A new way to write Synth Arps

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  • Опубликовано: 15 янв 2025

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  • @JamesonNathanJones
    @JamesonNathanJones  19 часов назад +2

    Learn more about writing linear chord progressions that you can use to make your arps more interesting➡bit.ly/FREEcompositionguide

    • @AurumNoise
      @AurumNoise 16 часов назад

      It would be awesome if you had some vids on writing piano music in the style of Nils, Olafur and the like.

  • @GrannyGreymatter
    @GrannyGreymatter 10 часов назад +7

    Great lesson. My favourite composers to play when I was a student (a long time ago) were Bach, Mozart and Liszt, Bach used to be required study for any keyboard player, not only for the arps but also integration of melodic movement by simple changes within them. Teach 'em theory and classical techniques without 'em realising (clever). Wendy Carlos was the perfect example of this with "Switched on Bach"

  • @intheblink
    @intheblink 10 часов назад +4

    Good video. These are things I “know”, but it’s nice to be reminded to implement that knowledge. Inspiring and good for generating new ideas.

  • @petersirca223
    @petersirca223 5 часов назад +1

    Bravo. Chapeau. You're getting to the core of the issue as I see it now. Look forward to see where you go next..

  • @loganboland
    @loganboland 14 часов назад +2

    This is what I’m hear for on RUclips. Phenomenal chord progression that first pass thru on piano

  • @alotohjuice
    @alotohjuice 4 часа назад

    Lets go Muse! So glad they fixed the velocity control, as a classical player myself that was a game changer.

  • @BassBusMusic
    @BassBusMusic Час назад

    I did this in a piece I recorded late in '24. Took a nice chord progression and applied it to an arp. It took some practicing to get the timing right to fit the notes in with the arp but worked in the end. I like the way the arp can be used to make a little tune but timing is critical.

  • @alexgrunde6682
    @alexgrunde6682 13 часов назад +2

    A great arp technique that Bach (and others) used was alternating his voices between longer staccato notes and shorter legato notes. So a half bar of the melody voice playing legato sixteenth notes and the bass/harmony voice playing staccato eighth notes, then swap for the next half bar.

  • @dedicatedspuddler7641
    @dedicatedspuddler7641 16 часов назад +4

    Another truly excellent and helpful video. I enjoy and appreciate your bringing your classical piano background into the synthesizer world for composition.

  • @puffinwrangler7557
    @puffinwrangler7557 2 часа назад

    Gorgeous chord progression, thanks for sharing.

  • @mmypainting
    @mmypainting 16 часов назад +2

    Melody and arps, a marriage made in heaven.

  • @mugwood
    @mugwood Час назад

    This was Vince Clarke's genius in Yazoo... when you only have monophonic synths, chords have to be arpeggiated!

  • @timdanyo898
    @timdanyo898 6 часов назад

    Thanks man. This was super helpful! I love at the end the mix of programmed and free form.

  • @bricelory9534
    @bricelory9534 16 часов назад +1

    I also really love playing around with the arpeggiator on my Osmose, which because of how unique the Osmose plays already, leads to some really unique and fluid arrangements. I've yet to play with it enough to feel I've tamed it well enough to record, but it's a joy to grow familiar with. It so naturally leads to some of the elements you describe - especially the emphasis of different voices. In fact, you can create an entire movement of the music simply by emphasizing different notes - and it does so incredibly fluidly!

  • @samprock
    @samprock 8 часов назад +1

    Hmmm, the only arp button I started use on hardware synth is Muse 😎 Will need to throw it away now LOL
    Second funny fact, just yesterday, my honey shown me "you need to learn this cool popular tune" (idea 10). I listen and say, wait it is arping honey I do it all day long. Anticipating her finally appreciate my music, I turned on my new creation on OP-XY. It was arping with melodic embellishment and induced melody on top. She goes, no. I ask why. She saying you do boom-boom (i had some bass and groove), and you play this weird sound (I played pretty synth .... but it was NOT a piano) 🤣
    I guess it takes to make even more disguise on top of what you greatly describe! Cheers!

  • @ChromeArray
    @ChromeArray 17 часов назад

    Arps have always been something of an afterthought for me. I think it's time to start giving them some attention! Thanks for the ideas!

  • @WAROVART
    @WAROVART 13 часов назад +1

    Lovely stuff

  • @fewunderstandthis7355
    @fewunderstandthis7355 5 часов назад

    Your dry humor reminds me of my favorite professor 😂 he also taught composition and theory (plus conducting)
    Great content, thank you!!

  • @troyjlandry
    @troyjlandry 15 часов назад

    I really appreciate your ability to help me understand music theory. Long time subscriber and will continue to be a patreon.

  • @lummsmusik3219
    @lummsmusik3219 14 часов назад

    I love playing around with my Midicake Arp. It creates amazing modulated arpeggios instantly.

  • @jerrybot3000
    @jerrybot3000 6 часов назад

    Very helpful concepts.

  • @ICKXBerlin
    @ICKXBerlin 12 часов назад

    You're doing a really good job with those videos, always teaching me some neat little tricks! Thanks for that! :)

  • @rozaymiller2143
    @rozaymiller2143 15 часов назад

    Ur getting every feel out every chord I love it

  • @this.is.shashwat
    @this.is.shashwat 16 часов назад

    Cool and helpful. Thanks

  • @patrick5645
    @patrick5645 16 часов назад

    I love the arp and sequencer on the muse.

  • @kaislate
    @kaislate 15 часов назад +1

    Instead of sample and hold you could utilize functions to get a less random chance of accenting. You could also tie it into velocity using mpe modulation even if the hardware you have doesnt support mpe.
    Of course something like Pigments for example allows to do this fairly easily and since it can send midi its possible to use it to play outboard synths or an internal patch of its own.

  • @Jeremyelrick
    @Jeremyelrick 12 часов назад +1

    great video mate. subbed!

  • @sailence5757
    @sailence5757 11 часов назад

    Waiting for bass video

  • @LordoftheBadgers
    @LordoftheBadgers 11 часов назад

    I like playing arps based around chords but broken across the keybed - many ppl lock themselves into playing triads etc on the upper part of the keyboard and bass being the root...
    But yea I would take the F and C of Fm and play the A as a bass note. Mess with inversions. As Jameson says you can really mess with bass notes. Like the first thing I learnt was that play A with a Cmaj chord gives you am7. Really good to experiment with these.
    If you start to step away from fixating on playing all the notes in a chord and let the gaps "suggest" the chord then this is why having huge polyphony in a synth isn't always needed. In fact a mono will still play a chord that way!
    I was thinking applying keyboard tracking on the filter would be a more boring way of accenting but could be a fun cheat for some.

  • @bricelory9534
    @bricelory9534 16 часов назад +3

    To answer your question: no, I'll never get tired of ripping off Stranger Things.
    Seriously though, great thoughts and processes. It also helps move one's mind out of the idea of simply blocking different loops together and calling it an arrangement - which is a valid way to do it, but there is value in having the skills for a through-composed arrangement as well. I appreciate it!

  • @voidofwoid
    @voidofwoid 13 часов назад

    5:02 is my favourite version.

  • @watchaddicts1213
    @watchaddicts1213 17 часов назад +1

    You're back!!! Yea! I see you've still got that photoshop'd MUSE. Cool.

  • @Stue007
    @Stue007 13 часов назад

    Super interesting, thanks a lot!

  • @Raumfalle
    @Raumfalle Час назад

    Hi Nate, I love your videos 🙏🏻 I’ve been waiting for months for you to share why you chose the Muse and how satisfied you are with it. Thanks in advance!

  • @elementlab41
    @elementlab41 13 часов назад

    SO great! Especially that first chord progression. Would any of you who can read music know what chords he's playing in the notation above?

  • @lrgstmrg
    @lrgstmrg 4 часа назад

    Nate, I want that bass video. Should I be approaching basslines in a fundamentally different way than my melodies? I've noticed a lot of bass lines tend to include big jumps between notes; is there a rule of thumb for making this work? Looking for ways to spice up basslines while keeping them simple and unobtrusive.

  • @MikkelGrumBovin
    @MikkelGrumBovin 12 часов назад

    Your such a fine musician,-🥹🙏

  • @husssamo
    @husssamo 13 часов назад +1

    Thank you, this is really helpful and educational. (Internal thought: $4.5K Moog synth with no polyphonic aftertouch!)

  • @ForenaamAkternaam
    @ForenaamAkternaam 15 часов назад

    Kinda sad how arpeggiators are often used exclusively for just rolling bass and static arpegs following the chord being played. A few other interesting uses I like are a very slow random arp with pad sounds and arps where you adjust the decay and release to turn them into big soundscapes then back to arpeggio.

  • @noiseinthewires
    @noiseinthewires 2 часа назад

    So I have a moog grandmother which requires you to input a sequence prior to using the arpeggiator. How would this idea fit into that workflow? Would I sequence the notes of the chord and play single keys or sequence just a single note and play the chord shapes?

  • @GregorPQ
    @GregorPQ 17 часов назад

    I need the Bassline for my song - or rather I have a melodic bassline and will use the 'bassline' for the upper part:).

  • @cappiels
    @cappiels 4 часа назад

    What was the Bach song you were playing ?

  • @swanofnutella4734
    @swanofnutella4734 10 часов назад

    Did you get rid of the PEK? I noticed it's no longer visually featured.

  • @Nenko_Music
    @Nenko_Music 14 часов назад

    Man you legit make me laugh each time. informative vid yes. Humor yes...."bad at RUclips"....y....i mean no !

  • @rozaymiller2143
    @rozaymiller2143 15 часов назад

    I have a new song that I will love for some to play

  • @danbient
    @danbient 6 часов назад

    Pretty changes...

  • @silentman-ze3gu
    @silentman-ze3gu 17 часов назад

    I have a synth arp at the end of TDNs Destiny, could you check it out

  • @peteblues72
    @peteblues72 15 часов назад

    your piano hammers are hitting some kind of felt in front of the strings. Is this some kind of silent piano system? What piano is this?

    • @LordoftheBadgers
      @LordoftheBadgers 11 часов назад +1

      Yes this is what a felt piano is :) very popular sound! Can be applied to any acoustic piano - so no it's not a specific piano or system... Just actual felt!
      You could go the other way and put thumb tacks in all the hammers for that old bar piano sound

  • @StratosWave
    @StratosWave 8 часов назад

    You mentioned the term blocking a lot. Can you explain what you mean by that or point me to a video you or someone else has made?

  • @dodgingrain3695
    @dodgingrain3695 10 часов назад +2

    ugh.... synth arpeggios are chords just broken up.

    • @johnrichardson3297
      @johnrichardson3297 6 часов назад +1

      Is the bass register interchangeable (lower voicing?)

  • @05degrees
    @05degrees 14 часов назад

    Each time I watch you I find a mix of very reasonable ideas that are still new to me as well 🎛🎹