Category: Music Arrangement

Looking to produce music with Splice at your home studio? This post is for those who are newer to production, and desire to make some higher-quality demos at home. It comes from my direct experience. I’ll be sharing with you some of my own process and music, and how I made it, step by…

As with any creative skill, vocal arranging requires us to know what we like. Develop a good understanding of your own preferences when it comes to vocal arrangements. As a listener, are you moved by the addition of harmonies? Do you enjoy the sound of a choir or group or you like to hear…

I am certain in two things – all of us take great pride in the songs we write and, on the opposite, we are never satisfied with song arrangements for the songs we wrote. So how do we go about creating a song arrangement that we will love? Moreover, how do we make our…

Are you struggling with that woodwind arrangement? Don’t worry, you’re not alone. It’s the most flexible section in the orchestra because each instrument has its own sound. But the trouble is… Well, each instrument has its own sound. How do you blend those different tone colours together, and also make the most each instrument?…

How to arrange brass section? Well, it is a skillful balancing act. Get it right and your track has instant power and energy. Get it wrong… your track drowns in a sea of decibels.  So how to arrange brass section with ease and get it right? 1. Pick your instruments wisely because they determine…

How to orchestrate music? The orchestra is the ultimate ensemble. Musically, it can do almost anything – and it’s capable of expressing every imaginable emotion. But if you’re an inexperienced music orchestrator, or you’re used to writing for virtual instruments, how do you make a real life orchestra sound good? In this blog, we’ve…

Arranging for strings is not an easy task. Writing and creating arrangements for real, living and breathing string players is an art, but it’s a skill worth learning. Because when it comes to lyrical expressive power and sheer percussive bite, a string section is one of the greatest musical tools in the box. There are…