| Eb is talking about balancing your playing so that there's always a nice mix of loud, soft, high, low, whatever.
I think that a consistent approach goes hand in hand with a set routine if that makes you confortable. I vary what I do but I keep a good mix and am never afraid to "warm up" a long time because it's not really warming up, it's practicing. Nothing changes but you. Metal is maetal, all things being equal. That's why it's critical to make complex processes simple by making the cues for those processes child-like. Child-like is good, it's easy to remember what you need to do and easier to maintain a consistent approach.
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