Try searching for "arrangement."

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Originally posted by dj_alfi change your avatar for fucks sake.

are they any special notes or guides i can look at?

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Originally posted by henryv Been listening to Mike Nichol, Fast Distance, Paul Miller. seems like they all have the same structure to tracks. i guess my question would be when is it right to bring chord proggresions,leads,melody..into the mix without it sounding to drastic. i've looked on this board for some structure post but i haven't found any. thanks.

when it comes to structure their is varying types of methods adopted.
but the simplest way would be to think ahead,by mapping things out you can think about what you may need to build the track up.

i will post up a tune from youtube to give a good example of what i meen.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Sjq3wJ2gew&feature=related

ok listen to this track he starts by bringing the good stuff to the front. And then from their works in reverse almost until he thinks
its doing enough for him.

then brings back the good stuff.

Last edited by owien on Apr-07-2009 at 22:50

Well there is always a bunch of ways of doing this that will work, and you most likely will eventually find a way that will work for you.
But if you are looking for a gradual introduction of your sounds. The easiest thing I could recommend is gradually decreasing the Attack or increasing the release of whatever synth you are using. Another very common method is opening the filter, so increase the cutoff on a LPF or decrease the cutoff on a HPF.

Arrangement/Structure should be tied to a vision. A director's vision of where you want to take the listener, what you want to make them feel and for how long. So always think of the listener. If your making dance music, think of the dancefloor as well. If you have a 2 minute long segment of normalized energy, it might be good to give the listener a small break to give the overall track some dynamics, or a change of atmosphere. Or maybe a small mix out section for the DJ. If you have a track that has a really busy section, build up to it so that the elements build off eachother. These are some things to think about when structuring/arranging. Study successful productions, use them as a template, or different potential arrangement directions, and then use your own ideas of what people should be thinking or doing to your music, since you might have your own vision of what you want the listener to experience.

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