[bpev]

Wrote a giant blog series with the entire process of my last album: https://bpev.me/notes/vx1

I think each song develops differently, so process varies depending. But tldr on software is:

Step 1. Whatever is easiest to write immediately on inspiration (which happens anytime anywhere): Voice Memos, Phone Notes app, Text Editor. I have a super long voice memo history, so my songs usually develop from 2-3+ voice memo ideas that may have been recorded years apart. I'll scroll through old ideas while songwriting to see if other cool ideas fit.

Step 2. Formalize using a combination of apps that depend on what I need to be specific about. Vibes? My DAW (Ableton or Reaper). Score? Musescore. Lyrics? Text editor + maybe recording a loop in my DAW.

Step 3. Usally by the end, I have a score .xml, lyrics .txt, and ableton live exports + stems.