“Creativity isn’t like a freight train going down the tracks. It’s something that has to be caressed and treated with a great deal of respect”: How to avoid letting technical problems with the music-making process slow you down

Bob Dylan.

While we here at MusicRadar often zoom in on the finer details of a song, or a mix in an effort to illuminate how you can sound as pro as possible by using today’s gamut of technology, instruments and tools, when it really comes down to it, your primary drive to make music can stem from a far more intuitive dimension. The best solution to keep that creative aspect nourished is often to just put the problem track to one side.

Headache-inducing barriers to completion are going to be inevitable from time-to-time when you're an active music-maker, but the best way to improve as a songwriter (or, as a creative music producer) is to keep that wheel turning, and not let these issues freeze you in your tracks.