Choose two key musical references

Summarize your vision of the finished record and the process you’ll take to create it.

Identify or create your sketching workflow.

Establishing a sketching routine.

Looking past material with fresh ears.

Developing sketches

Journaling and addressing value judgement

Create a 'demo'

Reinforce a file organization system and backup

Organizing a production log

Systematize what can be systematized

Get your shortcuts down

Use plug-ins in unintended ways

trim cut & glitch

Rendering tracks to create mix projects

Listening to material in different sound systems

Manage low frequencies

Work with a reference

Create a systematic listening discipline with breaks