[Recording Starter Set-up]

Good stuff here too:

Recording tips

[Recording Starter Set-up]

I merged my list with this topic. Good stuff

[Example Of Sheet Music With Lyrics]

another potentially great topic lead astray,...sooo sad

so, did anyone get anything out of Lazz and my posts (the top ones, not the goofy ones)?

[Example Of Sheet Music With Lyrics]

Sweet I sure could use that

[Example Of Sheet Music With Lyrics]

It's as though I misplaced the 'tone' of the piece somewhere and can't quite lay my hands on it wherever I scrabble and look.

If you find any of my lost riffs during your search, please send them home

[Example Of Sheet Music With Lyrics]

cool, thanks for posting that. A few things I see that I think make sense, try this on:

4/4 time signature indicates that a quarternote counts as a beat (the bottom 4 tells me that) and that there are 4 beats per measure (top 4).

It looks like the Lyrics start prior to the true action. Since the notes have single flags atop they are 8th notes, the Words take flight one beat early (two 8th notes make a beat), so you might count the Words "I Don't" as 4and.

Quarter notes (no flag, but a flag pole) as I understand it would count off as 1,2,3,4, but since some are 8th notes we could count as "1and2and3and4and"

so it looks to me like the "a" in a-nymore is a quarter note and so will bee held longer than the rest of the line.

So the line "I don't think about you a-nymore" using a metronome to click the beats, the cadence would sound kinda like this:

"4and1and2and3,4and"

Right?

[Back Up Singers]

Well, I learned a lot. Thanks ohh Legal Eagle Lazz

[Recording Starter Set-up]

hopefully I will add links to this in the future:

Software will bee discussed elsewhere.

so you have your recorder set up ready to go. What else is needed?

you will need

a control surface~ it is an extra, but those who have one swear by it (and at it occasionally i would imagine)

microphones

mic stands~ sounds like an extra but trust me on this one

pop filter

cables

possibly a patchbay or some way to tie all the inputs together

pre-amps/compressors

amplifiers of some sort

instruments

chicks or birds~ just kidding on that one

[Recording Starter Set-up]

good one john,

Caveat emptor

While Pro tools is the cream of the crop and the industry standard right now, you cannot use VSTs with it without a wrapper program. No add ons for pro tools are free so bee prepared to spend money down the road if you choose the pro tools route

[The Day The Muzak Died]

good riddance to bad rubbish i say

"They" say, you know you're old when you hear your favorite song as Muzak on an elevator!!

[Songwriting Competition?]

Here at Songstuff we are Blessed to have Writers at all levels of the game. My fear is that a competition might cause some hard feelings, with Writers like MP on the boards, I for one would bee hesitant to post my against one of his

How about we reinstitute the "Songwriting Challenge"?

[Sandisk]

Whatever angle gets it done eh? I actually have a Sansa player that I carry, now it works in place of the car stereo that got stolen in Vegas. Hooks right to the amp in the Jeep.

[Any Advice On Buying Microphones]

dc2daylight - Thankyou so much! I ended up buying some cheap MXLs, and I've bookmarked the MC012s for my next big spend. It was really reassuring to have the advice, as I'm terrible at decisions. I really appreciate it.

--G

He's alright that DC2

[Some Stuff I Know About Bridges]

I opened this intending to make a joke, but well done.

[Played An Electronic Drumkit]

What kind of kit was it? Were the skins rubber or mesh?

[The Good Lyric ?]

There are two kinds of teams I see being discussed here.

Lazz, obviously you and PC have a working, trusting relationship. He trusts that if he says something as gruff as "I don't do that", you will take it in the correct Spirit and endeavour to find common ground.

For a new and untried relationship I think the Lyric would have to speak volumes to the Musician in order for them to undertake Music for it. In other words, it needs to bee DONE.

As a Lyric Writer myself, I am not in search of Lyrics to put Music to, but every once in a while I read one that speaks to me. I found one of MP's Lyrics to have that effect on me (we talked of my putting it to Music, but it fell to the side. I stress, that it was not the quality or "doneness" of the Lyric, Life gets in the way sometimes).

[New Ep Coming Out, Having Issues With Credits.. Please Advise!]

Maybe we're making this more complicated than it needs to be. Maybe you should just weigh the pros & cons of leaving things the way they are against changing things to make the bass player happy.......

- how pissed is he?

- might he quit if you don't do something?

- if he does, is that an outcome you're OK with?

- if you do change the listing of the credits, what is it really costing you?

- will it make any difference in the actual distribution of money?

- will changing it really make things OK with the bass player, or is this just one of many things he takes issue with?

........hope this helps some with the thought process..good luck!

That there is a bullseye

[New Ep Coming Out, Having Issues With Credits.. Please Advise!]

I think if the bass player added more than root notes to the mix he should get something, how much? I don't know. How much did he add? Some basslines make sthe Song if you ask me, but im a bass player.

Is it really worth it to you? Sink or swim together i say.

[Different Parts, Different Roles]

I've heard lots of songs in which the verses are way better than the choruses, I actually listen to the songs just to hear the verses.

There is your answer my Friend, at he end of the day it is triyng to hook you in any way possible

[I Was Wandering Something!]

any file sharing site should work as John says.

That sort of collaboration happens all the time.

[Need Some Help With Music Theory Plz.]

to Bee honest, I can't make heads or tails out of it either.

Give me a day and I'll do an article along these lines.

Start with what you know. If you use three stings to make a "Power Chord", what you are really playing is the root, the third, and the fifth notes of that particular scale. That is what the R,3,5 means... stay tuned and I will bee back with some tutorials for basic practices.

[Need Some Help With Music Theory Plz.]

yeah, I figgered that from your name...Thanks for your service!

When I don't have access to my Guitar I still try to figure out how stuff is played. After three years I imagine you have a grasp on the standard metal riffs and can see the moves in your Mind as you listen.

Here it is,...wait for it....

AIR GUITAR

I use it as a legitimate form of practice, sure I look like someone out of Wayne's World, but it helps. I play Drums on my Steering wheel on the way to work. Keys on the dashboard. It helps!

The key is not just jamming, but actually trying to get it accurate.

Mark a stick with fretts and play that. Use it to practice scales or figure out riffs

What kind of Music do you/can you play?

What kind of stuff would you like to learn?

[Need Some Help With Music Theory Plz.]

Hi Brett, Welcome to Songstuff

Start by reading the Songstuff Guitar Articles

but my main advice is:

PLAY PLAY PLAY

If you hear a riff and think "I wonder how they did that" don't let that thought just fade away, figure it out, Learn it, know it, add it to your toolbox!

Most folks I know worth their salt practice 3-4 hours a day, everyday. Wanna go to a party? Naw, I gotta go practice.

Woodsheding it's called by some...

There are articles here on scales:

Learn scales, learn them backwards, learn them up three notes, then down two, then up three more.

Lessons can ease the learning curve dramatically! I'm self taught, my Brother on the other hand took lessons and sailed right by me. We played and listened to the same stuff, he just got better faster! Consider it!

[Song Title Association Game]

Song about an Angel~Sunny Day Real Estate

[Digital Distribution]

Good resources, thanks for sharing