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           ecnadniarb
             on 2004-12-29 18:50 [#01439705]
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 Right, I am at a not unique stage in that I have 40 seconds  of a track I have complted.  However the difference this  time is that I am looking forward to continuing with it, but  herein lies the problem.
 
  I have the percussive sounds I want to use sorted out (hit  samples etc.), I have the sythns I want to use sorted out,   I have an idea of how I want the main part of the track to  sound.  The problem I have is when I try to tidy it  up...introduce a beginning...work on an ending it is  changing the vibe of the track.
 
  How do the rest of you do it?
 
  
         
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           scup_bucket
             from bloated exploding piss pockets on 2004-12-29 18:52 [#01439707]
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I complete a shit song
 
  
         
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           ecnadniarb
             on 2004-12-29 18:53 [#01439708]
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I don't think I could do that...I need shit to turn out the  way I feel it.  I know it sounds stupid but the stuff I do  is a part of what I am at that particular time.  I don't  have ANY theoretical music knowledge, training or anything,  so everthing I do is just based on what I am feeling.
 
  HeLp!
 
  
         
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           brokephones
             from Londontario on 2004-12-29 18:55 [#01439709]
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I usually switch between melody and rythm so that I'm always  working on something fresh. You could try sequencing the  skeleton of your song and then fleshing it out afterwards. 
 
  
         
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           bryce_berny
             from chronno (Canada) on 2004-12-29 18:56 [#01439710]
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I usually get the vibe down, and then once I have it, I just  work in linear time, adding, retracting things as I go
 
 
 
  
         
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           ecnadniarb
             on 2004-12-29 18:57 [#01439711]
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I hve tried the skeleton thing before it doesn't work.  I am  shit with melodies because I am a drum head, so I try to fit  the melody around the pecussion.  Nothing works.  I should  just jack the whole shit in. 
 
  
         
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           mylittlesister
             from ...wherever (United Kingdom) on 2004-12-29 18:57 [#01439714]
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connect, with wires (audio and data), as many of your own  orifices to as many of the computer's inputs as physically  possible.
 
  whatever you feel, the computer feels whatever the computer feels, you feel
  or just copy someone else. *shrugs*
 
  
         
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           ecnadniarb
             on 2004-12-29 18:59 [#01439715]
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I'll try that wires thing now.  Should be good for a laugh  if nothing else. 
 
  
         
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           mylittlesister
             from ...wherever (United Kingdom) on 2004-12-29 19:02 [#01439718]
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genius always starts off with a stupid idea...
 
  
         
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           Skink
             from A cesspool in eden on 2004-12-29 19:10 [#01439721]
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Have a drum or melody intro???
 
  
         
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           brokephones
             from Londontario on 2004-12-29 19:13 [#01439724]
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Keep embellishing your drums endlessly then. Get some  variations, breakdowns, buildups, whatever works. Fill your  screen with content. :) 
 
  
         
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           ecnadniarb
             on 2004-12-29 19:13 [#01439725]
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It's a melody intro...I have stopped moaning and just tried  to get on with it.  It's hard though :( 
 
  
         
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           Skink
             from A cesspool in eden on 2004-12-29 19:16 [#01439726]
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I usally save the intro until last really, just try to  ignore it and get on with another part of the track.
 
  I usually have some inspiration by that time.
 
  
         
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           mylittlesister
             from ...wherever (United Kingdom) on 2004-12-29 19:17 [#01439728]
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try to incorporate something completely different, my tracks  always ended up too monotonous. 
 
  
         
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           ecnadniarb
             on 2004-12-29 19:19 [#01439730]
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Your tracks are always quality you loon.
 
  
         
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           ecnadniarb
             on 2004-12-29 19:23 [#01439731]
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Woo I'm up to a minute and a half outline...I think my  record is about 2 minutes...I WILL FINISH THIS ONE. 
 
  
         
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           brokephones
             from Londontario on 2004-12-29 19:27 [#01439732]
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Excellent. I want to listen when you give birth to the  finished version. 
 
  
         
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           obara
             from Utrecht on 2004-12-29 19:41 [#01439738]
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next time before you post a thread like this :
  1.if you're shit with melodies get a mate who is not and  work with him [or not]
  2.apply brokephones' advice [or not] 3.give your track some time - then after a while you'll know  by yourself what's missing
  4.get independent and do whatever you like [or not] 5.good luck
 
  
         
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           nobsmuggler
             from silly mid-off on 2004-12-30 07:50 [#01439782]
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all i do is try whatever feels right for the track and once  i get bored  (or feels like it not working) walk away from  it for a while and try again
 
  not the best advice but it seems to work for me
 
  
         
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