03-10-2018, 10:38 AM
Whenever I cook up a nice melody and happen to have the time to put it down on OS, it never goes exactly the way it goes on my head due to the lack of instruments and me forgetting large chunks of them almost instantly. Planning out how I'm going to make the song generally never works either. My music-making process is not very structured at all, and I think it works for me. Having too detailed of a plan or process in which I make music makes me feel limited and restricted, so basically, anything goes.
I usually start with the main melody, typically the chorus since having a chorus idea in mind makes it easier for me to make the intro, build up, and of course, it's easier for me to remember a chorus because they are typically the most memorable part of a song. Next up is usually the drums. I have the most fun doing the percussion because it's one of the very few instruments I'm confident in using, and then the rest of the song comes to life as ideas come and go.
My goal for every big sequence I work on is for them to be my next best song, and that in itself has it's own criteria:
1. I can listen to it for hours straight without getting sick of it.
2. I am satisfied with the result.
3. Given the multiple ways to go around OS' limitations, make the sequence sound as professional as I can.
4. Make it catchy and memorable.
5. Nail the vibe I'm trying to go for.
Aside from my songs being notoriously laggy for a lot of people due to the high note density, along with being percussion-heavy, my style is generally heavily inspired by Japanese music. This includes JRPGs, anime, artcore, rhythm game music, and others. I also like using more than 4 instruments at once to compensate for being unable to make songs with fewer instruments, or solo piano.
I usually start with the main melody, typically the chorus since having a chorus idea in mind makes it easier for me to make the intro, build up, and of course, it's easier for me to remember a chorus because they are typically the most memorable part of a song. Next up is usually the drums. I have the most fun doing the percussion because it's one of the very few instruments I'm confident in using, and then the rest of the song comes to life as ideas come and go.
My goal for every big sequence I work on is for them to be my next best song, and that in itself has it's own criteria:
1. I can listen to it for hours straight without getting sick of it.
2. I am satisfied with the result.
3. Given the multiple ways to go around OS' limitations, make the sequence sound as professional as I can.
4. Make it catchy and memorable.
5. Nail the vibe I'm trying to go for.
Aside from my songs being notoriously laggy for a lot of people due to the high note density, along with being percussion-heavy, my style is generally heavily inspired by Japanese music. This includes JRPGs, anime, artcore, rhythm game music, and others. I also like using more than 4 instruments at once to compensate for being unable to make songs with fewer instruments, or solo piano.