How to Produce a Song From a Vocal Idea or Acapella! | Make Pop Music

In this video, Austin goes over his steps for producing an instrumental along to an initial vocal idea. Once a vocal idea is established, it can be overwhelming to tackle the task of producing a song that fits with the video, but in this video we dive into some easy steps to make the process as seamless and creative as possible!

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My Gear:
DAW: Cubase 11 Pro
Desk: AZ Studio Workstations
Monitors: Focal Shape 65s with Focal Sub6
Interface: UAD Apollo Twin USB
MIDI Keyboard: M-Audio Code 61
Keyboards: Roland Juno DS88, Roland Juno 106, Arturia PolyBrute
Guitars: Fender American Professional Stratocaster, Gibson Les Paul Studio, Taylor 214 CE Plus
Preamps: Heritage Audio HA81A & Audient ASP800
Microphones: Advanced Audio 251, Slate ML-1, Shure SM7B, JZ BH-1, JZ V67, Lauten Audio LA-320, Lauten Audio LA-220, Lauten Audio LA-120, AKG P170, Sterling ST59
Camera: Panasonic G7
Lens: Rokinon 12mm f2
Camera Lights: Neewer LED Light Panels


Timestamps:
Intro 0:00
Writing the Vocal Idea 0:58
Find the Tempo 2:00
Lay a Vocal Down In The Session 3:09
Find The Right Key 3:57
Experiment With Chord Progressions - Idea 1 4:58
Experiment With Chord Progressions - Idea 2 6:30
Decide on a Vibe 7:10
Writing Key / Guitar Melodies and Motifs - Idea 1 7:51
Writing Key / Guitar Melodies and Motifs - Idea 2 9:14
Trying Out Different Rhythms - Idea 1 10:00
Trying Out Different Rhythms - Idea 2 11:04
Creating the Song Structure 12:25
Diving Deep Into Production 13:57
Outro 15:10