Random, But Not Really (Or: Chill Music That Actually Does Something)

The ever-evolving live electronic set iterating is going well. Biggest new difference is changing what I adjust live. I’m not really looking to do the chords live. I’ve got a random generator hitting a set of chords from Expressive Chords, and then a bunch of stuff modulating how that comes through afterwards. So, random, but all tied to a very strict system. Only the triggering is random, and it’s all in key. What that provides is just a way to bring stuff in and out and work on timing. A lot of melodic variation every 8 bars, but staying well within what’s going on. I think what that’s doing is giving you chill-out music that’s also musically interesting, which is missing in almost every chill-out song. Not necessarily a negative—I’m just saying it’s missing. It’s something I want to add. Then a light lead over the top—the Pluck synth by Fors, really sounds like a nylon guitar, and I may EQ it to sound even more like it, because I was really enjoying hitting that, especially when…