Seasons greetings howdy
For years I've been slapping songs together with very little forethought, organisation or structure and I think it's time to get a bit more clinical if I want to actually finish a higher percentage of ideas I start.
Usually what I'll do in Cubase is audition a number of midi drum sequences, choose one that imparts the groove I'm in the mood for and then load up a Rhodes or something that is flexible enough to be used as a bass, comp or lead and I'll just see what happens.
What I am wanting to do is, before I start priming myself for inspiration, set up a marker track, lay out a basic structure and aim to back-fill it. Otherwise, I'll have a tendency to stick to similar chord progressions and I end up with one really long verse.
How do you guys operate? Do you have a chart of progressions sorted by genre? Do you have a basic arrangement pattern you set up prior to composing? ie Verse, PreChorus, Chorus, Verse, Solo, Bridge, Chorus, Out etc.
How do you ensure you are productive and efficient? How do you ensure each time you start working that you finish things through to completion?
What is your workflow?
Cheers diddlydoo
For years I've been slapping songs together with very little forethought, organisation or structure and I think it's time to get a bit more clinical if I want to actually finish a higher percentage of ideas I start.
Usually what I'll do in Cubase is audition a number of midi drum sequences, choose one that imparts the groove I'm in the mood for and then load up a Rhodes or something that is flexible enough to be used as a bass, comp or lead and I'll just see what happens.
What I am wanting to do is, before I start priming myself for inspiration, set up a marker track, lay out a basic structure and aim to back-fill it. Otherwise, I'll have a tendency to stick to similar chord progressions and I end up with one really long verse.
How do you guys operate? Do you have a chart of progressions sorted by genre? Do you have a basic arrangement pattern you set up prior to composing? ie Verse, PreChorus, Chorus, Verse, Solo, Bridge, Chorus, Out etc.
How do you ensure you are productive and efficient? How do you ensure each time you start working that you finish things through to completion?
What is your workflow?
Cheers diddlydoo
Arranging - your workflow? (Cubase 7.5)
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