Scale Tone Chords, YES or NO ????

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Posted by Looney4Clooney on Aug-18-2010 12:16:

but unlike the foundation of a house, in EDM , you don't need a chord progression. You can just stay on the same root note and still make something interesting as I have argued before because really, what is changing in music and making music interesting is not chords or melodies but rather production and sound design. It is nice if you can do both but I really strongly believe that harmony is not as important as production and soundesign . It sounds weird coming from someone that has dedicated alot of time to mastering all those elements but I accept the fact that harmony and melody are not new and have been pretty much explored to their fullest.

Posted by Subtle on Aug-18-2010 12:31:

quote:
Originally posted by Mad for Brad
but unlike the foundation of a house, in EDM , you don't need a chord progression. You can just stay on the same root note and still make something interesting as I have argued before because really, what is changing in music and making music interesting is not chords or melodies but rather production and sound design. It is nice if you can do both but I really strongly believe that harmony is not as important as production and soundesign . It sounds weird coming from someone that has dedicated alot of time to mastering all those elements but I accept the fact that harmony and melody are not new and have been pretty much explored to their fullest.
Yeah i agree 100% and i have made plenty tracks myself which doesnt contain a single chord.

Posted by Looney4Clooney on Aug-18-2010 12:33:

I suppose it would be nice if producers were interested in more aspects of music so that you could have both worlds combined in a way that wasn't so obvious and mediocre.

Posted by kitphillips on Aug-18-2010 14:29:

This is an interesting convo...

I don't think at all that chord progressions are only the basis for a good track, I think that good melodies and progressions ARE a good track, as long as the production is sufficiently good not to be distracting.

But I also think that you can have a great track without melody, a more percussive track perhaps.

I think my point is, IF you're going to have the melody front and centre (as you usually do in trance) then you'd better make sure its a good one, and an original one, because otherwise your tracks are going to be boring. My point is, IF you're doing melody, then make it original, otherwise leave it out, or just treat it as a side issue, rather than making it the focus.

quote:
Originally posted by JEO
^

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-n0an-7IxSI

whwwhww ftw.

I reposted this to my facebook. What a laugh

Posted by Beatflux on Aug-18-2010 17:22:

quote:
Originally posted by -FSP-
I would like to give a shout out to A minor, E minor, and G# minor.

lol

Posted by Subtle on Aug-18-2010 17:34:

quote:
Originally posted by JEO
^

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-n0an-7IxSI

whwwhww ftw.
Holy shit!

This is exactly whats wrong with Trance today.

Posted by Looney4Clooney on Aug-18-2010 18:16:

quote:
Originally posted by Looney4Clooney
I suppose it would be nice if producers were interested in more aspects of music so that you could have both worlds combined in a way that wasn't so obvious and mediocre.

totally agree with you there. If you are going to go with harmony and melody, put some effort into it so it isn't completely mundane.

Posted by MrJiveBoJingles on Aug-18-2010 18:20:

quote:
Originally posted by JEO
^

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-n0an-7IxSI

whwwhww ftw.

Add this (sampled in the end of the vid you linked):

Posted by cryophonik on Aug-18-2010 19:55:

quote:
Originally posted by Mad for Brad
I suppose it would be nice if producers were interested in more aspects of music so that you could have both worlds combined in a way that wasn't so obvious and mediocre.

quote:
Originally posted by Mad for Brad
totally agree with you there. If you are going to go with harmony and melody, put some effort into it so it isn't completely mundane.

I wish I agreed with my own posts, but since I just make it up as I'm typing it, it's all just gibberish anyway.

Posted by Looney4Clooney on Aug-18-2010 20:39:

hahahahaha

wtf , I thought I was quoting Kit. lol fucking psycho I am.

Posted by cryophonik on Aug-18-2010 20:42:

quote:
Originally posted by Mad for Brad
hahahahaha

wtf , I thought I was quoting Kit. lol fucking psycho I am.

Drinking and posting, eh? That sounds like a great idea - think I'll do the same. cheers!

Posted by Looney4Clooney on Aug-18-2010 20:45:

not a drop. I've been on these new anti depressants and I am all over the place. These SSRI's sort of block your serotonin reuptake receptors and can sort of mimic the feeling of a hit of ecstasy. I actually lied on my girlfriend and pre-emptively tried to cuddle. I'm pretty sure turning queer is not one of the expected side effects but god damn, i'm as gay as purple dinosaur.

Posted by cryophonik on Aug-18-2010 20:55:

quote:
Originally posted by Mad for Brad
I actually lied on my girlfriend and pre-emptively tried to cuddle. I'm pretty sure turning queer is not one of the expected side effects but god damn, i'm as gay as purple dinosaur.

[cleans beer off monitors]

Posted by JEO on Aug-19-2010 06:25:

Mad for Brad quoting himself and agreeing with himself provided me the most genuine laugh I've ever had browsing this forum. Funnier than the usual c0r. In a way.

Posted by Looney4Clooney on Aug-19-2010 12:55:

if only I had disagreed. That would of made the icing that much sweeter.

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