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William70707 · Post by **William70707** » Sat Nov 15, 2014 10:40 pm

I'm unsure, if music production is the right thing for me. I'm a beginner(2 months in). I have a big passion for music, and I think my main reason for pursuing music production is that it would be great to create amazing music for myself to enjoy, but researching "listening to your own music for pleasure" it seems like many musicians don't do that for various reasons. Or maybe there are producers, who totally love listening to their own stuff for pleasure?

I'm just trying to understand what is so fulfilling for people, who pursue music for the art, if they don't enjoy it themselves?

manducator · Post by **manducator** » Sat Nov 15, 2014 10:52 pm

I like the personal growth, getting better with every song.

And I like experimenting with sound.

Hink · Post by **Hink** » Sun Nov 16, 2014 2:27 am

multiple choice

answer 1: some questions we really do not need to know the answers to, it would be like skipping to the last page of a book halfway through.

answer 2: if yah have to ask?

RunBeerRun · Post by **RunBeerRun** » Sun Nov 16, 2014 2:32 am

I don't like listening to my music, but do like watching my webcam videos. I don't like listening to anyone's music.

deastman · Post by **deastman** » Sun Nov 16, 2014 2:58 am

By the time you've finished a song, you've heard it so many times that you're sick of it. Or, it's like watching a magic show where you already know how the trick is done.

The point isn't to listen to your own music. The point is to DO something creative, to derive pleasure and satisfaction from the act of making something out of nothing. It is the creative act, not the passive consumption of existing art.

XorXisT · Post by **XorXisT** » Sun Nov 16, 2014 3:03 am

I like my music.

Actually I'm proud of my music.

Now thinking about it, more people should be proud of my music.

Hey! Why you all aren't proud of my music?

Crowd:

Sendy · Post by **Sendy** » Sun Nov 16, 2014 3:23 am

I make my music specifically to listen to. That's why I try and create my own thing rather than having a fixed goal of "make a house track" or whatever.

Yeah, I get sick of some stuff while making it, that's what I call "realising it's bad"

When you like a track, it's almost impossible to get sick of it.

Hink · Post by **Hink** » Sun Nov 16, 2014 3:57 am

Sendy wrote:I make my music specifically to listen to. That's why I try and create my own thing rather than having a fixed goal of "make a house track" or whatever.

Yeah, I get sick of some stuff while making it, that's what I call "realising it's bad" When you like a track, it's almost impossible to get sick of it.

I'm not sure I agree, sometimes getting sick of a song is only temporary and stepping away from it is the best way to regain appreciation of it and a new perspective on it

jancivil · Post by **jancivil** » Sun Nov 16, 2014 4:13 am

I like or love every piece I've made for yrs. I get sick of everything in a way and move away from some things for a time because of it. Then there is a revisit period, typically as not ,where all I know is here is this problem, and I know now how that can be better.
A year later and it's fantastic, all of the fault-finding paid the f**k off.

to the OP: if you don't know why you're about to do this, and it's like you have a choice, choose something else. Speed chess maybe.

Rah · Post by **Rah** » Sun Nov 16, 2014 4:15 am

I enjoy listening to my music. I don't know why, it's not that good

Sendy · Post by **Sendy** » Sun Nov 16, 2014 4:18 am

Hink wrote:
Sendy wrote:I make my music specifically to listen to. That's why I try and create my own thing rather than having a fixed goal of "make a house track" or whatever.

Yeah, I get sick of some stuff while making it, that's what I call "realising it's bad" When you like a track, it's almost impossible to get sick of it.
I'm not sure I agree, sometimes getting sick of a song is only temporary and stepping away from it is the best way to regain appreciation of it and a new perspective on it

No doubt about that. It's a question of nuance. Sometimes it's best to have a rest, or work on something else for a while. But working on music overall doesn't spoil my enjoyment of it after the fact, and getting irrevocably bored or annoyed of a track while working on it is (when no amount of rest from it can fix it) a sign to consign it to the scrap heap.

trimph1 · Post by **trimph1** » Sun Nov 16, 2014 4:18 am

jancivil wrote:I like or love every piece I've made for yrs. I get sick of everything in a way and move away from some things for a time because of it. Then there is a revisit period, typically as not ,where all I know is here is this problem, and I know now how that can be better.
A year later and it's fantastic, all of the fault-finding paid the f**k off.

to the OP: if you don't know why you're about to do this, and it's like you have a choice, choose something else. Speed chess maybe.

about the speed chess.

I seem to be going along your way, Jan

Sometimes, the time away from the piece does do the trick...

deastman · Post by **deastman** » Sun Nov 16, 2014 5:32 am

Sendy wrote:
Hink wrote:
Sendy wrote:I make my music specifically to listen to. That's why I try and create my own thing rather than having a fixed goal of "make a house track" or whatever.

Yeah, I get sick of some stuff while making it, that's what I call "realising it's bad" When you like a track, it's almost impossible to get sick of it.
I'm not sure I agree, sometimes getting sick of a song is only temporary and stepping away from it is the best way to regain appreciation of it and a new perspective on it
No doubt about that. It's a question of nuance. Sometimes it's best to have a rest, or work on something else for a while. But working on music overall doesn't spoil my enjoyment of it after the fact, and getting irrevocably bored or annoyed of a track while working on it is (when no amount of rest from it can fix it) a sign to consign it to the scrap heap.

I should really stop trying to leave meaningful comments when I'm posting from my phone. It tends to make me summarize what I really meant to say, and I leave out a lot of detail.

Yes, I do like my own music. I tend to get sick of it while recording, and especially while editing it. A little bit of distance works wonders. Walk away from it for a day or a week or a month, and it sounds like a new song. I've also tried my hand at making more abstract noisescapes which I can crank out very quickly, with the specific intent of having something original to listen to before I have the chance to get tired of it in the editing process.

arkmabat · Post by **arkmabat** » Sun Nov 16, 2014 6:06 am

This is like asking an extroverted person what's fun about a party.

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Some of the aspects I personally enjoy:

-how i can try out ideas in my head, which without recording/composing would require multiple focused musicians.

-creating sounds I've never heard before.

-the esoteric mystery of diving into a new plugin or patches.

-supporting and using all the brilliant plugins and devices made by triple-duty geniuses (sound design, hardware modeling, programming, composing, graphic design, etc.)

manducator · Post by **manducator** » Sun Nov 16, 2014 8:16 am

Rah wrote:I enjoy listening to my music. I don't know why, it's not that good

Probably because you are proud on the achievement? Nothing wrong with that.

What is fulfilling about producing music?