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If you're on a mac, Logic has a built-in binaural panning feature that works pretty well.
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Where's the best place to post demos to get feedback now? The old sketches thread is pretty dead. I have 1.5 EPs demo'd with no vocals and just wanted to get feedback on the composition and stuff, but I don't think it warrants a thread for itself.
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syntaxfunction posted:Where's the best place to post demos to get feedback now? The old sketches thread is pretty dead. There is a “Are you recording/writing your next album?” Thread here that would probably be a decent place to start. https://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3834831&perpage=40&pagenumber=2
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I've been reading that thread but it seems to be mainly almost finished albums or talk about actually recording. My poo poo is just bedroom demos that aren't even completely finished in terms of writing.
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Feb 9, 2018 05:47
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I guess if it's synthy the 'how do i make electronic/dj' thread or the synth thread or if its guitarry the guitar thread.
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Feb 9, 2018 20:01
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What scale is this song's melody in? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_cCc7xv6uCk
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Feb 9, 2018 23:06
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I'm not great at theory, but it sounds like C Harmonic minor to me. C minor scale except with a major seventh.
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Feb 9, 2018 23:42
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C natural minor. The first phrase is C D Eb D C D Bb. The Bb is sustained and the B natural is just a pickup into the second phrase; if they were reversed it would be harmonic minor.
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Feb 10, 2018 00:43
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Melodic minor would allow for both 
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Feb 11, 2018 02:35
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With regards to the binaural chat here, this was just released from Sennheiser: https://bedroomproducersblog.com/2018/02/13/free-binaural-vst-sennheiser/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C_onYCgzzL4
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Feb 14, 2018 18:27
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^^^that is cool as hell, thanks for posting it! does anyone know of any good resources for learning electrical engineering that are geared toward musicians? i got an ms-20 mini last year and have really enjoyed it, but i'd love to get into actually building modular synthesizers and effects pedals on my own. all the things i've checked out so far have been pretty bone-dry & general—MIT has a free course up, and All About Circuits has some good stuff, but i have a hard time tracking with those things because i kinda already know a lot of the basics and don't understand how to apply anything those courses discuss in my intended direction. my ideal is something like a youtube series where someone explains how circuits/resistors/capacitors/etc all work by building a simple synthesizer or effects pedals as a demonstration, but all i can find are people who don't explain things beyond "get this part, put it here" and/or don't know enough about video production/editing to get anything across clearly. i did pick up a copy of "Make: Modular Synthesizers" on amazon but it hasn't arrived yet, so i don't know what kind of skill level it requires as a base and i'm worried it'll be too advanced if my only experience is building cables and repairing my broken e-drum pads.
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Feb 27, 2018 19:06
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Lookmumnocomputer on youtube has some simple projects and explains them a bit while showing how to build them. Then he goes crazy with them like building a synth with 100 simple oscillators.
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Feb 27, 2018 21:31
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ha! his cereal box distortion video was actually what inspired me to finally look into doing this—i've been binging through his channel the past couple weeks, and he does some seriously cool poo poo. his explanations are mostly over my head at this point, though, which is why i've been looking for a resource to explain projects like his in more detail. like, "i'm putting this resistor here because x and this transistor here because y" type stuff.
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Feb 27, 2018 21:45
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CaptainViolence posted:ha! his cereal box distortion video was actually what inspired me to finally look into doing this—i've been binging through his channel the past couple weeks, and he does some seriously cool poo poo. his explanations are mostly over my head at this point, though, which is why i've been looking for a resource to explain projects like his in more detail. like, "i'm putting this resistor here because x and this transistor here because y" type stuff. Brian Wampler has a bunch of videos where he kinda does this in passing. Anything where he talks about modding pedals is guaranteed to at least help you identity different parts of a circuit (ie "this is the clipping section, having two diodes on one side and one on the other gives you asymmetric clipping which sounds more open and less compressed")
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Feb 27, 2018 21:57
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whiter than a Wilco show posted:Brian Wampler has a bunch of videos where he kinda does this in passing. Anything where he talks about modding pedals is guaranteed to at least help you identity different parts of a circuit (ie "this is the clipping section, having two diodes on one side and one on the other gives you asymmetric clipping which sounds more open and less compressed") I was just about to post this. I watched a couple of his videos and he does explain what each component does at each location, and as you mentioned, this is especially true on his modding pedal videos.
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Feb 27, 2018 22:01
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oh, good to know! i subscribed to him a while back after seeing one of his videos posted in some thread here but haven't really dug into his channel yet. i'll give it a shot. thanks, everyone!
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Feb 27, 2018 22:13
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Holy poo poo, I love his channel! I've always toyed with the idea of actually making gear, at least just for myself, and might actually get into it in the next little while. Thanks for posting about it, that cereal box distortion one is great. For reference: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fin8Yno69pY
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I got a LP-facsimile from Warmoth that I have been slowly putting together, but I only recently realized that I hammered in one of the bridge posts without settling the groundwire in first  How do I get the post out or, failing that, connect it to the ground wire? Nothing else has been put into place yet since that will only make things worse.
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Feb 28, 2018 20:08
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Thumposaurus posted:Lookmumnocomputer on youtube has some simple projects and explains them a bit while showing how to build them. I liked the furby organ
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Quick question to any Aussies. I want to rehaul my first electric guitar. I was going to order from GFS which isn't too pricey. But once you add shipping and conversion it comes to like AU$300. I bought the guitar new for 250. So yeah, anyone know of an Australian parts place? They don't need to be brand name stuff, I just want it working again.
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You're probably not going to save anything by shopping locally. What you save in shipping you will more than pay for in 'Australia tax'. And you probably won't save that much in shipping anyway. Paying more for upgrades than the price of the original item seems to be a right of passage in many hobbies.
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I am pretty good at playing piano by ear, but sight-reading continues to be a nightmare to me. It's not so much the notes, but the rhythm. If I know the music already, it's usually a walk in the park, but mostly because my hands just naturally kind of know where to go without the music. My girlfriend does musical theatre and is increasingly bringing home sheet music that is incredibly complex. For example, tonight's work is Revolting Children from Matilda, which alternates between 4/4 and 7/8 periodically and goes VERY fast with semiquavers galore. I have NO idea how to count quickly in 7/8 to the resolution of semiquavers. Does anyone have any advice as to how to better grasp this? I even struggle to count quavers if it's 4/4 or 3/4 because I'm often counting the crotchets. Even if my toe is tapping double time, this seldom helps.
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Fruit Smoothies posted:I am pretty good at playing piano by ear, but sight-reading continues to be a nightmare to me. It's not so much the notes, but the rhythm. If I know the music already, it's usually a walk in the park, but mostly because my hands just naturally kind of know where to go without the music. Count quavers as you walk, each step is a crotchet. Count in different crotchet-based time signatures, not just 4/4, e.g. 3/4 and 5/4. After you stop losing count, start systematically clapping (or tapping your leg if you want to be discreet) quavers: eight measures on the downbeat of 1, then downbeat of 2, downbeat of 3, downbeat of 4, then + of 1, + of 2, + of 3, + of 4. Then count 7/8 while walking (no clapping). First measure your steps will be on "downbeats"/odd numbers, second measure they'll be on "upbeats"/even numbers. Do the clapping systematically as well.
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I too am a rhythmically challenged goon, I'm a beginner violin player who can handle classical music because I played classical guitar 20 years ago. I started learning jazz violin because improv is something I was never any good at and oh god, off beat is killing me. But my question is actually this - I have chordbot on my phone for accompaniment which is a neat tool but it only plays chord progressions in sequence. I'm looking for something for android that would let me assign chords to buttons I could control with a footpad (I don't actually have one, but I think there should be a USB keyboard somewhere that could stand to get most of the keys ripped out). So step on a key, play a chord on repeat, or a drone, since rhythm is an issue, step on another, play that one. The main issue here is I don't know enough about this stuff to do a proper google search  p.s. the ability to make custom arpeggios would be a plus
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Jazz Marimba posted:Count quavers as you walk, each step is a crotchet. Count in different crotchet-based time signatures, not just 4/4, e.g. 3/4 and 5/4. After you stop losing count, start systematically clapping (or tapping your leg if you want to be discreet) quavers: eight measures on the downbeat of 1, then downbeat of 2, downbeat of 3, downbeat of 4, then + of 1, + of 2, + of 3, + of 4. I'm not sure I understand. Do you mean count crotchets as I walk, rather than quavers? And I'm not sure what you mean by eight measures on the downbeat? Have I understood that to mean 2 bars of 4/4? I'm not sure what you mean "downbeat of two" etc. Thanks!
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Jason Sextro posted:I got a LP-facsimile from Warmoth that I have been slowly putting together, but I only recently realized that I hammered in one of the bridge posts without settling the groundwire in first Screw one of the mounting posts into it and carefully use a claw hammer to pull it out. Pot another piece of wood on top to protect the guitars top. Or stewmac has this tool http://www.stewmac.com/Luthier_Tools/Tools_by_Job/Tools_for_Maintenance/Schatten_Knob_and_Bushing_Puller.html
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Fruit Smoothies posted:I'm not sure I understand. Do you mean count crotchets as I walk, rather than quavers? I'm American and am about 14% sure I used your terminology correctly, so here's a worksheet I put together edit: "downbeat of 2" means when you say "two", vs. "+ of 2"/"and of two" is when you say "and" after that "two", e.g. verbosely counting a single measure of music would be: downbeat of one and of one downbeat of two and of two downbeat of three and of three downbeat of four and of four Jazz Marimba fucked around with this message at 21:11 on Mar 7, 2018 |
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Jazz Marimba posted:I'm American and am about 14% sure I used your terminology correctly, so here's a worksheet I put together I'm sorry but this has just confused me more! As I understand, I am doing left / right steps, with each step as a crotchet. I am also presumably saying "and" to represent the quavers between these notes? If this is correct, I'm still lost as to the emphasis of the downbeat shifting across the bar, presumably indicated by the x-crotchet in your score? If you're happy, I wouldn't mind talking over PM. I'm sure we can clear up the confusion quickly, but I don't wanna derail the thread!
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Fruit Smoothies posted:I'm sorry but this has just confused me more! As I understand, I am doing left / right steps, with each step as a crotchet. I am also presumably saying "and" to represent the quavers between these notes? Yes, count all quavers, saying aloud "one and two and three and four and". The x is clapping. PM me if you have more questions; I can (should've?) add a couple more things to the worksheet for clarity.
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I've been getting more and more into music production and have a bunch of money put away to give myself a birthday present. My options right now are a Push 2 with a Live 10 upgrade license or a Komplete Kontrol. Which one would you chose and why? Or any other cool music making device I guess
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Unless your primary focus is learning piano, I would 100% opt for the Push. It is purpose built for Ableton and nothing really compares to it in terms of sheer versatility.
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I'm experimenting with playing scales over different chords, and I have a theory question. So let's say I'm playing a chord progression of G major > C major > D major and then that repeats. I play the G major scale over the G chord, C major scale over the C chord, etc but if I wanted to play in mixolydian, would that mean I just use G mixolydian over G, C mixolydian over C, etc? Or am I misunderstanding how modes work?
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Sure, you can do that. Modes are literally just scales. I think you might be thinking you should use one mode for a set of chords/a chord progression? Which yeah, you can do, but not so much with the example you gave, because there’s some pitches that are not common between all three chords. If it were C major, G major, D Minor, you could do all of that with a C major scale or a G mixolydian scale, or a couple other scales too.
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Hawkgirl posted:Sure, you can do that. Modes are literally just scales. I think you might be thinking you should use one mode for a set of chords/a chord progression? Which yeah, you can do, but not so much with the example you gave, because there’s some pitches that are not common between all three chords. If it were C major, G major, D Minor, you could do all of that with a C major scale or a G mixolydian scale, or a couple other scales too. Thank you for the reply! I know about using one scale over a chord progression, but I'm trying to expand my playing a bit by using multiple scales when I solo over a progression. What you said definitely makes sense though. If anyone has any other tips for this type of stuff, that would be great.
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Kvlt! posted:Thank you for the reply! I know about using one scale over a chord progression, but I'm trying to expand my playing a bit by using multiple scales when I solo over a progression. What you said definitely makes sense though. If anyone has any other tips for this type of stuff, that would be great. Your C Major, D Major and G Major are the major chords in G so you would normally play everything using the G Major scale. The modes for each chord would be C lydian, D mixolydian and G ionian, which are all the same seven notes but starting from a different base. Switching to playing the same mode on each chord (ie mixolydian on C, D and G) would mean using a different mode to the one in the key. Of course that's fine if it sounds good and can be used to good effect but if you're just noodling about you'll have odd sounding notes all over it. I think you already know this but I'm not really sure what it is you're asking.
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I think Kvlt's talking about the idea of playing a mode over a progression, instead of the 'correct' basic major or minor scale. So if you have a G major progression, the related scale is G major, and you'd just use that over the whole progression, all the different chords. But you could also play something else, and G Mixolydian is a popular one to use, because it swaps that slightly cheesy major 7th for a cooler flat 7th You can do that kind of thing, it's just that the 'correct' scale shares the same notes as the chords in the progression (the chords are actually built from those notes). If you use a different scale, now some of the notes are different, and they might clash with what you're hearing in the chords at a particular moment. That's not necessarily a bad thing, that's the colour you're bringing to the music - a typical blues sound is playing the minor pentatonic (with the tritone of all things thrown in) over the major progression. It works! You can go further with this idea - you could shift between G Major and G Mixolydian in different parts of the song, or over certain chords, to control where that colour is applied while still basically staying in G. You could completely change the root of the scale to fit each chord you're playing (like with your G mixo over G, C mixo over C), or just do it once to shift the tonality of the song so it's like you're emphasising the C chord instead One thing to bear in mind (and this is where you start to see the complexity going on in music) is that you're already sort of doing that 'different scales over each chord' thing, like duggimon says. You can think of it as playing a G major scale over a C chord, but if you take those same notes and start on the C, you get a C Lydian mode (that F# is a plain F in normal C major). So in that sense, the same scale looks like a different mode over each individual chord in the progression. And if you like, you can play a different mode over them! There's no right or wrong answer here, it's all just music - it's something you need to explore, see what sounds good or creates a certain mood, and see how other musicians manage to make cool things happen with similar tricks
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baka kaba posted:I think Kvlt's talking about the idea of playing a mode over a progression, instead of the 'correct' basic major or minor scale. So if you have a G major progression, the related scale is G major, and you'd just use that over the whole progression, all the different chords. But you could also play something else, and G Mixolydian is a popular one to use, because it swaps that slightly cheesy major 7th for a cooler flat 7th I can barely follow this discussion but I love that despite my lack of theory knowledge, I know exactly what you mean when you say “slightly cheesy major 7th”. It’s funny how music can be described in a non-technical way and people just get what you mean because that’s how they hear it too.
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Right? And honestly a lot of music is written by people who don't really know what they're doing, they just know that doing this sounds better than that, or that this thing sounds cool. It honestly makes learning theory kinda awkward because when you learn the basics, you end up with a set of rules that only seem to apply to like, Bach or really early Beatles or something - cheesy major 7ths are definitely in there. It just doesn't seem to work for other stuff you might like - and there are explanations, sometimes with really complicated analysis behind it, but really a lot of the time it was just the writer going "hell this sounds neat, gonna do that". Music theory is really about "why's this sound good then?" But honestly I don't know much theory, and what I do know is more about ideas to try. It's worth learning a bit just to open some doors and give you some neat tricks, that maybe you wouldn't have found on your own
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basically like 75% of why I want to learn music theory is to figure out what it is about the songwriting for musicals that makes me want to chew off my own limbs to get away every time I'm working for the theater company I'm in with off and on (as their live sound person and one of their "is willing to help lift heavy things" people), whenever one of them gets ahold of the PA system to put on music for while we're all working, I can basically tell within like two-three bars if something's a showtune or not, basically because if it's a showtune, it ends up sounding like nails on a chalkboard to me
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If someone is critiquing a hip-hop beat I made and suggested “modernizing” the drums a bit, what does that mean? I’m waiting for clarification but figured I would ask here. Is it more on the sample selection or the processing of the drums?
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