Do you work in parallel or series?

[fretman]

Do you work on one project until “completion” and then start next, or do you work on more than one at a time? When my ears get fatigued from hearing the same thing over and over again I usually go walk the dogs or go grocery shopping. But I’m thinking maybe I should just switch to another project. I could get more done that way. However, I’m afraid I’d lose momentum or break the creative flow. Thoughts?

Studio One, Windows, RME UFX, Yamaha MSP7

[William Heins]

I work both ways…I start parallel because I’m always writing but once I get particular pieces I have an affinity for I try to get them to the “ready to mix” stage. I just did that a couple of days ago, I spent all day getting 3 pieces from coming along to finished writing and recording. It helps that I’m always album-centric so the pieces I got ready are going to be on the next album.

I’ve also started splitting up larger pieces into smaller projects to make the process easier 🙂 At the end I’ll mix everything non-stop whether it’s a day, a week, or a month of work I try to do all mixing at the same time period to get the same “sound” 🙂

Parallel work allows you to avoid burnout and reaching that “Oops, I messed that one up” point 😉

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