why is there so much gatekept info in music production it has been 2-3 weeks since i started in this journey and there is just so much gatekept info and the same guides over and over and over again is there any plug yall use?

 

That is an illusion.

 

okay but this has to be some form of gatekeeping too

 

Yes, that is indeed the problem of many that this just has to be the reason for something not working.

So, what exactly is not working?

 

I aint never said anything about anything working out or not i am still in the learning process stop making assumptions

And youre literally still gatekeeping like for example how did you learn serum with most of its capabilities

 

like what?

 

It's not easy to sift through all the garbage and you easily get paralyzed by all the options, but all the information is out there. It took me well over 2 years before finding my path and what's relevant to my journey. What's your aim with music and what do you wanna learn?

 

You've been at this a whopping 2-3 weeks and are mad you aren't making top 10 hits yet or what?

Do the same thing most of us did. Go read a book. Go take some recording classes at the local college. Buy a fucking 4 track and start recording local bands and learn trial and error. How is it gatekeeping when I go to Google and find 10000 tutorials on how to use EQs or compressors or some other random studio process. I can go to Amazon and there's 10000 books on studio productions, DAW usage, etc.

There's no gatekeeping, you're just impatient and lazy.

 

I do not need/use Serum. But if you want to learn about Serum, that would be a different topic.

 

Sometimes people don't mention every last bit of detail because that might be excessively obvious for their intended audience. That's not gatekeeping, but might appear as such. Your post left out most details too, so I'm left guessing here.

If you don't understand something, get your hands dirty and mess around until you get it. Repeat ad nauseam for the next couple years.

If a topic seems impenetrable, move on to the next bit and revisit it when you have enough hands-on experience to get it.

90% practice, 10% learning from others.

 

THANK YOU!!!!!!

 

The course most people say is the best for Serum is called DAW Nation Au5 Serum Masterclass. At least of the ones which have been shared. I think it covers the entire synth. I never watched it. Serum is a pretty easy to learn synth. It is very straight forward and that is why so many people use it.

There was a new update to Syntorial posted on sister site. It's also a popular way for people to learn more than they already know about synthesis: https://www.syntorial.com

 

is this guy serious?
gatekeeping on serum... sure bud...

 

It takes time man. A lot of it.

A lot of people here have spent over 10,000 hours using this stuff and absolutely still are learning.

 

What information you feel is being gatekept?

 

Oh LOL
Mate, every complex thing ever requires you to learn. This is not gatekeeping. Surgery is not being gatekept by human biology, Serum is not being gatekept by a fucking wavetable oscillator.
Try to learn something simple first, like a basic subtractive synthesizer (Iunno, Charlatan 3 and any basic video on subtractive synthesis will do), then build upon this knowledge and learn where and how Serum is different.

 

maybe i cant buy books from amazon cause im almost a 3rd world country
maybe i cant go to college and cant really hone in on my passion cus

example i gave off because thats the thing i am learning rn

 

i watched a turkish guy other day and he said something in the lines of "drums are %40 of your beat bla bla.... yall need to work on your drums... if we gave off the sauce yall would do it" but then decides not to give it out anyway