Music Production Software: What you shouldn't do, and why you should do this instead.

I would feel a bit more than discouraged if I did not reference an upcoming song I produced (a song I love very much) that came about from a tediously needless post-production process that I devote this article to you in hopes you WON’T have to go through this same acoustic-perfecting nightmare I went through and which I too could have avoided. If you absolutely must bring back an analog song from the dead, read my past article: Music Producer Software: Get Your Songs Off Those Dusty Shelves, With Or Without Using It. In terms of productivity in the song production and completion process (particularly if you like to make a lot of beats and add wonderful percussion and instrumental melodies, with or without vocals), you’d likely be far better off if you invested in an inexpensive beat maker software or music making software that you can work on from your laptop, at home, at the studio, or at the airport, etc. They are fun and they are relatively cheap these days. Music production software (and technology in general) has come a long way in automating music production strategies. If you’re a solo songwriter, you could probably speed up (tremendously) your own finished or skeleton productions to vocally record over. If you are an electronic musician, this should be vitally important, considering all the far more expensive equipment you have invested in. The music is digital from this type of music software, and is easily downloaded to MP3 with crystal-clear sound quality.

**Please note the HUGE differences in prices by clicking these two links: Sony Creative Software ACID Music Studio 8.0 – 2011

In terms of an electronic music career (specifically), you could work with one of hundreds of software programs and save time and money, OR you could consider a course or program in electronic music production if you want to learn to make electronic music. An example of a school that has this (rare?) type of program is www.SAE.edu. They have campuses all over the world with one particular specialty in electronic music production. They also have programs for every other aspect of media production.

More to come.