- Fragments; arranging and building your song
- Arranging techniques and tips
Arranging techniques and tips
There are no set rules for arranging songs, however in general, variation is key to keep the listener's attention.
A great technique is the "two loop rule" by Alex Rome - please give his YouTube channel some love. In a nutshell, the techniques calls for changing something every two loops of the chords (on the Woovebox with default settings/speed for the chord track, two loops equals 8 bars). Of course, the Woovebox' powerful conditional triggering already tends to make sure that changes take place regularly.
You may also be interested in...
- Workflow and Song Mode (under The very basics)
Generally, a workflow will look like; Select a song to work on.
- 2. Pt.Ln Pattern Length (under Patterns)
- Pattern length and BPM divisor (under Tempo and BPM)
You should notice that these tracks will sound complex and interesting, but never quite random.
- Example (under Sidechaining)
- Build up your song with more elements (under Quick start tutorial and video)
Now that you have familiarized with programming notes and patterns, you can start building up your track.