I realized something

[Kagetori]

Sorry, I'm not sure if this would go under music, technique, or what, so I'm just putting it here.

Anyways, I was recently listening to music from when I first started using FLS and realized I haven't gotten any better at anything. In fact, I've gotten worse it feels like. I'm not sure though... I mean, because now I try doing a wider range of things and have a few more things to work with. That, and I haven't done original music in a while, when the whole reason I wanted to start making music was because I wanted to make a bunch of melodies real. I guess somewhere along, I also started doing it more for the sake of getting known again and I also started worrying about fame again (because back when I first started making stuff, I had a LOT of that on the internet, it's a long story 7_7, but it wasn't for making music of course). So what the heck happened, shouldn't you get better at doing things instead of worse? I mean, as of now, I know a lot more about the things like fancy techey effects and stuff, but I feel like I've lost some touch on the actual music arranging part. You can see an example of something new in my sig (it's a Touhou arrange, but it's almost completely original aside from some of the chords used), then something old is this original stuff made with default FL stuff (until chiptune stuff)-
http://soundcloud.com/e9p3/dream-drift
http://soundcloud.com/e9p3/everlasting-arco-iris
http://soundcloud.com/e9p3/phantasm-in-the-incalescence
http://soundcloud.com/e9p3/stage2
http://soundcloud.com/e9p3/stage3
I actually never uploaded these to the internet lol.

So with that said, I think I should go back to making music for the sake of making melodies, rather than actually TRYING to become more known and whatnot. Anyone else ever feel this way though...?
Or maybe it's just me who thinks my super old stuff is better...? I dunnolol.
Maybe it's because back then I didn't have to worry nearly as much about what sounds I chose for certain tracks and stuff... I also made 8-bit stuff, which was most fun because it was just about the plain arrangements for those.

[soultensionbenjamin]

Iv had this same exact problem when i just wanted to be popular but now i realy don't care i love all the people ivd chat with and befriended on this journey and to me just having fun and working with these musicians means a lot more to me than how many people hear my music

[Captain Ironhelm]

If you know more about your tools and you've been broadening what you're doing, then you have improved.

Doing something only for the sake of popularity at any costs can really be frustrating. Ask yourself if you're putting your heart into music, or into being popular for the sake of being popular?

It's something you can't force, so it's not worth getting stressed over. (IMHO, lol)

[5COPY]

Wanting to be known is a bad motivation. I stopped worrying about it long ago and deicded I just wanted to sound good.

Try becoming a good musician instead of trying to make good music. What i mean with that is you should be more open and let things come to you as you learn more and more instead of sitting alone trying to make the perfect song because it will most likely make you lose your mind and make you ruin your own song. Music is a constantly evolving thing so always remember there is always more to learn no matter what.

Focus on being a good musician and make music for the love of music. The rest will come with time.

[Navron]

I've been going through a fairly experimental stage with my music, trying to find my own sound.

In the process I've discovered what genre I want to do, and how to take it up a step.

I won't lie, at this past Bronycon I was quite bothered that not one of my songs was listed on Everfree Radio, especially considering 5 out of 6 songs submitted to EqD were featured. I don't know if this is some kind of bug with my EQ Beats account or not, but, as I said, it's frustrating.

Now that I know what kind of sound to go after, I can work on perfecting that sound, and learn how to implement ponies and more club-friendly elements without sacrificing my own sound and style.

Does this have to do with popularity? Not really, kinda, sort of. On one hand I want to be able to play my songs live, and have the crowd rocking out. On the other hand, I want to keep the same emotional journeys through my songs.

What can I say? Prepare for dark, underground techno.