| Sometimes I have difficulties sitting in from on my PC | | | | All you're doing is FISHING for ideas... |
| trying to write a song. I get inspired... turn on the PC, | | | | 5. Once feeling satisfied (say after 15 mins or so), go |
| start up the music software, think about how I'm going | | | | back & listen for some good, useable parts. |
| to structure the song, what effects to use, what the | | | | 6. Highlight those parts. Edit & re-arrange.Create |
| chord structures are going to be, and so on... | | | | song structure. Insert missing parts (ie bridge / chorus / |
| My challenge is to stay in creative mode, but fiddling | | | | intro / exit) |
| around with the recording software & hardware | | | | 7. Open new track & Re-record Professionally |
| and the pressure of recording takes me out of that | | | | 8. Layer/Insert FX/general tweaking |
| 'free flowing' state. | | | | 9. ENJOY new song!and there you have it! |
| One beautiful morning I had an idea... one that is very | | | | Ideas are fleeting, and come and go, so it's best to get |
| simple, and it works... | | | | them down as soon as possible. Using this method, |
| 1. Grab Laptop | | | | you can get your ideas down FAST without having to |
| 2. Launch Recording Software | | | | worry about getting everything 'right'. |
| 3. Start recording from built-in internal mic. No tweaking | | | | Ant. |
| setting levels / etc... | | | | PS: Another way to capture a song idea is to buy a |
| 4. Sit around, jam about, play whatever feels right with | | | | cheap digital recorder. Carry it around and whenever |
| the importance of LETTING IT FLOW. | | | | you have a tune in your head, just hit record. It's there |
| At this stage, you're not writing a song. I'm getting lost | | | | for good, and you get get on with your day, and come |
| in the flow, and seeing what comes out. I don't expect | | | | back to it later on when you've got some down time. |
| anything. | | | | |