Huge thanks to SoundGym for being such an amazing ear-training tool 🎧 I’ve made real progress thanks to the app, and here’s a video showing where I’m at today. Comments and feedback are welcome!
I have dabbled with SoundGym for a couple of years now and finally bit the bullet and got the paid version. So far I LOVE it, and I really enjoy all of the different exercises. I have made made solid progress on most of the games but I am STRUGGLING with almost any game involving EQ. Any suggestions for an impatient student? I probably am just being impatient about progress and trusting the process. It's tough when you want to be good at something quickly but it takes time.
People have a lot of tips and tricks for things but, in my experience at least, the only thing you can do is keep trying. It's frustrating because for weeks or even months it may feel like you are standing still but you're not.
Put in the reps - every day. Try your best. Results will come.
How I would Learn Music Production (If I had to Start Over in 2026)
Most producers don’t get stuck because they lack knowledge. They get stuck because nothing gets finished.
Real progress usually shows up after deadlines, comparisons, and exports, not after watching one more video or downloading one more plugin. Finishing tracks sharpens taste, cleans up workflow, and trains the ear faster than endless tweaking ever will.
A strong learning loop is simple: reference → create → compare → adjust → export.
That loop works because it trains listening in context, inside real music, with real decisions.
If there’s one practical takeaway: Pick one reference track you love, rebuild its structure quickly, then write one original track using the same energy map. Export both and listen away from the screen.
Hello! Thank you for a most relevant and eye-opening article @Yohai Zilber and thanks @Dane Holmes for linking at TRE. This is empowering! Period. Getting to work on tracks. My reference tracks are Bruce Hornsby. Lots of them. But lately I like TAG, Absolute Zero, Cleopatra Drones. On repeat! Never thought to reproduce their map or energy. But that's the subconscious reason I listen to them. Love this new prompt! Onward....
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