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 ====== Music Making ====== ====== Music Making ======
  
-Music making is something I'm very interested in and love doing. My major at University of North Texas was music composition for a period. I played violin in orchestra for 7 years, played guitar in several bands for some more years. I also sang in choirs and learned a lot of music theory and done a lot of ear training. I spent a summer at Berklee College of Music in Boston and learned music theory from a totally different perspective. I know a lot about music theory, composition, and instruments and I would love to talk more about it.+Music making is something I'm very interested in and love doing. I began by first learning violin and guitar and picked up other instruments over the years. My major at University of North Texas was music composition for a period before I switched and ultimately graduated with a B.S. in Computer Science in 2008. I played violin in orchestra for 7 years, played guitar in several bands for some more years. I also sang in choirs and learned a lot of music theory and done a lot of ear training. I spent a summer at Berklee College of Music in Boston and learned music theory from a totally different perspective. I know a lot about music theory, composition, and instruments and I would love to talk more about it.
  
-I enjoy jamming and improvising, collaborating, live looping in many styles including rock, metal, blues, jazz, and classical. I currently have a few instruments including:+I enjoy jamming and improvising, collaborating, live looping in many styles including rock, metal, blues, jazz, and classical. I have gone through many instruments over the years, but at the moment I currently have a few including the list below.  
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 +  * Fender electric violin 🎻  
 +  * Ibanez mandolin  
 +  * Ibanez electric guitar 🎸  
 +  * Washburn acoustic guitar  
 +  * Korg Kross 88 electric keyboard  🎹  
 +  * Cajon 
 +  * Harmonica 
 +  * Saxophone 🎷 (Someone please teach me) 
 +  * Flute (No idea what I'm doing)
  
-  * Fender electric violin 
-  * Ibanez mandolin 
-  * Ibanez electric guitar 
-  * Washburn acoustic guitar 
-  * Korg Kross 88 electric keyboard 
-  * saxophone 
-  * cajon 
-  * flute 
-  * harmonica 
-  * egg shaker 
  
 Other relevant things: Other relevant things:
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 I have some music online under the name Electropunk Zero and Viomangui. I've lost more compositions than I've kept over the years with old tapes, sheet music, and CDs getting lost. I have some music online under the name Electropunk Zero and Viomangui. I've lost more compositions than I've kept over the years with old tapes, sheet music, and CDs getting lost.
  
-  * [[https://electropunk.net|Electropunk.net]] - Some art and electronic music +  * [[https://electropunk.net|Electropunk.net]] - Some art and electronic music. I wrote most of those songs in FL Studio or FL Studio Mobile. The art and timelapse videos that go along with it were mostly done using Procreate. 
-  * [[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDNgv8bhz1FfswMhQkPRk2g|Viomangui recordings]] - Some old YouTube videos of me playing my guitar and loop pedal.+  * [[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDNgv8bhz1FfswMhQkPRk2g|Viomangui recordings]] - Some old YouTube videos of me playing my guitar and loop pedal. I loop over a pre-planned rhythm but improvise all the leads, that's why there are a couple recordings of the same song from different days with different leads. There are also a couple Bad Religion covers.
  
 ===== Software Tools ====== ===== Software Tools ======
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   * ogg vorbis   * ogg vorbis
   * flac   * flac
 +  * mp3
 ==== Programming Libraries ==== ==== Programming Libraries ====
  
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 ==== SoundFonts ==== ==== SoundFonts ====
  
-SoundFonts provide you different instrument sounds like VST, but unlike VST they are not sythesized, they are a collection of PCM samples.+SoundFonts (''.sf2'') provide you different instrument sounds like VST, but unlike VST they are not sythesized, they are a collection of PCM samples. Soundfonts are easier to use than VST but can take up a lot of space since they are real audio samples. 
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 +There are some free Soundfonts on [[https://sites.google.com/site/soundfonts4u/]] that include some great pianos, guitars, violins, flutes, etc. Download the ''.sf2'' file. 
 + 
 +To use the Soundfonts in LMMS, use the ''Sf2 Player'' instrument and then open its options. Select the ''File'' and pick the ''.sf2'' file. Then choose the ''Patch'' which is the specific instrument. There may also be multiple ''Bank'' each with a set of patches. Some Soundfont files come with dozens of instrument patches so you can download one ''.sf2'' file and have a ton of instruments available from it. 
 ===== MIDI ===== ===== MIDI =====
  
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 You can find free music and sounds at [[https://freesound.org]]. Everything from samples to background music for video games. You can find free music and sounds at [[https://freesound.org]]. Everything from samples to background music for video games.
 +
 +===== LMMS =====
 +
 +To get started in LMMS, I recommend creating a bunch of instruments using Nescaline. Then tweak each of them to be different "instruments". This plugin replicates the NES sound system. When you view the controls, there will be 4 channels. These correspond to the 4 channels NES had: 2 square waves, 1 triangle wave, and 1 noise (random). NES also had 1 channel for PCM samples though that's incorporated here.
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 +To setup Nescaline to act like an instrument, I recommend unchecking all 4 channels and then only turning on 1 of the first 3. Get sounds you like. For percussion and sweeps, you can use the 4th channel. You can mix and match if you want. Play with the other settings, but the most notable one is the ENV (envelope). This will let you control the attack/sustain/release to make more plucky sounds.
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 +Create 2-4 instruments like: percussion, bass, rhythm plucks, lead. Maybe you want to add more like some pads and risers.
 +
 +Create the structure of the song (e.g. AABA, optionally with intro/outro, where A is a verse/pre/chorus and B is bridge)
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 +Start filling in lines. You may find a bass line to build around, you might find a melody that you turn into a motif. You can use your keyboard as a midi piano if necessary or use the piano roll. Build up the song layer by layer until you are happy with it. Keep it simple though. I recommend 2-4 instruments and keep the melody, bass, and rhythm SIMPLE. You can always add complexity later when you're more comfortable.
  
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