How Music Really Works

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• tzmudzin · Jul 27, 2016 · Recommends

  For the general understanding please check "How Music Really Works" by Wayne Chase. Given your instrument choice you might also be very well served by the "Music Theory / Harmony / ... for Computer Musicians" series by Michael Hewitt.

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• coldpie · May 23, 2019 · Recommends

  …how to evolve from making a thing create random noises to actual music? Like anything else, you have to study it and do it a lot. I'm just starting myself. If you like book learnin', I read the book 'How Music Really Works' by Wayne Chase and found it very helpful in moving from making fun 10 second loops to actual songs. And of course learning an instrument (synths are instruments) is a whole separate task on top of learning…

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