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Record your music with quality audio at home | Songwriting basics and music production tips for musicians. Don't wait 20 years to record your songs.
Maybe you just have a song idea, or chord progression that you keep jamming too, but can't seem to make a complete song out of it. Maybe you have an unfinished demo version of your song.
The longer you wait, the longer you wait...
I waited so long to finish a recording (15 years!) that I forgot what it was like to finish a song..
Eventually, tragedy had struck in my family, and I instinctually started playing again as a form of therapy.
I created a new beat every week for nearly a full year. The first few recordings were lackluster at best, but I felt great! Just knowing that I could put my mind to creating a track and have it finished by the end of the week.
Over time I discovered I was actually using a system for getting songs done.
Making music can be fun and efficient. Subscribe, and let me share parts of my process with you.
Maybe you just have a song idea, or chord progression that you keep jamming too, but can't seem to make a complete song out of it. Maybe you have an unfinished demo version of your song.
The longer you wait, the longer you wait...
I waited so long to finish a recording (15 years!) that I forgot what it was like to finish a song..
Eventually, tragedy had struck in my family, and I instinctually started playing again as a form of therapy.
I created a new beat every week for nearly a full year. The first few recordings were lackluster at best, but I felt great! Just knowing that I could put my mind to creating a track and have it finished by the end of the week.
Over time I discovered I was actually using a system for getting songs done.
Making music can be fun and efficient. Subscribe, and let me share parts of my process with you.
what kind of songwriter are you
I never told anyone this:
Years after, my semi-successfully local band, Born Yesterday, broke up.
I had moved to Vegas to stay with a friend who wanted to help me get back on my feet.
Life beats you up pretty bad if you don’t have a plan BTW.
I started looking in the weekly local alternative newspaper.
I’m sorry, I forgot the name of it.
It was the paper that had all the info about what shows were playing that week, how someone’s local art gallery was making an impact, and how a local coffee shop was also an art gallery making an impact.
To date myself, these newspapers had classified ads, which are basically affordable ads that anyone could purchase, and they had listings in different sections (or classifications?)
**For Sale,** **Services, Job Opportunities,** FOR RENT:
Basically, Craigslist for the newspaper.
I felt compelled to explain that.
The one section that I liked to check was the music section.
They would have instruments for sale, and some bands would have auditions for different singers. You could also find open mic nights in this paper (I’ll save that story for later)
*In the short version, I found a progressive metal band auditioning vocalists.*
I called the guy, Thad (If you are reading this, say hi. Miss ya, buddy.)
We vibed okay enough for me to check out more of their stuff online.
The music was on MySpace, and it sounded like it was Metal from another realm.
The guitarist was this super-talented guy from Hawaii who could make the guitar squeal like I had never heard before.
They were playing Tool-inspired grooves with more emotion, like a perfect circle, but harder somehow.
To this day, I have never heard anything like it.
The closest thing was something like Tool, A Perfect Circle, and a regional band called Submethod (Who I was fanboying over)
Their music just made you want to move.
I was determined to sing for them, but it was so different.
I knew I had to be different somehow.
I felt I needed some kind of trademark or costume to sound like I belonged in this group.
I had already downloaded some of their tracks and wrote vocal lines for a couple of their songs.
I was stoked but nervous as AF.
No one knew I was doing this.
I dressed in all black and cautiously approached the rehearsal space.
I heard it.
They were already playing in perfect sync in the background, and even more anxiety coursed through me.
*Who did I think I was?*
I somehow forgot that I had played in a band for years. I forgot that I opened for the Gin Blossoms (watch the video here to learn more about this: www.getsongsdone.com/challenge) and bigger regional acts (including Submethod)
It was crazy having to step up to something like this.
And I did… for a little bit, but ultimately, I felt like I wasn’t good enough to be in this band.
Like I didn’t deserve to be in the room.
They were too out of my league and I couldn’t comprehend holding my own or executing a vision that intense.
So, I did what most of us do when we are first called to be better.
We stop trying; we quit; we make excuses for why we can’t.
We’re too busy, we don’t have time.
And maybe it’s all true.
For me though, I just wasn’t ready.
There were too many things that I needed to fix to be that great.
I hadn’t built a strong enough musical foundation.
I was too out of practice.
So, you may have let your musical talent get rusty like I did.
You may have let yourself go (musically speaking or otherwise…)
But you are the only one that can fix it.
I didn’t realize this until over a decade later.
Learn from my mistakes.
Start making small wins towards your goals in music and life.
They stack up and before you know it you have an albums worth of songs, you are in better shape, you are communicating clearly and some of your goals are now behind you.
00:00 Introduction: The Creative Block
00:21 A New Opportunity
01:14 The Audition Experience
01:25 Joining the Band
04:24 Struggles and Self-Doubt
05:02 Building a Sustainable Foundation
06:06 Conclusion: Do This
Years after, my semi-successfully local band, Born Yesterday, broke up.
I had moved to Vegas to stay with a friend who wanted to help me get back on my feet.
Life beats you up pretty bad if you don’t have a plan BTW.
I started looking in the weekly local alternative newspaper.
I’m sorry, I forgot the name of it.
It was the paper that had all the info about what shows were playing that week, how someone’s local art gallery was making an impact, and how a local coffee shop was also an art gallery making an impact.
To date myself, these newspapers had classified ads, which are basically affordable ads that anyone could purchase, and they had listings in different sections (or classifications?)
**For Sale,** **Services, Job Opportunities,** FOR RENT:
Basically, Craigslist for the newspaper.
I felt compelled to explain that.
The one section that I liked to check was the music section.
They would have instruments for sale, and some bands would have auditions for different singers. You could also find open mic nights in this paper (I’ll save that story for later)
*In the short version, I found a progressive metal band auditioning vocalists.*
I called the guy, Thad (If you are reading this, say hi. Miss ya, buddy.)
We vibed okay enough for me to check out more of their stuff online.
The music was on MySpace, and it sounded like it was Metal from another realm.
The guitarist was this super-talented guy from Hawaii who could make the guitar squeal like I had never heard before.
They were playing Tool-inspired grooves with more emotion, like a perfect circle, but harder somehow.
To this day, I have never heard anything like it.
The closest thing was something like Tool, A Perfect Circle, and a regional band called Submethod (Who I was fanboying over)
Their music just made you want to move.
I was determined to sing for them, but it was so different.
I knew I had to be different somehow.
I felt I needed some kind of trademark or costume to sound like I belonged in this group.
I had already downloaded some of their tracks and wrote vocal lines for a couple of their songs.
I was stoked but nervous as AF.
No one knew I was doing this.
I dressed in all black and cautiously approached the rehearsal space.
I heard it.
They were already playing in perfect sync in the background, and even more anxiety coursed through me.
*Who did I think I was?*
I somehow forgot that I had played in a band for years. I forgot that I opened for the Gin Blossoms (watch the video here to learn more about this: www.getsongsdone.com/challenge) and bigger regional acts (including Submethod)
It was crazy having to step up to something like this.
And I did… for a little bit, but ultimately, I felt like I wasn’t good enough to be in this band.
Like I didn’t deserve to be in the room.
They were too out of my league and I couldn’t comprehend holding my own or executing a vision that intense.
So, I did what most of us do when we are first called to be better.
We stop trying; we quit; we make excuses for why we can’t.
We’re too busy, we don’t have time.
And maybe it’s all true.
For me though, I just wasn’t ready.
There were too many things that I needed to fix to be that great.
I hadn’t built a strong enough musical foundation.
I was too out of practice.
So, you may have let your musical talent get rusty like I did.
You may have let yourself go (musically speaking or otherwise…)
But you are the only one that can fix it.
I didn’t realize this until over a decade later.
Learn from my mistakes.
Start making small wins towards your goals in music and life.
They stack up and before you know it you have an albums worth of songs, you are in better shape, you are communicating clearly and some of your goals are now behind you.
00:00 Introduction: The Creative Block
00:21 A New Opportunity
01:14 The Audition Experience
01:25 Joining the Band
04:24 Struggles and Self-Doubt
05:02 Building a Sustainable Foundation
06:06 Conclusion: Do This
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Hi. Is it possible to change the BPM of a track?
What do you think of AI mixing? Is it good enough? Previous stream using AI mixing: ua-cam.com/users/live9joPB34lPj8
0:00 Intro 4:15 Weird thoughts on Mixing 4:50 Vocal Editing (you can skip this) 15:00 1st Attempt at using roex 29:40 2nd attempt at roex 38:30 A listenable result 41:25 Adjusting presence in roex (priority?) 42:30 Synth a lower volume 45:40 Same, but different mix 49:30 The create mix button fail 55:52 My thoughts on all this 57:00 A usable mix? 58:33 Mastering with roex Eventually I'll figure out the livestreaming issues, more apologies for audio being weird at the end.
Watch the intro, technical issues solved(ish) at 32:50, outro 2:04:00
What do you think keeps you from writing/finishing songs? Also, the discord: discord.gg/dZVB4hDX
Thanks for watching. I'll have the audio in sync tomottow.
The audio interface went haywire in the middle. I'll cut that bit out as soon as I can. Let me know if you feel like you are working but don't actually get something done.
This video is me mostly making a template for the BAP Mixing course. The intro addresses how to speed up your songwriting.
Before you join the Discord, hit like one time: discord.gg/4pZuNRTx
How's your songwriting going? Mic went out while actually making music. Probably better to watch it that way 😅Fortunately, I switched mics at the end.
I made it LOL😂
The discord: discord.com/invite/pDpucWyV Sorry/not sorry to anyone easily offended. 9 times out of 10 when I say "you" in a song, I'm talking to myself (often at different points in my life) Also, it's sad that i feel like i have to explain this.
I managed to cris-cross my mic inputs, but fortunately you still hear what I'm saying. Everything will be correct for vocal mixing tomorrow. Fixed audio at 55:00 🥲
Beat AI around 23:30 With the entire internet at your disposal, how did text generation get so bad? Waiting for chatGPT responses...
That 808 is too loud bruh
You would say that
Interface was acting up about halfway. I'll get this sorted for the next one. You can still hear the beat. Maybe it's better without me yapping. See you soon.
You're funny
Hope everything's good and you're still doing your thing.
Yeah, I'm about to go off again. TY for reaching out. Means alot.
Are these plugins usable for Bass drum & other instruments? What about vocals if I want a bass punch on it?
You can try them on there, but not the intended use.
Vocal Run Chain Start 23:00
Part 3 ua-cam.com/users/liverYmMOfAPISM
Too much fucking around at the start. 5 minutes in and i haven't seen anything that is relevant. Its just you rambling on. Make a plan for your videos, Get the technical shit sorted before you start. I can't be bothered watching people fuck around. A total waste of time. We don't care if you're cold !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Really great video, but please don’t compress your voiceover next time. it’s so hard to listen to the full vid!
Hey, thanks. I noticed it too. It's my compression plus the automatic studio sound thing in Descript that pushed it over the top. I'll skip that next time.
If you signed up during the stream, you'll need to sign up again as the tagging system wasn't set up properly for the waitlist. www.getsongsdone.com/mixingforsongwriters
apologies, had the wrong mic on the whole stream. leaving it up for a bit for the hardcore people.
Nice! Thanks for this!
No problem! Thanks for taking a peek.
I think you should only get into music production if you can create music.
Kind of a catch 22 there, no? Also, there are many aspects of music production.
Yesterday's stream (Writing the vocals): ua-cam.com/users/livejDFc4-9CK_M
there's also people who just will cheat and that's that. The problem is that this positivity reinforce the cheaters.. those are the ones that get there first. Spitting out 10 albums a year vs 1, maybe 2 doing it honestly.. it's just, well, unfair to say the least. Tools is something that eases down specific tasks, boring or just repetitive, like automatic remove drum bleed from some mics or something.. but this is is nothing like that..its about replacing creativity cheating. The thing is, you don't and can't know who generated lyrics in AI..or write the whole song, then hit the recording studio and record the song like a cover band..who can tell? this is just awful
This is one of the reasons why I've been livestreaming my entire songwriting process.
Yesterday's Stream: ua-cam.com/users/liveTV4Ie5pu7ns
Nice 'spooky' track! Keep up the good work!
Thank you again for watching/listening.
The previous stream where I started this song: ua-cam.com/users/live7IsJWsnHQxY?si=ef9SU9rQjIhTYUjQ
this is for you guys.
yeah, i'm pausing on shorts.
wow guys. you make me want to stop publishing shorts since you don't realize I'm trying to help you.
I'm coming up with a solution for this resembling Kanye's direct album sales for independent artists. Sub for more...
wow, the hate on this short boggles me
Thank you for watching/saying hi! Did this video help? Should I talk more about roles in music creation? Watch another stream: ua-cam.com/users/livemi0YpzWrQTU
Depends on the goal and your current level. if you are tone deaf and think you will be the next kanye west then it will take around 10 years + 5 year of ear training. If you already have a very good ear or absolute pitch and you can retain sounds in your mind then you can likely practice creating interesting sounds and it might take you around 5+ years to hone down on creating a unique sound that might carry some substance. not sure why you had to make 20 min of talking
I don't know why you didn't notice it was a live stream. Thank you for your opinion and for watching. Also, Kanye is tone deaf.
Had to cut the important bits at the beginning because of audio issues. 😪 If you are subbed, I'll make a follow-up video.