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Trouble focusing on individual songs?

Last post by Linuxmusician01 « Tue Jul 30, 2024 11:07 am
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by hm11 » Mon Jul 29, 2024 1:33 am

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Adding a drop to my 90s dance mix on piano

Last post by bulevardi « Wed Jun 12, 2024 12:42 pm
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by squidKid-deluxe » Sat May 18, 2024 5:52 pm

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Without the band and lights: Taylor Swift at Tiny Desk

Last post by glowrak guy « Mon May 13, 2024 12:53 am
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by glowrak guy » Sun May 12, 2024 6:25 am

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Podcast for amateur and hobbyist film music composers

Last post by Carl Irwin « Tue Apr 02, 2024 12:37 pm
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by Carl Irwin » Sat Mar 30, 2024 10:56 pm

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Tue Apr 02, 2024 12:37 pm
help needed, is my music repetative ?

Last post by Gps « Sun Mar 24, 2024 5:43 pm
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by Gps » Sun Sep 17, 2023 5:52 pm
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What's your workflow?

Last post by LAM « Fri Mar 08, 2024 8:11 pm
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by PieterPenninckx » Fri Oct 29, 2021 1:48 pm
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What is this and what can I do with it?

Last post by tjarx « Sat Feb 17, 2024 2:45 pm
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by tjarx » Tue Jan 23, 2024 7:28 pm

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Chords & roman numerals

Last post by D-Tuned « Sun Jan 28, 2024 12:37 pm
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by D-Tuned » Sat Jan 27, 2024 4:06 am

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February Album Writing Month 2024

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by tseaver » Sun Jan 28, 2024 1:45 am

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keychanges in pop songs

Last post by merlyn « Fri Jan 19, 2024 2:23 pm
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by nadir » Sun Jan 14, 2024 2:54 am
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Fri Jan 19, 2024 2:23 pm
Ave Maria {Gounod} chords confusion (I'm always confused))

Last post by merlyn « Fri Jan 19, 2024 12:39 pm
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by D-Tuned » Wed Jan 10, 2024 10:15 pm
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Composition Resources

Last post by charlesfisk « Fri Dec 15, 2023 11:18 pm
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by Carl Irwin » Thu Aug 03, 2023 3:03 pm

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Fri Dec 15, 2023 11:18 pm
drums FUBAR (spelled i n c o m p e t e n c e )

Last post by D-Tuned « Thu Sep 21, 2023 2:47 am
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by D-Tuned » Tue Sep 05, 2023 10:43 pm

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Ah them aahs, I can't get it right

Last post by D-Tuned « Mon Aug 28, 2023 10:56 am
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by D-Tuned » Sat Aug 26, 2023 2:40 am

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Mon Aug 28, 2023 10:56 am
Adding Harmonic Change to Contemporary Score (Modulation Discussion)

Last post by Carl Irwin « Wed Aug 23, 2023 7:52 pm

by Carl Irwin » Wed Aug 23, 2023 7:52 pm

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How To Write Music: Gatekeeping

Last post by AndersBiork « Sat Aug 12, 2023 12:07 am
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by Carl Irwin » Mon Aug 07, 2023 4:32 pm

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How to Write Music - The Truth

Last post by Carl Irwin « Wed Jul 26, 2023 11:36 am
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by Carl Irwin » Mon Jul 17, 2023 12:55 pm
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Oppenheimer: Score Discussion

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The Problem with Film Music, Part II

Last post by shimpe « Sun Jul 02, 2023 4:33 pm
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by Carl Irwin » Tue Jun 27, 2023 3:46 pm

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The Problem with Film Music

Last post by tseaver « Sat Jun 24, 2023 7:14 pm
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by Carl Irwin » Wed Jun 21, 2023 11:01 pm

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Sat Jun 24, 2023 7:14 pm
Did I inspire Jean Michel Jarre? :O

Last post by onefang « Sat Jun 03, 2023 6:45 pm
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by Gps » Fri Apr 02, 2021 3:41 pm
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What makes Jazz, jazz

Last post by Gps « Thu Dec 15, 2022 9:46 pm
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by Gps » Wed Sep 07, 2022 6:36 pm
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How do YOU decide when a song's finished?

Last post by Death « Sat Nov 05, 2022 4:34 pm
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by Impostor » Wed Oct 19, 2022 11:41 am
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Sat Nov 05, 2022 4:34 pm
My 1st self-made midi

Last post by D-Tuned « Wed Aug 31, 2022 3:50 am
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by D-Tuned » Thu Aug 25, 2022 12:48 am

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Booigie Woogie

Last post by Gps « Fri Aug 19, 2022 8:52 pm
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by Gps » Sun Mar 06, 2022 6:16 pm

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Geeting into REAL music theory...

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by OccinticLady » Thu Mar 31, 2022 7:44 pm

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Thu Mar 31, 2022 7:44 pm
not 4 to the floor Disco ?

Last post by Gps « Sun Mar 13, 2022 6:52 pm
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by Gps » Sat Mar 12, 2022 11:02 pm

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Sun Mar 13, 2022 6:52 pm
Do you find it hard to work on more than one recording at a time?

Last post by baconature « Sun Jan 30, 2022 11:15 pm
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by lykwydchykyn » Sat Oct 03, 2020 4:50 am

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Sun Jan 30, 2022 11:15 pm
FAWM 2022 website now open!

Last post by Largos « Tue Jan 18, 2022 11:23 am
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by tseaver » Tue Jan 18, 2022 1:32 am

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Tue Jan 18, 2022 11:23 am
I Ran - A Flock Of Seagulls -tutorial

Last post by Gps « Fri Jan 14, 2022 4:14 pm
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by Gps » Fri Dec 24, 2021 2:26 pm

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Help! Stuck on 3rd of 4 triads

Last post by D-Tuned « Thu Dec 09, 2021 3:18 am
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by D-Tuned » Thu Nov 25, 2021 1:41 am
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Thu Dec 09, 2021 3:18 am
Diatonic calling the conscious lexicon, over.

Last post by D-Tuned « Sun Nov 21, 2021 10:58 pm
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by D-Tuned » Sun Oct 24, 2021 7:46 pm

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Sun Nov 21, 2021 10:58 pm
RFC: Chords, guitar diagrams, and digital file-names.

Last post by D-Tuned « Mon Nov 15, 2021 5:50 am
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by D-Tuned » Mon Sep 20, 2021 3:54 pm
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transposing chords

Last post by D-Tuned « Thu Nov 11, 2021 2:46 pm
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by D-Tuned » Thu Nov 04, 2021 12:46 am
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Thu Nov 11, 2021 2:46 pm
Triads/Inversions open/closed voiced?

Last post by D-Tuned « Fri Oct 01, 2021 4:24 pm
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by D-Tuned » Tue Sep 28, 2021 5:29 pm

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Fri Oct 01, 2021 4:24 pm
chord showcasing swiss-knife songs?

Last post by D-Tuned « Wed Sep 29, 2021 1:07 pm
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by fretski » Mon Nov 23, 2020 7:08 pm
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Wed Sep 29, 2021 1:07 pm
(guitar) are EADGBE and DGCFAD different tunings?

Last post by D-Tuned « Wed Sep 29, 2021 11:35 am
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by D-Tuned » Tue Sep 28, 2021 8:25 pm

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Wed Sep 29, 2021 11:35 am
Chord types and names

Last post by D-Tuned « Mon Sep 20, 2021 3:04 pm
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by D-Tuned » Fri Sep 17, 2021 3:10 am

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Mon Sep 20, 2021 3:04 pm
Transcribing/Rhythm course or software

Last post by patchlore « Fri Sep 17, 2021 10:05 pm
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by finotti » Mon Jul 05, 2021 2:31 pm

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Last post by patchlore
Fri Sep 17, 2021 10:05 pm
Drum track workflow

Last post by Largos « Fri Sep 10, 2021 1:38 pm
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by hdr » Tue Dec 22, 2020 11:27 pm

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Fri Sep 10, 2021 1:38 pm
Can someone pls explain to me what is an arpeggio?

Last post by oldcastle « Sun Jul 11, 2021 8:20 am
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by oldcastle » Sat Jul 10, 2021 8:58 pm

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Confused by treble/base key sigs

Last post by D-Tuned « Wed Jul 07, 2021 12:41 am
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by D-Tuned » Tue Jul 06, 2021 2:21 am

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Wed Jul 07, 2021 12:41 am
All that Ambient...

Last post by milo « Tue Jun 01, 2021 2:09 am
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by OccinticLady » Sun May 30, 2021 5:40 pm

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Tue Jun 01, 2021 2:09 am
Software to teach me keys & music theory?

Last post by sunrat « Tue May 25, 2021 10:40 am
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by Death » Mon Jan 25, 2021 1:01 am

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Tue May 25, 2021 10:40 am
key of G# major?

Last post by Gps « Fri Apr 16, 2021 3:40 pm
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by D-Tuned » Thu Apr 15, 2021 12:43 am

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Fri Apr 16, 2021 3:40 pm
what is % in a jam track chord progression?

Last post by Fmajor7add9 « Wed Apr 07, 2021 1:22 am
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by D-Tuned » Wed Apr 07, 2021 12:30 am

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Wed Apr 07, 2021 1:22 am
# or b chord/note labeling RULES?

Last post by merlyn « Mon Mar 22, 2021 4:16 pm
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by D-Tuned » Sun Mar 21, 2021 9:08 pm

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Mon Mar 22, 2021 4:16 pm
mpv, the ffmpeg showcqt filter and some data: quick JACK audio to waterfall spectrgraph w/ note/octave overlay

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by milkii » Sun Mar 07, 2021 1:31 pm

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the Dominant-7 chord in major/minor keys

Last post by merlyn « Tue Dec 01, 2020 1:13 pm
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by fretski » Mon Nov 30, 2020 4:17 am

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Tue Dec 01, 2020 1:13 pm
DoReMiFa Solfege

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by fretski » Mon Oct 24, 2016 12:44 am
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