mondayfor2 - Analog | #alphabetsuperset 
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part A of #alphabetsuperset by  @struthless  
one week to think of something. no matter what the state of "doneness" it is, it goes up. thanks for being here

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Analog

mondayfor2 - Beverly | #alphabetsuperset  
i had a couple different ideas going into B. this was musically the least intriguing, but its better to be meaningful and more of a time capsule of my life than expect to put out bangers
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part B of #alphabetsuperset by  @struthless  
one week to think of something. no matter what the state of "doneness" it is, it goes up. thanks for being here

whenever i start tracks (cuz no one finishes), i get really hyped about what it sounds in my head and i was ok with the version in my head never getting out (not expecting anyone to be able to listen to it anyway). but this challenge forces me to push it past a repeating 8 bar and try to assemble some sort of story to it. 

starting B was hard because i was still hyped with what Analog COULD sound like if I spent forever on it, but my goal for the #alphabetsuperset is to get ideas out and practice my workflow. i don't think it's viable for me to keep up this amount of effort for the next 24 weeks, but i'm expecting to get faster and more fluid with my process.

it doesn't need to be good. it doesn't need to be done. it just needs to get out.

i hope your journey is going well

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Beverly

mondayfor2 - commit | #alphabetsuperset  
really didn't have an idea for C and found my way to   @papiumsicmusic 's 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=33UXlaFNF9M
which is where the chord progression came from. also learned what "topliners" are and a whole new musical space. 

the chords are a classic, but i had a really hard time creating "bright" and "happy" sounds. my emo phase (it's not a phase mom) is long over but i often find it easier to write darker slower things.

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part C of #alphabetsuperset by  @struthless  

i actually dreaded this process. it's the cycle of my work schedule where i have only a day and a half off (emt schedule) and that leaves me an effective day to do this whole thing. with the struggle to create a brighter idea, i sat there listening to the chord progression for hours, not creating anything i was satisfied with. oh how i fought against the urge to 
"meh i'll just be late this week and try to make this better" 
or
"just skip this one and move on because who cares?"
but this is kinda my whole point in doing alphabetsuperset. to just grind and put out ideas, play with #cubase and practice production. and so i committed to the idea and this is what i ended up with. 

and so getting close to upload time, it started to feel like a school project. a deadline, a letter grade judgement, the fear of "maybe if i put in a little more effort it'll be golden". and that honestly felt like good pressure. so here it is in it's unpolished glory. with lunch

one week to think of something. no matter what the state of "doneness" it is, it goes up. thanks for being here. i hope your journey is going well


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Commit

mondayfor2 - Dusty  | #alphabetsuperset  
a dusty desk. stillborn ideas, death of the process. so many times i've teased the muse and let creation go by. probably some garbage lofi anyway :p 

Happy #추석 

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part D of #alphabetsuperset by  @struthless  @struthless  

man what an enjoyable process this was. throughout this project i'm learning and practicing ideas i get from yt, and what better D word than D-Dorian. except i think i've hung out too long on the C for it to feel like a different mode. but the lesson there is, the notes are all the same, it's the emphasis. i'll do better next time, i just got lost in the little melodies. 

i dont know enough to determine if the mix is good, but it's an improvement from anything i've ever done. playing around more with EQ's, simplifying the process and doing subtle things rather than these exaggerated effects i used to believe in. panning and not feeling the need to double everything. my projects used to sound so muffled and low end boomy. stop cutting out all the highs (but lofi😫), let the mids exist, dont boom the lows. 

i'm super happy with this one. it's not amazing but the improvements are showing. and thats the point, right?


one week to think of something. no matter what the state of "doneness" it is, it goes up. thanks for being here. i hope your journey is going well

References:
 @SignalsMusicStudio   "DORIAN SCALE - The 2nd mode of Major [MUSIC THEORY] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hyZPcYf1Pe4

 @LearningMusicSkills   4 Dorian mode chord progressions (Dorian explained) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1plAZM8HBX0


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Dusty

mondayfor2 - Engage   | #alphabetsuperset  
 i wanted to do something overdrive-y and the word "engage" feels musically crunchy and warm. also i associate the color yellow with overdrive bc of my Boss SD-1. the word itself, with its multiple meanings, is a fun one; the potential of stories and word/idea play. not now. maybe later. eventually. a story of engage an interaction, engaging with each other, engagement to another.

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part E of #alphabetsuperset by  @struthless 

again i almost didn't want to post this week. last time because i didn't like it, this time because i'm Excited for an actual musical idea i have. but again the point is to post something so here it is. "Engage" is more so the collection and development of "live" sounds i'd use. throughout the superset, ive realized that alot of my time is spent in sound design and trying to find samples that i like, effect parameters i'm comfortable with, and eq/pan arrangements. so i'm building a catalog and exploring what could be my sound. also this style of music is something i think i'm very comfortable with. layers of electric over a simple drum loop and an attempt at a fun bassline. pretty much how i grew up learning to play for church and whatnot. 

a collection of sounds and tones for another project i'm hyped for. how fun :D and i hope you're having fun too


one week to think of something. no matter what the state of "doneness" it is, it goes up. thanks for being here. i hope your journey is going well


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Engage

mondayfor2 - Field   | #alphabetsuperset  
the desire to touch grass led me to "Field". it turned into something i wasn't planning on but having a noodling session isn't against my beliefs. feat, some almost-10-year-old b-roll when i was out of country.

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part F of #alphabetsuperset by  @struthless 

As I was looking into chord progressions with the idea of something bright and open, I found  @DavidBennettPiano  's video on the Beatles "Strawberry Fields Forever". A minute in I saw the intro, and loved the chords for the idea. I simplified it to a 4 chord loop and done. As I was listening to the progression, I heard  @LESSERAFIM_official  허윤진's "love you twice" and  @WINNER  's "공허헤" somewhere in it. So that's it: riffs from both songs and practicing my scales in between.

References:
 @DavidBennettPiano  : https://youtu.be/SHDs15pEfl0?si=uUCoRnlD-emFPwPr
 @LESSERAFIM_official  : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SF9qc-I7EeQ
 @WINNER  : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gEqlF5N8UMs

one week to think of something. no matter what the state of "doneness" it is, it goes up. thanks for being here. i hope your journey is going well

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Field

mondayfor2 - GHee  | #alphabetsuperset  
my dive into kpop and the most obvious H word

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part G and H of #alphabetsuperset by  @struthless 

not my introduction into Korean music (my dad brought/bought a bunch of tapes and CD's of like 80's Korean music) but definitely the gateway into the whole culture. tbh it was actually "Oh!" but SNSD nonetheless. "Gee" would be the staple of girl groups forever, and I figured I should have some familiarity with the technical musical aspect of it.

and Halloween being the most obvious H word. Skipped last week because of dense work schedule and decided to combine G&H. this animation type thing is something i've always wanted to dabble in, and originally for #alphabetsuperset i was going to pair the music with animated bits like this. the musical part ended up being way more time consuming than i thought so i dropped the drawings, but i had a bit more time and since halloween is such an easily drawable subject, why not. 


References:
 @SMTOWN  "Gee" : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U7mPqycQ0tQ

one week to think of something. no matter what the state of "doneness" it is, it goes up. thanks for being here. i hope your journey is going well


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Ghee

mondayfor2 - jCN | #alphabetsuperset  

going to korea soon. see you at icn. j is only really going to make sense on insta. and even then its a reach :p

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part I and J of #alphabetsuperset by  @struthless 

been watching alot of  @SoraSatoh  and been infatuated with the idea of citypop. it led me to this chord progression and became what it is, which isn't citypop but definitely in the style that my music tends to just keep going towards. and then i realized the chords are the same vibes as "Dance in the Living Room" by NVTHVN and Forrest. 

saw  @koreanzombie  at the Source in Buena Park and thats my "j" word 좀비, jombi, zombie. 

yeah sometimes the word comes after the post, rather than the idea inspiring the creation. so be it!


References:
 @SoraSatoh : https://www.youtube.com/@SoraSatoh/videos
 @AmbitionMusic  :https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KsmwBN23G5U
 @koreanzombie  

one week to think of something. no matter what the state of "doneness" it is, it goes up. thanks for being here. i hope your journey is going well


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mondayfor2 - takemeback | #alphabetsuperset  

being back is a drag but that's what makes life fun

basic structure just to play with arrangement, but for when this will eventually (🤞) become something i use: add highs/mids, better bass line, transitions. I've always liked hearing little clips, clicks, and cracks in samples cuz it feels like someones just pushing buttons to a groove.

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part T of #alphabetsuperset by   @struthless  

Took a while for me to comeback into the superset habit since my trip. Right before I left, I splurged on blackfriday sales on production things. it's definitely not the money that makes creating "better" but having quality tools makes the workflow smoother and deshackles you from whatever paywall you're not climbing over. i've also taken a different approach to how i make certain sounds and it's crazy but i think i've overcome what was the biggest thorn in my side for the past like 7 years i've been trying to make simple beats. 

I wanted to try adding a real structure to how the base track plays. I've been enjoying  @skinnybrown7479  lately and "if I die" caught my attention for it's simplicity. so i took the basic arrangement structure of it and condensed it to fit me. it's not a unique or "first of it's kind" arranging - it's just something i've never done before and "if i die" was there at the right place and the right time for me.


References:
 @skinnybrown7479   if i die (Feat. ASH ISLAND) · Skinny Brown https://youtu.be/Qvh9vLfWTR8?si=G-_fWmMjvnt2IHkn


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one week to think of something. no matter what the state of "doneness" it is, it goes up. thanks for being here. i hope your journey is going well


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soundcloud: @mondayfor2
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