Phait Posted December 14, 2004 Share Posted December 14, 2004 I came up with this chill type beat and bass line, like 2/4, and it sounds nice but I don't know if I want to use it for the album or for my other project which this sounds more geared towards. I can see it going both ways.... ah decisions! What've you done? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bleen Posted December 14, 2004 Share Posted December 14, 2004 Save it for a rainy day...mold it into shape to better fit the project...discard completely...punt. recording/mix guy don gunn.com myspace.com/dongunnmusic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Intheether Posted December 14, 2004 Share Posted December 14, 2004 Why box yourself into a corner with preconceptions on how you want your album to turn out? If it's only a bass line and a drum part, it can see countless permutations before it evolves into a complete piece. I think it can be dangerous to pigeonhole a project too soon. I don't know how far your cd is coming along, so I am saying this from my perspective, not by judging your work process. If it does culminate into nothing - or crap - them do as Bleen suggests and discard. * Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Soundsmith Posted December 15, 2004 Share Posted December 15, 2004 I assume you expect to crete more than one album or project in your lifetime. Follow this song's thread to wherever it leads. Write the song, not the album. When you have enough songs that fit together to be one album, release those songs, mix them into an album (IOW, they already fit together emotionally and/or structurally to be shown together, so mix them to match sonically as well.) But don't restrict your creative force into a narrow scope, it will cost you later. And the song you discarded because you weren't LOOKING for a gentle country rock song, you wanted a death metal screamer, is the one you'll need in a year or two... Dasher Dasher - don't ask me about those other reindeer, all I can tell you is Comet's in the sink! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phait Posted December 15, 2004 Author Share Posted December 15, 2004 Originally posted by The Soundsmith: Write the song, not the album....Adding that to list of inspirational quotes Good points, thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I I mjrn Posted December 15, 2004 Share Posted December 15, 2004 One wonders what "the other project" is...but as nearly syggested by Astor, you can always treat an idea in more than one way. You could do alternate versions of the same composition (we can never have enough of those ) or you could develop it into variant compositions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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