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Originally posted by echosystm ... I cant believe people are replying seriously to this thread...

What's wrong with joking around buddy?

Suck a spliff and chill.

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Originally posted by Biatchzxz Ive been trying to pick a key that i like and i dont know.. My biggest problem is making Pads in the backround that give it the movement... Just really cant put chords together i guess in a nice fashion Right now i believe i am in Emaj

This should help.

http://www.guitarnoise.com/faq.php?id=62

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Originally posted by djglacial Try this arp on the piano or whatever, C - D# - G - _ | C - D# - G - _ | C - D# - G - _ | C - D# - G# - _ (note that's a G# on the end) Nice right? Now try: C - E - G - _ | C - E - G - _ | C - E - G - _ | C - E - A - _ Ugh, disgusting. The hills are alive my friends, the hills are alive.

just to correct your little expirement, the D# is really an Eflat, as it is part of a C minor chord which uses flats in the key signature. (just to be technical, as a long time musician, seeing it written like that is somewhat confusing)

yeh, the cminor to cminor augmented chord is the epitemy of typical trance. (and usually goes into something cheesey like an eflat major 2nd inversion to bflat major )

Ever heard of key changes?

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Originally posted by Chronosis Ever heard of key changes?

Cheeeeese, lol... i've heard it done in trance music, it sounds liek straight curded milk


mode changes are another thing, can really help build emotion



key doesn't matter nearly as much as the progression it self... if you transpose the melody into a different key, bump up or bump down the entire progression x number of steps into whatever key, it's gonna sound similar, so i dont think they key is as important.

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actually, i think i use the black keys


i dont like the white ones

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https://soundcloud.com/ghostea stuff

check this vst then (free!!!):



http://www.chordspace.com/

and/or this one, free as well:



http://www.martineastwood.com/cacofx/



ChordME is a midi VST that converts incoming midi notes into full chords.

Different chords can be assigned to each note across the octave so that complex chord arrangements can quickly be built up from simple midi patterns.

The keyboard lights up to display the notes being played in the chord as they are generated.

Notes can be previewed / generated by clicking on the labels next to the chord lists.

Chords or the original midi notes can be transposed up or down by up to four octaves.

The vast majority of hosts will require the VSTi version but for certain hosts unable to load VST instruments there is a VST fx version available as well.

explanations for ableton live /cubase/ fruity/ buzz on the homepage

I have no idea. I'd like to know though.

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Originally posted by djbruuen just to correct your little expirement, the D# is really an Eflat, as it is part of a C minor chord which uses flats in the key signature. (just to be technical, as a long time musician, seeing it written like that is somewhat confusing) yeh, the cminor to cminor augmented chord is the epitemy of typical trance. (and usually goes into something cheesey like an eflat major 2nd inversion to bflat major )

Ha sorry, you're right.

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if you want that dark somber trance melody

mix a major 3rd , with a major 7th ,you need a mixture of happy and sad to get the rise and release of tension.

hope this helps

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Originally posted by djglacial [edit] Anyone try my little Major-Minor experiment?

I did! It sounds nice. Was messing around with a second bar to make it more diverse (C - D# - G - _ | C - D# - G - _ | C - D# - A# - D# | C - D# - G# - A#).
Then when changing to CEG etc. I swear I was standing there with the Von Trapp family on some lively hill .

- farris