So, I got a MacBook Pro. It's awesome. I've set up a little recording studio in my room, which currently consists of my computer and my keyboard, which I've hooked up to the computer. Music projects are significantly easier when you don't have to use the iMac in the middle of the house where people are constantly talking or cooking or whatever when you're trying to record. Of course, I have to keep the door and windows closed with no fans going, so it gets hot. But it's the price you pay!
Anyway, this is the first project I've recorded with the computer. Although I'm still using a built-in computer microphone to record, this laptop has the best microphone of any computer I've ever owned, and it sounds, to my ear, pretty good. Also, the fact that I'm able to input MIDI directly from my keyboard into GarageBand has upped the sound quality significantly. I can now experiment with synthetic sounds much more easily than before.
So, I have attempted to explore my desire to write choral music with the tools I have on hand, and this is what I came up with. Tell me what you think!
Just for contrast, here is another project I created in GarageBand. Remember that sonnet I wrote about the moon? Well, before I figured out how to hook up my Yamaha keyboard to the computer, I decided to create a sort of ambient soundtrack for that poem. I created all the music using musical typing, and recorded the vocals in the occasional moments I was home alone. For me, the biggest difference is in what I'm now able to do musically; musical typing is... restrictive, to say the least. (Also, I like the fact that I didn't have to come up with actual lyrics for the Kyrie. That was nice. It makes it significantly less melodramatic.)
Thoughts and comments are very appreciated. Thanks for reading and listening.
The next challenge: Figuring out how to make beats!
