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Melody and Bassline Creation with Vital

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Demo summary

Demonstrating how to use the Vital synthesizer to record a melody via a typing keyboard and creating a matching baseline by following root notes.

Step-by-step

  1. Open the Vital piano roll to write a melody over existing chords.
  2. Right-click the 'Typing keyboard to piano keyboard' button.
  3. Select the scale and key that matches your project (e.g., C# Minor Harmonic).
  4. Arm the record button and set it to 'Notes' only.
  5. Enable the countdown and record your melody using the typing keyboard.
  6. Use Alt+V to toggle 'Ghost Channels' to see chord notes from other tracks as a guide.
  7. Use the Paint tool to draw a rhythm first, then drag notes vertically to change pitches.
  8. Go to Tools > Dump score log to selected pattern to recover unrecorded MIDI performances.

Options

  • Adjust preset sounds quickly using the macros on the left of the Vital interface.
  • Choose between improvising live, following ghost notes, or drawing random rhythms first.
  • Use Ctrl+Scroll to zoom in or out of the dumped MIDI score.

Watch out for

  • The 'rhythm first' technique can result in random, non-musical flows compared to intentional improvisation.
  • Ensure the typing keyboard layout exactly matches your project scale or notes will be out of key.

Tips

  • Start your melody on the root note of the track (Z, A, Q, or 1 on the typing keyboard).
  • Avoid keeping the rhythm the same throughout; ensure every bar has a slightly different rhythmic pattern.
  • Use the 'Question and Answer' technique: repeat a motif for three bars and change it on the fourth bar.
  • Adjust one note at a time rather than starting over to avoid frustration.
  • If notes sound off, move them to align with the 'Ghost Notes' of your chords.

Highlights

“very very simple... the best way will always be just trying out and adjusting in real time”

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