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Notes On Programming Rhythms
As I teach myself how to program rhythms that I enjoy listening to, I’ve learned some lessons that might interest the musicians among my readers. Lesson One: the most efficient way to program a rhythm is to play it. You can play it all at once, as I do, one part at a time, Continue reading
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Notes On Making Beats II
In general, I don’t like beats that are too regular, yet I also don’t like beats that are merely functional. I like beats that are different—beats that make me think about their patterns of beatings. So when I compose (electronic) beats, I avoid typical beat-making moves: having the beats mark the backbeats (e.g. in 4/4 Continue reading
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Tweaking A Beat
The beat could be anything, or something quite simple. The beat was for nothing, or for being interesting in itself, for creating a mood. I choose the kit at random and found its kick and snare: boom – – – kah – – boom – – boom – kah – – – A generic a place Continue reading
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Notes On Making Beats
“Rhythm is the most perceptible and the least material thing.” – Leopold Sedar Senghor (quoted in John Chernoff, African Rhythm and African Sensibility). I find making electronic beats difficult, which is strange because I have the dexterity to play them on a controller, and at least in theory, I know what makes a good one. Continue reading
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Ventrilo-Dialogue: A Conversation Between Beats And Musical Time
B: MT, hello! MT: Hi there, Beats. What’s on your mind? B: I’m tired. MT: Why? B: Because I feel like I’ve been overused in music. I’m like, everywhere these days. MT: It’s kinda true. Certainly you’re in every pop song. And of course the EDM, boom-boom-boom-boom thing…Craziness. B: Exactly! It’s just getting to be Continue reading
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On Endless Beginnings
Some twenty years ago the professor for my Psych 101 class once said “Never be afraid to be a beginner. Because you’re going to be a beginner over and over, all your life.” It was good advice, and it came to mind recently as I was browsing through old music files on my computer. In Continue reading
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