There are a lot of options for songwriters who would like to
create a demo CD. Actually, if you have software for music making,
you can already create your own sample CD or demo tape. For
aspiring artists and musicians, having a demo CD is a jumpstart in
building your career. Once you have written and composed several
songs, and you want people to hear and learn about your songs, you
should make a demo CD that compiles your best tracks. To give some
idea, here are some tips on how to create a demo CD.
• Find software that you can use for creating your Demo CD. Do
keep in mind that it is quite expensive if you seek a studio
recording for your demo CD. As a beginner, your demo CD will be
like your resume that you will be submitting to various recording
companies. Keep in mind that your demo CD needs not to be studio
quality, but rather just like a plain draft of your songs that will
truly depict your talent. You can look for a lot of different music
composition software that can help in your project through the
internet.
• Create music to the lyrics that you have composed. Of course,
it won’t be complete if your lyrics don’t have music. There are
other musicians who would prefer to compose the music first before
they would put lyrics into it; either way, you can start with
whichever you prefer.
• Record your music. Once you have already created your music,
you can start recording it using your equipment. Make sure that the
recording is clean and, as much as possible, avoid any unpleasant
noises which will make your recording sound bad.
Once you have recorded your music, you can clean edit it using
music composition software then burn it onto a CD. You can also
make a lot of copies of your demo CD and submit it to different
recording companies.
