>pick up guitar
>pluck a few notes
>put guitar down

>pick up synth
>play a few notes
>???
>bored
>put synth away

>pick up sampler
>chop up the most unusable samples known to mankind from a 2007 youtube video about cirque du soleil contortionists
>fail to make anything listenable out of it
>put sampler down
how do I get myself out of this? I used to constantly be making stuff. it used to be difficult NOT to.

Put down your phone.

>>126826270
I did. I've reduced my screen time down to 4 hours a day for the last 6 months and nothing has improved.

>>126826053 (OP)
Maybe you need a long break from making stuff?

>>126826053 (OP)
>how do I get myself out of this?
Drugs. Get on the gear as soon as possible.

Find people to collaborate with.

https://voca.ro/1lRt4Cstd6Vj

>>126826053 (OP)
nothing short of global revolution of the proletariat

>>126826382
OP gonna have to wait until the heat death of the universe to make music again

Change the environment. Reorganize your room. Paint it a different color. Hang some shit up. Take some shit down. Change it up.

>>126826053 (OP)
is it possible you have adhd?

>>126826533
Not diagnosed but I wouldn't be surprised cuz every time I see someone talking about their experience with ADHD they're basically describing me

>>126826740
yeah a lot of us were self diagnosed before getting an official one. same with autism. there's a high rate for correct guesses.

anyway my advice would be to think about a subject you wanna write about and try to imagine what the sound/style of that subject would best be

>>126826296
That's still too much. Also how much theory do you know? I feel the same way, and I think part of it is that I should have studied more since I only know some basics so I'm always playing the same shit.
I wish I knew of a good resource I could follow from start to finish without having to worry if it's good or not.

just wait until you feel like doing it. can't force creativity.

>>126826053 (OP)
Go experience something you haven’t yet. Go find inspiration in your life and bring it back to the studio.
Or, um put a bunch of “bad” shit until you start making “good shit”
Or, just take a few weeks break. I did this recently and it helped a lot.

>>126826053 (OP)
If you're not taking drugs, then take drugs
If you are taking drugs, then stop taking drugs

>>126826819
Yeah just wait dude
>10 years pass
>Damn, I haven't made anything

>>126826053 (OP)
the point is to overwork yourself through work/school/private life and express your frustrations through the most obnoxious shitpost of a beat you can muster

>>126826896
well what does that tell ya?

>>126826379
What the fuck is this

>>126826296
4 hrs a day is still too much lil bro. 2hrs s the max, get a app that tracks your usage

>>126826053 (OP)
Sounds like you're a little depressed or something. Just a thought. Not saying you're sad. Depression can sometimes be prolonged lack of enthusiasm and interest.

When that happens I buy a new guitar

>>126828138
how many guitars do you have

>>126828942
4, I don't keep every guitar I bought

because you dont want to make a banger, you just want to fuck around.

>>126826053 (OP)
Literally me since like 2019.

It’s black-pilling yourself out of the creativity you had when you were still oblivious and a young teen just expressing himself.


When you become conscious of the industry/
how little time you have on earth/
how no one you know will actually checkout your bandcamp/
how long putting in 10,000hrs takes/
is this even worth my time/
why would I make drum loops from scratch when splice exists?

These types of thoughts that entire your conscious are your downfall.

“Dude get off your phone”
“Dude you might have ADHD”

All bullshit. We just live in a crazy world now. No one normal who is also poor is gonna go on a retreat and meditate for a few weeks for the sake of making better music. We’re all poor and we all doom scroll and nothing matters.

>>126829399
>When you become conscious of the industry/
>how no one you know will actually checkout your bandcamp/
i mean.. there's always just making music because you want to even if no one hears it.

>>126829474

The normal fags mind is scattered with content consuming and wondering how to make rent. Time has a different meaning now. Like am I gonna really spend half a day trying to make a track or just enjoy my time off / try to summon the willpower to knock out the next chore I have to do.
America is quickly becoming 0 time to fuck around or you’re poor forever.

>>126826296
>""reduced"" to 25% of waking hours

>>126829371
you make bangers by fucking around. there is no other way.

>>126829399
>“Dude get off your phone”
>“Dude you might have ADHD”
>All bullshit.
Shouldn't you at least try working on your own problems before concluding it's the world's fault?

>>126829510
i get what you're saying but there's always time in the day for a passion/hobby. if not, that's what weekends are for