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Midnight

Have any of you ever made an album/mixtape? I'm currently in the middle of writing lyrics for a mixtape (which is more of a concept album) and would like to know what the process was like for the ones who have done this before. I'm buying the equipment between next week and the week after.

gagacasanova

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Originally posted by GotSkill

OMG this is genius. It reminds me of the anti-hipster song I wrote about a year ago

I literally had the chorus (the whole rude/fancy thing kicks in) came in instantly but I kept "why ya gotta (song reference)" like 5 times and I'm writing this and only the first why ya gotta flies out and the rest fixed itself.

Karma Chameleon

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Originally posted by Midnight

Have any of you ever made an album/mixtape? I'm currently in the middle of writing lyrics for a mixtape (which is more of a concept album) and would like to know what the process was like for the ones who have done this before. I'm buying the equipment between next week and the week after.

I'm in the middle of recording an EP at the moment so I might be able to help. What questions do you have?

Jackson

So here's the song I wrote yesterday. Once again I didn't have the patience to try to recording multiple times because my fingers really hurt from playing guitar all day so this is once again the first take and there are a few mistakes.
This is a kinda important song to me because I'm at the point where I've been dating my bf for about 5 months and I have to decide if he's really who I want to commit to long term. I'm also about to start my senior year in high school and I'm trying to decide whether to graduate early or not, what college to go to, what major to choose, where to live, etc. So I'm making a lot of decisions and this is about knowing which decision is the right one, even if its the harder path to take.

It also has a cool structure of verse/chorus/bridge/chorus but doesn't sacrifice song length even without a second verse/chorus

https://soundcloud.com/jack-reid-30/crossroads

Crossroads

Oh also if anyone listens to this can you tell me what genre you think this is? I have no idea and its bugging me

Nait Phoenix

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Originally posted by GotSkill

So here's the song I wrote yesterday. Once again I didn't have the patience to try to recording multiple times because my fingers really hurt from playing guitar all day so this is once again the first take and there are a few mistakes.
This is a kinda important song to me because I'm at the point where I've been dating my bf for about 5 months and I have to decide if he's really who I want to commit to long term. I'm also about to start my senior year in high school and I'm trying to decide whether to graduate early or not, what college to go to, what major to choose, where to live, etc. So I'm making a lot of decisions and this is about knowing which decision is the right one, even if its the harder path to take.

It also has a cool structure of verse/chorus/bridge/chorus but doesn't sacrifice song length even without a second verse/chorus

https://soundcloud.com/jack-reid-30/crossroads

Crossroads

Oh also if anyone listens to this can you tell me what genre you think this is? I have no idea and its bugging me

Well, if anything, it sounds like Alternative Rock or Folk-Rock… It's definitely in that genre. Like The Fray or The Script…

Oh, and it sounds beautiful. Forgot to add that prior editing. It made me well up inside…

RidersDX

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Originally posted by GotSkill

So here's the song I wrote yesterday. Once again I didn't have the patience to try to recording multiple times because my fingers really hurt from playing guitar all day so this is once again the first take and there are a few mistakes.
This is a kinda important song to me because I'm at the point where I've been dating my bf for about 5 months and I have to decide if he's really who I want to commit to long term. I'm also about to start my senior year in high school and I'm trying to decide whether to graduate early or not, what college to go to, what major to choose, where to live, etc. So I'm making a lot of decisions and this is about knowing which decision is the right one, even if its the harder path to take.

It also has a cool structure of verse/chorus/bridge/chorus but doesn't sacrifice song length even without a second verse/chorus

https://soundcloud.com/jack-reid-30/crossroads

Crossroads

Oh also if anyone listens to this can you tell me what genre you think this is? I have no idea and its bugging me

This song is BEAUTIFUL!

I loved pretty much every lyric. Genre wise, it sounds exactly like an early Coldplay song so definitely in the alternative realm. You have a really haunting voice too, I especially loved when you went into head voice in that bridge.

Nait Phoenix

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Originally posted by Midnight

Have any of you ever made an album/mixtape? I'm currently in the middle of writing lyrics for a mixtape (which is more of a concept album) and would like to know what the process was like for the ones who have done this before. I'm buying the equipment between next week and the week after.

Since you're doing a concept album, it's best to establish the concept as thoroughly as possible so you don't end up recording more songs than you need to… Plus, you also want to establish early how your story or overall idea is going to play out throughout the album.

You should record/write up to thirty songs for the album so you have a healthy pool to choose from, pick out the strongest from that pool; if it's a lot, dig down deeper and decide which songs are the most important, and which songs might be considered filler.

You'll want an overall sound that resounds over the entire album… it can't be a random assortment of genres and styles because you'll confuse your audience. It also helps to establish your audience, like who you want to hear this album and who would like this album.

Then when you get down to a finished set of songs, the easiest part should be arranging them because you'll already have an idea of how you want the flow of your album to go. If you haven't already, try to come up with a fitting title. Try your best not to name it after one of your songs, but if you have to, it's fine…

I think that's all the advice I can give…

Sean 97

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Originally posted by GotSkill

So here's the song I wrote yesterday. Once again I didn't have the patience to try to recording multiple times because my fingers really hurt from playing guitar all day so this is once again the first take and there are a few mistakes.
This is a kinda important song to me because I'm at the point where I've been dating my bf for about 5 months and I have to decide if he's really who I want to commit to long term. I'm also about to start my senior year in high school and I'm trying to decide whether to graduate early or not, what college to go to, what major to choose, where to live, etc. So I'm making a lot of decisions and this is about knowing which decision is the right one, even if its the harder path to take.

It also has a cool structure of verse/chorus/bridge/chorus but doesn't sacrifice song length even without a second verse/chorus

https://soundcloud.com/jack-reid-30/crossroads

Crossroads

Oh also if anyone listens to this can you tell me what genre you think this is? I have no idea and its bugging me

Sis

This song is so beautiful omg I can tell it's personal
I'd say it's alternative rock

gagacasanova

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Originally posted by GotSkill

So here's the song I wrote yesterday. Once again I didn't have the patience to try to recording multiple times because my fingers really hurt from playing guitar all day so this is once again the first take and there are a few mistakes.
This is a kinda important song to me because I'm at the point where I've been dating my bf for about 5 months and I have to decide if he's really who I want to commit to long term. I'm also about to start my senior year in high school and I'm trying to decide whether to graduate early or not, what college to go to, what major to choose, where to live, etc. So I'm making a lot of decisions and this is about knowing which decision is the right one, even if its the harder path to take.

It also has a cool structure of verse/chorus/bridge/chorus but doesn't sacrifice song length even without a second verse/chorus

https://soundcloud.com/jack-reid-30/crossroads

Crossroads

Oh also if anyone listens to this can you tell me what genre you think this is? I have no idea and its bugging me

Gurl, wow. This is amazing

To me, it sounds alternative country (like Kacey Musgraves)

Jackson

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Originally posted by gagacasanova

Gurl, wow. This is amazing

To me, it sounds alternative country (like Kacey Musgraves)

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Originally posted by Nait Phoenix

Well, if anything, it sounds like Alternative Rock or Folk-Rock… It's definitely in that genre. Like The Fray or The Script…

Oh, and it sounds beautiful. Forgot to add that prior editing. It made me well up inside…

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Originally posted by RidersDX

This song is BEAUTIFUL!

I loved pretty much every lyric. Genre wise, it sounds exactly like an early Coldplay song so definitely in the alternative realm. You have a really haunting voice too, I especially loved when you went into head voice in that bridge.

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Originally posted by Sean 97

Sis

This song is so beautiful omg I can tell it's personal
I'd say it's alternative rock

Thank you all

. I definitely thought it was some kind of alternative/folk rock with country influences but I didn't know what thats called so thanks for helping

. And yeah I see the colplay comparisons and I like that

And thanks Adam for resurrecting from the grave for me. I definitely agree with what you said other than the point that this wasn't written to be a catchy pop song so I don't really care if it gets stuck in your head. And like I said I recorded this fast so the vocals definitely would've been more powerful fi I hadn't been singing all day already

gagacasanova

So tonight, as usual, my insomniac little ass was up past 2 am. When that happens, my brain turns retarded. What happened between then and now? Well I channeled my inner Beyoncé, vines that & post it. Then I posted more stupid vines. And what comes out of this? A song I wrote, whilst nonetheless, jamming to Partition.

gagacasanova

Another piece has come to me.
It was inspired by the bass in The Edge of Glory (courtesy of me blasting it).
There is a line, however, inspired from Work Bitch.
I'll eventually have to share it.

Obsession

I wrote two more songs this week about the same guy, heartbreak's a bitch etc.

Fade Away

Brokenhearted

Jackson

Obsession I love those songs!

Hopefully I'll be writing a lot over the next month and I'll be back with some BOPS

seanoh

I feel like I write my best songs when I'm really tired because then it's easier for me to access my emotions.

I want to record an EP, but I have such a hard time finding instrumentals that go along with my lyrics bc I'm not good at the guitar and can't produce. Does anyone know of any producing programs that are easy to use and free

Jackson

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Originally posted by seanoh

I feel like I write my best songs when I'm really tired because then it's easier for me to access my emotions.

I want to record an EP, but I have such a hard time finding instrumentals that go along with my lyrics bc I'm not good at the guitar and can't produce. Does anyone know of any producing programs that are easy to use and free

GarageBand is super easy and free if you have a Mac, although it has more limits than others do. Id recommend just looking up tracks to write over, I've never done it myself but I plan to since I almost always write with my guitar.

Nait Phoenix

TBH, it's really hard to produce anything to a song you haven't heard before… I mean, lyrics are one thing, but without a key or a tempo or a melody, I'm working in the dark most of the time…

seanoh

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Originally posted by GotSkill

GarageBand is super easy and free if you have a Mac, although it has more limits than others do. Id recommend just looking up tracks to write over, I've never done it myself but I plan to since I almost always write with my guitar.

I have GarageBand, but it's trash for making beats I think

I usually just use beats from YouTube that aren't tagged tbh

Jackson

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Originally posted by seanoh

I have GarageBand, but it's trash for making beats I think

I usually just use beats from YouTube that aren't tagged tbh

I find it hard to find beats I like since I like to write rock and folk inspired stuff with dark chords and it's hard to find beats for that

Sombra

I produce and sometimes write because I always want to make a song but some of the songs I write are kinda bad (lyrics wise) so I stick to making music mainly.