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An Introduction to Recording Your Own CD

Recording Your Music, continued

Recording from a CD or a Cassette

You can also record from CD or tape players just as if

they’re instruments. (If you’re planning on publishing or

selling your CD, make sure that you have the legal right to

use anything you get from a CD or tape.)

Recording with Rhythms

You may ﬁnd that playing or singing along with some sort of

rhythmic reference as you record makes the process more fun. A

reference rhythm also helps ensure that all of the song’s recorded

performances stay accurately in time with each other.

Use a Metronome

The simplest type of reference rhythm is a metronome.

Computer recording software and studio workstations often

have a metronome built in.

Did You Know...

...that playing along with a metronome is a lot more fun if the metronome

plays a rhythm that complements what you’re playing instead of just a

simple quarter-note click?

Use a Rhythm Track

Some studio workstations offer a special rhythm

track or rhythm guide that can play realistic

drum or percussion patterns in a range of styles.

You can even incorporate these patterns into

your arrangements, including them on your CD

with no charge to you for their use.

Import a Loop

Another way to add a great-sounding drum part or rhythm to

your song is to import a rhythm loop—a pre-recorded drum

or percussion phrase. There are lots of these loops available

as .WAV ﬁles on commercial loop CDs. (If you want to use a loop in a CD

you plan to sell, do make sure you have the legal right to do so.)

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