Weeklybeats is a 52 week long music project in which artists compose and publicly release 1 song a week for the entire year.
Starting January 1st 2024 GMT each participant will have one week to upload one finished composition. Any style of music or selection of instruments are welcomed and encouraged. Sign up or Login to get started or check our FAQ for any help or questions you may have.

WeeklyBeats.com / Music / PeterM's music / STRIVE

STRIVE

By PeterM on January 25, 2024 6:48 pm

So this week I decided to try to figure out how to sample into the M8. So I recorded some of my noodling with a baritone ukulele on my phone, then sampled that into the M8 with a TRS cable, then did all the sample setup in the M8.

So this song features my ukulele playing and my M8 sample manipulation skills! I really enjoyed the process and I definitely learned a lot about both.

As for the song, I struggled to decide how to fill out the arrangement ... always trying to add enough, but not too much. I'm still unsure about some of the stuff I added and didn't add ... but I guess that is why music is challenging to make!

Oh and the lead in/out was a bit of an experiment ...

I expect I'll be trying to do more sampling of some instruments I've got hanging around here for future songs too.

January 29, 2024 2:12 am

emily

the baritone uke is really nice touch - lovely track!

Quote

January 29, 2024 12:45 pm

PeterM

emily wrote:

the baritone uke is really nice touch - lovely track!


Thank you!

Quote

February 1, 2024 6:19 pm

Tändstickor

nice!

Quote

February 11, 2024 10:35 am

Devieus

Very pleasant ukulele, and I like those synths. I think what you can add here is some variety in the melody. It's fine as it is, if you want to make kraut rock, but if not, moving instruments around can only do so much. You have 12 notes worth of an octave, don't be afraid to use them.
- Raioh

Quote

February 12, 2024 12:34 pm

PeterM

Tändstickor wrote:

nice!

Thank you!

Devieus wrote:

Very pleasant ukulele, and I like those synths. I think what you can add here is some variety in the melody. It's fine as it is, if you want to make kraut rock, but if not, moving instruments around can only do so much. You have 12 notes worth of an octave, don't be afraid to use them.
- Raioh

Thanks! Yes, I feel this one needs a bit more variety too. I tried a few things, but ran out of time before I found anything that I felt was suitable. I'll keep working on it though! And I'll check out some Kraut Rock so I know what I'm making lol!

Quote

You need to login to leave a comment.
Login Sign-up