To me, production means: Not only the mixing, that's certainly a part of it, but also the planning and arranging that goes into the project BEFORE the tracks are laid down. It involves deciding what instrument you're going to use to do fills in the first verse, the second verse, are you going to swap back and forth between 2 instruments or just use one instrument, and where and what instrument for the solo. Any FX used such as type of reverb or is it going to use an echo or chorus/flanger in there too? Will there be a building from a simple acoustic base to a full blown 7 piece band with backup singers, or will there be breaks and a return back to the acoustic beginning at the end?


Essentially, it's all the planning and details, All of the things that make the song interesting is what I call the production of the song. Similar to the arrangement but the arrangement is primarily focused on the structure of the song.... verse chorus, is there a bridge or not and the intro and outtro.... Production is the big picture.

I enjoy the production part of the job probably the best...well aside from the writing..... or the recording... or the playing..... and singing....know what I mean?

Last edited by Guitarhacker; 03/24/16 09:30 AM.
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