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Some by no means rigid rules Ive learned for making more interesting music over the years:
1: we relate to the human voice and language a lot, even if youre not doing something vocal finding a place for some sort of human sound in your music often makes it more interesting than if your music is JUST synthesized sounds. Humanized velocity and timing can help too
2: If youre going to sample musical clips, do it from things you like and are familiar with. Grabbing random music you have no feelings for leads for uninspired music, dont just make futurefunk or french because its cool, make it because you share a personal relation to the music
On top of that
Absolutely do not pull the main riff of your song from some loop pack, its awful when theres like 10 different songs on beatport with the same melody as yours
Absolutely do not pull the main riff of your song from some loop pack, its awful when theres like 10 different songs on beatport with the same melody as yours
Honestly I feel DIYing it yourself will always make for more interesting sounds, years back someone was infamous for just mashing together vengeance sample packs and it just made all their music sound super lazy. Cut your own samples, write your own drumlines
3: kinda contrary to that though, presets on synths arent your enemies. Learn to make your own signature sounds but getting stuck on sound design all day wont help you actually write engaging music. Spending hours on a single drum line isnt helping you at all
Just dont get too stuck having to make every single piece of your music perfect because you also need to learn when to let a piece go. If its taking up mental real estate often you& #39;ll write better music getting it good enough and moving on to the next piece
That state at the end where youve spent days just tweaking the levels of a few channels back and forth in search for a mythical perfect spot in the mix is your enemy, dont let it hold you back
Release
And move on
Release
And move on
4 isnt really a rule but a method Ive found useful
Dont always start your songs on the intro. I felt I was falling into predictable writing if I started every idea at the beginning. Often one of the first things you come up with is like the hook or melody
If you start the song
Dont always start your songs on the intro. I felt I was falling into predictable writing if I started every idea at the beginning. Often one of the first things you come up with is like the hook or melody
If you start the song
Off with it youve kinda shown your hand already, there& #39;s little surprise and then you end up with a song where the intro verse and chorus often are just bigger versions of the same line, which can work but if all of your music is that it gets old fast
5: Cut the fat
Sometimes you get stuck on an idea and it just does not work. Unpredictable changes of pace can be interesting but if youre spending too much time trying to shove a square peg into a round hole it might be best just to cut the idea and move on
Sometimes you get stuck on an idea and it just does not work. Unpredictable changes of pace can be interesting but if youre spending too much time trying to shove a square peg into a round hole it might be best just to cut the idea and move on
I tend to save as the file under a different name for like a variation of it. My project folders often end up with 3 or 4 different versions of a song where I cut an idea but wanted to keep a record of it
6: Dont always rely on the same tricks
If there& #39;s some way to change up your song or a back bone or twist you really like its tempting to keep reusing it, but it can get old and familiar fast if its the only trick you have. There& #39;s some musicians I can sum up entirely with a drum
If there& #39;s some way to change up your song or a back bone or twist you really like its tempting to keep reusing it, but it can get old and familiar fast if its the only trick you have. There& #39;s some musicians I can sum up entirely with a drum
Pattern. You really do not want your music to get so predictable that all your songs start to blend.
Also on that something I try to do personally is not fall into the same chord progressions over and over
Its SO easy to fall into your comfort zone here
I listen to a lot of music to try and learn how they write chord progressions I like to make my own less predictable
Its SO easy to fall into your comfort zone here
I listen to a lot of music to try and learn how they write chord progressions I like to make my own less predictable
You can form your own style without feeling like youre falling into a formula, to me that& #39;s where I tend to find the most inspiring music
