Whenever I try to produce a track, I eventually run into a problem where I don't know how to do something I want. Wether it be something with a synth, or a plugin, or just the software itself. I use 3 different ones. I use ableton 8, logic pro 9, and reason 5, and it seems that there is always something stoping my creative flow! What do you guys do to keep active, and finish your tracks!!
Re: dfasdf
Posted: Sat Jul 07, 2012 4:17 am
by fractal
Moved to production
Re: The challenges of producing edm
Posted: Sat Jul 07, 2012 4:23 am
by ehbes
you bought three daws and you can't be asked to sit down and learn one of them inside and out...
Re: The challenges of producing edm
Posted: Sat Jul 07, 2012 4:31 am
by NinjaEdit
Try Youtubing for it? The learning process will become less of a problem slowly.
Re: The challenges of producing edm
Posted: Sat Jul 07, 2012 4:43 am
by Marzz
kid getem wrote:Whenever I try to produce a track, I eventually run into a problem where I don't know how to do something I want. Whether it be something with a synth, or a plugin, or just the software itself. I use 3 different ones. I use ableton 8, logic pro 9, and reason 5, and it seems that there is always something stoping my creative flow! What do you guys do to keep active, and finish your tracks!!
When you sit in the studio, don't have a super set idea for the tune because you force it. It should come to you. Don't let the tool overpower your mind too, if you can't make a sound, don't let it bug you. Make sound when your bored or can't do anything in the studio. 20 hours for tunes, 4 for sounds. Walk around your house or take a walk and think of other tunes and listen to your iPod to get ideas from your old tunes or someones tunes (don't copy their tune obviously), listen to your favorite genre or favorite producer, if you smoke weed, do not do it in the studio or you will not make your best tunes. Unplug your internet or close it and take your phone, take out the batteries and move it away from your work place. If you put a white board in your studio somewhere for your ideas, I guarantee that you will never forget anything. Stay creative in and out of the studio. If it means writing down what you want to do or what your dreams were last night, so be it. If you're walking in the park and your imagination sparks and creates giant robots flying and fighting in the sky, so be it, write in your phones notepad and transfer it to your notebook of creativity.
I suggest you watch this video. Everything I said will make some more sense to you. :
Good luck and do your best. I want to hear some banging tunes man.
Big up.
P.S. To tackle plugins/synths that are bothering you and blah blah you cant make a sound, you should learn sound design to make some good sounds to beat the problems of making sounds.
P.S.S Learn one D.A.W not three! Find your favorite one you know the ins and outs of and then sell the lisences of the other 2 (if you want) to buy some sample packs and plugins!
Re: The challenges of producing edm
Posted: Sat Jul 07, 2012 5:04 am
by Attila
kid getem wrote:What do you guys do to keep active, and finish your tracks!!
Work. Thinking about work, complaining about work and mindlessly fiddling with synths when I want to finish tracks isn't work. The only thing that matters is creating forward progress with the song im making. Sound design, mixing and all of the other components of production are secondary to my ability to finish songs.
But anyway, you kind of answered your own question, to finish tracks you keep active, and more than anything, work when you dont want to.
Re: The challenges of producing edm
Posted: Sat Jul 07, 2012 5:51 am
by supaOGninja
Like others said, your problem is youre trying to use 3 DAWs. Seriously?
"Jack of all trades, master of none."
For reals, just learn 1 program. They all do more or less the same exact things.
Just different roads that lead to the same destination.
If you actually paid for the software you used, you wouldn't be having this problem. Because you'd actually take the time to learn the program you bought. Rather than wasting time trying to learn 3 different (pirated ) DAWs at the same time.
That's just crazy. Right now you're the one blocking your own "creative flow".
Choose 1 DAW.
Delete the other 2 (shouldn't be so hard since they were all free for you)
Learn that 1 program like the back of your hand. Then maybe you'll be able to do the things you don't know how to do.
Seems logical, right? Some people man, I swear...
Re: The challenges of producing edm
Posted: Sat Jul 07, 2012 6:23 am
by Electric_Head
How long have you been producing?
Some of us have been at this for over 12 years.
Re: The challenges of producing edm
Posted: Sun Jul 08, 2012 8:10 am
by outbound
Electric_Head wrote:How long have you been producing?
Some of us have been at this for over 12 years.
You've been at it for more than 12 years ?
Big up man I'm clocking up to the 3 - 4 year mark
Re: The challenges of producing edm
Posted: Sun Jul 08, 2012 1:09 pm
by Gewze
outbound wrote:
Electric_Head wrote:How long have you been producing?
Some of us have been at this for over 12 years.
You've been at it for more than 12 years ?
Big up man I'm clocking up to the 3 - 4 year mark
Re: The challenges of producing edm
Posted: Mon Jul 09, 2012 12:52 am
by ehbes
1 year....
Re: The challenges of producing edm
Posted: Mon Jul 09, 2012 1:12 am
by Sexual_Chocolate
ehbrums1 wrote:you bought three daws and you can't be asked to sit down and learn one of them inside and out...
no mention of buying, just 'using' lol
cracked editions obviously
Re: The challenges of producing edm
Posted: Mon Jul 09, 2012 1:25 am
by ehbes
Nevalo wrote:
ehbrums1 wrote:you bought three daws and you can't be asked to sit down and learn one of them inside and out...
no mention of buying, just 'using' lol
cracked editions obviously
That's the joke
Re: The challenges of producing edm
Posted: Mon Jul 09, 2012 2:43 am
by lucidlfe
ehbrums1 wrote:you bought three daws and you can't be asked to sit down and learn one of them inside and out...
Well, it's just that I have been at this for 3 years, and it is something I can never give up, but it just gets frustrating when I keep running into stumbling blocks, that hinder how good I want my track to be made, and how quickly I want it finished.
Re: The challenges of producing edm
Posted: Mon Jul 09, 2012 2:47 am
by lucidlfe
supaOGninja wrote:Like others said, your problem is youre trying to use 3 DAWs. Seriously?
"Jack of all trades, master of none."
For reals, just learn 1 program. They all do more or less the same exact things.
Just different roads that lead to the same destination.
If you actually paid for the software you used, you wouldn't be having this problem. Because you'd actually take the time to learn the program you bought. Rather than wasting time trying to learn 3 different (pirated ) DAWs at the same time.
That's just crazy. Right now you're the one blocking your own "creative flow".
Choose 1 DAW.
Delete the other 2 (shouldn't be so hard since they were all free for you)
Learn that 1 program like the back of your hand. Then maybe you'll be able to do the things you don't know how to do.
Seems logical, right? Some people man, I swear...
None are pirated my friend. I go to school took out loans and got some equipment and software. I don't even think you can pirate logic or ableton anyways.
Re: The challenges of producing edm
Posted: Mon Jul 09, 2012 3:22 am
by ehbes
^ you must be joking... Those are two of te most pirated daws behind fl
Re: The challenges of producing edm
Posted: Mon Jul 09, 2012 4:33 am
by BonerJams04
why would you buy 3 DAWS?
Re: The challenges of producing edm
Posted: Mon Jul 09, 2012 5:11 am
by ninjadog
Sounds like your problem is you have too much choice. Pick a DAW, now pick 3 or 4 instruments and learn to make a song with just those few instruments. I think it would help immensely if you limit your self to see how creative you can get with a minimal palette.
Re: The challenges of producing edm
Posted: Mon Jul 09, 2012 6:43 am
by NinjaEdit
^^^ Good suggestion. My current approach is to sample from the Absynth demo, and run through a free sampler. I might go through and choose one VST for each effect.
Re: The challenges of producing edm
Posted: Mon Jul 09, 2012 10:16 pm
by lucidlfe
Yea I know reason 5 very pirated, but I had no idea logic, and ableton are! I got ableton for live production with my band-we all threw in on it, but the learning curve is HUUGE!!
We record ourselves, in logic, and I use reason 5 as just one huge plugin I guess you could say. In then end though, I am just bitchin, and I need to just keep at it!! That vid with ill. was great by the way
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