I suggest removing elements that don't belong in drum and bass (arps, melodics) and replace them with a skank and a reese bass.
609 Mar 31, 2013 5:27 am
Re: I suck at drum and bass, how can I improve this? (2xlsdj) (15 replies, posted in Constructive Criticism)
610 Mar 30, 2013 11:47 pm
Re: Question for the music theorists among us (48 replies, posted in General Discussion)
Kubbi wrote:
From G and up this scale must have the notes G A# B C D E F (with the thirds and fifths of each chord), I can't really decide what I'd call that....
It's called The Blues. You may have heard of it. 
611 Mar 30, 2013 4:01 pm
Re: Chiptune University? (26 replies, posted in General Discussion)
To make sure I am understood, I think there would be more to learn from an apprenticeship w/ Jellica or little-scale, so DM them for rates and fees.
You should have both academic and social goals as you decide.
612 Mar 30, 2013 11:56 am
Re: Chiptune University? (26 replies, posted in General Discussion)
little-scale wrote:
chunter, i would argue that going to school exposes you to things that "practice, gear, and google searches" wouldn't *necessarily* expose you to because one is stuck inside one's own head and only follows up on things one knows about in some way - that is to say, you don't know what you don't know.
That's what private teachers, shared songs, and performances can help with, and college environment can help with that if that is your goal and reason for going. Zabutom (I hope that is right) is going to, or went to (been a while since I caught up with him, as long as I'm not mixing him up with someone) a uni that has a modular synths program, which is a great fit for him and something I recommend if you want to learn how to work modular synths.
College is not a magic bullet. It's important to have a clear goal for both the educational and social aspects before you apply. I also find that the information most programs teach is dated in some way, so it's best to learn things that are not likely to have changed much or at least can be adapted to the present.
If a touring/gigging lifestyle is in the OPs plans, Martin Atkins teaches his Tour Smart! thing in one of the Chicago schools.
613 Mar 30, 2013 5:43 am
Re: Chiptune University? (26 replies, posted in General Discussion)
I can't recommend going to a college to learn about music tech because none of them have a curriculum that will teach anything you can't learn with some practice, gear, and google searches. There are other, better reasons to go to school, if that is truly what you are interested in. What do you actually want to learn about?
614 Mar 29, 2013 10:46 pm
Re: Question for the music theorists among us (48 replies, posted in General Discussion)
Why is your name n00bstar if you have 20 years experience?
615 Mar 29, 2013 7:57 pm
Re: Question for the music theorists among us (48 replies, posted in General Discussion)
There is an article or blog entry that calls root-3rd-7th the NES jazz chord because of how frequently it appeared there. Andy Summers liked that shape on guitar in The Police, also...
There's nothing stopping anyone from raising topics on voicings and such.
616 Mar 29, 2013 1:03 pm
Re: Question for the music theorists among us (48 replies, posted in General Discussion)
n00bstar wrote:
It's playing notes? Heh. Can't beat you to something I don't understand. What are you trying to analyze on it?
The phrases create a harmonic structure as they are brought in and out...
You can easily geek out and put a different scale on each chord but the result will sound forced. Imagine putting diminished scales on transition chords in bop jazz.
617 Mar 29, 2013 5:35 am
Re: Question for the music theorists among us (48 replies, posted in General Discussion)
The other day I was considering doing a YouTube video analysis of Around the World by Daft Punk. Beat me to it (or explain the analysis) if you dare.
Hint: What does the bass do?
618 Mar 29, 2013 3:51 am
Re: What's your day job/major? (162 replies, posted in General Discussion)
Customer service telephone operator. I'm the smiling headsetted person in the corner of the website, like this guy, except our dress code is more casual:
Music making became easier for me after I decided it didn't need to be my living. It became easier still when I realized that composing is the aspect I like most.
619 Mar 29, 2013 3:31 am
Re: Question for the music theorists among us (48 replies, posted in General Discussion)
n00bstar wrote:
nickmaynard wrote:G BLUES ROCK SCALE
Since the blues scales is just a minor pentatonic with an added note, there's technically no B in it for the G major chord. And if I use a major pentatonic, there's no A#. That was the original questions basically
In The Blues, this is not a bug, it is a feature. A skillfully played "blues scale" has almost all the chromatics as leading tones, here G-G#-A-Bb-B-C-C#-D-Eb-E-F are fair game if you lead the notes correctly.
Nick's answer is the one we would've given in harmony class; like a circle or a triangle having 360 degrees in geometry class, it is correct in a "law-of-nature" way.
n00bstar wrote:
chunter wrote:In any case, there's no need to overthink it.
The whole point was to overthink it
I'm not having difficulties writing the song or anything, I was just curious if people could perhaps fit it all into one nifty scale.
Feel free to ask more questions like this, but don't forget to use your ears too.
620 Mar 28, 2013 11:28 pm
Re: What's with all the negativity? (162 replies, posted in General Discussion)
nickmaynard wrote:
Saskrotch wrote:I think it's because Pokemon is the Creed of video games.
i seriously lol'd at this.
I considered saying "more like Nickelback" but the point is well made. I think the thing to note is that although I don't think appropriating Pokemon is any "worse" than appropriating Mario, Zelda, or MegaMan, they're equally at issue; eventually a person's music has to show me who the artist is, and not just what stuff the artist can borrow from.
That doesn't excuse hazing, which is reserved for rip-offs and that 8-bit girl song.
621 Mar 28, 2013 10:17 pm
Re: Question for the music theorists among us (48 replies, posted in General Discussion)
I thought that said Ab. In Freebird, the key is G so it's I-bIII-IV and jammed on the G blues scale of your choice. In any case, there's no need to overthink it.
622 Mar 28, 2013 9:57 pm
Re: Question for the music theorists among us (48 replies, posted in General Discussion)
It's a "borrow from modes" thing, if C is the key it's "borrow from relative minor" and written V-bVI-I.
If the key is not C, tell me what the key is and I'll tell you where the chords are from.
623 Mar 28, 2013 5:49 pm
Re: What's the Best Way to Get Your Music Around? (26 replies, posted in General Discussion)
Lazerbeat wrote:
Also I would add on the flip side, you aren't entitled to fame / renown / invites to play live and there are going to be people who become better know / more well liked / whatever than you for seemingly unfair reasons. Bare that with fortitude and good grace and use it to fuel your ambition to be a better musician rather than letting it discourage you.
Here lies the most frustrating thing about being a musician. I know from my own experiences that all the ideas mentioned here work but are not guarantees that you'll make money or really anything besides some music. It can be worse than a gambling addiction, so at least our gear isn't expensive.
624 Mar 28, 2013 12:02 am
Re: New to chipmusic forums! (11 replies, posted in General Discussion)
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