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How do you write music?
When I write music, I am very disorganized. I find that I tend to use a stream-of-consciousness approach (whatever falls into my head might get developed or it may fail). Sometimes I try to plan a structure, but more often than not my main theme develops automatically into standard ABABCA formats or similar structures.
I write by trying chords and lines on my guitar or keyboard, and then I use my sequencer (Ableton Live) to record stuff. I rarey write any notation these days, although sometimes I write down a chord progression.
One problem I have is that I own too many virtual instruments (aka VST plugins), and I have lost count of all my "creative sessions" that have been spent previewing presents rather then write anything at all. 
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Re: How do you write music?
I sit in the sunshine in the morning and get so many ideas.
I have my own method of writing music, it makes sense to me and wouldn't make sense to you.
Sometimes I just record improvised guitar sessions and build off of those.
Sometimes I just lay down beats and play various synths to them and see what happens. I get a lot of ideas that way, too.
Pro tools, baby.
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Re: How do you write music?
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Pro tools, baby.
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Take it back! Take it back!
Tracktion 2 here....creativity in its most unobtrusive means!
It seems we have similar workflows nonetheless.
I usually start out with a simple beat or a drum loop and improvise on top of that until I find something that fits. There is also the rare occasion that I actually "intellectually" create a tune, meaning that I use theory as a dictionary and precedence as guidance.
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Re: How do you write music?
Now you're gonna think I'm ancient....
Cakewalk.... [runs away]
[creeps back and taunts]
...and an Arp 16-step sequencer!
If it ain't broke,
Buffy
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Re: How do you write music?
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Now you're gonna think I'm ancient....
Cakewalk.... [runs away]
[creeps back and taunts]
...and an Arp 16-step sequencer!
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I'd love to hear some of that ARP goodness!
Btw, the not-so-current-anymore trend has been towards emulations of old analog synths such as your coveted ARP. So you aren't so ancient afterall...just cool! 
But you do need to ditch Cakewalk!
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Re: How do you write music?
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Btw, the not-so-current-anymore trend has been towards emulations of old analog synths such as your coveted ARP. So you aren't so ancient afterall...just cool! |
As I just found out tripping down memory lane...
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You do *not* need to tell me that!
Fight away about your favorite software, I'll probably be back to throwing money down this black hole in about 6 months....
Ringing modulators,
Buffy
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Re: How do you write music?
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Fight away about your favorite software, I'll probably be back to throwing money down this black hole in about 6 months....
Ringing modulators,
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Merely a joke to resolve your setup.
As you quite elegantly stated, "If it isn't broke...".
(nice...ring modulator...are we in LOTR?!)
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(nice...ring modulator...are we in LOTR?!) |
I'm quite sure that Gandalf would not know his VCO from his S&H... 
I need a unit to sample and hold, 
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Re: How do you write music?
I just did an experiment after getting all my recording equipment set up again.
Started a session in pro tools with reason rewired @ 90bpm.
Made a beat, duplicated it, panned them both (and eventually automated the panning)
I made one track sound liquid.
I just progressed and played around with synths and sharp keys.
Rearranged the beats, added more, took away some, reversed some, chopped up some and made them glitch.
It was only a 45 second test and I'll post it later it's kind of groovy.
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