Novices learning music arrangement need to pay attention to the following points:
1. Before starting to write, don’t be too obsessed with equipment. Remember that your goal is to be a producer, not a hardware junkie. A good computer, a low-latency sound card, a pair of monitors or headphones, and a midi keyboard are enough to get started. Remember to polish your writing and production skills first, as this is the core of this industry.
2. Similarly, don’t become a vst sound source collector. Instead of collecting 10 rarely used timbres, it is better to study the most commonly used timbre libraries, gain an in-depth understanding of how to use Kontakt sampler and other synthesizers, and even create some timbre libraries with their own characteristics.
3. Be familiar with the host software. PC is CubaseMac is LogicProtools. He is good at harmony writing, familiar with the functions of each orchestration, and full of imagination. Don’t be bound by a mental framework. The most important point: at the beginning, be sure to write down all the commonly used tones and useful tones and mark when they can be used. This will help you get twice the result with half the effort.