The #1 trick to never get stuck in production
Music Production for Beginners
8/19/20251 min read
Hey,
You’ve opened your DAW. Blank screen. Silence. Now what?
Most beginners freeze here—not because they lack talent, but because they don’t know how to start. The trick? Don’t build from thin air. Start with a reference.
Here’s how I do it:
Pick one song that inspires you.
Find its key & tempo (I use Mixed in Key).
Loop 8 bars of the chorus inside Logic.
Use Splice to find a piano loop in the same key & BPM.
Build drums and bass around it.
In 30 minutes you’ve got a real musical idea instead of hours of frustration.
👉 I break this process down step-by-step in my new guide Music Production for Beginners 2026 Edition. If you want to see the screenshots, tools, and workflows I use—you can check it out here.
