[Sterix]

And I'm paying for it. Currently trowelling through Reaper tutorial videos like they're going out of fashion. I've moved my room around so I can get at my synth easier. Been trying to recall how to play the bloody thing (I'll settle for terrible but right now it's at excrutiating), Oh, and I already have lyrics and a tune to work with. Though I think I may have hampered myself by writing it out of my vocal range.

To be honest, I'm just hoping to get enough of it down that I can call in someone to help turn the bloody thing into something vaguely resembling "dance" music...

[cowparsleyman]

@sterix man your up the creek
With a genre that is dope
With range so high you start to squeak
Synthwise its no hope

Check this out, you know what Im sayin’

Just practicing....

[PeteS]

@Sterix Mash them up, a dance rock anthem!  I cant wait 

Mind you, i've got easy listening or soul

Did the wheel know the genres we would least like!!

[adamfarr]

@Sterix not as drunk as me I think (couldn't stop talking). Still this is your moment to take a quantum leap forward with recording!

Been doing some research into grime these last few days. Found a few gems but mostly just confirmed why I never really got into it in the first place. My family are worried and my Spotify recommendations are shot. Still I'm sure if I just mash up some drum and bass, UK garage and dancehall, then nobody will notice the difference...

[MichaelA]

Hi @adamfarr , I had a good friend at school called Pete Grime. I'll ask him. He should know what to do! 

I have also realised in the last hour why I have never liked Hip Hop!

[Sterix]

@MichaelA

Hip hop
Gotta make it pop
It's too late now
and you cannot stop
Brain is tired
To the point of numb
Lyricist fired
Cause these lyrics are frikkin' dumb!



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I've got my song idea ready. Got a tune. Got the lyrics nailed. Practising like crazy on the synth to at least get some semblance of a tune on it.

Synth won't speak to Reaper fully at the moment (Reaper can see it but beyond that won't acknowledge it's there to do anything!). That's on my to-do list (in between practasing playing it - I'm a one-finger-at-a-time player but can't even get THAT right!)

[pompeyjazz]

@Sterix have you designated a vsti instrument to the track that the synth is on ?

[Sterix]

Yup. I'm following the video guides by that Kenny bloke.

[pompeyjazz]

Kenny Gioa or something like that. He's good. That's how I learned

[cowparsleyman]

...just searched youtube on how to rap.... i couldn’t help but notice...27 styles of rap...well i fear that by the end of june there will be 28

[cowparsleyman]

...seems to be a lot of bad language....just watched the 27 styles of rap, the guy was brilliant but made me realise the enormity of the task...so went on a how to rap video...hmmm not convinced...that led me “how rap multi with syllables” video ...so this is what you need ...seriously it’s what the guy recommends.

 1. A knowledge of the alphabet
2. A piece if paper and a pencil
3. Patience

That’s it, so now I’m a rap superstar.

I can honestly recommend watching the 27 rap styles vid.

...words that seem to be popular in rap ho, booty, pussy, crack, dope or is it pope...

Here goes..

I went to morrisons and saw a crack In the window
Saw a friend who was telling me she lost her pussy
Called booty so i exclaimed Ho!
Im sure it'll return, just when i don’t know.

   

2:05 for good advice

[pompeyjazz]

Very entertaining indeed   

I think my favourites are "Boom Bap" "G-Funk" "Crunk" and "Eminem (On Drugs)"

But just remember what yer man says "You can do this all in your mind in no time at all" 

[Paulski]

Well I googled "Garage" and it seems it started in the 60's and goes right through until now.
The songs in each decade for Garage sound different from each other
Think I'll go for Metal - it's better defined - go Metallica!

[cowparsleyman]

@Paulski - good call paul, can’t wait to hear it...such a great idea @pompeyjazz

[MichaelA]

Cheers @Sterix. So a hip hop song about a Lyricist who got shot? Thanks, sounds like a great idea!