Tips and Tricks to Set Your Loops Apart.
One potential downside to using loops is that other people may be using the exact same loops as well. That does not have to be a downside however. I’m going to suggest some ways in which you can work with or even “treat” your loops to make them have differences that will keep them from sounding similar to those same loops used by others.
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There are many affects you can add, and I won’t cover them all here, but instead I...
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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…
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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...
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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...
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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...
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