Hey Seungyoun
I hope you’re eating well and taking good care of yourself :) The weather here is a little temperamental, going from rainy to really hot, so I hope the weather over there has been good to you!
Today, I spent most of my time cooped up in my room, messing around with my Garageband. It’s been a long time since I last made music… Around, 2 years perhaps? I used to make songs when I was younger, back before school started to become more hectic and I had little time to spare for myself and the things I enjoyed. But now that I’m more free, I thought, why not? The tracks I used to make didn’t really have any lyrics, and they’re all stored somewhere on one of my external hard drives.. I never really had the courage to put it up before. Maybe someday I’ll go revisit it and tweak my old tracks? Who knows.
I’m a little rusty, and it’s kinda tough, since I have no formal musical training… I have a melody, a bassline and a beat I think would work nicely together, but I’m having trouble recreating what’s in my head into actual music (>_<) I think I’ve got most of my bassline down… but I’ll have to listen to it with a fresher perspective tomorrow morning. Sometimes, things just sound decent because you’ve been working on it for a while, but when you listen to it again, you just go “What was I doing?”. Same goes with when you think it sounds not up to par. Sometimes it feels like something’s not right there, even though it’s already perfectly good. And when you’re stumped, it just gets… so frustrating. I remember redoing this one part of a track for 4 days straight during the holidays, and I still wasn’t satisfied with it. It wasn’t until I decided to take a break and revisit it later that I realised what was missing (turns out, it was actually a layer in my melody, not the bassline, that was the problem). I love doing this, though. It’s fun, even if I know no one’s really gonna hear it except for me. If I ever finish this track, I’ll put it up on my soundcloud and maybe let you listen to a snippet of it (๑•̀ᴗ-)
Since I’m staying up to do up this track a little more, I’ll recommend one of the songs I’m using for inspiration! Don’t worry, it’s just so I can get the general feel for the song I’m making this time, so I’m not copying anything. Since I have synesthesia, I like making tracks that have a specific colour set that doesn’t really overwhelm me too much. I want something that will translate to a slightly forest or earthy kind of visual, so I’m listening to tracks I like that give me those general colours ^-^ Maybe I’ll tell you more about my synesthesia thing another time. Once I get my tablet back. And can actually show you what your voice looks like. Yes.
Recommendation: Cut My Hair by Mounika. and Cavetown
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Stay warm, drink lots of water and smile! Take good care of yourself!
Till next time! And remember that the sun’s rays are here to warm you, even if you’re not aware of it ☀️
- Nana ♡