Uploaded September 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
FAKE MUSIC PRODUCERS DON’T KNOW HOW TO SOUND DESIGN.
There’s a major difference between selecting a preset and actually understanding sound.
In this episode of the Fake Music Producers series, I break down why I believe exploration is one of the most important parts of becoming a real music producer. If all you know how to do is load presets, repeat techniques you learned online, and make rehearsed content, how much do you actually understand about the sounds you’re using?
My relationship with sound design goes back years.
While attending the Institute of Audio Research (IAR) in New York from 2009–2010, I studied audio and worked on sound-design projects involving audio synchronized to visual media. For one of my projects, I worked with footage from Gears of War and had to think beyond music—creating and selecting sounds that could represent things like armored footsteps, movement, environments, impacts, atmosphere and emotion.
That experience became part of a much larger creative journey.
In 2011, I began developing what I called “Movietage”—my cinematic approach to montage filmmaking. Sound wasn't simply something placed underneath the visuals. Sound helped CREATE the world.
That same philosophy eventually carried deeper into my music production.
Today, when I'm building music with the Roland FA-06 and Akai MPC Live, I'm not simply scrolling through presets. I'm exploring Studio Sets, tones, layers, effects, chorus, reverb, routing, stereo placement, texture, movement and how individual sounds interact inside an arrangement.
A preset is the STARTING POINT.
The real question is:
Do you understand what is creating that sound?
Do you understand the tone?
The effects?
The layers?
The space?
The movement?
The emotion?
That is sound exploration.
And that is one of the biggest differences between simply making content about music production and actually spending years exploring sound.
I explore sound.
I explore music.
I explore film.
I explore life.
That exploration becomes part of the work.
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DOCUMENTATION / CREATIVE REGISTRY
Creator: Jamel Marshall Pearson
Professional Name: oO5 Dynasty
Formerly Known As: Legacy
Series: Fake Music Producers
Episode Subject: Sound Design / Presets / Music Production
Documentation Date: September 5, 2026
Creative Fields: Music Production, Songwriting, Sound Design, Film & Multimedia
Education Reference: Institute of Audio Research (IAR), New York — 2009–2010
Creative Development Reference: Movietage — developed beginning in 2011
Current Production Tools Discussed: Roland FA-06 + Akai MPC Live
Music Philosophy / Genre: Ghost Wav / Cinematic Air-Hop
This video forms part of the continuing public documentation of the creative history, production philosophy, methods and development of Jamel Marshall Pearson / oO5 Dynasty.
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OFFICIAL oO5 DYNASTY ARCHIVE
Official Website:
oo5dynasty.com
Ghost Wav:
ghostwav.com
oO5 Dynasty Wiki:
wiki.oo5dynasty.com
Publications:
publications.oo5dynasty.com/articles
Visual Registry:
visual-registry.oo5dynasty.com
Philosophy Library:
philosophy-library.oo5dynasty.com
Official Identity Records:
official.oo5dynasty.com/entity/records
IMDb:
imdb.com/name/nm17939909
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This isn't about buying another plugin.
This isn't about buying another keyboard.
This isn't about finding another preset pack.
EXPLORE SOUND.
Understand what you're hearing.
Then create something that actually belongs to you.
#FakeMusicProducers #SoundDesign #MusicProduction #oO5Dynasty #GhostWav #RolandFA06 #AkaiMPC #MusicProducer #AudioEngineering #CinematicMusic #MusicProducerTips #SoundDesigner #IAR
FAKE MUSIC PRODUCERS DON’T KNOW HOW TO SOUND DESIGN.
There’s a major difference between selecting a preset and actually understanding sound.
In this episode of the Fake Music Producers series, I break down why I believe exploration is one of the most important parts of becoming a real music producer. If all you know how to do is load presets, repeat techniques you learned online, and make rehearsed content, how much do you actually understand about the sounds you’re using?
My relationship with sound design goes back years.
While attending the Institute of Audio Research (IAR) in New York from 2009–2010, I studied audio and worked on sound-design projects involving audio synchronized to visual media. For one of my projects, I worked with footage from Gears of War and had to think beyond music—creating and selecting sounds that could represent things like armored footsteps, movement, environments, impacts, atmosphere and emotion.
That experience became part of a much larger creative journey.
In 2011, I began developing what I called “Movietage”—my cinematic approach to montage filmmaking. Sound wasn't simply something placed underneath the visuals. Sound helped CREATE the world.
That same philosophy eventually carried deeper into my music production.
Today, when I'm building music with the Roland FA-06 and Akai MPC Live, I'm not simply scrolling through presets. I'm exploring Studio Sets, tones, layers, effects, chorus, reverb, routing, stereo placement, texture, movement and how individual sounds interact inside an arrangement.
A preset is the STARTING POINT.
The real question is:
Do you understand what is creating that sound?
Do you understand the tone?
The effects?
The layers?
The space?
The movement?
The emotion?
That is sound exploration.
And that is one of the biggest differences between simply making content about music production and actually spending years exploring sound.
I explore sound.
I explore music.
I explore film.
I explore life.
That exploration becomes part of the work.
━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
DOCUMENTATION / CREATIVE REGISTRY
Creator: Jamel Marshall Pearson
Professional Name: oO5 Dynasty
Formerly Known As: Legacy
Series: Fake Music Producers
Episode Subject: Sound Design / Presets / Music Production
Documentation Date: September 5, 2026
Creative Fields: Music Production, Songwriting, Sound Design, Film & Multimedia
Education Reference: Institute of Audio Research (IAR), New York — 2009–2010
Creative Development Reference: Movietage — developed beginning in 2011
Current Production Tools Discussed: Roland FA-06 + Akai MPC Live
Music Philosophy / Genre: Ghost Wav / Cinematic Air-Hop
This video forms part of the continuing public documentation of the creative history, production philosophy, methods and development of Jamel Marshall Pearson / oO5 Dynasty.
━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
OFFICIAL oO5 DYNASTY ARCHIVE
Official Website:
oo5dynasty.com
Ghost Wav:
ghostwav.com
oO5 Dynasty Wiki:
wiki.oo5dynasty.com
Publications:
publications.oo5dynasty.com/articles
Visual Registry:
visual-registry.oo5dynasty.com
Philosophy Library:
philosophy-library.oo5dynasty.com
Official Identity Records:
official.oo5dynasty.com/entity/records
IMDb:
imdb.com/name/nm17939909
━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
This isn't about buying another plugin.
This isn't about buying another keyboard.
This isn't about finding another preset pack.
EXPLORE SOUND.
Understand what you're hearing.
Then create something that actually belongs to you.
#FakeMusicProducers #SoundDesign #MusicProduction #oO5Dynasty #GhostWav #RolandFA06 #AkaiMPC #MusicProducer #AudioEngineering #CinematicMusic #MusicProducerTips #SoundDesigner #IAR
