aaronm

I'll check it out and report back. Thanks for your suggestion.

Hey all. I recently picked up a condenser mic and interface and then installed Pro Tools First. Recording has been harder than i expected. This is all totally new to me and I'm struggling doing it on my own. The song I'm trying to record isn't very complicated but it's long and impossible to do perfectly in one take. The foundation is me on guitar and singing vocals. I don't plan on adding much more. Vocals by my 8-yo daughter and keyboard/organ is about it. First I tried recording a temporary guitar track. Next I recorded vocals and went back to re-record the guitar but it ended up a sloppy mess. Maybe the biggest problem is trying to punch in on my own. There must be a guide or template somewhere for recording live tracks individually. I've looked around online but haven't found anything that helpful for what i'm doing. I watched a youtube video yesterday of someone creating a short song with 5 or so tracks he recorded -- rhythm guitar, melody, midi drums, keyboard, etc. but it very short and he played each track perfectly. My song is like 6 minutes long. Can anyone point me towards some good resources? Thanks.

Thanks John. I want to try some of your techniques. I'm going to post something in the Writing Songs forum to get some more thoughts on kickstarting the process. I'm determined to break out of this block or whatever you want to call it asap.

Hello everyone. I've come to get inspired and get motivated. For years I've wanted to write songs but I have some sort of songwriters block. I want to learn how others got started and how people go about writing lyrics and music and coming up with melodies. Recently I had a chance to record one of the few songs I've written (almost 20 years ago). Unfortunately the session was rushed and I wasn't prepared. It was a great experience all the same. But now I want to re-record the song. I have some basic home equipment but I've struggled with the process. I'm hoping to get some pointers and maybe some feedback here. --Aaron