Q: but what happens when you know what you are going to need before you start? Is there a naive mode of thinking to trick your brain into finding flangers and phasers as interesting as when you first used them? Or is that something which you need before their practice and use can be picked up easily?
A: i wasn't talking about the recording/production process. only the songwriting process, which, for me, happens entirely before the production of the song starts. so generally, no flangers or phasers are used