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How do you memorize melodies? You do not have permission to vote on this poll.
I know how to read/write music	6	24.00%
I record myself humming/singing the melody	11	44.00%
I turn on my PC right away to try it out (even at 2am)	7	28.00%
Other (please mention)	1	4.00%
Total:	25 votes	100%

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ponsshin
Trance free since 2007

Registered: May 2007
Location: London, UK

How do you memorize melodies?

I was working on a track yesterday and I couldn't come up with a consistent melody while working on the track but it finally came when I went off to sleep. I tried remembering it by mimicking the notes on a keyboard and playing them out loud for 2 minutes but 30 seconds after I stopped I had already forgotten it... sad because I hanged on it pretty long...

How do you guys remember your melodies?

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Mar-31-2008 09:42 United Kingdom

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kennythekid
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Registered: Jan 2008
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why don't you record it ? ... open your sequencer choose a vst then start claping your keyboard save and have a nice sleep then

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Mar-31-2008 11:31 Romania

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ponsshin
Trance free since 2007

Registered: May 2007
Location: London, UK

quote:
Originally posted by kennythekid
why don't you record it ? ... open your sequencer choose a vst then start claping your keyboard save and have a nice sleep then

Too lazy I guess and I had just turned off the PC

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Mar-31-2008 11:50 United Kingdom

kennythekid
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Registered: Jan 2008
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well if you want to remember you have to stop beeing lazy in this case

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Mar-31-2008 12:24 Romania

MrJiveBoJingles
Supreme tranceaddict

Registered: Jun 2004
Location: U.S.

If it's actually memorable, I'll be able to whistle it a few times and then remember it without doing any of those things.

Mar-31-2008 13:53 United States

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david.michael
Supreme tranceaddict

Registered: Sep 2003
Location: Dayton, OH, USA

Usually, I don't. Le sigh.

So, I just come up with a new one.

Mar-31-2008 13:57 United States

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kennythekid
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Registered: Jan 2008
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there are songs that i can remember or not but after sleeping well not all the time i can remember it but after trying hard i can mostly

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Mar-31-2008 15:14 Romania

kadomony
FRENCH EXPRESS

Registered: Jul 2004
Location: Philly

record me humming/singing it.

usually amazing melodies come to me just as im on the edge of falling asleep but i rarely, if ever wake up to remember it.

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Apr-01-2008 21:33 United States

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StanVoid
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Registered: Apr 2005
Location: NYC, New York

i've made some of the best melodies known to man in my dreams. i just can't remember the ******s when i wake up.

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Apr-01-2008 21:40 United States

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Tt1
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Registered: Feb 2008
Location: Fort Myers, Florida

quote:
Originally posted by StanVoid
i've made some of the best melodies known to man in my dreams. i just can't remember the ******s when i wake up.

I hate when that happens!

.....and it actually happened last night!

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Apr-01-2008 23:32 United States

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DaveG
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Registered: Feb 2008
Location: Portland, OR

I grab my cell phone and record myself using the little voice note recorder. Seems to work for the most part.

Apr-02-2008 19:50 United States

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Beyer
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Registered: Nov 2004
Location: Between Dimensions

quote:
Originally posted by DaveG
I grab my cell phone and record myself using the little voice note recorder. Seems to work for the most part.

+1 Often when I'm at work, I start comping melodies in my head - and if it's something I'd like to use, I grab my cell phone and record it humming or whistling. Same happens sometimes while I lay in bed trying to sleep. But I'm too embarrassed to start humming to my phone with my girl next to me in bed.