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Straight Outta Bedroom

So I’ve had this blog for a year and a half now – yay! I’ve primarily focused on music production methods and tips. If you’re into that, making music, then here are a few (not all) old posts that could interest you. Now, did you ever wonder… 

How the hell to program a killer bass?

How to master shit in your bedroom studio?

What to do just to sound tight?

How to record and mix vocals at home?

How to work the 808 kick with a sub?

How to route side-chain compression?

Which fucking BPM to use for your track?

How to bring clarity to your mix?

How to structure your song, where to put the drop?

About the old Haas effect?

How to work with parallel processing?

You’re welcome.

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poster design for class

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Classical Music Lucky Cat

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aesthetics

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am back

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Curb your clarinet (this took six tries)

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So this has been stuck in my head ever since I heard it three days ago.

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Boulanger - Les Sirènes (1911)

For choir and piano, this song is based off of a poem by Charles Grandmougin, and is a gorgeous depiction of mermaids singing in the ocean. The piano notes glitter along, meandering through keys in soft waves, as the mermaids sing over each other in echoing canons, and shifting from tonal chords to unconventional harmonies, giving off a sense of mystery. It’s beautiful, and mesmerizing, but almost otherworldly and distant. In only four minutes, Boulanger creates a soundworld that’s full of light, but also hints at the danger of the beautiful mermaids luring sailors to their deaths by drowning in the murky waves. While it follows conventional writing she’d mastered from the Conservatoire, it holds her unique personality, and it does a great job depicting the elusive and eerie nature of the mythological creatures, alongside similar pieces like Debussy’s Sirenes from the orchestral nocturnes, and Sibelius’ Oceanides. 

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looking for the correct movement on IMSLP

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Pachelbel: Have you ever heard the sound of the most boring chord progression being played?

Hildegard: No?

Pachelbel: wOULD YOU LIKE TO

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requested by sweet-ap0calypse

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Theory professor: the form is ABACABA

Friend: it sounds like avocado

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Reed nights ✨

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Conductor, pointing to bassoonist: You, that was good.

Bassoonist: *Does a little dance*

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Executive chef at a top Thai restaurant tells Gordon Ramsay that his Pad Thai is trash [x]