The Basics of Music Producing | Seth Mosley (Skillshare)

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The Basics of Music Producing | Seth Mosley (Skillshare)

This class provides a birds-eye-view of the basic formula the pros use for producing hit records. It doesn't take as much as you might think to get going. Find out more.

Produce Your Hit
For you students who took "The Basics of Songwriting" Course, this project is a continuation of the first course, where we had you write a song about the person or thing you love the most.
Now the assignment is, is to get the gear you need (or borrow it from a friend), and produce that song! Post it for the class as an mp3 and share some steps you took in creating it, any unique things about your production, any favorite samples, sounds plugins, or whatever you feel. We love to hear interesting ideas and we learn new tricks from you all the time!
Don't worry if you're a beginner. The most important thing is just to DO IT, and to PUT YOUR WORK OUT THERE.
The Pros weren't always pros. Remember sometimes you have to be brave enough to be "bad" before you are "great"!

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