A couple of months ago, i got that in depth with music creation - chords, progression, eq etc etc I just gave up on it in the end.

However last week i opened up fruity loops for the first time in ages and just messed around with a new sample cd and vanguard and hey presto without even realising it i had created one of my best tunes ever, without even thinking about the 'principle of music'.

Agree it works

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same here..

i dont have enough time to make music seriously..

i have time only to make chorus.. and then make jugment..trash or save

and if save.. goodbye month

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Originally posted by Massive84 ya having it also

Yeah right Fahad. :P

Very familiar. I've been unspired for the last 3 years but I try to produce atleast 4-6 tracks per year. My biggest pause from producing was about 3-4 months. For me It helped a bit when I bought a real syntheziser. I was pretty fed up with software and nearly quit in 2002-2003 but still, I'm constantly searching the motivation for producing

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+1 when i make music for serious purposes it sucks, but when i start making some not serious fast shit it starts to sound good!

Yeah man, I smoke a big fat J - er nvm.

Music Theory is important, but just as a reference to understanding chords and basic progressions; too much and it will completely kill your creative drive and your ability to compose all elements of your track in a decent amount of time.

Of course, it isn't necessarily the case for every musician/producer.

Happened to my so I haven't made a track yet. I just get on the AN1x before bed and program it for 30-45 minutes. That is enough time to at least keep current, hehe.

well for me, theory helped. after having tutored myself in chords, scales etc. i had a month off of producing, gathering thoughts and such. I deliberately did not do anything, saved my ideas for later. then someday, after a wild party, it hit me, then Corallize Trilogy was born, within a week it was finished. now I am still making final touch ups to mastering. but the main thing is, to let Yourself go free once in a while. gather some money, go and have a wild party. You cant get inspired by just sitting in once spot or having the same work routine from day to day... I dispise such things, routine is the killer of inspiration and creativity!

so, my suggestion is, take some time off, uninstall Your program, relax, dont swaet about it. once a true producer, always a true producer!
dont overlearn the theory also. chords scales, enough! no more needed for Trance. all will come in time and with experience!

Peace!

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Originally posted by breakaholic Very familiar. I've been unspired for the last 3 years but I try to produce atleast 4-6 tracks per year. My biggest pause from producing was about 3-4 months. For me It helped a bit when I bought a real syntheziser. I was pretty fed up with software and nearly quit in 2002-2003 but still, I'm constantly searching the motivation for producing

OMG! I produce 10 tracks a month! not all are quality stuff, but still...
try to remember why u got into Trance the first place as the topic starter noted!

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A lot of the time I say to myself 'I don't really fell like producing' and start playing a PC game or something instead. But I find that if start to produce something.. even though I don't feel like doing it... I get sucked in and can't stop until I 'get that sound' or whatever.

Thus making the hours feel like minutes

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