This was a tough week to stay motivated, but I made sure to put some time into this track each day, even if just for a small amount of time and even if it didn't feel like I was making progress. I started out in Ableton Note again, but instead of building out only a beat, I used four tracks to create a beat and four tracks to write parts for bass, pad, chords and stabs. I thought that gave me a pretty good foundation to work from so I brought it over to my computer, but I still struggled with the arrangement as I added different elements. I found myself toiling away in Session View so I moved over to Arrangement View to see if I could find some inspiration that way. In the end I found an arrangement that works, but the song feels like a "radio edit" of a longer track and I just ran out of time to figure out that longer mix. That is okay. I accept that this project is about getting things done rather than getting things perfect. I do really like the beat and I might call on some of the ideas I came up with this week in the future.

Tags: electronic, house, indie, week 11 2024, View by:thgirwnhoj