what do you do to name your productions?

Mossmade · Post by **Mossmade** » Mon Apr 11, 2011 8:09 pm

i'm a long time lurker/reader on this forum!

i really cant think of names to my songs/beats...

Disco Nutter · Post by **Disco Nutter** » Mon Apr 11, 2011 8:21 pm

I think there was a topic on this, but this should be the least of your problems.

Just look at random stuff around you or think about what the track evokes in your mind.

deadly_habit · Post by **deadly_habit** » Mon Apr 11, 2011 8:22 pm

i just leave them as untitled description of style till something comes to me while listening

FSTZ · Post by **FSTZ** » Mon Apr 11, 2011 8:25 pm

http://www.modplug.com/title_generator.html

Fused Productions · Post by **Fused Productions** » Mon Apr 11, 2011 8:36 pm

deadly habit wrote:i just leave them as untitled description of style till something comes to me while listening

This. Listen to it like ten times, try to leave your head blank and whatever comes up is your name on the track

Deadly why did you change your profile pic?

deadly_habit · Post by **deadly_habit** » Mon Apr 11, 2011 8:47 pm

Fused Productions wrote:
deadly habit wrote:i just leave them as untitled description of style till something comes to me while listening
This. Listen to it like ten times, try to leave your head blank and whatever comes up is your name on the track

Deadly why did you change your profile pic?

see sig for see avatar reference

phrex · Post by **phrex** » Mon Apr 11, 2011 8:50 pm

hahahahaha

Fused Productions · Post by **Fused Productions** » Mon Apr 11, 2011 8:52 pm

deadly habit wrote:
Fused Productions wrote:
deadly habit wrote:i just leave them as untitled description of style till something comes to me while listening
This. Listen to it like ten times, try to leave your head blank and whatever comes up is your name on the track

Deadly why did you change your profile pic?
see sig for see avatar reference

Why did you change it?

Oh me, I'm so silly..

skwiggo · Post by **skwiggo** » Mon Apr 11, 2011 10:25 pm

random shit basically, most of my new tunes are untitled so far cause i couldn't be arsed making up anymore stupid names. its not like the tunes have obvious lyrical themes or anything which can be conveyed in the title.

ekidd91 · Post by **ekidd91** » Mon Apr 11, 2011 11:49 pm

Just something that encapsulates the track's mood and feel.

...but yeah I have untitled tracks too "garage tip" etc lol, I'm guessing most folk don't find a fitting name for everything they write, especially if not if everything you write is a full song, it might just be an idea for one for future or whatever.

glottis5 · Post by **glottis5** » Tue Apr 12, 2011 12:03 am

i just name it the first thing i think of, then when i upload it I give it a proper name, tag it and all that...

i have a lot of songs named "what_4" or "808_2" and shit like that

hendrix126 · Post by **hendrix126** » Tue Apr 12, 2011 12:33 am

Just keep listening to the song until something comes/Watch movies/Read books for inspiration/

Prolific___ · Post by **Prolific___** » Tue Apr 12, 2011 1:44 am

My folder of projects looks a bit like this... dubstep1, dubstep 123, breaks, breakzz, dnb, dnbbbb, garagey, etc.

But when it comes to naming tracks, if you are using vocal samples, it might be a good idea to name it after the sample. That way it's easier for people to find your tracks. If I hear a song with a vocal sample in it and have no idea what the track title is, i'll more than likely start searching for it by typing the main "lyrics" into google.

Other than that, everyone else pretty much nailed it on the head

Ldizzy · Post by **Ldizzy** » Tue Apr 12, 2011 8:42 am

i think it comes with confidence in your beatmaking skills...

sketchyderek · Post by **sketchyderek** » Tue Apr 12, 2011 5:59 pm

When it comes time to save a new file, I'll name it after something that sticks out in my surroundings. I usually have tv on in the background (during earlier stages of just messing around) so I'll grab something from what someone says on it. My room is an insane mess, so sometimes I play eye-spy. If the song turns into something more obvious, if I throw certain samples into it later, I'll change it, but some stick.

nowaysj · Post by **nowaysj** » Tue Apr 12, 2011 7:48 pm

Any song of mine that I like, it sounds like it is saying something, like in the song, but like inside my head... "china fader" or "manifest pax" or some such shit. Listen to afx, that shit is always saying something.

hutyluty · Post by **hutyluty** » Tue Apr 12, 2011 8:08 pm

mash the keyboard and then add vowels

trust

lowpass · Post by **lowpass** » Tue Apr 12, 2011 8:14 pm

Well there's 2 stages, placeholder name and final name.

Atm my placeholder name for every track I start is something ridiculously ambitious, to name a few:-

"Lush vinyl release"
"2nd vinyl release"
"Carlsberg don't do songs but if they did"

After the track is finished that's when you I look into what name would suit the music instead of writing the music to fit the name... or something like that

zonetrooper5 · Post by **zonetrooper5** » Tue Apr 12, 2011 8:22 pm

Sometimes I can name the track off the bat and other times it just dubdub or dubstep 1 or baked 2 etc. Either listen back to the track you made and see what emotions it evokes then name the track after that emotion or just look around the room then name it after some food, drink etc or mashup names and see what you get.

jrisreal · Post by **jrisreal** » Wed Apr 13, 2011 5:21 am

base something off of the sensation it gives you

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