u usually struggle to finish music because of 1 main reason, your unsatisfied with the sound, or your struggling to find the sound you want to move the song foward. Realize this is because of 3 reasons, 1 u lack the technical ability or skill, u lack the equipment or resources, or the song belongs in the trash. You’re not gonna finish a song you don’t like. To overcome this, you can do these 4 things. 1. Experiment, try new sounds and arrangements, mute some tracks, layer, or swap sounds out for old midi. 2. If that doesn’t work, move on, for a little while. Return to it in a day or so, in the meantime try 3. Learn a new skill or remake a song, sometimes learning a new skill like a mixing technique, or recreating sound designs creates new solutions to old problems. Lastly, 4. Actively play and listen to music (that involves practicing music theory) music is a very deep education and the simple habit of practice means your brain is creating new ways to move music forward. 5 (bonus) buy new gear. lol
Yes. Well said and straight to tge point. I respect that a lot. I watched a video on " the cult of done" and it's made me so much more productive. And better. All the best Internet dude
yeah, i relate to this. but i produce a lot now, few project every week. and i noticed that its improving fast also the technique that i use come by itself. itss great, i also start to understand what tools i need instead of just getting tools. Can i also join when i am creating in a different genre?
I wish someone had told me this when I started out. Some of the best advice on UA-cam
I found this very valuable, thanks for putting in the time and effort to make this.
u usually struggle to finish music because of 1 main reason, your unsatisfied with the sound, or your struggling to find the sound you want to move the song foward. Realize this is because of 3 reasons, 1 u lack the technical ability or skill, u lack the equipment or resources, or the song belongs in the trash. You’re not gonna finish a song you don’t like. To overcome this, you can do these 4 things. 1. Experiment, try new sounds and arrangements, mute some tracks, layer, or swap sounds out for old midi. 2. If that doesn’t work, move on, for a little while. Return to it in a day or so, in the meantime try 3. Learn a new skill or remake a song, sometimes learning a new skill like a mixing technique, or recreating sound designs creates new solutions to old problems. Lastly, 4. Actively play and listen to music (that involves practicing music theory) music is a very deep education and the simple habit of practice means your brain is creating new ways to move music forward. 5 (bonus) buy new gear. lol
Thanks for the comment, a lot of good ideas that I fully agree with, well except maybe the last one :D
Check out Ira Glass talking about “The Gap”, essentially the gap between one’s taste and one’s skill level.
Its so true
Yes. Well said and straight to tge point. I respect that a lot. I watched a video on " the cult of done" and it's made me so much more productive. And better. All the best Internet dude
Must check out this movie! Thanks for the kind words, I appreciate it very much!
I just started music production and iam stuck in this stage is to finish a track
yeah, i relate to this. but i produce a lot now, few project every week. and i noticed that its improving fast also the technique that i use come by itself. itss great, i also start to understand what tools i need instead of just getting tools. Can i also join when i am creating in a different genre?
... Yeah
“We don’t know what we are doing”
I think that’s what u’re saying
Can you elaborate on this thought? ;)
🫡 Yes. So correct. And right to the point. I respect that. Thanks 😊