Graham English

TextMate is my second favorite app right behind Logic Studio. I’ve written about my TextMate love affair a lot.

In this tutorial, I wanted to share how I use TextMate to write and analyze lyrics, including tips for finding the perfect rhyme and spotlighting important ideas.

You may also be interested in a previous tutorial on finding lyrics for your MP3s.

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Tags: lyric writing, lyrics, rhyme, Songwriting, songwriting tips, spotlights, TextMate, writing lyrics

This entry was posted on Monday, November 10th, 2008 at 6:56 pm and is filed under Music Education, Video. You can leave a comment if you follow my Living Room Rules. If not, you can leave a trackback from your own site.

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1. justin says:

   November 10, 2008 at 7:50 pm

   Cool post!

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   November 11, 2008 at 11:05 am

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3. Rob says:

   November 12, 2008 at 11:29 pm

   Great post. I saw you do this before and didn’t realize how easy this is.
   Thanks

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4. Brett says:

   November 24, 2008 at 4:56 pm

   Thanks, Graham – very helpful video and much appreciated. I look forward to getting TextMate and checking this out, plus the GTD package. Totally different kettle of fish than BBEdit or just similar idea plus more useful features for these kind of tasks?

   Also – you totally have your act together with the vidcast, very elegant. Can you give me any pointers on what screen/camera-capture software you use? I have Snapz Pro and Audio Hijack and was starting to look at MacVCR and the Leopard podcast producer client, which seems confusing due to the reliance on Leopard server…

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5. Graham English says:

   November 24, 2008 at 6:33 pm

   Thanks for the comment, Brett. I’ve used Snapz Pro and Audio Hijack Pro a lot and love both of those apps. But for this screencast, I used Screenflow. It’s my favorite screen capture app and it’s very easy to use. Another one to check out is iShowU, which I’ve used a lot and is my second favorite of the bunch. Good luck!

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6. Michael Klusek says:

   December 13, 2008 at 7:38 pm

   Graham,

   That was very well done and informative. I twittered this page to my followers. I see you have be blogging since 2005. Way to go.
   I am getting a iMac next year so I am looking for sw tools. Textmate is a winner. Can’t wait to move off xp and back to Mac(last used at OS9). I especially want the word research features with a REAL dictionary.
   BTW, I used to live in Watertown in 85-90.

   BlogKing

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7. Graham English says:

   December 13, 2008 at 7:45 pm

   Thanks, Michael. You’re going to love OSX! And TextMate is the bomb. Stay in touch.

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