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Posted by meneedit on Jul-11-2004 23:27:

How do you name your tracks?

do you:

a. come up with really good names before you have made the tracks and then determine which earns the title

b. just make music and work out the name by the way the tracks sound

c. give them really weird names like aphex twin

Posted by Mr.Mystery on Jul-11-2004 23:52:

Re: How do you name your tracks?

quote:
Originally posted by meneedit
a. come up with really good names before you have made the tracks and then determine which earns the title

b. just make music and work out the name by the way the tracks sound

Posted by Thunder5 on Jul-11-2004 23:58:

Re: How do you name your tracks?

quote:
Originally posted by meneedit
do you:

a. come up with really good names before you have made the tracks and then determine which earns the title

b. just make music and work out the name by the way the tracks sound

c. give them really weird names like aphex twin

Pretty much everyone of those.. but mainly A & B.

Posted by pho mo on Jul-12-2004 01:51:

I start making the music, and then when I finish the first session I click save and then panic because I need a name for the file ... so I glance nervously around the room trying to find a word or image that sounds kind of song-ey.

Then I change it later on because usually the first title sounds really dumb.

Posted by Digital Aura on Jul-12-2004 01:57:

quote:
Originally posted by pho mo
I start making the music, and then when I finish the first session I click save and then panic because I need a name for the file ... so I glance nervously around the room trying to find a word or image that sounds kind of song-ey.

Then I change it later on because usually the first title sounds really dumb.

Now thats the truth! I always hit save and go, "oh crap..now what"...LOL
Nice Pho Mo!

Posted by Thunder5 on Jul-12-2004 02:00:

quote:
Originally posted by pho mo
I start making the music, and then when I finish the first session I click save and then panic because I need a name for the file ... so I glance nervously around the room trying to find a word or image that sounds kind of song-ey.

Yeah.. kinda sucks to have all your tracks named like Socks on wall, Socks on the bed etc

Posted by Digital Aura on Jul-12-2004 02:02:

quote:
Originally posted by Thunder5
Yeah.. kinda sucks to have all your tracks named like Socks on wall, Socks on the bed etc

LMAO!!!

Posted by Stuart Silver on Jul-12-2004 08:22:

quote:
Originally posted by pho mo
I start making the music, and then when I finish the first session I click save and then panic because I need a name for the file ... so I glance nervously around the room trying to find a word or image that sounds kind of song-ey.

Then I change it later on because usually the first title sounds really dumb.

Hahah, I can just see that in an ASOT listing

8. Pho Mo - Wardrobe (Carpet mix)

Posted by CJConstable on Jul-12-2004 09:29:

Posted by NicklessGuy on Jul-12-2004 10:02:

Add this one to da list:

d. get a name/theme that inspires u a melody/feeling/groove and makes the song following that.

Posted by noikeee on Jul-12-2004 10:28:

quote:
Originally posted by pho mo
I start making the music, and then when I finish the first session I click save and then panic because I need a name for the file ... so I glance nervously around the room trying to find a word or image that sounds kind of song-ey.

Then I change it later on because usually the first title sounds really dumb.

exactly.

and it's funny how the biggest crap i do is saved always with the most pretentious names. like "promising" or "great melody"

Posted by NicklessGuy on Jul-12-2004 10:48:

mmm, i only hav things like song-01, song-02, song-03...lol

Posted by Spad on Jul-12-2004 12:44:

I don't really put much thought into it, the tune I posted here was called Add More, coz it was a second version of the tune where I....yes...added a bit more.

I called the file "addmore.mp3" and couldn't be bothered thinking up a decent name before I posted it

Posted by NicklessGuy on Jul-12-2004 12:59:

quote:
Originally posted by Spad
I don't really put much thought into it, the tune I posted here was called Add More, coz it was a second version of the tune where I....yes...added a bit more.

I called the file "addmore.mp3" and couldn't be bothered thinking up a decent name before I posted it

Posted by Thunder5 on Jul-12-2004 13:02:

Posted by Stephenox on Jul-12-2004 13:53:

quote:
Originally posted by Thunder5
Yeah.. kinda sucks to have all your tracks named like Socks on wall, Socks on the bed etc

Haha YES. ;-) I usually just call my tracks by the date I started it, like 05-25-04 for May 25, 2004, etc. When I finish the track is usually when I name it. If I've already named it before I finish it, then I'll probably change the name anyway.

Posted by sharvax on Jul-18-2004 17:37:

quote:
Originally posted by NicklessGuy
d. get a name/theme that inspires u a melody/feeling/groove and makes the song following that.

Posted by itsamemario on Jul-20-2004 12:34:

� always name them "wow really cool saw melody" or "fucking awesome" etc. And then i forget wich folder ive put it in, and find it again 3 months later, and then i rename it to "here it is" and stuff like that :P its hard to organize over 2000 unfinished projects.

Posted by mezzir on Jul-20-2004 15:03:

once i'm done with a track (which has only happened a few times ) i usually just sit there and listen with my eyes closed, try to get some imagery from it, and name it
some of my track names: genesis, elevate, lingering fog, helios

Posted by DJ-Igloo on Jul-20-2004 16:55:

I usally Look over in my candy jar and dig out somekinda of candy and make a name off that.

Posted by FuzzyGreen on Jul-20-2004 20:23:

My E drive:

e:\
New track 1
New track 2
New track 3
New track 4
New track 5
New track 6
New track 7
New track 8
New track 9
New track 10
New track 11
New track 12
New track 13
New track 14
New track 15
New track 16
New track 17
New track 18
New track 19
New track 20
New track 21
New track 22

Posted by Subtle on Jul-20-2004 20:59:

quote:
Originally posted by pho mo
I start making the music, and then when I finish the first session I click save and then panic because I need a name for the file ... so I glance nervously around the room trying to find a word or image that sounds kind of song-ey.

Then I change it later on because usually the first title sounds really dumb.
I do that to, and I avoid titles like "Sunrise", "sunset", "Motion", "galaxy", "feelings", "pacific", "daydream", "sun", "rise", "dream" etc.

Posted by Jay M on Jul-20-2004 21:42:

quote:
Originally posted by mezzir
once i'm done with a track (which has only happened a few times ) i usually just sit there and listen with my eyes closed, try to get some imagery from it, and name it
some of my track names: genesis, elevate, lingering fog, helios

I usually give names in quite a similar way.. I actually just try to feel how it sounds and then give a name that fits

So when I just started producing i gave names like puke, crap, shit, fuck, ..

j/k

Posted by meneedit on Jul-20-2004 23:57:

quote:
Originally posted by FuzzyGreen
New track 1
New track 2
New track 3
New track 4
New track 5
New track 6
New track 7
New track 8
New track 9
New track 10
New track 11
New track 12
New track 13
New track 14
New track 15
New track 16
New track 17
New track 18
New track 19
New track 20
New track 21
New track 22

you should keep those names (seriously)

Posted by Woody4eva on Jul-21-2004 01:07:

quote:
Originally posted by Jay M
So when I just started producing i gave names like puke, crap, shit, fuck, ..

Naming your songs after your sex fetishes, nice idea.

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