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soulfood
IsraTrance Junior Member
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Posted : Oct 11, 2006 02:22
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I've been producing music for about three years now. For the first year I was making anything that came to mind, then the time since the second year has seen me pretty much making trance exclusively. When I first started with the trance I was finishing tracks fairly quickly, obviously the production wasnt that great but it was noted by others that my arrangements were quite interesting which was encouraging. I carried on making music in the same manner (made a kick - thats ok, bass - that'll do etc...) noticing improvements in my sound as the months went on.
I'm now at a point where Im paying much more attention to my production, to the point where if a certain part isn't what I'd hoped for in quality I won't continue. I'll make a kick which sounds ok... lay down the bass... fiddle with the bass some more, then after undoing everything I've done to the bass I decide it's the kick that sounds a little funny.
I guess my question is, is this level of self-criticism a good thing, as I have started to raise my expectations of my own output? Or is it a better idea to carry on as I was before and gain gradual improvements in my sound as my ears improve over time?
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Kane
IsraTrance Junior Member
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Posted : Oct 11, 2006 03:30
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Just do it, you'll get there 
Honestly, the more you can "mess up", especially stuff like a kick and a bassline, is a really good thing..listened to Ferbi Boys?
I suppose the new thing is to be the latest "innovator of psytrance", probably just because people are getting bored of the same stuff being produced all over the place, therefore, Experimentation = Good.
I do this all the time, or at least i'll do something like start a song, get some stuff together, listen to it the next day and think it's terrible, start a new song, etc.. Working like this ISN'T a good habit because you aren't getting enough done.
I think a better technique for you would be to, rather than doing the kick, then the bass, just get your loops and samples together in one folder whenever they come to mind. You can also substitute another bassline or kick that you think is "ok", do some more work, and get a kick and bassline that would sound better than the one you put in at first.
Basically do what you prefer, as long as you're getting work done in the first place. Keep in mind that it's better to do an entire song and to go back and correct it, or even add your breaks/fills/etc. later on when you have more of an idea on where the song is going..
Good luck! Let us hear some tracks 
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