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How One Producer Went From Too Embarrassed To Release Music To Making Professional -Sounding Tracks His Friends Actually Want To Hear

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Professional producers across all genres use existing tools and methods instead of mastering the keyboard. Here's how 2000+ creators are finishing more tracks without piano skills.

June 30, 2024

by SARA SMITH
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"Going from figure out every chord from scratch to use what pros already know works changed everything. Three finished tracks in one week after 8 months of nothing."

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Jake Martinez had been telling his friends he was "working on music" for two years.

 

Every few weeks, someone would ask: "Let me hear what you've been making."

 

He'd make excuses. "Still working on it." "Not ready yet."

 

The truth: He had forty-seven unfinished tracks that all sounded too amateur to share. Not because he couldn't make music—because everything sounded lifeless. 

 

Wrong.

 

He could hear professional chord progressions in his head. But spending three hours clicking notes one at a time never captured it.

 

So he kept his SoundCloud empty. The embarrassment of sharing amateur work felt worse than sharing nothing.

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The Moment Everything Changed

His friend Marcus came over one Saturday asking to hear something.

 

Jake finally played one of his "better" projects. Marcus listened politely.

 

"How long did that take you?"

 

"The chord progression alone? Like three hours."

 

Marcus looked confused. "Three hours? They sound kinda... basic? 

 

No offense, but for three hours I'd expect them to sound more professional."

 

Three hours of work. Amateur results.

Marcus wasn't trying to be harsh. He was just honest. And that honesty led to the most important conversation Jake had had about production.

 

"Look, I did the same thing for years," Marcus said. 

 

"Clicking notes one by one, thinking that's how you learn. 

 

But here's what nobody tells you: you're not learning piano that way. You're just guessing. And it sounds like guessing."

 

"So how do I make them sound professional without learning piano?"

 

Marcus pulled out his phone. "The producers you're comparing yourself to? They're not building chords from scratch. 

 

They're using chord libraries. Professionally-voiced chords. That's why theirs sound professional and yours sound... well, amateur."

 

"Wait, that's allowed?"

 

Marcus laughed. "Bro, nobody cares if you can play piano. 

 

They care if the music sounds good. You're not trying to become a concert pianist. You're trying to make music people actually want to listen to."

Why Three Hours Produces Amateur Results

The chord progressions in Jake's head were professional because they were based on sounds he'd heard in actual music—made by people who could play piano.

 

What he was building note-by-note was a guess. Random notes clicked together don't become professionally-voiced chords. 

 

They become "technically correct" chords that sound flat and amateur.

The Gap: Jake could hear professional chord progressions in his head. But without piano skills or access to professional chords, he was stuck clicking notes that would never sound professional—no matter how many hours he spent.

Marcus leaned back. "Here's what's messed up about 'learn piano first' advice."

 

"It's good advice if you've got infinite time. But your friends are asking to hear your music today. zz

 

And you haven't finished or released a beat in years.

 

"Everyone tells you to spend 2-3 years learning scales. Meanwhile, you still have zero tracks out. Still making excuses."

 

He showed Jake his release calendar. Twelve tracks in four months.

 

"If I'd waited to 'properly learn piano,' I'd still have nothing released.

 

But I'm not trying to perform at Carnegie Hall. I'm trying to make music people actually want to listen to." 

"Learning piano is a 2-year investment to eventually make professional chords. Getting access to professional chords takes thirty seconds. Both work. Only one works fast enough to matter right now."

— Marcus

Jake thought about his 47 unfinished tracks. How many more excuses before his friends stopped asking?

 

"The music in your head doesn't care if you can play piano," Marcus said. "It just needs a way out that actually sounds professional."

That Night

After Marcus left, Jake looked up what he'd mentioned: Diamond Rip Chord Bank.

 

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750+ professionally-voiced chords across Soul, R&B, Jazz, Lo-fi, BoomBap.

 

$39. Less than he'd spent on theory courses that taught chord names but not how to make them sound professional.

 

He bought it. Loaded "Contemporary R&B" preset. Pressed one key.

 

A full chord came out. Rich. Warm. Professionally voiced. 

 

The exact sound he'd been trying to create for three hours, instantly.

 

Pressed three more keys. Complete progression. It sounded professional. Like actual music.

 

Thirty seconds.

That night, Jake finished a track he was actually proud of. Professional-sounding. The kind he could send to friends without cringing.

 

He saved it as "Finished - Brooklyn Nights - FINAL." Sent it to Marcus.

 

Marcus replied: "BRO. This is what I'm talking about. This sounds professional. Drop this."

 

Three Months Later

 

Twelve tracks finished and released. More than the previous two years combined.

 

"The embarrassing part wasn't that I couldn't play piano," Jake told me. "It was being too ashamed to share amateur work. 

 

Watching my SoundCloud stay empty."

 

He played me his most recent release. 2,400 plays. Comments saying it sounded professional.


 

"Now when friends ask to hear my music, I just play it. No more excuses."

 

Jake's Results:

 

Before: 2 years producing • 0 tracks released • Too embarrassed to share • Making excuses

After: 3 months • 12 professional tracks released • Friends sharing his music

 

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The Pattern seen in others

 

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"Had music on my hard drive for a year—too amateur to release. Got Diamond RipChord Bank, rebuilt the chords professionally. People actually listened. First paid placement 3 months later.

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— Jennifer, 41 (Accountant)
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★★★★★

"I had 50 unfinished projects. The Jazz presets showed me chord sounds I never would have found on my own. I went back through my old projects with these presets. Finished 8 tracks in two months. Same projects I thought were dead forever."

 

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What Jake Wishes He'd Known Earlier

"Nobody cares if you can play piano," Jake said. "They care if the music sounds good."

 

The embarrassment wasn't about piano skills—it was about making amateur-sounding music after maximum effort. About having an empty SoundCloud.

 

"Now I have music worth sharing. That's what stopped the embarrassment. Not piano lessons. Results."

"Don't need to learn calligraphy to write a great novel. Just need access to the alphabet. Same here. Don't need piano mastery to make professional-sounding music. Just need access to professional chords."

— Jake Martinez

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Two Paths Forward:
Which One Makes Sense For You?

PATH 1: Keep Doing 
What You're Doing

No Releases for Years

2-3 Years to Learn Piano

Amateur Despite Maximum Effort

Making Excuses: "Not Ready Yet"

Too Ashamed to Release for Years

$300+ Theory Courses + Years of Time

3 Hours Per Progression (Still Amateur)

Click Notes 1 By 1, Hours of Guessing

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It's Your Choice Now

Every producer faces this choice: spend years learning piano to eventually play professional chords, or get instant access to those same chords and start releasing music today.

 

Both paths lead to professional sound. But only one respects the urgency of your creativity.

 

The ideas in your head right now won't be there in three years. 

 

That specific emotion you're trying to capture? It's fleeting. 

 

The inspiration that woke you up this morning? It demands expression now, not after a piano degree.

 

You're not choosing between "the right way" and "the shortcut."

 

You're choosing between letting your music die in translation for years, or giving it professional sound in 30 seconds.
 

Jake Martinez made that choice three months ago. 

 

Now he has 12 released tracks and friends asking "when did you get this good?"
 

The question isn't whether you'll eventually make professional music

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The question is: will your current ideas survive long enough to become that music?

YES I WANT TO FINISH THE
 MUSIC IN MY HEAD >>>

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Built by Actual Musicians

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