Seeing in Color

Music is a universal language. We can all relate to the tempo of a song, and feel emotion through melodies, to a simple drum beat.

About four years ago, I started to produce music as a hobby using Ableton Live. I'm no master engineer to the craft but there was a time where I was fascinated by production value. I began closely listening to crisp drum sounds and samples trying to figure out how I could sound design these myself. I'd still call myself a beginner and an amateur musician, yet music has always been an outlet for me to express myself.

Want to get into music production?

Without getting into signal processing here's some tips!

  • Figure out what genre of music floats your boat and grab yourself a DAW, a pair of monitors along with an interface to run those monitors through, and quite possibly a mic. Moreover decide how you'll be recording.  

  • Types of Digital Audio Workstations
    • Ableton Live - great for live recording with a beginner friendly drag and drop style layout.
    • FL Studio - affordable with a large user base.
    • Logic Pro X - great for beginner beat makers!
    • Pro Tools - mainly for live instruments.
    • Apple Garage Band - super underrated in my opinion but offers great sounds and instruments for laying out some ideas/also available on the go on most iPhones.

Music production has come a long way. From recording live straight to vinyl, to modern day home studios. Creating music has no boundaries. Furthermore, we have access to tons of information found on the internet.


  • Sample packs - range from drum sounds, vocal one-shots, synths, bass, piano, you name it. These bundles are being released by parties throughout the internet
  • YouTube - great way to learn the ins and outs of your DAW/also learning music theory and balancing your mix
  • Forums - large community of producers willing to give feedback
Browse the internet and express your musical talents. Remember music has no boundaries.

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