>record new material>forget how to play it
>be pretty decent at composition>be in band where other band members can't write music for shit>they have only ever asked me to help with lyricslike i fuckin had English class in middle and high school with one of the guys, and it was primarily his idea. he should know i'm an abysmal writer, let alone lyricist. i also used to complain that i hated writing all the time.
>>52794746that feel...I have fucktons of recordings and I don't remember how to play half of it and some is goddamn glorious.
>>52794746>>52795315>not just writing it down
>>52795294alos>be drummer>teach the bassist half his partsbut i don't care about that as much because it lets me dip my ego in the music rather than trying to wring words from it.
>>52795336>ever having time to do so
>>52795373before audio recording they would have called writing it down recording it.
>>52795424your words have some truth to them. i will heed them.
>always feeling like your songs are intrinsically inadequatebut i wont feel this way forever. once i grow a pair i'll be fine
>tfw you are a good songwriter/instrumentalist but you cant produce for shitAny production fags out there?
>>52795567link me your sc bro, I wanna hear
>finally getting a grasp on composition and make a few decent compositions>have to stop music for a couple months due to being busy with other stuff>come back to it and have completely forgotten everything having to do with chord progressions and melody
>>52794746>not making detailed notes of how you achived the soundseriously, how do you even music?
>listen to my music>love it, really proud>listen to my music an hour later>hate it>listen to my music the next day>love itim never releasing this album am I
>>52795588https://thedells.bandcamp.com/track/twin-sunsetDont have sc but heres something. Obviously quality is shit but also not a lot of thought was put into the lyrics so ignore
>rap>forget half of my lyrics at showtime>freestyle half of the song>crowd still loves itbased
>>52795695are you fucking shitting me? your production is completely passable. above average i'd say for a solo bandcamp musician
>>52795315>>52794746how does this happen i dont understand. like how do you forget how to play it
>>52794746>not having a good mic to record with>Being compared to Coldplay because I play piano and sing in falsetto>Recording song and thinking my voice is shit>Screw up on a small thing and throw things around the room getting pissed recording over and over again
>>52795695yeah, I thought your production was pretty good too man~
>write lyrics>make pretty decent headway>find great instrumentals to rap over>good amount of soundcloud followers>stop for a month to focus on relationship/school>end relationship>out of school until the end of the month>writer's block for 1 1/2 years and countingI seriously feel like I have nothing worth writing about now.
>>52796022write about how you can't write
>>52795903>>52795977Thanks for the reassurance
>>52796033Because that's always a great thing to do and never results in anything cliché haha
>>52796022you don't need words to make music that says things
>tfw never ending gear lust>tfw you still need a tape deck>tfw you can never find records to sample from
>>52796022>>52796072haha all cheeky-ness aside, you should try producing, it might spark some inspiration man
>>52796072you can always just kind of stream-of-consciousness some pretty decent lyrics if you have writer's block, especially when it comes to rap, assuming your instrumentals are on point.
>>52794746>create a new .als file>get about a minute in>cant segue, cant compose anymoreoh well at least nothing matters
>>52796112how many records do you own?
>>52794746>tfw recording>everything is going perfect>roommate walks in and starts talking
>>52796111I'll take the trips as a sign of good avice>>52796130I've always thought about it, I guessI guess if I spent enough time trying to make a beat that I liked, you're probably right in that it would spark something
>>52794746>cant record vocals because someone is in the house
All of my fucking songs sound the same
>>52794746>use midi
>>52795588 Have the same problem. I use ableton live. Don't know shit about shit. Any tips?https://soundcloud.com/prowlingheads
>experiment for months trying to come up with a distinct sound>forget how to write a song
>>52796146I don't have an exact number, but if I had to guess I would say around 40 or 50. I mostly sample from downloaded albums though, finding them in stores is a drag because their either super beat up or overpriced.
>>52796240true, what kind of music are you trying to make? i only ask because i have a huge record collection (in the thousands) and i still have a tough time finding samples haha.
>>52795373>Not playing in it by ear.Pleb
>>52796269Mind if I have your collection
>>52796167well hey man, good luck to you, if you write something sometime and want/need some feedback, feel free to message me on here bro: https://soundcloud.com/evo-auxilium>>52796221I just listened to the first track on your SC and I really like the production on it! I think it sounds fine man, great song btw.>>52796276I could totally do that if I wanted to, but I never have time is the real problem.
>>52796183because they are sleeping?
>>52796276To be fair, that's just not a great strategy for maintaining music that has any significant number of layers/intricate details.
>>52796302wait how do you not have time to earplay? It's literally instantaneous.
>>52796269I want to make music like Boards of Canada, but with obtuse samples layered of the drums like OPN did on replica or like The Field.
>>52796368I mean I never have time to sit down and play anymore.
>>52796375>layered of the drums*layered over the drums
>>52796384what is right now?
>>52796337sure
>>52796392I'm currently engaged in this thread passively while I'm working on a seemingly endless pile of homework.
>>52796420Ah, school.Wonderful.
>>52796420homework is mostly pointless shitebut eh idc i don't even know why i made that first post, let alone this one
>>52796339Better than not being able to playing your own music.
>making/recording/mixing music just about every day a few hours a day>feels like the stuff I make is pretty damn alright>no listeners>pls
>>52796296It's not all very good, i mean don't get me wrong there are a lot of gems, but thats the trouble with buying wax like tissue paper.>>52796375yeah thats tougher to do when you have such a limited resource of vinyl, the vaporware kids showed me the way of digital sampling, but I'm too old school i guess. OPN and BOC are dope though, do you have any rough demos or tracks, would be interested in checking them out.
>>52796435>>52796453homework is fucking worthless garbage but I need to do this shit if I wanna pass my shit and graduate.>underage b&I'm 18 fyi.
>>52796487>tfw didn't do homework 90% of the time, just aced tests>tfw graduated with the exact SAT for my course (engineering)fuck your stupid pointless menial tasks
>>52794746>>52795315you cant just figure it out by ear?
>>52796516man that's exactly what I do but these fucking teachers don't weight their shitty classes in favor of tests. I got good enough SAT scores to go to college for fucking astrophysics, which is what I'm doing.
>>52796559At the very least, do you enjoy it?
>>52796484I don't have any demos. I've never bothered to record anything since I don't have an interface or a tape deck.
>tfw believe i make quality stuff>don't really have a clue how to get proper exposure
>>52796575enjoy what? If you're referring to astrophysics, yes I love that shit, I love the math of everything, and just trying to wrap my mind around it. if you're referring to school, nah I hate it.
>>52796602Amen, my man.
>>52796611I was talking about your major of choice. Glad to hear you enjoy it haha.
>>52796662haha thanks man, sorry if I'm coming off weird or rude, I'm tired and high and just stressed off my ass, so thank you for having a conversation with me lol, peace out
>>52794746>>52795315if you can't figure out your own songs by ear you aren't a musician
>>52796729>tfw tone deaf
>>52796729the thing that gets me is i had a few songs in odd tunings, but then they kinda all jumbled and now i can't which one has which strings how
thats why as soon as im done writing a song i either write the tabs down or if im lazy i will record a video of me playing it.
>not being able to figure it out by earwhy
>fuck around with a bunch of tunings i made>cant play in standard>"yeah i play guitar a bit">"uuuuuuuuuuuuuuhhhhhhhhh"
>>52796420>>52796435>>52796487>tfw you will never have a group of friends that love making music as much as you do>tfw you will never be able to drop school to go full out Elephant 6 Collective, live in a communal house, and write music for months and months>tfw eventually growing up to be a wage slaveFuck.
>>52794746I usually write down the tabs for guitar parts I write. but yeah, often forget to play the older songs.
>>52796807you just play each string individually at the beginning or end of the recording. easy
I remember Billy Sheehan posting on facebook about how he had to re-learn what he did in jam session recordings. Just how it goes.
>be in uni>access to secluded band room>be walking 25mins everytime to go record vocals>cant stand the idea of singing somewhere where someone might be listening>completely noided>graduating this year>where am i gonna sing after that
>>52794746>have loads of songs written and composed>no one would start a band with me and take it seriously>gradually changing from being proud of said songs to being bored with the idea of being a musicianMy passion is dying /mu/
>>52795356>be guitarist>teach bassist how to play, teach drummer how to play, teach singer how to sing.. they hate me
>>52802354I feel this, when you take control of a whole band they're likely to assume you will make all the effort and they don't have toFucking pseudo musicians, lazy cunts
>>52802410i don't want that to happen though.they were a "working" band for almost two years, they wanted to change so they hit me up to play with them, i wrote some new shit and found out that the drummer can't even play triplets right..
>tfw you take new Merch on the road. >Sell all Merch at the first show of tour.>Still have four more shows to play in two other states.
>>52794746Damn iktf
>Can write decent instrumental tracks>Can write average lyrics>Can't come up with a damn vocal melody and am a below average singerOh well, it's post-punk for me then
>>52802622if you can write instrumental, you can write vocal melodiesmy vocal melodies usually come from guitar ideas too, just count the syllables
>accidentally saving over another project file
>>52794746>listen to it>remember how to play it againthis is all I do
>>52802685That's what I do now, I create melodies on my guitar, and then I sing over it, but I always think it doesn't really feel rightMaybe I'm just overthinking it
>>52795695>good songwriter>I IV VBlink-182 in it amirite?
I also think I am a decent soungwriter, but the main problem is, that I can't anyone who could (or would) play this with me..https://soundcloud.com/bazdesh_3/christmasjams
>>52796602>>52795683>>52795613>>52795294>>52802689>>52800074Life is sufferingAlso>be me>young>family want me to play an instrument>i want to play a wind instrument but i'm asmathic>finally begin to play cello>i'm lazy and not strongly into music>drop out the lessons >grow up>get into music>now fucking love cello>wish everyday i learned an instrument when i was young>regrets
>>52802949I recognized the drums for gp6 before reading anything.
>>52800074;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;i'm 18 and i do want to go full out elephant 6 collective, but my parents won't understand anything i tell themiii wish i could just........run away;;
>be me>27yo>want to spend all day every day making music>have a good job that I love (unrelated to music)>have to work 45 hours a week>mfw i'm too exhausted to work hard on my music when i get home at 10pmi do not know what to do, /mu/tants
>>52794746>compose the music >I'm the worst at playing itor>think of something spectacular >don't write it down before I forget it
>>52802140i does sound stupid but i have the same problemhow do i fix myself??
>>52796602Shill like crazy, bandwagon to hell and back at the very least let people know you exist. Also send any jackass with a music blog your album even if you hate that person or have never heard of them just send it to them asking them to review it no matter how insignificant they are.Another way to get exposure is to upload a lyric videos of popular songs on youtube then put your songs in the descriptions and annotations if you have a friend that has a somewhat popular youtube channel from cat videos or whatever try to get them to promote your album just do anything to get people to see you.
>>52803982if you like your job i'd say prioritize that. Having a job you like is rare, so stick to it.The music thing can be a hobby that you do pretty much whenever you feel like it etc.
>>52803982quit being a pussy and do the music thing in your free time if you want to. easy.
>>52794746>very musical person at heart >learn many instruments but can't play any of them well
>>52796183iktfb;_;
>play bass very poorly>enjoy playing but realise i suck ass>nobody to practice with >get demoralised and end up staying mediocre >ad infinitum
>>52794746>college getting in the way of any steady creative output
>>52796183>wants to be a musician>afraid of singing in front of people he knowsWow.
>tfw your life doesn't matter as long as you leave a beautiful oeuvre
>ppl ask you what kind of music you produce>you litterally cannot find an accurate term to describe it
>>52802949hey we're like the same guy, write proggy stuff in guitar pro and have nobody that would/could play it
>record part>come back a few days later and want to re-do it>forgot guitar tone settings
>killer new riffs>even manage to write good transitions>whole song done except vocals>realize you entirely ripped off "Hate to Say I Told You So" by the Hives without meaning to>song is in a different key, but still sounds way too close.
>>52805835Steven does.
>laptop crashes>hadn't backed up recent enough>can't do show on Wednesday because my instrumentals all got corrupted or lost in the crashFucking kill me
>>52805866
>>52806262>>52805866so when are we starting a band?
>>52806269well probably never because i'm too inconsistent a drummer, and not a good enough guitarist or bassist to play the shit like i write at least. i kinda go for more of a math rock vibe too than straight prog
>>52806396I do have some of these too.. Because I'm in a band where prog is too much, so I'm just trying to lay down some math-ish guitar over 4/4 beat (because drummer can't drum very well in anything but 4/4..)
>>52803133>i want to play a wind instrument but i'm asmathicI fucking laughed .
OP you are me
>tfw another guy crashing here is playing his hollywood undead playlist, drinking mountain dew and playing call of dutyI'm living with a stereotype
>>52802622Feel exactly the same here, man.But I'm just working on it and i feel like it's getting better, so keep working !
>>52795695dude i like it you have similar sound to carseat headrest
>writing decent songs>becoming a better musician>producing and recording songs that don't sound like shit (tho they're "lo-fi" because of my lack of actual recording equipment)>have finally gained the confidence to perform in front of people on a whim>no other musicians to play with>need so badly just to play music with someone else, i don't care who's song it is or if i don't play guitar i just wanna play>tfw dying inside>still recording decent songs tho
>>52808176just perform by yourself, it really isn't that hardGetting on stage is hard, but once you are up there is just comes naturally
>>52795336>not taking a video on your phone so that you have an audio and visual reminder
>tfw you have all sorts of experimental ideas for songs >can't write or record any of them without anyone to play along with>know absolutely no one who would want to or know how>just record a bunch of mediocre novelty pop songs insteadIt just feels like such a waste. I can't listen to my favourite records now without being envious of them finding people to perform with who are on the same wavelength