Bossa Nova - Harmony Movement
This video shows you how to write a song from the harmony movement perspective. We build a brand new Bossa Nova from scratch. You’ll witness the transformation of an idea coming from your head to the piano keyboard. You’ll gain insight into simple and fast manifestation of chords progression.
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Bounce Midi to Audio - Part 2
Often times when using a DAW, we ending up learning the hard way how to do the things we need to do to make are music come to life. My struggle will be to your benefit! Bouncing your midi tracks into audio track is a critical time and energy saver. In this 2 Part video we explain why and how to bounce midi to audio. I’ll break down my insights and give you a method to back up your midi tracks into external HD. Bouncing tracks is worth making a priority!
How to hide your midi tracks after bouncing
Bouncing midi track into audio track -mMALETS
Bouncing Malets track in real time
Absorb individual tracks in the recording
Explanation, guidance, insight
Application to any DAW
Editing your tracks before you bounce them into audio tracks
Review
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Bounce Midi to Audio - Part 1
Often times when using a DAW, we ending up learning the hard way how to do the things we need to do to make are music come to life. My struggle will be to your benefit! Bouncing your midi tracks into audio track is a critical time and energy saver. In this 2 Part video we explain why and how to bounce midi to audio. I’ll break down my insights and give you a method to back up your midi tracks into external HD. Bouncing tracks is worth making a priority!
Why is it so important?
What is the time investment and is it worth it?
Losing Virtual Instruments
How it works
Listening to a music sample
Bouncing Piano & Bass midi track into audio
Guidance and tips
Opportunities
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String Quartet - Vol. 3
Do you find string quartets attractive? But are you Intimidated by writing for string quartets? You’re not alone. Musicians and composers often don’t know where to begin when writing for string quartet, so they never write these parts. Writing for string quartet is a unique and empowering experience. Let’s begin a love affair with writing for string quartet.
These 3 volumes share with you how to approach writing for string quartet for the very first time.
I’ve decided to create a fundamental guide just for you, as you welcome the challenge of writing for string quartet. You will be able to observe the process of creation, process of building harmony movement, listening to the samples of music and learn my approach to string quartet composition. I’ll take you through the process of balancing of logic and creativity so that you can feel empowered writing and incorporating string quartet into your modern music composition.
Using DAW Software with string quartet
Separate tracks - pros & cons
How to build more control over your tracks
Adding additional string quartet libraries into your project
Setting Up basic structure for your Strings DAW
Good Workflow- tips & guidance
Mixing your libraries- creating cohesive sound
Final Thoughts- Relationships between instruments
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String Quartet - Vol. 2
Do you find string quartets attractive? But are you Intimidated by writing for string quartets? You’re not alone. Musicians and composers often don’t know where to begin when writing for string quartet, so they never write these parts. Writing for string quartet is a unique and empowering experience. Let’s begin a love affair with writing for string quartet.
These 3 volumes share with you how to approach writing for string quartet for the very first time.
I’ve decided to create a fundamental guide just for you, as you welcome the challenge of writing for string quartet. You will be able to observe the process of creation, process of building harmony movement, listening to the samples of music and learn my approach to string quartet composition. I’ll take you through the process of balancing of logic and creativity so that you can feel empowered writing and incorporating string quartet into your modern music composition.
4 Voicing Harmony - Double Bass/Cello/Viola/Violin
Using 3 Voice Harmony Movement - Cello/Viola/Violin
Applying 2 voices - Viola & Cello
Building voicings for string quartet
Applying Harmony movement in writing
Writing Four Part Harmony
Using Tensions and seven chords
Balance in Writing
The Starting Point
Presentation with piano, bass & string quartet
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String Quartet - Vol. 1
Do you find string quartets attractive? But are you Intimidated by writing for string quartets? You’re not alone. Musicians and composers often don’t know where to begin when writing for string quartet, so they never write these parts. Writing for string quartet is a unique and empowering experience. Let’s begin a love affair with writing for string quartet.
These 3 volumes share with you how to approach writing for string quartet for the very first time.
I’ve decided to create a fundamental guide just for you, as you welcome the challenge of writing for string quartet. You will be able to observe the process of creation, process of building harmony movement, listening to the samples of music and learn my approach to string quartet composition. I’ll take you through the process of balancing of logic and creativity so that you can feel empowered writing and incorporating string quartet into your modern music composition.
Example of string quartet piece
Mastering the approach to string quartet writing
Inside the virtual instruments
Vulnerability in writing
Empowerment through writing for strings
Inner workings of the string quartet
Getting inspired for string quartet
8 voices in string quartet writing
Creating interesting lines for each instrument
Building relationships between double bass/ cello/ viola/ violin
Chord Progression, Melody Line, Ear Training Guide
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Fix My Mix - Part 4
This 4 Part series walks you through the process of music mixing. These 4 separate videos are designed specifically to make major adjustments to preexisting music pieces. We want to demonstrate the approach we use to fix mistakes and make the recording sound richer than the distorted recording. We demonstrate what to pay attention to, how to recognize the potential starting point and guide you step by step with the process. We walk through specific groupings of instruments, introduce the tone and explain relationships. You witness making adjustments from top to bottom for I piece I wrote. The voice over provides you with tips and guidance.
Introducing horn plugins
How to use horn section
How to use Voice Quintet
Introducing a concept of horn separation and Human Voices
Specific adjustments towards individual voicing
Insight of the horn section
Building cohesive sound with all the horns
Mixing two different libraries of horns together
Working on individual horn separately
Details about approach, technique, volume
Applying trombone, trumpet, alto sax into piano and bass voicing
Applying Pan, spreading the horn and Voice Quintet
Specific pointers how to make the Pan work for Horn Section and Voices
Adding Voice Quintet into the entire arrangement
Applying the EQ, making adjustments
Adding Final touches
You will learn how to simplify your workflow & recognize the most important parts of your music piece. From the Tone of your instrument to relationships between layers of music. It’s important that you find a way to recognize your full potential. This 4 part series will take you there. We give you examples, tips, and additional insight into music production. We believe that you can create your own way to work and express your creation in unique way.
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Fix My Mix - Part 3
This 4 Part series walks you through the process of music mixing. These 4 separate videos are designed specifically to make major adjustments to preexisting music pieces. We want to demonstrate the approach we use to fix mistakes and make the recording sound richer than the distorted recording. We demonstrate what to pay attention to, how to recognize the potential starting point and guide you step by step with the process. We walk through specific groupings of instruments, introduce the tone and explain relationships. You witness making adjustments from top to bottom for I piece I wrote. The voice over provides you with tips and guidance.
Placing Drums, Congas & Woodblocks into the mix
Finding Perfect Volume, Pan & Sound Levels
Adding Ambience, Compressor, Reverb, EQ
Duplication of the drum track
Creating balance between Drums, Congas & Woodblocks
Tips and insight into midi drums
Concept: cohesive sound room
Using Bus Tracks to stream Reverb & Delay
You will learn how to simplify your workflow & recognize the most important parts of your music piece. From the Tone of your instrument to relationships between layers of music. It’s important that you find a way to recognize your full potential. This 4 part series will take you there. We give you examples, tips, and additional insight into music production. We believe that you can create your own way to work and express your creation in unique way.
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Fix My Mix - Part 2
This 4 Part series walks you through the process of music mixing. These 4 separate videos are designed specifically to make major adjustments to preexisting music pieces. We want to demonstrate the approach we use to fix mistakes and make the recording sound richer than the distorted recording. We demonstrate what to pay attention to, how to recognize the potential starting point and guide you step by step with the process. We walk through specific groupings of instruments, introduce the tone and explain relationships. You witness making adjustments from top to bottom for I piece I wrote. The voice over provides you with tips and guidance.
Adding 2 Piano Voicings
Finding balance between piano & bass
How to balance two piano tracks
How to present harmony movement through the mix
How the instruments coexist
How to build a solid relationship in music composition
What to pay attention to when working on piano tracks
Additional guidance how to take low frequencies down by using EQ
How to create good sounding rhythm section without drums
Cocoon of music- Introduction
You will learn how to simplify your workflow & recognize the most important parts of your music piece. From the Tone of your instrument to relationships between layers of music. It’s important that you find a way to recognize your full potential. This 4 part series will take you there. We give you examples, tips, and additional insight into music production. We believe that you can create your own way to work and express your creation in unique way.
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Fix My Mix - Part 1
This 4 Part series walks you through the process of music mixing. These 4 separate videos are designed specifically to make major adjustments to preexisting music pieces. We want to demonstrate the approach we use to fix mistakes and make the recording sound richer than the distorted recording. We demonstrate what to pay attention to, how to recognize the potential starting point and guide you step by step with the process. We walk through specific groupings of instruments, introduce the tone and explain relationships. You witness making adjustments from top to bottom for I piece I wrote. The voice over provides you with tips and guidance.
* Making adjustments to the mix * How to deal with the distortion in your mix * Fixing the Volume Issues & Adjusting the entire volume balance between instruments * Set levels & Tone on your instruments * How to recognize the needs of your mix * Starting Point of your FIX * Working with EQ * Music is Conversation - Introduction * You way to work with the workflow * Working with your imagination * Getting to know DAW software * Insight, tips, guidance
You will learn how to simplify your workflow & recognize the most important parts of your music piece. From the Tone of your instrument to relationships between layers of music. It’s important that you find a way to recognize your full potential. This 4 part series will take you there. We give you examples, tips, and additional insight into music production. We believe that you can create your own way to work and express your creation in unique way.
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Blues Talk - Part 3
We wanted to take the simple blues form to the next level. Part 3 of this series brings it all together.
Inside this Video:
Basic Mixing-
•Basic preparation before mixing
•Adding Plugins, EQ, Bus Tracks, Pan and Volume to your tracks.
•Tips regarding the prep flow and set the Balance between instruments
Basics of Editing-
•Cleaning midi tracks
•Erasing mistakes, adjust the length of the chords, volume.
•Tips regarding equalization and articulation
•The importance of editing
•We make few adjustments on piano track as an example.
•Practice!!
The Take Away:
We have flow in music and layers of responsibilities. It’s important that our mind walks through some logic and that we develop a pattern with this logic that we can apply over and over. We giveaway tips and guidance regarding the blues form and music composition. This video brings our idea of adding depth to blues to life.
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Blues Talk - Part 2
Blues: Part 2
Last week, we finished piano, bass, and voice quintet tracks. Today, we are adding drums and rhythm into our arrangement. We’ll explore two different drum tracks and show you how to use loops from EZDrummer.
In this video:
•Adding midi tracks to our Blues
•Ways of working with midi drums from EZDrummer
•Working fast with midi drums
•Tips and additional guidance
•Creating Fills on separate track
•Put it together
•Music is a conversation
The Take Away:
You witness creative process of drum application. We’ll talk about the search for the right rhythmic structure, finding the right fills and much more. We’ll unlock the key to using music as conversation.
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Blues Talk - Part 1
Blues: Part 1
Introducing extra depth to the simple form of Blues. Most of us recognize Blues form as something simple and comfortable, that’s easy to play. We introduce the concept of reharmonization to the traditional blues form. This technique will help you to expand your perspective of from in music.
In this video:
•Fundamental concept of Blues
•Introducing Piano, Bass, Voice Quintet relationship
•Inside talk: Tonic Chords, Subdominant Chords & Dominant Chords.
•Importance of knowing Triads and Seven Chords well
•Roman Numbers in music notation
•Example of reharmonization of the blues
The Take Away:
The video emphasizes the importance of knowing Triads and Seven Chords. It will show you how to develop your writing into new perspective through the genre of blues.
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