My first fully midi song

[Unkle Bonehead]

Might not be a big achievement to most of you but I am damn proud of this.
I followed Kenny Giooa's tutorial on youtube called First Midi Song. Prior to this the only thing I could do with midi was import midi files and assign VSTi's to them.
I used the free Kontakt Player for the bass and guitar. Tal Noisemaker for the synths and MTDrummer for the drums.

This is also where I figured out how to arrange a song in Reaper. VERY powerful tool!

Give me all the critiques you can! The more the better both good and especially bad! I need to learn.

https://soundcloud.com/unkle-bonehea...-unklebonehead

[TheMaartian]

That's a fine start, UB!

Wouldn't mind a bit of velocity automation to build some tension and maybe a bit tempo map magic, adding a little pace as you build tension.

[Unkle Bonehead]

Lol thank you!
I think I've figured out the velocity. The tempo mapping will probably be different beast for me.

[TheMaartian]

Originally Posted by Unkle Bonehead

Lol thank you!
I think I've figured out the velocity. The tempo mapping will probably be different beast for me.

I find it interesting how performers tend to speed up just a bit (a BPM or two) going into a chorus or a break, and sometimes ending a song. Subtle changes vs. recording to a click track.

Fun!