Category: Songwriting and Composition

New Track – Billy Pilgrim

Quite long piece of music this, influenced by John Carpenter and then some added twists of my own. Equipment, Plugins and Apps used: Guitars – V-Amp Pro and CLA Guitars by Waves Roland MC-303 – Just checking out to some sounds really, used in sound module mode. Synths and pads mosly. EA-1 – Bass synth […]

iPad 2 – Create a drum pattern in GarageBand

First we need to create a new song. Start up GarageBand if you haven’t already. Look for the icon I have circled and tap it once. This will create your new track. First we’ll create our drum track. To do this we will keep things simple and use smart drums. On the main screen swipe […]

Home Recording: In A Rut? Writers Block

Getting bogged down in your own self capitulating, self absorbed mire? Finding your inspiration and enthusiasm has sapped itself away into the very floorboards? Grab hold of something and shake yourself then. Writers block is not easily fixable, I’m not an expert but it is an ever decreasing circle. Procrastination is the friend of excuses […]

Writing A Bass Line – Primer

So you’re here, looking for the answer? Same as it ever was, these are just ideas, musings if you will. All music and writing is subjective – it’s personal and down to individual taste. But as always with practice gettting what you want will get easier with time spent exercising your compositional brain. As with […]