Maybe it's just me, but it seems like this is basically what a lot of people want to do when they're producing, and that many "equipment recommendation" style threads are created with this purpose in mind. Maybe I'm off base, though.

How much experimental spirit is there in today's young and aspiring electronic music producers?

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Originally posted by MrJiveBoJingles How much experimental spirit is there in today's young and aspiring electronic music producers?

As much as each person is willing to put in. Thats the sad and boring answer, simply because there are not that many young guys that do it strictly for the fun; instead more for the chance at fame.

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I do it because it is what I always wanted to do. I used to go clubbing and ask my mate how to they make such beautiful sounds. I ended up a few years later trying it and loved it. When i make music hous fly by as if nothing and i have so much fun. If i did it until i die and dont get nowhere I would stuil be doing it.

Im 23

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Processing a highly structured and complex pattern of sensory input as a unified percept of "music" is probably one of the most elaborate features of the human brain.....understanding how music is perceived and how it may elicit intense sensations is far from being understood.

Making music has always been about making your own sound for me.

There is unfortunately too many trying to sound like Above & Beyond, and too many that succeed with that.

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I think thats why the music has got quite boring, too many people trying to sound like the favourite artist(s) and therefore just churning out the same old stuff, there doesnt seem to be that much in the experimenting of sounds and such like these days.

Yeah, i agree that too many younger producers are just trying to sound like there favourite producer. I don't however think this is because fame more because they like there music.

I myself am a younger producer and i am constantly trying to sculpt my own distinct sound. All the time i will get something that sounds somewhat similar to another track and i'll just scrap the project.

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I agree in both respects. I've reproduced a track - I disliked my first "original" song so much that I thought I'd learn more reproducing one I knew with some minor variations. It helped a lot - I learned a lot about sound design, recording, and structure by reproducing the track. I wouldn't do it again - it kills creativity and towards the end seemed more like a chore - but it did help accelerate the learning curve, for me anyway.

On the equipment recommendation piece, I recall being told that my Motif ES was virtually worthless in EDM. I was so convinced I almost sold it to pick up something else, something "standard" in EDM. In the end I decided not to and now that I've really learned how to work with it more deeply, it's one of my favorite things to play with now - especially since I know everyone isn't using it. I still wouldn't mind some of the "standards" when money allows, but I recognize there's pros and cons to that.

I do think it can be a good learning experience to try and recreate a track because you will learn things like sound design, mixing, eq'ing, panning and structure, but use it purely as a learning experience, and then use the skills you have developed to make something you like.

I dont know if other people find this, but I sometimes find myself falling into the trap of "hmmm, im not sure if people would like this", but I now am of the mindset that I am making music that I like and if others like it too then thats a bonus.

You can blame copycats on the charts. If there wasn't a djmag top 100 a lot less people would try to sound similar to Tiesto and A&B. Familiarity breeds contempt.

Since I have just started producing, I decided to do the recreate method just to get a better feeling for how my DAW works and what changes create what results. It's a good foundation for my knowledge base. I am almost done with it now, working on the eq and compression and then some effects. When I complete it I will then start creating my ideas and such and have a better understanding for how to do so.

If I had just started with my original idea without this lesson first it would take ten times longer and probably wouldn't be as good of a product when finished.

And fame has nothing to do with my production aspirations (as im sure it is prolly not in a lot of people). Music (especially dance) has done so much for me I feel like I owe back to the community and artists and therefore I will develop a sound that personifies me! If people like it, great! If they don't oh well! There are a lot easier things to do to become famous then being a dj/producer!

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Originally posted by MrJiveBoJingles Maybe it's just me, but it seems like this is basically what a lot of people want to do when they're producing, and that many "equipment recommendation" style threads are created with this purpose in mind. Maybe I'm off base, though. How much experimental spirit is there in today's young and aspiring electronic music producers?

er [ther`re]think you find it`s there (,)never used before and [today`s] should read todays learn how to right before critticing others1! also your second sentince was not abrevated ether,[and that many]!

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Originally posted by airwalker1 er [ther`re]think you find it`s there (,)never used before and [today`s] should read todays learn how to right before critticing others1! also your second sentince was not abrevated ether,[and that many]!

No, not really. My post was grammatically correct, yours is not, and you're still a functionally illiterate putz who couldn't correct someone else's grammar if your life depended on it.

Thanks for trying, though.

Just for shits and giggles:

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Originally posted by airwalker1 er [ther`re]think you find it`s there (,)never used before and [today`s] should read todays learn how to right before critticing others1! also your second sentince was not abrevated ether,[and that many]!

"Right" should be spelled "write."

"Critticing" should be spelled "criticizing."

"Sentince" should be spelled "sentence."

"Abrevated" should be spelled "abbreviated."

And never mind your grammar and punctuation problems. If you can't be bothered to remember the spellings of fairly common words, I really doubt you'll have the mental acuity to work out grammatical rules.

Are you dyslexic or something? Right now I'm assuming that you're just lazy or dumb, but if you have a real verbal processing disorder I'll lay off.