How long do you typically spend on a track

darkmatteruk · Post by **darkmatteruk** » Mon Jan 26, 2009 9:54 am

its pointless, cant take anything te guy says seriously, first he says he lives in london, but in another thread says he lives in new zealand, cant produce, but now he can, acts a complete gangster but really just loves spending time with his cats, etc etc so on and so on

you lot fall for it and rise to it everytime

must be laughing his head off

Mad_EP · Post by **Mad_EP** » Mon Jan 26, 2009 10:27 am

I didn't vote, because the fastest I have ever written a track could *maybe* be squeezed into 8-10 hours, but still unlikely.

Most take me a minimum of 30-40 hours... and that is usually spread over several weeks to a month. Some tracks have even taken several months to a year.

I still end up being rather prolific though- cos I always work on several tracks at once... and even though I have 2+ jobs and a family, I still work a minimum 4-6 hours every day on music.

rynke · Post by **rynke** » Mon Jan 26, 2009 11:56 am

heh takes me weeks to actually finish a track

rendr · Post by **rendr** » Mon Jan 26, 2009 12:03 pm

Rynke wrote:heh takes me weeks to actually finish a track

Your not alone. I always upload a track on the web for people to listen; then delete, edit/tweak & reupload about 6-8 times for each track.

flashharry · Post by **flashharry** » Mon Jan 26, 2009 12:07 pm

none of the above. unless i'm making a nokia ringtone.

setspeed · Post by **setspeed** » Mon Jan 26, 2009 12:11 pm

generally about 30 - 40 hours.

DZA · Post by **DZA** » Mon Jan 26, 2009 12:29 pm

wouldnt say anything ive done is finished, dont think there gets a point where you can actly say your tunes are finished cus you can still add stuff to them, just knowing when you get to that point and let them of.

w3sk · Post by **w3sk** » Mon Jan 26, 2009 5:00 pm

The better I get, the longer it seems to take actually. I can bang out an unoriginal / unispired tune in a few hours, but to make one I'm really happy with takes 10+ hours spread out through a few weeks of little sessions.

nellon · Post by **nellon** » Mon Jan 26, 2009 5:16 pm

between 20 and 40 hours, no rush on it.

Just take it easy

DOOMTROOPER/T40 · Post by **DOOMTROOPER/T40** » Mon Jan 26, 2009 5:19 pm

Some of my shit hasn't and won't ever be finished. But some tracks I have spent 2-3 hours on and some i have spent a good few hours on and then left it for like a month and just added a few bits in here and there.
Average time i spend these days would be around 10 - 12 hours a track though.

skells · Post by **skells** » Mon Jan 26, 2009 11:48 pm

I spend so long on tunes i get sick of them and cant finish them. So im trying to finish up as quick as i can now. Anything over 50 hours is to much.

And the problem with spending so much time on a tune. Is that i would get bored of simple loopy things and start adding stuff on. When i started to produce i used to add loads of extra tracks 2 basslines 2 leads 2 drum tracks all running at the same time. Now i spend all that time writeing 3 verse's 4 intros etc etc.

collige · Post by **collige** » Mon Jan 26, 2009 11:59 pm

With me it's impossible to tell, I'm always working on different tracks while simultaneously browsing Facebook and various forums. I don't think I've ever spent more than 3 hours working on one track.

q_steppa · Post by **q_steppa** » Tue Jan 27, 2009 12:59 am

darkmatterUK wrote:its pointless, cant take anything te guy says seriously, first he says he lives in london, but in another thread says he lives in new zealand, cant produce, but now he can, acts a complete gangster but really just loves spending time with his cats, etc etc so on and so on

you lot fall for it and rise to it everytime must be laughing his head off

im actually dead serious, i do produce. i am from new zealand, ive been playing to much gta, im 17 years old. no trolling. these are the facts.

bennyc · Post by **bennyc** » Tue Jan 27, 2009 4:16 pm

My last finished track... took 18 months. Admittedly I did do other stuff in that time. A few hundred hours on the computer, I guess. My unproductivity is smoking induced.

thierry_le_dj · Post by **thierry_le_dj** » Thu Sep 17, 2009 10:42 am

i been wanting to know this for a while...

some days i think i finish tracks to fast some trax normally takes half a day to a week for me sometimes even a month..

how long does it normally take you to start and finish a new track?

legend4ry · Post by **legend4ry** » Thu Sep 17, 2009 10:45 am

recently ive been doing this

Start a track - get to where I can't do anymore that day - move it to "tomorrow" folder

if when I wake up the next day I am inspired to make another tune, I will - if not I will right click > sort by modified and pick the top one which will be the one whats been in there the longest and work on that.. and keep working through like that untill I finish tracks...

Using this new method I complete around a track a week - but I could of started it months ago..

DOOMTROOPER/T40 · Post by **DOOMTROOPER/T40** » Thu Sep 17, 2009 10:49 am

When I'm doing track with another producer we tend to get tracks done in a couple of days or less. But when it's just me I tend to be really fussy, which is good I suppose, because at least I am happy with the tracks, instead of them being a half-arsed attempt. But some of my tracks take a couple of days, sometimes a week and sometimes more. I still have about 15 tracks that are almost done, but I haven't been sure where to take them and how I want them to end etc. so they're just in my folder waiting until I've finally got an idea to complete them. And they've been in that folder since like February

thierry_le_dj · Post by **thierry_le_dj** » Thu Sep 17, 2009 11:04 am

do you ever get to the point where your really in the mood to work on a track but then you go online and get side track on something and stay online for a while then kinda re great it...cause you've wasted a few hours or so?

well i've recently had the net on my computer and can't focus like i use to..

Mad_EP · Post by **Mad_EP** » Thu Sep 17, 2009 11:08 am

Anywhere from 1 week to 1 year (or more)...

It really depends on a bunch of factors (besides the typical creative ones). A big difference is if I am writing a new tune just out of inspiration (or experimentation) versus whether I am specifically writing a track for a release. Neither scenario automatically is faster or slower, but the process is different.

The main difference is that if I am specifically writing for a designated release, I tend to leave the tracks as "working drafts" longer than I would otherwise. The main reason behind this technique is that I prefer to work on final mixdowns of tracks I know are being released together at the same time, so that I can better match their volumes/mix-strengths, etc and really make them compliment each other.

For example, I just finished a 12" where the first track was written over a year ago- but I didn't do any of the polished mixing till last week when I was doing the final mixdowns of the other 2 tracks at the same time. Normally I would have done the final mixdown ages ago - but I knew from the time I started the track that it was with this specific project in mind.

On the other hand, there have been times I was finishing up a full length, and needed a track to fill out / balance the album better - and I was able to crank out a track in a few days (from beginning to final pre-master).

How long do you typically spend on a track

how long does it normally take you to start and finish?

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