RE: I'm really getting the hang of FL Studio!
August 26, 2017 at 7:01 pm
(This post was last modified: August 26, 2017 at 7:03 pm by Edwardo Piet.)
(August 26, 2017 at 6:32 pm)johan Wrote:(August 26, 2017 at 5:06 pm)Hammy Wrote: I tried reading about chord progressions but I don't know what it's going on about because it seems to talk just about going up and down scales... which is NOT how tunes work so I must really be missing something there...Actually that IS how tunes work. Its exactly how they work. But I wouldn't expect anyone to come away with a workable understanding of that from just reading a book.
I may not know any theory but even I know that tunes don't just go up and down... sometimes you do go from A to G for instance...
(August 26, 2017 at 6:32 pm)johan Wrote: Ah yes the old ignorance is better approach. Its really not better but I doubt you'll believe me. To each his own.
Actually, learning music theory has been known to create a lot of mental blocks in a person because it's hard to know when to break the rules when you've followed them over and over. It's no surprise, IMO, that my two favorite musicians are self taught and didn't learn any theory. Classically taught musicians often all sound the same.
Just finished a quick and short simple mix. This one's in F sharp minor. It sounds very techno-y. Probably more techno-y sounding than anything I've ever made. But it's very simple:
