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#BIGGEST AHA MOMENT MANUAL#

This goes hand in hand with making sure there’s space in your music, but sometimes its hard to get out of the habit of continually adding to a piece. Knowing when to stop or scrap what your working on.Pretty sure Autechre don’t know too much about this stuff and they can definitely bring the feels. That being said, I also believe naivete can produce some of the most impactful music. I can’t say that I have an encyclopedic knowledge of theory like Coltrane, but basic stuff like scales, chords, and particularly the circle of fifths can make a huge difference when composing a progression or melody. Learning rudimentary theory (or more).I’m sure dudes like Steve Vai and John Petrucci get a lot out of practicing for 8 hours a day, but that is definitely not for everyone.

#BIGGEST AHA MOMENT MANUAL#

Same goes for practicing an instrument or reading a manual to understand a feature. Taking a break for a week or more and coming back to a track really can provide some eye opening details. My ears get so used to hearing something that it loses all meaning. I definitely have GAS like a lot of you, but it really helps to focus on what you can create with what you have and make sure you know what you want to get out of it.

Previously I would jam or chop samples until I came up with a loop that worked, and then I would build off of that. I currently am pretty short on time, so a lot of my music making involves planning ahead and then getting an hour or two to work on a track.

Each one of these setups has been fruitful, but I’ve learned it comes down to what you want to create. Previously I had been mostly working ITB along with various instruments I play. Recently I had a set of 4 Volcas as my main creation tools, and then scrapped them all and got a Rytm.

Learning your equipment but not relying on it.

You’d be amazed how much music is only 2 to 4 chords for an entire song. Learning all these songs in a completely different style really opened my mind on the intricacies of writing proper songs. The last band I was in was a bluegrass cover band that played all types top of the charts stuff from groups/people like Prince, Dolly Parton, Sam Smith, Radiohead, and Blackstreet. My first couple of bands were all about learning to play together and writing songs/parts off of the other members. Here are a few things I’ve experienced through the years that have really helped me get to that ‘next level’: This thread is fantastic, and so many interesting break through moments. That anomaly sounds better than than the 10 or so songs that succeeded it.įirst time posting, but been lurking about a year. Ironically the second song I produced was a cover of a song from the band I was in, so the music theory and chord progression was there (lifted from the superious talents of other members of the band). It doesn’t have to be complex, but without at least a basic grasp your tunes will sound “off” somehow. The biggest “aha” for me was simply putting into practice basic music theory. My first ever song is a glorious dumpster fire, but I love it all the same. The first 10-14 songs are complete junk, and then at about the time I bought and started using the Monomachine something clicked and my music started to sound… well, musical. You can clearly hear a ton of “aha” moments as you progress through each one.

I have every song I’ve ever produced in a folder - from when I first started messing around with Reason until I started using Elektron hardware and beyond.