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Originally Posted by blim  The best sounding track on my project took a total of probably ten hours to write, arrange, play, record, mix, and master.
On the other hand, I spent probably close to one-hundred hours working on just the mixing and mastering of the track that sounds the worst. |
Great thread. I'm in the middle of this the moment, myself. Finishing the mixing of a 17-track project I've been working on for the past 2.5 years.
I know this isn't exactly what you are saying, but there is a strange view that hangs around in musical circles, especially around 3-chord rock and blues circles, that says inspiration needs to come quickly... the best songs are transcribed from the gods, or something like that.
I think this is a really bad thing to be spread around. In my own experience, I've had some songs come within hours, some take years. The ones that came quicker I don't hold to my heart as better songs. A song takes however long it takes. Sometimes, you see potential with some idea you have, but aren't quite able to realise it at the moment. Sometimes, it takes time. If you are willing to spend a couple of years getting a particular song right, I think that is actually evidence that there is something significant there.
Personally, I tend to love more the songs that took longer, and took more effort to get completed.