Tag: creative workflow
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Is Using Splice Cheating or Just Collaborating?
There is a loud idea online that using Splice loops is cheating. If you build a song from loops, you are not really making music. I do not buy that. I use Splice a lot. I still write the lyrics, arrange the parts, produce, mix, and master. The loop is a spark. The song is
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How I Curb GAS
GAS, gear acquisition syndrome, is real. I am not immune. I want the shiniest next thing. I try to stay calm and zen about music making. If you have not read it, my Zen Mixing post explains that mindset. Even so, the itch for new gear still shows up. I am at the point where
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Short Sessions, Better Songs
Long studio sessions feel productive until they do not. For me, the sweet spot is usually thirty minutes to an hour. After that I start chasing tiny mix details, second guessing decisions, or spinning my wheels. That is my cue to stop. Not because I am lazy, but because I want to finish songs. My
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The One-Minute Creative Space
I built my studio for sixty second sessions. I am a dad of two. I do not get long studio days. I get little windows of time. This is the setup I use to start fast: one cable, one switch, one standing workflow. If your setup takes more than a minute, you will not use