bruplex posted...
In terms of writing and understanding music - try asking questions in ChatGPT. I don't record electronic music, but I appreciate elements of how it is composed. For example, I asked "how to create tension in songs using chord progressions" and I got:
I was about to say, I read the following and it looked very AI generated. Sorry to be blunt, but I don't trust any of that, and even if I did, I don't like using AI.
bruplex posted...
There are two things with music recording - using the software (which can be easy at first, but high quality takes real time) and music composition. For the software, channels like Creative Sauce are helpful https://www.youtube.com/c/CreativeSauce - this guy mostly does Cakewalk, but the ideas can be transported to Abletonstuff like Eq-ing, panning, etc. and more technical stuff like sidechaining, automation. All good to know.
Thanks for the suggestion, I'll check that out.
bruplex posted...
Was that first link sample your song? That sounded pretty cool! It reminded me of one of the garden areas in Metroid.
I definitely think I'm decent, but I'm trying to be better. It sounds really cool, and don't get me wrong I really like it, but you wouldn't add it to your music playlist, and that's the tier of quality that I want. But also to be fair to myself, I feel like I have something a lot of people don't have, even after they master the "professional knowledge", in that I can't finish a song unless it feels and sounds special and makes me feel a certain way. I hear a lot of music where it just "happens" and "sounds professional". But I feel nothing when I listen to it. I want both sides of the coin.
Not to plug my favorite music or anything, here's an obscure Japanese artist I've been obsessed with, this is an example of someone who has both sides of the coin, he's extremely focused on conveying an emotion, but has all the professional knowledge to back it up. I could make something like this if I only knew how.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0gt7ZkxpGlU
Blue_Thunder posted...
Oh yeah that comes from having strong music theory knowledge and experience.
I'm no expert but videos like these have helped me in achieving a basic understanding:
Learn music theory in half an hour. - ANDREW HUANG
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rgaTLrZGlk0
Functional Tonal Harmony 1 - greg dalessio
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qzzLj1tbVnA
(He has several videos like this one on his channel)
How to Make Chords from One Note [Advanced Music Theory] - Busy Works Beats
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P86NF-XMPeE
That's a good list there, thanks. I knew the answer was "youtube videos", but I couldn't sift through to find what I needed.