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Batch File Idea

Happy New Year folks. This is something I've done for myself and I thought I'd share in case anyone else finds it helpful.

This tip could help you if...

A: You have some bad habits when producing.
B: You lose sight of your goals and get distracted.
C: You forget cool tricks you've used previously.

So let's say you monitor too loudly. You also are working on a minimal techno album, but you keep making trance beats because it's what you're used to.

You could create a text file with a reminder to avoid this. Then create a batch file that launches the text file along with your sequencer.

For anyone who's unsure of how to make a batch file, it's very easy.

1. Open notepad

2. Type the below code which will launch your sequencer, changing the executable path to whatever suits you.

Start "" /Min "C:\Program Files\Ableton\Live 8.2.2\Program\Live 8.2.2.exe"

3. Hit return and type the below code which will launch your text file, changing the path to whatever suits you.

Start "" /Max "C:\text file.txt"

4 Save with a .bat extension e.g. filename.bat

5 Launch this .bat file from now on, instead of your sequencer.

The /Min and /Max determine if the window will be minimised or maximised when launched.

There's other ways to do this like if you have a notepad in your sequencer. You could have a template project with these notes inside.

I dunno, I just find that with all the possibilities in music production, it's real easy to get lost. Any help to stay focused can only be a good thing.

Here's an example of the kind of things I have written in my text file:

No FX until source is bang on.
3 Solid sections and you're laughing.
Go easy on the volume.

Anyone else have any similar methods they'd like to share?

Write shit in notebook. No need to back up.

Hmm, well post it notes are messy. A notebook is ok, but not as in your face as this method. I'd just forget to look at the notebook, as would most people I imagine. :-)

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Originally posted by Dwarf Shortage Hmm, well post it notes are messy. A notebook is ok, but not as in your face as this method. I'd just forget to look at the notebook, as would most people I imagine. :-)

You asked us to share our methods, and we did. Why argue?

Not arguing mate, just my opinion. So how do you use post-its then?

I don't really take notes per song. I usually just write down ideas as they come.

Some famous song writer said that he has a lot of ideas just because he jotted them down when he had them, and saved them up as sort of a creative reference library.

Yeah sorry I kinda shot down your ideas! The more I think about it I can see how they'd be useful.

It would be great to build up your own personal manual. That way you could for example have a compressor section, tailored to your own style and experiences.

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Originally posted by Dwarf Shortage Not arguing mate, just my opinion. So how do you use post-its then?

Not trying to flame here, but is that a serious question?

If/when I have to leave myself a reminder, I write it on a post-it note and stick it on my synth. If I'm working on a song, I keep a task list in a notebook. I spend most of composition time NOT sitting in front of a computer, so your approach wouldn't be effective for me. If it works for you, that's great. Rock on.

personally i like to write down my ideas when working on a track and render in to a folder from a midi and a wav.

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