It's 12:39am and I've been working on a new track for the last 9 hours without a break. The thing is, I do this often. I have been making trance for 3 or 4 years now and seem to be getting no where. This is the 1st time I have felt like giving up. Do u guys ever feel the same?
I know not everyone can be a superstar but I can't even finish a complete track. I have never been too good with my synth/lead work so I have mastered my percussion and drums and think I am pretty good with my basslines.
I took an electronic music production course a year ago with my mate and I learnt a hell of a lot. But I still can't seem to get any decent melodies down!! I also admit I never did too well with chord theory and all that kind of stuff so I'm always manually correcting with my mouse.
I feel so shit right now, music is the only thing I know and love (apart from basketball but hey I'm only 5'7" so I didn't get as far as I'd like ;-)
Usually I don't care how crap/good I'm doing, I always have a lot of fun trying to make my own tunes. But today is the 1st day I Have felt like I am wasting my life away....
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Sep-07-2007 17:01
JakeC
Supreme tranceaddict
Registered: Mar 2005
Location: Birmingham
Stop thinking you have to get somewhere and then you will never have the thought again.
Sep-07-2007 17:02
Mr.Mystery
Static Guru
Registered: Dec 2001
Location: Vantaa
More or less every single time I try to do something. You just have to get over the feeling somehow. I think it's mostly because you usually tend to be your own worst critic and in reality your work is far less shit than you think.
Originally posted by THE_Chris
I guess try doing some remixes, as that way the melody etc is done already for you??
That's an idea.... I have over 60,000 .midi files waiting patiently to be inserted in to my sequencer :-) Basically that's most half decent songs since the 50's.
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Sep-07-2007 17:10
Omega_Blue
Someone Changed My Custom
Registered: Dec 2003
Location: Gone
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Originally posted by Mr.Mystery
More or less every single time I try to do something. You just have to get over the feeling somehow. I think it's mostly because you usually tend to be your own worst critic and in reality your work is far less shit than you think.
+1, i don't produce as much but i have a lot of mental blocks when i try to construct a solid demo/mix.
Sep-07-2007 17:30
Sykonee
Supreme EMCritic
Registered: Dec 2004
Location: Vancouver, Canada
If you're having trouble with melody, why not try making something that isn't dependent on it? Tech house, bangin' techno, glitch, drone ambient, musique concrete, scouse ( ).
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Sep-07-2007 17:48
Whirloop
Supreme tranceaddict
Registered: Jun 2003
Location: trance elite street
Unless you have some serious deadline, take a break and let the insperation come to you (and not the other way around).
Originally posted by Allied Nations
yeah i think giving your ears some time to breathe is always a good idea...
I've never produced and haven't been DJing that long but in general in life I find... have a two week break from things you love. After that you will rediscover how fun or cool it is and will probably have a few new innovations to bring to the table.
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