Sonic Academy - good investment?

[vpech013]

Hey guys,

Im a little stuck in production and keep making crappy tracks. Have anyone tried http://www.sonicacademy.com/
What is the feedback? Any tips are much appreciated. Maybe other resources you used and recommend? Want to start making good tracks badly.

cheers
V

[mostapha]

I know you're not supposed to judge a book by its cover, but that website looks like shit. I'd have a hard time trusting them.

What are you getting stuck on? I–for one–can't write melodies for shit. I'm seriously considering taking piano lessons to try and get past it.

[Crowd3ontrol]

I've seen a few members mention sonic academy. I've give it a go it seems pretty interesting in fact I was thinking of signing up in a few weeks.

[vpech013]

I know you're not supposed to judge a book by its cover, but that website looks like shit. I'd have a hard time trusting them.

What are you getting stuck on? I–for one–can't write melodies for shit. I'm seriously considering taking piano lessons to try and get past it.

I just can't seem to get the proper elements of the song and tying them together to make a smooth transition/flow of complementing sounds. I feel im missing some parts of song that makes it sounds too plain. Hope this makes sense.

[RockingClub]

I just can't seem to get the proper elements of the song and tying them together to make a smooth transition/flow of complementing sounds. I feel im missing some parts of song that makes it sounds too plain. Hope this makes sense.

Won't have these problems any longer by quitting music production^^. Sounds to me a little bit as if your problem simply is that you are not able to produce music
But to give you a helping hand: What do you meen by saying "It sounds too plain": Did you add a bassline and a pad to your main melody and it still sounds "plain"? Did you forget to layer your main melody line? With layered melodies you could add and subtract layers to create smooth transitions. Also make use of riser and downshifter FX. Try drum beat variations and place some hidden sounds in the background.

I highly recommend the Future music videos on youtube. There you'll be able to watch famous producers like Avicii, Nicky Romero etc. creating their songs.

Don't forget: Music production is a matter of time: Sometimes one track can take up to one or two weeks in production.

[JasonBay]

How long have you been making music now? And are you dedicating a significant amount of time to it? Are you familiar with all the tools your DAW provides?

Sonic Academy and it's like are not worth it I'd say. There's no way to fast track time and experience.

[mostapha]

If you're really lost being pointed in the right direction can help.

Did you understand a compressor the first time you used one? Or decoupling based on frequencies? Or M/S EQing? Or even mixing, really?

You have to learn it somewhere. Though, I'd put my stock in audio.tutsplus.com long before I'd pay for SA……based almost entirely on what their site design says about their dedication.

[Liambo]

Sonic Academy is ok for basic things your stuck with. If you sign up you can get some free videos, i used them when i was first starting out and they helped a little bit which was good. Don't think i'd pay for the videos though (mainly because i work with someone experienced).

Maybe try register then watch some of the free videos and decide from there?

[vpech013]

Won't have these problems any longer by quitting music production^^. Sounds to me a little bit as if your problem simply is that you are not able to produce music
But to give you a helping hand: What do you meen by saying "It sounds too plain": Did you add a bassline and a pad to your main melody and it still sounds "plain"? Did you forget to layer your main melody line? With layered melodies you could add and subtract layers to create smooth transitions. Also make use of riser and downshifter FX. Try drum beat variations and place some hidden sounds in the background.

I highly recommend the Future music videos on youtube. There you'll be able to watch famous producers like Avicii, Nicky Romero etc. creating their songs.

Don't forget: Music production is a matter of time: Sometimes one track can take up to one or two weeks in production.

Im sure everyone is capable of producing music. I only started 2months ago so i am giving myself time to learn. Could you elaborate on layering the melody? Does it mean i would need to basically make same melody but with a different sound, play it more quite in the background, space it with panning and reverb and ensure the frequencies dont clash?

[JasonBay]

You've only been producing for two months? Well, no wonder your stuff doesn't sound good mate. Not sure what you're expecting to accomplish in such a short amount of time