May 18, 201230songs30days Song #5: Strings of Lettersby Ben

Did you know you can just grab a set of chords and then drag them over your words in VCVCBC? No more tapping the space bar! Not only that, but you can play through your song live with the built-in guitar and change your chords on the fly. It's intuitive songwriting that helps you write with or without your instrument.

My mother-in-law is a phenomenal poet, and since lyrics are just poems put to music, she offered these lyrics for today's song. It's my try at a country song, called "Strings of Letters."

 

May 17, 201230songs30days Song #4: Don't Leave Your Shoes On The Stairsby Ben

Any song that's in your head, no matter what style it may be, VCVCBC can help you sketch it down and take it into the studio. Today, we started with a rhythm to do a Yo Gabba Gabba-inspired song, "Don't Leave Your Shoes On The Stairs!"

It's a very important message for children everywhere! Featuring Danielle & Anna as their way too adorable selves!

 

May 16, 201230songs30days Song #3: More Than Amazingby Ben

Now VCVCBC is not a music PRODUCTION tool. There are plenty of great tools to make a great-sounding song on your iPad. Instead, VCVCBC helps you get the song itself together before heading into the studio. It's easy to forget what you meant to do with the rhythm and melody after trying out 100 different patches and listening to a 4-bar loop for an hour. When you forget what the soul of the song was meant to be, you can refer back to your original sketch on VCVCBC and not lose your song in the studio.

Sticking to our ADD, today we wrote a worship song...and I performed it in a Strong Bad T-Shirt. Very spiritual. Oh, yes.

The backing track was thrown together after the children were put to bed. Too ambitious? You decide!

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