"A favourite "technique" or method I like to use is the Call and Respond method, in where one instrument/sound "replies" to the one before it, typically in octaves or half step intervals, while playing in with the dominant melody/tune, creating an almost "overlap" in which the person hears the main melody, but can subtly hear it similar to an Echo from different instruments replying."
Love this! Cheers! *makes a note*
Oh my god, Rite Of Spring was in Fantasia! Around the dinosaur part - which scared me
A method/approach I am using lately involves subtraction, and less addition. In other words - I used to listen to a song I was working on and think "Right, what new sounds/instruments can I add to make sure it does not get boring?" - and I would end up filling my songs up and overloading them. Now I work with the philosophy "less is more" - if I think something needs changing, I work with what I have already got, or I take something away. Which ultimately leads to more breaks/silences which are equally as, if not more interesting than just adding more and more and more instruments. Keeps the listener interested.
Adrift Wrote:A method/approach I am using lately involves subtraction, and less addition. In other words - I used to listen to a song I was working on and think "Right, what new sounds/instruments can I add to make sure it does not get boring?" - and I would end up filling my songs up and overloading them. Now I work with the philosophy "less is more" - if I think something needs changing, I work with what I have already got, or I take something away. Which ultimately leads to more breaks/silences which are equally as, if not more interesting than just adding more and more and more instruments. Keeps the listener interested.
I find the minimalist approach nice as well, like I find songs with too too many sounds and instruments, aside from Orchestral pieces obviously, to be congested.
For instance,While I do mainly listen to Reggae/Soca, if I'm going for a nice simple sound, not too heavy, but not some weak shit either, I'd go for a band like OneRepublic.
Especially their song Stop and Stare;
And their acoustic Sessions;
It's relatively calm and not too many instruments I find.
I've composed 2 Songs for GCSE Music Theory and Composition in highschool, similar to Stop and Stare, and came 2nd place in my class competition thingie, using;
Timpani
Acoustic Guitar
Myself on Viola
and Piano.
we never recorded it, but I called it Clandestine LOL. I was in my "deep hippy" phase, now I'm just in my "light hippy" phase
Adrift Wrote:Haha deep/light hippy. Like it.
Timpani is a gorgeous sound. Dramatic, yet, in a minimalist context, I imagine is subtley powerful. Contrasts!!
This song is divine.
gurl, where did you take me with this song? lol
And a better question is, do I wanna come back? >,>
I wonder, what type of genres or styles do you like? It seems mostly like ambiance/ trance type of music.
It helps to compose something you like or even play yourself.
I have always wanted to make my own remix music and mashup music.
But those computer programs are expensive.
Somebody told me about a free computer mix program, but it did not come with any instructions, and I could not find any online for it, so I just deleted it.
If this stuff was around when I was growing up, Im sure I would have went into music.
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