[ddots-l] Re: Share your workflow tips
- From: "Kevin Gibbs" <kevjazz@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 26 Sep 2009 12:38:29 -0500
It completely depends on how you think, what kind of music you write, and
how ideas come to you. You shouldn't think in terms of what the software
can do. You should think of how ideas form in your mind and make your tools
conform to that.
In my own case, it depends on what style of music I'm working in. I
music doesn't have loops or drum tracks. So, if I'm working on something as
Kern, I start with a normal template that has a good piano, some solo string
and woodwind instruments, a good string pad and some custom made keyboard
splits I created using the drum map manager. That way I can split my
keyboard so that the lower hhalf is either piano or strings as required,
and the upper half is whatever melodic instrument I need to inspire an idea.
I get the whole song created before I start messing with production stuff
like the quality of the string sound, the mix, etc. That's a start.
Kevin
-----Original Message-----
From: ddots-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ddots-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Chad Morrison
Sent: Saturday, September 26, 2009 10:36 AM
To: ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [ddots-l] Re: Share your workflow tips
this is where I also have problems. Good question darren!
----- Original Message -----
From: "Darren H" <darren@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Dancing Dots List" <ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, September 26, 2009 7:24 AM
Subject: [ddots-l] Share your workflow tips
> Hi folks.
>
> i'd be interested to hear your workflow methods from the start of the
> project through to final mix down.
>
> Let's say for example you've been tinkering about with a few chords on
> the
> keyboard or guitar and have a melody in mind.
>
> How do you personally get that recorded?
>
> Do you start with a drum loop to set the mood?
>
> do you start with the basic keys track?
>
> The taking it past an idea is the one I always struggle with as I
> never
> quite know where to start from.
>
> I tend to find myself putting down a drum loop first, but then that
> dictates the mood of the production.
>
> Do you have to hear a track clearly in your head before you can start
> recording?
>
> Thanks in advance for sharing your own experiences.
>
> Cheers
> Darren
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