Greetings LaNeedAudio listeners,
This clip is from a song, technically the first EDM song I made using MIDI for the class assignment. (Sometime in Spring of 2024.) Another audio track for my portfolio!
After learning how to structure the beats, instruments and use the basic features in Ableton. I was ‘able’ to create this EDM style song on my own.
Of course, I have a background in Electronic music as a dancer and club-hopper from the late 90’s and early 2000’s. So this class assignment was such a joy to do and I am planning to make more in this style.
In this song, you hear the vocals are distorted. This story line is from a Sci-fi audiobook recording that I originally made in 2021, ‘Our Garden Spaceship’. You can find an edited audio copy here: Our Garden Spaceship article.
I wanted to use as many original sounds as I could possibly find in my own library. Some of the effects sounds are from a friends audio library with rights to use them for non-commercial purposes.
This is an extended version of what I turned in for the class assignment which was about 3 mins.
After this final assignment was turned in, I went back and made this version by duplicating, and adding or subtracting sections to make it more of a real EDM type song instead of a quick listen.
Progress is a long-term tactic!!
Learning the structure of when to add more sounds and instruments is not complicated. The classic 8 or 16 bar theory works wonders. I obviously have much more to learn and practice with this style of audio and MIDI creation.
I have since taken a brief beat production course after graduating from school. I am also aware that there are multiple techniques, styles, methods and versions of learning how to make beats.
And this is the conundrum!
So many options leads to broken progress, at least from my experiences.
Having one mentor to follow or model is key when venturing out on self-learning courses. Meaning, teaching yourself how to do something in private, on my terms and at my own pace.
As for this song, glad the instructor was very experienced on the topic and has plenty of real-life lessons to share.
That is it for now!
I am open to some feedback and praise on my song! Leaving your comments below…
SupHerbly Alive,
LaNeedAudio aka
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