InspirationV1 - Set file

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Description=Created by Clark for composition from tips he has posted to twitter. Putting it out in case anyone else finds it useful.;
Author=Clark KRSNA;
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Item=Add in short parts, fills, licks, silence and bridge segments between major song sections to avoid verse-chorus monotony.;
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Item=Build harmony voices, insert motivic content, showcase a single voice at a time, divide into rhythm, create ostinato, subtract for dynamics.;
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Item=Choral voicings are a good reference for ranges. See that each range has its own melodic interest at any particular time.;
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Item=Consider harmonic rhythm. Faster chord changes build excitement. Slower changes and vamping for contrast;
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Item=Consider your melody an underlying architecture like harmony, not a fixed object. You'll be more inclined to create variations on the fly.;
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Item=Copy midi chords to numerous octaves, add melody notes and subtract lower dissonances, angle slice to create licks, force legato to clean.;
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Item=Create a canon (repeating in another instrument but delayed a measure or two) with unpitched instruments.;
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Item=Create instrument, genre and mixing presets to have on hand, label or rate sounds you like. Starting from scratch is wasting time.;
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Item=Decide if you want a polyphonic instrument or set of voices to be a harmonic bed or a harmonized moving line with contour. try a lil of both;
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Item=Don't copy a section exactly, listeners will anticipate even the smallest change. Subtract or add to keep momentum building throughout.;
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Item=Don't rely on pads, use monophonic voices with rhythm to create your accompaniment. Pass between chord tones on unaccented beats.;
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Item=Give polyphonic and divisi instrumentation contour with range instead of stubbornly sticking to piano style voice lead chords.;
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Item=If using the mouse to input notes, turn off grid snap, use the mod wheel for velocity and nudge until the groove feels right.;
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Item=If you agree to work for free expect others to act unprofessional. Favors are lax, jobs are not.;
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Item=If your arrangement sounds too bland, add a drone, repeating note or ostinato. Create ostinato from tonic, dominant or combined chord tones.;
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Item=Introducing and exiting instruments only at 4 bar intervals will result in a bland arrangement.;
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Item=Know where the fundamental of your kick sits and cut your bass's EQ there. You won't miss it and your track will thank you for it.;
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Item=Loud sounds better initially. Gain match the output of your plugins to the input so that you know the changes you made are actually better.;
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Item=Open all of your EQs side by side to better see how you have each instrument group represented in the frequency range. Cut conflicts.;
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Item=Play a groove on a static pitch, transpose notes to create a riff, repeat and add variation.;
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Item=Practice virtual instruments, utilize mod and pitch wheel for velocity or attack. Compare to recordings of that instrument for authenticity.;
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Item=Set up a dummy midi track with scale, harmonic or melodic tones in every octave to reference in the piano roll.;
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Item=Slice dnb break to midi to keep groove, replace with clean samples, layer original break hi-passed.;
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Item=Spend time learning your DAW and plugins. You'll recoup that time later and will be better prepared to capture inspiration when it hits.;
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Item=Stop using close voiced triads. Emulate the harmonic series for voicings. Read about Low Interval Limits;
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Item=Stream your screen live as you work. It will keep you focused and off Facebook.;
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Item=Take a simple melody and voice chords beneath it at interesting points of the rhythm. Voice chords until the top notes make a nice melody.;
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Item=Take one aspect of a song you are listening to (rhythm, progression, arrangement) and work it into a project.;
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Item=Take the most common chord tones to create riffs and ostinato to maintain motion even as the accompaniment drops back.;
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Item=The best place to look for new content is in the material you have already written.;
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Item=The underlying harmony need only be clear at one specific point to be effective, stop using sustaining chords;
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Item=To create a transitional section repeat one aspect (tones, rhythm etc) while you change another, continue evolving to style of next section.;
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Item=To write melody over a non-diatonic chord in your progression find the key closest to your main key, use common notes for least dissonance.;
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Item=Understand the specific elements of your chosen genre, don't just mimic, understand the function, and then make it better.;
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Item=Use contrasting rhythms and articulations, if one instrument is sustained make another pluck, if one is straight make another syncopated.;
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Item=Use extended chords for progression. Divide into triads for separate sections, combine later for epic effect.;
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Item=Use extensions, passing and melodic notes in chords you send to an arpeggiator. Make several patterns and splice them together for contour.;
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Item=Use subsets of your main theme. Repeat, rearrange and elongate. Use repetition before resolution to prolong tension in later iterations.;
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Item=Use subtractive composition. Overfill a section, then subtract segments to move the focus around. Consider how the rests affect each track.;
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Item=Working for an extended period on a section will cause it to bore you. Save a copy before changing and then compare later with fresh ears.;
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Item=Write macro rhythm, divide into numerous sub rhythms to be divided between instruments always combining to the macro or a simpler variation.;
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Item=Write numerous harmonically coherent clips in ableton, beat juggle them in legato mode to create organic arrangement.;
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Item=Write several melodic voices, chord tones on strong beats, passing on weak. Keep interval jumps and fast durations to a single voice at once;
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