First thing to note is I’m a vocalist and I self engineer on Bandlab. Lately, I’ve reached a stage where everything I make is terrible. Whether it’s rap, indie rock or just anything I try. I think the main reason for that is trying to engineer my £20 microphone vocals to sound good and distribution quality. Though ive seen others do it with less. Depressing. Another main reason is my creative output. I struggle with creating my own flow without it sounding bad. I just spent 5 hours on this jerk-rage rap type track and it’s just not good. Im getting tired of repeating this exact process. My philosophy behind making music is bending sound to my will, Its what I aim for. However, no matter what I try, I cant seem to achieve that.
Please help
Rick Rubin's "The Creative Act" can be a great starting point to figuring out what you're facing right now
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AggravatingDay6050Mar 26, 2026
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I feel the same way when creating and its often that I'm not as inspired as I once was. I think not putting too much pressure on trying to create something life changing is often when I make the most music I'm proud of. Just try to find a way to make the music feel fun again or maybe even trying to learn new tools can spark a new match of creativity!
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ThinkThankThonkMar 26, 2026
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Let yourself make bad shit.
In fact, make yourself make bad shit.
Because in my experience it will either get you reacting to it with ideas to fix or with better new ideas altogether.
Also, listen to something out of your comfort zone.
You can't have new output without new input.
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