Category Archives: Training
HOWTO: Build the Starter Beat in Reason 6.5 – Part 2/2
I walk through… for the first time of ever using Reason 6.5 I might add… how to get start making your first start beat and template setup so you can jump in and mash out songs in no time at all. I do this in hangouts through http://www.hangoutcollab.com on G+ and our website often so If you want to learn anything at all about most any program, you can find me at http://google.damienbenoit.com! Hope you enjoy this one!
HangoutCollab – Running through Software Recording
The HangoutCollab group run throuh numerous recording software to create various types of music and are ready for your questions! Enjoy the episode
HOWTO: Build the Starter Beat in Reason 6.5 – Part 1/2
I walk through… for the first time of ever using Reason 6.5 I might add… how to get start making your first start beat and template setup so you can jump in and mash out songs in no time at all. I do this in hangouts through http://www.hangoutcollab.com on G+ and our website often so If you want to learn anything at all about most any program, you can find me at http://google.damienbenoit.com! Hope you enjoy this one!
Hangout Collab Season 2 – HAS BEGUN -
HERE ARE THE MOST RECENT EPISODES OF OUR LATEST SEASON of HANGOUT COLLAB
AND EVEN MORE NEWS OF SOMETHING ELSE COMING OUT!
Season 2 Episodes:
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-Episode 2.1 – Practice Mode-
-Episode 2 – We mix our Styles!-
We talk about why we make music, and how we make music. All while playing some of our favorite new songs
-Episode 2 – Season 2 Preshow / It Gets Wild -
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You have to follow us to get every single one as well as your chance to be on upcoming episodes, just contact us! And the new Venture started by Matter James! G+Factor. Alot left in the planning stages but go check out the page for now!
Paint with Fire
We have really been pushing Matty James lately and got him setup with his own blog and he finally got a Live account so he has been doing so many Hangout Collab shows that we had to give him his own animations and all. Check out more episodes on his full channel but here are a select few you really should check out.
HANGOUT COLLAB S01E02 – Songwriter’s Process
“The Songwriter’s Process”
In this episode Damien Lee, Tim Behrens & Matty James get together and discuss their various processes about how they go about writing music, lyrics and coming up with a fully structured song.
-SHOW TOPICS-
-Chord Progressions:
- Finding the chords to give off the mood you’re looking for
- Apps to help the process:
PC: Ableton Live
MAC: Ableton Live
Android: Chordbot, Loopstamatic,
iOS: Chordbot, RevChordPro, GuitarToolkit, Garageband, SSW - Learning to find the melody in your head on the instruments you play
-Writing the lyrics:
- Structuring a song
- Where we reference
RhymeZone
Online Dictionary - Putting it all together & writing it all down
PC: Songbook, Notepad++
MAC: ChordPro Buddy
Android: SongBook
iOS: SongBook, OnSong - Practice it until it sounds the way you want!
- Dont have an instrument? Use Microsoft Songsmith
Small session on Song Writing
Coby Sher & Damien Lee spend time with you guys showing how they use technology or even old hardware to help aid them in the songwriting process as well as composing music. Give the show a watch if you missed it, it was a fun one to do.
