Detuning Sawtooths for Profit!
Note: This post was written in 2025 and backdated to appear on the day I wrote and published the track. More Lo-Fi! I have to admit that there’s something a bit addictive/attractive with making these. A lot of the pressure in creating a “real” track is removed. No need to worry about anything but the general hook and vibe, … Continue reading
Note: This post was written in 2025 and backdated to appear on the day I wrote and published the track. I don’t have a ton to say about this one. I think it was probably started with me intending to do a Lo-Fi track, and it certainly fits the formula for one, but it seems a little too… sweet? Nice? Neither of those fit, because I’ve heard Lo-Fi that would warrant those terms. Maybe it’s just not nostalgic enough. Another of my pieces that are a bit more than a sketch but not quite a real thing. I never know … Continue reading
Note: This post was written in 2025 and backdated to appear on the day I wrote and published the track. Two days before I wrote this, another participant asked if anyone had ever written something that they were pretty sure had been written already by somebody else. This was my response: I’m sure I have… most of the time when I’m sure I’ve stolen something (e.g., Raggedy Man‘s hook earlier this week) and I go looking for what it was I stole, I find that it’s close, but not exact. Call it “inspired by.” And if today’s song (I Will … Continue reading
Note: This post was written in 2025 and backdated to appear on the day I wrote and published the track. If you’ve read my posts from past years, you know that I love writing waltzes. They’re fun and relaxing exercises. With few exceptions, though, I write them for either piano, a string quartet, or an orchestra. I rarely come to them with a melody in mind, but that’s one of the reasons I think I like writing them. As soon as I decide I’m writing a waltz, a melody appears. The rest is often just figuring out what else goes … Continue reading