If so, you might be experiencing a case of beat block,<\/strong> the nebulous and frustrating inability to create new music. It’s an obstacle that musicians of all skill levels face from time to time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n “As creators, we aren’t machines,” veteran producer Isaac Duarte tells us. “We aren’t always 100% ‘there’ creatively. We all struggle with the resistance of starting, which can lead to us procrastinating in the process. It doesn’t matter if you just picked up the DAW yesterday or you’re a multi-GRAMMY-winning hitmaker\u2014everybody struggles with that resistance.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n In the tutorial video above, Duarte showcases two tools that he uses to navigate beat block, Create<\/a> and Splice Bridge.<\/a> Putting together two contrasting beats in FL Studio, he demonstrates how each tool allows him to find complementary sounds that he can then transform to create a track that’s his own.<\/p>\n\n\n\n “At the end of the day, these are just tools,” he says. “It’s all in the way that you use them, and if you’re having fun, progressing forward, and building your motion, that’s all that matters.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n For even more tips on using Create to find inspiration,<\/a> check out Duarte’s previous video below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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