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Thead Left Old 05-01-2008, 11:59 PM   #1 (permalink) Thead Left
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I'm currently having a hard time making a song, I gave up on making an older song to fit Mabinogi's format (because I was at rank F at the time) and started making my own song. However I cant seem to focus in a way that the song sounds connected, does anyone have any tips?
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It's hard to understand what you're trying to say. Maybe you can include a sound sample and point out what you don't like about it or what you would like to change?

because "focus" and "connected" don't really say much when you're describing music. They can mean anything.
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Its pretty much theres a point that needs a transition, otherwise it sounds like two different songs.

Its a rank F song right now.
Melody: >g2agbf+2ec+r8f+8f+egg8e8&er8a+8&a+r<a+>f+r1.r2.r8 .<a16b16>d8r1.r<a+16r16>d16<a+16f16r1.rbr16a+16r16 b+16bd+r8.g+16fc-fr16f+16d+16a16<a+b>e8f+8gd+r16f8r16b+f8.g16rr16g8 g+16>c+8.r16gf8.<g16a16g8d+16<a8.r16o5gg+8.<f16r16 g+16f8d+a8b8e

Chord1:
>dr2.e2gre2r2b2f+2r8f+8&f+e>dr2.o3b1rb>g<brbrbrb>g <brbrbrb>gr8a16r16gc-gbr16d16r16g+16bg+c-gbr8d8c-ac-gbabab>a8.r16<bc+8.r16>d+f8.r16<br8g8b8r8b

Chord2:
>br2.gr2.gr2.erc+2rc+&c+8r8c+r1.r1.r1.r1.r2o3br2.b r2>b+bd+&d+r2.br<brbro5br<c-f+8.r16brc-c+c-g+
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Hmm. There's a few things that make that sound a bit awkward, but the main thing that should help is to keep the chords continuing instead of having a break. you can have them a lower volume or have things at a higher or lower volume to get that "quiet" feel. Tempo (you didn't write it as a tempo change but it's essentially what it is.) and key changes are usually done with cadences as well. If you don't know what that is they're basically the stereotypical ending chords for classical music, in different forms. (That's the best I can explain them, sorry. Look it up.)

Mainly your song made many changes at a single point. Try just making one thing match. say, the octave. It already sounds much better. Yes, changes are a stylistic tool, but you shouldn't put them too close to each other.

That being said bviously you can but unless you really know what you're doing, or want to spend alot of time. It will sound awkward. Music is a language, there are rules. In English we learn grammar. In school we are told not to use sentance fragments but many authors use them for emphasis. Some novels are a result of many short stories merged, but there is a general theme. This is pretty much the same thing. You'll have a better feel for it once you write more songs

Generally there is a "mode" notes, tempo, chords, rhythem. Try not to change too many too quickly.
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You know when I'm trying to make a whole new song, I would write a simple melody, listen to it a few times, and make the chord fit in with it to spice it up. Have you tried that?
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