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Hi,
I mainly produce house music (future house if you want to be more technical). Every track I hear just about follows the EXACT same structure as mine: intro with percussion (for DJ) -> some synth and/or vocals fades in (track starts) -> drums are brought back in -> build up -> drop -> calm down from drop (soft instruments) -> back to the intro where all elements are present (drums, synths, vocals) -> drop -> end. Some how though my tracks seem so repetitive. I thought it first of all might of been because I have been working with them for so long but it happens with every track.
I just can't see why my tracks seem so repetitive? I use the 8 bar rule (add an effect or element etc. every 8 bars). I use noise sweeps, reverse crashes and risers to make all my transitions interesting and smooth. I add breaks within the percussion and synths, again, to add interest. I use filters, reverb and other effects. I am literally losing the will to live! My older tracks flowed fine but in the past few months I been having a real mental block, possibly because I've tired myself out from producing so much. I can't even get past the intro of my tracks without giving up! I need to finish a few tracks to use in my interview in order to get into a school I want to join. Plus, I want to send some stuff to record labels.
Any ideas?
Thanks.
I mainly produce house music (future house if you want to be more technical). Every track I hear just about follows the EXACT same structure as mine: intro with percussion (for DJ) -> some synth and/or vocals fades in (track starts) -> drums are brought back in -> build up -> drop -> calm down from drop (soft instruments) -> back to the intro where all elements are present (drums, synths, vocals) -> drop -> end. Some how though my tracks seem so repetitive. I thought it first of all might of been because I have been working with them for so long but it happens with every track.
I just can't see why my tracks seem so repetitive? I use the 8 bar rule (add an effect or element etc. every 8 bars). I use noise sweeps, reverse crashes and risers to make all my transitions interesting and smooth. I add breaks within the percussion and synths, again, to add interest. I use filters, reverb and other effects. I am literally losing the will to live! My older tracks flowed fine but in the past few months I been having a real mental block, possibly because I've tired myself out from producing so much. I can't even get past the intro of my tracks without giving up! I need to finish a few tracks to use in my interview in order to get into a school I want to join. Plus, I want to send some stuff to record labels.
Any ideas?
Thanks.
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