A Prolific Music Producer's Workflow for Finishing Tracks

Discover how to turn song ideas and rough recordings into complete, polished tracks, with music producer Evan Sutton's patented music production workflow.

Introduction

• Welcome
• What you should know before watching this course
• Using the exercise files

1. Planning Your Track

• The problem-solving mindset
• Why use templates?
• Working with instrument and routing presets as part of your templates
• Prepping to record vocalists
• Prepping to record musicians
• Template examples in Logic
• Template examples in Pro Tools
• Template examples in Live

2. Production Heavy Lifting

• Getting basic musical ideas down
• Working with simple variation: How much is too much?
• Learning to trust your production process
• Making musical decisions that serve the song
• Basic mix considerations while composing, and using channel strip presets in Logic
• Channel strip preset examples in Pro Tools
• Channel strip preset examples in Ableton Live
• Creating simple sections and structural considerations
• Planning structure and using markers and reference tracks
• Building a bridge or middle eight section
• A simple approach to creating intros and outros

3. Taking Your Track to the Next Level

• Building better transitions
• FX, ear candy, and automation
• Knowing when your track is finished
• Philosophical mix strategies (the journey)
• To self master or not to self master

Conclusion

• Next steps