KVR Audio

aaron aardvark · Post by **aaron aardvark** » Sun Aug 21, 2022 2:42 am

Well, here is how it is for me. I spend roughly 40 hours per original song, and I've heard the song a million times by the time I have finished it. So, I usually won't listen to it again for a while after I'm done with it. After few weeks or months, I'll listen to it again. If a very famous band (I'm not very famous) has a hit song, they are probably expected to play their hit every time they play live (since the 80's, I rarely play live). If they play live a lot, they might get sick of their own song, even if it's a hit. It becomes almost a curse having to play it at every show for some bands; and that might last for decades. In some ways that is sad. I heard Mike Score from Flock of Seagulls complain that he's sick of playing "I Ran", and said that's all people want to hear! Just be thankful you had a hit song man! But if you've had to play it at every show for the last 40 years, you could get really sick of it, I suppose.

kritikon · Post by **kritikon** » Sun Aug 21, 2022 3:59 am

I listen to them for maybe a few weeks after finishing but I've found I rarely play my older stuff. Dunno why - I don't think I lost interest in it, but I just never play them. I even have a folder of my music on my phone so I can play music in the car (which is mostly where I listen to music) and I still don't play it there. I think I see it more as a project, enjoy the process and all the fiddling about, enjoy making my own new sounds but hasn't that often been about the finished article of making tracks/songs.

kritikon · Post by **kritikon** » Sun Aug 21, 2022 4:10 am

Bugger! I posted on the other same thread. To cut it short - no I don't.

DJ Warmonger · Post by **DJ Warmonger** » Sun Aug 21, 2022 4:46 am

Absolutely I do, otherwise why would I make music in first place?

However, my top hit on Spotify, getting a vast majority of plays, is one of my earliest release and I find it terrible. Yet for some reason people keep listeining to it, or maybe Spotify is recommendig this one despite I've got many better productions IMO -.-

ATS · Post by **ATS** » Sun Aug 21, 2022 6:09 am

I thought I heard that Prince ONLY listened to his own music. Surely that is not true that they all don't. I still listen to stuff I made over a decade ago. I am probably the only one but at least someone is listening to it.

martiu · Post by **martiu** » Fri Sep 02, 2022 5:21 pm

I listen to my own music most of the time because that was the reason why i decided to learn how to make music, sometimes i listen to my favorite producers just to realize that i have so much more to learn.

DMG68 · Post by **DMG68** » Fri Sep 02, 2022 7:16 pm

ATS wrote: Sun Aug 21, 2022 6:09 am I thought I heard that Prince ONLY listened to his own music. Surely that is not true that they all don't. I still listen to stuff I made over a decade ago. I am probably the only one but at least someone is listening to it.

That’s probably why Prince sounded so much like Prince, he was his own biggest influence!

vurt · Post by **vurt** » Fri Sep 02, 2022 8:47 pm

ive started recording long live streams, straight to youtube, so i can listen back as i doze off.

PatchAdamz · Post by **PatchAdamz** » Fri Sep 02, 2022 9:13 pm

Once I complete the recording and mixing process I have heard to tune numerous times and need to stand back from it.

Once the CD is done (if it makes it onto a CD) I will hear it again.

If not, poof, into the vault where it may not be heard again.......

CrystalWizard · Post by **CrystalWizard** » Fri Sep 02, 2022 9:22 pm

Yes, most of the time i do. It often takes a few months of not hearing first! Only rarely do i make something i like a lot right away. And only rarely make something that a year or two later i don't like. Some of it is my intention in the first place, sometime i create stuff solely for my own enjoyment, other stuff i do is to assist peoples' psykadelik experiences (live or recordings), and occasionally i've done pieces for live use where i've actually considered what other people want to hear

Propellerhands · Post by **Propellerhands** » Wed Sep 14, 2022 2:19 am

glokraw wrote: Fri Aug 19, 2022 11:06 am I've heard several prominent musicians asked in interviews, if they listen to their own finished music. They all said no, and with quite some disinterest.
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I really enjoy the music I make, more a tribute to the the great sound designers, instrument/effect designers, and available production tools, than my fiddling. I would hope everyone enjoys what they produce.
How about you?

Both ways. It depends. Long answer bellow.

It is normal to not enjoy listening to a particular track that just got released, reason being that I already listened to it like 200 times while making it and then another 300 times while mixing/mastering. So for me personally, I need at least a couple of weeks to reset my brains, usually a month or two, then come back and re-listen what I created and then I can enjoy it. Sometimes.

I also enjoy my older stuff, that I released years and years ago, but only on specific occassions, definitely not all the time and not all of the music. Mostly when intoxicated

While sober I am too analytical and focus on errors that I made rather than general idea.

But the biggest enjoyement for me is during/after "breakthrough" moment, when I start to see the direction my track is taking, and it is no longer just a 8-16 bar loop but a track which is 60-80% done.

viperraze · Post by **viperraze** » Wed Sep 14, 2022 4:11 pm

Yes, I always listen to my finished recordings. It's a great way to hear how everything sounds put together and to catch any errors that may have been made. Listening to the recording also allows me to make sure that the mix is balanced and that all of the tracks can be heard clearly. It's important to me that the recordings I release are of the highest quality possible, so listening back is just part of the process. Plus, it's always nice to hear my own music once it's finalized!

Do you enjoy listening to your finished recordings?