thanks mista companion cube, i've been busy today o:)

everyone else, i've been picking through your drafts and i have to say it's often more fun zan listening to a finished product, so keep zem coming!

Zan zan, I absolutely love this song so far. Expect some cash coming at you once I get money in my paypal

http://4x86.com/grunf-s.zip

I have at least 350 songs that will never be completed.

wait zanzan

you mean that song is a DRAFT?

http://famitracker.shoodot.net/forum/posts.php?id=1334

no you'll finish them and release them. damnit.

I have probably 10 unfinished songs that I'll probably never finish.  Maybe I'll record them.  Maybe.

I would post something...if I had enough confidence to even post my "drafts".

I tend to write lead sheets for quick sketches. It's a way of writing down the absolute essentials of an idea while leaving the arrangement completely open. I'd put some up, but the computer that I did most of my composing on is trashed.

http://soundcloud.com/plain-flavored

edit: to answer your question, i write a at least a little bit every day, and most of it just gets vaulted

I have been using this approach as of late, the flaws of your melody or structure become more apparent as time passes whilst not hearing it. I shamefully am one to think things are perfect when they actually need more time and effort.

do any of you make quick sketches of songs you think contain valuable enough ideas that you shouldn't just attempt to perfect straight away? if so I'd love to hear them

here's one of mine (needs famitracker) it's a nice way to tell what you're doing right or wrong, I think.