I dig GarageBand, the basic multi-tracking software that comes with the iLife software pack you can get for a Mac. It's intuitive, easy to use and sounds pretty darn good. I do not personally own a Mac, but I'm hoping to sometime in the future. I borrowed a MacBook from my friend Mark Pitzlin who directs "Puppets of Praise." I spent the last couple of days laying down tracks just to get some ideas out of my head. Here's what I came up with:
I got together with a friend of mine to start writing some tunes to see what might happen. We mostly came up with chord progressions and basic themes, but nothing concrete. Regardless, I took one of our chord progression ideas and put some groove to it and this is what I came up with. DEMO
And on Sunday, we did an arrangement of "Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing" that I put together for band and organ. Our handbell director joined in on the bells, too! Wonderful. This is just an instrumental take on what we did without the bells and whistles. I incorporated a basic drum grooved I borrowed from a Sara Groves tune. DEMO
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