With what do you really struggle hardly ?

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With what do you really struggle hardly ?

Post by Tagor » Fri Aug 08, 2014 2:50 pm

since i`m not come from DJ`ing

- its mixdown & mastering atm
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What do you struggle with ?

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Re: With what do you really struggle hardly ?

Post by tedlogan » Fri Aug 08, 2014 3:13 pm

Making music that doesn't sound fucking shit after initially sounding awesome.

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Re: With what do you really struggle hardly ?

Post by beats me » Fri Aug 08, 2014 3:45 pm

I tend to pile on and not focus that much on the overall mix while composing but when I get to the detail mix part there is either too much going on or I’ve already lost interest in the song to mix it well.

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Re: With what do you really struggle hardly ?

Post by antarktika » Fri Aug 08, 2014 4:43 pm

^ That, I also have a bad tendency of starting from a blank slate every time I sit down to make music instead of trying to build on ideas I've already got going!


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Re: With what do you really struggle hardly ?

Post by dave dominey » Fri Aug 08, 2014 4:53 pm

giant steps

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Re: With what do you really struggle hardly ?

Post by david.barker » Fri Aug 08, 2014 5:10 pm

Me its making beats and finding the time to make em,(in Live and Maschine) :(

Mixing and making good music,but hey I don't give two hoots,I'm learning and having fun,lol :D

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Re: With what do you really struggle hardly ?

Post by beats me » Fri Aug 08, 2014 6:10 pm

Also when trying the method of bringing all the faders down once a song is composed and then mixing by bringing them back up and tweaking track by track it usually ends up sounding worse than the half-ass mix I was doing while composing. :x

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Re: With what do you really struggle hardly ?

Post by Matt_Quinn » Fri Aug 08, 2014 6:32 pm

antarktika wrote: I also have a bad tendency of starting from a blank slate every time I sit down to make music instead of trying to build on ideas I've already got going!

God yes. I will even open recent projects, like what I did before...then close them & start over. Oy.
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Re: With what do you really struggle hardly ?

Post by Tarekith » Fri Aug 08, 2014 7:38 pm

Lately I've been struggling with sitting still long enough to take a track from a really good, but basic idea, into something slightly more ready for arranging. Getting ideas and finishing ideas I have no problems with, it's that middle step that I seem really bored with lately.
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Re: With what do you really struggle hardly ?

Post by dewaldo » Fri Aug 08, 2014 8:14 pm

Tarekith wrote:Lately I've been struggling with sitting still long enough to take a track from a really good, but basic idea, into something slightly more ready for arranging. Getting ideas and finishing ideas I have no problems with, it's that middle step that I seem really bored with lately.
same here

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