Hidious
Professional
Hello musicians,
I've been a recreational guitar player for many years and i recently acquired a Line6 Toneport UX1. I believe it's one of the cheapest guitar recording devices out there but it sounds good and i love it.
Now, i've been recording some backtracks with Audacity and jamming on them, recording some song ideas here and there, etc. My questions:
1- I'd like to work on a complete song, with bass and keyboard that i would also record. Would you suggest continuing with Audacity or are there better softwares for the the job? I would try a pirated version first but i'm pretty committed and i would buy a license if something is worth it. I heard about Garageband for mac, anything like this for PC? What do you use?
2- I'd like to know how to get drums in there, since it's the only instrument i can't record. Keep in mind i know nothing about drums so a good drum machine and a tutorial would be great.
3- My inspirations are mostly melodic music of all kind. I was wondering if there was a convention on how to create the guitar parts. Find the rhythm part first and jam the melodies over it? Or create melodies and come up with the matching rhythm afterward? It seems like the latter produces more complex melodies but is harder to find the rhythm while the first option is really easy and gives birth to simple but catchy melodies. How do you do it?
4- Anything else i should know?
Oh, and i'd like to specify that i'm not looking for studio quality here. I want to create music for personal use and i do not intend to distribute it on the internet or become a youtube superstar.
Thank you.
I've been a recreational guitar player for many years and i recently acquired a Line6 Toneport UX1. I believe it's one of the cheapest guitar recording devices out there but it sounds good and i love it.
Now, i've been recording some backtracks with Audacity and jamming on them, recording some song ideas here and there, etc. My questions:
1- I'd like to work on a complete song, with bass and keyboard that i would also record. Would you suggest continuing with Audacity or are there better softwares for the the job? I would try a pirated version first but i'm pretty committed and i would buy a license if something is worth it. I heard about Garageband for mac, anything like this for PC? What do you use?
2- I'd like to know how to get drums in there, since it's the only instrument i can't record. Keep in mind i know nothing about drums so a good drum machine and a tutorial would be great.
3- My inspirations are mostly melodic music of all kind. I was wondering if there was a convention on how to create the guitar parts. Find the rhythm part first and jam the melodies over it? Or create melodies and come up with the matching rhythm afterward? It seems like the latter produces more complex melodies but is harder to find the rhythm while the first option is really easy and gives birth to simple but catchy melodies. How do you do it?
4- Anything else i should know?
Oh, and i'd like to specify that i'm not looking for studio quality here. I want to create music for personal use and i do not intend to distribute it on the internet or become a youtube superstar.
Thank you.
