Poster Remixes | Music Producer Nightmares
A collection of retro poster designs, remixed by Spacefood to poke a little fun at some of the most common issues music producers face.
It Doesn’t Have to Be a Labyrinth
Take it from Davie Bowie when I say that learning Ableton Live doesn’t have to be hard. Sure, it’s a sophisticated program that is “more complicated than flying an airplane” (Actual quote from 2 students who are also pilots).
There are many resources online where you can watch and re-watch tutorials about producing with Ableton. These are great for producers of every skill level, but when you’re just getting into music production, nothing beats having an experienced mentor to help you through the complexities of learning a new tool.
By the way, as you have already guessed, I designed these graphics because:
- I think they are hilarious
- I’m doing what I can to attract aspiring producers and audio nerds to my site so that I can inform them of my services as a professional music production teacher.
Please enjoy these remixed posters and give them a share, if you could! And if you find yourself looking to accelerate your Ableton Live learning, take advantage of a free hour of 1-on-1, online coaching via ZOOM.
You can learn more about me and book your free session on my homepage here: www.Spacefood.ca
DIGITAL CLIPPING IS NOT NICE
As shown in this remixed Suspiria poster, Digital clipping is not something to strive for. Although analog clipping can introduce some nice sounding harmonic distortion to a sound (especially a tube), digital clipping is like giving your waveforms a flat-top. Your beautiful, dynamic, and tastefully rounded peaks begin to resemble something closer to a hollow square wave. I’m not throwing shade at square waves in any regard, but if you’re trying to squeeze out professional vocal recording, or club banger, clipping is not the way to your listener’s hearts.
As a general rule of thumb, do your best to maintain a consistent -6db of headroom on your master. If you notice clipping at any point in your signal flow, from the clip, between every device, from your track output, and your master, FIND THE CLIPPING AND FIX IT.
During my 1-on-1 coaching, I offer techniques to maintain a healthy mix free of unwanted distortions caused by clipping. As a professional mix engineer, I can teach you methods of achieving crystal clear, well balanced, and leveled mixes every time.
Hit me up for a free 1-hour trial lesson here: https://calendly.com/spacefood/firstfree
ADDICTED TO HARDWARE
This poster is a bit weak I’ll admit, but it definitely describes a SUPER common problem with producers. Endlessly purchasing the next best hardware without perfecting the equipment you already have IS A FORM OF PROCRASTINATION!
Look at all the amazing music that was created on the most basic hardware (Commodore 64, Every instrument). If every guitarist avoided practicing because they need that one special guitar pedal and THEN they’ll be ready, there’d be a lot less guitar music in the world that’s for sure.
LEARN HOW TO USE THE TOOLS YOU HAVE BEFORE YOU BUY SOMETHING NEW
Better yet, use the money you’d normally spend on hardware, to hire me to teach you how to use Ableton Live. You’ll get a thorough look at the techniques you’ll need to create and keep creating awesome music. PLUS, after you’ve learned my speed production workflow, you are invited to join myself and my other students in weekly 2-hour collaboration jams (free forever). (These aren’t your normal collab jams either).
Hit me up for a free 1-hour trial lesson here: https://calendly.com/spacefood/firstfree
NEVER ENDING FILE NAMES
A/B testing your mixes on multiple sound systems is essential to achieving a perfect mix but when your filenames look like a string of code, you need to re-think your system.
But what is an effective file-management system that I can stick to that will help me organize everything in production workflow; including samples, projects, sets, and exports?
LET ME TEACH YOU!
Hit me up for a free 1-hour trial lesson here: https://calendly.com/spacefood/firstfree
THE UNFINISHED TRACKS (of doom)
Being unable to finish the musical ideas you start is such a common problem among new producers that this poster design is an almost verbatim look at the inside of your hard drives. It’s such a sad thought, thinking of all the AMAZING 4-8 bar loops that get left for dead (such a shame).
Fortunately, there’s hope! Here at the Spacefood Foundation for the Conservation of Orphaned Music Ideas (SFCOMI), we are dedicated to educating the music idea creators out there of effective workflow best practices to ensure the full utilization of all creative inspiration and execution.
This foundation is not real, but I will still teach you speed production workflow techniques that will keep you away from getting “caught in a loop” and toward completing every track you start.
Hit me up for a free 1-hour trial lesson here: https://calendly.com/spacefood/firstfree
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“Try a free hour lesson on for size. If my teaching style doesn’t vibe with you, no hard feelings! I want you to be successful on your music journey in the way that suits you best!
What have you got to lose?”
