I have a confession…

May I suggest a subtle reformulation of your objective: every day for thirty days, sit 30 mins in front of your gear and write something. Once you’ve come across a good idea, stick to it and try to finish it into a song. 30 days to do all this, not 9 months. Not producing, only writing and recording.

If you’re stuck in the process, find here below a few decent book references to accompany you during your journey:

  • Making Music, Dennis Desantis
  • The Process for Electronic Music Production, Jason Timothy
  • The Organized Songwriter, Simon Hawkins
  • The Ultimate Guide to Programming Drums, Chris Nothdurfter
  • Music Habits, Jason Timothy
  • Creative Synthesizer Technique, Adam Holzman

Also, if you don’t have any favorite sounds list yet, it’s time to set it up before writing any songs because sound design / finding sounds and songwriting are not entirely compatible activities: both require their dedicated time and one may break the flow of the other. The great thing about songwriting is that it will force you (to get) to know the gear you already have.

EDIT: all the tips in this post are from those books, the only original thing being myself being able to confirm to you that they do work :cool:

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