Tips for making music?

[Filipe]

I want to start making my own music, and I know there are some composers in here, which program you recommend the most that can garantee a more professional style on the music? And where do you recommend me to begin? I've heard good things about FL Studio

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[Blockomaniac]

what kind of music would u make tho

[Filipe]

what kind of music would u make tho

Well, maybe something eletronic, something that I can do that sounds nicely with a virtual program, I won't be using real instruments for now

[Tetris]

Deadmau5 started on FL, the "professional" sound comes with experience and how much time you put into it

Ableton is also pretty much an EDM standard

[Pastrey Crust]

When you walk or drive or do something, start humming or whistling the first thing that comes to your head. Don't even think about what you're whistling or humming. Just continue humming mindlessly until you like the tune you're humming.

[Filipe]

When you walk or drive or do something, start humming or whistling the first thing that comes to your head. Don't even think about what you're whistling or humming. Just continue humming mindlessly until you like the tune you're humming.

I often do that, I kinda compose a tune in my head, but when I get home to actually do it in the computer it doesn't sound right, I use mixcraft and it's not serving me well.

[NotBomberguy]

just forget around till it sounds just right

[Mega-Bear]

It's not about the program it's how you use it. FL is as good as anything else, maybe even better for a beginner because of how intuitive it is. Also learning basic theory helps.

[Kingdaro]

It's not about the program it's how you use it. FL is as good as anything else, maybe even better for a beginner because of how intuitive it is. Also learning basic theory helps.

This.

just forget around till it sounds just right

This too, to some extent.

A good goal with music production is to try to learn something new every time you start out a new track. Try to find a new way to make something sound better than before, or make some other nice sound you never figured out how to make before. Follow tutorials, because they'll pretty much always teach you something regardless of how experienced you are.

[SWAT One]

Was gonna say Sibelius or Finale but then you said electronic so I have no clue.

[Red Spy]

Well, maybe something eletronic,

Then get a midi keyboard and hit it until something sounds good

[Tactical Nuke]

My current method of music writing as a music composition major student who has not yet taken music theory classes is to grab bits and pieces of other songs that you really like and to build off of them.

If I were you, try for something original, don't be forgetin' Pitbull and rehash "Take On Me" as "Pitbull's Circlejerk of Celebs and Merchandise #1758". It's alright to be inspired, but not to copy. Although you're just starting out, so that kind of behavior would be understandable. Basically, just make your own voice heard throughout your music.

[Katadeus]

The amount of theory you need to know is totally individual by the way. It depends on how well-developed your ear is already, and whether or not you are able to put together satisfactory and logical chord progressions and melodies on your own.
I use FL Studio and it works well. Everything that you really need can be done in FL.
Curate a collection of samples. Percussion, synth, ambience, vocals, melodies, whatever. Collect sound.

[foulprairiedog]

I often do that, I kinda compose a tune in my head, but when I get home to actually do it in the computer it doesn't sound right, I use mixcraft and it's not serving me well.

hum the tune and use your phone to record it for later. then when you get to computer, listen to the recording and copy that into actual instruments.

[Bisjac]

ive done  quite a bit on FL studio fruityloops

but i was doing 8bit stuff for games XD