The Trick That Unlocked Music For Me (In About 16 Minutes) 🎹
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- Опубліковано 28 тра 2024
- Howdy! Today we're going to talk about exotic scales, modal mixture, and how to sound like a musical wizard in like 16 minutes. It's easier than you think, and it's amazingly fun!
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0:00 Free To Use Sounds!
0:25 Howdy
1:26 Exotic Scales
2:20 Meet The Modes
3:37 Creating Mixolydian b6
4:20 Chords Get Weird...
4:55 Making Sense Of Mixolydian b6
5:15 Using Mixolydian b6 Trick #1
6:17 Using Mixolydian b6 Trick #2
6:55 Using Mixolydian b6 Trick #3
7:30 Using Mixolydian b6 Trick #4
8:35 Exploring Modal Mixture
9:01 The Easy Version Of Modal Modulation
10:05 Creating Unique Chord Progressions
11:09 Using The 'Other' Mixolydian
12:39 The Flow Of Modes
13:14 What Does All This Mean Practically?
15:24 Closing Thoughts
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Leave me alone...Locrian 🤨
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Obviously, I want to be where you are at keyboard wise, so I'd better keep watching this video over and over until I get it through my think BONY HEAD!!!
Thanks for the video Brother.
You are a lighthouse beacon for people lost in the sea of music learning.
You sound great yourself! Would you record your voice over if we have corporate movies? We do some pretty cool stuff :)
I Do Pot Leave Me Alone ... Loser
@@deaudio I'd say I am ready to do it, I have 400 hours of voice over experience, but I'm pretty sure your referring to Cameron. :)
@@OneMinuteMeds if you have a demo/work to be found on the interweb somewhere: please send a link :) 👍🏻🥇
I can not in words express how hard i laughed at "I do pot, Leave me alone, Locrian!" Grade A line delivery and honestly the best mnemonic device for the modes I've ever heard.
Love the videos. Entertaining, inspiring and often. So. Funny 🌟
Only way I ever remembered it - learned it a few different ways over the years but that was the one that always stuck with me. Prime example of 'stupid, but it works' haha.
@@VenusTheory Too true. Looking forward to more "stupid, but it works", "bruh, i need to go record" and mostly "hmm, i need to try that, seems way to much fun" kind of VenusT videos. Your channel has quickly become a staple in my coffee break routine in the studio.
I guffawed like a drunk Santa
I think I like it better than "If Dora Plays Like Me, All (is) Lost."
@@VenusTheory I Don't Like Modes A Lot! [ not true, I love them]
"We're painting time with different shade and hues."
Epic articulation of the core nature of music. Thank you for that.
Its pretty common to say that time is to canvas as sound is to paint.
"I do pot, leave me alone locrian" dude just singlehandedly taught me a music thing I never managed to remember 😂😂
Yep, that's the biggest takeaway right here haha. When I said it to myself, it took me a minute to remember Phrygian since it doesn't start with a normal 'P' sound.
Musical Mullet. Major in the back minor in the front
I am a student of Indian Classical Music, the Mixolydian b6 corresponds to the Raag Charukesi, and the b2 to the Raag Ahir Bhairav. I have personally experienced this "expansion" of creativity with the keys in the same way so this really blew my mind.
Great work as usual! ❤️
Just like the Phrygian mode corresponds with Raag Bhairavi
Teri Umeed Tera Intezar Karte Hain...
Exactly my thoughts . It indeed sounds like charukesi rasga
Is there a way to contact you Sumedh?
7:47 AKA Cameron Figures Out That One Massive Attack Song Everyone Knows
But also a fun demonstration of why that work so well.
Also that mnemonic for the modes is genius lol
Ooohhh so I was right! Well, I didn't think of exactly which song but at some point during the video I was like "ohh I like this, this has serious massive attack vibes." 🤤
Just posted that it sounds like Dr house score. Yeah you're right it's massive attack 😅
Ohhhh yeah Teardrop. I came back to this video again to try processing the information more, and then it hit me when that part of his demonstration played again.
"We are painting time". I love that analogy. I often think about music as a way of experiencing time in a different way.
For someone winging it, you sure are a fountain of knowledge! Can't wait to try some of these concepts out!
Passion always wins! And Cameron sure is passionate about music! It's so evident in these kind of videos!
When you can explain some of the more intricate concepts of music theory in such a way I bet there is a lot of understanding behind it :)
@@peterd3218 I've found that if you just learn patterns; use software to tell you the name of the chords (if you need them); in the end; the names don't make a LOT of sense; they're all over the place; but, the patterns hold true everywhere.
Don't apologize for the video format! As someone who knows just a little bit about musical modes this was very educational! Thank you for sharing
Sound soo good! This whole scale Reminds me of Radiohead A LOT, It might be the whole mix of major and minor chords. Great video!
same. was hearing Pyramid Song vibes, before i read your comment
Came here to say this.
and iron lung!
haha i said the exact same thing.
Saaame! That Phrygian especially reminded me of the vocals from Pyramid Song
I really enjoy your vids. I have been a musician for over 50 years, I understand modes, scales and chords quite well. This vid is gold for those who don't. But I learned too, which proves that we can all gain new knowledge no matter how long we've been at it. Great lesson!
Dang over 50 years with music sounds like great relationship to have
Study and learn Pat Martino’s Parental Forms and you won’t need to learn a billion scales anymore.
I think I find “Unscripted, Full of Existential Dread Cameron” far more edutaining than “Scripted with Copious Amounts of Reverb Cameron”
PS I probably misspelled your name...sorry bro”. Loved this video!
I play mostly in Mixaloadacodswallop Mode. It's not just the six that's flat - they all are.
But not as flat as... This joke
OOOOOOOOoooooooooooh
*Cough*
If they are all flat, then you are playing in Aeolian mode, the major scale just a half step lower than the original. It should sound perfectly fine.
@@mojocuiii that's the joke
@@stevecarter8810Nah but this made me laugh 😂
😂😂
The essence of Mixo b6 for me being the b6, 5, 3 movement always reminds me of Radiohead's Dollars and cents "quiet down" , that's kind of how I remember the sound of it. There are many cinematic moments (usually involving a mystical or epic spacey vibe) which use this. It's a great sound.
Radiohead basically lives in Mixo b6, you can hear it in nearly every song.
Dude, you could waffle on directly off the cuff in every video and it would still be massively useful and entertaining. I thank you so much for being you and imparting whatever knowledge you do each week, I personally find it extremely useful and I've learnt an absolute ton from you so far.
HUGE respect and thanks again ❤
Fun stuff! I always think about the Mixolydian mode as the Scottish mode, you get the total bagpipe thing going if you just start ripping notes in Mixo lol
I wish more people said stuff like "ripping notes in Mixo"
I do pot, leave me alone....Locrian. Dude this deadpan and contrasting delivery had me dying.
The Mixolydian b6 can also be thought of as the 5th mode of Melodic Minor.
Yep correct, beat me to it! Probably my favourite mode of the melodic minor, although I do like a bit of Dorian b2. I think you can also have a minor major 7th if you harmonise it, which is a pretty cool chord.
Cool, I suspected this was a mode of the melodic minor scale. I looked it up and apparently it's known as aeolian #3 or aeolian dominant in jazz circles. All just semantics...
@@Leitshmotif Glad you mention this; I prefer thinking of it as Aeolian #3, actually. I don't think it's nearly as popular but I find it more straightforward. You just imagine Melodic Minor as being built on the 2nd degree of its preceding diatonic chord containing a raised Tonic (Ionian #1)--as opposed to deriving from its parallel Major with a b3. Similarly, the Harmonic Minor (Aeolian #7) is built on the 6th degree of it relative major containing a #5 (Ionian #5). At least that's how I'm able to make sense of it.
Isn't it just melodic major?
@@Mikigami Can be. It goes by many names, apparently.
I’ve always just done music through ear and it’s served me well but man I wish I had your theory mindset… incredible video and very nicely explained.
Thank you
Same here. It really helps. Especially if you remember some of this stuff for use. Like if your ear is that good learning this will resurrect the Bach in you. Lol
how do you make music by ear? like chords?
Stumbled upon your channel after countless hours of DAW Tutorials. Just came here to say that I absolutely love your channel. Keep up the great work! Every video I laugh, learn something, and steal a quote of yours to throw in a conversation later. Thank you Sir.
Glad to be of service!
Back in the day my sax teacher, who at the time was freshly out of the local Jazz conservatory, referred to the modes as 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 as did all her peers.
Doing away with the misaligned Greek city names. Just start on the note of the major scale as indicated...
Yeah, gotta say that makes _way_ more sense.
One of the things that make music theory so hard for me to grasp is that it involves all these **labels** for things, that don't follow any particular logical pattern but are just things you have to **memorize**. I really suck at memorization (including playing music without music), but I do quite well with things that follow logical, mathematical patterns.
I find the whole thing ironic, since western music does in fact have a logical, mathematical structure. But music theorists go around just making up names willy nilly for things, making it really hard for me to follow along.
The heart of music is intervals. Know intervals and you can write music that you enjoy without even knowing the scales you're playing in.
I like the fact that you have not only taught basic music theory, but also provided examples, and named a few artists who is them… and did all of this without boring me, or putting me to sleep like most video and textbooks have done so far. Thank you!
None of this felt random or all over the place dude. It felt really straightforward and investigative. Loving your work.
Totally, I would take more videos like this. Super informative and useful
As a beginner, I never thought I'd be getting to the 5th or 6th chord before I finally play a chord that shares it's key with one of the others.
As you start out with this, you're somewhat likely to either play it safe with common combinations or just get crazy jazzy results, but with time, it just all starts to click, you can access the beautiful, the groovy, the bittersweet, the stanky, like a million variations of those as well as anything else. I still discover new sounds frequently, even thinking of new techniques that help me discover more, harmony will always be the most interesting aspect of music to me.
Harmony is a universe you could spend multiple lifetimes in. Guys like Jacob Collier dance exquisitely in it every day. But anyone can experience its surprises.
This is the first video of yours I’ve seen and I thought it was great. I’m not a musician, more of a dabbler with guitar chords, and the theory felt really accessible. If this is you off the cuff, then keep doing it!
I couldn't agree more whole heartedly! Once you have the numbers of the patterns... and learn them in C major; the rest makes sense.. but the Letter name of the chord changes with each key (I prefer to trust my ear, and don't bother with the names...) :-) What I mean is... starting with each mode in C (which only uses white keys) first learn the pattern 1st, 3rd, 5th... you're on your way. Then learn which of the 7th, 9th, 11th and 13th go a little sour and learn them as avoids. Of course, there are no wrong notes or chords if they're framed by chords that transition to them or complement them... so. nothing is really off limits; it all depends on the sounds you want to make... In the modes, and C major modes are perfect for this... it automatically creates major minor minor major major diminished. (All on white keys). Each mode... first 1,3,5 patterns starting on C, is C maj, then starting in 2nd mode (dorian) D, Dmin, then etc... E min, Fmaj, Gmaj, A dim (A°). aka Phrygian. (I think I got that right) ;-) Hey, I'm still learning too... :-) And I think simple little patterns also get along... so, using this... CGE, makes c maj, and also CGE as chords get along well (Cmaj, E min, G maj), ad nasueum. Then for fun, check out the same with C7, C9, C11, C13... and their chords as a pattern for a base... in c maj, since these are all white keys... it's not hard to figure... pretty much, every other note (in white keys only) makes all these chords. :-) Of course, alone, or only hearing the chord that comes before; in order, some chords will sound a bit off.. of course; but, that just means they need a different chord to sound right... or a note left out, or, or... and I don't know the rules and why... but, he touched on this briefly in this video... for example, substituting a different white key note; or a black key not can make it sound good. :-) Of course, then the Name of the chord changes (and we don't care; we use our ears, and learn the names later) and the key might change (but again... ears, not names). I think when writing music; if you're into it that much; trusting your ears before your theory will work out in the long run; but theory will help you know why. But, that can come later... FUN FIRST! 🙂
7:53 Massive Attack - Teardrop
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"[...] Sick! [...] Not really doing much of anything! [...] Very... bruh!"
I love you so much Cameron, it's worrying, even on a para-social scale. ❤😂
thanks Cam - I feel this will help me get out of some of my creative ruts i've been in! Already looking at my piano differently. I recognize some of these concepts from soundtracks i've listened to over the years, but it's incredibly helpful to see them on the on-screen keys and follow along. I don't feel limited to my typical minor scale any more...looking forward to practicing this and seeing what kind of new progressions I can discover!
additional thought: i recognized some of these scales from more modern metal (specifically metalcore) bands as well. That minor to major switch i was hearing has been explained.
This is so helpful. I never been able to grasp modes and this has really helped, and especially how to actually put that knowledge into composition which I'm just SO grateful for. Lovely piano playing too. I will need to rewatch a few times. Thanks.
Hi Cameron! Man, you rock! I bet you, many kids would be quite happy if they got you as music teacher.
Really, once more, I am hobby drummer and I am always entertained when watching your vids. Scale degree names, I remember those from my high school diploma, but then ...
I am a physicist, too. So, maybe that's why I love your sound design filter, convolution stuff. Greetings from Germany!
Guthrie Govan said the best the thing I've ever heard a guitarist say about modes:
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Pronunciation note: It isn't a Jean-Luc PiCARDy third. It's a PICKardy third. (A Picardy Third, Picardy Cadence, or Tierce de Picardie in French, is a major chord at the end of a piece or section of music in the minor key.) Yes, I'm a music geek with a side helping of, um, er, something-or-other!
15:01 great analogy
Previously I used:
I
Don't
Particularly
Like
Modes
A
Lot
But I guess I've got a new one now!
If I could like this video twice, I totally would.
I’m a big Radiohead fan but so much of their music has been mysterious and hard for me to understand what’s going on as a musician.
This helps a lot. Thank you!
The sketch I posted to you on Twitter on my birthday used mixo-flat-six. You are not wrong Trent loves that mode. Something I can Never Have is a great how to mixo-flat-six song. Though he does work in the occasional flat 3 during that piece. That I iii° is wonderful. Faithful viewer, still refuse to be called a buckaroonie. Thanks and Be well.
But one day you will wake up, and something will seem slightly different. It is then you will realize: you have become a buckaroonie. It just happens.
@@lessismore74 I adore Cam, his music and the content and sound design. but buckaroonie? I'm not ready for that.
I used to be a HS Band Director... and gave my students an assignment (for guitar class) to come up with an acronym to remember the 6 string names (E-A-D-G-B-E), from low to high pitch... The one that I will always remember: "Every Acid Dealer Gets Busted Eventually"... It Stuck!!! Thanks for a great refresher on modal theory...
I actually really love this off the cuff stuff.. it just feels more relatable and fun to listen to (not that the other videos don’t)
I don’t know what we’re talking about, but the music is gorgeous. 😂
8:00 was Tear Drop by Massive Aatack.
This sounds like every soundtrack to every TV Drama ever made.
I laughed so hard at 8:10, that is my exact inner monologue when I write a nice chord progression that resolves nicely.
3:18 - 3:35 Guns N' Roses - Paradise City (Reprise)
Instructions unclear, piano stuck in dishwasher.
8:43 lmao “very brah”
This was so good, your playing and progressions are so soothing and lovely, I would absolutely listen to an ep or album of just your piano playing.
Music theory still freezes meC my brain just can’t grasp it, so my music creation is really just following my ears for what I like the sound of, combined with using pre-set scales in a synth or daw. I wish I could understand it all but for some reason it is super difficult for me.
You might want to check out Gracie Terzian's theory videos -- they're paved with comments saying, "I finally understand (subject of video)!" She's really clear and concise, and gives a ton of examples, so once you've gone through it, you really feel like you know it.
Just use a pre-set scale, but instead of starting at the root of the scale, go up a few steps, start and see where that takes you. Now you're playing in a different mode.
The piece you pay on the flow of modes bit reminds me of Faron Woods from Twilight Princess.
it was interesting in my personal case. i found the b note in c major unpleasant for my taste but i liked the f and b flat a lot with a low c drone. found minor too sad for my preferred mood however...
then i researched what type of "scale" could be that i am in key c but could replace the "ugly b" to bflat. and wow that is a mixolydian... which i like so much. thank you for additional aspects!
Please don't ever apologize for dropping knowledge, even if it feel disorganized to you. It's appreciated. Thank you sir!
My favorite mnemonic for the modes is: I Don’t Punch Like Muhammad ALi (of course, you still need to know that lydian comes before locrian, so there is something to be said for I Do Pot Leave Me Alone … Locrian!)
1:35 Mixolydian should be flat7, shouldn't it?
Is the iv functioning as a dominant in this context?
One of the music theory guys did a video on how iv is like a dominant to I. Something to do with the half steps in the change: 4->3 and flat6 to 5. It pulls ;)
This is why music theory IS important. Also, thank you so much for a simple and straighforward delivery. Great job!
2:08 - *Interlinked* … Cells.
Interlinked
@@lukeh92 What is it like to hold the hand of someone you love. Interlinked.
This dude's voice sounds like if Markiplier and Anthony Fantano's vocal chords made a baby.
Years ago I had a gf who was major on the bottom, minor on the top, and had mixed moods. Really hoping mixolydian flat 6 works out better than my relationship history did.
Another gorgeous exotic scale is double harmonic major. 1 b2 3 4 5 b6 7. Try it!
04:09 Mixolydian flat 6= the mullet of the musical modes "Major on the bottom, minor on the top" 🐟 (fish is here because there is no Joe Dirt emoji)
Remembering the mode names in order was difficult. Now this "I do pot, Leave me alone, Locrian!" suddenly makes it easy.
My takeaway from this is if you looked at each blue paint swatch for one second, it would take you 31,709.792 calendar years to see all trillion of them.
And now you know what it was like shopping for paint at the store with my wife haha
@@VenusTheory Sorry, bro, talk to me in 31,709 . . . point 760(?) calendar years! 😀
Mixolydian flat 6 is so exotic that I took of all my clothes and rubbed Mango juice on myself.
I understand nothing of music theory. I still don't. I now know there is even more to what I can't seem to comprehend.
7:52 - Reminds me of "Massive Attack - Tear Drop". Generally, I kept hearing Radiohead throughout.
If Dora Plays Like Me, All's Lost. That's how I learned the modes
I learned a ton from this, thank you so much! The format was great too, even impromptu you dropped tons of nuggets of knowledge along the way and I appreciate it. The mnemonic, for one, was ... um... hilariously timed for me, and I think i will remember this forever. Even that last point about G Phrygian = C was a huge little checkbox for me, similar to when I first heard about relative major/minors.
Point is, I appreciate the video and don't stress on our account - it's all good, and thanks!
Exotic Scales my brain "He means tropical fish."
You're telling me this is not an aquatic enthusiast channel?
Hi! I was actually researching Arturia keylab ii . I notice you still use it! Is it still your go to key bed after 5 years ? My main concern is : not too heavy , and very velocity sensitive ( and quality ) . Thanks !
Ps I bought a expressive e osmose some months ago and am crazy about it for expression , not so much for regular piano sounds / chords
Scales and Modes are just different patterns of intervals. The thing about Modes though is that any white key is a note in any Mode. You can't really tell if something is in a particular Mode unless you are playing chromatic sequences where the particular intervals of that Mode are apparent.
What midi visualizer are you using here? Great video, fun scale to play around with :)
The link is in the description 😊
The lights just went on! Thank you! "The easy version of modal modulation" is what did it for me. Why has nobody made this so simple and clear before now?!
just starting music theory and find these vids very appealing, any direction of diving in and being able to play and learn efficiently, any recommendations?
Personally I really like Hootheory and Musictheory.net - both of which have fantastic free resources.
Hooktheory also have some books that I think are extremely helpful because they're presented more 'in context' rather than just rambling about theory. Sorta like the structure of this video, they're all about practical applications of how to actually use the stuff.
I've got an affiliate link with them as well if you want to check it out! hooktheory.com/affiliate/209-2-3-1.html
also, LOL @ that mnemonic device. I busted out laughing in a room full of people and couldn't explain why to them.
also also, when you started combining modes there, it kind of felt like I was watching an episode of Westworld, which makes sense... that whole cinematic thing.
Thank you so much! Did I understand it kinda right, that Mixolydian scales are mixing major and minor (or other scales?), by splitting the scale in two?
Followed and I think will learn lot's from you.🥰
That's one way to look at it, yes. Though, from a theory point of view, I think it's more correct to view the "splitting the scale in two" aspect as the _consequence_ of the process that leads one to Mixolydian in the first place, i.e. playing a scale starting on the fifth of the key whose key signature you're using. _That's_ what defines Mixolydian, and playing that scale just turns out to have the "major/minor" split described.
Other modes are the same, just starting on a different note of the scale of the original key signature.
Everyone quoting the same things here but the best quote and most enlightening for sure was “very…..bruh” 8:21
Absolutely loved, "Painting time with shades and hues." Yeah...
04:14 -> When you accidentally recreate the Silent Hill 2 - Promise (Reprise theme) 😊 Great video! ✨
thought I was the only one! Silent Hill best game OST in existence
So appreciative of this. This could be a whole other wildly successful channel: Venus Theory Music Theory, Venus Music Theory or Buckarooniery Music Theory. I think you would enjoy it as much as your audience. Your teaching style is admirable and effective. Again, much appreciated! VT Music Theory playlist: ua-cam.com/play/PLCXbZyyqusu1eXgstWgtAldOrYHvhj9ks.html . I'd personally like a TON more of that from YOU!
What mic are you using for this episode? Also, are you using a pre-amp? Thanks!
There's this thing that i've tried to wrap my head around in recent years: what's a scale and what's a mode? And how to properly use the terms so you're not confusing.
And the best answer I have at this moment is, that all modes are scales, but not all scales are modes.
You can create all 6+1 church, modes (mixolydian, locrian, aeolian etc.) from different permutations of natural major scale, but you can't create (for example) a mixolydian b6 from any of the permutations, thus it means that mixolydian b6 is either a scale unto it's own, not a mode, or it's a mode of some other scale that's derived from other scale OR from another mode by altering notes from it..
Same with harmonic minor, melodic minor... they're scales, because they cannot be modes of natural major scale.
So what's going on is that harmonic minor is an alteration derived from natural minor and it has it's OWN set of modes that are all unique for that scale -> it's not a mode, it's a scale.
Any thoughts?
:)
Actually, I really loved hearing you play with the various modes. I am now inspired to write a song for the lady singer in my band with the deep and rich contralto that would absolutely lush out some of these chord progressions. It's not that you said anything I didn't know, it was actually mostly the playing with the sounds you did that are inspiring.
Very nice job.
I'm glad I never had music theory hard wired into my mind like this, lots of pianists lose their minds when they try to play the stuff I produce lol
Just wanted to say I just stumbled across your channel the other day and your videos are incredibly helpful! Gave me lots of ideas and insight to help finish a song I was struggling with which used Mixolydian b6 pretty extensively. Way more insightful than so many other UA-cam videos.
Despite all the apologies about it, this has been one of the most useful videos to me
“Not doing much of anything..”. Shows you how a little bit of education, creativity and practice can render great results. Thanks for all your work and effort in bringing these nuggets to all of us.
7:31 So basically just play “Teardrop” by Massive Attack. Got it.
Just like in "Just a Perfect Day" piano beginning, where the first one is like major and the second like minor ...
The bottom line is: do you have a good hook or 2 (if you're writing a song). Or if it's just instrumental, do you have strong motifs and is it thematically strong.
As a songwriter, my basic philosophy is, HIT THEM OVER THE HEAD WITH YOUR MAIN HOOK AS OFTEN AS YOU CAN GET AWAY WITH.
does anyone know how to program Ableton's Scale plugin to be in MIx Flat 6?
I'm hearing a lot of progressions similar to Seal's Kiss From a Rose in these Mixolydian scales. Well, maybe that song is in Mixolydian. I don't know for certain.
I hear it too. Nice find. Did you know, that when it snows... 😏
Cam, the man!
I think this is by far my favorite video of yours to date! Definitely showing off that knowledge and skills of music theory mastery.
Fantastic video dear sir!
The one thing I’ve never understood is whether the modes are all related to C. Or can all major and minor scales have their own modes? So if the starting scale is F# minor, is there a Dorian mode of that scale?
This so far has legit been one of the most amazing and helpful videos I’ve seen you do. All your videos are absolutely epic, but I’m at a total standstill after attempting to learn how to make chill/ambient/downtempo music. 😳 Totally shut down and stuck and I think this might just help push me out of this awful rut of going nowhere for months. Hopefully! 😅 Also I got a Roli Seaboard and want to be super creative with sound design. Where to begin is a mystery to me…but perhaps this inspiration can take me to the finish line. I’ll let you know if so & also want to join your Patreon soon. Thanks!!
What’s the music program?
Wow, I thought I understood scales but you proved me wrong because I understood absolutely nothing you said.
Motivating for composing something. Even if i will forget most of it, it gives me as a beginner a way to explore notes and chords etc ...
Does anybody know what plugin he uses that show notes and chords played?