We get together, find an idea we like from one of us and flesh it out using whatever tools we have available that fit the desired outcome.
Having a regiment like his list would be confining for us.
Between Barry and I we have a couple hundred songs and growing .. some have made it to a finished product, some haven't (yet).

What we do is just for fun nowadays, but that approach has served us well and we made some $$ along the way.

I do not work here, but the benefits are still awesome
Make your sound your own!