How to Make you Music Unique?...

**Happy Beats** · 07-06-2012

Well before you hate, im going to use Lex Luger as an example. If you listen to beats like Hustlin and GangBang by Wiz and a few others, you can see he has something that many other producers don't; intricacies. The wierd random background noises, the constant switchup in percussion and melody...How do I get my beats to sound more intricate and different??? maybe im just too lazy to click away allll day

**kebeats** · 07-07-2012

Originally Posted by Happy Beats

maybe im just too lazy

I think you're right.

**Happy Beats** · 07-07-2012

fight me.

**Pumpthrust** · 07-07-2012

If you have to ask, you'll never understand.

**Dillywilly** · 07-07-2012

Originally Posted by Happy Beats

click away allll day

this is how

**tharealphaze** · 07-07-2012

listen to beats you like apply what you like about them into your own beats and eventually you will have your own sound. at least thats what im doing.

**xXx_Dugan_Fire_xXx** · 07-07-2012

Originally Posted by tharealphaze

listen to beats you like apply what you like about them into your own beats and eventually you will have your own sound. at least thats what im doing.

Thats what everyone else does . . .

**studiomurk** · 07-07-2012

Just keep doing what you love, and experiment a lot. You'll get your sound pretty soon.

**Dillywilly** · 07-08-2012

Originally Posted by xXx_Dugan_Fire_xXx

Thats what everyone else does . . .

the thing is, you can hear something a producer did, and try as hard as you can to replicate that sound, but you're never gonna succeed 100%. you're never gonna get exactly the same sound. do that enough times, and your ideosyncracies as a producer start to shine through.

learning from others does not mean surrendering your individuality.

**Pumpthrust** · 07-08-2012

Originally Posted by Dillywilly

the thing is, you can hear something a producer did, and try as hard as you can to replicate that sound, but you're never gonna succeed 100%. you're never gonna get exactly the same sound. do that enough times, and your ideosyncracies as a producer start to shine through.

learning from others does not mean surrendering your individuality.

This is very true. I used to think, "why you wanna copy what ____ is doing? Do ya own shit" until I started learning guitar and piano and realized imitation is what everybody does to learn their craft-you study the masters, practice their techniques, and tweak it so that its yours. Now, it doesn't mean you have to go learn a ton of music theory or sound design, but imitation is often the best form of education. Just don't settle for being a clone.