Rather than do a ‘best of’ style post, every year I’m doing a rundown of what music I’ve made this year, and what I’ve learned from doing so.
Previous posts in this series: [2023] [2024]
Continue reading “2025 Review: Making Music”2023 Review: Making Music
Rather than do a ‘best of’ style post, every year I’m doing a rundown of what music I’ve made this year, and what I’ve learned from doing so.
This is the first year that I’ve made this part of my Annual Review series.
Continue reading “2023 Review: Making Music”Making Music Interlude: Gravity Still Kills
Making Music is where I share the process as I write, arrange, record and release my music. You’ll get to read it all: what went well, what really didn’t, the decisions I had to make along the way, and why I made them. I hope you find it useful!
When making music isn’t a habit, distractions are a real problem. For years, my distraction has mostly been playing with gear. But it’s not the only one that I need to recognise and avoid.
Continue reading “Making Music Interlude: Gravity Still Kills”Making Music #3: We’re In Another Heat Wave
Making Music is where I share the process as I write, arrange, record and release my music. You’ll get to read it all: what went well, what really didn’t, the decisions I had to make along the way, and why I made them. I hope you find it useful!
This week, conditions are against me, so I need to come up with a new plan.
Continue reading “Making Music #3: We’re In Another Heat Wave”Making Music #2: Blocking Out “Ragged Perceptions”
Making Music is where I share the process as I write, arrange, record and release my music. You’ll get to read it all: what went well, what really didn’t, the decisions I had to make along the way, and why I made them. I hope you find it useful!
When I’m recording music, my first step is to create a tempo / section block map. What is that, and how do I go about doing it?
Continue reading “Making Music #2: Blocking Out “Ragged Perceptions””Making Music #1: Choosing A DAW
Making Music is where I share the process as I write, arrange, record and release my music. You’ll get to read it all: what went well, what really didn’t, the decisions I had to make along the way, and why I made them. I hope you find it useful!
I’m finally sitting down to record my music. The starting point? Deciding whether I’m going to use Reaper, Universal Audio’s LUNA – or a mixture of both.
Continue reading “Making Music #1: Choosing A DAW”