music you make vs music you want to make (Page 3 of 5)

I used to think I needed to be as smart as Herbie Hancock to make those kinds of jazzy chord progressions. But then I went ahead and did it anyway and found it works pretty well with little to no academic knowledge. Usually I'll start off with a major or minor chord, add another interval above it like a 7th and then invert the hell out of them. I don't follow any particular scale when I'm making the progressions either.

Generally I limit myself to minor intervals for minor chords (like a minor with a minor sixth or seventh counting from the root note) and major for major ones. Sticking with those kinds of progressions usually gives it an uplifting feel that I like.

I do find it a challenge to get the sounds i want.

I wish I could have the resources (ie, time) to write a full big-band-esque chart that used a Sega Genesis, a NES, and a Gameboy. I have to get the MIDI-components for each console (monay monay), but when I do hopefully I can blow minds. Until then, Gameboy all the way.

while i feel comfortable producing fast paced edm like drum&bass or electro house, i suck at getting instrumental hiphop tracks right. something in the vein of dj krush or the derse part of solatrus' prospit&derse-record (homestuck soundtrack. im a HUGE fan of all of that dave stuff, like those ridiculously lo-fi hiphop remixes of the other kids' themes). one reason that derse stuff does not work is that good string VSTs are fucking expensive......

oh, and rock musik. i want to make something like instrumental nu-metal, or maybe metalish post-rock (i dont like 99,9% of all metal singers). but i suck at composing guitar parts (and good guitar VSTs are expensive .......)

well im still learning.

22 credit hours + college marching band + job DJing + girlfriend = no time to try another tracker right now. Thanksgiving might bring good tidings though...