Top 10 Reasons Why Your Music Sounds Mediocre
- Knowing enough to make "decent recordings", but not knowing enough to realize you need help.
- You are using the same samples every song that everybody else is using.
- Listening to your friend's praise on your recordings, instead of a stranger.
- On YouTube too often. Ever wonder why people with no real credentials are offering "pro" advice?
- Overusing plug-ins and assuming one-size-fits-all with presets.
- Never learning about parallel techniques: EQ, Distortion or Compression.
- Accepting a hyper-culture of "get your music out as fast as possible", without taking quality into consideration. (Something every label and Editor takes seriously).
- Setting up your monitors incorrectly in your room.
- Mixing while intoxicated.
- Most importantly, not having any passion to LEARN proper recording and mixing techniques.