It sort of depends, but in general I’m trying to capture something quickly and very much in the moment. So far I’ve noticed I’ll do between 1-5 “takes”. Sometimes it’s really one and done, so whatever happens happens! Sometimes I’ll do a few takes and I’ll catch an idea and try to develop it. Mostly I’m trying to get a take where I think it felt good to play, like “in the zone”, and that captured some kind of energy, mood, or expression. The ones with effects I usually have an “idea” of what I want to do ahead of time, but then improvise the takes in the same way. Then I’ll spend a little time afterwards editing whatever I have in the recordings. I would say that what I’m doing on Nostr is completely unique within my practise. All the composing I do professionally is always a long, drawn out, thought out process that takes months to compose a full piece. So I’m really enjoying the total spontaneity of capturing ideas and moods very quickly in recordings and posting them immediately. It’s almost like a daily musical journal entry! Thanks for the comment — I hope my answer wasn’t too long!!

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That's awesome! Nice contrast to the more intensive projects.

It's nice when you can do something sustainably and enjoy doing it - it comes through in the music.

Thanks for sharing!

I appreciate the comment and your thoughts!