Complex sentence: When it came to writing songs for the album, Linnell and Flansburgh used "old standbys", such as producing harmonies through improvisation and generating melodies by sampling sounds in varying cycles.
Split into simpler sentences: When it came to writing songs for the album, Linnell and Flansburgh used "old standbys". These methods include producing harmonies through improvisation and generating melodies by sampling sounds in varying cycles.