This thread is for question to all the musicians that browse Sup Forums

This thread is for question to all the musicians that browse Sup Forums.

How much does it it usually cost to get someone to produce a record?

And how easily can you get fucked over by a manager, and how can you avoid it?

Thanks in advance

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It all depends on your genre and how big you are.

if your talking about a professional quality album by a producer with decent recognition, then 10,000 dollars over two weeks sounds about right. Mind you in this day and age you can always do it at home for practically free

But doesn't that take years of practice ? Or can it be learned quickly?

it takes practice...production requires experience, but it will also give you more understanding of your job as a musician..all in all, you should probably try to produce yourself (since it's cheaper), but your first material will probably sound like shit, just don't let that discourage you. also, even though it will sound crappy by professional standards, it will still be listenable if you have any knowledge about music and stuff like that, which will make it easier to promote your music.

the question is - would you rather pay big money to get the job done quickly (and right), or would you invest in learning a skill which could benefit you more in the long game?

Long game for sure

For me it's free bc I have thousands of dollars of equpment and years or experience and tutoring

It depends on what quality of music you want to make. For example, Rhythm guitar with singing over it is very easy to write and preform

then it all depends how much time you invest...i'm not sure about the money, but you can setup a decent starting home studio for basically nothing (depending on the genre you want to do). keep in mind that you can't produce high quality stuff, so don't get frustrated, and prioritize your expenses...for example, sound isolation can be quite expensive, but as a beginner you won't really need it, just find yourself a fairly quiet place where you can record.

good thing about home recording is that you can easily upgrade your studio, so get the basic stuff first, something that will help you learn recording, editing, mixing, so on, so on... learn from mistakes and be positive!