It looks like about a 10/90 split with the middle ground being that it sounds like brain music eventually. I usually need to change my brain to match the music. Not surprising I guess.......I once imagined I could fly, but had a lot of trouble translating that to reality .

Sometimes. 
 
It's where it is originating from after all.     Most of the time it is a close approximation.  Every now and then I think..."where did that come from".  I can't recall every writing something that didn't have some semblance of what I roughly started out to do.  I find it a very intriguing process.  There is definitely an excitement or kind of "writers high" that goes with the process for me.  

Never. There is always something ... missing.

I tend to compartmentalize so I may come up with a concept on an acoustic guitar. The concept may be as simple as a small melody line or a full song with chord changes etc and so on. When I start tracking it seldom stays the same in the sense of my original concept of it. The melody line might stay the same but the production, once it gets going, tends to veer off in wildly unanticipated directions.
 
I like this. And I like the ability to track those conceptual changes relatively easily in a modern DAW.
 
Regards,

bapu
 
Old Dog<>New Tricks?

Dunno..don't think so. I just like to get a 'one take' for my own satisfaction.

Does schizophrenia help you write vocal harmonies?

Sometimes. My problem is trying to capture an idea when it comes up. I'll use voice notes and when I listen to it later I'm like WTF is this? LOL

HA! When I first began seriously making music in 2011, I think everything was what I meant for it to be. As my skills progressed (and continue to) and I expanded my range of styles and techniques, I find that most of my more recent stuff ends up sounding MORE awesome, or WAY different than I heard it. Or sometimes I just wing it and start recording stuff without guidelines :3

bapu

jamesg1213

bapu

jamesg1213

bapu

Starise

Does The Music In Your Brain Sound The Same When You Get It Recorded/Played?

Well .....? Does the end product match the initial idea? :)

Nope. Hardly ever.

I KNEW you hated my guitar trax!
 
*stomps off*

Compromise is the key to project completion mayte.

I'm not at home to Mr Comp.

Old Dog<>New Tricks?

Why you be hatin' on me????

Karyn
Does schizophrenia help you write vocal harmonies?

We'll have to think about this and get back to you.
(Quiet!  I said we'd get back to her, what else do you want??!)