12: Instrument tuning.

Instrument tuning can be very interesting to play with. By this I mean non conventionally melodic parts, such as percussion hits, hi hats etc
Try this experiment.

Make a basic percussive groove: Kick, sub, hats, and some mid range percussion, maybe some kind of synth stab as well.
Now try tuning all the elements to the same note, say C.
Probably sounds a bit over resonant and uncomfortable I expect. But it`s a good starting point.

Now try retuning your groove into a scale (or chord essentially), say, C major.
If you don’t know your scales and chords there are plenty of resources on the net.
So take all the elements and tune them in the C major scale.
Essentially treat each separate sound as a note on the same keyboard, and play a chord using all your various sounds.
Sounds pretty interesting huh?
It’s a great starting point for a huge area of experimentation.