Talked to nick about this chapter a lot. I had quite a few questions for him, but more or less, the answer I got was "It depends", which in all fairness it does. Thinking back on it, it starts with and where the songs begins to come to light. Be born some would say. Where finding the right sound turns into a full blown track. Hints Tracking. You are brings all your rough drafts together to formulate the base of your album, record, or song. Similar to how people tell you to always right a rough draft before you turn in your work? Same concept.