Ask a Music Theory Guru Anything

  On 2/5/2010 at 6:58 PM, danknugz said:

  On 2/5/2010 at 6:43 PM, sneaksta303 said:

  On 2/5/2010 at 5:56 PM, danknugz said:

this is the most annoying thread i have had the misfortune of browsing in the past 9 - 12 months

 

pot/kettle etc

 

 

hey man way to utilize that trend from 08-09, creative ways of saying "pot calling the kettle black" but not actually saying it. super cool, do you ahve any good tracks that you actually made yourself?

yes because I was well aware of said trend....

regarding the music comment, I'm not too sure what you mean, but I at least know that you have no idea what you're talking about, which seems to be a trend of it's own lately.

lol keyboard jockey

  On 2/5/2010 at 8:13 PM, sneaksta303 said:

  On 2/5/2010 at 6:58 PM, danknugz said:

  On 2/5/2010 at 6:43 PM, sneaksta303 said:

  On 2/5/2010 at 5:56 PM, danknugz said:

this is the most annoying thread i have had the misfortune of browsing in the past 9 - 12 months

 

pot/kettle etc

 

 

hey man way to utilize that trend from 08-09, creative ways of saying "pot calling the kettle black" but not actually saying it. super cool, do you ahve any good tracks that you actually made yourself?

 

yes because I was well aware of said trend....

 

regarding the music comment, I'm not too sure what you mean, but I at least know that you have no idea what you're talking about, which seems to be a trend of it's own lately.

yes and you seem to be adding to that trend, with all due respect sir i find it hard to believe you are unaware of most trends, given the state of your pristine, perfect WATMM personality, with its 60s style avatar and proper witty usage of emoticons. i know it is hard to accept the fact that someone else may have been annoyed by something you sincerely bought into and considered a serious discussion, but please

Danknugz, I think you're an imposter. You sure are aggressive for someone whose username implies mad weed smoking abilities.

This post is hidden because you have chosen to ignore posts by danknugz View it anyway?

he's really giving potheads a bad name

an old friend of mine studied classical guitar

but this thread is basically the literary equivalent of dubstep

  On 2/5/2010 at 10:29 PM, danknugz said:

  On 2/5/2010 at 8:13 PM, sneaksta303 said:

  On 2/5/2010 at 6:58 PM, danknugz said:

  On 2/5/2010 at 6:43 PM, sneaksta303 said:

  On 2/5/2010 at 5:56 PM, danknugz said:

this is the most annoying thread i have had the misfortune of browsing in the past 9 - 12 months

 

pot/kettle etc

 

 

hey man way to utilize that trend from 08-09, creative ways of saying "pot calling the kettle black" but not actually saying it. super cool, do you ahve any good tracks that you actually made yourself?

 

yes because I was well aware of said trend....

 

regarding the music comment, I'm not too sure what you mean, but I at least know that you have no idea what you're talking about, which seems to be a trend of it's own lately.

 

yes and you seem to be adding to that trend, with all due respect sir i find it hard to believe you are unaware of most trends, given the state of your pristine, perfect WATMM personality, with its 60s style avatar and proper witty usage of emoticons. i know it is hard to accept the fact that someone else may have been annoyed by something you sincerely bought into and considered a serious discussion, but please

  On 2/5/2010 at 12:13 PM, Masonic Boom said:

Explain me Fletcher-Munson curves and how I can use them to drown out my annoying neighbours when they're having loud sex upstairs when I'm trying to work on my choons. Thanks.

Fletcher-Munson curves/eqaul loudness contours indicate the relationship between actual dBSPL (Sound Pressure Level) and perceived loudness by humans. As far as allowing you to drown out your neighbors, turn up your music, put on some cans, or grab some ear plugs, there's not really anything the curves can do for you. You might want to try this though: http://xkcd.com/368/

  On 2/5/2010 at 12:47 PM, BCM said:

does knowing music theory make any appreciable difference when writing 300bpm gabber?

Possibly.

  On 2/5/2010 at 5:19 PM, chimera slot mom said:

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Why does a major chord sound bright and a minor chord sound dark? We don't really know.

 

wrong. the harmonics in a C note are multiples of the frequencies of the root, third and fifth intervals of a major C chord. the minor third brings a very subtle dissonance to those harmonics

That's why they sound different and why minor has a different quality, but the assigning of the adjective "dark" to a minor chord is a whole other matter dealing strictly with our perception/interpretation/emotional association of the sound.

Sorry but you're being a cunt, there have been a lot of classically trained musical theorists on here over the years and I don't see anything novel about you. Your creative and spacy progressions don't tell me anything except that you can read roman numerals. Come back when you're a financially succesful musician, we need more of those in here.

I don't mind this thread at all. It initially struck me as slightly boastful, but if you were to ignore that possibility, all that's left is a chance for some people to learn a bit from someone who is willing to answer their questions. That's all. All of this criticism is just a waste of time. This isn't a debate - unless you question the answers Wahrk has given. It's simply a forum for one person to explain something to another.

last night i ate a lot of pears by mistake

  On 2/6/2010 at 4:24 AM, chimera slot mom said:

Sorry but you're being a cunt, there have been a lot of classically trained musical theorists on here over the years and I don't see anything novel about you. Your creative and spacy progressions don't tell me anything except that you can read roman numerals. Come back when you're a financially succesful musician, we need more of those in here.

Not only financially successful, but talented.

  On 2/5/2010 at 3:52 AM, bigs said:

  On 2/5/2010 at 3:19 AM, Glass Plate said:

Why is the tb-303 so awesomeoverused? Don't answer I already know.

 

YEAH I SAID IT

Because everyone wants to be Aphex.

  On 2/6/2010 at 7:12 AM, The Dark Lord said:

  On 2/6/2010 at 4:24 AM, chimera slot mom said:

Sorry but you're being a cunt, there have been a lot of classically trained musical theorists on here over the years and I don't see anything novel about you. Your creative and spacy progressions don't tell me anything except that you can read roman numerals. Come back when you're a financially succesful musician, we need more of those in here.

 

Not only financially successful, but talented.

Good point

  On 2/6/2010 at 7:33 AM, chimera slot mom said:

  On 2/6/2010 at 7:12 AM, The Dark Lord said:

  On 2/6/2010 at 4:24 AM, chimera slot mom said:

Sorry but you're being a cunt, there have been a lot of classically trained musical theorists on here over the years and I don't see anything novel about you. Your creative and spacy progressions don't tell me anything except that you can read roman numerals. Come back when you're a financially succesful musician, we need more of those in here.

 

Not only financially successful, but talented.

 

Good point

Hah, I mean I really don't want to take music advice from Miley Cyrus.

Tiesto?

  On 2/6/2010 at 8:13 AM, sneaksta303 said:

Tiesto?

  On 2/6/2010 at 7:18 AM, The Dark Lord said:

  On 2/5/2010 at 3:52 AM, bigs said:

  On 2/5/2010 at 3:19 AM, Glass Plate said:

Why is the tb-303 so awesomeoverused? Don't answer I already know.

 

YEAH I SAID IT

 

Because everyone wants to be Aphex.

i like it cuz i can make it cry, smile, scream, and everything in between.

  On 2/6/2010 at 8:32 AM, sneaksta303 said:

  On 2/6/2010 at 7:18 AM, The Dark Lord said:

  On 2/5/2010 at 3:52 AM, bigs said:

  On 2/5/2010 at 3:19 AM, Glass Plate said:

Why is the tb-303 so awesomeoverused? Don't answer I already know.

 

YEAH I SAID IT

 

Because everyone wants to be Aphex.

 

i like it cuz i can make it cry, smile, scream, and everything in between.

Teach me how to sequence the acid bass.

if you are serious and willing to spend some serious time working on it, i will certainly be happy to offer some insight on how i like to wring emotion from that bitch of a synth. i would check though and see if what i do acid wise is pleasing to your ears 1st before you pm me because you may not feel the same way as i do about what i'm talking about. fuck i'm tired.

  On 2/6/2010 at 8:43 AM, sneaksta303 said:

if you are serious and willing to spend some serious time working on it, i will certainly be happy to offer some insight on how i like to wring emotion from that bitch of a synth. i would check though and see if what i do acid wise is pleasing to your ears 1st before you pm me because you may not feel the same way as i do about what i'm talking about. fuck i'm tired.

I am serious youngling. I am intrigued and am willing to spend however long it takes to learn this bit. I would love to here your insight/advice. I'm probably not going to be using a tb though. It'd probably be some cheap but quality software with just basic env/mod/lfo etc. I look forward. I will provide examples in the coming days. Night.

  On 2/6/2010 at 8:53 AM, The Dark Lord said:

  On 2/6/2010 at 8:43 AM, sneaksta303 said:

if you are serious and willing to spend some serious time working on it, i will certainly be happy to offer some insight on how i like to wring emotion from that bitch of a synth. i would check though and see if what i do acid wise is pleasing to your ears 1st before you pm me because you may not feel the same way as i do about what i'm talking about. fuck i'm tired.

 

I am serious youngling. I am intrigued and am willing to spend however long it takes to learn this bit. I would love to here your insight/advice. I'm probably not going to be using a tb though. It'd probably be some cheap but quality software with just basic env/mod/lfo etc. I look forward. I will provide examples in the coming days. Night.

don't bother providing examples. i figured it wasn't going to be a tb and for what i'm going to say that doesn't really make a diff. youngling lol

  On 2/6/2010 at 8:59 AM, sneaksta303 said:

  On 2/6/2010 at 8:53 AM, The Dark Lord said:

  On 2/6/2010 at 8:43 AM, sneaksta303 said:

if you are serious and willing to spend some serious time working on it, i will certainly be happy to offer some insight on how i like to wring emotion from that bitch of a synth. i would check though and see if what i do acid wise is pleasing to your ears 1st before you pm me because you may not feel the same way as i do about what i'm talking about. fuck i'm tired.

 

I am serious youngling. I am intrigued and am willing to spend however long it takes to learn this bit. I would love to here your insight/advice. I'm probably not going to be using a tb though. It'd probably be some cheap but quality software with just basic env/mod/lfo etc. I look forward. I will provide examples in the coming days. Night.

 

don't bother providing examples. i figured it wasn't going to be a tb and for what i'm going to say that doesn't really make a diff. youngling lol

Okey Dokey

  On 2/6/2010 at 5:46 AM, Wall Bird said:

I don't mind this thread at all. It initially struck me as slightly boastful, but if you were to ignore that possibility, all that's left is a chance for some people to learn a bit from someone who is willing to answer their questions. That's all. All of this criticism is just a waste of time. This isn't a debate - unless you question the answers Wahrk has given. It's simply a forum for one person to explain something to another.

I apologize for the appearance. The title/initial post was meant to be jokingly boastful. I do just really love talking about music though (as we obviously all do), and music theory especially.