I'm making a track. I got 2 min and 5 seconds of it down, but i absolutely have no clue how to continue or how to introduce the new sound. I'm very amateur and newbie to this, and yes i'm only using FL.. however, what can you tell me that will make me think and give me ideas to proceed with this? Obviously i have to break at least the 5 min mark for this to even a be a track.

What do you guys do when you're just drawing blanks? I need inspiration.

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i map everything out on paper, like when/where/what and i go from there...

stop looking at ur screen for about half an hour, go to a place you like, outside, whatever. and take what you have and pretend ur starting from scratch. you'll have a lot more ideas when you step away from your project.

Most artists get this, it usually occurs to me when i got any doubts about the track..ie. when i am mega inspired by the way a track is herading i finish it, however if i begin to doubt anything, i will get the problem you are talking about..so my answer is, if you get stuck 3 mins into a tune, move on, start something else. May seem like you end up with a libary with clips, but its worth it because the things you finish, are the best of your efforts (applies to me anyways).

i take a week off producing and start djing and vice versa...

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a way i comabt this is by making the track in 8 bar sections. so ill start with the first 8 bars of the main part then move those 8 bars across and then make the last 8 bars of the builup until it comes to the stage where i only have to make an intro and outro.

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have a wank.












































uh. actually i dont.

um i listen to other trance and stuff to inspire me

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quote:

Originally posted by burns Most artists get this, it usually occurs to me when i got any doubts about the track..ie. when i am mega inspired by the way a track is herading i finish it, however if i begin to doubt anything, i will get the problem you are talking about..so my answer is, if you get stuck 3 mins into a tune, move on, start something else. May seem like you end up with a libary with clips, but its worth it because the things you finish, are the best of your efforts (applies to me anyways).

+1

if you start doubting about what you are doing, it's a bad sign. I have this problem too at times and i suppose it's the same for everyone.

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Originally posted by KilldaDJ have a wank.

+1

Or have a cup of tea and a break from your production

i think that you have to understand that music in general (not just trance tracks) is all about the art of repitition. that is, how to present the same idea over and over and over and over again in an interesting way. perhaps switch the melody and bass parts, do something interestingly different with the rythm, bring chords in, or leave them out, or introduce new instrumentation, or change the dynamics, or add sound fx, or any of a number of other things. with just one part, you can do so much.

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quote:

Originally posted by KilldaDJ have a wank.

bastard.. beat me to it.. i was going to say:

beat off



(yes, i'm serious)

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I stop it and do another song. I'll just come back in six months to cannibalize the parts I like, and ignore the ones I don't.

Not really efficient, but hey.

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omg heck ya have a huge orgy or something sex allways helps




















nah just listen to some other tracks get inspired play with diffrent sounds etc etc to get ideas.

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