Musician's block, how do you get through it?

maybe u shouldnt make 30 songs a night and post them on here wasteing peoples time, and make 1 beat over 3 or 4 days accually finish the beat then you will get real feedback instead of people being nice to u , cause your nice to them , that came out rude but honesty is the best policy right ?

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First off, I don't make 30 songs a night. I'm lucky if I finish 2. Most of the stuff I put on here is old, and never got any feedback on myspace, hence the reason I'm here. Second off, maybe I enjoy others' music, hence the reason I'll "be nice to them" and compliment it. I'm sorry you think my music is a waste of your time. But, don't think that you're speaking for everyone. I'm not trying to be like other musicians on here. I'm not trying to be hip hop or trip hop, or whatever. My stuff is soundtrack that's what I do, that's what I want to make a living doing. If you've got a problem with my tunes, then don't listen to them. You don't need to come on here and belittle me, like I don't know anything. If I want to post 100 songs a night, so what? It's not hurting you. Everyone that comments my stuff genuinely enjoys it. They're not just "being nice." as you so kindly put.

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ok see i hear your beats most of the time and they dont sound finish , i guess cause there 2 minute sound tracks i didnt know that. trust me man makein one real nice beat or sound track is way more fulfilling then makein 2 a night, i didnt mean 30 earlier lol just aggzarated that. my bad man, and im not belittleing u , believe me bro im not no better then anyone else on this site , lol u were offended by that , r u serious , y man i seriously was tryin ta help u , i thought u needed some advice , i guess not lol , hopefully you will take this as motivation and make some nice ass tracks bro, dont be affended by me , no reason to be, i'm sorry for that didnt think u would take that like that

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lol I see that now bro. My bad, just a misunderstanding. I know my stuff doesn't sound like a professionally done soundtrack.....yet. I've still got a ton to learn, and I'm still learning. I'm only able to do 2 songs a day if I'm really inspired. That's not everyday either. I've got projects saved on my computer that have been there for months....literally months!!! I know the songs are pretty short, you know the little 2 minute runs. That's because I still need to learn how to expand it more. Part of the problem is hardware issues. My computer can only run a few VST's at a time before the memory gets used up. I hear the song in my head, and how I want it to sound, but it can reach that capacity with this system. So I just make due with what I have. Which, in my opinion, isn't that bad. Sorry for earlier man. I didn't realize you were trying to help. lol

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its kool man , i use to make beats and my old computer was like that , u have to export the song and listen to it on a media player, then go back and fix the beat , that shit sux man , im so glad i got a new comp in april and when i record my voice now shits so smooth , i dont make beats that offten no more because i dont have the paichence to make them , plus rap comes so much more naturally to me .

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LOL True that, bro. That shit does suck!! Well, I use two different programs. FL Studio 8. But that's mainly as a brainstorming program, just to get ideas moving. I use Magix Music Maker 12 Deluxe as my main program. It has the record MIDI function, and has a simple interface. I just drop a VST in the grid, load an instrument, and play away. The drums are done with the mouse though. It's hard to do a drum beat with a keyboard. I noticed that pretty quick lol I use the East West Quantum Leap Complete Composer's Collection as my instrument bundle. It's got everything in there.

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He does makes some nice tracks. Hop hop isn't the only shit out there. Certainly not the best out in my opinion. Excuse KD, he is the ass of maketunes. He always acts like his shit don't stink, insulting everyone, and then plays the nice guy, trying to kiss ass when he realizes that not everyone will take his shit. Learn how to spell, get some schooling before you talk shit KD. You are the only person on here who doesn't think you are an ass. You will one day make it big, KD. I am going to laugh at what happens after that!

Spell check for you, KD:
u=you
r=are
aggzarated-exaggerated
affend=offend
not no better = Double negatives cancel each other out, it should be I am not any better.
y=why
i= I, should always be a capital letter.
dont be affended by me , no reason to be, i'm sorry for that didnt think u would take that like that= again, affended-offended. Didnt should have an apostrophe between the the n and t. How else was he suppose to take that?
Also, sentences always begin with a capital letter.
Questions always end with a question mark.
makein= making
arent= An apostrophe is needed between the n and t.
givein- giving
paichence = patience

Dark Zephyr23, a lot of people do what you do when facing that block. I personally feel that is what most do, actually. I , for one, think you have great music. All the more power to you if you can come out with that many great songs in a day. Everyone starts somewhere, and you are doing wonderful so far! Please don't ever think you are wasting anyone's time. You certainly are not wasting mine.

"I'm Sonya, and I approve this message"

I work through it. I'll just keep makin' stuff even if it sounds like shit to me at the time. I have at least 10 unfinished tracks at any given moment. If I don't like the way something is coming along, I just save it as is, then move on to another track. I keep doing this, for as long as it takes, until i have something worthy. If after a few days, I still have nothing, that's when I stop and start looking for more sounds, samples, and other forms of inspiration. I will start digging deep into all musical genres, looking for that next possible "new sound". The last thing I want to do, is to hear what everyone else in "The Biz" is doing. I find all that does is make things worse. It tends to make my productions stagnant, where I feel they will never stand out. The other thing is, I now have all these half finished and/or raw tracks. I go back periodically and go over them. You'll be amazed at what you have in your stock piles. You just forget about them for a while, and "rediscover" some diamonds in the rough. Give 'em a polish! Fresh ears on old material, if ya know what I mean. I just did this. I'm working on the last little details of some of these. They're still not the best, but they're progress and that's all we can really hope and strive for. Perfection is something to strive to... but never easily achieved. Always think, no matter how good you are, no matter how far you come, there's always someone further along and better than you. That's what keeps me going.

As for KD... He's the Dr. House of MakeTunes. He's knows his shit when it comes to overall production. Just listen to his tracks... They're damn near radio ready! The thing is, he shoots from the hip. You may not like how he puts things, or what he's actually saying, but after all is said, there's that line of truth behind what he's said. Pure, unmitigated, horrible truth. We all hate to admit it, but it helps in the end. He makes you think about shit. Sometimes pissing someone off is the best way to get them to help themselves. It forces a reaction. You're cool in my book KD! I look for that asshole who will tell it like it is, and never hold back. Sure you've said some things that riled me up, but it just made me look at stuff differently. Dr. Dattoli, Tuesdays on Fox.

Be good... or just good at it
You keep it pimp... I'm a keep it gangsta!

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lol thanx cap1 , and sonya i will consalute with you before i spell anything. Some of what u sayed wasnoted trew i think i is asshole . i be criticicialll 2 poelpe bcouse i thinkk theyy can takkes it. and i doesnt justed listinen ta hop hop . i listinen ta all kindz of muzik . i beleev u shuld tellz popele hows ya feeeel . u right i no apoligezes 2 no one no more . no matter wut i sayz 2 dem . dey b shuld b ablez 2 takes it erytimeesz , u berry smarter den mee i no dat nows . i justed thinked i wases bing honested 2 poelpe , can u pweze give mee spelning cheks again.

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I usually dont get writer block... I also dont try to make songs everyday either.. It never works good if your trying to make a new song everyday.. I always just wait for the songs to come to me in my head.. I usually have a song fully constructed in my head before I start putting it together on the program.. Forcing yourself to make songs is bad.. Waiting it out it better..

lol.. I think tom failed english class. Spelling really doesnt matter as long as you get your point across. That first post tom put was quite a dick move in my opinion.. All zepher wanted to no was about writers block and getting through it. Didnt make sense why tom had so much hostility towards his question and it was somewhat off topic but whatever. In toms sense he just wants to help people get better. He always comes of rude as fuck though

I think that Dark Zephyr made the forum to help others out. He obviously isn't stuck in a rut because he is coming out with great tracks right now. Tracks that sound like tracks from movies and aren't missing anything. I believe he made the forum to HELP others out who might go through what he already has gone through.

Oops! Let me spell check my drunk self. Hip-hop, not hop hop. And policy, not poicy. I will spell check that entire paragraph for you, it is just going to take time. I will get back to you though, so you may learn something from all this. I am just trying to help you bro. It is better to come up with one great, correctly spelled comment, than to get out thirty, poorly written comments. Do you understand? It sounds better when you take the time to spell check and to notice your tone in writing. It is an art. You have to be sure to perfect it. I hope you understand and take no offense.

Yeah, and also playing Half Life 2 plus all the expansion packs (which is about 32 years off your life)and then going back to making music works well. After destroying so much, and then finishing it, it only seems natural to create like a son of a gun.

LOL Sole, I couldn't agree with you more, bro. I love Half Life!!!!

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You know? I've found a lot of inspiration from maketunes. I mean, there's so much raw talent on this site!!!

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Eugod, you are my boy! You maketuners are still my family and I am damn proud to show it!!

lol kd

You couldn't resist could you, KD? No, no, The "King", doesn't pass up any opportunities to be a little "rooster-fish." It's ok though, it's alright. No big deal. Butterz is a BAMF.

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yeah i agree , i still think they should have picked butters instead of tweet on south park as there forth freind, quess it dont matter now , cause kenny is back

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lol yeah when ever the next episode is , they are some punks for splitin the seaon up , y dont they just make a full season like all the other shows instead of makin people wait 6 month to see the second half

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If you have a "block", just have a break I find. Good time to listen to other people's stuff. Also listen to some genres you don't usually listen to - maybe some real old stuff too.

Another thing I do to compose tunes, is get some existing music (anything) have it turned down real low so you can only just hear something in your headphones, but you can't make it out what it is, close your eyes and the "noise" will morph into all these different tunes, riffs, beats etc that you can use. It may just be my zany brain, but may work for others too!

Love, Ingrid

lol, what?! A healthy diet.. You cant be serious. I would never do that or suggest it.. Heres a better one smoke a fat ass blunt and play with your keyboard or program. Thatll usually get it

And ingrid I know exactly what your talking about. Though I never incorperated any of that into any songs I hear it all the time.. Could be walking towards a room with music playing. Sounds like a completly different song until I can actually hear the song at a normal level.

yea teddy a big ol fat one sounds real good right now, but we been dry since the damn hurricane [ike] hit houston but i still been makin it happen!!

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Look I had to change my eating habits, not related to my music at all. Around 2004 I had to do a dramatic change in my lifestyle, because I was diagnosed with Kidney Failure. So I had to change my diet, for the sake of my life. Around 4 or 5 months before I went into the Hospital for 3 weeks, I was on a writers block, I don't know why but I couldn't write nothing, no ideas, my mind would go blank. About a month out of the hospital, I started tapping out little ideas on the piano(keyboard). I noticed that I was more clear minded when I sat by the keyboard I know it had to do with me dramatically changing my diet, and got a lot of rest . I noticed that I feel better, even at the fact I still have kidney failure, I think more clearly, so ideas come to mind like before. I'm not saying this is the only way, but this is a pretty effective alternative.

Loj Digitainment
It's okay, no worries, I should have said something about that. But out of that experience That's what I learned, and noticed, about myself. I created a little over a dozen full songs, and ideas. It's something that's worth a try. I little something before I go, I've been sick for a little over 4 yrs, And I realize how much junk we put in our bodies. I know greats like Hendrix, Marley, and the sort did write some good, even great stuff, at the same time they where hard time druggies, or potheads. That goes back to that saying "there's more than one way to skin a cat" the way I interpret that is To get to an outcome, there is a more ways then one. I'm not trying to preach or anythingI chose to do it this way. But it's all good.

I kid you NOT it works!! Try it out for a month or two, and you'll see the difference .make sure you make some time to clear your head, actually you don't have anything to lose, think about it. God bless, all !!

mmmm hmmm, Teddy... blunts work very well... my bong loaded with some high grade Vermont outdoor works a whole lot better... not to say I ain't smoking a blunt right now... cuz I am. The "herbal pleasures" should never be thought to make one self creative, it just helps the creative mind clear out the unwanted to allow for a better connection to the source.

Be good... or just good at it
You keep it pimp... I'm a keep it gangsta!

http://www.myspace.com/1andonlycapricornone

FN druggies! Hey hun? Are you gonna hit that? It's a pipe, not a mic!

well never know it had a name, but i know what it feels like....what i do, i also played half life, but in 32 day's and gta san andreas with some cheats and blast some punks and riding to town with kejah west on the radio :D but i also listen to other peoples work or old skool music like jimi hendriks or beatles. the weird thing is that is has nothing to do with my genre, but it give me harmony and peace in my head. so i let go and after a week i cant wait to go home after work and jam on my pc. and somethimes i just make beginnings, so after a week i got 30 beginnings and when im on fire i can choose the one i like the most and work on it
so somethimes its good to lay back on let it go and somethimes is good to continu and keep on going till the drive is back..but i think its differant for every person. and for me also works is a bottle of fine vodka and a bag of weed(yeh im from holland) then it go's by it self. but i think the main thing is...dont force it to much and dont compere your self with great/other artist, cause that kills u. just do your thing and dont do it for the money and fame, but with the passion!!