@musicproduction How did you learn music production, primarily?
Interested in how people came to it: self taught, took classes, grew up in a musical family and was immersed, etc? And what strengths or weaknesses do you feel it brought you?
@limebar @musicproduction Took a few bass lessons as a kid, otherwise mostly self-taught through lots of reading, though I did make an online friend early on who helped me pick up some basics. I’ve had some other musician friends that I learned a few things from as far as playing instruments, but most of them haven’t been that into the recording/production stuff.
As @stevenray said, I think I’ve had some blind spots, but I also think I’ve avoided some BS that passes as conventional wisdom.
Played in bands, briefly interned at a small studio (which I forgot all about) got tired of trying to make the band thing happen, remembered I liked being in the studio.
Went to a practical recording school and got a job as a runner in a studio.
Was super lucky to work with some great people.
@limebar @musicproduction most of my friends were musicians and recording gear was just starting to become affordable. we learned from each other and trial and error.
@limebar @musicproduction completely self taught, originally back in 2007 using a dodgy copy of Pro Tools 7 and now legally using Reaper after a 12 year gap of not doing anything music related.
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Books and Youtube tutorials, plus a lot of poking around.Also that time a friend and I presented at LinuxConf about music production on Linux, only to find out one of the Ardour developers was in the audience.
That was educational :)
@musicproduction@limebar @musicproduction I’m self-taught, as with most things. I’m taking some online classes about more technical aspects, like mixing and mastering. Not really from a musical family, but my dad did give me my first guitar (his old one).
