How I turned a Garageband demo into a finished song as singer/songwriter ④: Putting it all together!

Описание: Here is the final music video and song:    • One step at a time (global collab video; M...  

This video is the fourth and final part of the second “crafting a song” MOAB series about turning a rough Garageband demo into a finished song!

This "crafting a song" series is called “Using all parts of the buffalo”.
If you have no time to lose, just watch the whole song production in 90 seconds:    • How to create a complete song on IPAD (in ...  

In this installment we are going to finish the project, use an analogy to explain why we need mixing and mastering before talk about the creation of the music video!

And I am going to go on a rant about using AI in making music!

MOAB (Music on a Budget) is recorded with an IPAD on instruments in a rehearsal room I rent on an hourly basis (for the price of a cappuccino) and in collaboration with gig musicians from the internet.

00:00 Intro
00:14 Short recap of part ① to ③ and topics for this video
01:14 My new “building a house” analogy for making music
05:28 “This is your brain on AI!”
06:43 “90% seems closer to 0 than to 100%”
07:39 Making the music video
09:15 Will you look at that, a fully restaured Rhodes Mk II 54!
09:34 Good bye!

Equipment
Drums: Stereo mic Shure MV88
Pearl 13" "Omar Hakim" signature snare
Audio Interface: Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 4. Gen
Vocals: Rode NT1
Recording on Ipad pro with Logic Pro + external mixing with professional sound engineer/mixer

Featured music:
"One step at a time"
   • One step at a time (global collab video; M...  
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