Ok, another post about lack of creativity, but this one is a little bit more specific. This is NOT about any psychological block, but a "how to" creativity process
I have some problems when I'm making the arrangements of my song: It always sound too repetitive, less exciting.
Actually, I have 2 issues, and just want some tips to get better. DONT WANT a specific answer, just want to know how you guys do to not sound boring.
First of all, I'm starting to produce more techno and progressive house style, and almost always I start with pretty standard pattern to avoid the repetition, like 16-bar loops of drums and percussion, etc. Then, when arrangement are ready (or almost), I start to add some FX to it. Even if both genres are, per si, a little bit repetitive in their own ways, I think that my tracks are way too boring. When I listen to some pro's, those tracks just dont get boring, even when they repeat the same loop over the entire song. I mean, a good track are constantly "mutating" without lose the essential parts. I know that the mix and automation and dynamics helps a lot, but i'm talking about things appearing and disappearing on the track.
Considering that LESS IS BETTER, how to make a track efficiently, with not too much crap on it, but not too boring.
Issue 1: How to improve the percussions and FX of a track? Its all about throw a ton of samples in it randomly all over the track? And if thats it, how is the creative process of it? I mean, when I listen to a prog house track, there's a lot going on. Lots of pads, effects and "random" chords. While when I listen to a techno, or other genres more "percussive", theres a lot of different types of percussion all over the track, unique ones. It's seems like the producers knows EXACTLY what they want and where they want it on their tracks, and thats a problem to me.
Issue 2, and most common: When I "write" the loops of a drum or find the chords, and it seems good enough to make the arrangement, sometimes I find myself stuck in that loop, and this lets me not be able to make variations of that loops. I mean, when this happens, I feel that I cant make a variation of that loop or a chord progression sound better than the original. Any tips for make the variations?
Overall, what you guys do to overcome those issues. Any tips?
Sorry for my english, I'm not a native english speaker
I have some problems when I'm making the arrangements of my song: It always sound too repetitive, less exciting.
Actually, I have 2 issues, and just want some tips to get better. DONT WANT a specific answer, just want to know how you guys do to not sound boring.
First of all, I'm starting to produce more techno and progressive house style, and almost always I start with pretty standard pattern to avoid the repetition, like 16-bar loops of drums and percussion, etc. Then, when arrangement are ready (or almost), I start to add some FX to it. Even if both genres are, per si, a little bit repetitive in their own ways, I think that my tracks are way too boring. When I listen to some pro's, those tracks just dont get boring, even when they repeat the same loop over the entire song. I mean, a good track are constantly "mutating" without lose the essential parts. I know that the mix and automation and dynamics helps a lot, but i'm talking about things appearing and disappearing on the track.
Considering that LESS IS BETTER, how to make a track efficiently, with not too much crap on it, but not too boring.
Issue 1: How to improve the percussions and FX of a track? Its all about throw a ton of samples in it randomly all over the track? And if thats it, how is the creative process of it? I mean, when I listen to a prog house track, there's a lot going on. Lots of pads, effects and "random" chords. While when I listen to a techno, or other genres more "percussive", theres a lot of different types of percussion all over the track, unique ones. It's seems like the producers knows EXACTLY what they want and where they want it on their tracks, and thats a problem to me.
Issue 2, and most common: When I "write" the loops of a drum or find the chords, and it seems good enough to make the arrangement, sometimes I find myself stuck in that loop, and this lets me not be able to make variations of that loops. I mean, when this happens, I feel that I cant make a variation of that loop or a chord progression sound better than the original. Any tips for make the variations?
Overall, what you guys do to overcome those issues. Any tips?
Sorry for my english, I'm not a native english speaker