Blastfrog Posted December 20, 2011 I suck at composing and have no idea what I'm doing, please tell me how I can get better at this. 0 Share this post Link to post
GreyGhost Posted December 21, 2011 Try talking Maes into singing lead vocals in his patented smooth Jamaican accent. 0 Share this post Link to post
Technician Posted December 21, 2011 Your arrangements aren't bad. You can only improve musically with practice, practice, practice. 0 Share this post Link to post
Blastfrog Posted December 21, 2011 Technician said:Your arrangements aren't bad. You can only improve musically with practice, practice, practice. I suppose they're not terrible like I make them out to be. And I know that the way to get better is practice, but what I was asking when I made this thread is if anyone knew a good place to look for stuff like learning music theory, because I know nothing about it, and was wondering if anyone knew a good site or book for it. 0 Share this post Link to post
Maes Posted December 21, 2011 GreyGhost said:Try talking Maes into singing lead vocals in his patented smooth Jamaican accent. Not only that, but they have to be recorded through this here Maes-approved vintage recorder for giving them a warm, tube sound. 0 Share this post Link to post
Phobus Posted December 21, 2011 Sounds like somewhere between a French and South African accent to me :P 0 Share this post Link to post
Xaser Posted December 21, 2011 YOUR SONGS AREN'T THAT BAD!! SERIOUSLY!!! *ahem* Not being sarcastic, actually. You're progressing well, though what I've noticed the most troublesome is that there are occasionally instruments playing off-key. I'm not really sure what to say about improving it if you don't yet have an ear for it, 'cept keep messing with things and it'll eventually dawn on you. :P For the record, the dissonance in the first half of Sewer Rats with the loud, droning bass actually works very well, I think. It's just the latter portion (when the bass drops out and the piano-y thing comes in) that has some out-of-key issues. 0 Share this post Link to post
lazygecko Posted December 21, 2011 Just try to do a lot of covers of music you like, and you'll pick up techniques that way. It's how I learned to compose music. If you want some practical tips right off the bat, some more syncopated notes wouldn't hurt. 0 Share this post Link to post
Blastfrog Posted December 22, 2011 Updated the untitled theme and decided what I'm gonna use it for. 0 Share this post Link to post