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I wrote a free eBook on how to stay focused and finish tunes

Posted: Wed Sep 05, 2012 4:47 am
by COSM
I am very happy to release a new free eBook - Ten Ways to Keep the Creative Juices Flowing - A Guide for Electronic Producers.

I get asked so often about ways to stay motivated and actually get tracks finished, so I decided to invenst some energy into putting together a pretty comprehensive guide.

I hope you enjoy it.

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http://www.cosm.co.nz/index.php?option= ... cle&id=325

Re: I wrote a free eBook on how to stay focused and finish tunes

Posted: Wed Sep 05, 2012 6:56 am
by Klinikal
Nice! Downloading now.
Thanks Tom! :D

Re: I wrote a free eBook on how to stay focused and finish tunes

Posted: Wed Sep 05, 2012 9:51 am
by rluk
Good stuff as always.
Thank you Tom!

Re: I wrote a free eBook on how to stay focused and finish tunes

Posted: Wed Sep 05, 2012 3:35 pm
by bkwsk
Thanks Tom, grabbing that now.

Re: I wrote a free eBook on how to stay focused and finish tunes

Posted: Wed Sep 05, 2012 4:07 pm
by beats me
Thanks Tom. I’ll check it out later.

I reckon traveling the world to play festivals can be motivating. :)

Posting tracks to SoundCloud that maybe have a 24 hour chance of being listened to, not so much. :x

Re: I wrote a free eBook on how to stay focused and finish tunes

Posted: Wed Sep 05, 2012 4:09 pm
by H20nly
awesome Tom! thanks..

stay 8)

Re: I wrote a free eBook on how to stay focused and finish tunes

Posted: Wed Sep 05, 2012 5:59 pm
by djadonis206
beats me wrote:Thanks Tom. I’ll check it out later.

I reckon traveling the world to play festivals can be motivating. :)

Posting tracks to SoundCloud that maybe have a 24 hour chance of being listened to, not so much. :x
Bingo! I found I'm most motivated after long nights of clubbing and djing

I'm less motivated after long days at work

But the eBook is great! Thanks

Btw - new expensive hardware is highly motivating as well! LOL!

Re: I wrote a free eBook on how to stay focused and finish tunes

Posted: Thu Sep 06, 2012 12:14 am
by yur2die4
Thank you! I have enjoyed your vids on many occasions :D

And this is a great read haha

Re: I wrote a free eBook on how to stay focused and finish tunes

Posted: Thu Sep 06, 2012 12:18 am
by djadonis206
Hey - I'm reading this on the bus now on my way home from work. It's really good

Re: I wrote a free eBook on how to stay focused and finish tunes

Posted: Thu Sep 06, 2012 12:51 am
by wascal
That was an interesting read, cheers :)

I've recently found (by accident) that the best way to me to actually finish tunes was for my hard drive with over 2 years worth of projects to suddenly die on me. I've gone from procrastinating over about 40 unfinished tunes in a never ending cycle of, as you say 'ant-fucking' (lol), to starting and finishing tunes in a matter of days - Mainly by limiting myself to working on one track at a time ;)

Re: I wrote a free eBook on how to stay focused and finish tunes

Posted: Thu Sep 06, 2012 2:28 am
by RabidC
i wish i spent the same amount of time making music that you take to teach people how to make music.

Your tips and lessons have improved my workflow so much. Thank you

Re: I wrote a free eBook on how to stay focused and finish tunes

Posted: Thu Sep 06, 2012 3:12 am
by Theo Void
Just read it. Good stuff as always!! Thank You

Re: I wrote a free eBook on how to stay focused and finish tunes

Posted: Thu Sep 06, 2012 5:28 am
by djadonis206
The eBook inspired me to figure out how to use the Follow Action plug-in in Live. Totally makes things interesting and lets me jam on the Machinedrum.

Jam session, no efx - just Machinedrum and the Minitaur and the follow action plug-in. and my headphones http://soundcloud.com/djadonis206/machi ... ession-pt2

Re: I wrote a free eBook on how to stay focused and finish tunes

Posted: Thu Sep 06, 2012 9:02 am
by 1.A.M.
Very good and interesting read !
Mighty Tom strikes again ! :D
Thanks !

Re: I wrote a free eBook on how to stay focused and finish tunes

Posted: Thu Sep 06, 2012 12:50 pm
by camoz
thank you very much indeed, tom