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Going Mobile with Your Recording Projects
Sometimes you just have to get an idea out when the inspiration strikes. I know I do. Many times, I will start making a demo right as I am developing my idea. But it isn’t always convenient or even possible to use my studio gear when a promising idea pops into my head. The good news is, the technology has arrived to overcome this obstacle. High-end Recording has Gone Mobile Actually, it has been around for a while. It just keeps getting better. Let me share a story… About a year ago, a song writing partner of mine, who lives...
read moreHow Does Your Song Stack Up?
Every now and then, I like to tape the entire country top 40 and analyze the songs in terms of song structure and various timing considerations. In this column, I wanted to share with you the results of my most recent survey. 1. Song Form. Everyone says write your song in a song form. Maybe you’ve wondered just how important that is to making the top 40? Well as usual, out of forty songs on this particular week when I analyzed them, every one was written in one of the well established song forms. Form Number of Songs in the Top...
read moreFree Piano Handbook Berklee
Download Berklee’s Free Piano Handbook Learn the Berklee approach to piano and keyboard in their free Piano Handbook. This extensive PDF contains lessons taken from Berklee’s 12-week online courses, and covers introductory topics such as harmony, chords, 12-bar blues, jazz piano, hand preparation, and more. Click Here...
read moreSongwriting chord progressions using loops
I found a great post today over at jamcast! It is an excellent article about how simple, yet effective and hit-making, some pop chord progressions are. The article discusses how you can apply these same formulas and-or logic in your own songwriting. In particular, it is noted that many pop songs have the use of loops in common. (Yes, the pros use loops). Many hit songs are based on looped chord sequences. Quite often, many pop songs have a simple progression of four chords. These 4 chords are often looped every verse and chorus and...
read moreMake Your Songs Stand Out
by Danny Arena & Sara Light One of the most obvious but easily overlooked songwriting devices is the use of contrast. Most successful songs incorporate this technique and once you are familiar with the various ways in which you can achieve contrast, you can begin to incorporate it into your own writing. Contrast is making each section of your song stand out and sound different from the other sections in your song. There are several ways you can do this both musically and lyrically. I. CREATING MUSIC THAT STANDS OUT....
read moreProducing your own demos with loops
Loops make it easy to produce your own tracks. If you are working with some well recorded and performed loops, then the hard work has been done for you. You simply drop them into your recording software and you are off and running. A majority of pro demo vocalists now record vocals from home and can send pro vocals to you over the Internet. Another great thing about loops is they can save you a lot of money when it comes to recording demos. This article is aimed at those new to producing their own tracks with loops, but even those experienced...
read moreLoops: A lyric-only writer’s secret weapon
If you only write lyrics and don’t play an instrument: don’t worry. This is no longer an obstacle to your songwriting abilities. Loops are your new best friend. With loops you can now write songs on your own without needing to learn to play an instrument or work with a co-writer. Not that there’s anything wrong with writing with a co-writer, but a co-writer may not always be available when the inspiration strikes you. And speaking of that, with loops you can write songs anywhere these days. There is software that can work with loops that is...
read more10 Reasons to use Loops
Preface: Most music relies on a certain amount of repetition. A specific type of beat generally helps defines a style or genre. A musical motif is a musical passage one might call a ‘hook.’ A musical pattern that contains more than one instrument is called groove. All of these are things played repeatedly. A loop is an audio recording; specifically, a recorded section that contains a repeating pattern. A loop is created and designed to play this repeating pattern seamlessly (meaning without glitches and to stay in a constant tempo)....
read moreWriting Songs with Loops
Loops are a great tool for writing a song. Why? Here are a few reasons: You don’t need to play or record anything first. If you play an instrument, you don’t have bother. I play several instruments, but I like writing with loops so that I don’t have to hassle recording and I can get going with an idea much faster. Especially if I’m away from my studio, I can use my laptop to bring an idea together very quickly. Heck, even if I’m in my studio, using loops allows me try out an idea while I still have the inspiration cooking and see if...
read moreWhat is the most popular or best loop software?
There are many audio software products on the market today that work well with loops. Some are especially geared to do so. This type of software is frequently referred to as a “Digital Audio Workstation” or “DAW” for short. While we can certainly tell you the most popular, the best is subjective to each user’s needs and workflow. Different audio software apps do some things differently, or perhaps, better than others; but even that may be up for debate. This article will give you a quick overview and hopefully help you decide which is right...
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