[classicaldubs]

If you really want to just start a song make a chord progression, if you don't know how to do this learn the circle of fifths. I have a link telling you how to use the circle of fifths and diagrams at classicaldubstep.blogspot.<com>/2012/05/music-theory-circle-of-fifths.html (remove the < >). Learn how to use the circle of fifths and then diagram the free diagrams that show you what chords work in any given key. That's how I force a song, other times a melody just pops into my head and i just go with it.

[KayFalco]

Can u play/create chords?
I usually start out with chords... After that the baseline, then beat, then leads.

[Syd]

An excellent cup of coffee...

[Slipstreamer]

I usually build a simple 4 or 8- beat drum loop and listen to it on repeeat until I feel like I'll go mad without some variety... this galvanises me to start opening synths, samplers etc. and messing around to find new sounds with which to break the monotony lol... seems like a good approach for techno

[PeterBeckhart]

Just be sure not to get stuck on something and change it over and over and over..... Play the beat on a loop, and mess around to create a melody for a while. Eventually you'll like something you hear and you can build from there. Also don't get stuck on mixing it perfectly right away. You need to have a good chunk of music before you try to make it sound perfectly blended.

[SoloSaga]

Hey I'm new too....and I can't post links yet but I would love someone to hear my first try.

Newbies like us need to stick together.

[Lowbass]

What about enjoying making music and not giving a fuck aboput what others think?

[Rene Leino]

Originally Posted by Lowbass

What about enjoying making music and not giving a fuck aboput what others think?

Naaah.. That's too mainstream

[Roland_Abuser]

Originally Posted by Pi3rce

Hey Pman, I too, am just starting out. So if you'd like, we can trade our first trys; probably wouldn't be as useful as someone with more experience critiquing, but I'm sure some useful observations could be made by each of us!

Message me if you want to!

Another one here!

Have been messing around in Live for about six months and just did a (very) basic computer music course at the local studio but have yet to make a full track.

Let me know if ya want to trade; as you say, we`ve probably both learnt different stuff so pooling knowledge could be useful