EFB Chapter 66 Recording Studio
Chapter 66 Recording Studio
Shen Mo hadn't expected that Huang Ma would value this song so much.
Although the other person was a powerful singer, he still felt a little unreal when he saw the person from TV sitting in front of him for the first time.
"I happen to be working in Chengdu, hopefully I haven't bothered you!"
"Aunt Huang is too kind. It's my honor that you've taken a liking to this song."
Upon hearing this, Huang Ma's eyes immediately lit up.
"Thank you for your trust. I will definitely live up to this song."
A good song is definitely a valuable commodity in the music industry.
My creative output lately has been stylistically homogeneous, clearly indicating that I have encountered a creative bottleneck.
The emergence of "Towards the Clouds" showed her another possibility.
Shen Mo looked at the contract that the other party pushed over and carefully flipped through it page by page.
"Performers' rights?"
Shen Mo looked up, surprised.
"Is there a problem?" Aunt Huang asked, puzzled.
She had also read the contract, and the price and terms should be fine.
He gave a silent, bitter smile.
"Aunt Huang, we might not be able to sign this contract yet. My song isn't finished."
"It's okay! You can sign first, and it will take effect whenever you complete it."
Huang Ma suddenly realized what was happening.
In the music industry, there are countless examples of signing a contract before creating music; many big names even collect money upfront and then slowly create music for you.
The practice of commissioning songs is very common.
She simply overlooked the fact that Shen Mo wasn't part of their circle.
"Aunt Huang, you may have misunderstood."
"What I mean is, would you be interested in working with me on this song?"
Upon hearing this, Shen Mo knew that the other party had misunderstood and immediately extended an invitation to them.
Inviting Huang Ma was not a spur-of-the-moment decision.
In the original version of this song, two people were needed. His idea was to take charge of the rap part himself and leave the rest to the other person.
More importantly, he has no problem singing, but asking him to release songs is a difficult task.
He recorded the videos before simply to acquire the skills and have some fun.
I didn't expect it to cause such a big commotion.
Leaving aside the professional process required to produce a song, just considering how to design the melody, how to arrange the arrangement structure, what instrumentation to use for the verses and choruses, how to arrange the reverb and sound field design, and how to create the ambient sound effects...
The professional skills required to create a song are far beyond what he can currently acquire.
"Are you serious?"
Huang Ma was stunned.
She never expected that her initiative would have such an effect.
It's important to understand that performance rights and copyrights are two completely different concepts.
If she only has the performance rights, she would need to pay Shen Mo a copyright fee each time, and she cannot change the song at will.
Copyright is entirely different. Owning the copyright to this song means you not only don't have to pay any money afterward, but you can also make money from it.
"This is equivalent to you splitting the unique copyright into two parts!"
The temptation was great, but she was also afraid that the other party didn't understand the intricacies of the situation.
"To be honest with you, Aunt Huang, I've already figured out the general framework for this song, but I'm completely clueless about the arrangement and reverb."
"If you're interested, we can work together to complete this song."
He extended the invitation again, this time with a much more serious expression.
Feeling his sincerity, Huang Qishan stopped being coy.
He immediately put the contract away.
Jiuhe Recording Studio.
Ping pong... boom boom...
The sounds of musical instruments rose and fell, and soon the chaotic sounds became rhythmic.
"The song's writing technique is fine; repetition and progression can strengthen the memorability."
"Our motif is based on a soothing melody in D-sharp major, then we expand the emotional layers through sequence and modulation. The high notes in the chorus are mainly composed of 'soft mixed voice + breathy voice,' what do you think?"
"Give it a try!"
Shen Mo was trying to keep up with the other person's pace.
Currently, his singing skills are barely at a professional level, but compared to someone like Huang Ma, he's definitely far behind.
"The traditional powerful sound bursts forth like this, soaring into the clouds..."
Huang Ma sang it once immediately, and then changed to another method.
The sound wasn't as loud, and the effect was immediately several levels better.
A true expert's skill is immediately apparent.
That's exactly what I'm talking about.
"Hmm! This one is even better, it has a more 'healing' feel to it."
"Right!"
Huang Ma smiled.
She smiled not because Shen Mo had listened to her opinion, but because he understood what she meant.
From this perspective, the other party is not someone who is completely ignorant of music.
"For vocal processing, add Hall type to the verses, plus a slight Auto-Tune, to make it more ethereal."
"In the chorus, dynamic compression is used to enhance the penetration, while the sidechain avoids low-frequency drum beats."
"In the harmonic progression, the verses use a reverse IV→V→vi→III structure, which makes the difference immediately noticeable."
"The intro is mainly piano and surround sound, the verses switch to guitar, the pre-chorus is set up with strings, the chorus switches to electronic drums and synthesizers, and the outro is best sampled naturally."
Sometimes Huang Ma would fiddle with the synthesizer, and sometimes she would close her eyes and softly chant.
She often switches between several or even a dozen different singing styles for a single lyric, and then finds the version that best captures the feeling from among them.
The song gradually evolved from its initial rough beginnings into the familiar version he remembered.
After watching for a while, Shen Mo completely gave up on trying to keep up with the other party's pace.
The gap is too big!
He was once again glad he had made that choice.
Everyone likes to eat alone, but the key is having the ability to do so.
Putting aside the song's later release and operation, just looking at the music production right now, the difference is so great that he's questioning his existence.
He naturally wouldn't let such an opportunity slip by, and immediately unleashed his last skill imprint.
[Imprinting skill in progress...]
[Tracing Skill: Music Theory Knowledge 181 (Profession)]
Although it's not the music arrangement skill he wants most, music theory knowledge is a skill he urgently needs right now.
but……
181 points of music theory knowledge.
Based on the system's exchange rate, this is knowledge worth 91.
Horror!
With just 19 points left, the other person's understanding of music will be ready to move to the next stage.
With the influx of skills, he could immediately understand the muttered words that had been like gibberish just moments before.
Of course, this only applies to understanding.
Even when I actually let him try to do it himself, he still couldn't get it right.
Without professional knowledge and practical experience in music arrangement, he could only watch and admire from afar.
"Xiao Mo, your song is already quite complete. I've never arranged a melody this smoothly before. Have you finished the lyrics? Let's go through it!"
Huang Ma exclaimed that it was so much fun.
Shen Mo was not simply watching passively.
"It's ready!"
He immediately handed over the lyrics he had written.
Huang Ma and the recording studio owner leaned forward to take a look and nodded repeatedly.
The lyrics may not be amazing, but they are definitely professional and mature.
"It has a strong sense of storytelling."
"I can add a delay to simulate cloud echo," the recording studio owner offered his professional cooperation.
"Give it a try!"
He immediately adjusted the equipment, found some naturally sampled sound effects from the sound library, and gave Huang Ma an OK sign.
"If you're feeling really down, why don't you tidy up your room first..."
"Stop tossing and turning; the sun will be shining on you soon. Don't hold onto your unwashed hair any longer; get a new hairstyle and buy a nice bag..."
"If you feel depressed, anxious, or uneasy, get a cat that loves you..."
The cat meows contentedly in the warm afternoon sun.
The sound effects added by the boss during the recording were perfectly timed.
"It's not that you're unhappy; maybe you're not following your own path. You're truly beautiful, so why do you always say you're ugly...?"
"Maybe you're feeling really down right now, maybe you're lying in bed. Maybe you're feeling lost right now, sitting in a bar..."
"Maybe you're at work, or you've just broken up. Maybe you're at the foot of a mountain, and you can't help but hum this song..."
……