How I do love a nice melody...

[stjohn]

play around with Modes too...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musical_mode

there are 7.. u can hear what they sound like by going up and down all the white notes only

C up to C is what the 1st mode (lydian) sounds like from C
D up to D is the 2nd sounds like from D
E to E - 3rd. from E
F to F ..from F
G to G.. from G
A - A..
B - B ..

each has its own character

use a pitch midi plugin to change the inputted notes... so u can play C- C (pr whatever) on the keyboard, and pitch it up to actually be the lydian mode from G or something.

lydian is pretty boring tho... i like the aeolian :) u can do some nice and melodic arpeggios if u get used to the modes!

sorry if i explained this totally arseways...

[tonyc2002]

Modes? Minor? Lydian? What are you people jibbering on about! :lol: I am PROPER CLUELESS when it comes to music theory. I'll post up some screenshots tommorow and hopefully you guys can help me visualise whats' what

Thanks for taking the time though peeps. Serious

[stjohn]

sorry.. i probly shouldnt have mentioned them ... but seriosuly.. at least try the below on ur keyboard.. and u will hear the what is possible.

u can hear what they sound like by going up and down all the white notes only

C up to C is what the 1st mode (lydian) sounds like from C
D up to D is the 2nd sounds like from D
E to E - 3rd. from E
F to F ..from F
G to G.. from G
A - A..
B - B ..

[tonyc2002]

sorry.. i probly shouldnt have mentioned them ... but seriosuly.. at least try the below on ur keyboard.. and u will hear the what is possible.

Ok thats cool. Things are starting to click into place now (finally :lol:) Just more experimentation and study I reckon. I can hear when things work, I'm not tone deaf (well atleast I think I'm not haha) but I guess sometimes its like trying to put together a huge puzzle with only a few pieces

[tonyc2002]

I found this today which is pretty helpful http://scgen.sourceforge.net/