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Interpolation challenge - Bob Marley’s Jammin’

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By CharlesRandolph Fri Jul 24, 2020 11:30 am
Danoc wrote:Yo Charles Marley, tell everyone how a Reggae track is made please do us the honors. Details.

Thank you.



With instruments and musicians.

Brass, Lead and Rhythm Electric, Percussion, Rhodes, Wurlitzer, Hammond B-3, Electric Bass. How you make a Reggae song, is like asking how do you make a Hiphop Song, or write an Opera. Start off with notes, tempo, and build upon the idea. There's no one way to make it or the different styles.

Music is melody. rhythm, and tempo. If you know those three things, then you create any kind of music. :smoker:
By Eyalc Fri Jul 24, 2020 11:46 am
Y'all are a mess. LOL. And I mean that in a funny way.

Anyway, still gonna be an awesome opportunity to learn from each other with the submissions. Curious who is going to bring a new genre to the table. Curious who is going to emulate instrumentation. Curious who is going to come with some raw drum samples... just looking forward to this in general. Curious who is going to come with a smoothed out replay of the song. All valid, all good.

I changed the genre big time - just experimented with the main chord progression and built around it. Had some challenges getting it all to sit right - the very first version was MAD busy - and WACK as hell. LOL. Now I think I got it smoothed out.

And since we're still in battle mode... y'all got less than one week. I'm comin' ready to defend this belt.
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By NearTao Fri Jul 24, 2020 12:52 pm
Eyalc wrote:I changed the genre big time - just experimented with the main chord progression and built around it. Had some challenges getting it all to sit right - the very first version was MAD busy - and WACK as hell. LOL. Now I think I got it smoothed out.


Yeah... I've been honing my track... a few elements didn't feel right... so while cool... they are scrapped... good fodder for a new track for sure though.

I've also made a synth harp key group in case Danoc doesn't deliver.
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By NearTao Fri Jul 24, 2020 1:12 pm
My work in progress:

Salmon

It's salmon
It's salmon
I really like eating salmon with you
It's salmon
It's salmon

It tastes so very nice
when on a bed of rice
I hope you like salmon too
I really like eating salmon with you

It's salmon
Salmon
We're salmon
Not Ramin
No Famine

I'm gonna eat salmon with you
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By Danoc Fri Jul 24, 2020 2:28 pm
Lmao :lol: he said a tutorial smh :lol:
Thanks Charles Marley.

CharlesRandolph wrote:With instruments and musicians.

Brass, Lead and Rhythm Electric, Percussion, Rhodes, Wurlitzer, Hammond B-3, Electric Bass. How you make a Reggae song, is like asking how do you make a Hiphop Song, or write an Opera. Start off with notes, tempo, and build upon the idea. There's no one way to make it or the different styles.

Music is melody. rhythm, and tempo. If you know those three things, then you create any kind of music. :smoker:
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By Danoc Fri Jul 24, 2020 2:33 pm
Well you try to defend that cummerbund for a belt you have :lol:

Eyalc wrote:Y'all are a mess. LOL. And I mean that in a funny way.

Anyway, still gonna be an awesome opportunity to learn from each other with the submissions. Curious who is going to bring a new genre to the table. Curious who is going to emulate instrumentation. Curious who is going to come with some raw drum samples... just looking forward to this in general. Curious who is going to come with a smoothed out replay of the song. All valid, all good.

I changed the genre big time - just experimented with the main chord progression and built around it. Had some challenges getting it all to sit right - the very first version was MAD busy - and WACK as hell. LOL. Now I think I got it smoothed out.

And since we're still in battle mode... y'all got less than one week. I'm comin' ready to defend this belt.
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By Danoc Fri Jul 24, 2020 2:36 pm
:lol: this dude lol Yo man l love Salmon don't play around with that. :lol:

NearTao wrote:My work in progress:

Salmon

It's salmon
It's salmon
I really like eating salmon with you
It's salmon
It's salmon

It tastes so very nice
when on a bed of rice
I hope you like salmon too
I really like eating salmon with you

It's salmon
Salmon
We're salmon
Not Ramin
No Famine

I'm gonna eat salmon with you
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By Danoc Fri Jul 24, 2020 3:41 pm
NearTao wrote:
Danoc wrote::lol: this dude lol Yo man l love Salmon don't play around with that. :lol:


I'm working on some lines about sushi, grilling, and fishing too.

You can keep the sushi and fishing, give me the Salmon let me hit it with some butter and grill that joint and it's on and poppin! :smoker: :-D :lol: