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What is your best fix for a song that feels too repetitive?

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Repetition can be powerful, but sometimes a song crosses the line from hypnotic into flat. I am trying to find small arrangement moves that add development without turning the song into a different thing.

What do you try first: changing dynamics, adding a counter-melody, altering the drums, dropping instruments out, changing the bass movement, or rewriting a section?

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Drop something out before adding something new. It often creates movement without clutter.

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