7: How to Maximize the Power of Your Song Before Hitting Record

The guys discuss song arrangement and pre-production and how these underestimated steps can be used to maximize the impact of your recordings.
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3:40 - Teenage Vadim doesn't need this episode
6:08 - The 5 Fundamental parts of a song
9:00 - How Ben and Vadim cheated their way through their early music education
13:00 - How to get power into your arrangments
17:40 - Tips for coming up with melodies
20:20 - You can never have enough vocal harmonies
22:00 - Instruments and the frequency spectrum
25:00 - Finally. A Spinal Tap reference
28:40 - Finally. A Lord of the Rings reference
30:00 - The risk of writing songs in many different keys
32:00 - Common song strong structures
42:00 - Controlling the energy throughout your song to keep the listener's interest
51:40 - The guys decide to bring back the key change and discuss how to apply the principle to metal
54:00 - The only thing cooler than playing bass

Links
Vadim's free DIY Recording eBook
DIY Recording Facebook Community
Vadim's Studio Site
Benjamin's Studio Site

Creators and Guests

Benjamin Hull
Host
Benjamin Hull
Director of Headphones / Master of Bass Administration
Vadim Kharaz
Host
Vadim Kharaz
Chief Analogy Officer / V.P. of Big Riffs
7: How to Maximize the Power of Your Song Before Hitting Record
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