How much time do you spend making music?

[Jagwah]

Curious about how much time you guys spend with this stuff.

How many hours a day are you actively making music and mixing / mastering?

How much time are you spending studying these things if you are at all?

Considering the hours, how long does it take you to finish a track?


Interested to hear your responses, cheers

[Benedict]

How many hours are there in a day?

Honestly I would put in 4-8 hours a day of making music. More than that tends to be counter-productive. I have to remind myself to do other things. I now rarely work evenings as I find it messes me up for sleep. That and my day job is early mornings.

I don't have a set study program but as things come up that I want to get better at (or understand) then I read and practice. Often that gets involved in the making process as I try something out.

A piece is generally 1-2 days incl. Finalizing for the album. Same again for the total album to get it on Bandcamp.

Of course there is then thinking time, which happens as I do other things. More of this happens around album time as I get the concept and other things like covers.

[Karim]

Curious about how much time you guys spend with this stuff.

How many hours a day are you actively making music and mixing / mastering?

How much time are you spending studying these things if you are at all?

Considering the hours, how long does it take you to finish a track?


Interested to hear your responses, cheers

8-9 hours a day. I make for living

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[Marc64]

I comes and goes from a few month doing nothing and sometimes many many hours a day
completing a track can be from 30 mins to days/month depending on how good it goes and I find the right sounds or I do them myself


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[Noplan]

I play in 3 bands in the same rehearsal room / studio. I practically live there.

[Chizmata]

6 hrs a day at the moment. tracks take from 2-6 days usually

[boobytrap]

Still i'm not make music for living, 1 to 2 hours for Experiments, 2 hours for learn something new. willing to spend 4 hours for make music.

[motuscott]

After working, eating, sleeping etc. I'd say 26 hours a day minimum. Then it's on to writing the great American novel with the time left over.

[Loque]

Not enough time...

[dustmoses]

2-6 hours 6-7 days a week. I get drunk and smoke once a week usually, don't even bother then (it's not gonna happen.)

I also work 32-55 hours. Sleep is not an issue I've tried sleeping more than 4-5 hours just doesn't happen, I don't get tired enough (and my main job involves moving heavy **** around, I lift, walk ride bikes etc.)

[nooomy]

1-3 hours every day 7 days a week

[Jagwah]

This is really interesting thanks everyone!!

[Jagwah]

8-9 hours a day. I make for living

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That's cool man, do you ever have trouble with inspiration with it kind of being expected of you? I wish I could keep going for that many hours a day I really do, but I get to a point where I kind of had enough, 8-9 hours a day would be bliss.

[Jagwah]

6 hrs a day at the moment. tracks take from 2-6 days usually

That's a nice well rounded amount and completion time!!

[Jagwah]

Not enough time...

I know that feel.

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[submonsterz]

Time is irrelevant so who knows with me.

[Karim]

Dude! I must say you the truth....
Sometimes it is very stressful for me too (although I never tired of Reason).
There are days that I can not go beyond the 4 hours! .
Furthermore , as you know, inspiration comes and goes.... but often I run on the "ghost producer kind jobs" so I follow a sort of guide to do my songs.

For your sake I suggest you do some 'of physical activity or a simple walk to lighten the ideas from one song to the other .
And if the mood strikes today. There's always tomorrow


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That's cool man, do you ever have trouble with inspiration with it kind of being expected of you? I wish I could keep going for that many hours a day I really do, but I get to a point where I kind of had enough, 8-9 hours a day would be bliss.[/quote]

[-008']

Zero. Nada. Zilch.

I used to live to make music, but since we had a baby 2 years ago I've done nothing. I've also lost almost all motivation for any of my music-related plans that I had.

Kill me.

[motuscott]

Zero. Nada. Zilch.

I used to live to make music, but since we had a baby 2 years ago I've done nothing. I've also lost almost all motivation for any of my music-related plans that I had.

Kill me.

Stay strong my brother, music will happen again.

[Loque]

Zero. Nada. Zilch.

I used to live to make music, but since we had a baby 2 years ago I've done nothing. I've also lost almost all motivation for any of my music-related plans that I had.

Kill me.

Just start again. It will come back. Kids like music.

[-008']

Stay strong my brother, music will happen again.

Thanks man, i will

Just start again. It will come back. Kids like music.

Yeah, she loves it! I bought her a minnie mouse drumset for her 2nd bday and she COMPLETELY broke it in under two hours.
That's my girl! lol

Thanks guys you made me feel better. Sorry for sounding so down before. The truth is, i love the little tyke so much i would cut off my hands and poke out my eardrums and never make or listen to music again for her. (no one ever needs do this but you understand what im saying)

I only *thought* that i cared about music before she came along... now i really know what care and love is.
[/corny cheesey dad mode:"off"]

[boobytrap]

Zero. Nada. Zilch.

I used to live to make music, but since we had a baby 2 years ago I've done nothing. I've also lost almost all motivation for any of my music-related plans that I had.

Kill me.

Sometimes me also suddenly lost all music ideas from my mind. coz when I get too depressed, I can't concentrate anything. only my knowledge is over 500GB tutorial videos.
but now I start to use this, makes me feel better. http://www.nowfoods.com/5-HTP-100mg-60-Veg-Capsules.htm

I don't wanna make millions from music but I do wanna make a hit Track, and I will. just only one. and also cover the cost. only cost
be strong, your one music track can change everything !

[-008']

Sometimes me also suddenly lost all music ideas from my mind. coz when I get too depressed, I can't concentrate anything. only my knowledge is over 500GB tutorial videos.
but now I start to use this, makes me feel better. http://www.nowfoods.com/5-HTP-100mg-60-Veg-Capsules.htm

I don't wanna make millions from music but I do wanna make a hit Track, and I will. just only one. and also cover the cost. only cost
be strong, your one music track can change everything !

You are right! 1 track can change everything..

And thanks for the link I should probably be taking some good vitamins too

[satyr32]

Sometimes me also suddenly lost all music ideas from my mind. coz when I get too depressed, I can't concentrate anything. only my knowledge is over 500GB tutorial videos.
but now I start to use this, makes me feel better. http://www.nowfoods.com/5-HTP-100mg-60-Veg-Capsules.htm

I don't wanna make millions from music but I do wanna make a hit Track, and I will. just only one. and also cover the cost. only cost
be strong, your one music track can change everything !

have a look at l-tryptophan, it might be better for you than 5-htp. i recommend to read about it if you have not already.

[Peter]

I'm thinking 3 to 8 hours in a session but the sessions don't happen every day. I study music by actively listening to potential reference tracks and I do plenty of that. I like to have a track done in two sessions so it should be done in less than sixteen hours.