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Writers Block
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| J.C. |
Ok, I am sure all producers big and small have run into this at some point.
So I am curious what do you do to over come that annoying writers block..I want to hear everything, from technical/creative advice to weird and wacky things like....going for a walk, meditation ect.. |
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| Theran |
Well, just let it go by. There is pretty much nothing you can do about it.
But while having a writersblock, you can download a midi file and start working a remix, just to experiment with your productions skills. |
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| Mr.Mystery |
I just forget all about it for a while - I listen to a lot of different music but don't even think about producing. Eventually it'll come out naturally.
Forcing yourself to write/produce is the worst thing you could do - sure, you might be able to come up with something but it'll always end up sounding forced... and if it doesn't work out the block'll just get worse. |
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| Theran |
| quote: | Originally posted by Mr.Mystery
Forcing yourself to write/produce is the worst thing you could do - sure, you might be able to come up with something but it'll always end up sounding forced... and if it doesn't work out the block'll just get worse. |
Word... |
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| Subtle |
Start a track in a different style than you usually do.
I had writers block not long ago, then i changed the style of music and viola i wrote 3 new tracks in 3 days. |
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| MrJiveBoJingles |
| One way I sometimes get past this is setting myself a really simple goal. Not something big like "writing a new track," but something doable within an hour like "making a cool new sound" or "coming up with a nice-sounding chord progression." Even when you're not feeling up to writing a whole song, you can probably do something like that, save it, and get some sense of accomplishment rather than just not producing at all. |
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| Subtle |
| quote: | Originally posted by MrJiveBoJingles
One way I sometimes get past this is setting myself a really simple goal. Not something big like "writing a new track," but something doable within an hour like "making a cool new sound" or "coming up with a nice-sounding chord progression." Even when you're not feeling up to writing a whole song, you can probably do something like that, save it, and get some sense of accomplishment rather than just not producing at all. |
Thats a great tip! |
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| airwalker1 |
just Chanel you're efforts into something else for a wile.
and listen to other music. |
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| palm |
| re-arrange your studio. |
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| Magnus |
| I just let it go and play videogames to get my mind off of it. It will eventually come around again. I always fear that somehow I've forgotten how to produce and the more time that passes, the worse I will be once I return but that is just bullpiss. You'll be fine once you return. |
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| cryophonik |
Lotsa ways to deal with blockage. Some of the ways I deal with it have already been mentioned, but a few other ways to get yourself out of a rut and/or stay musically productive during a creative drought include:
-go back to old projects/ideas (I save every little snippet I ever come up with and, months or years later, some of them have led to my best tracks AND lifted me out of a rut)
-find someone to collaborate with - new perspectives often inspire new ideas in your own music
-develop your technical side while your artistic side is "down" - e.g., learn a new/old plugin or synth inside and out, spend some time getting to know some of your less-used plugins/equipment better, spend some time figuring out what some of the rarely used knobs on your favorite plugins do, etc.
-learn a new instrument
-program synth sounds
-read books about mixing, mastering, music theory, synth programming, etc.
-go back to the music fundamentals (practice scales, modes, chords, etc.) - not a lot of fun, but a necessity to maintain/develop your chops and what better time to do that than when nothing else is happening?
edit: Oh yeah, I almost forgot the most important one: buy new stuff. ;) |
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