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 < >> 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 > -- Thanks! Ben Lippincott
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