Ormion Posted August 2, 2008 Share Posted August 2, 2008 I had a track that I was working for 4 months. Yesterday I deleted it completelly. I hade created like a 100 effects, worked on 20 lead melodies, I spent hours and hours to make a good bass, but I sent them all to the recycle bin. Why? Obvioulsy I wasn't satisfied with it. I was working on it, transforming it all the time till I make something that sounds really great to my ears , but I never felt truly satisfied with it. So I delete everything. The only thing I kept was the kick. I've deleted many times before tracks that I've worked for a long time, but never a track which I spent so many-many hours and even then I always kept something, some effect, some sample. The strange thing is that I feel great now! More free! Like I got rid of a ghost! :posford: I'm now working to a new track which I promised to myself that I would love not just like it. Have you ever done such a thing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otto Matta Posted August 2, 2008 Share Posted August 2, 2008 Nope. Never on purpose, anyway. I've accidentally deleted a few tracks I really liked, which is really painful. But I can understand how deleting a track might be liberating. Often one's best tracks are the quickest, and there seems to be some truth in the idea that one can overwork a track. The ones that grow into monsters might require being put down. Like some relationships, I suppose. Anyway, I'm happy for you and your liberation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buzzman Posted August 2, 2008 Share Posted August 2, 2008 Nope. Never on purpose, anyway. I've accidentally deleted a few tracks I really liked, which is really painful. But I can understand how deleting a track might be liberating. Often one's best tracks are the quickest, and there seems to be some truth in the idea that one can overwork a track. The ones that grow into monsters might require being put down. Like some relationships, I suppose. Anyway, I'm happy for you and your liberation.+1 Never delete tracks.. No reason for it, since the track-file is about 1 or 2 mb And eventhough the track has become messy after overworking it, sometimes something great comes out of it.... THIS TRACK , for example i have redone about 10 times, made the start different.. Then the middle then the end, and then it doesn't fit together so i delete half of it again.. But i just cant get myself to delete it, if theres SOMETHING in the track i like... But i think this track worked out pretty well allthough it have been a very messy ride to produce it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daraya Posted August 2, 2008 Share Posted August 2, 2008 Don't You ever delete sth You have done!!! Never. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ormion Posted August 2, 2008 Author Share Posted August 2, 2008 I always delete tracks.. if there is a track im satisfied with, then there is probably 10 deleted tracks before that one.. i think thats the only way to advance or something, to be super critical and also i my self dont believe in working for more then some days on a track, since the idea i might have had for the track when i began working on it will get lost if i keep working on it, also i just find my self changing the track to infinitum so it sounds like a different track each time i work on it.. sure it can be good if i wanna make a remix or something +1 I have an idea for track, I promise to myself to finish it in a couple of days, but eventually I add so much new content that I screw it up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Veracohr Posted August 2, 2008 Share Posted August 2, 2008 I keep all my junk, in case I pick it up again somewhere down the road and make it better. I only recall deleting one song because it was a truly horrible attempt at jungle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malevol3nt Posted August 2, 2008 Share Posted August 2, 2008 The picture is worth a thousand words.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plasma Force Posted August 2, 2008 Share Posted August 2, 2008 Done This Many Times And It Does Piss Me Off A Bit, But Once Its Done I Can't Do Much After The Wordt Has Been Done. It Sucks To Start Over But, Thats How We Learn I Guess. Sorry To Hear That Your Not Getting Vibes That Your Satisfied With, Don't Throw 'em Away Too Often Though. I Tend To Be A Bit of A Packrat And Try And Hold On To Every Project But Space Is A Limit That Can't be Ignored. Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drekmajster Posted August 3, 2008 Share Posted August 3, 2008 I don't delete stuff, if i stop liking a track, i simply move on and let the old one sit on my hard drive because i MIGHT use it once Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NEMO.BOFH Posted August 3, 2008 Share Posted August 3, 2008 what I do is to move all my "not finished, and not happy with tracks" to an external hdd which is called "THE TRASH DRIVE". Because hehe, sometimes I am stuck with a track and I am looking for something, and I remember "AHHHHHH I think I did something similar on this track!!"... Or you get inpiration later on and just pick up where you left.. "Always recycle music!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malevol3nt Posted August 3, 2008 Share Posted August 3, 2008 "Always recycle music!"Allways recycle your own music. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ormion Posted August 3, 2008 Author Share Posted August 3, 2008 You should meet Bioshift on this forum he also likes to use big letterns in the beginning of every sentence/word is this some new canadian trend? I think it's the same guy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NEMO.BOFH Posted August 3, 2008 Share Posted August 3, 2008 Allways recycle your own music. Nope, I recycle ALL music Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malevol3nt Posted August 3, 2008 Share Posted August 3, 2008 Nope, I recycle ALL music You steal other people's music? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plasma Force Posted August 3, 2008 Share Posted August 3, 2008 Yeah, Its true Plasma Force, Bioshift, Trilliumazium Are The Same Person. Seth Priske, Nice to Meetcha All. Hope You Have Enjoied My Posts. Cheers All Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supergroover Posted August 4, 2008 Share Posted August 4, 2008 I never delete tracks. It's always possible to continue later with it. Or maybe someone else can pick up the track and continue with it. As nemo does i would recommend to put them in the 'unhappy' folder. In the future you might have more experience and knowledge to do with the track what you intended. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
braininavat Posted August 9, 2008 Share Posted August 9, 2008 I deleted all my tracks and sold all my synths 2 years ago. I just got a nord modular and going to start writing again. I feel totally fresh and liberated from the garbage I made years ago. I dont feel that all that time was wasted though, I learned a ton but if I had the files to work on those tracks now I would probly just be wasting my time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeller Posted August 11, 2008 Share Posted August 11, 2008 I am most of the time happy with what I make, otherwise I don't continue making it.. so I never delete something Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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