In today’s world of music making, there are no rules in particular. You can record according to your wish and can also use it as an example or sample. People also use auto-tuning, and other automated systems to produce high-quality music which was unimaginable in the past. Genres and mixed rhythms are also used nowadays to create melodies and beats. Irrespective of the type of music you make, the main goal is to produce the best music every time. At last, you want everyone to enjoy the tracks made by you.

The main motive of this article is to help you understand the actual process of making music from the beginning to the very end. This will also give you various other ways for making the best music.

Pre-Production

This is a very important stage in music production. It is known to most of the people that music production doesn’t take millions of dollars. However, you need a DAW or digital audio workstation. It is basically a software that is quite good for editing, producing and even for recording music. If you already know about this trick, then it is certain that you have already come across some popular ones like the FL Studio, Pro Tools, Logic Pro and Cubase.
Now, you need to realize that learning production is more important than spending time on choosing the best DAW for music production. If you really need to change DAW, then you can also do it afterward.

Songwriting

This is probably the most challenging stage in producing music. With new songs coming out every day, you can simply feel out of words sometimes. What makes a song good? This question is very tough to answer. It depends on the listener. A song that is good will develop with time. The melody will certainly fit with the harmony of the guitars, synths and other musical instruments in a beautiful way that will be very soothing to the ear. It will also come up with a very good rhythmic sense and can make you tap your foot with the beats.

Rehearsal

It is another critical stage in the production process. You can write a great chorus or verse; it’s just not enough to play them time after time. There needs an extra build-up, and you can only find the thing that the music is lacking with the help of rehearsing. Whenever you think about an arrangement, you should always try and pick up two elements or maybe one which is particularly the most important for the track and also for the listener. Rehearsal is an important part of taking music lessons.

Recording

This is surely the most important phase in a music production process. During earlier days, the process was quite simpler in nature. Now, with the invention of modern techniques, the competition has certainly increased. There is a process known as multi-track recording. This multi-track recording process helps to engineer the shape of each instrument specifically. It also enables the power of recording the sound of each instrument one at a time. You should first create a track that should be followed, and after that, you should always try and record the rhythmic section. Following the record of the rhythmic section with the recording of harmonies. The melodies should be recorded after that.

Capturing great moments or performances has been made easier with the introduction of digital editing. Focus on a particular stage, one at a time. You should always keep one thing in mind that editing is good nut over-doing it can certainly make your project bad. Keep one thing in mind; you should leave it right there if it sounds good and you feel that no more editing is needed. The main objective for everyone is making it sound in the best possible way after all. Mixing is a broader concept, and it certainly needs a lot of knowledge. It is indeed a process of mixing all the instruments into a stereo 2-track mix.

Mastering

Now comes the final phase of the music production process. Mastering helps you find minor deficiencies. There are also many types of tool that will allow you to master the tracks created by you. If you have a fixed budget and if you can’t hire a mastering engineer then there are many software you can go with.

These will help you to understand the processes of music production. This will guide you to the perfect way by understanding the order of producing the perfect music. Everyone enjoys music, and hence, the stages are extremely important.

Curtis Dean writes on behalf of Sage Music School where they base lessons on the science and research of the psychology of learning. Their effective teaching methods create confident and capable students who enjoy the happiness of making music.