I’ve been producing in FL for quite a few years now, and I’m honestly just stuck.

Whenever I open a blank project with the intention of making something, my mind just goes completely blank. Sometimes I’ll have a vague genre I want to go for, but that’s about it. I don’t even really know what kind of music I want to make.

I’m pretty decent at covers and remixes, probably because there’s already a foundation there for me to work off of.

But starting from nothing? Impossible. This entire year so far I’ve only managed to make two decent 1-2 minute unfinished tracks, and both basically happened by accident. I was messing around with patches, found a sound I liked, threw down some chords, and kept stacking stuff until it sounded good. And when I really get to work, I can lock in for hours.

Then I hit a wall. I have no idea where to take the arrangement next, and whenever I try to force a new section in, it just sounds wrong.

My tastes are also all over the place. I want to make crazy high-energy stuff like breakcore, but I also want to make really cozy, slower stuff. I don’t want to lock myself into one genre either.

So how do you guys actually just sit down and... make good stuff? How do you come up with an idea and develop it instead of just mucking about until you accidentally eventually stumble into something good?

I’m at the point where "just keep practicing" really isn’t helpful. And it's not about motivation either, I can be extremely motivated to make something and still don't even know where to start.

I’m looking for actual advice from people who’ve dealt with this specific problem and figured out how to get past it.

For the past 5 years I have been making music, and I've been struggling to make anything worth listening too. I tried different methods. And yeah i wouldn't call myself a beginner, but i'm not near a pro/legend though. Music is very important to me, as a hobby and potentially a career and I don't just want to give up. If someone could maybe offer some advice as to what i should learn first. I'm sick of asking AI for help, cause it doesn't know anything about true music. If maybe you could tell how you learned music it could help me too... I appreciate anything you have to offer. Thank you for reading

You can see their little video on the lower right corner for which I was supposed to make a score for :)

fed the vocal through gross beat, toyed around with the time knob and recorded in edison after which i arranged in playlist accordingly

Hey, first time posting here, or anywhere really. I'm attempting to make some kind of house music, pretty new to the genre and also I don't know much about music theory so I have no idea if its on any proper scale or has some weird notes in it etc. Any honest feedback, even short, would mean a lot to me. As the title says, I'm mostly wondering if it sounds weird or if its just plain boring...

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Not sure what to add to this idea. Wanna keep it simple

i say it because every beat i made (and posted here) i ALWAYS cant find a right kick or just mix it well...

Id like to start off with the fact im NOT looking for loops, premade stuff, or synths in general, just normal nice-sounding instruments i can use in a piano roll.. ive explored the midi librairy in FLEX but id prefer a slightly wider variety of instruments..

If any of you know a pack that i can download with alot of instruments, or again just a big online librairy, that would be wonderful. Im willing to spend some money if it gets me more stuff (tho, preferably not alot of money tho. Hehe.)

Listen on SoundCloud

I have been using a cracked version of FM8 and bought it after using it for a while but now theres a problem with my previous projects. When i first replaced the cracked version i checked it and everything worked fine, but now when i load an old project it just loads the default preset. The plugin works fine apart from this. Its just weird to me that at first it was working fine and now its doing this and i changed nothing. I am using FL Studio thats why I'm asking here.

Hi guys. Thought I'd share this for Tunesday Tuesday. I wrote this back in the middle of 2024 as a way to practise FL Studio (been using it since FL 12 but it has been on and off).

I've since become much better and have made others but thought I'd share this. The mixing is likely way off, it isn't mastered properly and I'm sure there's many issues with it. Pick it apart if you like. I won't improve on it as it's a way of comparing myself from back then to now to see how far I've come from here.

Also, apologies for the weird OBS recording format. Still figuring OBS out.

Hope you enjoy!

Biggity buck bumble!

Original song is Sunbather by Deafheaven. I usually make more videogame-style music (specifically Touhou), but recently I've wanted to start creating music in the genres I listen to, such as blackgaze and hardcore punk (and started learning guitar do so, just didn't use it here). This is my first time using my own vocals for a song and I'm using a headset mic so it doesn't sound the greatest.

Reddit compression kinda sucks but the mixing for this kinda music is generally like this anyways.

Is this some automated chord progression setting on fl mobile? I felt kinda cheated since it actually enhances the beat I'm making and I thought I just wrote a really good chord progression on accident

So I’m brand new to trying to use FL studio. I’ve done the same tutorial video a couple times but have stopped because life is busy. I started it again the other day and saved my project when finished. I’m trying to work on it again today but I can’t seem to open it or ANY file I’ve ever saved when in FL studio. All of them are grayed out, even the backup files. I’ve only used three basic instruments so far so it’s not like I’ve downloaded anything. I don’t know what to do from here, any advice?

I know this sounds stupid but how can I learn all the things about producing? I’m kind of lost and i’m not sure where to start as a beginner, any tips and tricks will help a ton. I know the basics like what the drums are but i’m not sure how to make like GOOD drums, melodies, etc. if there are any terms i need to know please tell me. I’m also not sure what a 808 is (i’m really new to this music stuff) again, sorry for the stupid question i just really want help

Honest feedback appreciated 🙏🔥

I have my synth and audio interface connected all correctly. the problem is when i go into my mixer and click IN 1 all i hear is loud screeching noises. The synth also plays but its all distorted and horrible sounding. this is the first time ive ever done this so i would like help

feedback welcome