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I keep trying to get into the groove, but the whole situation has me so down and feeling uncreative. Outside of listening to vinyl, I really can’t get into tunes at all. The thought that we will never be able to club again just has me so down. Going to make an effort to bang out original work this weekend.

i’ve just started with the colour tags too, don’t have a system down yet. also working on creating my own sample library from sounds i make, but don’t want to use in the current project. whatever helps to speed up my workflow.

i’ve got a launchpad that i don’t use much, assigning samples to pads like you mentioned might be a good idea.

    Is every EP released in the second half of the year going to be called something like ‘Locked Down’ or ‘Self Isolation’?

    Not surprising to see comments such as @zackster ’s above, this may not be the most inspiring time.

    lol i was saying that to my wife the other day. any song or mix with ‘quarantine’ or ‘virus’ or ‘lockdown’ in the title is a red flag that it was made by a 12 year old. automatic skip.

    303abuser I wouldn’t hold off from using sounds / samples you used in previous tracks. There’s loads of cross pollination in the music I’m making.

    PS - bit confusing that you don’t appear to be able to quote using this format.

        apyssjw PS - bit confusing that you don’t appear to be able to quote using this format.

        Select the text you want to quote then hit the quote button which pops up.

        🙂

          apyssjw absolutely, i do the same. i tend to create all of my fx chains, sends, etc. from scratch each time as i don’t want to get caught in a template loop, but i recycle samples all the time, especially percussion.

            303abuser Looking forward to the album. Sounds very good from the snippets.

              Henry i always look forward to your new tracks, this one is really good too. love the wide pad swells and the piano sits in space really well. we need to work on something together at some point.

              and thanks, i’m pretty happy with the album. i’ve got a track on an ep from slope point out tomorrow, so i’ll post it here when it’s been released.

                Thank you. Much appreciated as always for the feedback.

                And sounds like a bloody good plan too. 😀

                  Yeah good luck with release, 303. İ like the samples.

                    Henry no worries. if you have something half finished or part of an idea you don’t know what to do with, send the stems my way. i finish almost everything i start these days, but i’m happy to do the same vs. trying to grind out an idea. and if it’s dub sounding, i have a couple of release connections now too, plus i can get it mastered.