Year of release : 2014
Manufacturer : Lynda.com
Manufacturer site : www.lynda.com/Pro-Tools-tutorials/Songwriting-Pro-Tools/161276-2.html
Posted by : David Franz
Duration : 01:02:55
Type of handing out material : Video Tutorial
Language : English
Description : Everyone writes songs in his own way. Some begin with a melody or rhythm, some begin with a poem. Regardless of your starting point, you need to quickly shape your ideas, and then polish them in a demo to present them to partners, producers and record companies. Pro Tools can help you with this. This is one of the programs that professional musicians and songwriters turn to to record and mix their songs. In this short course, David Franz will take you from the initial grain of the idea to the wonderful sounding demo of the song, showing you how to find the best tempo, size and tonality; add vocals, drums, and hooks; and put them in a dynamic mix, using effects such as equalization, compression, reverb and delay.
Everyone writes songs in their own way. Some start with a melody or a beat, some start with a lyric. Whatever your starting point, you need to get your ideas down. Pro Tools can help. Musicians, songwriters, musicians and songwriters. In this short course, you can find the best tempo, meter, and key; add in vocals, drums, and hooks; This is a combination of dynamic compression and reverb and delay. It is a guide on how to make a song.
Content:
Welcome 1m 33s
What you should know before watching this course 39s
Using the exercise files 1m 12s
1. Songwriting in Pro Tools 58m 3s
Starting from scratch in a new project 8m 36s
Recording the first idea for the song 2m 6s
Choosing the right tempo for the song 3m 11s
Making a demo beat 8m 36s
Adding compression, EQ, reverb, and delay to your demo 6m 15s
Creating additional instrumentation and arranging the song 6m 32s
Using playlists to record and edit multiple matches 4m 24s
Changing the tempo and keying later in the process 3m 42s
Creating a rough mix 11m 10s
Bouncing and sharing the song 3m 31s
Conclusion 1m 20s
Inspiration and next steps 1m 20s
Example files : present
Video Format : MP4
Video : AVC, 1280×800, 1.600, 30.000 fps, 1 069 Kbps
Audio : AAC, 44.1 KHz, ~ 160 Kbps, 2 channels
