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Make a complete track draft

You finish with: A complete 90-second or longer draft with a deliberate ending.

Only 15 minutes? Do step 1, save, stop.

Step 1: Arrange the whole idea

Listen for: a start, the lead arriving, contrast, a return and an ending.

Arranging a track

Watch it done · FL Studio · Synthet · 00:00–03:04

Step 2: Hear it away from the editor

Listen for: the one part you most want to improve.

Step 3: Save and check

An exported arrangement is a checkpoint, not proof that the song is finished.

Finish

The check: Does FirstTrack_draft.wav run 90 seconds or more and end on purpose? Then you’re done. That’s Part 4.

Next: Revise by subtraction →

Or stop here. Your place is kept on this device.

Save it. Then save it again.