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djxposure
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Registered: Jan 2011
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quote:
Originally posted by floyd741
Because the right direction is: stop complaining on the internet, sit your ass down, work on a song.

If it sucks, try again. If it still sucks, try again. If it still sucks the third time, try again. If after one year you don't think you're good enough, try again. If after two years you still don't feel you're good, try again. Eventually, you'll do something and think "Hey... wait... I like this! I'm getting somewhere!" Some people get there sooner than others, that's not a big deal. But you can't just skip all the work. Sure, there are tutorials that will show you various techniques that will help give you that "bigger" sound you want, but in my honest opinion they are all worthless. Actually, you might not want to take me seriously on that since in two years I've progressed to a point that most people achieve in less than 6 months.

But that's not that point!

The point is that tutorials and templates will only get you so far, most of what you will learn will come from twiddling some knobs and realizing that when you do this fancy maneuver, everything sounds a little better. Like everyone has said, it will take a while, but so does everything else in life. Very few people can lay their hands on a musical instrument for the first time and be good at it.

Roger that

Jan-17-2011 19:41 United Kingdom

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Beatflux
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Registered: Mar 2006
Location: Planet Alf

Get the Dance Music Manual Vol. 2. It's required reading for the newbie.

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change your avatar for fucks sake.

Jan-17-2011 20:17 Trinidad and Tobago

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Mise
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Registered: May 2010
Location: Buenos Aires

quote:
Originally posted by Beatflux
Get the Dance Music Manual Vol. 2. It's required reading for the newbie.

Btw, Does anyone got Rick Snoman email adress?

Jan-17-2011 20:46

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Prototrance
AKA Narel & Suffuse

Registered: Mar 2002
Location: Melbourne, Australia

quote:
Originally posted by djxposure
funny guys, but still no further forward.

Tehlord is right, I've been at this 14 years, still not happy. Welcome to hell indeed.

So whats your take on analog vs digital??

(sorry guys.... he needs preparing though, it would happen sooner or later.....)

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Jan-19-2011 10:00 England

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tehlord
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Registered: Jan 2009
Location: Windsor

quote:
Originally posted by Prototrance
Tehlord is right, I've been at this 14 years, still not happy. Welcome to hell indeed.

Just took a listen to your Cloud to see what 14 years sounds like.

Nice stuff

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Jan-19-2011 10:40 United Kingdom

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Storyteller
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Registered: Feb 2005
Location: The Netherlands

quote:
Originally posted by djxposure
if im honest guys, i seem to be getting a negative vibe with 99% of the answers here. Im not looking for a wisdom talk on how ill be old and grey before i can make something worth releasing. I dont believe in that. I read that on Gareth Emery's road to fame, he created a mix for Armin over the course of 2 weeks whilst on holiday purely on his laptop, which was a huge hit with Armins fans, all over the world.

Yes, and how long was he producing before this moment arrived? I'd guess it's well over a few years before he struck gold.

Edit: And yes, wikipedia tells me I'm right.

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Jan-19-2011 10:49 Netherlands

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Prototrance
AKA Narel & Suffuse

Registered: Mar 2002
Location: Melbourne, Australia

quote:
Originally posted by tehlord
Just took a listen to your Cloud to see what 14 years sounds like.

Nice stuff

Thanks mate

Jan-19-2011 12:05 England

Rodri Santos
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Registered: Sep 2009
Location: Milan

i feel day by day i am better at least technically, this is the only thing that keeps you on production but welcome to a world of frustration. Chances are:

1) People will love it, and the problem is that you'll probably pass down without having created a hit, you will be Mr. Nobody for 99% of the people.

2) People won't like it, this is less frequent, people usually like new stuff at least in my case, but as i've said only hits change the game.

3) Labels won't like it, frequent, they're so picky and at the same time they sign variated shit. Mainly they look for well produced and simple tracks, if it's either badly produced or too complex they will reject it. It's not the first time i receive an answer like "Make it more simple"

So in the end you'll probably think. Why i'm producing?? Try to enjoy what you do, ocasionally receive some support and keep trying, all the artists you listed were Mr Nobody yesterday and today are big stars.

Jan-19-2011 16:29 Spain

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Raphie
Mastering Engineer

Registered: Jun 2008
Location: Lelystad, Netherlands

Exactly, why am i producing? just because I CAN
if people like it? perfect
if they don't like it? also perfect, i'll share anyway

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tehlord
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Registered: Jan 2009
Location: Windsor

quote:
Originally posted by Raphie
Exactly, why am i producing? just because I CAN
if people like it? perfect
if they don't like it? They're ghey

Much better

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Storyteller
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Registered: Feb 2005
Location: The Netherlands

quote:
Originally posted by tehlord

quote:
Originally posted by Raphie
Exactly, why am i producing? just because I CAN
if people like it? perfect
if they don't like it? They're ghey

Much better

I can't believe Raphie just said that.