On this episode of Let’s Write a Song, I turn my eyes on the LUNA Challenge issued by Universal Audio to test out their FREE (if you have one of their interfaces) recording software called LUNA. Also – I’m giving away an Apollo Solo interface to ONE lucky Gear Mortal – details in the video!
The rules are simple – the session must contain the following:
- Minimum 60-second composition
- Minimum 2 tracks recorded w/ Unison processing
- Minimum 1 instance of Moog Minimoog
- Minimum 1 instance of Shape
- Minimum 1 layered instrument instance of Shape (example: blend 4-instruments to make a new sound)
- Minimum 1 instance of Ravel
- Minimum 1 instance of Neve Summing
- Minimum 1 instance of Multitrack Tape
- Share the music and production process on YouTube with “LUNA Challenge” included in title
So I took it upon myself to demonstrate not only the DAW itself, but also my complete mobile songwriting rig that I take with me to write and record songs when I travel. It consists of the following:
- Apollo Solo
- IK Multimedia iRig Keys Mini
- Bose Noise-cancelling headphones
- Kiesel Leia headless guitar
- MacBook Pro
- Hosa Edge Guitar Cable
I used all this to write a pretty spicy little lofi hip hop guitar track that I’m pretty happy with! Watch the video above to see the whole process. Check out LUNA for yourself here.
