Music Theory
HERE IS A .SNG FILE WITH A SHORT CHILLOUT IDEA IN IT https://www.mediafire.com/download/dbvjymvbqt3xr7u/Chilled_song_for_you_guys_to_get_ideas_from.sng HERE IS A .SNG FOR A DNB DRUM BEAT https://www.mediafire.com/download/6d61bs9aclzkbn9/DnB_beat.sng It has come to my attention that many people on soundation don't have a basic understanding of music theory and subsequently some of them find it hard to make there own loops, stay in a key and make nice sounding melodies. I intend to change that by helping those people get to grips with the basics, I will also be giving a few tips targeted at those who already have a good understanding and have to help really improve there musical depth, such as some really neat key changes (Key changes are barely used on soundation), chromaticism, blues notes, extended chords, countermelodies and many more, NEW!!!!: KRackEd EkHo had the idea of having a communal account so people can see the ideas of music theory for themselves as well as getting useful ideas. the user name is 'DusksMusicTheoryProgram@gmail.com' and the password is 'duskmusicuk' feel free to add new projects and test your ideas for others to see, I'll be putting a few things up for others to use and get ideas from. the only things you cannot do is delete projects, change the password or do anything on the community with this account, this account is purely for use in the studio. if anyone does otherwise the account will be shut down, so please obey by the rules. The Basics: there are 12 notes on the key board A, A-sharp/B-flat, B, C, C-sharp/D-flat, D, D-sharp/E-flat, E, F, F-sharp/G-flat, G, G-sharp/A-flat, check the link to see how these relate to the piano roll https://www.ehowtoplaypiano.com/piano-lessons/piano-notes-for-songs/ ...but you only use 7 at a time because there are only seven in each key, e.g. C,D,E,F,G,A,B,(C) an octave is C1 to C2 as C2 is the 8th note from C1 (as there are seven in the scale) The gap between to note directly adjacent to each other (e.g. B and C or D and D-sharp) is called a semitone, 2 semitones are called a tone (e.g. the gap between C and D is a tone, check the piano roll or link to see for yourself) Major Keys: the pattern of these tones and semitones for a major scale is T,T,S,T,T,T,S (e.g. C,D,E,F,G,A,B,(C) for C major or F,G,A,B-flat,C,D,E, for F major you simply pick a major key and to work out the scale for that key you use the pattern T,T,S,T,T,T,S to find all the notes. Minor Keys: For a natural minor Key the pattern is T,S,T,T,S,T,T but for a harmonic minor the pattern is T,S,T,T,S,T+S,S (mess around and see which you prefer), so an A (natural) minor scale would be A,B,C,D,E,F,G,(A) an A (harmonic) minor would be A,B,C,D,E,F,G-sharp,(A). check this site for more https://www.loopblog.net/tutorials/music-theory-tutorials/understanding-basic-scales-more-loop-fun/ or https://www.music-tutors-uk.com/Theory/scales.html Basic chords: the most common chord is a triad, it has 3 notes and the have intervals of thirds (in others words they have one note in between them (from the scale of the key), e.g. in C major the notes of the scale are C,D,E,F,G,A,B so a third would be C to E or D to F) in this clip, the chord C major is played first, the first note is C, the next note is E as it is a third away (one note in between), then a G is the next as it is a third away from E this gives you C,E,G and this is how you make triads. check this clip and my comments at the beginning for a proper lesson on chords https://soundation.com/user/duskmusicuk/track/the-basics-of-chords also check these clips for more on scales and chord sequences (more to come) https://soundation.com/user/duskmusicuk/track/simple-chord-sequence-in-c-major-sequence-i-v-vi-iv-1-5-6-4 https://soundation.com/user/duskmusicuk/track/harmonic-minor-scales-a-minor-to-d-minor-pattern-t-s-t-t-t-s-s https://soundation.com/user/duskmusicuk/track/major-scales-c-major-to-f-major-pattern-t-t-s-t-t-t-s
Music Makerz
So after a lil bit I actually turned into a decently popular rapper Im glad this is still one of the top groups, keep spammin Im sure someone will click it lol Soundcloud: Big Roshi Ill be there 100% of the time I came back here cus I was bored. Love you soundation but unless my messages start getting real business offers/collaborations this won't be a priority. TheDevilstop is a grown man now, he's got bill and such lol. HMU Best of luck with your music careers, mine started here and ended in me being an ignorant rapper. Never know what'll happen. - Roshi (7/12/2018) P.S I owe a lot this website, use these tools cus nobody else will be ya hero
Sound-ation Artists United
I wanted to make a group open to everyone on Soundation to share our music, help each other, and to support all of the artists on here. If you are trying to sell your work, are promoting a label, or want to help support fellow artists, please message me with information and/ or share this page with fellow artists, friends, and family! I will be adding info on fellow artists here periodically as it becomes available. Best wishes my friends! Keep creating AND HAVE FUN!!!! PLEASE POST OPPORTUNITIES HERE for fellow artists also or message me with any info that can help artists here with more opportunities. *Note this group is not officially endorsed by Soundation or any related parent companies. This is not a business or label, but simply a group to support fellow artists on Soundation and share our music. I do not officially endorse any artists here. This is simply a group meant to help the hardworking artists here who deserve recognition and support. Note to new artists of Soundation: If you're new to SOUNDATION, I recommend buying the premium account or sound set packs to start off with. It will just make your life easier and music more original to have the whole library available plus you can download or record your own productions from elsewhere. If not, really try to use the free samples originally or try experimenting with midi's on the blue channels. Ask the artists/ admins here or check the tabs below the entire group page for help. *AND PLEASE SHOW SUPPORT FOR ALL OF THE ARTISTS ON SITE!* For Cyberbit:https://soundation.com/user/cyberbit https://cyberbit.bandcamp.com/ For Miles Findlay:https://soundation.com/user/milesfindlay For IAwake:https://merkabamusic1.bandcamp.com/album/zenith For Aronson: https://soundcloud.com/houseoffuture Check out his new EP: https://soundcloud.com/zach2-1/sets/fresh-start-ep-1 Dementia: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Dementia/387446748060032 D-CYPHR: https://www.rappad.co/users/D-CYPHR https://www.facebook.com/CypherRaps/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC41imd3m234g3p0UY9QKETA For Ryan:https://soundation.com/user/itsryanyeah Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCltNKq7sasi6NHAy8tEoTAQ For Michotic: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/0DCncTqKAZtuYYzX4koNVz Facebook Page: https://m.facebook.com/Michoticmusic/ ****************************************************************************************FOR CYPRASONIC (AKA) DOC REGALS: NEW MUSIC, ART, BOOKS, ACCESSORIES, AND FACEBOOK********************************************************************** Music: https://cyprasonic.bandcamp.com *APPAREL AND ACCESSORIES:* robertoregan I do take requests for custom products as well. BOOKS: https://www.lulu.com/spotlight/Regals Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Nicholas-R-Regan-artist-and-more/114318088615787?ref=hl ********************************************************************************************************************************************************************* TO HELP SUPPORT (Your Name Here): *YOUTUBE CHANNELS:* Anton Smith: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIRggBCZaZaB4fD4QDgdfcw Cyclosa: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfM6cYP62ahJT8iY9Kcn2xA Ryan: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCltNKq7sasi6NHAy8tEoTAQ Formerly CC and BB: https://www.youtube.com/backbonezdubstep Sean Foxx/ Elizalde: Promotional group/record label. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3xWeTyJ43Q7TC08sCVbPoQ https://soundcloud.com/existence-records-music Cyprasonic (A.K.A.) Doc Regals:https:https://www.youtube.com/watch? v=kGOMwEnnEwQ *OPPORTUNITIES FOR SOUNDATION ARTISTS:* https://www.indabamusic.com/ https://play.beatport.com/ https://bandcamp.com/ https://www.spotify.com/us/ https://soundation.com/group/the-music-geek-collective *Please also consider donating or raising awareness to charities and nonprofits that are important to you:* Doctors Without Borders: https://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/ National Wildlife Foundation: https://www.nwf.org/ The Red Cross: https://www.redcross.org The Nature Conservancy: https://www.nature.org/ The Planetary Society: https://planetarysociety.org/
Sound Generators
This group is aimed to both teach and demonstrate how to generate your own sounds using the instruments inside soundation studio. This group will primarily focus on making your own sounds and note clips to use in your own tracks but also show you how to make sounds work within a track. You should have some musical knowledge when you join this. Though you will learn some musical terms if you don't know a whole lot about music. I hope you get your joins worth in this group :) Sound sharing is okay encouraged! If you discover a sound that you would like to share with the group just write a comment with the instrument, values of that instrument, effects used (if any), and values of those effects (skip this if no effects). You can make a spreadsheet or document with the instruments and effects (if any) used to produce a particular sound (Example: http://tinyurl.com/6wocp3c ). You can also save a track as a .sng (Soundation Studio's sound file) and send it to whoever would like to use it. Announcements! Starting January 1, 2013 I will be disallowing all track ads. I will be giving this group more focus at the start of the new year. You will only be allowed to post sounds you have discovered and would like to share. Track posting may be disabled as well. Other Helpful Groups Beat Hunters (SPC User Group) Andreas Tips N' Tricks NOTICE I may begin to clear out the tracks page and give this group more focus. This said, I may disallow track ads for this group in the future. I will give more details on this when I sort them out.
Elements of Music
*In partnership with angel the hedgehog* Come one come all, music makers of any kind can join. From the "Nature" type to the "City" type. The main goal of this group is to have fun and be yourself, the more originality the better!
Music is Cool
Like Music For Fun, Music Is Cool is a general group on Soundation. Unlike any the invite-only groups, Music is Cool is not for just the best, it's for people of all skill levels. You are allowed to post any genre of music up here. This is open for all people. h2. Co-Admins: _If I'm not here, they have control of the group._ "Snow Fox":http://soundation.com/user/Snow_Fox "Heywhatchadoing?":http://soundation.com/user/heywhatchadoing h2. Advisors: _These are the users you can PM if you need help with a specific music genre_ **Drum n Bass:** "wyatt17":http://soundation.com/user/wyatt17 "DJ Fox":http://soundation.com/user/DJ_Fox Click "here":http://soundation.com/group/Follow_Team_Fox to follow me. **Custom Notes:** "DJ XJM":http://soundation.com/user/dj-xjm Click "here":http://soundation.com/group/dj-xjm-follow-page to follow DJ XJM "Snow Fox":http://soundation.com/user/Snow_Fox Click "here":http://soundation.com/group/Follow_Team_Fox to follow Snow Fox. **Soft Piano/Techno:** "Snow Fox":http://soundation.com/user/Snow_Fox **Electronica:** "wyatt17":http://soundation.com/user/wyatt17 "Heywhatchadoing?":http://soundation.com/user/heywhatchadoing "ksmtornado":http://soundation.com/user/ksmtornado "DJ LJ[liamboi486]":http://soundation.com/user/liamboi486 *Dubstep:* "Heywhatchadoing?":http://soundation.com/user/heywhatchadoing **Insane Ammount(For those who are insane and crazy with the studio):** "Makin Beatz":http://soundation.com/user/makinbeatz2012 h2. Groups To Check Out _These are some real cool groups you should check out..._ "Only Best Music":http://soundation.com/group/OBM "Music For Fun":http://soundation.com/group/music-for-fun "Music Makerz":http://soundation.com/group/the-devilstop-community "Tornado!":http://soundation.com/group/tornado "UrbanNiche":http://soundation.com/group/urbanniche "The Ministry Of Soundation":http://soundation.com/group/TheMinistryOfSoundation "The Beats of Tomorrow":http://soundation.com/group/the-beats-of-tomorrow "Ministry Of Soundation Contest":http://soundation.com/group/ministry-of-soundation-contest "Sound of Advancement":http://soundation.com/group/sound-of-rejuvenation "Sound Generators":http://soundation.com/group/sound-generators "Versus":http://soundation.com/group/Vs "PB4L Kings":http://soundation.com/group/pb4l-kings
Electronic Music
Join this if you like Electronic music, and feel free to invite people who make electronic music. Thanks
Music Gangsters
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Psychedelic
This is a group only for psychedelic music because soundation don't have this kind of music and i want to explore whit you this side of music. If you want join this group are open but please just this kind of music and all the numerous genre begin whit psy. (psytrance, darkpsy, psychedelic...)
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Newbies Corner
Hej! Ciao! Hola! Hello! We see you've found the new Soundation's Newbies Corner. :)Tell everyone a little bit about yourself. Where you're from, what's your audio background, who are your musical heroes, what are your dream collabs. Feel free to post a question here if you're curious about anything - there are no stupid questions. And if you are a Soundation pro, please don't hesitate to offer your experience and wisdom. We all had to start somewhere!
Experimental
Share your #Experimental tracks for a chance to get featured!We're in the age of post-genre, or so they say. In this group we celebrate all that doesn't belong. Crossbreed, stylistically promiscuous, call it whatever you want, we welcome all. Here's the place to share your dark experimental gems, from Glitch, IDM, Drone, Noise, Industrial or more. Ever made an ambient track of gabber and not sure who will listen? Well, here's your new home.Keep dropping tracks. We look forward to hearing your music!
Tornado!
This is a group for a wide variety of music! Welcome to all! Feel free to join this group. :) Have a splendid spring! Anyone got some fresh new beats for the new season? Let's go! We made it to over 1500! Thank you so much for all your support! Keep the tracks coming everyone!
Music for Fun
This group is aimed to give members a fun experience while they work with Soundation Studio. For Soundation users wanting help with basic studio functions or if users need advice on how to make a particular track work. This is also a group for anyone that would like to share their music and love of music! No special requirements needed. You're a music lover and that's good enough! Announcements! ICON SUBMISSIONS You are more than welcome to send in group icons for MFF! If you do create a group icon for MFF throw me a PM and I'll give it a look! WE HAVE A DISCORD! It's pretty dead but feel free to chat it up :p be nice
Downtempo
Share your #Downtempo tracks for a chance to get featured!This group is for music you can fill the dream world with. From Ambient, Electronica, Chill Out to New Age, share your drifting downtempo soundscapes here and get lost in a calming hum of blissed-out melodies. Lovers of Synthwave and Vaporwave, this place is for you too. Wrap yourself in this cloud of sound for hours of contemplative bliss and sonic still frame.Keep dropping tracks. We look forward to hearing your music!
Chillout/Ambient
I have noticed that there is a heavy emphasis on more aggressive or energetic tracks on soundation. I want to make people more aware of the beauty of chilled/deep music and I want a place where people can post there chilled music and for people to appreciate it. Like most other groups I shall regularly rotate the featured tracks. feel free to post your tracks but they must be chilled. genres like garage, lounge, chillout, ambient, cinematic and anything deep are what I am looking to get people to produce. The best tracks are the ones that make you feel some emotions, I shall put up a few of my own tracks that I feel do that.
House & Techno
Share your #House & Techno tracks for a chance to get featured!For producers who crave the raw edgy sounds of House and Techno, this is it. Think of this group as your virtual underground club where you can drop as many heavy-hitting dance-floor dynamites as you want. A joint for anything from Acid/ Electro/ Tech/ Future/ Minimal/ Tropical/ Deep/ Progressive House to EDM, this space is also open for Hardstyle, Complextro, Trance, Big Room, the list goes on. Keep dropping tracks. We look forward to hearing your music!