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burned out

By episode Tue Nov 14, 2006 9:31 am
no, not the LCD on my MP...... me. due to a busy work schedule, and current midterms (and upcoming finals), i haven't been able to touch my 2500 lately. i feel so deprived of beat making; i can't wait until i get my 6 week break.

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By roxstar Tue Nov 14, 2006 2:15 pm
Don't worry man, it's been a good 3 years for me! Seriously! There are MANY days that I don't do anything but turn the thing on, but do nothing! I got kits galore with like 2 kicks and a hi hat, but nothing else!Just do what you can when you can. Even when I'm not with the MPC, I'm still thinking about making beats, and it almost feels like I've never left it alone. Sometimes a few days or a week off and I feel like I actually got better! Weird, but that's how it is for me! :)
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By Antonym Tue Nov 14, 2006 4:02 pm
take notes when you can't work on your mpc. this helps me a LOT, sitting backand pushing the possibilities in my head while my pencil is scrabbling about lfos, qlinks, etc etc
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By dablunt Tue Nov 14, 2006 4:04 pm
damn thats sad. you'd never catch me using visio to work out re-wire's while Im at work!! :lol:
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By distortedtekno Tue Nov 14, 2006 4:43 pm
cooocooo1 wrote:cats just be comin out in the forums like flowers it...
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By episode Tue Nov 14, 2006 7:59 pm
Antonym wrote:take notes when you can't work on your mpc. this helps me a LOT, sitting backand pushing the possibilities in my head while my pencil is scrabbling about lfos, qlinks, etc etc
Yeah, lately I've been commuting a lot, so I've just been really listening to peoples albums, and breaking down everything. Beat for beat, note for note, sample for sample. It's hard for me to even listen to lyrics to a song anymore, because I'm so involved with the technical aspect of how the song is done.
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By dark111 Tue Nov 14, 2006 10:34 pm
yeah, episode, I know exactly what you´re talking about.
In my case it´s even worse because I work as a professional
sound engineer and as an employee in a music store
so I have musical input all day long. /solving specific sound problems.
When I go to the clubs I´m analyzing beats and sounds ALL THE TIME
I can´t stop that. It takes me lots of drinks and/or weed then to enjoy the
music in that way it´s intended for......
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By trybtek Tue Nov 14, 2006 11:15 pm
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By anonymous_103 Wed Nov 15, 2006 1:44 am
dark111 wrote:When I go to the clubs I´m analyzing beats and sounds ALL THE TIME
I can´t stop that. I...


haha you aint lyin man. i do the same thing now. that made me appreciate a lot of beatmakers in ways i never did before.

but im having the same problem. i work full time, with a lot of over time, and its to the point to where im making about 2 beats a month. i've been working on the same EP since august.
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By udenjoe Wed Nov 15, 2006 4:03 am
I'm the same way. Working full time, taking 8 credits. I haven't been saving anything either. It's refreshing to just turn everything off without saving.

I have recently bought a house. I have much more room now.
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By Upright Wed Nov 15, 2006 12:55 pm
episode wrote:
Antonym wrote: Beat for beat, note for note, sample for sample. It's hard for me to even listen to lyrics to a song anymore, because I'm so involved with the technical aspect of how the song is done.


I feel you Ep.
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By Upright Wed Nov 15, 2006 1:06 pm
Antonym wrote:take notes when you can't work on your mpc. this helps me a LOT, sitting backand pushing the possibilities in my head while my pencil is scrabbling about lfos, qlinks, etc etc



Yeah this is exactly what I do sometimes.I drive a truck and carry a very limited amount of paper so a 0.89$ memo pad is an indispensable item and I can keep it in my uniform pocket.
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By dark111 Thu Nov 16, 2006 12:57 pm
What also might help against the burnout syndrom:

Load older stuff you´ve made ages ago and listen carefully
through it. In some cases you´ll find yourself embarassed about
the crap you made, and in other cases you´ll find yourself impressed
by your musical genious....
But in all cases you´´ll find some things to be worked over again,
e-g. refreshening the samples or re-arranging some parts.
This gives you at least the good feeling having done something
useful on your MPC.......
.......if not, go and have 17 beers.....
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By Upright Thu Nov 16, 2006 1:03 pm
dark111 wrote:What also might help against the burnout syndrom:

Load older stuff you´ve made ages ago and listen carefully
through it. In some cases you´ll find yourself embarassed about
the **** you made, and in other cases you´ll find yourself impressed
by your musical genious....



LOL!!1 I can relate to this fully.

By Claw Thu Jan 18, 2007 8:20 am
Man some great ideas so far, for me I have a really hard time because I am a paid in house producer for a film company so you can imagine some of the requests I get for music. One day people want some hardcore hip-hop club stuff, then they turn around the same day and say 'we need some mexican music.' What I do is I try to get away from it all and go back to what started it for me, in my case its the city Im from (San Francisco) and the djs that first put me on to the game. Sometimes Ill just say f** everybody and make some underground shit just for me. Working out and staying mentally and physically fit helps also....trust me.....

Dr Claw
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