Once you get comfortable with triads, the next step is adding 7ths! Here are all the formulas for spelling the most common 7th chords and some shell voicings, as well. We'll cover Extensions (9ths, 11ths & 13ths) and their variations in Part 3.
Intro to spelling chords. We're starting this series with the basic building blocks of chords, the triads. I've also sprinkled in some sus chords. We'll ramp up the difficulty in the next few sections.
Drums are 2 bars and bass is 4 if you want to add in that fifth from Gb at the end (otherwise, 2 bars/32 steps works). The drums are written out visually in 16 steps at a time because having all 32 at once would mean tiny font.
I love root to b9 bass line motion. It's my favourite interval when I want something dissonant and dirty. The b9 triad is major in this one, which goes to show that sometimes having "bright/happy" chords in between your minors can still create an overall dark sound.
Because the OP-1 and XY have only 24 keys, chord inversions come into play a lot sooner than your typical piano journey. This tutorial covers all major triads, their inversions and closed-position options across the keyboard.
Traditional loopers are frustratingly hard (drummer of 15 years), but Anagram is a powerhouse and could make things a lot easier.
Two ideas are a Quantization option that locks to the tempo or a 2-bar count-in followed by auto in and auto out (with bar number setting) for perfectly timed loops (like a DAW).
One of my favourite things to do with Anagram is to record a loop with a clean slate and then hold it like a portable game console while I add blocks to build the sound I want. If the loop isn't clean, it throws me off (also, I can't sync it to a drum loop) and trying 50+ times for a perfect loop isn't fun.
Using the Von Dutch preset from Samuel Kuba. Can't get enough of this sound!
What's the feasibility of creating some modern electronic bass sounds like 808 sub basses?
I've seen the whole midi bass to Serum route, but is it possible that these "pedals" could potentially make their way over to the marketplace in the future?