#songwriting
- Arrangement — think in 4s and 8s conceptAlmost all chiptune and EDM breathes in 4- and 8-bar phrases. Introduce or remove one element every 4 or 8 bars: drop the bass out, bring the drums in, transpose the whole thing up, add a counter-melody. Repetition is …
- Chord progressions conceptChords have jobs: degree 1 ( tonic ) is home, degree 5 ( dominant ) pulls back home, degree 4 ( subdominant ) is the scenic route between them. Most songs are clever trips away from home and back. Written as scale …
- TW #15 — Advanced Tracking Tips II (Necros) summarynecros adapts Jim Aikin's "Demo Tape Workshop" (Keyboard, June 1995) to tracked music: six lessons on structure, dynamics, melody, drums, harmony and samples.