I haven’t done a whole lot of authoring so far, but I think one of my favorite things to do, is tempo mapping a fresh mp3 in a new project. I’ve really only seen people that complain about the process as an inconvenience and a necessary evil. Something about lining up and organizing the tempo with the audio is very satisfying to me. Once the mapping is done, I add only about 20% of the drums (just some of the groove, no fills) and then tend to just map out another song right away. I’m not sure if I’m just strange or if this is a common thing.
Just something I realized about myself and wanted to see if anyone else had a similar mindset. Or maybe you are the complete opposite and absolutely hate tempo mapping, and it’s stopping you from charting more songs. Whatever it is, feel free to weigh in in the comments!