EDM Production

Working on coming up with melodies and using the Beat/Bassline tool in LMMS to partner up with that. Thought I just came up with a pretty neat melody before realizing I basically copied C'mon by Tiesto and Diplo almosy exactly... because I was listening to it in the shower and subconsciously remade it.

Going to try and focus on even more basics of production rather than try to make something unique right off the bat. That will let me get the fundamentals sorted out before worrying about creativity and unique sounds.

Just started hyperfixating on making EDM music, and the only music knowledge I have is from playing violin for one year in fourth grade. Seeing the potential for what can be made using a few tools and samples is exciting but not knowing what I'm doing means I have a long ways to go before I can create a full song I'm proud of. So far I have found a couple things of use:

For software, LMMS is a free and open-source DAW with many samples and some interesting plug-ins included with it. I also found Surge synthesizer but haven't had the chance to download or test it yet. I don't really know how to use one properly but I've found some good sources for learning.

Knowledge: EDMTips and EDMProd have a lot of articles that I'm reading through, some of which are aimed at absolute beginners. Very helpful. I also found Learn Synth from Abelton which breaks down all the common parts of a synth in a way that's easy for me to understand and experiment with.

If there's any further advice people could give I'd appreciate that. If this community seems dead then I guess I'll use it as a place to track my progress.

So, is this any niftier than kbin?