mole day2 and quickness sound like the same song. It looks like the recorded volume is to high, you can see where the tops of the wave form is cut off causing Clipping.
" Should I create a melody before I make the chord progression?" I like that you can do ether one, or whatever you come up with first. You can use your music theory to build upon the melodies and cord progressions that you come up with. I have an Ensonic ZR76 that has a nice feature that records everything that gets played, so If there was something that sounded good I can go back and grab it, send it to the on board midi recorded and then save it to floppy disk. On Sun, Nov 10, 2013 at 1:01 PM, Ben Lippincott <[email protected]>wrote: > Have you used FL Studio or Logic Pro? What MIDI workstations do you use? > > > On Sunday, November 10, 2013, Ben Lippincott wrote: > >> I was in a music theory class, so I know a few things. (I'm also a >> percussionist/drummer) Are you saying I should vary dynamics more? I'm not >> really sure how I can do that without wrecking my mixes. I just need >> experience. Should I create a melody before I make the chord progression? >> >> On Sunday, November 10, 2013, Michael Render wrote: >> >>> Listen at about 35 secs in on Happy WubDub. The lower harmony and the >>> arpeggios are pulsing on 16th notes, making them very hard to >>> differentiate. And it makes a solid wall that competes with the melody for >>> your attention. You could change things so that not every part is going >>> full bore all the time. Thin out some rhythms and use dynamics to emphasize >>> parts in others. I am guessing that if we looked at the source of those >>> arpeggios, they are all the same volume. Just by varying that, you could >>> create far more interesting runs. >>> >>> Michael Render >>> >>> On 11/10/2013 10:40 AM, Ben Lippincott wrote: >>> >>> 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 >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Discuss mailing >>> [email protected]https://synhak.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss >>> >>> >>> >> >> -- >> Thanks! >> Ben Lippincott >> > > > -- > Thanks! > Ben Lippincott > > _______________________________________________ > Discuss mailing list > [email protected] > https://synhak.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss >
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