How To "Be Unique & Find Your Sound" (but With LESS STRESS)
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Finding your unique style as a music producer and discovering your signature sound is hard, but it's important to get closer and closer to this goal and to differentiate yourself as a music producer so that you stand out. But Being unique and finding your sound doesn't have to be impossible. In fact, here's a healthy, stress-free way to solve for that ;)
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In summary, make music for YOU and make a ton of it.
Patterns should emerge over time as "your sound".
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People needed this video to explore new and unique artists now! Producers even more for bending the genres to over the expectations! I found my own sound in 2 weeks and how? The cheat code is fun and passion and experimentation!!!
The thing is, I know exactly what kind of sound I want to make but everytime I sit down and make a song I end up just hating it
I love this. Every time I get caught up in seeking recognition from others I try to remind myself, make music for me. It never lets me down.
@@monteemusic174 Do you work with swing/ groove? This can be a huge reason as to why your sound isnt as you want it to be.
Its once you've mastered an established genre that you can start to advance it I feel like. Copying others is a great way to learn. Then you take all the stuff you like and combine it to make it your own.
Good point - copying is a great way to learn, but then you must evolve!
Couldn't have said it better myself, and that's probably how the majority of artists work
I agree. Lol the only reason I looked at this video is because the âtitleâ literally, on principle, cannot be taught. I wanted to see what was said. But this is true. Itâs how I got started. Once you learn the basics and pick up little tricks you can start to experiment. You donât start playing jazz piano without first learning chopsticks or Mary had a little lamb
Plus people make music they like and what you like has a reference point like if some loves Kanye west they might be making a bunch of soul beats or what not
Invent your own genre
Protip literally. Don't stop listening to music you like, discover genres that you wouldn't think you'd like, and then watch it all come together as your own genre to create
I start my laptop open up my DAW.
the next few hours are the best hours of my day and that's all I care about rn.
Sometimes I don't even work on a track I just manipulate synths and other one-shots and it makes me feel like I have a purpose.
Which lap do you usee... Any lag Or something.. I am confused to take lapnor PC for production..?
@@highlandpubgstore6918 I use an old macbook
it is fairly smooth but the new mac is way better.
After 6 years I finally "found" my sound. I signed with a record label last year that loved my sound. Still working on it slowly as I know I have a long way to go before I perfect it. Just don't give up people :)
Congrats!
Tips and trick to making my own style?
Damn, Iâm currently stuck in a creative rut, debating and feeling lost about my music and this video is exactly what I need to hear right now. Thank you so much.
same here! sometimes we just need to pinch ourselves to get back to work and do a 100 bad ideas đ agree that the video was very useful and motivating
It's a normal part of the creative process! Might want to watch this too - czcams.com/video/_9VAsQTVJWw/video.html
Yup in the same rut! Dutch Hardcore is sounding all the same and there's nothing really inspiring, so that's sapped me of creative flow. This video has reminded me to find my own sound. Not to try to be the next so-and-so. Definitely music to my ears!
same!!
Same
âMaking what comes easily and is funâ is truly the answer to finding your sound. I have recently discovered Iâve found my sound and that is exactly how it started to happen. I was straining myself producing then Iâd give up and make something fun and quick, then I thought âI wonât be as good at those other sounds... But nobody will be as good at making mineâ
When I started getting into production my buddy who went to school for everything and has been doing this for over 13 years gave me the best advice I could have gotten, he told me âdonât second guess yourself, if you find something you like to go with itâ second guessing causes you to over think everything you are doing. When I went into making music, and even a year later, I only make music for myself. I publish it online for others to enjoy but I donât care if it becomes popular or not, to me making music allows me to express myself when my words and vocabulary just donât seem to work.
Your unique sound can also change over time, so don't feel like finding your sound will be only one sound you'll stick to for the rest of your career!
thank you sol state for compiling all the important clips about music prod â€ïž
Youâre genuinely a genius for creating this channel man. Thatâs all I got to say. This video really helped me.
Glad it really helped ;)
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Producing now, sorting later.
I think this was a thought that has greatly helped me lately as well, producing whatever it is I wanna hear, and then when I've collected all these tracks, I can master all of it to make it sound like its all coming from one place, but that can't happen till I make all the music in my head that I want to hear in the world. So your words definitely gave my thoughts a good place to reside on.
This is probably the clearest video I've watched on this topic, because its a really simple deal, yet very hard to grasp. Thanks!
the act of creating music deliberately, and genuinely will yield excitement and new discoveries.
big facts! ty sol state
i really needed this, thanks
Love your ideas and messages on this channel. Keep up the good work! đ
This channel keeps me alive!
I like your message. When I began my journey I didn't know what I would come up with. It took a lot of experimentation to create something. I am always proud of what I produce.
One thing I really liked about this is these tips can be applied even to other things. Really gave me a new outlook for my streams and stuff. It may not be music but yeah
Think people get a little lost (myself included) trying to make songs in the style/sounds like whats popular at the moment and there is nothing wrong with that. But the most fun I've had is just really messing about with synths and drums and create something that maybe isn't the usual thing I would always listen to but something that happens to come naturally.
I feel you, just got to get the musical sillies out sometimes- every session shouldnât have a song come out of it but a step closer to the best song of your life. Just write what feels natural instead of trying to fit into a bubble of whatâs hot. Styles come and go and music is so so vast that you have the power to make something amazing that nobody even knows exists yet.
for fuck's sake, this methodic is nuts
luv yo shorts. keep it on man
This is a dope video!! Definitely something Iâve been struggling with
Thank you for your content. It helps a lot!
I needed this â€ïž
WOW
this is what I needed to hear
I needed this, thanks man!
Sol state makes these tip videos so often so much that he HAS to have a brain completely packed with golden knowledge. I envy you homie
This was really helpful! Thanks for putting this out!
Great take on the age old question. Thanks for leading us producers out of our own heads and back into our good habits
Thanks! Well said, "Out of our heads and back to good habits"
Dude this has to be one of the most perfectly timed videos on the planet. I have been stressing THEE hell out about this area of my music making, especially for the past couple weeks. THANK YOU
Glad to be of service
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Thanks mate ;)
Very cool video man.
Best channel for musicians
I wanted to like this video maybe a dozen times. Sol State you're a blessing fr, I cannot emphasize it enough
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This was very helpful. Thanks!!
Perfect time to get this video!
Thank You!!
Helpful tips.
Just subscribed, love the content
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Coldplay, The Weeknd and Frank Ocean have always been my main inspirations for singing, producing, arranging and all that. It wasnât until years later where I really started to figure out what âIâ sound like instead of trying to sound like my inspirations. A big thing to remember is that you and your favorite artists most likely have not had the same experiences down to every detail. You gotta live YOUR life. Your own experiences will affect your sound!
Damn, I wish this video existed when I started making music. In the past I tried to make complex and "different" sounds but in the end it always sounds like something that already exists. So for anyone having a hard time not knowing what to do, this video really helps.
Great video! One tip from my side would be that, if you are producing like your favourite artist, like using their presets and drum samples and thinking it's what makes you happy and I only care about the end product, then somewhere between you will realise that you can't really find your identity in the song. So make that sure in your mind while overusing a particular artist's presets and samples. Hope it helps đŻ
they way you did these comments was really nice my g.
What helps me is trying to make bad music (As opposed to good but boring music {like the Avicii example})
thank you! 3x
What i am doing in my life , it is make music around one loop( or one thing) what i a made .It is finding new ways how to make ideas better in everything .
Hey man I'm having a lot of doubt currently with my current project but videos like these rly help me stay motivated and inspired thanks :D
Glad to hear they help! This one might help as well - czcams.com/video/_9VAsQTVJWw/video.html
GREAT VID đ€©
So good!
Thanks for being part of this Jay ;)
This is really great thanks! I'm sort of in this mindset right now. I'm making music that I'm really enjoying and I listen back the next morning as I walk my dog. If I get a little groove in my step I know I've done something decent. I'm probably listening to my own music more than other artists right now and I love it. Not in a big headed way, but because I'm refining my sound each time I listen and work on the mistakes from the last track. Definitely finding my own sound now for sure đ
That's a great habit, listening back next morning on a walk!
Such a helpful video. Thanks for putting it together
Glad it was helpful!
I had a chance to talk with Spag Heddy after a rave once and he gave me some advice. He told me to stop following tutorials and to be unique in creating my own sound. I haven't watched a tutorial since then, and I have much more confidence in my own sound now.
can't remember if i commented on this video before.. but i've watched this video so many times!! lol really appreciate all the encouraging content Sol State!! :)
Glad you enjoyed :)
This gave me peace đïž
Good place to start
i agree 100% i heard Skrillex in one of his interview "make music you wanted to listen to as a kid" something like this, but it made so much sense and I try to do that but its really really really hard to stand out and at the same time sound good as well
Again amazing video, keep it up đđđ
Thank you! Will do!
3:43.....needed this dawg
I needed this T_T
new thing comes from old things.
it's about recombination.
take experiences as much as possible.
then recombine it 'unconsciously' by your emotions and thoughts.
Well this is going to help.
Love this
Finding your own sound is more finding what you love in music and applying it. Its all about style. Example if you making trap and you use the generic drums that would be cool i guess but what about placements how you use your drums even you can change the sound. Etc so many ways you can create a lane. Look at southside he was known for his "epilepsy hi hats" back then that right there brought something to the game that wasnt there. Alot of music is like this as well
i love u sol state
sick vid guys
awesome stuff
"Excellency to the point of originality doesn't exist.". -my fav. producer.
need more videos like this bro!!!
On it!
great video
This video was really helpful, thank you for posting it
Glad it was helpful!
Glad it was helpful!
I made my first music, and it was on a platform named (Soundtrap) I have no experince in music theory or how buttons on music works. But I try to learn yk
great content...appreciate it đ
Appreciate it!
âMake the music that u wish you could listen toâ more sol state please!!!!!
That was Jay Eskar! Love that one too
âFurther the genreâ đ„
A great goal!
One thing I've been able to do since puberty is go from deep chest voice lower than the chocolate rain guy or Johnny cash into really high head voice like Maynard without going into falsetto. I can't get into whistle voice but the range from low to high is pretty wide. As a kid I nearly drowned a few times and for some reason though that expanding my throat to the side would help if I was under water. That doesn't make any sense as an adult but I used to do these throat stretches and maybe that's what led to the deep voice? I don't know. That seems like a unique thing I guess.
I fucking love Fox so much hes such a good guy
I know that Claurish dude. He's dope
Nice tips
i just gotta get better i love the navy blue, mike sound, and been trying to get that friday injury reserve sound, which is basically a jazz blues sample slowed down the whole beat with 808's added, and other cuts. Then the song adds high hats gets more uptempo like a trap beat. Then i also like deathcamp by tyler and new magic wand a ton. Influenced by Monte's backstage pass and all that. its a mess right now lol.
Best advice to not think about sound or even genre during the creative process!
Saludos pa mi compa Jay Eskar
in the process of pushing sheddpakk to the spotlight cause of this vid âŠïžâ€ïž
love that jay eskar part
Jay is FULL of wisdom
One thing i never do is listen to the same genres I produce. If i wanna make a melodic dubstep track, yes, Iâll search for inspiration, but i wonât listen to melodic dubstop tracks day in and day out until a track is done. This allows you to put your own spin on things. Know what the genre is, but never allow yourself to know what everyone else is done. This is what helped me create my melodic tearout track âThe Willow Treeâ that will be coming out on my new album here in a month or so. I personally am a metal head. Yes, i produce dubstep and heavy bass tracks, but i never listen to much of that anymore. I hear what my friends on discord have made and i watch production streams of my favorite youtubers. I attend the feedback sessions and i do them on my own. But i never reach too mich father out. I base my music on what my brain hears. If i hear vocals, Iâll sing them or find one thay fits the mold. If i hear a screeching synth, Iâll make one. It isnât hard to find that sweet spot between âthis sounds coolâ and âthis is fucking dope.â All it takes is practice. Also, donât be discouraged by putting a project to the side. I guarantee that i have more unfinished projects now than i ever have before. Sometimes, itâs just sound design. Sometimes, Iâm not in the right head space. Itâs okay! Throw it to the side and try something else. And donât be afraid to ditch any attempts you may have made on a track. Delete them even. Sometimes starting an idea over again with a fresh clean slate can help reinvigorate your brain and help you see other avenues that you didnât see before.
I like to make a playlist that has my favourite songs, and see what they are doing that I like, and what I donât like. I make a big list of dos and donâts and putting it together I can create my own ideal style.
Hereâs an example that I did: I like the song Boomerang by Brooks and GRX. I really like the drop lead so I wrote that down under doâs. I like the slidey bass notes, so I wrote âslidey bass notesâ under doâs. I donât like the bass sound that was used (I prefer gritty hi-cut bass), so I wrote that down too. And bam, I now have something more to contribute to my style. If I need inspiration for drop leads, I can go and listen to songs with drop leads that I like, and drop leads that I donât so I know what not to do as well. Then I make something similar, making sure it fits the song. Making stuff that you like is crucial for making your own style.
That's awesome actually. I do something similar - playlist are a great way to organize do/don'ts (and fav mixdowns too)
Style really is the most important aspect in music production. You can't gain a foothold and hope to separate yourself without it. If your style is super unique and interesting, it can absolutely overshadow your shortcomings in other areas of your music. If you're fortunate enough to start figuring out what factors into your style, it should arguably be your highest priority to flesh it out.
Good point on "great style can overshadow your shortcomings"!
Great video man .. I recommend reading a great book called art & fear that discusses some of these points in great way .. kep it up
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Iâd say there are only a handful of artists who do their own thing and are successful at it. Iâd venture to guess that 80-95% of artists donât have a clear and unique identity and a cohesive soundscape. And thatâs totally fine, just make music and put it out there and youâll pivot as you go.
You can also copy from different niches, thatâs how itâs been working for a while.
As hard as it is to hear for a lot of us artists who want to spread our stuff to the masses, I think the key is to love the music for the music.
Don't try and chase that placement for the sake of getting rich quick, you need to live and breathe your sound and perfecting what YOU want to create. Exploring the uncharted territories of not only your own mind, but your genre as well.
You need to be ok with never making it. You need to be ok with seeing your stuff live in a space where it may never be monetized, yet it's fulfilling.
Of course that's tough if you want to make a living in music, but you save that specific energy for working with other artists. Your own work needs to be for you first.
Great video and very insightful, I recommend checking out some of the interviews with Jack Antonoff as well, he goes into this on his Pensados Place interview.
Donât forget that any decent musician also plays in many bands, has multiinstrumental qualities and may have plenty of sideprojects and experimentations. As sol said, have fun and do as much as you can!
Yeah lots to be said for loads of experimentation, but to be honest I think producer and musician are two very different skills.
@@SolStateMusic the best comes once you find both on the same personality. Not the most common but hey it takes 20k hours of hard focused work to master both worlds and on top of that have certain qualities that you probably acquired when you were a toddler to be open minded and capable of jumping on stage (think of Mac Rabillet for example). For most of us itâs ok to be decent at just one of these dexterities.
Im having a really hard time sticking to one sound. I started with 80s synthwave and now im making 90s post hardcore/grunge. Also did some lofi slowcore stuff. Its too easy to make multiple genres these days and its hard to stick to just one without getting sick of it or running out of ideas.
I feel you on that one. The Ep Iâm working on atm has 2 hardgroove techno tracks 1 trance track and finishing it off with a jungle rave track lol. I wish I could stick to just one but Iâm having fun so who cares ;)
damn almost missed this video in vacation
Haha enjoy your vacation bud!
What works for me is make something that blows your mind , that is good music and your style . like a great melody or a fresh sounding chord progession , do not use the same sine waves, square waves . Try experimenting even with lets say guitar samples or instruemtns that you like
I love that goal too - "just make something that blows your mind"
Itâs hard because I make different types of rap. Trap, experimental, melodic etc. everyone says âstick to one sound and be consistentâ buts itâs so hard to not want to experiment. XXXTENTACION made all sorts of genres and it worked. Young thug makes all sorts of genres and it also works.
First you model, then you become the model.
Think about Classical Music, quite the same instruments,
but the Message always a New One.
Don't confuse Sounds with Style, nor Sonics with Signature,
we can use the same sounds to give New Messages.
First you borrow, then you become the fountain.
Most classical musicians were "forced" to compose songs for certain purposes.
They borrowed, they modeled, but when it comes to symphonies for example,
They did what they Wanted,
what they Like, some made in a span of 20 years.
Thus..
Do Your Fucking Journey !!