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Effects Are All About Affect
“I’ve found that quite a good trick is that if you feel like you’ve put too much reverb on something just add more.” – Clark When I’m composing, I’m playing or drumming on a keyboard controller, but mostly I’m looking at a screen and inhabiting the virtual world of DAW software, listening, trying to finesse whatever… Continue reading
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Resonant Thoughts: Alan Belkin On Avoiding Squareness
“Avoiding Squareness […] contrapuntal thinking encourages overlap. The habit of always keeping interest alive in at least one part, even when another cadences, makes for more interesting phrasing, and mitigates squareness of construction.” – Alan Belkin, Principles of Counterpoint Continue reading
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Working Quickly, Working Slowly
There are two main ways I work, both of which have their upsides and downsides. The first way is relatively quick, uninterrupted, and takes place over a single session. If work on the music began around 10am, I might be done by 2pm. Not done done, but having decided upon most of the piece’s main… Continue reading
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