Message 8/8
Date: 08-Jul-10 @ 05:58 PM -
RE: New Tracks
From what I've heard listening on different systems is a good thing and those Yamaha speakers are,
or least were, the standard for judging a mix...the crappy Yamahas with the white in the center of
their cones. You probably know that. "If it sounds good on those it will sound good on anything" was
the common consensus.
I studied music theory and composition intensively. What I found is that knowing the rules of 16th or
17th century counterpoint and harmony laid the ground for breaking those rules in a way that
sounded like it was meant to be but we've come a long way musically and oftentimes anything goes
and anything can work depending on what the listeners ear has become accustomed to. Still, songs
by artists like Lady Gaga rely heavily on harmonies which were established centuries ago. I'm sure
Bach certain Bach, were he alive today, would be watching her vids on youtube. Imagine his
wife..."Johann! What in god's name are you listening to in there? It better not be that lady blah blah
female again! You've got church music to write! That female isn't going to put our 20 kids through
school and you know what I think of her anyway!" :P