passing moments

A song made in FL Studio with a piano and viola!
Recently, I've been letting myself make "looser" compositional decisions, and I feel I've gotten a little bit better idea of how flexible music can be because of it :0
When I first created several parts of this song I thought it sounded off, but after listening to them again a few times, I actually quite like them?! I'm curious to hear what you guys think!
Also, hopefully the mixing in the middle of the piece isn't too terrible ;-;
#flstudio #composition #piano #strings

[@solarboydjango5219]

This sounds like it would fit perfectly in a Professor Layton game

[@tripletp9635]

nice song!

[@gugg2216]

Beautiful

[@daireks]

thanks! :)

[@SamuelC555]

We need a tutorial on your videos man, you’re super talented!

[@daireks]

thank you!
it's something i would like to do eventually, but it might not be for a bit. once i've become a little more confident in my own process, i'll try recording one of my sessions and/or making a video that explains my process.
if you have any suggestions for what you'd like to see, i'd be happy to hear!

[@SamuelC555]

@@daireks Either a step by step process or a tricks & tips would be perfect.
Also, I’m curious to know how you learned your craft.
Did you take any courses, follow specific tutorials, or is it mostly self-taught through practice?

[@daireks]

@@SamuelC555 sure, i'll keep that in mind for when i get to it!
most of my learning was through self-taught practice. i started by listening to the songs of my favorite creators in order to try and get an idea of how they approach melody/chords. i found AZALI's videos to be especially helpful because his fl studio format let's you see the different shapes of the chords and melodies.
from there, i tried to create my own >1 min songs, starting with a chord progression, making a melody motif i like over it, and then listening to the two, trying to hear in my head how i could expand on them. with each attempt, my ear for what works/doesn't work as well as for expanding existing progressions/motifs got a little better!
and, here's a video that i found helpful: ruclips.net/video/FLDJyjMZLp0/видео.html
he composes melody and harmony at the same time here, but usually i do them separately.

[@SamuelC555]

@@daireks thanks so much, this helps a lot!

[@EdoardoGastaldiMusic]

Loving it! I do also use FL Studio for the final mixing of my tracks. It's useful.

[@daireks]

oh really! do you use another program during the composition phase of your process? i've always just done everything in FL haha
thanks btw!

[@EdoardoGastaldiMusic]

@@daireks Very often I also use FL only. Sometimes I record something with real instruments and other times (very rarely) I use Ableton.
But FL is true love, you know. I'm getting more and more on doing 100% there!

[@-syasya-]