With the advent of the Internet in the early 2000s, I learned that you can write music of acceptable quality with just a computer. I am not kidding. Of course, not all sounds of the required quality are available in the database of music programs, but the same rap can be recorded without too much straining.
It is necessary
- - a computer (laptop) with at least 1 GB of RAM;
- - headphones.
Instructions
Step 1
A lot of people in our country love to sing and play music. You don't need to look far for confirmation: the popularity of karaoke bars speaks for itself. But for those who want to try their hand not only in a drunken stupor, bawling "A glass of vodka on the table", but more seriously, especially if this person is endowed with an ear for music and a certain poetic gift, this article can be useful.
I will say a few words about myself so that the person reading this material will understand that I am not writing this all from a bunch of buzz, not from the fact that I read a recitative and downloaded some kind of rap from the Internet and decided to send my "creation" to the masses, thinking that it will be interesting to someone. Perhaps it will be interesting for his friends, but it will hardly be of interest to someone who distinguishes “C” from “F”, has an idea of “major” and “minor”, about elementary musical harmonies.
Step 2
The most important thing is to have a little idea about time signatures (the overwhelming majority of songs are written in 4/4 time signature) and bars, to know at least an elementary beat. You also need to know at least a little bit of note time (whole, half, quarter, eighth, sixteenth).
I'll tell you right away: if you want to record a guitar or an electric guitar, it is better to have this instrument in stock. If the same violins, piano, bass guitar and drums can be selected from the base of instruments of the musical program, then the guitar sounds very remotely resemble the original sound.
Step 3
First you need to install a music sequencer on your computer, that is, a program for writing music. The most accessible, in my opinion, FL Studio, it can be downloaded from the Internet without any problems, from the same torrents. More professional programs such as "Kubais", "Sonar", "Contact", etc. you can't just download it. Yes, and to nothing if you just decided to try your hand at writing music at home. And the FL Studio requirements are minimal: even on a simple computer with a built-in sound card, a small RAM, you can create some kind of musical sketches.
Again, you need to know at least the basics of music: notes, bars, time signatures.
But I'll make a reservation right away: the sound quality in FL Studio is very questionable. With the help of various adjustments of the built-in mixer, you can enrich them with volume, but still the sound at the "output" leaves much to be desired. Before you start creating, decide what size the melody will have.
Step 4
In the Kick section, select the first, fifth and ninth elements with the mouse - this will be the beginning of each bar. Then click on the play button and listen to the beat. In the window speed (in the picture it is at the top with a value of 130, 00), also select the desired value with the mouse.
I suggest leaving the drummers in a separate piece - the "pattern". Remember that for further editing, it is more convenient for you to make each instrument in a separate "pattern". Let's say bass (you can find it by clicking in the list of instruments, which is located on the left in the button "Packs"). This section contains percussion instruments, bass, violins and much more. But if you first discovered FL, then there is no point in bothering further.
So, in the picture, next to the window with the speed window (where the value 130, 00 stands), there is another window on the right with the number 1. This will be your first pattern. Use the mouse to change it to number 2 and look for the tool you want to select in the “Packs” tab. Then, change the number in the window to "3", "4", etc.
