Music Theory On The Deluge
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Published 2023-06-14
Even though I’m calling this ‚basic‘ there’s a lot of things I’m discussing here. So if this is all new to you don’t beat yourself up if you can’t grasp it all right away. These things take times and I always find it helpful to look at things from different perspective. So I’m just hoping the deluge one I’m offering here might help.
If you’re already familiar with some of this look at the time stamps below to find a question that might be of interest to you:
0:00 intro
0:26 what’s an interval
4:13 what’s a chord
6:34 what do the roman numerals mean? (chord progressions)
10:19 which note/notes do I have to move to get to a good next chord (chord inversions
15:05 in scale mode can I use any combination of notes and it’ll sound good
17:22 why is an octave 12 semitones and half an octave 7?
18:34 outro
Many thanky to @BenjaminGutheil for the great questions!
All Comments (21)
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the log explanation made so much sense to me (fyi we also see in log) - thank you!.. would love to make the same video but with the 5th chromatic layout of the deluge
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Thank you so much for this and the other Deluge videos! As someone that does not come from a music theory background I appreciate the breakdown and love that you use the Deluge to show how everything relates rather than using a staff!
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Thank you so much for this video. The Push also has a isomorphic keyboard and I need to learn this quick for the deluge and push
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I found this very helpful, and suddenly, things make more sense. Thanks 😊
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When the open source start getting stronger you should definitely cover the community made firmware. There is already a nice one letting you utilize the keyboard in kit mode. Great video btw, needed this
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Great video, very well executed. I have a fair understanding of basic music theory but the way you presented it brought some new perspectives. Something I ike about music theory: you can know it for a long time and then something that was right there under your eyes you had never thought about a certain way just clicks. Very cool idea and thanks for sharing
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Long-term Deluge Lifer here: this machine constantly blows my mind. How on earth did those guys in New Zealand come up with it??
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I've watched and read a fair bit about music theory but I don't think it ever clicked as much as it did with this video - awesome job!
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Isn't the Deluge an amazing machine? I showed it to a friend who is a music teacher and she was amazed, but she immediately understood how it works.
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This is such an excellent tutorial, thank you so much!
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Thanks for the nice tutorial on the Deluge!
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and much awesomeness was on display. subscribed
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Many thanks for this brilliant and easy to understand breakdown of chords and intervals within the context of the Deluge. So helpful!
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Nice video man. Had a deluge for a while and been playing other instruments for over 40 years, can read sheet music etc. but ... the big thing is I never learned any music theory and that's holding me back from making things with the deluge so really, this is the perfect video.
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Instant subscriber after this video! Great job explaining, wonderful lil cues added to the screen in post, and beautifully simple examples of chord shapes and progressions. I don't even own a Deluge yet, but this was still emensely helpful, thanks man!
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Very clear explanation I appreciate you using the Deluge to illustrate basic music theory.
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I'd love to see a video on how other scales change the way chords are made on the deluge and perhaps some stuff about 7th and 9th chords and such.
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I knew everything in this video but it was still great. Very succint, clear, and to the point.
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Really great useful video thank you so much
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3:15 That's one of the puzzling incoherences in music theory: why the "minor second" (semitone interval) is called "minor" when actually it is the same in both major and minor scale. It should be called "diminished second" (just like the 4th and the 5th).
