/r/WeAreTheMusicMakers - top ten submissions for each month of 2026
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WeAreTheMusicMakers 2025
2026, July
195 Get a freaking guitar!!
112 Sent rough mixes to a client over whatsapp for ...
92 I was told by an exec in the music industry tha...
77 Anyone else compose by ear w/ no music theory?
43 How do you write melodies ?
39 “The Stooges” mixing
32 Why do self-recorded songs sound different
30 Is it just my sound or am I thinking too hard
28 Number of elements I hear in a song vs The numb...
24 I want to be a metal vocalist
2026, June
235 Struggling with lyric writing: How to stop star...
60 How do you get a shy crowd to start moving duri...
53 Can music be authentic if it doesn't reflect yo...
49 What had the biggest impact on your growth as a...
34 What songwriting cliches do you know?
30 Chorus sounds huge on monitors but falls apart ...
23 What is the point of mixing stuff non professio...
24 To double or not to double guitars
23 How do you approach melody writing when you fee...
24 Why do sampled instruments sound fake when I wr...
2026, May
146 Last night I sat down and tried to make my firs...
41 Why am I suddenly playing off beat after playin...
33 High school rock band tips?
28 How do you all use reference tracks? Only for m...
25 How do you like to kick things up a notch in th...
21 How to translate unknown chords from my head fo...
20 How do you go about modernizing the sound of a ...
20 Rereleasing 40 y/o recordings
19 How would you “write” music for a song that has...
18 How does it happen so often that masters end up...
2026, April
601 The 5 mixing mistakes I made for years before s...
428 Something a former bandmate told me a couple da...
117 Autotune (pitch correction) genuinely changed m...
57 Do you actually listen to your own music outsid...
48 Love for shaker sample as a click track
20 What does a good songwriter’s demo sound like?
22 Is it a faux pas to ask a producer for stems at...
20 What is the role of a producer in a metal band?
17 /r/WATMM Weekly Promotion Thread
16 Working on debut album
2026, March
42 How are you all recording guitar + vocal perfor...
33 Can listeners feel meaning in a language they d...
30 How do you make voice in the chorus sound huge ...
30 Do you have a go-to effect when you really want...
27 Have you splurged on any professional tools tha...
26 If you’ve got a great take of a song, but you’r...
24 When is it time to give up on a piece of work?
23 Anyone truly get away from constant mouse click...
21 Weird question for guitar players
19 How do you maintain creative continuity on a so...
2026, February
361 Is it weird or disrespectful to book a studio j...
141 Are imperfections actually more desirable now i...
47 Went full-time from touring to teaching - thoug...
43 How do you deal with "ear adaptation" while mix...
32 How do you perform a heavily processed electron...
21 Recording a band on one track
19 Is it bad to record vocals on different days?
18 Recording to Tape or Bounce to tape?
15 Do you guys EQ fuzz after recording or try to f...
15 Old Ps1 Music Aesthetic
2026, January
423 How tf did Brian Wilson do those fucking harmon...
394 What I've learned mixing over 100 tracks remotely
394 Anyone else notice their playing changes the mo...
60 Respect to producers
46 Am I the only one who practices music alone and...
42 How to describe the style of modern drummers li...
41 Songs that start with the chorus - is there a t...
30 Any long time guitar players successfully make ...
24 First time performing
24 How do you come up with hooks without overthink...
