The Elektron Syntrakt has some scale presets.
Its a good excuse to explore them and brush up on some music theory.
Unless otherwise stated, the root note is C
• CHROMATIC ... a logical place to start
A standard (chromatic) scale consist of twelve notes: C-C#-D-D#-E-F-F#-G-G#-A-A#-B.
Every scale is a selection from these twelve notes
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Major & Minor scales are really popular with EDM
• These are some popular IONIAN (MAJOR) scales
This is the most widely used scale in western music.
C major has a specific series of intervals:
tone, tone, semitone, tone, tone, tone, semitone.
T-T-ST-T-T-T-ST
This is known as the Ionian mode.
The Chemical brothers - The Salmon Dance
The Presets - Promises
The Presets - Are You The One?
F major
Mylo - In my Arms
The Presets - My People
T-T-ST-T-T-T-ST
Simian Mobile Disco - Hotdog
The Presets - A New Sky
The Presets - Ghosts
The Presets - I Go Hard, I Go Home
The Presets, Nils Frahm - Promises (Nils Frahm version)
D# Major
T-T-ST-T-T-T-ST
E Major
T-T-ST-T-T-T-ST
The Presets - Downtown Shutdown
A Major
Justice - Genesis
The Presets - Kicking and Screaming
B Major
Armand Van Helden - Hear my Name
Bb Major
Fisherspooner - Emerge
G Major
Progressive House
The above are some of my fav minor scales, but you can make any minor scale
by remembering the rule:
1. Pick your root note.
2. tone, tone, semitone, tone, tone, tone, semitone.
T-T-ST-T-T-T-ST
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• AEOLIAN (MINOR) , AKA Natural Minor.
T-ST-T-T-ST-T-T
whole, half, whole, whole, half, whole, whole
To the left is C-Minor
(root note is C)
This is a pretty common scale in Electronic music
Eg : Madonna - Into the Groove
The Presets - RUFUS DU SOL
To the left is A-minor.
It's the only minor scale that doesn't contain any sharps or flats.
It has the same notes of C major, but they don't sound the same
due to their different root notes.
The order of the intervals is impt.
A-minor is pretty commonly used scale in EDM
examples: Giorgio Moroder | Chase
The Presets - If I Know You
E-minor
D# Minor
F# Minor
The Presets - Talk Like That
The presets - Steamworks
Remember the rule:
T-ST-T-T-ST-T-T
whole, half, whole, whole, half, whole, whole
Some other popular minor scales are:
B-minor
Miami Sound machine - Doctor pressure
Bb Minor
The Presets - This Boy's in Love
D Minor
Hans Zimmer - Interstellar
A# minor
F minor
Commonly used in Hardhouse & Bigroom.
The Presets - Goodbye Future
The Presets - Girl and The Sea
Fisherspooner - Mega C.
G minor
G# minor
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