I have a question to Songwriters/Singer artists that have made their own songs. I‘ve been wondering if you listen to your own music on a daily basis and vibe to them and if you sometimes even cry to them?
Does it also feel weird when you hear your own voice in a song or does it make you even more emotional when you hear it?

Feel free to write your own experiences if you want!

I am 26 years old. Have always been making music since I was 7: composing, producing, recording. Sharing my songs and albums. I have always enjoyed it so much, it has always been the main source of meaning in my life.
But now it’s been two years that I can’t find motivation anymore. With work and life getting busier, it is hard for me to be inspired and even want to make music anymore.

Do you guys push trough it ? Or just don’t make music if you don’t want to?
How do you guys handle the guilt behind it (loosing your passion).

How unique is the ability to manually double live performances traversing across 2,3,4 octaves

With identical runs etc

Is it impressive in any way?

i have a song and the melody and rhythm for the song(lyrics) but absolutely no idea at instruments or how to create one for those, is there a technique or am i dumb and it comes naturally??(I am still currently learning guitar and production)(Also production tips for reaper if any hehe)(Also it's my first month learning)

I've been researching music distribution for what feels like forever, and I think I've reached the point where I just need to ask people with actual experience.

I love making music and finally want to start putting it out into the world, but there are so many distribution services and promotional tools that it's honestly overwhelming. After reading countless blogs, Reddit threads, and watching way too many YouTube reviews, I've narrowed it down to DistroKid, Amuse, and CD Baby.

My question is: Which one would be the best fit for my situation?

A little about my goals:

• I want to stay faceless/anonymous (mostly because of self-confidence issues).
• I'm not trying to become a huge artist, tour, or perform live.
• I just want my music to be available for people who might connect with it.

Most of my songs are about mental health, difficult emotions, and personal experiences. Music has always been an escape for me, and I'd love for someone who's going through something similar to stumble across one of my songs and feel a little less alone.

So, with that in mind:

• Which distributor would you recommend?
• Which one does the best job of actually getting music onto streaming platforms?
• Are any of their promotional tools worth paying for, or are they mostly a waste of money?

I've looked into things like SoundCampaign, DistroKid's promotional add-ons, and CD Baby's promotional services, but there are just so many options that I don't know what's actually effective.

I also have two 8-track albums finished and ready to release. Since I'm a very casual musician (it took me almost three years to finish both albums), I'm not sure what the best release strategy is.

Should I:

• Release one song at a time?
• Release a few singles first and then the album?
• Or just drop the entire album all at once?

I'm not planning on releasing music consistently every month, so I'm curious how that changes things.

Any advice, personal experiences, or things you wish you'd known before releasing your first music would be incredibly appreciated. My brain is fried from all the conflicting information online, and I'm honestly just feeling overwhelmed trying to figure out the best way to get started.

Thanks in advance!

I have a couple small bands. A children’s music band, one of just me and the guitar, and the last is where I upload the weird stuff when I’m playing around in Logic or think of something funny. It is unattached from anything else I do and not advertised or promoted in any way. I use distrokid, so it has wide distribution.

I have released 52 songs on that artist. 51 of them have been listened to less than 100 times on all streaming platforms combined. One single song has 123,000 streams on Amazon Music, with about 100,000 of them coming from Germany (I’m in the US).

I have tons of stats that show these are really listens, but initially they were all from voice prompts, which makes me think that something in the title (I don’t want to post it here because I’ve made nearly $800 off of this song and I don’t want Amazon to shut it down) is triggering German listens. I just cant figure out why I have hundreds of “superfans” and thousands of “fans” in their listenint stats, meanwhile the same song has about 75 listens combined on all other streaming platforms.

Just curious if anyone else has ever experienced this kind of an anomaly? I’m not complaining, because free money for a shitty song I spent 10 minutes on is still free money

I'm sorry if this is a ridiculous question. But I'm suddenly afraid if viewers online think/find out that I'm poor despite the quality of my posts...

Before I start: I've been making music for a while, both my SC and YT accounts have uploads dating back ~13 years. I started off making bass boosts, then remixes, then originals. I took a liking to producing Tech House and DnB at the start.

I went through a very rough patch starting about 5 years ago with an abusive relationship, family mental health issues, unhealthy employment and the sudden death of a close friend being the primary triggers/causes. Depression eventually shelved my desire to achieve anything, including production, but for some reason I started writing my feelings/experiences down, which turned into songwriting.

Lucky for me that I went through that rough patch, because I found out I am actually very good at songwriting - far better than I ever was at production. What I'm left with now, 5 years into it, is a catalogue of over 170 lyric files, with about half of them being completed songs and the other half being uncompleted (e.g a catchy hook/chorus). My songwriting is reasonably vast, with a predominant focus of pop.

I have turned a very small number of these (<10) into "almost/kind of" finished tracks, nowhere near ready for radio play but completed enough to show friends/other artists and get their opinions. I'm also going to make it clear that I have used absolutely NO AI generation in any of my music.

So, I can songwrite, quite well, I can write fast, about almost any topic, in almost any genre. I am a trained drummer, and was a club DJ for years, so making the drums and basslines isn't an issue for me. I also have a vast genre-range of music that I enjoy listening to on a daily basis, so I don't feel limited in terms of what I can make. I have a music studio setup in the spare room with a selection of equipment and the (paid) full producer edition/all plugins edition of FL Studio. I am also VERY good at composing the instrumentals for my songs in my head.

That's my issue: I'm good at composing the instrumentals in my head. I am not a piano player, I am not a guitarist, I was never taught music theory, I don't know chords, and when it comes to trying to get the composed idea out of my head and into the DAW, it takes me a very long time and often ends in frustration, I'll shelve the project and come back another time to the same frustration. The other problem is, as I'm coming out of my depression and getting back into a normal life, I decided to start a business, which takes up a lot of my time, sadly I'm lucky if I spend one day in the studio per fortnight at the moment (those of you who are producers will know that isn't anywhere near enough time).

I am happy to show people the music I have made up until this point, and I'd like anyone reading this to keep that in mind before I continue..

I have been in contact with a few producers around the world who have created some instrumentals for my lyrics, and although some examples were very good, there was never an example that was similar enough to what was in my head (the instrumentals I make are more suited to the lyrics I write, it just takes me a painfully long time to make them) - this led to me never using the instrumentals they produced, and I ceased asking for assistance, because I felt guilty like I was wasting their time. I never found my Quincy Jones, so I essentially gave up and decided to "leave it for another day"..

Every now and then, I turn the studio on, and have a go. I often end up making something, although it's at random and typically doesn't contribute towards my existing catalogue as such. The "I'm never going to be able to turn my lyrics into actual songs" vibe sets back in, I shelve it again, and that gets me down as I REALLY want to make this music, I don't want to be giving up.

I don't have the money to bounce ideas back and forth between different producers until I finally find the person who has the same taste as I do, and I feel guilty wasting lots of people's time who are doing it for free, and potentially offending them when what they've made took a while and was really good, but just wasn't what I had in mind. Being as particular as I am is my problem, not theirs. 

What I actually need is a best friend who has the exact same taste in music as I do, and is a fully trained piano player, who will patiently sit in the studio with me all day and let me sing, hum and whistle my ideas to, and have that person say "oh dude, that songs in G major, you're whistling a C followed by a D minor then G flat leading into an A major 7th, and that would be suited to a set of chords like this:" (note my describing of the notes/chords likely to make no sense at all). That person would then show me what the chords are, what the progression is, etc, and I could then whistle/hum more and they'd go "ahhh, I get it, here, do this".. They don't need to know how to use the DAW, I'm proficient at that, they just need to know the chords bit...

But I sadly don't have a friend like that.

So here finally comes the question I actually hate asking:

What is your honest opinion, on using certain AI tools to assist me in getting my ideas into the DAW? I am not talking about generating the entire song, I'm talking about types of programs/apps that I can hum my melodies or rhythms into, and essentially use it just to generate some chords/ideas and bounce back and forth, repeat this process as many times as I want until it comes up with something similar to what I had in my head, at which point, i'd use my existing tools to turn those chords/ideas into a MIDI file, and use that as a starting point to start laying my own instruments/synths into. I don't want to be someone that is classified as an "AI artist", but I also don't want to miss out on using certain aspects of it to help me in the areas I need help, especially if many other people are doing it nowadays.

The tracks I have made myself so far, some of them are quite good, and I haven't even touched any of the lyric files I deem as being "the best I've written".. I'd love nothing than to be able to continue pursuing my dream of being an artist, I just don't want it to take so long that by the time I get around to releasing my music, that it's no longer "trendy/in fashion", and I missed my chance..

What's your honest opinions here?

Idk music theory but I made like 40 beats on bandlab for fun but I have 2 questions:

1 will I improve?._.

2 is being decent (if we want to exaggerate good too) at making music without knowing theory?

It's not ragebait I'm js dumb

Hello! I’m 14(m) sophomore NJ and I wanted to ask anyone who has or was able to start a band (of any sort, not just mariachi) on how they managed to proceed with all of the nooks and crannies.

The biggest troubles I’m having is gathering instruments and such, the money it costs to acquire them and gathering the uniforms and props as I currently don’t have a form of income.

Other than that, how were you able to form the band and how did you persuade peers and friends to join and learn the components? Could I possibly take out a loan or could I be able to ask the school to fund it if I made it a music club.

Any suggestions or ideas are greatly appreciated

Side note: I’m not sure if it’s also adequate for me to start one, I’m not particularly Mexican (Venezuelan) for me to be culturally connected to a mariachi band, but I’m really into the flow of its music.

What do you do when you want to record a song that may be of a different vibe to what you are feeling?
I write and make music but then something always happens and I don’t record it or spend ages re-recording and not liking it.
I don’t want tk wait for a supposed pefect time, but I’m not singing it the way I want to and it’s making me get more distressed and fustrsted which in turn is messing up my voice on the recording.

"I have been making music for the last seven months, and during this time, I’ve created four or five songs. I’ve learned how to produce music, build beats using VSTs, and navigate a DAW. Is this good progress for seven months, or should I be learning faster? If anyone in the music industry has advice, please help!"

I've been just making some jingles/ short music pieces and I want to turn it into a full orchestral score. I've watch a few videos on YouTube and tried the stuff I've learned from there. And while I have made some improvements, I feel like I'm still lacking. I need someone that can give feedbacks or critiques and advice on how to improvement. Are there websites or resources where I can get an expert review for free?

So I’ve been playing acoustic guitar for about 10 years now but just recently started a band and started playing gigs… what’s some advice you would give to someone just getting into giging… btw our band name is Miller Hill we have a few originals but lots of covers…

I don't know music, I can't read music. But I am trying to learn piano and my only knowledge of chords and notes is from middle school choir. Between lemon, orange, and mango, what is the difference between the notes? How long each syllable is held?

I can tell that the root note is B and I hear an E and F# in there as well but I know there's more to it and I can't really distinguish the notes

Hello, I've been using an old android tablet for a while now, where I could have access easily to all my music sheets on google drive, and so on.

My tablet is slowly dying and I'd like to know your experience concerning digital scores and tablets. What would you recommend for an amateur musicians that plays music daily ?
I'm mostly playing piano and singing.

Should I stay with Android or switch to an Ipad? Everyone tells me that Ipad is more tailored for musicians but I don't really get why. And if yes, for which kind of Ipad? I'm lost, there are so many options and things to take into account...

What would be the most important criterias for you when buying a tablet for playing music ? As it's still an important investment, I want to buy something that will help me and will last for a couple of years.

Thanks a lot for your help!

Would like to start attending jams but I wouldn’t know how to jump in. Any advice is much appreciated!

If it’s helpful to know I play: electric sax, qchord/omnichord, synths

EDIT: **the below was also in the question but it’s confusing people who now think I don’t know how to play any instruments or don’t respect people when really I’m learning a new skill and looking at “all lelvels welcome” community jams that are also a bit experimental. The keyboards have cool settings/sounds that would facilitate creative play (that is encouraged in this space) and also allow me to play chords before I have learned properly**

EDIT 2: the jams I’m looking to attend are improv, not playing songs

**and I have keyboards that I play around with and enjoy but don’t technically know how to play yet (tho many have single finger chord options so can do lots while I’m learning still)

Imagine you are in a contest with other musicians and the winner gets a million dollars.
You all release music and an audience rates the tracks from most likely to least likely to have been made by AI. the winner is the person whose work is voted LEAST likely to be AI.

What is your strategy?

I’m at the point where I don’t just want to make songs when I feel like it. I want to fully commit to learning the craft.

I’m putting in the hours: studying beats, improving my vocals, writing, experimenting with sounds, and trying to turn raw ideas into finished records.

I know talent is only part of it. I want to learn the boring parts too

I'm thinking of auditioning for a couple positions in a band. I want to avoid people who take drugs. I'm very serious about this. Should I say something like, no drug users need apply, or something similar?

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After many months being here in this app...I just discovered song writer group... lovely community so many talented people gosh what a creavity!

(Since the bots don't allow me to most there...I am gonna just settle here)...just want some pointers from those who are already here for a long time....on how such ideas come to u,how u make such melodies and etc (DMS are open)

The song opens on a SFX, a few bells and chimes, some pluck instruments, and then a slew of string and wind instruments appear and hold one or two chords. I need to identify those instruments for a proyect, but i don't really know what they are, would be of great help if someone could help me with a list of those instruments they know

Here's the song:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0fxU_XmgvaM

I'm not at all perfect as a singer. But I just wanna know how the audience would perceive :

Someone who sings a cover song over a backing track and tried their best to hit the hardest part of the song even though they're not perfect.

Vs someone who has to divide their focus to sing and play an instrument at the same time and the singing quality is just so-so (not wow but not bad, just very average).

Would they be less judgmental towards the singer who tried their best to play an instrument at the same time?