I'm too perfectionist and spend 6 months - 1 year in avarage to complete songs. Am I alone? Hey,
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- KVRist
- Topic Starter
- 246 posts since 15 May, 2012
Hey,
I can create the initial backbone and structure of the song in a few hours but then end up spending 6 months - 1 year on average to complete songs. Fine-tuning, removing, adding parts and tweaking sounds until I'm happy with the result.
I'm a perfectionist. Am I alone? How do I become better at not falling into perfectionism traps and finish songs faster?
I can create the initial backbone and structure of the song in a few hours but then end up spending 6 months - 1 year on average to complete songs. Fine-tuning, removing, adding parts and tweaking sounds until I'm happy with the result.
I'm a perfectionist. Am I alone? How do I become better at not falling into perfectionism traps and finish songs faster?
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- KVRAF
- 35569 posts since 11 Apr, 2010 from Germany
As long as you don't have the pressure of delivering... i don't see a problem in taking as long as you feel like.
And, yeah, i can understand it. But, sometimes it's counterproductive, when you want to finish stuff.
And, yeah, i can understand it. But, sometimes it's counterproductive, when you want to finish stuff.
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- KVRAF
- 1631 posts since 10 Oct, 2018
Well, you spelled 'on average' wrong. So how can I be sure?
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- KVRAF
- 1631 posts since 10 Oct, 2018
But seriously, perfection is most boring. Therefore I tend to accept flaws within the 0,1% range
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- KVRAF
- 5664 posts since 7 Feb, 2013
If the song is good, who cares how long did it take to make it?
But...
On the hand...
If the song is bad, who cares how long did it take to make it?
Finish the tracks when you are 100% sure they are ready, it's better than release them and then realize how many issues they have, been there, done that.
I'f anything I'm now working with a buch of tracks, some of them were essentially written 3-4 years ago, I'm finetuning the mixes/sounds now .
But...
On the hand...
If the song is bad, who cares how long did it take to make it?
Finish the tracks when you are 100% sure they are ready, it's better than release them and then realize how many issues they have, been there, done that.
I'f anything I'm now working with a buch of tracks, some of them were essentially written 3-4 years ago, I'm finetuning the mixes/sounds now .
You may think you can fly ... but you better not try
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- KVRAF
- 5664 posts since 7 Feb, 2013
you wanted to say 0,105%? or 0,095%?excuse me please wrote: ↑Fri Sep 06, 2019 11:23 am But seriously, perfection is most boring. Therefore I tend to accept flaws within the 0,1% range
You may think you can fly ... but you better not try
- KVRAF
- 11001 posts since 15 Apr, 2019 from Nowhere
How does one measure flaws in exact numbers?excuse me please wrote: ↑Fri Sep 06, 2019 11:23 am But seriously, perfection is most boring. Therefore I tend to accept flaws within the 0,1% range
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- addled muppet weed
- 106269 posts since 26 Jan, 2003 from through the looking glass
if you where a perfectionist youd just know!Forgotten wrote: ↑Fri Sep 06, 2019 11:29 amHow does one measure flaws in exact numbers?excuse me please wrote: ↑Fri Sep 06, 2019 11:23 am But seriously, perfection is most boring. Therefore I tend to accept flaws within the 0,1% range
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- addled muppet weed
- 106269 posts since 26 Jan, 2003 from through the looking glass
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- addled muppet weed
- 106269 posts since 26 Jan, 2003 from through the looking glass
- KVRAF
- 40416 posts since 11 Aug, 2008 from clown world
I've been 5 years on my current 3 minute epic. I've changed ever bit of it hundreds of times over. I don't know how you manage to finish things so quickly.
Anyone who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities.
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- KVRAF
- 1631 posts since 10 Oct, 2018
I contemplated almost 40 years on the initial setup of chess. Then I decided chess wasn't my thing.recursive one wrote: ↑Fri Sep 06, 2019 11:26 amyou wanted to say 0,105%? or 0,095%?excuse me please wrote: ↑Fri Sep 06, 2019 11:23 am But seriously, perfection is most boring. Therefore I tend to accept flaws within the 0,1% range