It's been a busy last few days and it's been well worth it. I got to take my girlfriend out shopping for her (pre)birthday and I got to delve into Garageband a little more. I also decided that I was going to start trying my hand at writing some tracks.
If you haven't ever written any dance tracks before (like myself), it can be difficult to do without prior knowledge or access to some of the software available now. For me, the other issue is time. I've got a lot on my plate and I only get to dabble in my musical endeavors part-time. As I get more familiar with programs like Garageband, Pro Tools, Logic, etc., I'm sure that things will become much easier for me.
In the meantime, I've decided to invest in some pre-made loops from various musicians to sort of tilt the scales back in my favor. The loop library in Garageband is very basic and generic, especially when compared to the unique sounds of today's dance music. So, I figured that I could give myself a head start by using some of those sounds to get me the kind of instruments and professional quality beats that I can edit and make my own sound.
Does anyone else had any tips or trade secrets that they use when writing music?
Have you looked in to reason? Lots of good tutorials for making music with it on YouTube.
ReplyDeleteNo, not yet. there are a lot of programs out there to use, but I've got Garageband '11 and my own professional copy of Pro Tools 10. I think I'm supposed to get Logic as well. Aside from that, I bought Native Instruments' Reaktor as well. I'd like to see what I can get done with these for now before I spend any more money. I'm aware that there's Reason, Abelton and a few more professional grade pieces of software for music production.
ReplyDeleteI wasn't really asking about software usage per se. More of how people transpose their thoughts into their tools of choice, or tricks they might have learned to build loops easier or things like that.