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Originally posted by pho mo Sticking with each song and actually finishing them, (no matter how painful it gets)

thats just what i realised today...i have so many unfinished songs. But when i think about finishing them i use the old "that was just practice for the next attempt", every time.

Really though, this current song is the one!

may sound wierd, but my own ability to look critically at what i have created, and remove any component that just doesn't fit even though i have spent a painstakingly amount of time working on it has helped me the most

thats understandable. I mean if you know what you're hoping for it's even better, but sometimes you just can't. I think thats what i need to aim for next, knowing what i want to create but then being able to do it.

Getting VST to my FL studio. Plus listening to you guys of course ;D

Great thread!

I've also taken note of the things I've done that have improved my quality.

Steps I've taken since I started writing industrial music 5 years ago (and came around to a synthpop type of trance sound and now something completely different):

1. Found FL Studio ->joined futureproducers.com and tranceaddict.com and read everything voraciously about mixing and mastering; since this was my first step, I'm very atune to the engineering side of tracking.
2. Sample CDs ->very important in understanding the feel of professional tracks
3. VSTi/VSTs ->learning the potential of software
4. Bought a midi controller ->boosts creativity/combinations of sound
4. Programming of said VSTi/VSTs
5. Increased PC to 3.6GHz/1.5GB ->very, very, very important step; my drumkits went from 7 tracks to 20 plus tracks; more VST/VSTis means more depth of south.
6. Hardware synth(s)
7. Read voraciously about music theory; enough to be able to utilize it to expand creativity, but not enough to lose my own originality. Scales and progressions prove very useful.

My next intended step is to get a good pair of monitors (right now I have a good sub but only surround sound speakers). I think this will give me a much more powerful scope of the sound's actual quality.

While all of the above are important, the most important was definitely getting better samples and higher quality instruments. The better your instrument, the better the sound quality, and the more your originality will shine. Also, in writing music, sometimes less is more.

Cheers!

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Originally posted by Luke Terry starting completely fresh and making something totally not trance gives me loads of ideas, even if its just a few hours muckabout

i also do this!! this is a MUST guys!!

1. Switching from Melody Assistant to Fruity Loops
2. Submitting stuff for review on TrancEaddict
3. A whole lotsa reading about sound production
4. Working with VSTs
5. Getting my loverly CME UF5. <3<3<3

Posting here..

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Originally posted by Leon Oziel Posting here..

awwwww, we love you too

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Originally posted by Tech0rz thats understandable. I mean if you know what you're hoping for it's even better, but sometimes you just can't. I think thats what i need to aim for next, knowing what i want to create but then being able to do it.

yeah i think that only come with experience, which take time and money.
i have only started to produce with reason 3 and sometimes i am pissed off because i cant express my bloody ideas across.

one day i hope it would be possible to trasmit my brainwaves into music format! that would be kool.

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Originally posted by mzvirbulis time and money

time i have, but...

vst +host
tutorials and posts of users
new computer with new soundcard and monitors

music theory

Talking to other producers. This especially helped in the very early stages of me trying to find my feet in the world of music production. Big thanks to Shep and Haak, because you two helped me out even when I was a bigger newbie than I am now!

Collaborating with other producers has also taught me a lot. Shep, Nik and most recently Bren, thanks for letting me work with you guys!

Feedback loops are important too. I have learned a lot through listening to people's comments.

Micron

I think the best thing i ever did was spend the $400.00 on my Alesis Micron.Ever since i bought it i have been addicted to creating heavy and akward sounds and it made a huge diffrence in my mix.

I used to just fruity for 2 years and no vst's.But last year i decided to get some vst's but didnt like them to much but when i went to guitar center and tryed the micron i was like WOW.i tryed variouse other synths like the microkorg (which sucked).

For the price its incredible thats all i can say.

discovering the quality of compression and good eqing as well.

Buying the Juno-D 2 days ago.

Now I'll be working with two synths!

Chronologically, these steps helped the most to improve my production skills:


1. Acquiring really good (drum) samples

2. Moving to a modular environment

3. Gaining an in-depth understanding of how subtractive synthesis works

4. Buying really fucking awesome monitors and a good sound card

Working together..

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Originally posted by Drazzic Working together..

Working together?

You mean like working together with another producer?

I wish i knew someone to colaberate with

reading topics here and listening to other producers works in Amateur Promotion, moving from FL 3 to FLS 5 and getting hold of good drum samples..
now I'm planning to buy a new computer (I'm still working on a P3 with 384 mb of ram ) with hopefully 2G+ ram, a new soundcard and a pair of monitors.

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Originally posted by Degradation Learning to hear subtleties in sounds and tracks.

Heh. Same here.

It's not only what you hear, it's what you don't hear.

i collected the dragon balls and wished for more talent.

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