Interesting, thanks! There truly IS a webpage for everything
However, my eyes glaze over when I read blurbs like this: " Now a bestseller! Captivate any audience with these 317 psychological songwriting techniques."
Yeah guys like this also make a living doing it, so there is marketing stuff attached. But his advice is solid. I’m only a few chapters in and already see how I would have used it to improve existing songs I’ve already released! Another guy who is good is Rick Beatto.
Here’s something I’ve been working in the past 2 days. The main riff started as a hum and I had to play it to get it off my head. The ending is a bit meh, but I wanted to share it with you to know what you think of it
The drum track is from Beatbuddy, just straight looping.
You might want to add that double hit on the 2 for the snare drum if possible, which is also very common in surf - check this out (my little brother on bass):
@joergkutter I did just that! It’s my first “real” experience with midi drums, or drums for that matter. It’s just not my beach (pun intended and also an introduction to another portuguese saying, I hope it translates well) it might sound a bit raw but here it goes:
Something I have been working on… at this stage, a number of ideas that could work together… all played on a bass (apart from the drums, of course).
The lead is still very “ad hoc” and those tracks need to be re-recorded for sure, once I get a better idea about the main melody and its variations. Also, the end is pretty cheesy so far… Oh, yeah, and no proper mixing yet, obviously
Anyway, that is why it is still in the lab - criticism/suggestions welcome!
Very mellow @joergkutter,
I kinda like the subtlety of the whole piece😎
It all fits together very well, the mix IMO is very good.
Remember we are always more critical of ourselves, I think you have executed this very nicely
Cheers Brian