Q: How do you go from writing a small tune or loop of a track to a fully fledged song?
A: usually what seems to work best (for me) is to make sure you fully write the song first, before really recording it. know exactly how it goes, and for exactly how long. Doing a full recording/arrangement of a song is crazy enough, and if you don't know how the song goes you'll surely crumble. unless you are doing the type of arrangement that can be delivered in its final form in real time. It's like building a house. you have to know the specific plans of the house before building it, unless you have technology so advanced that the house can be built instantly, in which case yes you could definitely improvise the house