FEB 21, 2019 // IF I WENT BACK HOME (VERSION II, PRO TOOLS DEMO)
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA
WHAT’S NEW:
-Took the original iPhone voice memo recording from July 1, 2013 and imported it into a protools session.
-Selected a verse / chorus iteration, identified the BPM and made a loop.
-Created a click track.
-Played the chords with a midi organ along with the loop.
-Muted and hid the loop.
-Recorded a simple midi drum part and bass line along with the click track and organ cords.
-Copied and pasted verses and choruses on the grid until the song was long enough to fit all the words as well as an instrumental passage that lasts two verses.
-Printed out lyrics and rapidly recorded scratch lead vocals and backing vocals.
-Recorded and edited celeste parts as lead and ambient instruments.
-Bounced a rough mix and included it in this blog as representation of this stage in progress.
SUGGESTED IMPROVEMENTS:
-Overall it sounds a bit like elevator music. I need to apply effects to the midi instruments and / or play some real instruments so the ambience is better.
-Likewise, the arrangement needs attention so the song builds to a climax rather than its current state of maintaining relatively the same level of fullness throughout.
-All the vocal performances (lead and backing) need to be thought through, practiced, and then performed and recorded with greater care.
PREVIOUS VERSION:
MON JULY 1, 2013 // IF I WENT BACK HOME, VERSION 1 (iPhone Sketch)