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Off-beat hats, four-on-the-floor kicks, and punctuated bass lines – these are the elements that unite the myriad sub-genres of house music.
What began in the 1980´s as an evolution of disco and drum machines, has gradually evolved into one of the most popular styles of electronic music.

In most house sub-genres, and in both major and minor keys, extended chords play a huge role.
Chords with 4, 5, and 6 notes are not uncommon. Specifically, the inclusion of the 9th within a chord is commonplace – maj9, m9, add9, madd9, maj6/9, etc.
Modal chords also feature prominently. Anything that sounds sophisticated, complex, tense, or deep will work well.
A harmonic technique known as planing is also very common.
Planing occurs when a specific chord voicing is moved around in parallel.
In other words, you build the exact same chord on various root notes, irrespective of key or scale. An example: ||: Cm9 – Ebm9 – Fm9 – Bbm9 – :||
Chord progressions do not normally [weiterlesen…]

Pop – popular music – is both a meta-genre and a specific genre.
Whatever music tops the radio charts could be considered pop by definition.
The primary characteristics of contemporary pop include a strong focus on vocals, repeating song structures, simple harmony, and a fusion of acoustic and electronic elements.
In recent years, pop has borrowed heavily from hip-hop and electronic music in its structure and instrumentation.
Though extended chords are not absent from pop, there is no doubt that triads reign supreme.
Diatonic major and minor chords are used in almost every conceivable configuration.
Of all the chords used in pop, there are 4 that show up most often: The I , IV , V , and vi chords, derived from the major scale.
In terms of extended chords, maj7, m7, and add9 chords are the most common.
The same I , IV , V , and vi chords mentioned above will often be used but with these extensions instead of as triads.
You will see modal chords in pop on [weiterlesen…]

Folk music is, almost by definition, acoustic in nature.
The drum patterns for folk and indie serve as the central heartbeat to bring more soul and movement to the music.
These drums are defined by an organic drumming style when played by a real drummer, and so are difficult to program on your own without advanced drum knowledge.
We´ve included all the top proven, hit drum patterns for you in the Unison Folk MIDI Drum Collection.
With the Unison Folk MIDI Drum Collection you´ll be able to:Make professional-quality music with 50 unique MIDI drum kits (250+ total patterns)
Make your music connect with people on a deep primal level and get them dancing.
Master your workflow by using plug-and-play, pro-level drum patterns
Release radio-worthy music consistently to get the plays and recognition you deserve
Create addictive tracks that make people want to listen on repeat
Make your music instantly stand out from the rest by using hit drum patterns
It´s [weiterlesen…]