Use loops to get started

I’ve been teaching my students how to use soundtrap.com. Some of my students found the pre-made loops that the website includes and put a few of them together to make a song. Those songs sounded pretty good.

So if you’re looking to get into music production, you can get a pretty good start by putting together different loops.

Listen to how they sound together. Test them out. Delete them if you don’t like them. Try some different loops. See how those sound.

It’ll give you a good idea of how different larger pieces of music sound together. And you don’t have to learn how to create those specific pieces of music just yet. You can start from the bigger picture; the end product of having a song. Then hone in on smaller details within the loops that you’re creating. Even go farther and get into making specific sounds with whatever synths you may be using.

I suggest starting with free tools to get your feet wet and learn the basics. Then upgrade your tools when you know how to use them and when they’re necessary.

ISJ