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Whats the *most* time you ever spent on a track? (pg. 3)
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| DJ Robby Rox |
Well I started a new track because I just wanted to "play around" with something new.
And sure enough 3 hours later I had something that proved there is absolutely no logical science to producing at all. (which is what most of my threads are about)
The ONLY SINGLE FACTOR that seems to be a constant of any sort is experience.
But everything else can go either way, good or bad. And when you really think about that, the fact that almost anything in life can be improved with time EXCEPT music, thats what truely drives me crazy about this crap.
Which is why I think I've never stopped producing, because theres no real exact logic to it, what most addictions are based on I think. |
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| DJ Robby Rox |
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| Mr.Mystery |
| quote: | Originally posted by Stef
Predictability is just your awareness to patterns that have yet to occur. Being aware to something that might never happen must make you some sort of god. Though if you are a god, i want non of your religion. |
Yeah.
Who are you anyway? |
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| -FSP- |
Most of my songs end in 1-3 sittings. A total of maybe 4-16 hours of actual work. I usually surf the net when making songs.
Some stuff will just never EVER get finished because i'm lazy or the mix is so bad (especially in the low end, i have no monitors, i use car speakers and crap) I just toss it away or put it on indefinate hold.
It amazes me though that some guys just pump out music and stay prolific throughout the year. I do feel that i have a lot of time on my hands, and I'm lucky if i can make at least 2 releasable songs a year. Most of my finished tracks are borderline releasable i feel. |
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| DJ Robby Rox |
Cool, thanks guys who responded to the topic.
Not to drag this thread on forever but ONE MORE quick question.
I notice guys on this forum saying on average or whatever maybe a few sittings, a week or month max. Some much longer times for their longest like Alanzo at 6 months.
Now THIS is my real question.
Is this different for pros?
Say ie Ferry, Aphex, Orbit or whoever, are these guys generally taking similar spans of time like say on avg 1 day - 1 month?
Or do pros generally take longer, like maybe 4-6 months a track?
Or is there no real difference timewise between amateurs and pros?
Thanks! |
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| psymon.d |
| I think that all depends... I've heard a few stories of people pulling all nighters and finishing the bulk of tracks in that amount of time, but then there's the exact opposite example with Sirens of the Sea by A&B, which took years to finish. My guess would be that it generally takes between one to two weeks or maybe even three if a good groove is going, but there are obvious outliers taking much less and much more time. |
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| cryophonik |
I'd guess that my songs typically take anywhere from about 15 to 40 hours from start to finish, completed over a period ranging from one week to several months. Since almost all of my tracks have singers, my time is usually limited more by their availability than it is by my own. That said, I work 40-50 hrs/week at my real job and have a family, so my production time usually happens between 8PM and 3AM and on weekends. If I had 24/7 access to any one of the singers/lyricists that I work with, I think we could easily pound out 1-2 tracks/week, even with my work/family obligations.
I'd guess that, experience-wise, I fall more into the pro category than I do the amateur category, simply because I've worked professionally as a musician (bass/keys/vox) for most of my adult life and have a degree in theory/composition. But, while I am in the process of releasing a few songs, I don't do this for a living and I produce more for my own satisfaction and with the aim of, hopefully, facilitating success for the people that I collaborate with, more than I do for getting my own work signed. |
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| EgosXII |
| quote: | Originally posted by DJ Robby Rox
Cool, thanks guys who responded to the topic.
Not to drag this thread on forever but ONE MORE quick question.
I notice guys on this forum saying on average or whatever maybe a few sittings, a week or month max. Some much longer times for their longest like Alanzo at 6 months.
Now THIS is my real question.
Is this different for pros?
Say ie Ferry, Aphex, Orbit or whoever, are these guys generally taking similar spans of time like say on avg 1 day - 1 month?
Or do pros generally take longer, like maybe 4-6 months a track?
Or is there no real difference timewise between amateurs and pros?
Thanks! |
as i said above, one of my friends will finish material he releases in 5-10 hours... he'll usually revise it another couple hours before it's properly released tho, with feedback etc a few weeks later when the tunes had time to sit for a while and mature :p |
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| airwalker1 |
| quote: | Originally posted by Mr.Mystery
Yeah.
Who are you anyway? |
:haha: nob head alert |
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| trance-ecj |
I started a track last nov with a friend, and we almost finished it this past weekend.
we put a bunch of hours into it each month, and its still not quite done
i really don't understand how some producers can finish a track in just a few hours...i mean, it takes a lot for me to say something is 'crazy' but seriously, that to me is mindblowingly crazy...i just don't get how that is possible. |
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| palm |
| if it doesnt fit pretty fast i might as well start a new one. tho some tracks that only needs work on levels, eqing etc (at the point where structure, synths etc is finished) might take forever, also beacuse i use alot of time just listening to the track and comparing it to other stuff i think sound good. |
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