20-09-2011, 01:06
@Jerome: Your knowledge and wisdom never ceases to intrigue me.
@mcleanmel: There is, as previously stated, no rules to writing music. All you need is a bit of creativity and as far as software goes, I can't stress how much I adore Melody Assistant. Whether or not you want it for instrumental pieces or for background music to play while singing, it can deliver on a number of levels.
Well when I first started composing it was always using Melody Assistant. I think the first song I ever (let's say) 'wrote', was an absolute abomination. Nothing even came close to harmonizing and to be honest, I thought I would never be any good at writing music. Even a year later that song is somewhere behind the clutter of my music folder, waiting to be revisited. My point is that if at first you aren't very good, just stick it out and enjoy the ride. I did and I couldn't have made a better decision.
As for hurtles, I think my biggest obstacle was the fact that I had trouble creating bass lines that both sounded good and actually mixed in with the melody. I'm fine with it now thanks to countless hours of trial and error along with my stubborn nature which simply wouldn't let a simple bass line ruin a perfectly good melody.
So I wish you luck in your future of music composition and at the risk of sounding like a Myriad salesperson, don't hesitate to visit the Myriad website and check out Melody Assistant, you can get the free trial to help you decide whether or not the program is worth $25 or not. Please ask me if you have any more questions about the program or anything you think I may be able to help you with, I think I have gone on for long enough. Regards.
@mcleanmel: There is, as previously stated, no rules to writing music. All you need is a bit of creativity and as far as software goes, I can't stress how much I adore Melody Assistant. Whether or not you want it for instrumental pieces or for background music to play while singing, it can deliver on a number of levels.
Well when I first started composing it was always using Melody Assistant. I think the first song I ever (let's say) 'wrote', was an absolute abomination. Nothing even came close to harmonizing and to be honest, I thought I would never be any good at writing music. Even a year later that song is somewhere behind the clutter of my music folder, waiting to be revisited. My point is that if at first you aren't very good, just stick it out and enjoy the ride. I did and I couldn't have made a better decision.
As for hurtles, I think my biggest obstacle was the fact that I had trouble creating bass lines that both sounded good and actually mixed in with the melody. I'm fine with it now thanks to countless hours of trial and error along with my stubborn nature which simply wouldn't let a simple bass line ruin a perfectly good melody.
So I wish you luck in your future of music composition and at the risk of sounding like a Myriad salesperson, don't hesitate to visit the Myriad website and check out Melody Assistant, you can get the free trial to help you decide whether or not the program is worth $25 or not. Please ask me if you have any more questions about the program or anything you think I may be able to help you with, I think I have gone on for long enough. Regards.