What do you mean by competing rhythms?
On Sun, Nov 10, 2013 at 9:18 AM, Michael Render <[email protected]>wrote: > I don't think your melodies suck. I think you just straightjacket yourself > with your chord structures. > > Take for example Mole Day 2 and Quirkiness. They both use a simple C minor > pattern of root, minor third and fourth. Almost an arpeggio instead of > chords. That leaves you almost no wiggle room to move about. You are stuck > in a very claustrophobic box. Everything has to fit within a C minor chord > with a D major passing, resolving back to C minor. > > In Happy WubDub you do use a more complex chord scheme. But you arpeggiate > the chords very tightly. No inversions. This competes with any melodic > phrase and again straightjackets where you can go with the melody. Your > rhythms also compete. > > We also need surprise and tension/release. Even the most repetitive > techno/dubstep stuff adds change, whether just bringing tracks in and out, > dramatic filter sweeps or stopping to drone on a beat or phrase. > > My challenge to you would be: > Build richer chord structures with thought to tension/release and use > inversions to give yourself breathing room. > Let parts of you melody/harmony/chords have dramatically different rhythms. > Don't constantly repeat small patterns. Mix it up and surprise us. > > I think you will find that if you give yourself enough room, better > melodies will flow. > > Oh, and don't stop. Experience is the absolute best teacher. > > Michael Render > > > Michael Render On 11/9/2013 10:48 PM, Ben Lippincott wrote: > >> Well, first off, I would like some tips. Here's my soundcloud: >> http://www.soundcloud.com/ben-lippincott/ >> >> I use FL Studio and Logic Pro X. >> >> I really suck at writing melodies. :P >> >> > _______________________________________________ > Discuss mailing list > [email protected] > https://synhak.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss > -- Thanks! Ben Lippincott
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