Audio Production Tips

6Arrangement and Orchestration

In this chapter, we will deal with the ways a producer might take a client’s work and adapt it so that it is the best incarnation of itself. Of course, this is a rather subjective process and is best done in agreement or participation with the artist. The process of optimizing a track will combine different elements of composition, arrangement and orchestration. However, for simplicity’s sake, where there might be crossover, I will refer to any of these changes as an alteration of a song’s arrangement.

A producer arranging a track might suggest many types of adjustment, including:

• Changing the style. Although not likely to occur too often, sometimes a song will benefit from a rethink in style. For instance, I have ...