Resources for Music Composition

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The thing is that Logic Pro X is only available for macOS, and not everyone is filthy rich to be able to afford a Mac. For all of you Windows people, we have come up with this tricks to help you install Logic Pro X on Windows PC

The Guitar Hero experience is about having fun while playing music and creating a friendly and engaging atmosphere where players can bond with friends and family while jamming to legendary tracks.

https://www.cmuse.org/music-composition-and-production/

https://www.baumannmusic.com/individual-music-composition-and-production/

https://thetunecatcher.com/7-elements-of-music/#:~:text=There%20are%207%20elements%20of%20music%20basically%2C%20for,5.%20Melody%206.%20Timbre%207.%20Texture%208.%20Harmony

https://madcomposerlab.com/compositionrealness/2019/5/20/4-elements-of-music-composition

https://promusicianhub.com/types-musical-compositions/

In the first link, it talks about the introduction of music composition and production. Let us know what is music composition.

In the second link, it answers a lot of question to the people who was not familiar with music like us. It gives us detailed explaination and it’s very useful.

In the third link it talks about 7 elements of music and these elements are need to consider at first when we composing a music. Also, in the fourth link It talks about the most important four elements when we composing a music.

The last link talks about the types of music composition, we probably will choose one in the future and compose that type of music.

https://www.secretsofsongwriting.com/2016/01/19/song-sections-and-the-chord-progressions-that-make-them-work/

The site does an excellent job of demonstrating how to alter chords and connect chords.

#chord #progressions

https://www.masterclass.com/articles/how-to-write-a-bass-line#how-to-write-a-bass-line-in-5-steps

This website teaches us how to write and recognize bass lines. They are very useful.

#bass #line

There are free teaching guides and tutorials on Garage Band.

#garageband

www.electronicdrumadvisor.com

Drum programming may be a challenging part of music production for some individuals. Getting the drums to appear realistic, as if they were performed by a real drummer, is difficult. But fear not, it is ... Read more

It gives a lot of specific suggestions on drum programming.

#drum #programming

www.skillshare.com

Learn how to compose music in this tutorial and guide for beginners.

It gives 5 tips on composing music, which I think are very helpful for beginners to improve their composing skills.

#compose #music #beginners

How to add chords to a melody

https://www.instructables.com/How-to-Add-Chords-to-a-Melody-on-the-Piano/#:~:text=First%2C%20always%20try%20your%201%20chord...that%27s%20a%20great,measure.%20Now%20here%27s%20an%20important%20thing%20to%20remember%21

How to get inspirations to compose

https://www.musicianonamission.com/music-inspiration/

How to add vocal chops

https://www.edmprod.com/vocal-chops/

How to use garage band

https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/download-guide-to-garageband/

How to write a bass line

https://www.masterclass.com/articles/how-to-write-a-bass-line

http://www.musiccompositiontutorial.com/#:~:text=To%20be%20able%20to%20compose%20music%20we%20need,composing%20rational%20side%203%20Use%20a%20composing%20method

This link told us how to compose musics in very affective ways, and have videos for tutoring. #getting_started_to_compose #composingmusics

www.wikihow.com/Make-Music-Using-a-Computer

Cute comics including. Teaching us how to make musics using DAW on the computers. #DAW #composingmusics

https://music.tutsplus.com/tutorials/beginners-guide-to-writing-better-bass-lines--cms-19879#:~:text=Beginner%27s%20Guide%20to%20Writing%20Better%20Bass%20Lines%201,enjoy%20playing%20around%20with%20your%20bass%20line.%20

Using attractive achievement to intro the lesson. Which have big impact on stimulating on learning about writing baseline. #baseline #beginners

https://howtowritefilmmusic.com/writing-unique-chord-progressions-without-music-theory/#:~:text=The%20easiest%20way%20to%20write%20a%20chord%20progression,the%20need%20to%20know%20anything%20about%20music%20theory.

Writing chord part of the songs can be done without specific music theory in a fun way. Images including to help the understanding. #chord_progression #withoutmusictheory

https://musicianshq.com/how-to-write-and-record-drum-parts-for-non-drummers-programmed-or-live/#:~:text=How%20to%20write%20a%20drum%20part%20for%20beginners,parts%20that%20may%20start%20to%20sound%20quite%20repetitive.

Beginners can write cool drum parts! Details helps understanding, and knowledge also included. #drumpart #beginners

This website explain clearly how to choose a DAW, and there are some links and highlight inside the article to help beginners. You can click them if there are unfamiliar terms.

flypaper.soundfly.com

We break down the pros, cons, highlights, and target user for each of 7 of the biggest DAW platforms out there, including Ableton, Logic, Pro Tools and more

This article is from the same website called flypaper. This article is about beat making, and the importance of record you inspiration.

flypaper.soundfly.com

An active learning experiment on taking inspiration and advice from an artist based on listening to their work. In this case, producer, Jlin.

flypaper.soundfly.com

In Ep. 38 of our podcast, Themes and Variation, we talk about catharsis, frustration, and breakup songs for the lovelorn and broken-hearted.

#DAW #BeatMaking #inspiration #BreakupSongs #Rhythm #Harmony

How to download Logic Pro X on Windows

For us windows users, knowing something like this is very important!

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  In this guide, you’ll learn everything you need to know about how to run Logic Pro X on a Windows PC. What is Logic Pro X? Why would you want to use it on Windows? How to get Logic Pro X to work on a Windows PC using a Hackintosh method. Other ways you can do this. Let’s jump right in shall we?   WHAT IS LOGIC PRO X? Logic Pro X is Apple’s flagship Digital Audio Workstation (DAW), used by recording engineers and producers alike, from the hobbyist to the industry leading professional. Logic Pro X allows users to record and manipulate audio, as well as program MIDI with a wide range of built in instruments, sounds, loops and effects. There are some really great built in VSTs that come with Logic, such as their Drummer program. Here’s a rundown of some of its best features; Smart Tempo feature helps in matching the timing of your audio tracks automatically. Logic Remote feature allows your iPhone or iPad into a touch instrument with the support of a mixer with multi-touch and transport control. Flex Time and Flex Pitch features of Logic Pro tool allow Melodyne levels of pitch and time editing for audio such as vocals, guitar or drum sounds. Logic’s Track Stacks feature allows the merging of multiple related audio tracks into one. A vast library of loops and effects. But it has always maintained its air of exclusivity because it is an Apple Mac product, and with their flashy hardware and hefty price tags, it can seem as though Logic is hidden behind a paywall for anyone using Windows. But is it? This leads us to the next section… WHY WOULD YOU WANT TO USE IT ON WINDOWS?  Logic Pro X on a windows machine would allow you to access the great features of Logic Pro without having to pay huge amounts of money for some Mac hardware. Apple has always had a reputation for super expensive and flashy products, but with their most recent few releases of the Macbook Pro especially, things haven’t been so great for music producers. The amount of USB ports has reduced, as well as disk drives being a thing of the past. However, if you have a Windows PC - which often cost a fraction of the price for a similar spec to a Macbook pro - you can get Logic to work. Compared with Ableton Live, Logic has always had an advantage in its Audio editing and recording side. There have just been more options, a pretty good built-in pitch correction plug in, and even from a practical point of view, using Logic  to record audio just runs more smoothly. It has also imported some helpful features from its little brother program Garageband; offering presets for audio channels with a rack of effects already in place for specific purposes. There are also some great plug-ins available; Logic’s EQ is great, but there are also Vintage EQ and advanced reverbs. In short, Logic is a great program, so if you want access to it without having a Mac, read on… HOW TO INSTALL LOGIC PRO X USING THE HACKINTOSH METHOD   When using Mac only software on Windows, you have to be prepared for a bit of a time consuming setup, but once you’re finished, you’ll be good to go. Many people go down the ‘Hackintosh’ route, which is to create a Windows PC hardware, then install macOS onto it. There are also ways to virtually run macOS on a Windows PC, which we will cover later. It’s worth nothing though that Apple doesn’t really want people installing macOS on anything other than Macs, so you have to be careful. In general, you’ll need a 64bit Intel Processor and you should be fine. As mentioned, some people build their own Custom PCs and then install macOS on it, while others do so on a machine they know is compatible, so just do whatever is in your budget, and make sure you check compatibility! The first big tip is to create a backup of all your data, the last thing you want is to lose everything if you get one of the steps wrong!  Let’s look at the steps below: First, you’ll need a Mac on which you can download the OS Installer from the Mac App Store. Any Mac capable of running Mojave will work for this. You can also look at the software Unibeast from tonymacx86.com, which is a popular installer creation tool. Next, you’ll need a USB drive (at least 8gb) to put the installer on. You can find detailed guides on how to create an installer on the web, so make sure you check all your requirements and specs against one of these to ensure you’re doing it right. Then, using that installer, you can use Unibeast to install from onto your PC. It should give you an option for which drive you want to install macOS from. Navigate to ‘External’ and the macOS installer should begin. You’re one step closer to running Logic Pro X on a Windows machine!   When it comes to selecting the drive onto which you want to install macOS, there may be no options to choose from. If this is the case, erase the drive and make sure you’ve formatted it to GUID and you should be good to go. Select the drive and step through the installer until macOS installation begins. Once you’re finished, restart the PC with the USB still in, and then the Unibeast boot menu will appear again, select the macOS boot disk and your PC will boot up macOS. Once it's installed, launch Multibeast and configure your settings. So, once all of this is complete, if you’ve followed each step you should have a piece of Windows hardware with macOS installed, and then you’re free to run Logic Pro X on the machine. It should be noted however that there are a few drawbacks to running macOS on a Windows PC. Because it’s technically a hack (hence the term Hackintosh) you won’t be able to get the same software support from Apple as if you were using their hardware. There can also be compatibility issues with some hardwares, but that’s why it’s important to check your PC before you begin. But what about creating a virtual version of macOS? VIRTUAL VERSIONS OF MACOS   Using the Hackintosh method isn’t the only way to get macOS and Logic Pro X to run on Windows. However, it is usually the most straightforward and the most likely to work best. But read on anyway! Creating a virtual machine on your hard drive is a great way to get programs that aren’t native to your operating system to work. It’s done a lot with creating a virtual Windows OS on  a Mac, but there’s no reason you can’t do it the other way round. Using softwares such as VMWare Fusion or the free tool VirtualBox is a great way to achieve this. But if this is the route you want to go down, you have to have a specially created virtual image of the macOS version you want to install, which can be tricky to come across. The process can sometimes be considerably trickier than the Hackintosh method listed above, too, so rather than explain myself, here is a great guide on using the Virtual Machine method to run macOS on a Windows computer. WHAT NEXT? So, if you’ve managed to successfully use one of the above methods, you’re ready to install Logic Pro X on your Windows computer. Remember, there may be some issues cropping up along the way, and you’re bound to run into these when running programs on operating systems that they aren’t native to. However, if you have managed to make it work, you now have the powerful tools of Logic Pro X at your fingertips on a Windows Computer. So dive right in, explore all of the features Logic Pro offers and see what you can come up with. Let us know in the comments below if you managed to make this work, and what your thoughts in general are on Logic Pro X and Windows. Do you think it should be made available to everyone? Or are you an Apple Mac purist? As always, thanks for checking in with us here at Top Music Arts, and keep making music! 

#Logic #Windows

How to write a song using Logic Pro X

Logic X is a complete new DAW for me and I think I should know something about it.

www.wikihow.com

Logic Pro X is a software programs created by Apple for the purpose of producing music. These instructions are designed for those individuals who have a background in music production and/or are well versed in music theory. The following...

#Logic #Basics

Sound effects for Logic Pro X

This thing is very useful because it is a website full of sound effect download links.

https://www.listalternatives.com/sounds-for-logic-pro#:~:text=Select%20Logic%20Pro%20X%20%3E%20Sound%20Library%20%3E,package%20you%20wish%20to%20download%2C%20then%2C%20click%20Install.

#Logic #SoundEffects

How to harmonize

This article is for those who don't even know what harmonies are(which I happen to be). There's a step-by-step guide to us beginners in here.

www.wikihow.com

A harmony is a series of notes that blends with a song's melody to add character and please the ears. From figuring out the best combination of notes to singing without straying from your part, harmonizing is tough. Sing along as you play...

#Harmonies #Basics

How to Write a Melody

When you find it hard to start a song, look at this guide. The method of chord progression is really outstanding.

https://www.musicianonamission.com/how-to-write-a-melody/

#Melody #HowToStart

https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV19u41127wc?spm_id_from=333.337.search-card.all.click

This is a very detailed video which told us how to use GarageBand, it is taught in Chinese.

https://www.bilibili.com/video/av67749866

This video clearly teaches us how to arrange music and compose music, which is very useful for those of us who are about to start learning to arrange music

https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1y34y1m7kd?spm_id_from=333.337.search-card.all.click

This teaches us how to incorporate chords in the arrangement

https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1jW411J765?spm_id_from=333.337.search-card.all.click

This is a set of videos that will teach you music theory, which is very important for composing music, so this video will give you a foundation for composing music

https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1A34y127SJ?spm_id_from=333.337.search-card.all.click

This is also a video that can help you compose music

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pDIsEZsalAo

#FLStudioTutorial

I like this vedio because it clearly introduces the menu and layout of FL studio, this youtuber also set an example so that tyro can easily get familiar with fl studio and use them.

This vedio can introduces 4 ways which can benefit us to getting inspiration. As a result, it may help people making music.

#Melody This vedio introduces very basic way to write melody. It also help us understanding and reviewing basic music theory using Tonic, Subdominant and Dominant(I,IV,V).

#Accompaniment

This vedio introduces many ways which can be used to create accompaniment.

#Drum

It is suitable for non drummers to write drum, it is also usable for using DAW creating music.

https://www.image-line.com/fl-studio-learning/fl-studio-online-manual/html/basics_workflow.htm

This is a complete and detailed manual instruction for how to write songs with FL studio，It is suitable for the beginners to learn how to use the function contained in this application，And this website contained overall aspects of using digital instruments inside Fl studio as well as using settings inside and record the music #fundation #FLstudio

www.musictheoryacademy.com

The term chord progression simply refers to the order in which chords are played in a song/piece of music. Play a few different songs/pieces and you will

This website seems very professional and it concludes several tables that teaches you what are these majors and majors match the chords that you can play some basic chords such as C major contained C G F and other choices so that you can use them #chords

www.blitzguitar.com

This website is useful for beginners who plays guitar try to write a song,and it teaches you how to use guitar to play chord progressions.it teaches you how to build the progression step by step.First,they suggest you to start with C major which is simple for beginners.And they teach you to build the chord and gives you the instruction photos which you can play with your guitar.And you can listen to the audios that you can listen to the sound effect of different chord progressions. #guitar #chords

musictech.com

Recreating those classic sounds of hip-hop is a doddle using FL Studio’s competent beat-editing abilities. In the first of a new series, we explore how to take your mixes back to the 80s.

This is basically teaches you how to use FL studio to write a particular kind of music.And it is step by step as well as gives you the picture to show you how to operate completely.#hiphop #FLstudio

www.music-teacher-resources.com

How to teach melody writing! Melody writing for beginners is a step by step process for teaching students to create a simple melody from a chord progression.

It is very clear and understandable resource for building chords together and it is simple to use chords to play a melody with this instrument inside #melody #chords

https://www.ultimatesongwriting.com/

https://blog.landr.com/write-song/

https://www.musicradar.com/tuition/tech/the-beginners-guide-to-daws-182337

https://www.musicrepo.com/your-first-daw-recording/

The reasons about why I like these resources:

The first two of these materials explain how to write a song in great detail, starting with inspiration, including how to find inspiration, what tools to use, and some instructions on how to use them. Other resources detail how to use DAW，and his step-by-step instructions include some related products and functions, including suggestions, and links to download Audacity.

There are several website about how to create the bass lines in composition:

1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kk7paOrIn3Y

This video introduces principles of writing a bass lines by providing some ineffective examples. Specifically, this base player indicates flaws in bass lines with mismatched rhythms and notes. Moreover, he discusses how to improve your bass lines by adding layers of ornamentation and complexities .

2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQaf1Wz7N7k

This video teaches us about how to identify and utilize the root of the chord to synthesize a complete bass line. By pointing out a common misconception that the lowest roots aren't always the root. What's more he mentions variations of the bass line such as: inversions.

There are several videos for making chords:

1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SeuIWQWvFlw

This video is very suitable for beginners, because sequences of chords and different examples of combinations are shown and explained very clearly and vividly by improvising a short section. Moreover, the blogger also demonstrate how to bridge different chords, known as chord inversions.

2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6KDYhnMf1Nk

Sometimes, I will feel awkward with my left hand in playing chords. As a result, this video is super-duper useful. He reveals some typical and beautiful ways that left-hand sounding works. There are at least two versions of left-sounding for each key signiture.

3. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xuuq8DtUy_g

What is an inversion, and how can we create it? Creating an inversion by transposing notes in a chord to different octaves make the sound different. This video teaches the basic concept related to inversions and demonstrated how to build up efficient inversions

I found on youtube a video maker made a video that is very suitable for us like beginners, in this video the author introduces us to the best daw software, through its meticulous analysis, as a beginner we can reduce the time in picking software, so I chose this video to help you can reduce the time of picking software.

Within this video link, the authors introduce us to the basic knowledge of daw101 step by step, and by watching this video we can learn the most basic knowledge

jukeblocks.io

Generate new project files and templates using Jukeblocks.

This website can generate structure project files of some genres(with no notes in it). A great way to learn about the arrangement of some different music styles.

www.music-composition-studio.com

Your center for music composition services, learning, and resources.

https://xueshu.baidu.com/usercenter/paper/show?paperid=570833f5b880d17e427e7fe177013e42

https://xueshu.baidu.com/usercenter/paper/show?paperid=472fab373723b8d9edf8df84781223a0

https://xueshu.baidu.com/usercenter/paper/show?paperid=cdeb9e3931ba9e3b3bb24d7bb3b33ca9

https://www.musicradar.com/how-to/program-synth-chords-lead-garageband

This website tells us how to use Garageband to program Chords and Melody through very detailed introduction. We can get an intuitive idea of GarageBand

#Chords #Melody #Garageband

https://www.lascratcheuse.com/blog/how-to-make-a-beat-in-garageband-for-beginners/

This site explains how to make beats using Garageband. With detailed screenshots of each step, this is a very effective site for beginners.

#Beats #Garageband #Beginners

https://produceradvice.com/how-to-make-edm-with-garageband-an-ultimate-guide/

This site details a genre of music that can be made with Garageband - EDM, Electronic Dance Music. I personally like electronic music very much, so I will like this site

#EDM #Garageband

https://learningmusic.ableton.com/index.html

One of my personal favorites is Ableton. This site has all the tutorials and Ableton allows us to edit in its existing projects, which is a great help for future projects of our own.

#Ableton #DAW

https://producersociety.com/loops-garageband/

This site shows beginners how to make their own Loops with Garageband. This will give beginners some experience

#Loops #Garageband #Beginners

http://www.musiccompositiontutorial.com/#:~:text=To%20be%20able%20to%20compose%20music%20we%20need,composing%20rational%20side%3B%20Use%20a%20composing%20method%2

This web site is about some basic information on composing rationally. There are also hundreds of video class to teach how to compose.

https://www.skillshare.com/blog/how-to-compose-music-a-step-by-step-guide/

This website is teaching the reader how to compose step by step. It also involves videos.

https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/download-guide-to-garageband/#:~:text=How%20to%20Use%20GarageBand%3A%20A%20Step-By-Step%20Guide%201,most%20powerful%20apps%20that%20comes%20with%20macOS.%20

This passage is mainly about how to use GarageBand. It answers the questions like where to find loops and how to record both software and real instruments.

https://madcomposerlab.com/compositionrealness/2019/5/20/4-elements-of-music-composition

This website is about the elements of the music composition. It has some help at preparation of the composition.

https://www.masterclass.com/articles/how-to-write-a-melody#3-types-of-melodies

This website gives some tips on the melody writing.It can make the melody writing easier.

This is a short video that teaches the basic of how to make a simply melody line.