Make a Tune

Happy New Year everyone! With the holiday season wrapping up, I wanted to recap on all things Make A Tune last year:

SOREUM

Musically, I got the metal out of my system with a 4 track Djenty EP, with riffs that had been hanging about in musical purgatory ever since I acquired my 7 String guitar.

A classic musician trope is being too precious with ideas, waiting too long, and never putting them out into the world.

The ep has my first attempts of adding synths and sounds outside of just guitar bass drums into a metal song.

The song that came together the best for me was “Gatekeeper”. Not only was it my favourite riff, but the lyrics of the song are very much about what “make a tune” is conceptually.

GATEKEEPER MV

My second DIY music video, shot on iPhone, where I used multiple takes of myself whilst keeping the phone in the same place, then editing them together to look like a band lol. I made something similar at the end of 2021 when I recorded 3 songs in one take, 4 times (bass, guitar 1, guitar 2, vocals) to create a sort of fake but real live show. This was easier as it was just for the visual purpose. Still worked out pretty well for a budget of Zero!

MAKE A TUNE CONTENT

I know, I know. It is what it is. Everyone calls it content, to the point where I think it’s either lost its pretentiousness or it’s just eaten all other possible words around it. Anyway, there was a few interesting things on YouTube.

My baritone video did really well. I guess it was a new guitar that must have peaked a lot of people’s interest. I really enjoyed hearing people’s thoughts and engaging in the comments with questions people had. Whilst I definitely don’t have the credentials to be a product review guy, I think if there’s anything new things I pick up this year, I will put more effort into sharing my thoughts on it.

MAKE A VLOG

I didn’t do as many KPop metal covers this year, mainly as I was working on Soreum. My first venture into mixing my metal riffs with KPop was inspired by Dreamcatcher in 2020, when Scream showed up in my timeline and opened my ears to the possibility. This year they have inspired me to grow the channel in a different way: by documenting my journeys seeing them live!

BEATS AND PIECES:

Even with all the travel, it wasn’t till last month that I actually got Covid for the first time! I WORKED THROUGH LOCKDOWN 2020 AS AN ESSENTIAL WORKER AND EVERYTHING, SO ANNOYING!

Anyway, whilst I self isolated, I got to do a project that I had wanted to do for a while. Similar to what I said before about my metal riffs, I have built up so many little musical projects that were gonna sit there doing nothing on my hard drive. So I went through a bunch, picked a mix of genres, filled them out, and released them as instrumentals in an album called Beats and Pieces. Are they all bangers? Nope! But it’s a good starting point to hear where I’m at as a total novice producer trying new things, seeing what works, what resonates with people. It also serves as a good way to free myself for this year.

2023

I literally have no idea, AND ITS AWESOME!

SOREUM got the metal out my system, Beats and Pieces got all the little half ideas and experiments out there. I feel like I have a blank canvas with no lingering projects I need to finish off.

I want to make something fresh, something that doesn’t exist yet not even as an idea or a humming tune in my head, or a specific genre of music that I always said I would do. I’m just going to make the music I feel like making there and then, and go for it!

Content wise I think I might go back to live streaming, but just on YouTube not twitch. I think I can engage with an audience more if there’s no definite goal with the tune making. Like if I was live streaming producing SOREUM it would have been very dull, messing up, taking no suggestions, getting frustrated at not achieving the exact thing I’m wanting to do. But freestyle music making with people suggesting ideas could be a lot of fun!

That’s it from me, thanks for everyone showing interest in my weird little musical world. Here’s to another year of good times and good tunes!

Much love

Scott

Greetings! Allow me to provide a catch up on all things MakeATune since the last blog in……JANUARY?!

EP UPCOMING

I have been banging on about a Metal EP since I got my 7 string, well I’m happy to announce that I have 4 tracks near completion and “소름” (sounds like sorroom, meaning goosebumps) and will be released real soon! I’ve basically just got one chorus vocal part to work out and record. I’ve already mixed and mastered the songs to the best of my current abilities. But rather than get into the weeds I’ll probably make a video breaking down the recording process. Easily the most challenging to date (hence the 1.5 years of doing bits and bobs here and there)

NEW GEAR

This is my new Baritone Telecaster, I love it, it was to add an extra dimension to my 7string metal stuff, but it’s also been really inspiring to play clean guitar stuff. Don’t get me wrong, I can shred with it, but creatively I am finding more ideas of a mellow nature when im noodling with it! Here are my initial thoughts in YOUTUBE CONTENT FORM:

https://youtu.be/PadPpPEbxf4

Make A Tune on YouTube:

I got myself a better camera, still sticking to prerecording on YouTube, editing the OBS footage on my pc before uploading to the channel. I only have a couple episodes to show for it, and they are both showing me attempt to take ideas recorded as a voice note and seeing if I can get a tune out of it

https://youtu.be/G4gzuYWg7Go

NEW CONTENT TYPES

Guys….. it happened…. I have become a reactions channel 😂😂

https://youtu.be/ZkMpND6dpxo

Well not really! I tried to get Maddie to react to a song about a girl and her dog. It was difficult to keep her attention

Also….. I have become…. A VLOGGER

https://youtu.be/_pgSZWV_U7A

Filmed in 4K @ 24 fps on my iPhone, I captured clips from my trip to Spain, and edited it on iMovie. It turned out pretty well!

Make A Tune & KPop:

As the Vlog suggests, through the channel in 2020 I went from:

•stumbling across a DREAMCATCHER song (Scream)

•liking it and remixing it

•seeing comments to try the groups other songs.

•Discovering the back catalogue, learning their story, and learning about the KPop industry and how they fit and also stand out.

•Liking more and more of their songs, learning about the producers and studying their techniques as I made more remixes annnnnnd Yep flying to Barcelona and going to a festival purely because they are part of the Lineup!

So yeah! I’ve done a bunch of metal versions of DC and others that have been suggested in the comments.

I think anyone who is interested in music production and multiple genres of music will appreciate the efforts of the producers behind these some of these artists. There is also PLENTY wrong with the industry side of it and the toxicity of some of the superfans out there (esp. on Twitter).

Overall though as the channel and the vlog proves, through DREAMCATCHER and Kpop I have had eyes brought to the channel and had a bunch of lovely comments. And on a personal level I’ve learned as a DIY producer, been motivated to travel for shows, and met new friends!

WHAT’S NEXT

Finish the EP and lay off the metal for a bit. More episodes of me figuring out the software, a possible EP of the little experiments (or maybe group the ideas into a long video track if it’s a bit whack sounding😂)

I recently found the perfect unedited skate video part that I can use to sample and make a tune from 100% skateboarding audio.

Other than that just the usual goofing about in the studio, I also did a test live stream on YouTube that worked out ok, so I might do the odd stream from time to time there.

And that’s about it, guess I’ll catch up with everyone in another 6 months?! Wowee

Much Love

Scott

*blows dust* does this thing still work?

After a busy 2020, last year was a bit paralysing. Between all the new gear to set up, new ways to stream record and edit, and musically unsure of what direction to go, I found myself left with not much to show for the year!

Looking back though, I think there were some baby steps that should put me in a good position for the year ahead:

TO THE MOON

https://youtu.be/xy0xr5ZkQjg

I released a new single that I am very stoked on. A more pop rock kinda vibe, and the first release using my new pc. Unlimited tracks to play with, trying things like backing vocal tracks, cowbells and organs!

BEcause REMIX + studio diary

https://youtu.be/U3JL8i9YBlA

For a channel my size, the KPop remixes really took off. I recorded the entire 3 day session on my oc, then edited it down into a video.

I stand by the decision not to stream, after editing this video and seeing how much pretty much dead air had to be cut. Mistakes, listening back, tweaking and not talking. All that stuff would be so boring live. So recording it and editing it for YouTube will be the best way to record content. This was all done on the pc, so no more using iMovie on my phone! Again down the line this should be the way to go.

LIVE SHOW (kinda)

https://youtu.be/_zSdJyuHkgI

4 takes recorded start to finish and stuck together = an almost live performance! This was fun.

2022!

So now for this year I have the following lined up:

ARTIST NAME CHANGE

No longer Scott Forsyth, all my released music will be under “Make A Tune”. This doesn’t sound big, but for me it frees me up mentally. I was getting bogged down about marketing myself, thinking I should maybe have different artist names for the different genres. By having the artist name “Make A Tune” I feel happier having all the music in the one place, I don’t know, it’s hard to explain but it feels better this way lol. Especially for the next project……

BEATS AND PIECES

My first project is to go through the last years little ideas, see if I can fill them out into full tracks, and release that as an ep. There’s gonna be a whole mish-mash of ideas and genres going on, many of them will be instrumental I reckon. But it’ll be a good way to put the ideas to bed and move on to new things.

METAL ALBUM

A dedicated chunky 7 string album is in the works, but will be documented on YouTube after the release as a track breakdown, rather than make videos as I go along.

REGULAR CONTENT:

Weekly/Biweekly MAT videos. I’ll make a video edit of all my sessions on the weekend, and if there’s enough content to merit a video I’ll put it up.

Chart Roulette. Always fun with the new toys

Remixes: KPop remixes were the big hit last year, but after a few demanding requests I think I’ll slow them down unless the request is polite or it’s a song I like.

WRAP UP:

Hopefully this year I can take advantage of all the toys at my disposal. I feel like I’ve maybe been a bit harsh on myself, to think it’s not even been a year since I got myself the new pc and started recording content on it using OBS. I’ve made real strides behind the scenes into my setup, and this year I should be able to take advantage of it!

Here’s to a fun and fulfilling 2022!

Ohhhh 808…. Remember that time?

Anyway wow it’s been a long time since blogging! Let’s look back and see what’s been happening.

Streams/song building

After getting comfortable with OBS I did a few live streams and episodes, experimenting with all these new Native Instruments plugins I bought. There is just something not great about live streaming!

Internet connection is a big one, it just isn’t reliable enough and I’m always checking on it. Also I just don’t know if I can go live and keep people engaged the whole time, especially when experimenting with unfamiliar instruments and writing music on a keyboard with no keyboard talent whatsoever 🤣

I recently finished editing a session and had to cut so much bad attempts, points where I just sat there thinking about what to do. I’ll touch on that video later as it has me excited for the future but I’ll come to that later. Basically I thought whilst editing it man, this is just not fun to watch!

TO THE MOON

During a week off work, I did have some fun streams where I tried to make an ep in 48 hours. Totally failed, but one of the two sessions gave birth to what would become my latest single “To The moon”

With friends’ recent obsessions over crypto currency, I wanted to express that uncomfortable feeling it made me feel, and the music lent itself to that billy talent almost satirical vibe. I also had the chorus lyric in my head so it had to be done!

The music behind the song was my chance to use my fender strat with a level of distortion that was way less extreme than before. My first EP was using the Gibson Sg (Agnus) but the amp sound was cranked to the max. Again playing with that more punk rock sound was refreshing! (Agnus does feature in the solo to the B side, “Doubt”)

Vocal wise, still not super confident with my vocal range or dynamics, I still feel awkward in the room, but I put less distortion over them and also tried gang vocals for the first time (unlimited tracks in the studio programme now ya see!) I break down everything that went on in a video on my channel, the songs are out now everywhere to stream/download!

Dreamcatcher metal remix!

So after putting out the single I wanted to make a remix for the upcoming DC song. I hit record on OBS and ended up recording the entire session from start to finish over 3 days. Then after I uploaded the song I edited the session, getting down to just under 40 mins! I couldn’t use iMovie on my phone, as all the recording were on my pc and where huge! So I was forced to use editing software on my pc! I chose Movavi as it was the closest thing to iMovie according to the reviews.

What better way to learn a new programme than an absolute monster video edit!! Like I said before, it made me realise how boring I could be on twitch, but by the end I realised what I could do for my YouTube videos both at the time of recording and afterwards using Movavi! I was quite impressed with the video once it was all said and done.

So going forward! Back to chilling with little sessions offline, looking for the next idea and experimenting. I’ll record every session so that if anything fun comes from it I can quickly make up a video.

I think I’m gonna make something either really chill and easy, or follow up these metal remixes with a proper 7 string, hard as I can go metal EP. Either one idea or the total opposite, maybe both at the same time! Haha why make it easy

Much love

So last time I checked in, I had ordered a new pc, midi keyboard with a ton of virtual instruments, and upgraded my recording software to the full version.

The training wheels are officially off, and in keeping with the bike riding analogy, I’m now doing those little wobbles that happen just before taking off!

The first wobble was getting everything installed and running properly. The virtual instruments alone were a beast: 52 instruments, 16 effects, 24 Expansions....over 320GB of sound to play with!! The problem I had was getting full use of the keyboards dials and buttons to manipulate these sounds, it was painful Googling how to sort it but I got there in the end!

At this point it’s worth mentioning my “expectation meets reality” moment: no matter how powerful my pc is, I am not going to be able to have a ton of virtual instruments playing “live” on my pc at the same time. Basically, it would involve tons of individual sound files playing that are determined by not only what note you hit, but also how hard you hit it.

It’s not too big a deal though, I just have to treat these individual instruments as if I’m physically playing them. I wouldn’t walk into a studio equipped like mr boom and record every part at the same time anyway, I just didn’t know that’s what I was expecting my pc to do.......mr boom you say?

Wobble 2: OBS/Live Streaming

The second reason to get a beefy pc was to improve my video output for YouTube and Twitch. A produced live stream, direct audio, intro videos, graphics, notifications etc like what the pros do! There is a lot of work done behind that stream your watching, and with music making you have the added nightmare of trying to get your audio from one place to another at the same time!

First I tried to essential record what came out of my speakers. It mean that meant my voice coming through the speakers as I talk to viewers. Not only was it cringe but it also created a feedback loop. NO GOOD!

The solution ultimately was to have my voice coming from the studio software as a track next to my instruments, having that audio go through OBS, and using headphones when I go live.......What’s OBS you say?

That’s it up there, the top window with 2 screens. So when I’m living streaming, the screen on the right is what the viewer sees, the screen on the left the next “scene” lined up. It’s pretty cool, I’m basically the guy in the back producing a show as I go along! And because I have these scenes I could do stuff like:

Shout out the homies!

And create different scenes for different shows:

This is how it looks for “Chart Roulette”. The series is always offline but I’m recording through OBS too. If I went live doing covers I’d probably get my stream taken down for copyright. So I just record it to my pc, edit a video from it, and then upload it to YouTube. (I still get struck by copyright, but it just means I can’t monetise from the video)

Oh speaking of covers!

My YouTube channel got its first ever video hitting over 1000 views! So stoked, also I’m now a super fan of Dreamcatcher btw, I attended a virtual live concert, they did an unplugged set of their songs for night one (you know how I love a remix), a regular show night two. It was so good!

So the past month hasn’t had so much content, more behind the scenes type stuff, but wow the new pc and obs is a total game changer! I just edit these long sessions that have the intro/outro already there, the audio is now clear from the source and not just my phone recording a speaker.

I really should edit the videos on a programme that isn’t iMovie on my phone but it’s sooooo easy. Video producer will be the next belt notch but I gave myself a whole bunch of work at the same time this month, it’ll have to wait!

There’s definitely gonna be more wobbling as I continue, but just like that first time the training wheels come, I’ve started to get into my rhythm and it’s a total rush!

Much Love

Scott

Hi! It finally feels like i’m in 2021 after what felt like the longest January slump ever!

I finally got a week off work, no alarms, no commutes, no plans thanks to Scotland being in lockdown. IT WAS SO FINE!

Mid way through, I started messing about in the studio, the blues rock thing wasn’t gaining traction so I started messing about with cutesy synth stuff before I got a request on YouTube to try another KPop metal remix!

https://youtu.be/TLMGI2leOqk

The comment was left on my second Dreamcatcher remix: Odd Eye

https://youtu.be/8BiSF7160rQ

I guess that work on dialling the 7 string tone was what instigated what would be my next official realise: ODK!

https://youtu.be/AoG0_3T73J0

Once I came up with that riff I knew it was gonna be all that was needed, so I came up with a simpler verse and chorus that is basically used to build up the point where that riff kicks back in! Lyrically it was a good way to get off my chest the garbage I see online. Totally stoked with it, as of writing this it will be out in the wild tomorrow!

Now some potentially game changing news....

I’ve ordered an ACTUAL MUSIC PC!

The lack of PS5 availability combined with a total disaster of an attempt to live stream from my big standard department store computer led to me making the decision to take the plunge.

I feel the first year of Make A Tune has been a great insight into how easy it is to get into making music without the need to invest heavily. Loop pedals, simple pc, no lessons, no paid tutorials.

And while part of me was hesitant to start shelling out on the proper gear, the creative part of me knew that to fully know what I’m capable of as a song writer and producer, I need to get rid of technical limitations.

So that’s what Make A Tune Season 2 will be all about! Putting my money where my mouth is, investing in myself and hopefully making some ace music!

I’m gonna be diving head first into a bunch of amazing virtual instruments, fumbling my way through, figuring it out as I go along, pissing off all the book smart snobby producers along the way and having an excellent time doing so!

Speaking of my journey, the computer will also allow me to stream/record the whole thing. This means rather than taking videos on my phone and making edits, I can get back to live streaming with clearer audio, whilst simultaneously recording the broadcasts on my computer. Then at the end of each week I can scrub through the sessions for the usual MAT Episodes. The only thing that won’t work for is the cover versions (I’ll get pulled from live streams for copyright reasons) but I can just do them offline and create episodes the same way.

Anyway that’s about it, enjoy a good headbang to ODK tomorrow. I’ll be back for a blog when I’ve got this beast of a pc!

Much love

Scott

25.2.2021

I think that’s me set out my goals for the year!

Tonight I finished up my second EP. I think I’m gonna call it “Bandford” which is a mashup of my hometown names. The making of this one was documented on Twitch/YouTube/IG as “Tales from The Gram” but I didn’t want the name to be based on something that current. There’s a word for that isn’t there. Evergreen? Something like that. Anyway thankfully it’s done!

Recording vocals is tough, I haven’t been blessed with an angelic voice by a long shot! But with a couple of touch ups I think I can produce something listenable. Maybe down the line I can learn to sing properly or someone else might want to take a crack at it! I personally really like the lyrics I managed to make up for them.

And with that, I will have 2 EPs out by the end of the year on all digital platforms! Craaaaazy.

As for what’s next, I’m super excited to go into season 3 of make a tune with a clean slate. I was thinking maybe I don’t need to leave myself with a bunch of projects to try and make an album out of, maybe I can just focus on one song and put it out as a single. That way I don’t have to abandon the streaming and creating for such a long stint.

Anyway, making music is tiring, I’ve also got a pretty busy run ahead with my grown up real life job. So for now here’s the video, I’ll be back with the Bandford release date.

Much Love!

Scott

So it has been a just over a month since the last blog, here’s how things have been going. It starts with....NOTHING!

I decided to take a solid break without touching anything in the studio. There was a lot of stuff going on personally and artistically that meant I just wasn’t in the creative mind space.

There was some mourning to be done, after sadly losing my gran after a long time of her dealing with dementia.

Also I didn’t want to make new MAT episodes before getting some of my previous stuff finished. I have two eps I want to complete this year, the acoustic one and the heavy one, which has been building throughout the year as part of my Tales of The Gram series. The heavy ep is built of track I made up in between those sessions, and before I knew it I had two mini albums ready to put down!

I knew I needed time to focus on family, and I knew I had a week with the house to myself where I can experiment with the most anxiety inducing instrument of them all: my vocals!!

So went into it, no live streaming just writing lyrics and experimenting with singing styles. I was way more comfortable with the heavy stuff as it’s more about shouting, and I used to do that kinda stuff back in the day (like ‘04 -‘08 with my band Enrapture). It was fairly taxing but by the end of the week I had written and recorded stuff for all the songs! I then spent two days of mixing bouncing taking notes and repeating. I’ve maxed out my amount of tracks available for one session on my recording software, but it’s pretty much there!

Next I need to think about how to put it out in the wild, should my artist name be “Make A Tune” or “Scott Forsyth”? There’s a Scott Forsyth who is on Spotify already. The issue is the next album after this heavy one is probably going to be the acoustic one so I think I need an “artist name” that is something like just make a tune, where I can have all the music under one name. I’ll give it some more thought....

I also really need to find a different voice that goes with my acoustic riffs! The screamo stuff just ain’t gonna cut it! But as of today, I’m pretty much one EP done, back goofing off on twitch, back on track.

Rest in peace Granny, grandad will be delighted to see you again

Scott

Mishkie love, Ibanez love, bizarre vibes, Hocus Pocus chorus focus episodes

Since my last post there have been 5 Make A Tune episodes, and a couple of non archived streams.

2 episodes I themed around my guitars, the 7 string and the bass. It included a wee bit of back story for them and the tunes were focused on that instrument as the “lead” driving force of the song.

Episode 11 I named “bizarre vibes” mainly cos it was a result of going in with no idea, recording that first take and building from there. I’m usually fast and loose with writing on stream anyway but taking the first thing that popped out each time made it extra spicy!

Then there was an episode exploring the chorus pedal specifically, as it was something I’d never owned before getting that guitar plugin. It was super fun and produced one of the catchiest tunes I’ve ever done!

Schedule content, gotta have a schedule, WHERES THAT SCHEDULE! 😂

There’s enough sites and people out there that tell you how important it is to make a schedule, it’s totally true, also there’s been a couple of chat comments asking when I go live. However, it’s not so easy as just marking a calendar for me with this kind of live stream. So....

Here’s some of the factors to consider with the Make A Tune schedule:

Creativity doesn’t run on a tap! Whilst I’ve had a pretty good run so far in getting an an episode of something out of nearly every live stream I’ve done, I feel like that approach is putting unnecessary pressure on myself. The result has been when nothing comes to mind, I choose not to stream at all. Lame!

Also being back at a workplace that’s dealing with a huge economic black hole has meant long tough shifts, and yeah it just means coming back drained and wanting to smash a bunch of carbs and go to bed!

The final factor is off air studio time. I want to finish two EPs by the end of the year, but recording vocals and sessions tweaking sounds and riffs will be awkward and at best super dull. So I need to make space for that too if I wanna get them done this year!

So going forward I am going to commit to a minimum of 3 live stream, Monday - Wednesday - Friday at 7pm UK time. But what’s more important is the mentality going into it is going to be different for me. I’ll no longer be forcing myself to go end each stream with an episode of something to edit and post on YouTube. Turns out it’s actually cool just to hang out on twitch, chat to people, play some riffs from previous episodes, get rick rolled (in 2020 can you believe it?!) and not worry about having to them spend hours that night editing an episode whilst making lunch for a tough shift the next day.

If a creative idea comes at me on another day then of course I’ll go live and get cracking too! But regular schedualed programming and sacking off the demand for episodes should be great for myself and for developing an audience. Anyway that’s about it!

Gosh so organised :)

Much love!

Scott

Ok about a month since the last blog post, what’s been going on at Make A Tune HQ:

7 Make a Tune Episodes have came out on YouTube. One Chart Roulette, a game changing plugin, and a Tales from the Gram announcement. Let’s get into it!

Make A Tune Season 2 / Game Changing Plug-in

The majority of the 7 episodes were influenced by receiving Spitfire Audio’s BBC Symphony Ochestra plugin. After filling out one form and a 2 week wait, this free software really got me thinking out of the box; about how to compose some interesting stuff with all the sections at my fingertips. After the initial stream of figuring out what’s available in this free version, I constructed a short dramatic piece, gradually building in a sad tension, reflecting the troubled feelings a lot of us were feeling around the world. (Season 2 Ep 4)

After getting that off my chest and getting an idea of using the software efficiently, I applied it to genres where I could combine it with my guitar stuff. This including a disco track (ep7) and an epic metal intro (ep6). So far, whilst the version I have is limited in terms of individual, orchestral playing techniques, it’s great for music makers to get quick access to try out orchestral composing!

In the Chart Roulette I got “This City” by Sam Fisher, which was a cool challenge which forced me to work the opposite of what usually happens with covering chart music. It’s actually a great guitar song, so I had to think outside the box to put a different spin on it. The result was synth keys and thumb slapping bass!

Whilst not releasing a full Tales from the Gram episode, I took to Instagram @makeatune to announce that the Acoustic EP will now have a twin brother of kick ass rock/metal with it. Tracks taken from Make A Tune, all similar-ish in terms of led with the Gibson SG in Drop T tune. 2 guitar parts, bass and drums. So my challenge just now is to finalise lyrics and get confident enough to record them! The first session went Horribly, but I believe I can get a passable singing voice and regain some of those raging loud vocals for the heavy stuff.

I really want this dual album out by the end of the year would be an awesome way wrap up year one of Make A Tune.

Wish me luck!

Scott x

Hi! Just stopping by to write up the goings on at makeatune hq since I last wrote about a month ago when I launched my soundcloud account.

My first EP has really taken shape on the “Tales from the Gram” streams. I have 5 songs picked, following the decision to make the EP all acoustic!

If you’ve watched my stuff you’ll see that musically I’m jumping about all the time just to keep things fun for myself, and the clips from my personal IG cover a whole bunch of styles. At first I was going for more of a showcase EP with a little bit of everything thrown in, but after playing through the 5 together I decided it would be best to have an EP that flowed together nicely. Also with my tastes that ep was gonna have something you hated in it probably!

With choosing to go acoustic I realised there was a noise issue with my condenser mic, which I addressed with the purchase of a Rode M3. It’s still a condenser but way smaller and more direct and it has made a huge difference.

This channel is all about being DIY and not splashing silly money. My original Mic, a Samson C01 will be fine for louder stuff, but it was no use for quieter stuff. My advice, research what’s out there and what you want out of your gear! Both were a similar affordable price but just do very different things.

So now that first EP is recorded, just needs some vocals. I personally don’t listen to many male solo artists, I’m a big nick drake fan and I think that comes through a lot in my acoustic stuff, The last time I recorded vocals seriously was for a metal band so who knows what’s gonna come out of me, it’s very daunting but I’m up for the challenge!

Also coming along with a heavier album too, still 6 string guitars, drop D tuning, more heavy rock than tech metal but it should be done musically very soon too!

Twitch is still being quite problematic, the stream today didn’t save, when I hit the end stream button the app crashed and it was all gone. I’ll still stick with it though!

Take care, I’ll try to update the blog more than monthly

Scott

I have looked into getting the makeatune URL there might be a chance of getting it, but not getting my hopes up! I’ll put all sorts of bits and pieces on it so you get a better idea of what I’m hearing, and would also love any suggestions of what could sound better.

Just a quick Blog to keep everyone updated on how I’ve been getting on with make a tune, but before any of that just quickly can I send my best wishes to everyone, I hope you, your family and friends are all healthy and in good spirits. I know you’re here to get away from all the craziness out there and I’m honoured to be able to entertain and take your mind off things with my tunes, streams and vids! Just look after yourself and check in with those you care for, and those you haven’t caught up with in a while. Ok good! Now....

THE SHOWS

So whilst the streams are still fairly erratic with no real timing or consistent schedule, I am starting to see a structure of the time of shows (I will hold of using content as long as I can!) as of now there is:

Make A Tune - an idea that has come into my head and am tracking from the beginning

Chart Roulette - picking a random song from the charts and covering it.

Tales from the Gram - building an EP with the last 5 years of riffs I had put up on my personal IG account.

There’s also ideas like building tunes from voice memos I take, but thats just a regular stream except not being in the studio when I had the idea! Then there’s one-off ideas like seeing the fb lost going around about what song was number one when you were 12, then covering a few on FB Live....Speaking of FB live

TWITCH/FB LIVE

For now the majority of my streaming is still done on twitch.tv/makeatune. However when I used FB live I was able to get a better quality video straight to my phone. The last twitch stream was a bit of a pain cos the app has been turning itself off on my phone, and chat wasn’t working. I am gonna keep going with it as it’s good for reaching out and finding new people, I don’t know how many unique views I’ll get on fb live, plus they absolutely Hound you for money to “boost” vids. Hopefully it was just a blip with the app!

So yeah, conteeeeeaaaaah I mean show ideas kinda solid, hopefully I can get regular streaming times down, or maybe schedule the highlight vids. Regardless I love it, thanks to everyone on the Facebook page that have joined, the people I’m interacting with on the insta page so much talented people exchanging likes and follows and kind words.

Still looking for collabs too, I’m sure I’ve convinced a couple people to start jamming out at home, let me know let’s do something!

Peas and Loaf! ✌🏻❤️

Scott