Things I've Learned as a Self-Taught Music Producer (Nerd Stuff, Ep1)

Описание: Hi! I’m Mary Ives, self-taught music producer, songwriter, and artist! In this episode of my series “Nerd Stuff,” I do a deep dive on my song “honey be bare” as a way to show some of the practical things I’ve learned along the way producing my own music. Please comment any questions you may have, and feel free to pass along any tips you have for me and the others watching to help us all improve our beloved craft of music production!

Listen to “honey be bare”
Spotify - ​​https://open.spotify.com/track/71P05W...
Apple Music -   / honey-be-bare-single  

Timestamps:
0:00 intro
0:35 series explainer
1:34 no more graveyards on harddrives!
2:12 “honey be bare”
3:05 how I record vocals
3:55 lead vocal channel strip
4:13 reverb bus & automation
4:45 bgvs, plugins, summing stack
5:47 sing your transitions
6:41 keys, plugins, layering
7:38 guitars (electric & acoustic)
8:55 bass, wet/dry signal & “Guitar Rig”
9:55 XLN audio Life
10:38 drums, Splice, plugins
11:30 feeling like a goblin & collaborating w/ friends
12:00 finishing up w/ Ozone
12:39 outro

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DAW and favorite hardware:
Logic Pro
Shure SM7B
Cloud Lifter
Apollo Twin X Interface
Korg Minilogue
Nord Piano 5

Plugins mentioned:
UAD LA2A (compressor)
UAD 1176 (compressor)
Logic Stock Compressor
Logic Stock EQ
Soundtoys Decapitator (saturation/distortion)
UAD Antares Auto-Tune Realtime Advanced (pitch correction)
Soundtoys Superplate (reverb)
Soundtoys EchoBoy (delay/echo)
UAD Ocean Way Studios (reverb)
ValhallaVintageVerb (reverb)
Soundtoys Microshift (stereo-widening)
Aberrant DSP SketchCassette II (compressor/tape emulator)
XLN Audio RC-20 Retro Color (modulation)
ValhallaSupermassive (delay)
Spitfire Audio ORIGINALS Felt Piano
Logic Mellotron
Native Instruments Guitar Rig 6 FX (amp simulator)
XLN Audio Life (loop generator)
UAD Verve Analog Machines (tape emulator)
iZoptope Ozone 9 (mastering)
Splice (royalty free sound library)

Filmed on Sony A6500
Edited in Adobe Premiere Pro by Mary Ives
Intro Song: (Untitled) Jakob Thomas
Outro Song: “Cherry Tree” mochadoodle & jayhanz

Get in touch with me via an Instagram DM (@maryives), or shoot me an email! [email protected]

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