Members bulldawgu812 Posted September 6, 2002 Members Share Posted September 6, 2002 i have a major problem... i can write lyrics pretty well, and i am good at writing music.... but i cant put them together well at all.... like i can never think of an original melody or anything... any help? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BryanMichael Posted September 6, 2002 Members Share Posted September 6, 2002 Hello,What I used to do was to record the music (usually just an acoustic guitar into a tape deck, but sometimes keyboards, drum machines, an entire arrangement) and then I would listen to the music constantly- a tape in my car, walkman, etc. (of course today it's mostly CD's burned on the computer....) and I would just eventually start marrying the lyrics and the music. Listening to the music/song structure WITHOUT lyrics really freed up my mind. I'd listen to it at night while driving, in the afternoon mowing the lawn, anywhere! eventually a "mood" would fit and the appropriate lyrical subject would be lurking about in my head as well. Also, try a collaborator! Invite a trusted musician friend over and just tell them to bring their acoustic. Open a six pack and bounce a few ideas off of them. My frinds and I have a sort of mutal help/honor code. All suggestions are public domain and the song is still the property of the originator. Good luck- Peace,Bryan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bulldawgu812 Posted September 6, 2002 Author Members Share Posted September 6, 2002 yea thanks... i am havin a friend over and we are gonna work on it... we just gotta leave the six pack out cuz we are only 15. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bballdrummer Posted September 7, 2002 Members Share Posted September 7, 2002 Listening to the music/song structure WITHOUT lyrics really freed up my mind. Do you know of any programs or any way you can listen to songs without the lyrics? I really want to be able to do that cause I play drums also and it would be easier to fig. out the stuff if there wasnt lyrics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BryanMichael Posted September 7, 2002 Members Share Posted September 7, 2002 I was referring to creating ORIGINAL music and listening to it without lyrics/vocals-BUT, I think a professional audio editing package like SOUND FORGE offers a "center channel cancel" that will eliminate anything that is panned exactly dead center (usually the lead vocals) from a track extracted from a CD-But I've got to be honest with you, I once learned 45 songs in two weeks from {censored}ty cassette tapes, some of which weren't the original artists, but tapes of the cover band performing live so I could hear how they modified/blended songs together-Just get the basics down and get to rehearsal, the details will become celarer as you go- Peace,Bryan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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