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bert786 · Post by **bert786** » Mon Sep 12, 2011 1:43 pm

Hello was wondering if the pre chorus that leads to a chorus would it make more sense to have the pre chorus be in a different timbre/synth than the main chorus? to sound more melodic let me know.

for example you have a timbre for the hook, a timbre for the verse/motif/arp
then a timbre for pre chours (then again you could use the same timbre that you used for the hook) then a timbre for the main chorus-main riff.

I know most songs use 4 timbres - the same timbre for hook and verse a timbre for pre chorus and a timbre for main chorus and a timbre for the middle 8 section.

tenshin111 · Post by **tenshin111** » Mon Sep 12, 2011 1:57 pm

Do not think too much about it. Just do whatever sounds good to your ears.

Loki Fuego · Post by **Loki Fuego** » Mon Sep 12, 2011 2:38 pm

bert786 wrote:Hello was wondering if the pre chorus that leads to a chorus would it make more sense to have the pre chorus be in a different timbre/synth than the main chorus? to sound more melodic let me know.

for example you have a timbre for the hook, a timbre for the verse/motif/arp
then a timbre for pre chours (then again you could use the same timbre that you used for the hook) then a timbre for the main chorus-main riff.

I know most songs use 4 timbres - the same timbre for hook and verse a timbre for pre chorus and a timbre for main chorus and a timbre for the middle 8 section.

Does it really matter?

Basically, it's up to what's going on throughout of your song.

ruslan.st · Post by **ruslan.st** » Fri Sep 23, 2011 2:54 pm

bert786 wrote:Hello was wondering if the pre chorus that leads to a chorus would it make more sense to have the pre chorus be in a different timbre/synth than the main chorus? to sound more melodic let me know.

for example you have a timbre for the hook, a timbre for the verse/motif/arp
then a timbre for pre chours (then again you could use the same timbre that you used for the hook) then a timbre for the main chorus-main riff.

I know most songs use 4 timbres - the same timbre for hook and verse a timbre for pre chorus and a timbre for main chorus and a timbre for the middle 8 section.

I think different chord sequence can have more dramatic effect on pre chorus than timbre. If chords are not working, timbre change cannot help much.

istyle · Post by **istyle** » Fri Sep 30, 2011 4:34 am

We are pioneers in search of great music,so try them all,any versions you doubt it will be better than the rough mix
,then listen and choose the best:)

tapper mike · Post by **tapper mike** » Fri Sep 30, 2011 9:13 pm

Trying every illiteration will lead down a path of accomplishing nothing as you may actually pass by what you wanted to do due to loss of interest/approach.

That's why theory exists to save one from pointless illiterations. Climbs actually build better when your building them up as you go along rather then dropping the big sound on top. You slso need a gap in the music for dramatic pause.

Pre chorus or climb question?