I have read some of the posts on the DDJT blog on how DJs should also become producers. I want to start but what should I know before I get into this? Thank you.
You could check out this course: http://ohdratdigital.com/totalmusicproductioncourse/ Its reasonably priced, requires no money to get started producing and they have done the groundwork to find a great selection of free software, loops and effects.
Hey Nick! If you are wanting to start producing on Ableton I am currently enrolled in an Ableton live core training program over the next few months, I am also just starting out and I'll be posting topics of what we learnt in class and if you are interested feel free to check out the thread! Cheers! http://www.digitaldjtips.com/forum/threads/lets-start-this-journey-together.5154/
I'll just throw out some random thoughts: 1. Producing is a lot less like DJ'ing than you make think 2. You'll probably produce some pretty crappy songs at 1st but it's important to let people hear them 3. You need thick skin b/c hearing someone critique your musical creation isn't easy to stomach 4. Almost any DAW software will work regardless what people say they prefer 5. You need to understand musical theory on some level beyond BPM & the key of a song 6. Patience patience patience... Try to have fun with it
Mike above pointed out, I'll second it. If DJing is a lot about being spontaneous and caught up in the spur of the moment, producing requires awful lot of "background" work, organisation and persistence. It is indeed a lot LESS like DJing than what people may think!
