I would imagine every single one of us here fully acknowledge this.lol
If I ever feel myself frustrating then there is no way a track is going to come out so I end up spending the time sorting out some samples or making sounds etc... in preparation for next time when i'm in flow.
I meditate twice daily and this greatly assists in many ways, especially for quietening down the inner critic, the little voice which compares and doubts the validity of anything you got going on the sequencer.
I don't approach my projects with any expectations set, but simply allow the music to come through on its own. And what I find when flowing in this way is that everything simply clicks into place easily without having to spend half an hour looking for or programming the right Hi Hat etc...
When in flow it works like magic, you are the music and anything you touch turns to gold. You could make a bunch of shitty presets on an old Casio come to life, in such a way where people would enjoy tuning into it.
I allow everything that is going on in my life to come to an end. What I mean by this is that I empty my mind of all "Need to do's" and even those "Should have done's" or if anything is bothering me then I deal with it firstly before starting up a project. Make the mental space to host the creations.
All in all though, the only way to get the flow flowing is to remove the psychological barriers restricting the flow. It never ever ever works the other way around by trying to force the flow and make it happen.
Singing helps open up blocked channels, this even if you cant sing as what we do is all about bring our inner expression to the fore. So sing like you mean it and give it all you've got! Loosen up the passages.
Don't try to start a track, nor try to finish it.
Allow the track to write itself, and enjoy.
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