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Writing music on computer
When you sit down to work at a computer, the left, logical side of your brain takes over. Periodically take breaks or listen to the song with your monitor turned off. This will give the right side of your brain, the intuitive & creative half, a chance to take over.
Listen to the whole tune. If you work on one section of a song in isolation, it's easy to end up with something that doesn't work with the rest of it. Take time regularly to listen from beginning to end to make sure that it all fits together.
Organise your files. If you make lots of back-ups and working copies, make sure you can find things when you need them. Just labelling things with numbers can make searching for a part from an older version of a song very tedious!
Go with your intuition - your gut feeling is usually right. If you find yourself listening to something and asking yourself if it's right or not, the answer is probably 'no'! If it was great, you wouldn't be doubting it.
Remember that there's a difference between the technical and creative sides of recording. If you're recording other performers, it's your job to make sure they're comfortable and playing their best musically as well as sounding great.
The solution to your recording problems is not spending £500 on a new bit of equipment! Learn to use the gear you have rather than continually upgrading. It's talent and imagination that matter.
Don't go it alone. It's easy to get wrapped up to the point where you don't know if things are any good or not any more! Try and find a trusted person to give you feedback on your work as it's progressing.
Don't necessarily use things the way they were intended. Experiment using effects in 'wrong' ways. Use software for things it wasn't meant to be for. Turn the knobs all the way round (but turn your speakers down and back up the song first!).
Try and make the sounds you want rather than writing tunes around a pre-set sound. Popular bits of equipment will already have had their pre-sets thoroughly rinsed by other artists. Create sounds to fit your music, not the other way around.
Try plenty of software before you buy. The program you use will influence the way you work so pick one that suits your work process.
Play with samples. Pitch them right up or down (ever heard what speech sounds like when you play it back at 1/10 speed?) Cut drum loops in weird places and stick the pieces together. Chop odd bits of samples out and reverse them.
You can play with MIDI, too. Make a loop of random notes and play with their pitches until a melody emerges. Send a drum part to a piano sound (and vice-versa). Accident plays a large part in creating music, so play around.
The world is full of singers desperate to make vocal demos. If your voice isn't great, you won't have to look far to find someone to do the job for you.
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