I know first hand of very successful producers I have talked to who use the same sounds in tracks. It's totally fine to do this. If you ask around you'll hear that an EP is released with the tracks on it sounding similar to each other, that's why it's an EP. Many, many EPs are this way.

If it was a whole album that recycled all of the same sounds then I would be worried. If a producer has a formula and a platform that works for his tracks, I think he should use it. As far as using same elements in a track, I think it's a great idea to re-use elements, especially if they work well! If the dance floor goes crazy for a certain element, I will re-work that into future productions and see if it keeps on working. I'd never sell myself to one single motif over and over and over again for the rest of my productions, but from time to time I do find elements that I love re-using in tracks. If it works, DO IT!

here's a secret: every track that I've made in the last three and a half years uses the exact same delay and reverb.

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My pads in the past 2, maybe 3 yrs all consist of the same sample processed differently.

I still use the same clap I used in my chantola - more senses remix which was released in '09.

My effects chain hardly changed. A lot of Nomad and some freebies.

On leads/plucks/pads I often apply some gain on the side (M/S) and enhance transients with bittersweet.

I produce with a limiter (or 2) on my master. Usually boosting the mids a bit with nomads blue tubes eqs. Those are awesome.

Etc etc etc. Hehe.

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