Nanakai wrote:Lots of good posts (and a video!). For my own blockage, I will take whatever melody I have that isn't working, and record myself playing it over and over and over. It eventually mutates, and in the process I get inspired for other parts of the project. Ableton session view tends to get quite full ^_^
I do this too. Also, you have to allow the bad first draft. Something else that I do is to play over and over and then cut up what I've played, and copy and paste the bits that I like and try to fit them over the rest of the track.
Also, don't be afraid to let go of parts, especially favorite parts. Save them for another day. Try your track without some parts and see if it's actually better. I end up recording a lot that I end up not using.