Finishing Your Tracks! · Full Time Music Producers

Finishing Your Tracks!

🎯 Tip — The 80% Rule to Actually Finish Tracks

One of the biggest killers of momentum in music production is chasing perfection too early. Here’s a modern workflow hack I use:

👉 Get your track to 80% done as fast as possible.That means the arrangement is there, the vibe feels right, and the mix is good enough to get the idea across. Don’t waste time polishing hi-hats or EQ’ing reverb tails at this stage.

Why this works:

⚡ Momentum beats perfection. You stay excited about the track.

🎚 Decisions get easier. Once the track lives as a whole, small mix tweaks have context.

🎵 You actually finish. Done is better than “almost perfect forever.”

Once you hit 80%, step away. The next session is for refining — not rewriting. Think of it like building a house: frame it up first, then paint the walls.

💡 Try this next time: Set a timer for 2 hours and push your track to the 80% mark. You’ll be surprised how much easier the final 20% becomes once the song exists as a full piece.

Keep pushing!

- Spike

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