Song Structure Made Simple in Logic Pro X (Song From Scratch - Part 2)
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- Опубліковано 20 сер 2024
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Song structure is more than just "the order you put things in." When taken seriously, the arrangement you choose can have a ripple effect of awesomeness that touches other elements of your song. Important ones too- like the story, dynamics, emotion, delivery and memorability (just to name a few!).
The only trouble is, it can be difficult to turn music into a song. Have you felt this before? Maybe you’ve got some vibes or demos going, but they never really become the song you know they could be- because you don’t know how to structure what you’ve created?
There are so many arrangement tips and endless examples of ways to structure things. There are some traditional "best practices" to follow for sure, but there's also some established rules to break. It also largely depends on the genre of music you're making and the goals you have for those songs.
It's time to combine the "book smarts" with some "street smarts." In part 2 of my new UA-cam series, Making A Song Start to Finish, I’m going to break down a killer arrangement method and show you in a beginner friendly way just how simple a DAW makes it for you to arrange and structure your songs.
So that after watching this video, the next time you make something in your DAW, you’ll be confident that you can turn that piece of music into a full on song of your own!
And yes, the DAW I personally use is Logic Pro X. So in this series, that's what I'll be creating in. BUT, everything is just as applicable and doable in the DAW you're rocking with. I promise you. Just pay attention to the steps I take and the reasoning behind them, then simply mirror that in your own music software!
Hope you enjoy!
- Nathan 👊🏻
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Best series I’ve seen so far, I’m a film student wanting to be a composer and I’m still learning logic and this helps so so much.
As a DJ looking to start producing my own melodic/progressive house tracks, from pt1 to pt2, I can tell i'm going to take a huge amount of encouragement and inspiration from your work. I'm just starting with Logic and you're removing a lot of the fear factor with this series. Thank you!
noctemdj, thank you- I don't take that lightly! I'm SO pumped for you and honored you feel helped here 👊🏻🙏🏻
This video was so helpful. It’s so easy to get overwhelmed with the recording process. Seeing how to break things up into manageable and sensible pieces is fantastic. Gets you moving and out of that place of stagnation. I do a lot with guitar and not so much loops and beats but the theory and tips here are absolutely applicable. Thanks
Let’s go! Thankful this helped 🙏🏻👊🏻
Just getting fresh into logic, I haven't used a DAW since music maker in the 90s 😂. Came here from part 1, wanted to let you know that this is the clearest and most helpful beginner tutorial I've been able to find.
I don’t take this lightly man! Pumped you feel helped- that’s what I’m after. And shout-out to music maker! 🤣👌🏻
Love the way you explain it 💗
I’m glad this was helpful! Thanks for hanging out 🙏🏻
So simple and to the point! THANKS! Can’t wait for more 😊
Thank you Wesley! Stoked this helped you 👊🏻
Keep them coming Nathan! Love it!
👊🏻 Got you Elvira- thank you for watching. Pumped it's helping you!
I love your videos. They are just amazing and can really take you from 0 to hero. I’m experienced and I owned a lot of studios and co wrote a lot of songs. Since 2008 i pitch and produce songs on a daily basis. Your content is the content I wished to exist when I first started making music
Ah big thanks Fedora, I don't take that lightly! Honored to have you here, and am so pumped you feel helped! 🙏🏻
@@bedroommusicproducer did you see my comment nathan?
🔥🔥🔥 good basic building blocks! great job!
Appreciate it man! Glad this was helpful 👊🏻
Damn, needed that video. So much projects in my but needed the structure.This should get thousands of views 👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾
Appreciate you Stephane! So pumped you found this helpful- I know you can finish those songs man, don't give up on 'em! 👊🏻
well done
Awesome video!
Thank you Princess L.D.G.!
This video honestly made me Finna Start Buying Stems, instead the wav File Dope Video Bro
you are actually feeling me...Thankyou
So glad this helped! Appreciate you Shabab 👊🏻
I like to make a main melody and vibe and then creat a completely different but complementary melody and vibe at the start of the song before the drop that usually gets the song to 1.30 minutes, do a bit of breaking down remove some elements add a riser.
Dig that HOLLA SOUNDS! Breakdowns are great transitions that add run-time. And can never go wrong with a good sounding riser 🔥👌🏻
how you only got 2k subs bro, u really doin the lords work w these vids 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽
Ah man, super kind - thank you! 🙏🏻
Very helpful !👍🏻👍🏻
Aaditya! So glad 👊🏻 hope it's a killer day for you.
Bro your so amazing 🤩🤩🤩🤩
Hey, so are YOU my friend!
Thank you
Sure thing!
Thanks man
let’s stick with book 📕 📖 nathan it make much sense than film I knowtice that a book 📖 has more details than an actual film 🎞🎥. You agreed 👍 chapters in a book yes taking taking the different song sections and compiling them building out a story is like a mini book with different chapters and uh adding in those details to make the song really shine . Chapters of the book are very detailed and some people say instead of track one they say chapter one yeah . so with the different uh uh the analogy to storytelling is is
maybe not even an analogy it might even be like exactly the same because the song lyrics are in essence telling a
story um other people who said the music of the words uh or the music of the words then
the Rhythm then the bass then the basic Baseline Melody then tweak the words then detail of the melody harmonies then
transitions then tweak the harmonies then recycle ♻. Song title plus numbers equals 🟰 chapters lyrics equals 🟰 details. And we got chapter book 📕 📖. To me I think of bonus tracks as the full book 📕 📖 📚 with more details and the album sequencing and total 🟰 duration will change from 11 chapters to 12 chapters.
I did it.
❤❤
👊🏻 👊🏻
congratulations Nathan for 1k subscribers.
Thank you Luke! I know you've been here way before 1k. Your support means a ton 👊🏻
@@bedroommusicproducer thank you ☺ Nathan.
@@bedroommusicproducer np 😉 nathan. My music 🎼 question I send to you was And this question as a UA-cam tutorial why are Album viewed as one big story with your answer It is a cohesive collection of songs used to tell a bigger theme or project an overall vibe. Think of an album as a book. And your songs as chapters. Every book has chapters. Every album has songs. Each chapter is different. Each song is different. But the collection of chapters (the collection of songs) is what tells the full story of the book (of the album). We can both agree on is this but we all have our own opinion on is are chapter book and a studio album 💿 are the same or different but to me they are the same but for you they are different from each other but Nathan eswine this is what he said It is a cohesive collection of songs used to tell a bigger theme or project an overall vibe. Think of an album as a book. And your songs as chapters. Every book has chapters. Every album has songs. Each chapter is different. Each song is different. But the collection of chapters (the collection of songs) is what tells the full story of the book (of the album). And including Nathan eswine stand point to why are album viewed as one big story? He wrote Why are album are viewed as big story?
Nathan Eswine
4 months ago
Usually the songs on an album are the result of an artist's creations during a season of life. This means the songs can all speak to a similar set of themes, ideas and topics. So the aim of an album name is to try and sum up the big story/concept that all the songs pull from when they were written. It's not always like these, especially today. But traditionally, an album is like a "book" with the songs inside being like "chapters.” Why are album 💿 like a chapter book 📖 and in your own words why are recordings were pulled when they were written example 20th century trip by feeder was written and recorded way back in late 1995 and forgive was written and recorded in spring of 1996 in your own words why are studio records are like a book but the inside are like chapters like example Harry Potter and the chamber of secrets Harry Potter and the sorcerer stone?
Japan always ask for extra tracks because of the import issue . B sides are used for these . B sides are still official tracks that were part of albums recordings etc. In your own opinion why album sequencing and duration changed when b sides are added on the record example there is nothing to lose album had 11 tracks and the duration is about 46:16
but for Japan • and australia a it got 12 tracks and it has about 50 minutes. Why do b sides have to be included on international records and in your own words does it tell the same story or different story depending on album sequencing?
Do one with musical scales of the melody of vocals (flow), it would take research but it would help me so so much,
I feel so so lost bcs I think I'm tone deaf? pls 🙏
Noted! Thanks a bunch for the suggestion 👊🏻
@@bedroommusicproducer thank you 💕
Will we ever get part 3?
Drops next Saturday! 9/2 👊🏻
np 😉 nathan. My music 🎼 question I send to you was And this question as a UA-cam tutorial why are Album viewed as one big story with your answer It is a cohesive collection of songs used to tell a bigger theme or project an overall vibe. Think of an album as a book. And your songs as chapters. Every book has chapters. Every album has songs. Each chapter is different. Each song is different. But the collection of chapters (the collection of songs) is what tells the full story of the book (of the album). We can both agree on is this but we all have our own opinion on is are chapter book and a studio album 💿 are the same or different but to me they are the same but for you they are different from each other but Nathan eswine this is what he said It is a cohesive collection of songs used to tell a bigger theme or project an overall vibe. Think of an album as a book. And your songs as chapters. Every book has chapters. Every album has songs. Each chapter is different. Each song is different. But the collection of chapters (the collection of songs) is what tells the full story of the book (of the album). And including Nathan eswine stand point to why are album viewed as one big story? He wrote Why are album are viewed as big story?
Nathan Eswine
4 months ago
Usually the songs on an album are the result of an artist's creations during a season of life. This means the songs can all speak to a similar set of themes, ideas and topics. So the aim of an album name is to try and sum up the big story/concept that all the songs pull from when they were written. It's not always like these, especially today. But traditionally, an album is like a "book" with the songs inside being like "chapters.” Why are album 💿 like a chapter book 📖 and in your own words why are recordings were pulled when they were written example 20th century trip by feeder was written and recorded way back in late 1995 and forgive was written and recorded in spring of 1996 in your own words why are studio records are like a book but the inside are like chapters like example Harry Potter and the chamber of secrets Harry Potter and the sorcerer stone? And why songs have to be more than 6 or 7 tracks and more than 30 minutes to considered as a studio record?
Part3?
It's coming! Slowly but surely - thanks for your patience 👊🏻
And why are album 💿 are viewed as one big story?
IAMLXGEND
8 months ago
It is a cohesive collection of songs used to tell a bigger theme or project an overall vibe. Think of an album as a book. And your songs as chapters. Every book has chapters. Every album has songs. Each chapter is different. Each song is different. But the collection of chapters (the collection of songs) is what tells the full story of the book (of the album).
Part 3? :(
Drops next week! BIG thanks for your patience 👊🏻
@@bedroommusicproducerComing soon??
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Join the cause!! 🤣👌🏻
i must say i have tried dozens of Logic Pro tutorials and this really helped me to absorb the basics.
Thanks very much 😎
@Guz-E
Ah man! Pumped to hear this 🙏🏻 happy song-making!