why does this fit?

[matthy]

i started with a tune in my head.
which uses the notes
D,F,G,A

then i created a subline of D (the bass sound)

then i created a sort of sound line that uses the notes
C,D,F

but now i created a new beat that sounds good at the sound line that uses (C,D,F)
but this line uses C#,B,D#,E,F#,G#
it almost uses all the notes i don't use in my regular part(s)
so how can this fit with the rest of the notes.

do i have a scale here i dont thought so,
it are to many notes for that or not.

or do i have a sort of special harmony or such,

anyone know it?

Cheers
Matthy

[BertKoor]

Passing notes, chromatic... Does it sound odd? Because essentially everything is valid

[The Fex]

i created a new beat that sounds good at the sound line that uses (C,D,F)
but this line uses C#,B,D#,E,F#,G#

That should sound quite nasty. Can you post a bit of it?

[matthy]

here it is:
http://www.zshare.net/audio/521602600ad09d33/

what do you mean with nasty positive or negative
i guess negative because i thought the same :p

[dbhavoc]

im not the biggest theory guru around, but what i can say from hearing your track and reading the info you posted was that the notes you are using, while they "work," are outside the range of your key. this is what creates that suspenseful feeling that keeps building as that clip progresses. if you loop that clip over and over again, it will get monotonous very quickly, and would be sort of aggravating because you are essentially giving the listener blue balls. if the lead never "resolves" to the correct key, the phrase will never sound finished, or complete.

for the type of music you are creating, that particular kind of buildup is generally heard right before a break. it doesn't have to resolve to a key, for energetic music like most dance floor stuff these days, building up to a break like that is a good way to make people pay attention to the track, because those notes stand out by creating tension. i hear this a lot as the buildup to the main loop.

imagine (or create) the end of that clip resolving to a cymbal/noise splash that fades into muffled or low passed kick drum and bassline for a few measures as it builds back into your song. there are tons of other things you can do, im just trying to express to you the idea that with dance music especially, you don't really HAVE to resolve melodies tonally. you can do it with breaks, wind downs, glitch outs,time stretches etc...

[matthy]

dbhavoc your probably right because when i would use it don't know it i am going to use it. but if.


i would use it indeed to build something up or have it as a bridge.
this is my main beat and only a beat yet.

http://www.zshare.net/audio/521989988107d38c/

i came up with this by trying to make some extra atmospheres in the song so tunes to use for the background.

[The Fex]

what do you mean with nasty positive or negative

I meant that C#,B,D#,E,F#,G# over C,D,F should sound extraordinarily unpleasant. Listening to your clips, though, I hear some perfectly pleasant tunes in G#m, with no C,D,F in evidence.... so I'm not sure what the issue is.

[afreshcupofjoe]

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