Groove3 – Songwriting with RealGuitar (TUTORIAL)

Tutorial 1
Introduction
6:16 a.m.
Learn what this series is about, then hear the initial rough song idea as well as the finished production that will be built up throughout these videos.
Tutorial 2
The initialial idea
4:27
Follow along as Pattern Mode in RealGuitar and RealStrat are used to lay down a basic verse and chorus chord progression.
Tutorial 3
Dressing it up
4:35
See how the initial chord progression idea is enhanced with another instance of RealStrat, run through some distortion, as well as a simple electric bass, piano, and pad accompaniment.
Tutorial 4
Second verse idea
4:00
Hear how the second shorter verse is constructed, using RealGuitar for arpeggiated picking, and a shortened chord progression derived from the original longer verse.
Tutorial 5
Bridge idea
4:32
A short intro is added as a placeholder. A double chorus is copy / pasted in after the shortened verse. A bridge is then created, introducing additional harmonic and thematic variety, and is followed by a final chorus.
Tutorial 6
Guide Vocal & Lyrics
4:14
Hear the song with the initial guide vocal & lyrics Rex has added.
Tutorial 7
Vocal harmony ideas
4:21
Follow along as selected areas of the guide vocal are copied to a new track and transposed, in order to harmonize specific lines in the lyric.
Tutorial 8
Adding Wah Guitar & Other Tweaks
6:51
See how to use the mod wheel to control the RealStart’s wah pedal, and follow along as the song form is tweaked and edited.
Tutorial 9
Varying the picking patterns
7:39
Learn how to combine and edit multiple patterns from RealGuitar’s pattern library into a single part, and then create variations on a duplicate track to achieve a similar but not identical doubled part.
Tutorial 10
The rhythm guitar track
5:46
Watch as the rhythm guitar track is edited and set up in multi output mode, with separate processing on the left and right sides.
Tutorial 11
Power chords
5:25
See how the heavily distorted chords used in the chorus are enhanced with doubled and tripled parts.
Tutorial 12
Lead guitar
5:40
Follow along as a lead guitar is set up with unison bends, hammer ons, and distortion, to solo at the end of the bridge and throughout the remaining chorus’s.
Tutorial 13
Arrangement tweaks
5:07
Watch as a few areas in the various sections are edited and cleaned up in preparation for a live drum part.
Tutorial 14
Adding live drums
1:29
A drum recording / mixing template is imported, and live drum tracks are recorded to replace the drum loops used until this point in the songwriting and arranging process.
Tutorial 15
Mix Overview – The Guitars
7:53
Explore the individual guitar tracks alone and in context with various EQs, compressors, distortion, delays, and other plug-ins applied.
Tutorial 16
Mix Overview – Other Elements
6:51
Take a brief look at the processing set up on the drums, vocals, and MIDI elements used in the arrangement.
Tutorial 17
Final play through
5:59
Follow along as a few last minute mix tweaks are shown, and listen to a final play through of the full track.