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 <mich...@michaelrender.com > > 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 >> Discuss@synhak.org >> https://synhak.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss >> > > > > -- > Thanks! > Ben Lippincott > > > _______________________________________________ > Discuss mailing > listDiscuss@synhak.orghttps://synhak.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss > > > -- Thanks! Ben Lippincott
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