9 Simple Steps to Writing a Great Song

Sometimes I have difficulties sitting in from on my PC trying to write a song. I get inspired... turn on the PC, start up the music software, think about how I'm going to structure the song, what effects to use, what the chord structures are going to be, and so on...

My challenge is to stay in creative mode, but fiddling around with the recording software & hardware and the pressure of recording takes me out of that 'free flowing' state.

One beautiful morning I had an idea... one that is very simple, and it works...

1. Grab Laptop

2. Launch Recording Software

3. Start recording from built-in internal mic. No tweaking / setting levels / etc...

4. Sit around, jam about, play whatever feels right with the importance of LETTING IT FLOW.

At this stage, you're not writing a song. I'm getting lost in the flow, and seeing what comes out. I don't expect anything.

All you're doing is FISHING for ideas...

5. Once feeling satisfied (say after 15 mins or so), go back & listen for some good, useable parts.

6. Highlight those parts. Edit & re-arrange.Create song structure. Insert missing parts (ie bridge / chorus / intro / exit)

7. Open new track & Re-record Professionally

8. Layer/Insert FX/general tweaking

9. ENJOY new song!

and there you have it!

Ideas are fleeting, and come and go, so it's best to get them down as soon as possible. Using this method, you can get your ideas down FAST without having to worry about getting everything 'right'.

Ant.

PS: Another way to capture a song idea is to buy a cheap digital recorder. Carry it around and whenever you have a tune in your head, just hit record. It's there for good, and you get get on with your day, and come back to it later on when you've got some down time.

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