Diminished Chords Resolve 9 Ways — Here's the Pattern
A diminished chord resolves to four roots, major or minor — that's eight resolutions. The ninth is the surprise. How diminished chords function as …
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chorDLE!: Try To Accomplish Two Things
An ear training exercise: identify the note that never changes and name the chord at the end — by structure or by function.
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where does a diminished chord go
Where does a diminished chord resolve? The passing, leading-tone, and auxiliary functions that make diminished chords useful — not just theoretical.
Do Inversions Matter
Check out this chord, I’m totally obsessed with it.
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Do you think there’s a difference between a hook and a chorus?
fork preset
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Stop Clapping Like an Idiot
If you’ve already trained your ear to identify the sonic footprint of a room, a sharp clap can be a great way to do a quick evaluation.
Gain Staging
If you are using the term "gained staging" as a verb, you might be overthinking it.
Don't Make This Cable Mistake
This cable goes one way.
Landmark: Haas Effect
Before we begin to discuss delay, echo, and reverb, let’s take a second to talk about the Haas effect.
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It’s producer malpractice if you don’t do a quick gut check on the key of your song before you record that awesome vocal.
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So why can’t you use a guitar tuner on a piano?
phase polarity: got it?
Similar but different.
