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« on: January 07, 2016, 01:54:12 am »
It comes with a bit of time and dedication. It took me quite a long time to actually sit down and finish something structurally. What did it for me was a remix competition. The deadline actually helped me focus on it and shut other stuff out. It didn't make me rush it but the looming deadline made me not get too bogged down in certain areas. I had also made peace with the fact that it wouldn't be a masterpiece, but it was all about baby steps, and that was the step I wanted/needed to take to move on. it gives you the confidence to break through what can feel like a brick wall of frustration and 'I'm shit at this' that makes you open your DAW then open iTunes instead. It's part of the learning curve that'll get you towards where you want to be.
A mate once said to me on this subject 'learn from everything you do and try not to be too critical of yourself.' It works, even if you don't know you're doing it!
I'm by no means an expert producer, I'm still a newbie. I read and re-read things that will boggle me for a time, until it clicks, and the satisfaction I draw from being able to understand and apply things is what keeps me going. That counts for all areas of the process. It helps you learn invaluable stuff, too. I can't wait to upload my current WIP on here and have it pulled apart for that reason!
Also trying to start with something other than the intro might help you a bit. The track I'm working on at the minute doesn't have an intro yet, I'll just strip back some of the other parts and make it work, either when it comes to me or whe it's the only thing left to do.
Stuck with it.
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