yeah for sure, i just want to get the basics really down tho lol
math rock is ghey as fuck lol and other than jazz id say most stuff sounds better sticking to the basics. I mentioned The KVB and all their stuff musically seems straight forward but they just nail the tone really well
I guess Its taking the basics and not making it sound like generic 1 4 5 shit which is difficult
You can write KVB type stuff if you can write some chord progressions. Get a good moody pad sound
going and spend a couple hours writing a basic progression. Use the rytm to make a really basic beat, half time at a high tempo. Don’t spend too much time on that and instead move to the bass sound, you can use an arp for that. Just take notes from your chords.
When you have all that I’d maybe spend some time on some variation in your drums and some automation on the chords. Maybe over 16 or 32 bars max. Then work on making it sound KVBish… so get some reverbs and delays out and process stuff together.
I use Predator for all my synths and I even got some convincing guitar tones out of that. The Lyra also really helps with this type of track though.
what kinda tempo is that stuff? literally never thought about it or tried to make it ever until today haha
but yeah ive got a pretty moody chord progression atm and just trying to dial in some dystopian pads 
For your music theory needs, there are a lot of good Youtube channels (like Neely’s which you love so much). Main thing you “need” to get better at Western theory is a keyboard/piano, so you can test out the stuff and play. I’m no expert, but I know some basic stuff and I’m learning how to use it more and more the more I play.
155 - 170 I reckon.
Sick! Keep it going. Don’t focus on drums too much, you’ll barely need them.
Whos that lol
Do you guys even Dmi9?
This guy.
https://www.youtube.com/c/AdamNeely
If you want to pick up some solid basics of theory and be entertained, can’t recommend his channel enough.
this still fucks me up so hard, such a sick usage of the stereo image b2b the sidechaining b2b envelope magic. I have been trying to get close to this for the entire time i’ve been producing. Such rude minimalism
That whole album is God-Tier imo
anyone who wants a pdf about theory msg me. it’s slightly gay because it mentions big room house but most of the stuff about music theory is universal and on point
Hit me up G!
What’s this real music thing?
Although knowing how to make chords is nice. And being able to speak with other musicians where you can say go up a fourth and they know what you are talking about.
Do you guys even Dmi9?
Assuming the bass player is holding down the root note, which is one of his jobs, you really only need two notes to outline a chord.
A 3rd will tell you if the chord is minor or major and a 7th will tell you if the chord is major or dominant.
Bah, the root as bass… You wanna make it floaty.
I wouldn’t call just 2 notes a chord, if the bass is a separate instrument. 2 notes is just an interval imo. It can hint at a key, but it all depends on the third note which key it is.
You are misunderstanding completely. Are you a musician?
The bass is free to do a lot of stuff but its main job is to hold down the root of the key.
A chord takes at least three notes. I was outlining how a chord can only be three notes and still show if the chord is minor or major or if it is dominant or major.
Yes, you can do this with the bass as a separate instrument.
Do you even Dmi9?
Fair enough, you hear a chord with the bass too, that’s true. My point was more that you can trick the listener to think it’s a specific key, but you don’t know which one before the third note comes in play, if you only use two notes and the bass.
Since I’m deeply Christian I make sure to use Gsus in every song.
