The New Way To Start Tracks You'll Actually Finish
5.1K views · May 19, 2026 · Howto & Style
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@pickyourselfofficial · 4 months ago · pinned
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@northtribemusic · 4 months ago
I grew up playing piano. I have never started my tracks with drums. Always melody.
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@rejistry · 4 months ago
Sounds like Armin - Blue Fear.
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@le-berry · 4 months ago
I always said starting with beats will inspire to generic stuff. Playing with a sound (bass, leadsynth, piano, pads) getting a musical idea first develop the idea and it wil ask for certain beats....
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@marceugeni · 4 months ago
I come from indie rock, pop and folk and traditionally a song starts with a riff. Or a main theme, or you come up with a chorus. And around there 1. Everybody jams and the song forms by itself or 2. Somebody, usually the creator of the riff or the main theme, tells musicians how it is required to play. So yes, I’m a drummer and its very very rare a song starts with a rythm and finishes by itself because rythm is at the service of music and not the other way around.
@Freckles-808 · 4 months ago
😂wait wait wait… say “export” again please 😂
@guncok · 4 months ago
This is gold, I will be trying this. I've gotten so used to starting with my drums it's almost like starting on autopilot. Superb content as usual Philip. 🤜🤛
@MarkT-v7f · 4 months ago
Wow, I always start with a chord sequence, then figure out the beat I want for it.
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@pickyourselfofficial · 4 months ago
Thanks a million, that means a lot! Let me know how it goes with the new workflow 🙌🏻🚀
@christiandimitri7887 · 1 month ago
lovelyyyy
@stevelibby3 · 4 months ago
Hopefully no copywrite strike for Armin - Blue Fear lol <br>Great video as always 🙏🏼
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@yodamaestrojedi6671 · 2 months ago
Can I listen to some of your tracks later?
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