As a composer and arranger in the Philippines for over 12 years now, I can confidently say that I have mastered the basic process of composing music. They say that with the advent of the digital age, anyone can now compose music because of readily available home recording tools. While I definitely agree with this statement, yes, anyone can make music, BUT not everyone can make it brilliant and long lasting. Using loops over and over again gets old fast and won’t advance your technique and skill. Not to mention talent, not everyone has this as well.

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With that said, I will now discuss three basic steps in creating your own piece of music. Read more.

I’d like to thank my silent (but loyal) readers for bearing with me despite my lack of new posts. But it’s already holiday season here in the Philippines as well so I’ll write new stuff for you.  Anyway, to business. I’ve recently discussed some digital audio workstation softwares for Mac and PC users most recommended by composers and arrangers today.

I will now give you three multi-platform DAWs that are commonly used today. Read more.

We continue the discussion of Digital Audio Workstations (DAW). Last time I discussed some DAWs that I recommended for the PC. This time around, we’ll talk about the Mac. Most industry professional composers and arrangers prefer a Mac over a PC, it’s not different here in the Philippines.

Macs are usually more stable, and with stability comes reliable data integrity. You wouldn’t to accidentally lose those 16 bars you just recorded when the system crashes do you? Read more.

Here are some basic recording tips for guitarists who plan to record their guitar tracks. As a Filipino composer and arranger, I’ve also recorded live guitar tracks from time to time. Though I’m admittedly not very technically proficient in guitar playing, I’ll share you some of my knowledge on how to make your guitar recording sound professional.

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A Digital Audio Workstation (DAW) is your basic software for recording, editing and mixing audio data in your computer. I am no real expert in detailed, bit by bit specifications but I do know what works for me and majority of digital musicians out there. Mostly by trying out the softwares myself and reading online.

I’d like to classify the DAWs in two categories, PC and Mac. Read more.

Here’s another repost from my old blog. Throughout my career as a composer and arranger in the Philippines, the demand to invest in better audio equipment became iminent. And thus I’ve taken the first basic step in building my own home recording studio. This article is for all of you who are music enthusiasts, audiophiles and any interested party.

So what’s the first step that you should take? For me, it would be investing in your basic audio recording equipment. Read more.