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How do y'all handle lacking inspiration? Posted on: 09.08.2010 by Verona Fashbaugh There is no way that I am the only one here that occasionally hits a roadblock when it comes to DJing and producing. There's just times were I cannot produce anything of quality, and I just feel largely uninspired. I'm not going to force myself to try to produce something, because we all know how that would turn out. If anyone says something like "I never get tired of it because when you find something you love you never get tired of it, music is my life..." I will slap you back to 1955. Say hi to Marty McFly for me. But seriously, there's nothing I love more than making music, but there's times where I just am uninspired, and don't feel like producing. How do you guys handle this? (I'd like to take this opportunity to say that y'all isn't typically a word I would use, it just felt like the right thing to do at the time)
Rebbecca Fennell 11.08.2010	Originally Posted by sine143 I like to go for bike rides at evening (when I'm out of gas in the ped, or jsut want something quiet). that or walk. a nice long bike ride or swim is good for clearing your head. if youve got a block thats from stress, that'll clear it. my left ankle is shit from childhood hockey/football so im too paranoid it'll fold if i go running
Al Henger 10.08.2010	Originally Posted by Lambox I generally try to stay sober when I'm trying to make some music. There's been times when I put together a track after I've been drinking and the next day it turned out not to be so hot. :eek: see, we are'nt talking about getting messed up AND making music. if you cant make music, go out for the evening , hang with friends, have a good time (via any means you prefer). the next day you might find you have something on your mind. but it might be the next day after that as well (hangovers are a bitch).
Al Henger 10.08.2010	Originally Posted by photojojo I get pretty much the same effect from running, but that's a lot more work. I like to go for bike rides at evening (when I'm out of gas in the ped, or jsut want something quiet). that or walk.
Leeanna Ayla 10.08.2010	Originally Posted by sine143 I mean, I dont condone smoking and doing a whole bunch of work, but if you are very uninspired, it can help you take a break from being frustrated, and after you come down, you might find inspiration. I get pretty much the same effect from running, but that's a lot more work.
Hanna Ridenbaugh 17.02.2013	And old thread but very useful Ideas . I've been lacking inspiration and will try a few of the ideas here. Cheers :-)
Rebbecca Fennell 11.08.2010	Originally Posted by sine143 I like to go for bike rides at evening (when I'm out of gas in the ped, or jsut want something quiet). that or walk. a nice long bike ride or swim is good for clearing your head. if youve got a block thats from stress, that'll clear it. my left ankle is shit from childhood hockey/football so im too paranoid it'll fold if i go running
Leigh Derbyshire 11.08.2010	Most of the good ones have been mentioned, I've found the best thing to do is new music, followed by caffeine. Taking breaks doesn't work that well for me because I get an irking to mix and then it's still bad. New music is by far the best though.
Dj LsEx 11.08.2010	I usually call either my parents or my girlfriend to refill my spirit with empty praise of how awesome I am.
Al Henger 10.08.2010	Originally Posted by Lambox I generally try to stay sober when I'm trying to make some music. There's been times when I put together a track after I've been drinking and the next day it turned out not to be so hot. :eek: see, we are'nt talking about getting messed up AND making music. if you cant make music, go out for the evening , hang with friends, have a good time (via any means you prefer). the next day you might find you have something on your mind. but it might be the next day after that as well (hangovers are a bitch).
Verona Fashbaugh 10.08.2010	I generally try to stay sober when I'm trying to make some music. There's been times when I put together a track after I've been drinking and the next day it turned out not to be so hot. :eek:
Al Henger 10.08.2010	Originally Posted by photojojo I get pretty much the same effect from running, but that's a lot more work. I like to go for bike rides at evening (when I'm out of gas in the ped, or jsut want something quiet). that or walk.
Leeanna Ayla 10.08.2010	Originally Posted by sine143 I mean, I dont condone smoking and doing a whole bunch of work, but if you are very uninspired, it can help you take a break from being frustrated, and after you come down, you might find inspiration. I get pretty much the same effect from running, but that's a lot more work.
Al Henger 10.08.2010	I mean, I dont condone smoking and doing a whole bunch of work, but if you are very uninspired, it can help you take a break from being frustrated, and after you come down, you might find inspiration.
Edelmira Hannula 10.08.2010	This is starting to remind me of an interesting section Martin Atkins has in Toursmart about the effects different drugs have on your ears and brain in relation to making music, worth checking out.
Lilliana Perris 10.08.2010	That's the one!
Rebbecca Fennell 10.08.2010	Originally Posted by sarasin COFFEE!! Definately! I find that if i am working on creative stuff like....writing a melody and putting an intro together etc...that works well with the blunt. But If i want to do mix downs....and EQ certain aspects to sit well in the production aspect....i would do that sober....or I tend to go overboard. Ha if you smoke too much during a mixdown it ends up being a messy soup of bass....
Lilliana Perris 10.08.2010	COFFEE!! Definately! I find that if i am working on creative stuff like....writing a melody and putting an intro together etc...that works well with the blunt. But If i want to do mix downs....and EQ certain aspects to sit well in the production aspect....i would do that sober....or I tend to go overboard.
Rebbecca Fennell 10.08.2010	Oh and +1 for caffeine. Or adderal.
Rebbecca Fennell 10.08.2010	Smoke a bowl, and work on projects that don't require inspiration. Tedious shit like going thru long ass jam sessions. At worst I took care of something I've been putting off for months, at best I'll get distracted with some little nuggets that have made the gears in my churn to life
Leeanna Ayla 10.08.2010	Originally Posted by Lambox @photojojo: Wow you really have that routine worked out! The older you get the more routines you have.
Verona Fashbaugh 10.08.2010	@photojojo: Wow you really have that routine worked out! That's a great idea about doing some DJing again and finding new music. I've been so absorbed in my own producing that I really haven't spent any significant amount of time looking for new songs. @duerr: That's a great analogy, and those are solid ideas. Thanks guys!
Al Henger 10.08.2010	Originally Posted by sarasin Toke a blunt ....works for me! yeah.. this is usually a good thing if you are ever super uninspired imo.
Belen Wermes 09.08.2010	yeah feeling uninspired is kind of like misplacing your house keys, the harder you try to look for them the less likely it is you will find them - it's always best to just take a step back and breathe a bit, then you realize the answer is right under your nose. i find inspiration in everything and everywhere, but the things that usually get me hyped to do some music projects are - working on unrelated creative projects - shopping for new music - enjoying and studying other people's creative work; film,television,visual art,music etc. - listening to radio stations that play OLD music - socialising with other creative people - music events - online research on whatever topic of interest might be sparking my curiousity - caffeine
Leeanna Ayla 09.08.2010	I try to do an hour or so mix a week just for fun. This is my regime that I believe will help from getting burned out again. Mixes usually go up on Saturday evening . So I don't do anything with music (except for listening to otehrs stuff) on Sunday, Monday or Tuesday. I'll start digging for new songs on Wednesday, then buy them all on Friday and start gridding for Saturday. I'm going to do something like that post punk thing I did once a month I believe so that's a break from the normal as well. So change it up a little, maybe start doing some regular DJ'ing again just for fun. Make a goal of finding a new song or three or five every week just to listen to. Change the genre up on those songs and I bet you'll soon find inspiration from something there. learn a new instrument. Did someone say something about a midi accordion? You obviously love music, but I can tell you from experience that that's not enough alone to keep you from getting burned out. Vary up your game a little bit and that will broaden your range in the end. Most of all have fun!!!
Edelmira Hannula 09.08.2010	Originally Posted by munizj LSD or cocaine I recorded a 6 hr solo jam session on LSD once, I ended up with a couple of stupidly huge wavs and 6 hrs of the most boring "oh my god I can make a noise if I press this key" exploration. Not recommended.
09.08.2010	Originally Posted by Lambox there's nothing I love more than making music, but there's times where I just am uninspired, and don't feel like producing. How do you guys handle this? other than taking a break, listening to and/or buying new music generally helps as far as DJing goes. get a couple of new tunes and go crazy. when it comes to producing, I've yet to find the ultimate recipe and I guess everybody has their own approach. it's just as you said, creativity cannot be forced - but there's so much stuff flying around the intarwebz, generally zapping though youtube for a while will trigger someting eventually.
Lilliana Perris 09.08.2010	Yeah...take a break.... When you go back...it will be super fun again. I listen to older tunes that used to rock my world and try and gain inspiration from that! Also listen to another genre of music. Toke a blunt ....works for me!
Dorcas Bassignani 09.08.2010	Originally Posted by Lambox And you know what the garbage part is? You have to wait for that to happen. No matter how hard you try, you can't make that come to you. Man that pisses me off! i don't sweat it, when it comes it comes, better than forcing it
Versie Fearnow 09.08.2010	your alone man, all the payment is on me too :/ as for your urge, you need to curb it somehow, because the more frustrated you get, the more of a chance you'll have of saying fuck it, i dont wanna do this anymore
Verona Fashbaugh 09.08.2010	Originally Posted by Be-Ne-Dek Ahh i see, lol, I'll be a freshman at John Carroll in Cleveland. I'd go out and just mix it up, get away from producing in every way possible for a while, sometimes when I'm looking for inspirational, i'll play like a 4 hours long set in room just to believe about what i'm hearing, what melodies, basslines and such i really like and I feel like I could alter and mold into my own ...and if I may ask, are you the one paying the loans at the end of your college stay? lol I feel this urge that I should be producing all the time though. It's kinda like my brain is depended on it. If I don't at least open FL once a day I'll feel like a wasted a day. I'm weird. And yes I am paying all the loans, which is really uh... it's just super. I had to take private loans and government loans, which hopefully I'll pay off before I retire. Originally Posted by photojojo Nightclub City? Lol. I try to stay away from Facebook games. Originally Posted by munizj LSD or cocaine I said I wanted to find inspiration, not tweak out! :eek: Originally Posted by BradCee when i hear a noise i want to sample, i sample it and make a track out of it. the more annoying the noise the better. can go months before i hear something that grabs me. And you know what the garbage part is? You have to wait for that to happen. No matter how hard you try, you can't make that come to you. Man that pisses me off!
Dorcas Bassignani 09.08.2010	Originally Posted by Lambox There is no way that I am the only one here that occasionally hits a roadblock when it comes to DJing and producing. There's just times were I cannot produce anything of quality, and I just feel largely uninspired. I'm not going to force myself to try to produce something, because we all know how that would turn out. If anyone says something like "I never get tired of it because when you find something you love you never get tired of it, music is my life..." I will slap you back to 1955. Say hi to Marty McFly for me. But seriously, there's nothing I love more than making music, but there's times where I just am uninspired, and don't feel like producing. How do you guys handle this? (I'd like to take this opportunity to say that y'all isn't typically a word I would use, it just felt like the right thing to do at the time) when i hear a noise i want to sample, i sample it and make a track out of it. the more annoying the noise the better. can go months before i hear something that grabs me.
Laurel Litchko 10.08.2010	LSD or cocaine
Leeanna Ayla 10.08.2010	Originally Posted by Lambox I now hate Call of Duty and it's a miracle I still enjoy producing) Nightclub City?
Versie Fearnow 10.08.2010	Originally Posted by Lambox This is gonna be my 3rd year in college and I... erm... just earned enough hours to be a sophomore. Lol. Hey if I have to spend the next decade in college that's fine with me! I go to Eastern Illinois University. Last year I lived in the dorms and I had loads of free time (I dropped a few classes) and during the week all I would do is produce, and when I got tired of that, I would play Call of Duty. When I got tired of that, back to music. (Coincidentally, I now hate Call of Duty and it's a miracle I still enjoy producing) Ahh i see, lol, I'll be a freshman at John Carroll in Cleveland. I'd go out and just mix it up, get away from producing in every way possible for a while, sometimes when I'm looking for inspirational, i'll play like a 4 hours long set in room just to believe about what i'm hearing, what melodies, basslines and such i really like and I feel like I could alter and mold into my own ...and if I may ask, are you the one paying the loans at the end of your college stay? lol
Verona Fashbaugh 10.08.2010	Originally Posted by Be-Ne-Dek The biggest thing I would do is take time off, as gay as it may sound, put DJing and producing COMPLETELY out of your mind and focus on school, girls, new friends etc. are you gonna be a freshman in college this year like me? if so, where are you going? Anyways, get an xbox or something and just relax, in time, something will spur you to believe... "fuck yea! i really miss this shit! i need to get back at it" and you'll be as good as new. This is gonna be my 3rd year in college and I... erm... just earned enough hours to be a sophomore. Lol. Hey if I have to spend the next decade in college that's fine with me! I go to Eastern Illinois University. Last year I lived in the dorms and I had loads of free time (I dropped a few classes) and during the week all I would do is produce, and when I got tired of that, I would play Call of Duty. When I got tired of that, back to music. (Coincidentally, I now hate Call of Duty and it's a miracle I still enjoy producing)
Versie Fearnow 09.08.2010	Originally Posted by Lambox Indeed. The problem is, I just realized, is that I don't even have any other hobbies. That's kinda sad. But anyway, I have been trying to spend more time with my friends too, because I'm leaving for school this Friday. I like the idea of trying to produce in other genres, but that kinda feels trying to paint for the first time after I had been drawing for several years. If that makes any sense.... The biggest thing I would do is take time off, as gay as it may sound, put DJing and producing COMPLETELY out of your mind and focus on school, girls, new friends etc. are you gonna be a freshman in college this year like me? if so, where are you going? Anyways, get an xbox or something and just relax, in time, something will spur you to believe... "fuck yea! i really miss this shit! i need to get back at it" and you'll be as good as new.
Verona Fashbaugh 09.08.2010	Originally Posted by photojojo Looks like the overwhelming theme here is to try something different. Indeed. The problem is, I just realized, is that I don't even have any other hobbies. That's kinda sad. But anyway, I have been trying to spend more time with my friends too, because I'm leaving for school this Friday. I like the idea of trying to produce in other genres, but that kinda feels trying to paint for the first time after I had been drawing for several years. If that makes any sense....
Leeanna Ayla 09.08.2010	Looks like the overwhelming theme here is to try something different. Sounds like good advise to. I have other things I do running, bicycles, motorcycles, backpacking, etc... that all get different amounts of quality time from me because I'll get tired of doing one and switch to the other. If I had followed that same advise when I was your age and not taken two residencies plus a bunch of other stuff for one of the clubs in the 80's I might never had quit then.
Takisha Hodulik 09.08.2010	Originally Posted by Lambox There is no way that I am the only one here that occasionally hits a roadblock when it comes to DJing and producing. There's just times were I cannot produce anything of quality, and I just feel largely uninspired. I'm not going to force myself to try to produce something, because we all know how that would turn out. If anyone says something like "I never get tired of it because when you find something you love you never get tired of it, music is my life..." I will slap you back to 1955. Say hi to Marty McFly for me. But seriously, there's nothing I love more than making music, but there's times where I just am uninspired, and don't feel like producing. How do you guys handle this? (I'd like to take this opportunity to say that y'all isn't typically a word I would use, it just felt like the right thing to do at the time) After Is tarted mixing a few months back, I found the best thing to do when I find my mixing to be absolue crap is to take break. I picked up Starcraft 2 a few weeks ago. At first I was worried that it would take over mixing (and eventually producing) as my primary hobby. But I found that it is the perfect balance as something to do when I do not feel like mixing. I also take time to listen to music that I still love to lsiten to (Protest the Hero, System of a Down, Red Hot Chilli Peppers, etc.) Doing all this helps me clear my mind for new ideas. Gianmarco (I would also liek to take thits time that I have been using "mate" a lot lately, even though I am in no way english)
Omer Schmigel 09.08.2010	the way i see it, the only time i'm not inspired is when something becomes boring, stale even, playing the same genre the whole time bores me so i switch it up and stay inspired!

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