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Good luck, man =)

Thanks. So, from what I see, the scale I'm using also influence this... =)

Wooo, thanks everyone.
Really, a lot of precious informations.

I was a stupid for not detailing the question, but I wanted to know was about the relationship between each degrees of a scale. But I'm talking about a melody, not about harmony and chords. Horizontal movement.

I know that using a non chord note can create tension; raising the notes or changing the ryhthm can create tension; etc. What I'm missing is how to solve a tension created by a fifth note (V) or a (II) ? Because everytime I find myself back to the tonic (I).

As Wiz said, maybe there is no a particular rule about this if I'm not using chords or other elements of reference.

Do you guys know more about this tension/release thing?
I'm talking everytime about melody.

Sup guys?

I read almost everything about the tonic/dominant relationship, the building of tension and release, and all things related. My mind is a lot confused. Let me understand better...

Talking about a C major scale for easy things:
âEU¢ C is the TONIC, and has a sense of rest
âEU¢ D (SUPERTONIC) and A (SUBMEDIANT) are passing notes, not really stable
âEU¢ E is the MEDIANT, has a sense of rest just like the tonic
âEU¢ F is the SUBDOMINANT, and it has a good tension
âEU¢ G is the DOMINANT, and it's the second most important note for its tension
âEU¢ B is the LEADING TONE, really unstable

What I want to know is: where does the Subdominant tends? Just like the Dominant is attracted to the Tonic, the other degrees also share some types of relationship. I didn't find nothing... anyone care to explain?

Sorry for noob questions, see ya

At 11/11/12 12:14 PM, Lachi wrote: I was wondering: does this little tune sounds chinese/oriental?

http://www14.zippyshare.com/v/31822945/file.html

The noob used the wrong thread

I was wondering: does this little tune sounds chinese/oriental?

http://www14.zippyshare.com/v/31822945/file.html

I registered to your site, but not with the link you gave me.
Thanks for sharing.

It's just Cloudkillers.
Calm down, he just tried to share while doing a little for himself (posting his SC and the tinyurl with his register aff.)

See ya

If I recall correctly, mixing means adding special effects and various effects to the tracks.
Mastering is in a more general way the final part of the production. Like where you make sure everything is correct, the level of volume, all the tracks are ok, etc.

Wait for a more detailed answer btw

At 10/15/12 12:22 PM, Nav wrote: 1. (naive solution) Create both effects on the same insert bus and, etc.

2. (More elegant) Put the effects etc.

Why you just can't automate the ENABLED option in the mixer?
Maybe I understood wrong, but that would be the easiest opton, no?

To automate a parameter or whatever (you can do it with almost everything), you should tweak the parameter (like move it, then reset).

Then go to TOOLS -> LAST TWEAKED -> here you can select 'Create automation clip' or 'Edit events' or create a link to a controller. Don't ask me what's this last one: I never understood lol.

Btw you're looking probably for an automation clip.

This was flawless.
Thanks for the little tutorial, didn't know these things. It will be totally useful when time will come :)

If I could add you on Skype (if you have one) I'll let you hear some of the melodies I did. I can't decide to myself if they are good or not, and I need an expert for that

At 11/1/12 07:01 AM, Step wrote: Anytime!

Do you have FL Studio? If you do then I can tell you a little trick that can make you figure out melodies really easily.

I "use" FL Studio. But for "use" I mean playing on it almost just for fun. Sometimes I end up with a good tune, but then I can't continue it and I simply delete everything I made. Or maybe the rhythim is good but the tune feels "anonymous"... anyway I just started studying some basic things (I'm forward to more complicated chords and things) and playing a MIDI keyboard.

It would be awesome if you shared the trick ^^

I wonder how you guys do this.
Like, it has to do with experience or you've got a super ear? Both? Or probably it's me...

By the way, thanks Step ;)

Instead of opening a new thread (what a good boy), I'll re up this.

The piano part is really simple, but I couldn't replicate it. Anyone?

Song is "I wanna dance" (here's little part):

http://www16.zippyshare.com/v/84805848/file.html

Lol @whole thread

At 10/24/12 01:35 PM, Buoy wrote: Omg guys. Benassi certified. Do you guys even know what that means.

It means he is better then you. Who famous artist commented a track of yours? I tell you: NO ONE! Ahahah.

At 10/22/12 01:19 PM, LiquidOoze wrote: Here you go, lazy dog. ;)

you know, I'm not lazy; in fact I tried more than one times to recreate the melodies. Without any point of reference, I'm totally lost :\

Thanks for your magic btw

Here's the link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=88SIZ5dqH1A

It's an easy melody, it lasts like 10 seconds or less. Anyone with a good ear can help?

Part
1:30 to 1:45, before the melody starts

Thanks

At 10/14/12 03:57 AM, The-iMortal wrote:
Two things to remember here:

1. Amateur track.
2. TECHNO track.
3. TECHNO amateur track.

Techno amateur usually means having fun on the computer with sound, not writing emotional music.

Techno died ten years ago.

What do you think about Song 1?

Instead of opening a new thread, I'll post my question here.

I found in the maze of my HD two songs. I cut them both, here's the mp3.
Someone of you recognize it? They are old songs probably.

PS: They're of course not famous songs; I remember them to be on YouTube.

http://www11.zippyshare.com/v/21068045/file.html

If you remember the rhythm or you can whistle it, try some website with a reverse search. There are a few very good, and if you are precise enough you get good results

At 10/3/12 04:12 PM, LemonCrush wrote: Relax...it's just dubstep

lol

He is actually promoting your songs, you should be happy someone is saying your song is good. Also, he can do it. As long as he keeps your work as you submitted it, and doesn't change the name.

At 10/3/12 01:10 PM, stunkel wrote: I am trying to upload a new song onto newgrounds. But every time I try to upload the audio file, it says "This appears to be an invalid MP3 file" Does anyone have a solution?

Check again the filename, don't use illegal characters.
Also, remember to save it at 44.1 kHz and max file size 15 MB

Thanks everyone guys.
I'm reading this book: "Music theory for computer musicians", by Michael Hewitt. It seems very, very good.

Again thanks everyone for the answers. I think I'll experiment with different scales.

At 10/2/12 04:05 PM, MetalRenard wrote: It's natural for one to learn how to compose before they learn to produce music, my point is that you should not forget that most of what people think is "good music" is simply "good production". When you ask Average Joe, I mean.

Yeah of course. Good music is a good mix between everything that makes up a music: harmony, melodies, feel, the quality of the sounds, etc.

Thanks Metal Renard (I read another thing the first time I did it, lol).

At 10/2/12 02:23 PM, MetalRenard wrote: Also to add to all that has already been said, PRODUCTION.
People do not understand the value of high quality sound until they start getting noticed for that actual reason.

By this I mean learn to produce music as if you had a studio (or at least as best as you can) - Lean how to use EQ correctly - where everything sits in a mix (kick drum vs bass, room acoustics, clarity VS muddy). Learn about when and how to use reverb effectively and the kinds of reverb that are available to you - which one to use and when. Research what phase is and how to avoid/use it. Look into effective use of the stereo field (part 1: panning!).. This and so much more.
Composition will take you 3 years to begin to get comfortable with. Production will take you at least as long (both cases are considering you spend at least an hour a day doing them, or researching).

I think this part comes after a long time experimenting with music itself (harmony, relationship between notes, how to get a nice bassline, etc). The one you said is the final part.

Correct me if I'm wrong

At 10/2/12 01:09 PM, Lasse wrote:

At 10/2/12 12:55 PM, Aqua8B wrote: le

fucking kill yourself

People still fall for it? Lol.

Anyway, I'm just a noob, what I can say is: listen a lot to tracks you want to reproduce (the style and the genre, I mean); then practice a lot. By a lot I mean six months +

Thanks everyone.