[ddots-l] Re: rekindling the passion for music composition
- From: "Gordon Kent" <dbmusic@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 18 Jul 2010 10:52:19 -0400
I have always found colaberating to be rewarding. I'm more of a finisher than
a starter when it comes to song writing. If somebody hands me a set of lyrics,
or a verse, I can go from there. I have rarely written something from start to
finish.
Gord
----- Original Message -----
From: Doctor cc
To: ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Monday, July 12, 2010 2:04 PM
Subject: [ddots-l] Re: rekindling the passion for music composition
Hello,
You say you are 40 years old, well you might try finding some one you would
like to work with who is younger than you. I am 74 and I enjoy learning how to
produce this music the new way. When I started out we only had two tracks to
work with so we had to do everything at one time. Just sit back for a week and
you will be ready again.
----- Original Message -----
From: Paul Leishman
To: ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Sunday, July 11, 2010 2:53 PM
Subject: [ddots-l] Re: rekindling the passion for music composition
Interesting topic this. This is just my own personal thoughts on
composing at the moment. I’m 40 years old and have been messing around with
recording and production since I was 15. It isn’t always easy to motivate
yourself to compose music especially up to a releasable standard. I used to
joke with some of the bands I have worked with over the years about the “eye of
the tiger”. When your young and just getting into music everything is new and
magical and one is eager to learn the tricks of the trade. Like most things I
guess once you know how the trick is done you need more and more novelty to get
the creative juices going. I’ve found it harder to finish tracks as I have got
older. Starting them is pretty easy though LOL. It’s like being a production
junkie LOL.
I have found that the best times I have had writing music have been
working with another like minded person. I always had more fun, got more done
and far quicker when I had a great working partner. This is despite all the
changes with technology and the effort it takes to learn it before you can even
get started on any tune. I sometimes wonder whether having a computer that can
do just about anything these days in some ways isolates us music makers and
discourages us from making the effort to work with other musicians.
Even though I have a room full of old synths, drum machines, guitars
etc, I have taken to just having my Novation remote 61 controller keyboard and
a laptop in the conservatory and a guitar in the corner. O yes, and my rocking
chair LOL, I just find having this simple setup works better for me these days
for breaking the back of a new track. I won’t start playing with any retro
stuff until I have gone through this process now. It keeps me on track if you
pardon the pun!!!
--- On Sun, 11/7/10, Steve Wicketts <steve.wicketts@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
From: Steve Wicketts <steve.wicketts@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [ddots-l] Re: rekindling the passion for music composition
To: "ddtots" <ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sunday, 11 July, 2010, 10:03
Hi Scott,
Everyone has that wow factor when having their first synth or Work
Station, the sounds sound amazing to you and you own it. In a few Weeks you
know exactly where every single patch sound is located and which one's you love.
Everything is quick and this links to being inspired.
Using Sonar, is a much slower working environment, , we have
issues with a lot of the great sounds not being accessible and there's a lot to
learn, however, once you climb the learning mountain.
The view is one of production levels that you never thought
possible, understanding of making a tiny softsynth sound so big it blows your
speakers off the wall.
Having effects where you can tweak or even completely change the
presets, Routing sound so you can isolate the whole Horn section with just one
key stroke.
I too felt disillusioned when first looking at Sonar, I'd spend a
Week on a project and when comparing my Sonar project with the same Motif
project the Motif would sound much richer and overall just better.
It took awhile and loads of patients before the Motif was finally
made to look like an old little mouse frightened in the corner of my studio.
I don't believe your Passion has gone, it's just frustration
throwing a blanket over it.
If you'd like, I could sent you an MP3 of some music I did on the
Motif and the revamped version on Sonar.
Just let me know what style of music you like and I'll send
examples in that style.
It's music from other artiste that inspires me, for example,
Prince's new album "2010" was released in Europe and the UK yesterday, after
hearing this album, my inspiration has been set to mega boost.
His best album in 20 years and I've got them all.
Steve W
----- Original Message -----
From: Scott Lawlor
To: ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Sunday, July 11, 2010 3:47 AM
Subject: [ddots-l] rekindling the passion for music composition
Hello.
I'm feeling lately that the passion and love for music
composition that I used to have is fading.
When I got my kurzweil pc3, and would play it, I didn't feel the
same excitement and creative spark that I felt long ago when I had my first
keyboard.
I'm not sure if it's a case where maybe I've changed over all
this time without an outlet for musical creativity because I've been without a
board for so long but I'm wondering, for those of you who have been in music
for a while, how do you ignite the passion if you feel it slipping away?
Someone suggested to me that maybe I'm just ready to go in a new
direction musically. Reworking old material is predictable and boring, even on
a new board and as much as I'd like to get into ambient and space music, I find
that when I try to write that sort of thing, I find myself wondering where to
go with an idea, how long to stretch it out, etc. I enjoy the long-form
characteristics of a lot of ambient music. Perhaps I'm getting in my own way as
I've heard that some artists have that problem.
If we get this new house that we're hoping to buy, I'll have a
dedicated space for my pc and whatever keyboard I decide to buy and maybe that
will help, having my own personal creative space. Right now, everything's in
the study which is a common area for all of us.
Thanks for letting me ramble out some thoughts and for giving me
any ideas or feedback you might have regarding what I've written.
Scott
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