Which is the most inspiring instrument when you start making a track?

[libernoteprod]

Which is the most inspiring instrument when you start making a track? For me, I could say definitely the piano, or a synth. For you? what is your secret?

[MegaloDeez]

Its the sound mainly. I usually look for certain sounds, whethr its a snare, a pad, a piano...its about the sound. And its the feeling the sound invokes.

[libernoteprod]

Interesting vision, MegaloDeez. In my case i can say, very rarely can inspire me, a snare or a drum shot, because i often make the drums after i made the main theme.

[Pumpthrust]

I start with chords to build the rhythm on my guitar. Then I would work backwards with drums, bass, then piano playing the melody as lead. Sometimes, I would alternate between my guitar and piano as rhythm and lead in the same piece.

[Xabiton]

Drums and electric bass. Synth bass is cool but drums preferably real or real sounding drums. Synthetic drums are great I love a good 808 just like everyone else but I love the sound of a real drummer more.

[proz9c]

Cowbell

[HERESY/KNOKK SHOPE]

Can't say fam as I don't make tracks one way. I could hear a snare and make the whole track around that (like a grimey or dirty snare and then making that kind of beat) I can hear a piano piece and make the track around the loop.

But, I can tell you this, for my album which is METAL/RAP and 100% different from the beats in my sig, the majority of the music (all but two songs including the cut material) started out with the drums. I made the drumlines and the guitarists were given a simple instruction "Let me know if you can vibe to it" and if they did we proceeded with the direction of the song and if they didn't (once or twice) I went back and made a new drumline.

[libernoteprod]

Nice ways!

[BrokenScythe]

Something about piano grabs me. Something about guitar too....they're just so particular when it comes to creating a sound, and they seem to be two of the most versatile instruments I can think of.

[Jbishop]

second on the cowbell. but i usually start with the theme on a synth. then build a kick snare pattern then start to fill the theme out in an 8 bar section