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Alan X
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Finding Your Sound

Post by Alan X » Sun Dec 30, 2012 1:58 am

With the vast diversity in electronic music, it is very difficult to create unique tunes. Its even harder to remain unique while having a consistent theme on an album or EP. I don't want to stick to just one genre or set of sounds, but I do want my work to have a recognizable flavor to it. For example, you can make a pretty good guess if a song you've never heard before is by Pearson Sound just by his style. I get frustrated because I can never commit to a sound and everything I make sounds very different. It also doesn't help that I dabble in half the electronic genres that exist.

Any tips from those who have overcome this problem?

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Re: Finding Your Sound

Post by dsprainman » Sun Dec 30, 2012 2:03 am

Pearson sound is a good example. Top producers can have a huge variety in their tracks while not deviating from their signature sound. Take Mala, Distance, Skream, Coki for example. Just figure out what fit's you.
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Re: Finding Your Sound

Post by Alan X » Sun Dec 30, 2012 4:06 am

dsprainman wrote:Pearson sound is a good example. Top producers can have a huge variety in their tracks while not deviating from their signature sound. Take Mala, Distance, Skream, Coki for example. Just figure out what fit's you.
Unfortunately I've been spending the last 4 "years figuring it out"...

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Re: Finding Your Sound

Post by wub » Sun Dec 30, 2012 8:46 am

We have a similar thread to this that you may find useful;

Finding Your Own Style - http://www.dubstepforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=248572

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Re: Finding Your Sound

Post by mromgwtf » Fri Jan 04, 2013 6:37 am

Just make songs, no matter what, they will always have your style in it.
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Re: Finding Your Sound

Post by Sharmaji » Fri Jan 04, 2013 6:34 pm

mromgwtf wrote:Just make alot of songs
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Re: Finding Your Sound

Post by cpdwane » Sat Jan 05, 2013 1:21 pm



I think as Toddla T says in this interview, the best way to make yourself unique is to try and integrate the music you grew up listening to into your music when you produce. That way, your music will be unique because nobody else would have listened to exactly the same repetoire of songs as you.
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Re: Finding Your Sound

Post by Mason » Sat Jan 05, 2013 1:56 pm

Toddla T's fucken mad
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Re: Finding Your Sound

Post by cpdwane » Sat Jan 05, 2013 4:02 pm

Indeed.
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Re: Finding Your Sound

Post by mikeyp » Sat Jan 05, 2013 9:09 pm

mromgwtf wrote:Just make songs, no matter what, they will always have your style in it.

this ^^^^^

genres don't matter. whatever you make is gonna have "you" in it.

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