[Lyrics? Melody? Which One First?]

Red---what's ur typical songwriting routine?

well, the melody comes first most of the time.. Sometimes the lyrics but whenever that happens I usually end up composing just the lyrics. Sometimes it would come simultaneously but then I usually forget after 10 seconds what it sounded like. Whenever I try to record the idea after I just sing it differently, you know? Anyway, not busy at school at the moment so I'd definitely try writing a few lines... Don't want to get rusty at songwriting...

totally agree with just1 about some songs out there.. nice tunes but flat lyrics. Of course we should aim for the whole package songs, right!

[Lyrics? Melody? Which One First?]

I've been struggling with my songwriting lately, maybe I'm just not at all inspired, I don't know, but I'm having trouble coming up with melodies nowadays, and I couldn't really fit them into the lyrics. Even the lyrics seem off. Maybe I'm doing something wrong? Anybody out there who could give advice?

 

For example, is it easier to create the melody first then lyrics or the other way around? Or it's up to me whether which one to compose first?

[Recording Hardware And Software For Beginners,,?]

I'm financially challenged, and I can't buy all those pro tools and sonar and other cool gadgets.. I only have my mic, and even that I don't think the quality's great... any software you know that are cheap or are free, but is acceptable? what bout hardwares?? What brand of mic? any other suggestion?? Knowledge that you know about recording??

Any info Is appreciated...

I really want to record my own music.

Thanks guys!!

[Too Long Lyrics For The Melody?]

supposing your first verse of lyrics doesn't have the same measurement as your second verse. and supposing you already created the melody for the first verse. Do you try to fit in the second verse to the melody, or do you change the melody a bit to fit it with your lyrics?

[Whats Your Biggest Motive When Writing A Song]

When I feel the urge to write a song, I write about what my mood is during that time -- if I'm happy, then my lyrics and melody would be jolly, but if I'm sad then my songs are kinda depressive. But these days I'm feeling more depressed... so I write songs because I think that's the "more graceful" way of expressing your anger and sadness instead of just thinking about bad words and crying.