I'm just wondering which scales all NG audio artists use.
I mostly use the Es Major, I just got used to it and I think it 's good for a techno-based song. That said, I also hate all scales that are NOT Major, they sound so freaky... so I just stick to the majors. U?
At 1/12/10 01:29 PM, LiquidOoze wrote: That said, I also hate all scales that are NOT Major
That's pretty shortsighted. Using only one scale really REALLY limits your music. I'm currently working on a jazz piece that is 3 minutes long and has 18 different scales (I mean 18 scale changes).
Also, there are some scales that sound Major-ish and work well with Major chords, like the Lydian (mode, not scale, I know), Mixolydian (same same but different), Major7, Major pentatonic (Which is used well with the minor pentatonic together)... ect. ect.
At 1/12/10 01:29 PM, LiquidOoze wrote: I'm just wondering which scales all NG audio artists use.
I mostly use the Es Major, I just got used to it and I think it 's good for a techno-based song. That said, I also hate all scales that are NOT Major, they sound so freaky... so I just stick to the majors. U?
Thats funny you say minor scales sound freaky because in the world of drum n bass and dubstep we would never even contemplate using a major. My favorite is A minor because its all white keys and im noob like that.
As a guitarist I usually write songs in C Major, E major, D Minor or D# major. Occasionally I'll slip into a Chromatic scale. However to be honest, I don't think about the scale when I'm writing, or in review or If I'm stuck. Don't be afraid to jump outside of the scales, or switch keys, it will make your music more dynamic or interesting to the listener. Here a song where i went from D Minor for the Verse to D Major for the Chorus, it really makes a punch.
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At 1/12/10 01:47 PM, thecoreman wrote: That's pretty shortsighted. Using only one scale really REALLY limits your music.
I said I MOSTLY use Es Major, not always (to be honest, I'm now trying to change scales).
And yes, since Es Major and Fis Minor are basically the same, I also use Minors :P
At 1/12/10 02:34 PM, LiquidOoze wrote: And yes, since Es Major and Fis Minor are basically the same, I also use Minors :P
Forgive me, that 's totally wrong. I meant that Es Major and C MINOR are basically the same...
I mostly use the Es Major, I just got used to it and I think it 's good for a techno-based song. That said, I also hate all scales that are NOT Major, they sound so freaky... so I just stick to the majors.
I'm sorry if I come off as a prick but this is just so musically ignorant. A scale is a tool, its a color. This is like saying I only use blue.
At 1/12/10 03:10 PM, Death2Whity wrote: I'm sorry if I come off as a prick but this is just so musically ignorant. A scale is a tool, its a color. This is like saying I only use blue.
Pay more attention to reading ALL posts. I said I mostly use Es Major and that I'm now trying to change that.
I use mostly Em, Bm with sevenstrings, but a lot of others too. Sometimes I like to use exotic scales like phrygian dominant. I also sometimes write chromatic stuff. I have one riff that works well to improvise to in a chromatic scale, it's fun because you don't have to think about which notes to use.
There's 10 kinds of people.
Those who understand binary and those who don't.
E minor because it's the most fitting default position for my fingers on my keyboard (due to FL Studio), but I also use D minor, D major, G major, and really any other necessary fitting scale. Why limit yourself? Also, to person who said about dubstep (I don't remember), that is the truest statement there is. Imagine a happy (major scale) dubstep? It just hurts me to think about it.
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If I'm working on the guitar, I mostly stay in A or E. I don't actually know keys, but I do know some scale patterns on the guitar and piano. My favorite on guitar is the Aeolian scale. If I wanna change keys for whatever reason, I'll use the capo, record it, and then play along on piano to work out the actual scale. It's sort of roundabout.
Hmm, I use anything I really feel like.
Major
Minor
Dorian
Lydian
Phryigan
Mixolydian
Lydian-Dominant
Mixolydian-Flat 6
Phrygian Dominant
Harmonic Major
Harmonic Minor
Arabic
Dorian Flat 2nd
Harijoshi
Kumoi
Pentatonic
Blues Scale
Whole-Half
Whole Tone
Indian Pentatonic
Just to name a few I'd use every now and again!
Why worry what scale it's in? Just worry about the song your making, then notice what the scale might be. =3
I've always been more of a minor scale person. My favorite on the piano is Dm, while on the guitar I do all kinds of minor pentatonics.
I would like to do more scales, but my fingers are just so used to them pentatonics. It's a habit that's hard to break.
I prefer minor scales (mostly harmonic minor) and usually refuse to write in major scales (just because they don't fit the overall theme of my work). I'm still learning how to apply modes. The keys I usually stick with are: D minor, G minor, and C minor.
At 1/12/10 05:59 PM, Chris-V2 wrote: Hmm, I use anything I really feel like.
Arabic
Somehow I very much doubt that, for it is hardly a scale but a complete other tonal system (17-tone if I remember correctly, as opposed to the western 12-tonal system)
I personally don't have any specific scales I write my melodies in. Mostly because I haven't learned any theory on the subject of scales. I just do what 'feels' right.
At 1/13/10 01:45 AM, Pure-Metal-UTA wrote: I've always been more of a minor scale person. My favorite on the piano is Dm, while on the guitar I do all kinds of minor pentatonics.
I would like to do more scales, but my fingers are just so used to them pentatonics. It's a habit that's hard to break.
Best way to break that habit is to practice more scales (lol). Trust me I used to be the same way. I just practiced for hours until I was able to just switch out of it.
When I aim at composing in a minor, it comes out way too emo and sad, when I aim at composing in a major, it's extremely (and I mean EXTREMELY) happy, and when I just compose what I feel like without aiming for a major or minor, it has a boring melody. I'd post examples related to what I said, but some people out there would call it advertising and flame me to hell :(.
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At 1/13/10 10:07 AM, Supersteph54 wrote: When I aim at composing in a minor, it comes out way too emo and sad, when I aim at composing in a major, it's extremely (and I mean EXTREMELY) happy, and when I just compose what I feel like without aiming for a major or minor, it has a boring melody. I'd post examples related to what I said, but some people out there would call it advertising and flame me to hell :(.
Well it depends on what minor scale you use. If you want to write something that sounds evil, try using harmonic minor.
At 1/12/10 09:17 PM, Kirbyfemur wrote: Why worry what scale it's in? Just worry about the song your making, then notice what the scale might be. =3
Yeah but some people like to think about the scale they are going to use before they make a track.
It's just about all the different "techniques" or "Methods" that someone uses to make music
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Music is my passion , not my business.
I'd say I use C# Major cause it's really happy,
A Major just cause C#+D rocks, C Minor cause of that catchy bass: C C G# A#...
And sometimes G# Major, that's good for trance.
But usually I just start writing and figure the scale after I write the first notes, or pick a random scale and start writing.
At 1/13/10 03:51 AM, la-yinn wrote:At 1/12/10 05:59 PM, Chris-V2 wrote: Hmm, I use anything I really feel like.ArabicSomehow I very much doubt that, for it is hardly a scale but a complete other tonal system (17-tone if I remember correctly, as opposed to the western 12-tonal system)
I personally don't have any specific scales I write my melodies in. Mostly because I haven't learned any theory on the subject of scales. I just do what 'feels' right.
It's just the scale name I learnt for a scale for Phrygian Dominant with a Major 7th.
In A it's A, B Flat, C#, D, E ,F ,G# A
I'm not referring to the eastearn microtonal systems, you cant really do them justice on a western fretted instrument!!
