music theory technique

breakbait · Post by **breakbait** » Fri Dec 28, 2007 1:00 am

just found a link to this video on the grid on dogsonacid and had to share it on here. Wish I had seen this a couple of years ago. It's basically for ppl with no music theory knowledge to make melodies etc that are in key.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2CpRjGvn1fc

future producer · Post by **future producer** » Fri Dec 28, 2007 10:29 am

Can Cubase do that thing he does with the gray chords?

breakbait · Post by **breakbait** » Fri Dec 28, 2007 1:10 pm

I don't think so...

Just search on google for chords and chord progressions.

masstronaut · Post by **masstronaut** » Fri Dec 28, 2007 1:15 pm

Future Producer wrote:Can Cubase do that thing he does with the gray chords?

Make two parts on separate tracks in the arrange, put your scales or whatever in one and use the other for notes. To edit highlight both and then double-click on the notes one - you should see the scales in background of the editor. Hope that makes sense. The answer is yes anyway.

FSTZ · Post by **FSTZ** » Fri Dec 28, 2007 4:51 pm

I thought that was an interesting vid the way you know a note will be outta key when there is no matching note in the chord progression.

I have forgot almost all theory I once learned, so now I use tools like this:

http://www.8notes.com/piano_chord_chart/

lil-dice · Post by **lil-dice** » Fri Dec 28, 2007 5:05 pm

While we're on the topic of music theory, if you don't know any at the very least read and understand Raven Spiral's guide, it has helped me soooooooo much.

http://www.ravenspiral.com/ravenspiralguide.pdf

breakbait · Post by **breakbait** » Fri Dec 28, 2007 5:14 pm

that ravenspiralguide looks very interesting, cheers for that. Saved straight away.

addict · Post by **addict** » Mon Dec 31, 2007 3:33 pm

cheers for that video link, interesting vid especially as i use fruity. ive tried this but i dont get the ghost notes thing.

blk plague · Post by **blk plague** » Fri Jan 04, 2008 5:13 pm

lil-dice wrote:While we're on the topic of music theory, if you don't know any at the very least read and understand Raven Spiral's guide, it has helped me soooooooo much.

http://www.ravenspiral.com/ravenspiralguide.pdf

very useful.

Citrus Boy · Post by **Citrus Boy** » Fri Jan 04, 2008 7:01 pm

AdDICT wrote:cheers for that video link, interesting vid especially as i use fruity. ive tried this but i dont get the ghost notes thing.

with piano roll window selected push alt-V (show ghost channels)

chimp_and_zee · Post by **chimp_and_zee** » Fri Mar 21, 2008 2:06 pm

My classical music training is useless unless it comes to making pads.

r · Post by r » Fri Mar 21, 2008 2:53 pm

just get some lessons in music theory. Learn why certain tones fit together and how chord progressions are build

r · Post by r » Fri Mar 21, 2008 3:11 pm

tone distance in a ladder ( i dont know if you call it a ladder in english thou )

Major : 1, 1, 1/2, 1, 1, 1, 1/2 standerd pattern to get a major toneladder. Doesnt matter matter where you start. If you keep that pattern youll always get a major ladder.

take a look at your keyboard.. C - > D is a whole tone distance. B - > C is a half tone distance.

1 = whole tone distance, 1/2 = a half tone distance

Minor :

1, 1/2, 1, 1, 1/2, 1, 1

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names of certain tone distances :

Schedule of Chord progressions :

Just some basics. I dont always use the official words of it but itll help you i think.

chimp_and_zee · Post by **chimp_and_zee** » Fri Mar 21, 2008 3:24 pm

The Aristocats had it down. It's all about the scales and the arpeggios.

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