UVB-76 - ORIGINAL STEEMIT MUSIC! - ELECTRONIC/NOISE/WEIRD + THEORY WALKTHROUGH

in #music7 years ago
Screenshot 2018-02-17 21.08.45.pngAs you can see, this is a simpler track, with only 4 instruments.

Did this last night,

it's a pretty simple song, just 4 instruments in total, and one is almost not audible. I originally had added a few more, but they didn't fit with the noise of the others, it just seemed a little too random, so I decided to leave it as is. I actually really like this, it could work as a filler track between real songs on an album or something; very noisey and weird, but still has a general harmony.

Listen to UVB-76 here.

Instrument 1 is just

a synth from some pack I downloaded a while back. That's where the radio hiss and the swirling beeping thing are coming from. It's basically playing a low C the whole time, then an Eb and F come in over it (Fmin7) and then a G on the top. You can see the progression below, it's not super obvious in the track cause of the phaser changes that are causing the beeping to come in and out, just sort of adds to the noisey ambience of the whole thing.

Screenshot 2018-02-17 21.09.33.pngYou can see what Tracks 1, 2 and 3 are doing in this image.

Track 2 is the heavily

distorted synth that provides all the main melody and harmony. You can see above that we are in C minor, and basically just stay in key, doing a little ascending/descending arpeggio stuff until the end, where we hold Ab (Vi), Bb (Vii), and C. Because of the effects on this track, particularly the flanger I used, it is SUPER buzzy and noisey. I really liked how it fit over the first track, worked out nicely.

Listen to UVB-76 here.

Track 3 is a bass

sort of tone, sounds like a wobbling metal string or something. I just copyPasta'ed the midi from Track 2 into this one, but also sidechained it to Track 2, so when the buzzy synth begins to fade out or drop in volume, Track 3 seems to wobble in a little more. It gives a percussive sort of feel to everything too, just from the metallic sort of sound to this instrument.

Screenshot 2018-02-17 21.10.21.pngTrack 4, described below.

Track 4 is the only track

that isn't super obvious and loud and in your face. It plays a staccato, simple rhythm, pictured above. This track is a piano sound, but with some bitcrusher added, a flanger, and some weird reverb I set up. It just adds a little dingy, creepy melody in the background, that is there if you listen for it, but otherwise just sort of blends into everything else happening.

That's all for this one, hope you guys enjoy the cacophony! Thanks for the support as always!

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It's interesting to listen to the music first and then read your post. I'm always like * listening * ... "Alright what in the heck is the theory behind this". Then I like relistening and hoping that I can hear what you described in your post. Sometimes it works out and sometimes it's hard to pick things out because of the distortion effects and whatnot. I challenge you to write a solo jazz piano piece and layout all of the theory behind your pivots and voice changes and everything in between.

Thank you for challenging my ear!

Oooh nice challenge! I accept! Give me over the weekend, i'll work on it in earnest tomorrow!

check this song out, kinda boring digital drums, but I really liked how this one turned out harmonically, surprisingly jazzy.

Yeah this one is kinda noisey and weird, but I like it, it's like the soundtrack to a blackhole haha.

Pretty cool stuff! I have a good feeling you'd like listening to this guy

Tigran Hamasyan

Nice! He's awesome, I'm gonna have to listen to that whole album.

Ever listen to Hiromi? She's an AMAZING jazz pianist from Japan, sort of the same style as Tigran, super virtuosic.

Just gave her a listen. I really enjoy her sound.

incredible music, dependably share a superb post, keep it up... @grapthar

Thanks @perry1 I appreciate you always commenting and upvoting me!

Thanks for sharing the wonderful music
@grapthar

you're very welcome!

Excellent music, nice post, thanks for sharing

Thanks for checking it out!

Awsome music,such a outstanding sharing

thanks! I appreciate it!

I think music better than girlfriend. Cause music never gone away. It's always for all. But everyone not for music.
Just l have decided that the music for my mind. Only nice melody make chance portion of life.
Thanks for the great music share.

glad you liked it, I appreciate it!

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