How to Set Up the Ultimate Desktop Recording Studio. Consider it another marvel of the digital age--or the latest evidence that the beautifully difficult, soul-taxing art of music creation has irretrievably slid into the hands of talentless idiots. Either way, with the help of a computer, a few peripherals, a variety of entry-level software and two weekends' worth of struggle, I have produced my first single. It's hardly a secret that musical production has been striding boldly into the digital age over the past three decades. Software that enables instruments to interface directly with PCs was pioneered in the 1980s, and current programs pack all the goodness of a full production studio into a laptop, with virtualized instruments, amps, effects, mixing boards and multitrack recording machines all onscreen.
This has had a profound effect on the music industry--lowering the barrier to entry to the point where a small band with a computer, a microphone and a few instruments can produce studio-quality recordings. Multitrack Recording Plug-Ins. USA Songwriting Competition. Learn How to Write Songs. IndieSongwriter.net | Ideas and Advice for Songwriters (formerly songwright.co.uk) There are four free ebooks available from www.indiesongwriter.net How do I download the four free ebooks? Just sign up to the www.indiesongwriter.net mailing list using the form to the top right and you’ll get the free ebooks, plus regular emails to let you know what’s going on on the blog.
You won’t be spammed, and I won’t give your email to anyone else. You can opt out of the mailing list at any point, no questions asked. More Than 32 Bars – Structure in Songwriting More Than 32 Bars – Structure in Songwriting brings together all the sposts on form and structure that I’ve written on this blog over the years. 1. 2. 5 Structure models in which we look at at 5 different common models for structuring a song. 3. 6 Blog Posts on Structure in which I share 6 of the best blog posts about structure I’ve written for indiesongwriter.net Worksheets for the Songwriting Guitarist In my everyday life as a music teacher, I tend to design quite a lot of worksheets. 1. How to Harmonize – 5 Primer Lessons. Creative Songwriting.