Go to ClubCreate.com and you’ll find a collection of web apps to compose your heart away. I happened to play with “The Music Studio“. There are more web app options to choose from, so after reading you can check them out here.
About ClubCreate (via ClubCreate.com):
ClubCreate stands at the intersection of music, technology and culture providing free, web-based music creation tools for the masses. ClubCreate breaks down the barriers to music creation providing Brands with unique ways to engage new customers. We have worked with top global brands such as Microsoft, MOG, Myspace and Vodafone to create these unique experiences that help promote brand awareness via music.
I’ll talk about the good first.
There are a lot of loops and options. I could take a loop and add reverb, delay, reverse, flanger, phaser, 3 band EQ, normalize, and distortion if I wanted to. You can also edit pan and volume by inserting nodes and moving them around. I also had the ability to solo and mute.
Working within the app is really easy, just drag and drop. You can’t cut a loop (I couldn’t find an option), but you can add or delete the loop by clicking on a ‘measure’ (simply put).
The Music Studio is actually a lot of fun, but I had some odd experiences. For example, I’d add the same loop a few times, then delete a couple of them and the specific track would no longer work. I don’t know why, but after clicking a whole bunch of times, it eventually worked again. My biggest frustration, though, was when I saved the project and came back to it. The whole project was a mess. Everything was in it’s place, but a lot of the tracks, more specifically tracks with effects, did not have the appropriate sounds. It was really annoying and after awhile I finally (or hopefully) got it back to the way it was supposed to sound. You’ll notice quickly what I’m talking about when you watch the video I created compared to the widget they offer to play your track in. You’ll notice that a lot of the sounds are just straight up wrong. I found the program unreliable.
You don’t necessarily have to be very creative to make something cool. That said, if you want you can get creative with what you have available. I found that with the limitations I was still able to change the project to my liking.
Check out the video to see/hear my demo ‘composition’, then listen to the widget track. You’ll have to skip ahead in the widget track because I had a few measures in the beginning I couldn’t get rid of. You’ll quickly notice the difference.
Anybody up for throwin’ a rhyme on top of the beat?
It’d be cool if someone rapped over my mix. Surprise me! Let me know and I’ll add it to this post.
Aviary Myna Review-ish
Thursday, May 20th, 2010The design looks good and the concept is great. You have access to tons of loops, sounds, music, etc. and Aviary Myna allows you to share your music very easily. If you upload a file you can choose the licensing type you prefer, tag the sound file so others may find it (if you want them to), add a description, tempo, and more. When you save your project and create a ‘mixdown’ you can easily copy the code to embed in your social site, blog, web page, or any other places that you can paste the code into; including downloading to your computer. You can even share your session so others can edit it.
I said I was going to have a YouTube clip, but it wasn’t really that interesting. Instead I used Myna’s mixdown code and dropped the tune in the post.
So you’re wondering why I wasn’t so… “excited” . I may be crazy, but I wasn’t able to select multiple wavs and drag them around. They had to be done one by one. For me, if I’m working with a bunch of loops it’s be nice to be able to move multiple wavs. Not only that, but if I cut my recording apart, maybe there was an odd sound in the background, I’d have to, again, move each file individually. There are ways around it, but I just wanted some simple, fast, and fun. I was going to attempt to record some stuff, but I didn’t find enough excitement to do any more with the software.
Overall, though, and I want to come across in a positive fashion, I like the app and I think it’s useful. I’m hoping Aviary can provide me a decent lashing, maybe I’m just doing everything wrong. Really when it comes down to it, I didn’t spend that much time with the software. You should try it out yourself and leave a comment with some feedback as well.
I call this creation, “Too much ice cream”, and was inspired by a vision of eating way too much sugar then losing control of certain concentration… as you will probably notice.
Powerful Clip Editing
Trim, Loop, Stretch and Reverse your audio clips, width editable loop points, and interactive time stretch capabilities.
Automation
Easily add fade-ins, fade-outs, pan from left to right, and modify gain over time, with editable control points.
Effects
Add non-destructive effects to your audio clips including Pitch Change, Reverb, Delay, Parametric EQ, and more.
files.
Import / Export
Import your own audio files, or search one of our provided libraries. Mix it down and export directly to your desktop or publish back to your account.
Share and learn
Collaborate with other users. Follow step-by-step tutorials to learn new skills.
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