Re: More Tonal Theory: Arppegiators/Accent/Melody

[Raul Bonell <raul.bonell@gmail.com>]

... if working with midi, some of ableton live midi fx arpeggiator,
scale, chord can do this. and for accidents, random would do the
trick.

2009/7/24, margaret noble <margaretnoble2000@yahoo.com>:
> Hello List,
>
> I am having a blast with Delay/Arpeggiators in Logic. I love getting
> accidental melodies/harmonies from playing with the steps. So for 
>example:
>
> I have an arpeggiator/delay that takes whatever sound comes in and plays 
>it
> at:
>
> 1. Normal Pitch
> 2. 4 semi-steps up
> 3. 7 semi-steps up
>
> and then
>
> 4. 11 semi-steps up
>
> I think I am trying to mimic a chord construction or something to that
> effect. It is great with simple, quick sounds but gets a little
> busy/conflicting in tone with more fed into it. So, I need to simplify 
>it. I
> was wondering if anyone had any suggestions on semi-step configuration 
>where
> I could get some melodic accidents that would be pretty safe within any
> given key structure.
>
> (Pardon me if my music theory sounds weak, IT IS!) :-)
>
> http://margaretnoble.net/
>
>
>


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