So, I have been sitting on my ass and not writing music for my friend NOLA Andy’s movie.
I have no excuse. Well, I am kind of hesitant to dive in with technologies. I did some music some months back with Tim, where we were recording on a PC using Ableton, a piece of software that completely baffled me. (Tim did all the recording tech stuff.)
Now that the Splotchy household has a Macbook laptop, I thought I’d check out some software that came with it — GarageBand. So, I finally got around to fiddling with it (did I mention that I am also a notorious procrastinator?).
It’s a lot of fun to play around with stuff in GarageBand, and the application is pretty darned intuitive to use. I was able to use the built-in mic to record several acoustic guitar parts very easily — I’m sure some audiosnob would scoff at my using the built-in mic, but it didn’t sound bad to me. I ran the guitars through some filters, added a drumbeat and some handclaps, and voilà! Instant song!
Here’s what I did, if you wanna hear — it’s only a little over two minutes. I recorded the song with the intent of it being used for Andy’s soundtrack — something with a nice beat but which also wouldn’t overwhelm any accompanying visuals.
It’s in M4A (iTunes) format — apologies in advance if you’re lookin’ for an MP3.
I enjoyed it. In my mind I pictured it being used over the opening credits in a teen comedy, with the main character riding his bike past supporting characters in a John Hughes-like comedy. Then again, I’m an idiot.
Very nice. I couldn’t help clapping along,too. Now the guy I work with thinks I’m cuckoo.
Your music’s bad and you should feel bad.
I kid.
I agree with rider. I had about the same kind of image in my head when I listened to it. Keep it up!
Good stuff, I could imagine a driving scene in the OC.
I’ve been messing around with Garageband recently, it’s the easiest way for a non-musician to make something which sounds like actual music.
Thanks for a lot for listening, and for all the very kind comments.
I Loved it. Happy music. 🙂