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Firstly, I recorded in the piano for the track. I planned to use the same chords throughout the verse and chorus, so it was easier to loop these rather than record the whole track separately. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I came up with a melody, and recorded that in too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I chose to do a different chord progression for the bridge, as this breaks up the song. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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To add some texture within the chorus, I added in bass and some additional keys parts. I plan to change the sound of the keys to a synth, as it will give the piece some more variety in sounds, and it won’t clash with the chords.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I started experimenting with different drum parts to see what style of drums fit the song.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I chose to record most of the piece using MIDI. Using MIDI makes it easier to change parts if\/when needed. It also gives me more creative control over the sounds, and the tempo of the track can easily be changed. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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To make a rough demo for the track, I asked Harry to help record in some guitar through the audio interface connected to the Mac. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I then automated the track so that the dynamics change a bit throughout.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I also experimented with the panning feature within Logic. I have never used it before and wanted to see what it was like to pan different instruments at different times within the track.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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