Posts Tagged ‘ Workflow ’
When planning a workflow for a song or other recording project, it helps to approach the production process as three distinct stages: Preproduction. This includes writing, rehearsing and refining the song. It also includes setting the creative direction and making decisions around sound and feel. It can also include deciding on matters like who is [ READ MORE ]
As concepts, project management and workflow are similar and related concepts, but they’re not interchangeable. They’re not the same thing. When I discuss workflow, I’m discussing the order or tasks required to reach a goal such as recording a song. Usually a workflow is short and general enough that it can be applied over and [ READ MORE ]
It’s pretty tempting. You’ve spent days developing your utterly brilliant eight-bar loop.It sounds full and thick. All your EQs and compressors are perfectly set. It almost makes you want to get up and dance. But it’s only sixteen seconds long. And you didn’t want to make a sixteen second song. You want to stretch it [ READ MORE ]
Workflow for collaborative projects is different to workflow for solo projects. When you’ve got two or more people involved, you need to be more careful about how you balance the workload and manage the sequence of tasks. For example, a typical workflow for a collaborative project might look like this: Preproduction / demo Initial vocal [ READ MORE ]
Workflow is a term I use a lot, and I use it with a quite specific meaning. When I use the term ‘workflow’, I’m usually referring to project workflow - a series of processes or stages that a piece of work goes through from initiation to completion. For example, a typical workflow for a song might [ READ MORE ]
What’s the difference between making one change and making twenty changes after a song is finished? Here’s a hint: It’s a smaller difference than the difference between making no changes and making one change. Endless revisionism is a killer for productivity. Most commonly, it’s a killer for completion. Every now and then I’ll see a [ READ MORE ]
Know what you’re doing, before you do it. Actually, it’s a bit like seeing into the future. Except you get to choose what happens in the future. Ok, seriously, it’s called project planning, and any undertaking of more than a few hours can benefit from having a plan. A project plan can range from a [ READ MORE ]
It’s important to work quickly! Not to rush, of course, but to know when to stop tweaking and move on to the next task. You probably already know what happens when you work too slowly – you easily get get bogged down in the details. You start to lose focus and objectivity. In your mind, [ READ MORE ]
Mastering is the least influential part of making a recording. It has the least effect on the effectiveness of your creative expression – your ‘sound’. It might sound obvious, but if you want a particular kind of sound, it starts early in the processes – as early as possible. Every subsequent stage of production has [ READ MORE ]
Are you still confused about the difference between mixing and mastering? Do you think you’re mastering when you use a limiter on your mix bus? Do you avoid the term ‘mastering’ because you’re doing it yourself? Do you have trouble explaining what you do when you’re finished mixing? The difference between mixing and mastering is [ READ MORE ]
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