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jbarkerhill92
Tue Mar 28, 2023 4:11 am

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Using music theory in FL

I'm trying to use more music theory when using FL.
I have some background with music theory (reading sheet music in high school jazz band, etc.), but don't find myself using it much in FL.
My lack of music theory hasn't been too much of an issue when doing cover songs by ear, but as I'm trying to write more original stuff I'm struggling, and think incorporating music theory would help.

So far I've found some tools in the Piano Roll that are helpful:
- Stamp tool: shows a list of scales and chords that you can select and place into the piano roll
- Tool tip on top left: shows the note that you just played
- The note itself in the piano roll shows the note name

I'm curious what methods other people use to incorporate music theory into FL.
Are there good methods for using the stamp tool? I can't seem to separate the notes once they get pasted into the piano roll

I wonder if there are any chord analyzer / generator plugins out there. I remember some post mentioning a midi chord analyzer, but I couldn't find a good seeming one.

It would be nice to see a live analysis onscreen of notes I'm playing on my midi controller, kind of like a frequency analyzer but for chords. But that might be too much to ask

I guess there's no substitute for just studying music theory. But since FL is a computer technology, there must be efficiencies it can offer over traditional instruments
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q_80_
Tue Mar 28, 2023 9:55 am

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Re: Using music theory in FL

FL doesnt really have much to do with music the...

Schnickschnack0
Tue Mar 28, 2023 3:29 pm

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Re: Using music theory in FL

I am mostly interested in those kind of "cheati...

jbarkerhill92
Tue Mar 28, 2023 4:06 pm

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Re: Using music theory in FL

Thanks for the feedback. So it sounds like I’ve...

mxrch
Tue Mar 28, 2023 4:49 pm

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i dont really use music theory while "writing" ...

N_K
Tue Mar 28, 2023 8:32 pm

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Re: Using music theory in FL

jbarkerhill92 wrote: ↑Tue Mar 28, 2023 4:11 am ...
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xbitz
Tue Mar 28, 2023 8:36 pm

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Re: Using music theory in FL

Captain Chords is pretty useful from 0:40

♬ ♫ ♪ nΛve ♪ ♫ ♬
Tue Mar 28, 2023 8:39 pm

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Scaler 2

This time my answer will be short: Scaler 2. Ta...
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jbarkerhill92
Wed Mar 29, 2023 3:01 am

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Thanks all for the advice. Well, as seems to b...

jbarkerhill92
Fri Mar 31, 2023 8:08 pm

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Re: Using music theory in FL

Update: I got Cthulhu and it’s awesome. It’s ma...

boingy99
Sat Apr 01, 2023 7:39 am

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Re: Using music theory in FL

Scaler 2 is awesome. You can use it in a lazy a...


N_K
Sat Apr 01, 2023 12:37 pm

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Re: Using music theory in FL

boingy99 wrote: ↑Sat Apr 01, 2023 7:39 am [...]...

jbarkerhill92
Sat Apr 01, 2023 11:53 pm

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Thanks for the responses Yeah, I know I ne...

♬ ♫ ♪ nΛve ♪ ♫ ♬
Sun Apr 02, 2023 3:08 am

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Use musical modes in your compositions!!

jbarkerhill92 wrote: ↑Sat Apr 01, 2023 11:53 pm...
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Rhetorix
Mon Apr 03, 2023 12:22 am

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Re: Using music theory in FL

The VFX Key Mapper is pretty interesting if you...
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Rhetorix
Mon Apr 03, 2023 12:23 am

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Of course, this only works with whatever VST yo...

jbarkerhill92
Mon Apr 03, 2023 12:33 am

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Hi Nave, Thanks for that detailed info I'l...
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greygoo
Mon Apr 03, 2023 9:32 am

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You must set a MIDI output port (the specific n...

jbarkerhill92
Mon Apr 03, 2023 7:09 pm

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Hm, when I open the instance of Cthulhu from pa...


jbarkerhill92
Tue Apr 04, 2023 1:14 am

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Re: Using music theory in FL

Ah, gotcha, thanks. I was expecting to see a fu...
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