To-Do Date: Sat May 22 2021 06:59:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Digital Audio Workstations - how electronic music is made
I can…
Define specific music vocabulary
Apply the knowledge of said vocabulary in order to compose a simple melody
Musicians, composers, movie sound engineers, and cover singers alike use various digital audio workstations (DAWs) to create content for their blogs, jobs, YouTube, and more. If it's not a live performance being recorded by an ensemble of musicians, there was likely some need for music production software to edit and arrange the recorded and pre-recorded music used for each project.
The composer chooses Loops or sometimes Samples (short outtakes from existing songs) that come in at different times to layer the music up to its final form.
Let's look at some programs the professionals use.
All of these applications offer some form of recording, editing, and pre-recorded loops to manipulate, but some - like GarageBand and Ableton - also have the option to use loops live, which play continuously until they are changed or removed.
Think of live loops as a form of DJing. Some major DJs actually use these programs.
Free
Paid
Check with your adults if this is something you're into
GarageBand (Apple only; Mac, iPad, and iPhone compatibility)