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PsiloCybian
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Posted : Apr 4, 2012 23:28:03

A short tutorial for the people strugling with melodies.

This is the last tutorial I'm going to do until the winter because i simply dont have time for it

Hope you like it

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Equilizyme
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Posted : Apr 5, 2012 04:51

Nice! Usually I have no trouble with melody but this is helpful even so! Thank you!

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PsiloCybian
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Posted : Apr 5, 2012 11:19

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On 2012-04-05 04:51, Equilizyme wrote:
but this is helpful even so! Thank you!

Glad I could be of assistance

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BigZ
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Posted : Apr 5, 2012 16:26

hi mate, thanks for this new tut !!
You could also use the ableton live's midi effect "scale". I don't use it every time but could be helpfull

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PsiloCybian
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Posted : Apr 5, 2012 16:34

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On 2012-04-05 16:26, BigZ wrote:
You could also use the ableton live's midi effect "scale"

I make vids of my workflow and of how I do things

I find this way more comfortable

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willsanquil
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Posted : Apr 5, 2012 19:51

Another thing you can do in Ableton that can be good for inspiration is to put a Random device in front of your instrument and then a Scale device after the Random device, set to the root note of the scale to the root note of your track. Now your MIDI notes in your melody will be randomized (how much depending on the Random parameters), but they will always be in scale. record the MIDI from that track for 8-16 bars and you're almost sure to get something you can get some inspiration from.

Also, here is a link for expanded chord/scale presets for ableton that includes all the piano scales:

http://covops.dreamhosters.com/dropbox/ChordsScales09.alp.zip

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Agorit

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Posted : Apr 5, 2012 21:25

good psilocybian, thanks.
But the melody not need to be only the notes of the scale. You can Uuse everynotes on melody, if sounds good. it is more a reference, of course.

PsiloCybian
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Posted : Apr 5, 2012 22:03

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On 2012-04-05 21:25, Agorit wrote:
good psilocybian, thanks.
But the melody not need to be only the notes of the scale.

Ofcourse, i often like to go outside of it, but this is something that helped me so I thought it would be nice to share and then leave it to the people to develop further with their own ideas

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Agorit

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Posted : Apr 5, 2012 23:07

thanks so much for your disposition to help people

this is so useful.

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