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Syncopation is a musical technique where a rhythm centers around the ‘off-beat’, giving the music a slightly off-kilter or contrarian feel. It achieves this by putting certain important notes out of phase with the drums and other ‘on-beat’ elements. This gives syncopation an inherent feeling of push and pull, of call and response, where the different voices fill the spaces in between each other, steeping the groove in the ebb and flow of contrasting rhythms. Sometimes the different instruments stay consistently out of phase, keeping the beat steady in its contrast. Other times, different parts will alternate between being the on and off beats, which has the effect of making you anticipate a sound right before it happens so that it comes just a bit later than you expected. It’s a spicy move that can be deeply satisfying because it gives you a moment of “wait where’s that thing I expected” before boom it hits you and now it’s twice as good. Sometimes it’s exactly what you were hoping for, and sometimes it’s something else that hits the spot even better in an unexpected way. ... Sometimes the best things in life are made sweeter by anticipating them. Sometimes a rush of uncertainty paves the way for the pinnacle of our fulfillment. Sometimes you join **Wednesday Night Cuttle tonight at 8:30pm EST** and find it was so very worth the wait. So join us at https://cuttle.cards and on discord at https://lnkd.in/erx6xx7G)

Modulation, also called a key change is a musical technique that changes the feeling of a piece of music by recontextualizing the melody in a new key. Its effectiveness is rooted in the principle that our expectations are shaped by our recent experience. What we’ve just heard influences what we expect to hear next, and our expectations give color to what we actually experience when whatever is coming next actually happens. It’s the same reason why songs that drop the bass build and build and build and just when you think they can’t stall any longer, they hesitate, making you wait just a moment longer than you expected before rocking your socks when the beat finally drops. By building anticipation and then deliberately subverting your expectations in a nuanced way, music can evoke an incredible range of emotional tones. While a beat drop plays with our sense of time, modulation plays with our sense of tone. When we hear a note, or several notes together, our hearing attunes to it, identifying a particular pitch as “home base” in a way that makes our experience of the other notes we hear all inherently relative to that ‘root’ or ‘tonic’ pitch. This happens automatically, you don’t have to think about it. It’s why so many songs start and end on the same chord or note. Once you’ve attuned to a given key, it is inherently satisfying to come back to it after hearing something else. The whole experience becomes framed in terms of going away from our root note and then coming back home to it. Modulation happens when the song uses various relationships between notes to reset your tonal compass. Suddenly a new note is home. Even if the melody remains the same, the shift changes the color of the entire experience. It give a new feeling, sometimes brighter, sometimes darker, sometimes different in ways that defy description. But one thing that is consistent about modulation is that it leaves you wanting to come home to the new key now that you’ve acclimated to it. It’s interesting to note that because the whole phenomenon of modulation is rooted in expectations, the experience of a key change in a given song evolves over time as you listen to it. Often the first time it is completely blindsiding, coming seemingly out of nowhere and yet somehow making immediate sense in a way that feels right. And over time, as you become more familiar with the song, you come to expect the change and even to relish it. It is no longer surprising that the music is going to change on you, but your anticipation of that variation keeps it lively and exciting. These tonal shifts lend depth and character to our everyday experiences. Perhaps you know where this is going, and perhaps you don’t. Perhaps you’ll join us for WEDNESDAY NIGHT CUTTLE TONIGHT AT 8:30PM EST and find that whether or not you knew it would, it feels like coming home. Join us tonight at https://cuttle.cards for great times in good company

Orpheus: The Stray Gods DLC Adventure Summary: Embark on a comedic journey with Orpheus in Stray Gods: The Roleplaying Musical. Discover interactive music, p...

Looking for Krautrock music to place in your film, TV show, ad or videogame? Look no further than SphereTrax, where you can dial up the ‘Krautrock factor’ (and over 150 other qualities) to find the perfect track for your project. With over 150 faders to refine your music search like never before, find the perfect track for your next project in seconds, not days. #SphereTrax #FilmScoring #Licensing #Sync #Advertising #Krautrock

Just recently, I made some music for a few friends of mine while participating in a game jam! The game is out now on itch, titled: Where Crow? It was wonderful being back in the process of iteration, exploring instrumentation, tempo, and key in order to create the right feel for the menu theme, and something more active for the gameplay theme! 🌽 🍉 🌽 🍉 🌽 Play the game here: https://lnkd.in/e2yqWVZF

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If you are interested, here is a sneak peek video of how I made one of the tracks, for the game "Void Crew". This game is made by a small copenhagen based studio called "Hutlihut Games". #VoidCrew #JoinVoidCrew #HutlihutGames

I recently had a call with one of my fellow collogue who's working in an Audio niche. they create and sync background music for Dramas and DVC's. I asked them which tool they are working on for most of their projects. Surprisingly it was Sony Vegas. I never thought people are still using it. I used it back in 2015-2016 when I wanted to create montages of my gameplay in Call of Duty Modern Warfare. 🤤 Do any one of you use Sony Vegas? #audioproduction #audiovisual #sonyvegas #audioediting

Fraud has become a major issue across all industries, and music is no exception. In the “Outside Music: How Gaming, Film, Art & Finance are Fighting Fraud in Their Industries” panel, executives from various industry subsets shared the many ways they’ve experienced music fraud and how to properly detect it to minimize risk.