You are very welcome Linda! So glad to hear it's helpful and inspiring! :) -Dean

Glad to Chiparooo! -Dean

You are very welcome August, so glad the content has been helpful! -Dean

You're welcome Julio, glad you enjoyed it! -Dean

Hey Marissa, so glad to do and so glad to hear that the content has been a blessing, thanks for sharing! -Dean

Glad you enjoyed it Lori! That song is yet to be completed but I am working a group of other originals for my first album and sharing about that process with my patrons here! www.patreon.com/home

I love the GTA feel behind the mixes.

@@MrDiggy007 ha glad you enjoyed it DGenius -Dean

Thanks Jan, glad you enjoyed it! -Dean

Hey Paul! I hear you man. Giving everything its own "space" is skill that takes time! I don't even necessarily have tips on how to give them their own space other than making song after song where you'll start to recognize when a piece adds something or takes away from the overall song. -Dean

@@thesongwritingstudio5783 thanks!

@@OfficialPaulStillo Absolutely Paul! -Dean

Hey TiMO! I get those extra keyboards from a program called MainStage ($30 in the App Store) which I did a video on here kzfaq.info/get/bejne/j9ihdNlyttC9dX0.html ... sorry for the delay, I must have missed this message! -Dean

Very nice, sounds like you have some exciting stuff going on over there Mark! Yes indeed, I always recommend the M Audio KeyStation 49 ($99 brand new) as it is a quality keyboard, it syncs automatically into GB (no drivers needed), and I have several years experience using it! That said, I know there are several great options out there, this is just the one that has worked for me for several years now (and a few of my writing/recording buddies). I did a video a while back on my home studio gear recommendations if you're curious about things beyond a MIDI controller kzfaq.info/get/bejne/jpyPh9F9tMCmhKs.html ... Hope some of that helps Mark! -Dean

The Songwriting Studio ok...sounds good... I will watch a bunch of tutorials on that. I will be joining your MasterClass for garage band once everything has arrived. Your tutorial videos are 2nd to none. Keep up the great work!

@@markloy1 That's awesome Mark. And thanks, that really does mean a lot. Will do! -Dean

Hey Phil! Glad you enjoyed it... If you are not seeing the Liverpool bass then I would try updating your sound library by going to the GarageBand pull down menu, hovering on Sound Library, then clicking "Download all available sounds" (or you can do an individual instrument by clicking beside any instrument that has a greyed out circle beside it). And yes, you can play chords in GarageBand! You can use your typing keyboard to do it by hitting Command + K to bring up the "musical typing feature" and you can control/play/record any software instruments with it. Hope that helps Phil! -Dean

Hey Gerry! You know that's a good question. I don't know if I have tried making it "follow" an audio track... but you can certainly try it! -Dean

Hey there! If you select the drum track and then hit E it should pull up the drum window at the bottom of the screen. Hope that helps! -Dean

Hey Himanshu! Good question... I would try turning up the gain/volume on the mic itself if that's an option. Then when you sing into the mic make sure you are a few inches away from it and not right on it. If you need more volume you can turn up the gain and/or move closer to the mic, if you need less volume then you can turn down the gain/volume or move another few inches away from the mic. As far as a mic stand I use one from DR Pro... hope that helps Himanshu! -Dean

@@thesongwritingstudio5783 thanks Dean! I will try the same and let you know. I learnt a bit of mixing and mastering because of your videos, so thank you for being this teacher you are. Hope you are doing good and staying healthy!

@@himanshumaheshwari3550 That's so cool to hear Himanshu! I am doing well thanks, you do the same! -Dean

Hey Adolfo, glad it was helpful! To get all of the drummer you can go up to the GarageBand drop down menu (top left hand side of the screen) and hover over "Sound Library" then click on "Download All Available Sounds" which will give you all of the sounds (drummers included) that GB has to offer! -Dean

@@thesongwritingstudio5783 Thank you so much for the early response, Dean. I proceded to do what you said, but now all sounds don’t seem To download, the loading circle keeps moving for every sound. If you know anything about that I would appreciate it if you let me know! Anyway I will do my research on google!! Thank you so much for inspiring musicians To use GarageBand! 🎸

@@solounusuariomas5574 Hey Adolfo! From my experience, it will simply take some time! I've had a download take hours before. So I would leave GB open when you're done using it and just let it do it's thing for as long as it needs and see if it finishes things up! -Dean

@@thesongwritingstudio5783 Ok ok, Dean!!! I will wait for it To finish the download!! Thank you for sharing your experience, Dean!! You are very kind!!! I’ll be watching more of your videos! n_n

Thanks for clarifying Matthew! -Dean

@@thesongwritingstudio5783 thank you for the video bro! I’m building a song right now with some of the tips in this video!!

@@matthewdeleon3937 That's awesome Matthew! -Dean

And thanks for the wonderful GB videos!

It seems like GB will create a drum fill when splitting a clip. But you must play with the ckip end to make the 'drummer' recalculate the clip

ha no blush, just gets warm in the studio when I film and my cheeks turn red! :P

Hey MM, glad the video was helpful! And yeah I can take a listen, just post a link in this chat. -Dean

Hey there! My studio email is Dean@TheSongwritingStudio.com... Are you talking about how to shapes loops that you drag into a project or recorded clips that people are sending you? -Dean

@@thesongwritingstudio5783 Hi Dean thanks! I am talking about...in a lot of trap music. Rappers and singers use beats made by other producers and when you drag and drop those audio files, I was wondering how to make the blend between the drag and drop instrumental and the vocal! Either way, I love your tutorials and they have helped my recordings get way better.

Hey Sam, I typically only listen to songs from students of my paid courses. Beyond that, I will listen to a song here or there by subscribers. That said, feel free to post a link to your song in this chat feed! -Dean

@@thesongwritingstudio5783 kzfaq.info/get/bejne/l5h_e91ys7Tdp2g.html Here you are! Let me know what you think, thank you

Ha I hear you Selin :) but that's what those tools are there for! They were created for the purpose of become library of "paints" for you to choose from and use in your song! You might be surprised how many songs you love are using drum loops and/or melodic loops... it's a new "tool" that we music makers now have available to us. -Dean

why? thats just a made up invisible rule, I would celebrate using other peoples creations, also you can still make your own, no rules on how to make and create art