Songwriting and Music Forum: Songwriting and Music Forum

Introduce Yourself

Post your FIRST POST here to introduce yourself, and afterwards to welcome new members.

• Today, 11:02 AM
• In: Hi Everyone
• By: john 

Musicians Lounge

Discuss developments in the indie music scene, promote your band and your songs, network with other musicians... shameless promotion, put together a band, and general music chat

Subforums:

1. The Press Room
2. Gigs and Tours
3. The Polling Place

• Today, 08:58 AM
• In: Song Title Association Game
• By: Roflcopter 

Music Business Brief

Are digital download sites the future? Trying to find a Manager? Need advice on getting your music heard or setting up your own label? How do royalty collection agencies work? Give and get advice on promotion, marketing and business strategy in the music industry... recording contracts, publishing contracts, band management...

Subforums:

1. Music Business Area

• 29 August 2010 - 06:57 PM
• In: Advice Needed On "adapt...
• By: carolsokoloff 

Advertisements

If you have a product or service that wou want to tell members about then this board is the place to post such ads without being flamed. (Please read the forum rules before posting and take part in the rest of the forum too!).

• Yesterday, 06:02 AM
• In: Protected Forum
• By: cuiterose 

Recording Studio

All things recording and production. Hardware, Software, Analogue, Digital, PC, Mac... oh yeah, and studio effects, processors, mixing gear, connectors, amplifiers, monitors etc.

Subforums:

1. Recording and Technology Area

• Today, 09:23 AM
• In: Live Recordings
• By: musicthom 

The Cutting Room

Ideal place to talk about making your videos. Video editing tutorials tips and techniques! What video editing suites to use, how to achieve a perticular effect, plug-ins and tool chains, automation and rendering... a great place to suggest your video for the Songstuff Channel

• Today, 11:16 AM
• In: Great Ads
• By: john 

Graphics

Album covers, posters, web site graphics...

• 24 August 2010 - 04:41 PM
• In: Graphics Software
• By: Roflcopter 

Vocals

New Board! Singing lessons and tutorials, vocal performances and general discussion on vocals and singing technique. Exchange singing tips, singing harmony and backing vocals, singing acapella, singing in a choir, or singing lead vocals in a band...

• 25 August 2010 - 02:32 PM
• In: The Most Amazing Voice Coach
• By: melodybeals 

Guitar

Acoustic guitars, electric guitars, guitar effects, amplifiers, guitar photos.... basically anything guitar related! Favorite riffs, picking tecknique, fingerstyle guitar, lead guitar solos, playing rhythm guitar, how to be a rock god!

Subforums:

1. Guitar Area

• 30 August 2010 - 10:03 PM
• In: Post Pics Of Your Guitar!
• By: AlexOConnor 

Keyboards, Synths and Samplers

Synths, samplers, keyboards, sound modules, midi, sequencers... How to play the piano, being a keyboards player in a band, what are the different types of audio synthesis, trying to find how a sound was created, creating your own samples, sample libraries...

Subforums:

1. Midi Area

• 31 July 2010 - 08:42 AM
• In: GT-5 patch :- WAREHOUSE `A'
• By: ESPLTD 

Bass Guitar

Acoustic bass guitars, electric bass guitars, bass guitar effects, bass amplifiers, bass guitar photos.... basically anything bass guitar related!

• 01 September 2010 - 03:17 PM
• In: Favorite Bass Solo?
• By: Roflcopter 

Drums and Percussion

Drum kits, cymbals, stands, drum skins, tuning, sticks n stuff, practice techniques, drumming tutorials, the role of a percussionist, snare work, drumming tips and tricks...

Subforums:

1. Drums and Percussion Area

• 29 August 2010 - 05:35 PM
• In: "2" New Drum Blog P...
• By: tunesmithth 

Other Instruments

Violin, viola, cello, sax, trumpet, flute, oboe... you get the idea...

• 29 March 2010 - 01:50 PM
• In: Eigen... Something Different..
• By: LarryByrd 

Practice and Performance

Playing with others, how to get a good sound, practice methods, getting into jamming with other musicians, show off your hot riffs...

Subforums:

1. Mix It Up - The Jam Room

• 24 August 2010 - 02:01 AM
• In: Musicians - Who Influenced ...
• By: Nero111417 

Showcase

After you have finished your work, and are NOT looking for critique, simply to showcase the work and to give your listeners somewhere to comment on it... POST YOUR COMPLETE SONG OR INSTRUMENTAL here!

Subforums:

1. Completed Lyrics

• 27 August 2010 - 03:17 PM
• In: Riot Of Word
• By: April90 

Song and Recording Critique

POST YOUR SONG HERE
This board is aimed at critique of the song / instrumental / recording. This includes arrangements, lyrics, melody, harmony, rhythm, and songform or song structure, mixes, recording and production.

Please critique the songs of other members, do not wait for your song reviews from others.

Subforums:

1. Alternative
2. Blues
3. Country
4. Electronica
5. Folk
6. Instrumental Critique
7. Jazz
8. Pop
9. Rock and Metal

• Yesterday, 06:09 AM
• In: Heaven Said
• By: Mattyboy 

Musical Arrangement Critique

New Board! For those who write music first, or simply when the music is all that is recorded, to discuss the viability of a particular melody or chord progression....

Song arrangements posted in this forum are for critique. Please critique the song arrangements of other members, do not wait for your song reviews from others.

• 26 July 2010 - 01:37 PM
• In: To Keep This Section Going...
• By: thepopeofpop 

Lyrics Critique

POST ONLY LYRICS FOR CRITIQUE HERE
Find out how effectively you use lyrical hooks, or the effectiveness of your rhyming scheme or song form. Please review the lyrics of other members too, it's a great way to help others AND improve your own lyric writing skills!

Lyrics posted in this forum are for critique. Please critique the lyrics of other members, do not wait for your lyrics reviews from others.

Subforums:

1. Poets' Corner

• Today, 11:35 AM
• In: I'm Sorry
• By: AlexOConnor 

Songwriting Collaboration

New Board!

• 30 August 2010 - 12:57 PM
• In: Looking For Collaborator (P...
• By: Eszter 

Songwriting Discussion

Discuss song writing techniques including melody, harmony, rhythm, arrangement, song form, rhyming schemes and a variety of approaches to writing songs.

Subforums:

1. Songwriter's Workshop
2. Melody, Harmony and Musical Arrangement
3. Songwriting Area

• 30 August 2010 - 12:29 AM
• In: What Is Songwriting ?
• By: MikeRobinson 

Art, Movies, Books and Albums!

Chat about the films / movies you love and hate... Discuss graphics and art in general. If you want to find someone to create sleeve art etc. leave it here... Into writing stories? Post your tales here, and please give feedback to other writers! Review albums you love or hate...

• 11 August 2010 - 01:54 AM
• In: Gasland (2010)
• By: Retrosaurus Rex 

Hardware

PC and Mac,Soundcards, Breakout Boxes, FX processors, mixing consoles, monitors, microphones...

• 19 July 2010 - 01:22 PM
• In: Which Imac To Get?
• By: Aero1441 

Software

Desktop Audio Workstations (DAWs), Midi packages, wave editors, VSTs, video packages, animation...

• 30 August 2010 - 09:32 PM
• In: Top 10 Free Vst Virtual Ins...
• By: Roflcopter 

Gear Reviews

Fancy yourself as an Songstuff Reviewer? Use this forum to post your self-written user reviews of equipment/software/instruments that you own and/or use regularly. Before posting, check if your gear has an existing posted review. If so, add your Review as a REPLY to that existing thread.

• 09 February 2010 - 02:10 AM
• In: Martin Guitar Dilemma
• By: john