the only thing that makes sense is that Logan did not beg her to choose him . I get that , after being rejected once . why subject yourself to the same fate again ? I cannot help but saying this , but it is so tragically real . The lesson fight , fight , fight and never let go . <| sep |> Do I understand correctly that a bow on DD will bounce even AP from Akizuki ? <| sep |># P reproductionPreproduction saves you a ton of time . The main mistake I ' ve done in the past years is trying to mix as I compose . I had to learn to separate the two processes . So in other words , I first record a really rough demo with minimal hassle and effort , and make sure I have the song structure and arrangement finished . Only then start do I start any proper recording . ## Songwriting Figure out the song . I try to use a limited tool here to not fall in the trap of mixing as I write . So garageband is brilliant , and mobile phones work great . Record a scratch track . Minimal setup . Often this is an acoustic guitar and vocals only , or replacing the acoustic guitar with a keyboard . Yes , I ' ve started doing this even for metal . The scratch track is there to get the structure of the song right . Get all the sections where they need to be , figure out tempo changes and the melody and harmony of the song . If you can get a song that sounds decent with an acoustic and a vocal melody , it ' s going to sound great with anything . Play around with rough arrangement . Figure out the drum feel with loops , figure out different parts . Figure out riffs you want . Figure out the dynamics of the song and what part goes where . How do you go from verse to chorus ? How do you make verse 2 different from verse one ? Do not worry about the sound you ' re getting . This is still composing , don ' t worry about the mix . You won ' t be using much of this stuff in the final product unless you happen on a stellar take . Make the arrangement work with the lyrics . You now have a very rough demo you can use to start recording . From here on you ' re not really composing , you ' re just recording . If you can compose the entire EP before hitting record , you ' re going to end up with a better EP . ## RehearsalNow you know what parts go where . The next step is to rehearse the hell out of whatever it is you intend to record . If you haven ' t rehearsed , it might take even 30 takes to get a phrase right been there . If you have rehearsed , you can record the entire song in just three takes from start to finish and get a brilliant comp .