Are you wondering how your favorite artist is releasing new material every few months? That person is your inspiration and you think: “One day I will record my own songs, one day I will be on that level.” But when will it happen? that’s for you to decide.
Nowadays you don’t need to go to a studio to record a song, you don’t even need to wait to get the best and most expensive gear. You can record at the comfort of your own home and I bet you have the essentials to record your ideas. This is what you need:
1. Computer, iPad or smart phone with an app or recording software
2. Instruments & microphone
Three elements are needed to create a song: Melody, harmony, rhythm.
Melody is easy, use your voice. Can’t carry a note? invite someone that can (we all have that one friend that sings or things that can sing) you don’t have any friends? then whistle!
Harmony- Take out that guitar or keyboard that are collecting dust. You don’t know how to play? mess around with some midi instruments in your app or software.
Rhythm- This is one of the easiest elements to add in your software through midi. Don’t know a lot about midi? record your baby’s rattle, don’t have kids? get your salt shaker, don’t have any salt? then clap.
No excuses, we all have what it takes to record our own song or idea. Record these three elements and mix them. Simply make sure that the volume of each track is not too high or too low. Done, you just recorded in your house! Remember is not about having the best gear, it’s about what you create with your resources.