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Posted by mezzir on Jun-30-2004 03:53:

naming your work?

as bas as i am at a few areas of producing, i'm getting better at those and still can't seem to name a song for shit
you guys got any methods or anything?

Posted by enferno on Jun-30-2004 04:47:

i go outside, or to a room with a lot of 'busy' visualations

and i look for things that strike me

then ii name it

Posted by acell on Jun-30-2004 04:48:

generaly i like to have some vocal in my tracks.. so i derive the title from what's spoken/sung or what it implies..

Posted by moth on Jun-30-2004 04:55:

Turn out the lights, close your eyes, crank your track, and listen over and over. Whatever images come to your mind should be good grounds for a title. Pay attention to the flow of your track, and try to forget your intentions and just listen for what is there.

Personally I like to think of just random stuff.

Posted by DjParis on Jun-30-2004 06:48:

100 times out of 100 totally radom letters , numbers, or symbols....as long as it doesn't say (pattern 58..pattern 59) and so on so i can see what it when i quickly bring it up i dont give a shit, actually if i give it a proper name and i read it above the song i end up hating the song and not playing it because it suddenly sounds cheesy and gay once i give it a name....Fh78**> works fine for me...

Posted by Tom_cowan on Jun-30-2004 08:46:

Just call it something that fits the tune, if its dirty, call it a dirty name, if its all floaty and swishy call it something which relates to that. For example i always thought a good name for a swishy trance tune would be laputa, it means floating island in the sky. Or something dirty, anything with the word slut in, or whatever.

Posted by josh on Jun-30-2004 09:26:

Just look ard your stuff, internet, dictionary. A name will suddenly strike up in ur minds. thats does for me.

Posted by Mr.Mystery on Jun-30-2004 12:32:

I used to have huge troubles picking names for my tunes, so I usually ended up doing some sort of word plays or just completely random titles (I even picked a title from a Pokemon character once!).

Now I usually have my titles ready even before I've started on the tune... That's because I build my tunes around a theme - I hate tracks that are completely meaningless.

Posted by AirPole on Jun-30-2004 12:47:

quote:
Originally posted by Tom_cowan
Just call it something that fits the tune, if its dirty, call it a dirty name, if its all floaty and swishy call it something which relates to that. For example i always thought a good name for a swishy trance tune would be laputa, it means floating island in the sky. Or something dirty, anything with the word slut in, or whatever.

I totally agree! There are so many tracks wich couldn't have gotten a better title than the producer gave them.

Examples:

Robert Nickson - Spiral
Nu- Nrg - Dreamland
Mirco de Govia - Epic Monolith

and many, many more!

Just listen to your track and try to understand what your track is visualizing!

Cheers!

Posted by KilldaDJ on Jun-30-2004 14:03:

i dont make my tracks i only remix so its usually (found atlantis repack/remix/mix etc)

Posted by Digital Aura on Jun-30-2004 15:30:

quote:
Originally posted by Mr.Mystery
Now I usually have my titles ready even before I've started on the tune... That's because I build my tunes around a theme - I hate tracks that are completely meaningless.

OH AINT IT THE TRUTH! It bugs me that most of you pick RANDOM names. For cryin' out loud..doesn't your song deserve an appropriate name...even if it only has meaning to you...it should have some sort of "theme" or idea thats presented in the motif of your music.

Posted by Derosas on Jul-01-2004 19:05:

quote:
Originally posted by Tom_cowan
For example i always thought a good name for a swishy trance tune would be laputa, it means floating island in the sky. Or something dirty, anything with the word slut in, or whatever.

'La puta' means 'the slut' in spanish.

Posted by Massive84 on Jul-01-2004 19:12:

quote:
Originally posted by TranceZoner
I totally agree! There are so many tracks wich couldn't have gotten a better title than the producer gave them.

Examples:

Robert Nickson - Spiral
Nu- Nrg - Dreamland
Mirco de Govia - Epic Monolith

and many, many more!

Just listen to your track and try to understand what your track is visualizing!

Cheers!

if i remember correctly, someone els picked the name Spirals for Robert.

Posted by DjSimonB on Jul-01-2004 21:52:

quote:
Originally posted by Mr.Mystery

Now I usually have my titles ready even before I've started on the tune... That's because I build my tunes around a theme - I hate tracks that are completely meaningless.

Yes, chances are I'll name the tune at the same time that I make the first part of the track, the main lead or whatever. Usually the track is inspired by the name, or what I associate the name with, and not vice versa.