Jam other instruments
I get writer's block when I am about to finish a song. It never sounds good enough, then it falls into song limbo. It's easier for me to start a brand new song than to ever finish one. I'm in the process of forcing myself through the barrier. Sometimes it takes some hardcore will power and some artificial focus, and things will come to you.
I put up my chip stuff and go skate! Hahaha.
I put up my chip stuff and go skate! Hahaha.
me too
I keep doing it even if I hate it with every fibre of my being. I am the 53%.
I listen to Pinkerton by weezer.
Cry myself in a corner.
And start fresh with an empty .sav.
I go on a long hike into the forest without listening to any other music, only the sounds of nature. Then when I find a secluded area, preferably something overlooking a cliff, I turn my GB on and just see what I can make. Did this yesterday and got some really nasty results.
Rip off obscure power-pop groups from the 80's that nobody on the Chip Music scene listens to....
oops.
I play guitar... or the Gamecube. Usually the Gamecube.
Play dkc2 until i get so pissed off that i resort to doing something easier, like writing music.
I'll just audition sounds, patches and settings, sometimes even effects chains to see if I can discover some new sound that inspires me. I try not to rely on loops too much, but I'm really stuck I'll audition some loops and see if I can't at least become inspired by them. Sometimes a single loop can inspire me to create a whole tune around it.