I have a little "writer's block", and I just can't seem to come up with a good arpeggio for the song I'm working on.
Does anyone have any patterns they would like to share?
I know there are tons, but I find myself using simple ones like 1-3-5-1-5-3-7, etc, etc.... I know there are some that span octaves as well.
By definition, that's all an arpeggio is - just repeating notes of a chord, but I have heard some really cool stuff out there. Take this sample, for example. I believe the remix was actually done by someone here if I remember correctly. It may not be an arpeggio after all, but it is quite cool. I'm referring to the high pitch pattern in the sample:
Last edited by David Adams on Oct-08-2006 at 17:04
Oct-08-2006 16:54
DJ Shibby
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lol...
A lot of synths, and almost all decent digital sequencers, allow instantaneous arpeggio creation. It's why it's considered "cheap" (though I don't consider it cheap unless it sounds cheaply done).
As for overcoming writer's block... I've got it myself. If you figure out a solution, share the wealth!!
Oct-08-2006 18:14
thoughtlessjex
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The key to any good arpeggio is having notes that belong to the chord in a pattern that stays more or less the same, along with other notes that change around, creating the feel of a melody.
A lot of synths, and almost all decent digital sequencers, allow instantaneous arpeggio creation. It's why it's considered "cheap" (though I don't consider it cheap unless it sounds cheaply done).
As for overcoming writer's block... I've got it myself. If you figure out a solution, share the wealth!!
Well, unfortunately, I don't have a good arpeggio plugin, and I can't seem to find many out there. The whole point is to be able to create my own. I would love to see some MIDI patterns of some arps if anyone is willing to share.
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That doesn't sound like an arp, just an ordinary melody with maybe a light delay line attached.
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Oct-08-2006 21:24
thoughtlessjex
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quote:
Originally posted by DigiNut
That doesn't sound like an arp, just an ordinary melody with maybe a light delay line attached.
Oh, please. If the interval between notes were one sixteenth note shorter, you'd be calling it an arpeggio like anyone else.
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Originally posted by thoughtlessjex
Oh, please. If the interval between notes were one sixteenth note shorter, you'd be calling it an arpeggio like anyone else.
What are you talking about? The notes in the melodic line are not even members of a single chord. It's got absolutely nothing to do with the speed it's played at; I think that was actually the line of reasoning used in calling it an arp and that's why I'm saying it isn't.
Listen to it. You can sort of divide it into two motifs, one played a 7th lower, but the second motif is not a transposition of the first. In fact, now that I'm listening a little closer, it's practically impossible that it was actually produced using an arpeggiator of any sort. It's a plucked/picked sound with lots of reverb and a little bit of delay, playing a melodic line, not an arpeggio.
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