Uninspired

wirez · Post by **wirez** » Mon Mar 02, 2009 5:39 pm

I've hit a downer with my production the last week... Really can't seem to get inspired enough and it fucks with my head coz music is me...

I know everyone gets these, wonder if anybody gets them regularly enough to learn how to get yourself out of the box you know?!

Also, another question irrelevant to the first... How many people do their mix with a limiter on, and how many people limit after bouncing?!

lowpass · Post by **lowpass** » Mon Mar 02, 2009 5:45 pm

Personally I limit after bouncing,

if you find it hard to write then work on engineering, leaning how to mix better so when you do get that idea you can produce it as best as you can.

rynke · Post by **rynke** » Mon Mar 02, 2009 5:47 pm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Writer%27s_block

yesterday i read an interview with skream from 2005, and i'm sure he mentioned something about having writer's block at that time.. doesnt seem like it was permanent though

in the wiki article it says that its closely related to depression (as far as i remember), and i guess depression at this time of the year is usually caused by.. err.. this time of the year. winter sucks.

deadly_habit · Post by **deadly_habit** » Mon Mar 02, 2009 5:48 pm

when uninspired that's the best time to work on making some new patches, breaks, drum kits, etc
that way when you do get inspired you have your own pool of premade stuff to use

aftee · Post by **aftee** » Mon Mar 02, 2009 5:51 pm

Deadly Habit wrote:when uninspired that's the best time to work on making some new patches, breaks, drum kits, etc
that way when you do get inspired you have your own pool of premade stuff to use

great idea, thats what I've been doing lately when I have writers block, not only does it inspire me more to start a track, but it's helpful for when I do

wirez · Post by **wirez** » Mon Mar 02, 2009 6:13 pm

Lowpass wrote:Personally I limit after bouncing,

if you find it hard to write then work on engineering, leaning how to mix better so when you do get that idea you can produce it as best as you can.

I know how to mix thanks bro lol, I've always limited afterwards up until lately and experimented with it on because I know a few people who do it...

wirez · Post by **wirez** » Mon Mar 02, 2009 6:14 pm

Rynke wrote:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Writer%27s_block

yesterday i read an interview with skream from 2005, and i'm sure he mentioned something about having writer's block at that time.. doesnt seem like it was permanent though
in the wiki article it says that its closely related to depression (as far as i remember), and i guess depression at this time of the year is usually caused by.. err.. this time of the year. winter sucks.

Lol I am diagnosed depressed and paranoid :\ but surely it's not just us 'depress-heads' that get writers block

Cheers for the article man, I love reading things on wiki, always click on links and pass hours and hours lol.

wirez · Post by **wirez** » Mon Mar 02, 2009 6:15 pm

Deadly Habit wrote:when uninspired that's the best time to work on making some new patches, breaks, drum kits, etc
that way when you do get inspired you have your own pool of premade stuff to use

Funny you say that man, I've just sat there for like 2 hours making ESX24 drum kits lmao.

drokkr · Post by **drokkr** » Mon Mar 02, 2009 6:16 pm

i listen to some venetian snares(the chocolate wheelchair album) and some drexciya(neptunes lair)... some thing that is miles away from dubstep usually does the trick for me, going for a walk is good too

wirez · Post by **wirez** » Mon Mar 02, 2009 6:19 pm

Depone wrote:Im having 2 weeks of 'writers block'

Fuckin sucks. I better get some red bull down me and try harder!

Not to laugh at your misfortune, but it feels better for me to know that I'm not the only one lol.

It all started for me by some friggin online game called Second Life, since I've started playing it I've gone well off track lol.

I went into a studio booth at college today and stole loads of audio from random people I don't know, it's got me quite inspired to know I'm going to be ripping off some poor people who haven't had a chance to copyright their material officially yet muahahahaha

wirez · Post by **wirez** » Mon Mar 02, 2009 6:20 pm

DROKKR wrote:i listen to some venetian snares(the chocolate wheelchair album) and some drexciya(neptunes lair)... some thing that is miles away from dubstep usually does the trick for me, going for a walk is good too

Good plan!

I'm not going for a walk though, I do usually but I've got fish fingers and chips soon

abZ · Post by **abZ** » Mon Mar 02, 2009 6:55 pm

I have made anything worth finishing in a few months. Kinda sucky. It's like I am looking for the new angle to work on. I have always been like this tho. I will write in bunches then for a while nothing.

FSTZ1 · Post by **FSTZ1** » Mon Mar 02, 2009 7:19 pm

Depone wrote:Im having 2 weeks of 'writers block'

Fuckin sucks. I better get some red bull down me and try harder!

ONE WEEK?

TWO WEEKS???

I go months without being inspired

it's just part of the program

not a big deal at all

when I "cant" make tunes, I focus on my dj'ing

when I can't do either...

I work on the label stuff

always busy, just not always inspired to be creative

gkmusic · Post by **gkmusic** » Mon Mar 02, 2009 7:26 pm

Yeah i've had writers block for two weeks now, just started to come out of it n got a really solid idea. I'd say the usual remedies would be a film that inspires you or it's usually cured when you get some females in ur life

but yeah i stuck with film

dj vision · Post by **dj vision** » Mon Mar 02, 2009 7:32 pm

Rynke wrote:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Writer%27s_block

yesterday i read an interview with skream from 2005, and i'm sure he mentioned something about having writer's block at that time.. doesnt seem like it was permanent though
in the wiki article it says that its closely related to depression (as far as i remember), and i guess depression at this time of the year is usually caused by.. err.. this time of the year. winter sucks.

I am actually usually more inspired, yet less motivated when i am depressed

springsten · Post by **springsten** » Mon Mar 02, 2009 7:53 pm

First post in this forum, been producing minimal techno and house and starting to get more and more into dubstep.

But anyways, writers block is something that's happening to me from time to time, and the way i cope with it is to take a pause from producing. Normally i spend at least one hour per day sitting in front of the computer but when i don't feel inspired i just don't feel like producing, so i don't. I spend my time listening to records, hanging out with friends, reading magazines, and after about two weeks i find myself in front of the computer again, maybe not producing but just designing sounds and flapping around and then i get an idea and it's like the writers block never happened.
So my advice to you is to take a break, and focus on other stuff. Doesn't matter what it is, as long as you don't try to force yourself to produce when you know it's not going good at all. You will get out of it and you will have more fun then ever just producing.

Good luck mate

mycota · Post by **mycota** » Mon Mar 02, 2009 9:11 pm

best thing i could suggest is to listen to as many different kinds of music as you can (especially stuff you dont usually listen to)

abZ · Post by **abZ** » Mon Mar 02, 2009 9:33 pm

FSTZ wrote:
Depone wrote:Im having 2 weeks of 'writers block'

Fuckin sucks. I better get some red bull down me and try harder!
ONE WEEK?

TWO WEEKS???

I go months without being inspired

it's just part of the program

not a big deal at all

when I "cant" make tunes, I focus on my dj'ing

when I can't do either...

I work on the label stuff

always busy, just not always inspired to be creative

We are a lot alike FSTZ. I am just younger and sexier

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