{"id":18116,"date":"2021-09-12T09:22:50","date_gmt":"2021-09-12T13:22:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/?p=18116"},"modified":"2024-08-09T13:27:17","modified_gmt":"2024-08-09T17:27:17","slug":"7-tips-making-music-more-unique","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/7-tips-making-music-more-unique\/","title":{"rendered":"7 ideas for making your music more unique"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">There&#8217;s no denying that developing your own unique sound can feel like an elusive endeavor.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>While we\u2019re often inevitably the sum of our influences, that\u2019s not to say there aren\u2019t ways we can intentionally strive to make our sounds more original. In the tutorial video above, we explore seven ways you can make your tracks more unique, spanning everything from music theory techniques to sound design tricks. While we\u2019ll be using Logic Pro alongside plugins including <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Astra, (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/how-to-use-splice-astra\/\" target=\"_blank\">Astra,<\/a> <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Beatmaker, (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/how-to-use-splice-beatmaker\/\" target=\"_blank\">Beatmaker,<\/a> <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Bridge, (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/how-to-use-splice-bridge\/\" target=\"_blank\">Bridge,<\/a> and <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Addictive Keys (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/splice.com\/plugins\/38962957-addictive-keys-complete-collection-vst-au-by-xln-audio\" target=\"_blank\">Addictive Keys<\/a> to illustrate some examples, you can apply all of these ideas using any DAW and tools of your choosing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Which tip resonated with you most? What topics would you like to see us explore on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/splice\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"the Splice YouTube channel (opens in a new tab)\">the Splice YouTube channel<\/a> next? Let us know in the comments below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Incorporate Astra, Beatmaker, and Bridge into your own music with the Splice Creator plan:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button aligncenter\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link\" href=\"https:\/\/splice.com\/plans\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Explore Splice plans<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We explore seven ways to make our tracks more unique, spanning everything from music theory techniques to sound design tricks.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":87,"featured_media":18117,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1850,1856,1696,49],"tags":[1741,1753,1240,1754,1633,1305,333,1329,1473,1761,1718,918],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.9 - 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