1960's British Rock

For the 1960's British Rock, I started out by choosing the drum rack first. I could not find the right style of drums for 1960's rock such as Ludwig drums which were used by the likes of the Beatles, so instead I settled for what I think is the best option on Logic Pro X, bluebird drums to suit 1960's British rock. Next time I will search for a source of MIDI drums from the internet. When I was inputting my MIDI, I used a step sequencer to input all my MIDI notes. I used a step sequencer because it gives you options to select your keys automatically by using templates. Using templates is more visual and this results in fewer errors. The step sequencer can allow you to set your key to minor, major, and pentatonic. You can also easily remove notes just like the pencil tool. Next, I worked on finding the lead guitar sound, I went for the blazing hot electric guitar in Logic as I felt it fit the genre best because it sounds percussive which I liked. I tried to follow the chord structure of 1, 3, 5, 6 which was common for the genre of the time. Next, I added the bass guitar and tried to match the notes with the chords of the lead guitar, but next time I would spend more time on this because the bass section does not sound right and does not fit well with the melody. Lastly, for the instruments, I added another electric guitar, but I feel that the melody does not fit with the genre. The sound I used to begin with for the last electric guitar did not fit with the genre, as it sounded quite different from guitars of the time, it sounded more like a keyboard sound as the attack of the guitar envelope had been changed and decreased. Next time I would like to find a more fitting sounding electric guitar that would complement the other instruments in my composition. I made my beat at 120 BPM without realizing that 1960's British rock is usually 165-185 BPM, because I should have done more research when I was making the track. I did keep the track in a 4/4-time signature which was used with 1960's British rock. I did not use any FX on the instruments; besides the ones that the presets included, I would try and change this next time. I did not break the composition into sections such as verse and chorus, instead, I just tried to focus on a single section so that I could show an example of British rock within the time we had in the lesson. The track's key is in D major. 

In order to improve the track, I changed the blazing hot instrument so that it did not have collisions, and then I separated the blazing hot and the Brooklyn feels so that it did not sound like there was too much going on. I also added automation so that the blazing hot instrument leads into the Brooklyn feels creating a contrast between sections and to add energy and build up. 

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