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Simple Drudgery

By Mulkaccino on March 28, 2026 9:08 pm

Yeesh.

1. This song is four tracks.
2. Three tracks were me trying out and messing with pencils + randomization and in Drum Editor tied to a simple drum synth sounds.
3. One track one me penciling in on held note over five measures.
4. All four tracks have 0-100 linear automation of one of their synth attributes.

Basic AF

It took me an hour. In the future I could probably do it in 20-30 minutes. My brain is starting to fill with more thoughts on  raw musical output vs deliberate creativity through musical composition.

If we want to live more deliberately, should we listen more with more discernment we ask our musicians to compose more deliberately? Who is the audience for music and what do they want out of it? Do they care how it's made?

I do.

March 30, 2026 1:35 am

muhamor

Solid work for a short effort! Love the ominous vibes in this.

I've been thinking a lot about similar questions and my current answer is "it depends on what your goal is". Like I can quickly throw something that sounds like a track together on the M8, but it could just be a bunch of random notes that I curate. It's not necessarily a lucid or intentional thing, but it is something that comes more easily to me now. It's definitely a lot harder to come up with something that has a clear direction and intention. Maybe that's just the difference between execution and arrangement (i.e. playing a physical instrument vs. writing music for an instrument)? I'm slowly realizing that those are separate skills I have to practice smile

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March 30, 2026 3:11 pm

MRDRCAT

Great sound! I love the dark vibe and everything sounds like older synths (which I love of course). I agree with deliberate composition, but honestly sometimes I want to play with sound and have no specific melody/theme/message in mind. I just mess around until I hit a happy accident, then build on that. Of course, I think my tracks are stronger when I approach them with something specific in mind, so...overall yeah.

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March 31, 2026 4:05 am

Mulkaccino

muhamor wrote:

Solid work for a short effort! Love the ominous vibes in this.

Thank you!

muhamor wrote:

I've been thinking a lot about similar questions and my current answer is "it depends on what your goal is". Like I can quickly throw something that sounds like a track together on the M8, but it could just be a bunch of random notes that I curate. It's not necessarily a lucid or intentional thing, but it is something that comes more easily to me now. It's definitely a lot harder to come up with something that has a clear direction and intention. Maybe that's just the difference between execution and arrangement (i.e. playing a physical instrument vs. writing music for an instrument)? I'm slowly realizing that those are separate skills I have to practice smile

I really like your process and take on it, because, in both scenarios, it seems you more interest in the process than how the product will be used.

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MRDRCAT wrote:

Great sound!

Thank you!



MRDRCAT wrote:

Great sound! I love the dark vibe and everything sounds like older synths (which I love of course). I agree with deliberate composition, but honestly sometimes I want to play with sound and have no specific melody/theme/message in mind. I just mess around until I hit a happy accident, then build on that. Of course, I think my tracks are stronger when I approach them with something specific in mind, so...overall yeah.

The drums were the super base drums sounds in Cubasis. I think the Synths were a combo of something on the Minifreak VST and the Roli Equator VST. 

Your response and the response above are great reminder that WE are the music makers, and we are more than the sum of our musical parts.

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