Graham English
Songwriter, Recording Artist, and Blogging Musician
Songwriter, Recording Artist, and Blogging Musician
If you’re a brand new Logic Studio user or If you’re thinking about buying it and want to see how easy it is to begin making music, these videos will help you hit the tape hot.
A brand new hardware/software groove production studio. Covered in depth by Create Digital Music
Music technology is bound to make leaps and jumps in 2007. Just have a look at the new music technologies we got to play with in 2006.
Find New Music With Musicovery – And Songwriting Ideas Too
If You Haven’t Checked Out Splice Yet, You Don’t Know What You’re Missing
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The AGNULA project is trying to create the first computer system tailored specifically for musicians. Best of all, since it’s based around the open source Linux OS, it’s free!
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Splice Music is a promising new online sequencer. It allows you to mix and match user-uploaded loops and audio files to create your own music. All the music is under the Creative Commons license which encourages musicians to remix each other’s work.
Topics covered: Chord progressions, I-IV-V, The blues, classical music, mashups, melody, modal progressions, music software, rhythm…
Please don’t let your financial situation stop you from writing and recording great music. Here’s a list of opensource music software for capturing and recording audio. I’ve used Audacity for a couple of projects and it works great. There’s even free MIDI sequencers in the list.
And when you’ve finished writing and recording your song, send [...]
Here’s a handful of my top techniques that I use to develop new and interesting chord changes.
1. Stick with I-IV-V
I know, it’s not new, but I-IV-V doesn’t have to be uninteresting. There’s a reason why these chords are so fundamental to our harmony. So master them. Use their constraints to challenge your songwriting ability.
2. Copy [...]
30 of the latest FREE Music Making VST’s, Plugins, Instruments, Filters, Effects, Trackers, Sequencers & more. Sweet! read more.
Just got a copy of GarageBand 3. Get ready for the podcast.
For a long time now I’ve recorded everything I play on my iPod. Then I flesh out the ideas I like in GarageBand. From there I choose my best ideas and finish them in Logic Pro. It’s a really smooth songwriting workflow.
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about grahamI'm a songwriter and recording artist who sings, plays keyboards, and explores the vast world of sound hoping to find some magical moments along the way. I'm also a Mac geek.
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