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Post by djake » Fri Sep 21, 2007 9:18 pm

just curious question casue ive got writers block :cry:

were do people find there inspiration to write tunes???

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Post by martello » Fri Sep 21, 2007 9:27 pm

me? beer 8)

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Post by FSTZ » Fri Sep 21, 2007 9:32 pm

for me, I have spurts

I'll make 4 tunes in 2 weeks and then nothing for a month

depends on:

a. how busy I am
b. how fucked my world and my wallet are

............................................................................

so for my inspiration, it can come from anywhere

a song I haddn't heard in years,
a good gig,
herbs,
girls,
etc..


I believe that creativity and inspiration cannot be forced. They can however, be channeled given the right mindset and vibe.

funny because I recently made a tune called "Transcend" where I sampled David Lynch talking about this very topic

click on the link to my virb if you are interested in what old Dave has to say.

but dryspells happen to everyone.

in time, they pass

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Post by feasible_weasel » Fri Sep 21, 2007 9:49 pm

just listen to some music, thats not related :D
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Post by djake » Fri Sep 21, 2007 9:51 pm

ever since i went bck to college i aint been able to write anyfing, i fink i should drop out haha

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Post by feasible_weasel » Fri Sep 21, 2007 9:54 pm

djake wrote:ever since i went bck to college i aint been able to write anyfing, i fink i should drop out haha
u got lots on ur mind :(
just randomise randomise :)
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Post by djake » Fri Sep 21, 2007 10:03 pm

feasible_weasel wrote:
djake wrote:ever since i went bck to college i aint been able to write anyfing, i fink i should drop out haha
u got lots on ur mind :(
just randomise randomise :)
yer i have got a lot on my mind as i GOTTA pass dis course, n try to not drop out lol

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Post by feasible_weasel » Fri Sep 21, 2007 10:12 pm

djake wrote:
feasible_weasel wrote:
djake wrote:ever since i went bck to college i aint been able to write anyfing, i fink i should drop out haha
u got lots on ur mind :(
just randomise randomise :)
yer i have got a lot on my mind as i GOTTA pass dis course, n try to not drop out lol
indeed :D just do the music for some fun.
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Post by djake » Fri Sep 21, 2007 10:24 pm

feasible_weasel wrote:
djake wrote:
feasible_weasel wrote:
djake wrote:ever since i went bck to college i aint been able to write anyfing, i fink i should drop out haha
u got lots on ur mind :(
just randomise randomise :)
yer i have got a lot on my mind as i GOTTA pass dis course, n try to not drop out lol
indeed :D just do the music for some fun.
hmmm....i fink its time to make some gabba :lol:

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Post by feasible_weasel » Fri Sep 21, 2007 10:25 pm

djake wrote:
feasible_weasel wrote:
djake wrote:
feasible_weasel wrote:
djake wrote:ever since i went bck to college i aint been able to write anyfing, i fink i should drop out haha
u got lots on ur mind :(
just randomise randomise :)
yer i have got a lot on my mind as i GOTTA pass dis course, n try to not drop out lol
indeed :D just do the music for some fun.
hmmm....i fink its time to make some gabba :lol:
indeed :lol:
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Post by Sub Shifter » Fri Sep 21, 2007 11:17 pm

i find making different patches helps to get the creative spark going
and a bit of herb proberbley not good tho if your in collage :roll:



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Post by roqqert » Sat Sep 22, 2007 8:14 am

http://www.tweakheadz.com/musical_inspiration.html


check that out.

for me the concentration bugs me. If i try too hard it wont work. you've to get stable flow. even if you think its nothing, try to keep on and finish it a bit. you can edit your whole song after all if you found 1 good sound in a synth/sample/drums/fx/whatever.

dont be too critic on yourself in the beginning its not product yet. its product when its done and you just begon the shit ^^

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Post by feasible_weasel » Sat Sep 22, 2007 8:41 am

Roqqert wrote:http://www.tweakheadz.com/musical_inspiration.html


check that out.

for me the concentration bugs me. If i try too hard it wont work. you've to get stable flow. even if you think its nothing, try to keep on and finish it a bit. you can edit your whole song after all if you found 1 good sound in a synth/sample/drums/fx/whatever.

dont be too critic on yourself in the beginning its not product yet. its product when its done and you just begon the shit ^^
yeh thats a good piece of writing :) :D 8)
i like this quote.... and as i said on a previous reply,listen to something else musically.

For instance, you are working on a massive orchestral piece with a great melody and all the sudden you get a crazy idea while listening to Cuban jazz on the radio. Yep, you need "a hot rhythm". You try an Afro-Cuban bongo track under your score and and it rocks! You play the piece and a new meaning unfolds. It now makes sense, and you keep the change and go off in a new direction. Ah, pleasure, keep this piece going!

So what happened? You got lucky! And Stravinsky would commend your powers of observation and your sense of style. The point? If you never in your life heard an Afro-Cuban beat you could not have come upon this solution. It is the drawing upon musical culture that makes style.
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Re: inspiration

Post by cryptic » Sat Sep 22, 2007 11:42 am

djake wrote:just curious question casue ive got writers block :cry:

were do people find there inspiration to write tunes???
I was gonna do a thread like this lol ive had it for 3 weeks now :roll:

fuckin 3 weeks ahhhhhhhhhh

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Post by cryptic » Sat Sep 22, 2007 11:43 am

The thing is is tho, if i go round to a mates house and do some production ideas come on everywhere, currently @ home im making a melody and drums for hours and getting know where :(

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Post by feasible_weasel » Sat Sep 22, 2007 1:37 pm

CRYPTIC wrote:The thing is is tho, if i go round to a mates house and do some production ideas come on everywhere, currently @ home im making a melody and drums for hours and getting know where :(
write it down or dictaphone it :) :D
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Post by Littlefoot » Sat Sep 22, 2007 3:02 pm

listen to other types of music

go out with your mates
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Post by djake » Sat Sep 22, 2007 4:23 pm

Joe C wrote:listen to other types of music

go out with your mates
listening to other types of music im always doin, constantly, going out wiv mates on the other is somefing i never do

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Post by two oh one » Sat Sep 22, 2007 4:51 pm

Yo i just watch a gangsta or horror movie and think 4 whut samplezes sounds like that DOPE LOLOL then i take them that samplez an play that with wobble bass add some gun locks and then i make it drop the BOOM U just got 2 use ur imajinatioin.

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Like others have said, go listen to other music. Anything but Dubstep, and especially the stuff I described above. Then, if you hear something different that excites your ear, see if you can make something similar that goes at 70/140 and has a big bass.
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Post by roqqert » Sat Sep 22, 2007 5:05 pm

use melodical samples is also cool .... sometimes your ears wanna have a live feeling with instruments.. then i wont get a sax out of a vst ;)

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