Guides

Finishing, mastering, and releasing music — written down.

The checklists and systems that run inside SessionFlow, published in full. DAW-agnostic, opinionated, and copyable — each one ends with a plain-text version you can paste anywhere. Newest first — or jump to the one you need tonight.

TemplateSept 11, 2026
~6 min

Song Split Sheet Template

A free split sheet as print-ready PDF and editable Word doc — no email gate — plus what each field means, the two ways to decide percentages, and why it gets signed the day the song is written.

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RoundupSept 1, 2026
~10 min

Best Music Production Apps for Mac

Nine apps that earn a place in a producer's dock in 2026 — DAW, EQ, mastering, free metering, routing, session organizing, and project tracking — with prices, honest "skip it if" notes for every pick, and zero affiliate links.

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ChecklistSept 1, 2026
~11 min

Album Release Checklist

A dated timeline from eight weeks out to thirty days after: paperwork and splits, masters and artwork, the distributor upload and Spotify pitch window, pre-saves, release week, and the post-release month everyone skips.

Read the release checklist →
ChecklistAug 30, 2026
~10 min

Mastering Checklist

Every check between "the mix is done" and "the file is released": mix prep, the master itself, the 2026 streaming loudness and true-peak numbers, the album pass, and delivery. Thirty-one boxes you can actually verify.

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GuideAug 28, 2026
~9 min

How to Finish Songs

Why songs stall — no definition of done, the 8-bar trap, too many open, the hard part deferred, no real deadline — and the stage-by-stage exit criteria that get them out of the folder and into the world.

Read how to finish songs →
GuideAug 26, 2026
~11 min

Music Production Workflow

The six-stage pipeline every song moves through — capture, arrange, record, mix, master, deliver — plus the session ritual, templates, naming, and backups underneath it. The operational layer; everything else sits on top.

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These checklists live on every song in SessionFlow

One board, five stages, the checklist and the waveform on the card. $9.99 once, no subscription, no accounts.

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