessarily ambitious. Focus on completing as many you can as fast as possible, rather than perfection and rabbit holing. Stay with the curriculum and keep progression going. Don't get stuck with particular tasks and get behind the curve. You have access to all material forever, so you can always come back and rewatch videos and mentor calls, or redo tracks that didn't turn out how you wished. Bottom line, anything between 1-8 hrs a day (or even more) will somehow get you through, but to get the most out of it, set aside plenty of time - is my advice! I would absolutely recommend 3-4 hrs on weekdays + some weekend catchup, if you can, to stay on top from week 3 onwards. However much time you can spend though, it's way better to do a little bit each day, than one or two major hauls during the week.
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@William McQuaig The mentor calls are the most difficult to fit in. I'm lucky to have very flexible hours, so it worked fine for me. But the mentor calls are also what sets the course apart from anything else, they're gold. Everything else can be done around your own schedule though. It's good to be prepared it will probably take a good chunk of your time/energy those 6 weeks. Totally worth it though. I can't stress enough not to rabbit hole too - it's so so easy to get stuck on something technical, and before you know it you're behind. Try your best, bring questions to the calls, but move on to the next task. If you've got time at the end of the week, you can go back and revisit the stuck part. You can do it!
I’ve been building something new.
A solo project called DOSIMO. It doesn’t sound like anything I’ve released before. It’s slower. Heavier. Feels like it’s coming from a different place entirely. The first release lands at the end of April, but I’ve started sharing fragments of it. This is one piece of it. The rest is unfolding here: instagram.com/dosimo.music/ Open to any thoughts. Especially on the visuals and how it’s coming across so far.
I’ve been building something new.
1 like • Mar 30
Awesome teaser. Can't wait for more!
Help!
So I'm really struggling and wondering if there is anyone who has time to "uncomplicate" a few things for me in realtime? The whole LUFS, VU and peak stuff is starting to overwhelm me. I first remember seeing it mentioned when Jake used to do the mixes. But he would only normalise gain. His mixes sounded awesome, and as far as I can remember he didn't go into all the metering. He simply made sure nothing clipped above -10, then carried on with his volume balance. I was learning this way for years but it feels like everything has changed. Now it seems it's essential to use the meters etc. So was Jake doing it wrong all this time, or am I just really missing something? I really feel lost and would like some simple guidance. Ideally just one or maybe two people because it seems nobody can really agree on anything when it comes to methods. I've been doing this for years! Hopefully someone can help me get at least one decent mix to my name? I don't want to give up, but it seems pointless trying to learn when the structure keeps changing! I have a mix that I am currently going through but I only get as far as listening on replay these days! I try and follow along with the tutorials but everything seems so back-to-front when I delve into my own work. Then there are people saying plug-ins don't matter and stock is just as good, but when I ask a question about how to do something I get told to buy a million different plug-ins. Or when I try and follow a tutorial, and they have a plug-in I don't have, I then get told any plug of the same nature will do! It's like people don't want to help each other anymore and just want to make things a complicated as possible! PLEASE HELP! I'm from the UK if that helps also. There was a guy who said he'd be willing to Do like live meetings with me, that would have been awesome! But I haven't heard back from him recently and I have forgot his name! If you see this, is the offer still open?
3 likes • Mar 20
@George Legion Otigbah If you've got FF Pro L and Pro Q4 you're well covered in Limiter/EQ/resonance. Logic's Level Meter RMS+Peak can be used for metering when doing the foundation. I also use the free MvMeter2 (VU meter) and I use Span (also free) as analyser, as I like it more than Logic's multimeter or Paz. Just my preferences though. Learning to read the meters is the essential part. SSL meter pro is really good of course, use it if you have it, but it's not a necessity. Your need for 3rd party plugins should grow with your knowhow and wish for better workflow. And don't obsess over the numbers in detail. They are there for guidance, so ballpark is good. Developing your ability to listen and using the tools to sculpt the sound to where you want it to be is the critical part. Your numbers can be spot on but track can still sound trash and vice versa. This is perhaps the challenge with the foundation method imo, it's a bit steeper learning curve. I do think once you start to get that foundation part right though, it's easier to get really good results.
1 like • Mar 21
@George Legion Otigbah Main upside of Pro Q4 is the spectral mode - kind of a resonance suppressor function akin to Soothe. Pro Q3 is excellent too, and a great dynamic EQ, you'll be fine with this for now I'd say. Yes, peak and RMS. You can use the free MvMeter2 instead of the RMS reading if you like (I find it easier to use the VU readout rather than the bar - preference). If you practice and work deliberately at it, you'll get there. It may take a little while, but eventually it will click. Trust the process. And listen to references - a lot. It really helps with learning to listen and training your ears to how you want things to sound.
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Petter Jensen
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Fledgling songwriter/producer from Norway. Synthwave/POP/DANCE/EDM

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Joined Oct 21, 2023
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