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What I like to do is get every thing sketched out roughly as soon as possible. I use ableton so as soon as I have the core bit done in session view (usually an 8 or 16 bar loop) I get everything laid out in the arrangement. Eg. Intro, first breakdown, drop 1, main breakdown, drop 2, outro. It's super basic, the intro and outro will just be the kick, snare, hats from the loop, the drops will just be copies of the loop and I'll just leave holes where the breakdowns are.
None of the lengths are locked in and everything usually changes a lot but just having the structure laid out with a clear start/middle end makes it much easier for me to work. If I'm stuck on a section I can easily jump to another part. It all just feels more manageable to just swap bits out than working start to finish looking at and empty screen. For me at least.
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Gewürzt
Anyone have any tips in how to actually finish a song? I seem to get halfway and then run out of steam. I have quite a few songs parked but every time I go back to them I draw a blank.