Goal structure for sure.. micro goals that add up. Another thing I do is I never allow myself to open/close a project without making a positive advance towards finishing it.. even it’s just adjusting levels or removing something
I'm a beginner producer and I really love what I do everything about music production. I get up at 4:30 and make music last until 6:30 I go to school every morning like that. I also think up every structure and style of each track even if they are almost the same or old genre
I think the best way to get music finished that you mentioned was setting aside time to do it and not changing it for anybody. I know that for me, if I don't set aside time then it never happens and when I do I look forward to it.
Start and idea an till the arrangement isnt finish, you dont get up from the chair, later on, you can wait till the next day to mix and master, done! 2 days, 1 track
Really quality tips here, thank you for sharing! I have a question regarding mixing stage. When you finish your production stage do you export all stems from all track (with some effects on) to a new project that has no effects for any track and then you apply some EQ or Compression, later making submixes etc. ?
Thanks ! I see I was doing too much mixing while creating track and killing my CPU at the same time, not mentioning about loosing the focus about the idea of the track.
Really loving your content lately Will! I've been using a web-based app thingy called Zenkit lately - no affiliation whatsoever, just kinda picked it a couple of weeks ago and got into it - it's one of those project management apps that I can stick ALL the details of the tracks I'm working on into, set all my to-dos in one place, write my lyrics and production notes into etc. I was trying to get organised between a pencil and notebook, notes in Logic Pro, a spreadsheet and notes or whatever 10 different apps there are in OSX... just a hundred friggin layers of complexity between being organised and actually getting it done. Anyway, productivity now is more focused and kinda works for my brain having everything on the screen, and most importantly in one place. I'm aiming to finish 8 or 10 tracks by the end of January so let's see if it works!
It's a lot...and they can't all be super-polished, of course. But if you're in the first year of production, it's a good way to get a lot of experience quickly
