Newbe wanting to get organized when it comes to storing songs and instrument mixes

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alexlimbert

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I am looking for some advice on some best ways to get organized with regard to keeping pieces of songs and instrument mixes organized as I write parts of songs and audition various virtual instrument presets. More specifically, when I write something I like and have a mix of virtual instruments that I really like, what are some best ways to catalog the parts of songs and instrument mixes to recall at a later date when you I come up with ideas for the rest of the song? Hope this makes sense. Thanks.
 
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Do you mean 'file management' in folders somewhere or do you mean within your DAW? Do you mean both? What DAW do you use?

I keep a file for ideas within certain styles if I don't do a lot of that style. I keep various ideas with a shared tempo sometimes. The rest are more thought out song files.
Can you clarify more of what you need help with?
 
Storm said:
Do you mean 'file management' in folders somewhere or do you mean within your DAW? Do you mean both? What DAW do you use?

I keep a file for ideas within certain styles if I don't do a lot of that style. I keep various ideas with a shared tempo sometimes. The rest are more thought out song files.
Can you clarify more of what you need help with?
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Thank you Storm. I brainstormed a bit and think I came up with the following that helps me.


1. Bounce track to WAV in dropbox folder X with the name Y.wav
2. Take a screenshot of the virtual instruments and presets being used. Save it to dropbox folder X name Y.jpg
3. Save the midi clip(s) being used to dropbox folder X with the name Y - Drums.mid, Y - Melody.mid, etc.

The files are all together since they all have the same name from left to right, with only slight modifications towards the right side of the names.


 
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