I start from scratch each time, unfortunately.
The Science Lab was great because it forced me to save my work as I had something I wanted to accomplish.
But I’m not a professional music producer so there’s really no need to save half finished tracks. If the track doesn’t peak my interest in the first hour or so, I turn off all the machines and go outside and do something else.
The nice part about the Elektrons though is when I turn everything back on, the last thing I was working on is there! Surprise!
That’s when I make the call - hmmm, do I want to finish this for my own satisfaction or scratch it and start over? I usually scratch it.
My space is limited so I usually just reconfigure my machines for inspiration.
I’d say the winter is more productive for me in terms of building tracks - In the summer I’m outside more because it’s warm and the days are long.
I’d say the sweet spot for me is the fall as the snowboard season hasn’t started and I skate less often as it rains a little more - so I’m at home, inside.