I don't know about other producers but when I make a new tune I love to go back and listen to it. 'Real' bands practice their songs until they are flawless but making music on a computer is different. You lay it out and tweak it. You do slight adjustments to track volumes or EQ, or mess with the parameters of your effects or synth patches. When you're done, you're done.
I find that listening to songs over and over is the best way to get it where I want it. I hear things that bother me, or get ideas that would improve a song. Then I go back in and add the changes I thought of and repeat the cycle. This goes on until I'm satisfied with the result.
And I get to experience the song again, much like bands do when they practice their songs.
It may seem narcissistic but I think it's more like analyzing your work looking for improvements that could be made. Listening is my 'practice session'.
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