[directmusic] Re: Chordlevels are cool! *SNARF!*
- From: Hiero Djoko <hiero_music@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: directmusic@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 29 Oct 2002 11:48:34 +0800 (CST)
It's sound very cool! :p
Now I am really interested in DirectMusic...
One of my question, can I play the style real time
using DirectMusic from my midi in keyboard?
--- Scott Morgan <scott@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >
I've been figuring out some new things you can do
> with DirectMusic. I'm so blown away I thought I'd
> share my discoveries.
>
> Forgive me if I sound like the ultimate nerd in my
> DMusic ramblings =D
>
>
> It's about the chordlevels. I never got that deep
> into them until I started writing this article for
> Todd's book.
>
> I began to realize chordlevels could do a lot more
> than inversions, in fact, they actually don't do
> inversions very well in my experience.
>
> Once upon a time I was very impressed that DM chords
> could change the scale and a number of chord tones
> with one chord. I was so excited that I could
> switch from E Lydianb7 to G harmonic minor with one
> little chord.
>
> Now I've realized that with chord levels, each chord
> is really like 4 chords and 4 scales in one. You
> tell your pattern part which chord/scale it should
> use in it's properties page.
>
> This has turned out to be mega useful in my work. I
> can tweak which scale and chord tones are allowed in
> any given part. I can restrict the bass to roots
> and fifths, the harmony to basic chord tones, and
> the melody to 3rds, 7ths, and upper extensions.
> Heck you can make polytonality/polychords happen if
> you want.
>
> I even made it so some chords would be played as
> minor with one pattern and major with another
> pattern! I just made chord levels 1 and 2 major
> triads and levels 3 and 4 minor triads. Pattern A
> has all the parts using chordlevels 1 and 2 and
> pattern B has all parts using chordlevels 3 and 4.
> It's amazing that different patterns/parts can
> behave completely different in response to the same
> chords!
>
> I also should tell you if you haven't been using the
> pedalpoint-chord playmode, you should really give it
> a try. It's cool since you can keep your original
> melody and bassline shape and still have them
> conform to the chords that go by, creating
> inversions and decent voice leading on the fly in
> many cases.
>
> I know a lot of people doubt DMusic's ability to
> handle music intelligently (I know I did at first),
> but if you really dig into it you can teach DMusic
> to play things in a very sensible way. It just
> takes a lot of work and patience to get the hang of
> all these revolutionary concepts.
>
> Once you get advanced enough, a combo of variation
> choices, chord levels, different playmodes, and a
> few patterns designed for different chord rhythms
> can give you an incredible amount of control over
> how the music responds to dynamic chord changes.
>
> Hehe, I know I complain a lot about bugs and so
> forth (I even got paid to do it), but DAMN
> DirectMusic is cool!!!
>
> *SNARF!*
>
> -Scott Morgan
> http://Morganstudios.com
>
>
>
>
__________________________________________________
Do You Yahoo!?
Great flight deals, travel info and prizes!
http://sg.travel.yahoo.com
Other related posts: