Ok so I am addicted to music and I even like to write lyrics from time to time...hopefully you'll hear them on the radio SOON...hopefully lol...Ok so I sit at my desk trying to write and sometimes I feel like I have Writers' Block, my father keeps telling me "Don't say that!" lol but I mean c'mon, I should be able to recognize when I have a sickness called Writers' Block lol.
So for the past couple of days I've been feeling like I think it would be better if I had a beat already made for me...it would make it easier for me to come up with an idea of how I would want the lyrics to flow....but honestly that is no excuse for me NOT TO WRITE! I keep getting frustrated because I keep trying to sit in a quiet place and just write...but nothing comes out.
So being the person that I am...I said "eff it" I'm going to make my own beats...was that a good idea? No...I mean i'm no producer, but I did take the violin in kindergarten and piano lessons from 4-6th grade...so I know how the notes should sound. Ok but back to what I'm trying to get at...I have a Mac...and there's this software called GarageBand. I know many of you have heard of this before....there is a keyboard that you can buy to hook up to the computer in order for it to be easier to make your own music...Well...I left the keyboard at home in NJ and trust me...I WILL NEVER MAKE THAT MISTAKE EVER AGAIN!
Atleast GarageBand allows you to use your computer keyboard as a piano...it's called Musically Typing in GB terms :) it's kinda cool...YES I said KINDA, because when it's time for me to record, the notes are a second off beat and that just THROWS THE WHOLE SONG OFF...so no comment lol
...that's the least of my problems though...my BIGGEST PROBLEM is how to layer the drums...I watched a man on youtube show everyone how to put it together, but that was no help...besides he was OFF BEAT...so I advise everyone to get the actual instruments and to hook them up to your desktop/laptop using the USB cord...it saves so many headaches :)
