The best advice no one listens too (production)
…read your manuals.
This is especially true for production hardware/software. I can’t count how many times i’ve tried to find instant gratification tips or threads on production that would make the learning curve easier. The truth is the very first thing you should do when buying any new piece of gear or software, is take it out of the box get it all setup and crack open that manual and follow along. After owning Komplete 8 since August i’m just now reading the manuals and man did I waste a lot of time just messing around having no clue as to what i’m actually doing.
Tonight I went through the Battery 3 manual (took about 1-2 hours) and the program makes way more sense I’m confident that I could go make awesome drums now and not just rely on stock settings.
In conclusion, read the manuals.