How many projects on the go at once

[daviedavedave]

Random question out of idle curiosity... how many tracks do you typically have on the go at once? Once you've had an idea for a beat (or whatever) do you then force yourself to work on top of that before starting anything else, or just create a load of different projects and work on them each when inspiration strikes?

[Patch]

Absolutely not. I have loads on teh go at any one time. I have old projects form a year back theat never took off, but that I still might go back to.

I just like to get any abd all ideas started to see if it's got any legs.

[Tarekith]

Anywhere from 2 to 10 depending on what project I'm working on usually.

[ImNotDedYet]

A few for me - mostly just stuff where I have a "theme" I need to expand. If I'm really feeling something, I'll keep working on that...little things here and there. I'm finding it's usually good to take a break for something for a bit and come back to it with fresh ears.

[deathy]

Man, I have so many simultaneous projects that I lose track... but I am also not just working in one particular segment. I am working on producing tunes, keeping up with my DJing, programming custom VSTs because I have specific needs that aren't quite met, yadda yadda yadda.

On the one hand, it would be nice to be able to focus, but on the other hand, I love knowledge and I quite enjoy bouncing around a lot when I'm learning.

[Nick V]

I usually have 3 or 4 I'm actively working on. A while back I set a goal for myself to finish and actually put at least one track a month in front of ears that are not my own. That could mean sending it to a label, playing live or just posting it on soundcloud (lately more of the latter). Once I finish something I don't go back to it except minor tweaks to post production if I'm doing that part. Before I started doing this I could have 10 or more tracks in the works and I would never finish anything.

[grazz16]

This is one of those personal preference questions. I used to only work on 1 track and 1 track only at any given time. Lately I've found its nice to have a "palate cleanser," so to speak, of different tracks to work on. So I'll have about 2-3 on the go at any given time. I don't like to go above this however as Producer ADD can set in and you never end up finishing anything. I know a bunch of guys who suffer from that and it takes them forever to do anything because they can't stick to a project before getting bored.

Focus is a good thing, but its also nice to refresh your ears with something different.

[teknik1200]

I have countless on hold projects, if it grabs me I can keep on it, if it dulls me I move on. Sometimes I go back and find ideas where I was on to something, sometimes I go back and wonder what I was thinking.

[Kwal]

This is one of those personal preference questions. I used to only work on 1 track and 1 track only at any given time. Lately I've found its nice to have a "palate cleanser," so to speak, of different tracks to work on. So I'll have about 2-3 on the go at any given time. I don't like to go above this however as Producer ADD can set in and you never end up finishing anything. I know a bunch of guys who suffer from that and it takes them forever to do anything because they can't stick to a project before getting bored.

Focus is a good thing, but its also nice to refresh your ears with something different.

Absolutely, I usually have at least 2 tracks running at once both being different genres so once I get stuck on one, I bounce to the other in which I usually have success at those times.

[dual citizen]

I like having 3 to 5 projects going so that I actually complete stuff. Another important issue is knowing when to abandon something that isn't working.

Best advice I heard is to stop working on a project right after you do something you're really happy with. That way you are stoked to return to the project later instead of feeling like you're at a dead end.