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recordings I hate studio recordings and i hate modern production. Its lame. Its like when you wake up you smell coffee like a punch in the face but after awhile you dont even notice it anymore. You get used to it and you no longer care. Well hi-fi and major label over produced recordings are...

a little real help OK so a few things i will say you definitely SHOULD do when recording. Go download REAPER firstly. And spend like an hour setting up the interface colors to match the color of the music. If you make it look like an alien spaceship thats how the music will sound. If you make...

well First dude, what kind of tunes do you have? Are they well written? What style? I wouldnt listen too much too what other people have to say, i mean, some of the advice here is correct, but there is more to it than just regurgitating the last 5 lines that everyone knows. Listen to your...

enough enough out of me. Go forth unto this world and create something that isnt a weak mess built only out of the musical elements that your brain has accidentally habituated over the years of your interest in music. GO FORTH HIPPIES YOU ARE WELCOME

and And the greatest thing you will learn is that anything, ANYTHING you hear in a song, is a trick that is explained by a technique. FCKING ANYTHING And if you learn this well you will hear the mechanics of every single tune and be able to tell instantly whether the writer is skilled or not...

the book Now this is what you will get from this book (a few things) He is going to show you the scientific research debunking the concept of intelligent design by a God (yes you will read how they know there is no God as we imagine him to be) He will show you the research that proves that...

I found my old post where famous beagle tried to be smart at me but failed miserably when i pointed out that he not only cant write tunes well, but that he cant turn the knob on his tremolo well either. So here ya go, you all wanted it and asked me 2 years ago where i learned it all so...

chapters Oh yeah one last thing, read the entire thing. Dont skip. Reread. But that being said, chapters 6 through 10 are where you are really going to need to focus. This guy has a way of explaing it. Its not typical like it seems just because some terms from traditional msuci theory are the...

Alright, Alright Alright nerdgins, failed seekers, metalheads, deadheads, ex hal leonard employees, stoners etc... i have decided to spread unto you the greatest informative book ever written in the history of compositional technique. But i do so with a few warnings. 1. If you look upon this...

Thanks, i feel like an idiot for ranting but its all true what i said. Who are you?

Too funny Its funny to come back here now and find this thread being dug up. I have to admit, i think its even more funny now that i reread the arguments against me. I feel like adding to this, but i am directing my comments to people who are tired of writing average or amateurish material...

Great Friend Im not here to argue. Besides, my advice is always rooted in genuine concern over pursuit of artistic excellence, or humor. Those are good things.

could be It could be that the reason why some fast coming ideas are good without effort is that they are informal and borderline conversational in nature, and therefore smooth. The human brain will always associate fluidity with truth.

writing lyrics All of the above advice is more co-misery than actual help if the end result you desire is a method that will provide you with art that you feel reflects your personality at its most brilliant. There is a better way. But first allow me to be of emotional assistance. OP you are...

a serious question OK i read the OP and while i am teetering on the brink between disgust at how lame selling art is and mature realization that thats how life goes id like to say/ask something. Every MF will tell you re-writing "works". But rarely if ever will someone state their process for...