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Leticia
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Hard Restart?
Hi, can anyone explain me please what this Hard Restart is all about and why does it seem to be that important? This confuses me. |
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Soren
Registered: Dec 2001
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Sometimes it's hard to restart composing after a while of doing nothing. |
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Leticia
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What's harder for you, Jeff, making some nice instruments or is it all about creativity and the right sounding melodies??
I tried now a couple of programs and X-Sid works best for me :) Does anyone have more Demotunes for X-Sid? I still need to learn much and Demosongs are good to begin with ;) |
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Dane
Registered: May 2002
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Quote: Sometimes it's hard to restart composing after a while of doing nothing.
Amen. |
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Soren
Registered: Dec 2001
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Leticia: well, I was just kidding a bit. But getting a good idea for a catchy piece of music is probably the hardest thing for me. :-) |
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Leticia
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I have the same problem sometimes. Playing existing songs on the piano is easier for me than writing my own catchy song ;) |
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Dane
Registered: May 2002
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After a decade+ of always starting with a bassline/beat/random chords I've started to build my tunes around melody and lead, only using the occasional octaved arpeggios for harmony. Then, when I think I've got it right I tweak the instruments/arpeggios/add drums etc. I don't know if it's a process for everyone or if it results in a specific kind of tune, but I'm very happy with the work process so far. |
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Leticia
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Starting with the melody at first worked several times for me, maybe it will also work for others ;-) |
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Hermit
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I think the most important for me when I restart composing after a long break (which might be the case now) is 1st to listen as much inspiring music as possible and my brain collects the emotional alphabet elements and little nuances, expressions, tricks unconsciously while being entertained at the same time. These collected bits add up and will be useful when it's time to compose. Unmaintained knowledge and creativity fades out slowly, we're humans...but when restart is successful, we might find a new unique face of ourselves, that's the good part of taking a rest...
My process for composing is similar to what Dane said, I started with bass many times (maybe due to bass-guitar being my main instrument), and then building chords/melody onto it and wherever the melody requires, I alter or change the underlying rhythms and chords. Main melody is the leader most of the times for me, especially on C64, because that is what people usually hear and remember the most, and solo sounds are among the most beautiful outputs that SID can produce.
I recall we had a long topic specifically about composing:
http://noname.c64.org/csdb/forums/?roomid=14&topicid=82716&firs..
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Dane
Registered: May 2002
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Thanks for posting that link, Hermit. Most of what was posted in that thread makes a lot of sense and nicely puts into words how I try to think when composing/arranging/sequencing.
I'm quite oblivious to music theory and know what I know from studying trackers and other people's tunes. So for me a minor chord will always be 037 and major 047. :D |
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DRAX
Registered: Oct 2004
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Well, a 037 isn't necessarily a minor and 047 isn't necessarily a major ;) |
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