2015
Lynda
Matt Piper
2:13
English

Get your song ideas down before they disappear‚ with Reason. In this short course, musician Matt Piper demonstrates two types of workflows for writing, recording, and mixing a song: one to get your demo ideas recorded fast, and another to polish your songs for presentation to partners, publishers, and record labels. He starts from an empty Reason project, recording a scratch track and finding the best tempo for the new song idea. Then he creates a beat, lays down additional tracks, and adds effects. Next Matt shows techniques for editing the tracks and mixing the tracks using effects like EQ, compression, reverb and delay. Finally, he shows how to bounce down the track and share it with the world.

Introduction
Welcome
What you should know before watching this course
Using the exercise files
1. Songwriting in Reason
Starting from scratch in a new project
Recording the first idea
Choosing the right tempo
Making a demo beat
Creating an inspiring musical foundation to help develop your composition
Recording a scratch vocal and labeling your song sections
Recording a bass track
Adding textural elements to the arrangement with guitar
Adding textural elements to the arrangement with a virtual instrument
Adding excitement and variety to your song with drum fills, additional percussion, and harmony vocals
Creating a rough mix, part 1: Vocal pitch correction and panning
Creating a rough mix, part 2: Mixing drums and guitars and crafting an ending
Mastering, bouncing, and sharing the song
Conclusion
Next steps

Download File Size:2.17 GB

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