Producing a song (4 hrs of work for 30 seconds of song)
In this video, I share the entire process of learning, arranging, and recording a song. I cover Forrest Valkai's "The Light of Evolution" theme song as part of a project of covering the theme songs of STEM communication channels.
0:00 Introduction
2:00 Figure it out
4:30 Find the tempo
7:30 Find the rhythm
26:10 Guitar 1
39:30 Guitar 2 (failed)
59:38 Guitar 2
1:18:35 Fix guitar 1
1:23:19 Guitar 3
1:31:17 Guitar 4
1:47:19 Mix
1:49:32 Bass synth
1:58:10 Mix
2:02:21 Choir
2:34:24 Fix drums
2:36:30 Lead
3:02:59 Piano
3:23:20 Mix
3:31:30 Export & organize