Guidlines to create psytrance music using MuseScore

• Aug 9, 2023 - 11:52

Hi guys,

MusiScore newbie over here.

I love psytrance style and I'd like to learn the basics of it in terms of composition.

I'm aware you can create psytrance music with software such as:

Music Trackers

  • FastTracker 2
  • MilkyTracker
  • Renoise
  • OpenMPT (Open ModPlug Tracker)
  • SunVox
  • Famitracker
  • LSDj (Little Sound Dj)
  • Schism Tracker
  • Impulse Tracker
  • MadTracker

Digital Audio Workstations (DAWs)

  • Ableton Live
  • Logic Pro (for macOS)
  • Pro Tools
  • FL Studio
  • Cubase
  • Reaper
  • Studio One
  • Bitwig Studio
  • Reason
  • GarageBand (for macOS)
  • Ardour
  • Cakewalk by BandLab
  • Tracktion
  • Digital Performer (DP)
  • LMMS (Linux MultiMedia Studio)

That said, I'd love to learn how to create this type of music using MuseScore.

If you could share any type of material, scores, guidelines, tutorials, videos, etc... That'd be really helpful.

Here's some examples of the type of songs I'd love to learn how to compose eventually once I've got more familiar with MuseScore.

With music trackers you can apply effects such as:

  • Volume: Adjusts the volume of a note or instrument.
  • Panning: Controls the stereo position of a note or instrument.
  • Pitch Slide: Slides the pitch of a note up or down over time.
  • Portamento: Smoothly glides the pitch of a note to the pitch of the next note.
  • Vibrato: Creates a vibrato effect by modulating the pitch of a note.
  • Tremolo: Applies a rapid volume modulation to a note, creating a trembling effect.
  • Arpeggio: Rapidly plays a sequence of notes based on a predefined pattern.
  • Delay: Introduces a delay or echo effect by repeating a note with a time offset.
  • Sample Offset: Specifies where in a sample playback should start, creating a "scratching" or stuttering effect.
  • Filter: Applies a low-pass or high-pass filter to an instrument or sample.
  • Glide: Gradually changes the pitch of a note to the pitch of the next note.
  • Resonance: Adjusts the resonance of a filter, emphasizing certain frequencies.
  • Command Sequence: Executes a sequence of tracker commands, allowing for complex effects.
  • Sample Reverse: Reverses the playback direction of a sample.
  • Sample Cut: Triggers a sample cut-off, creating a staccato or glitchy effect.
  • Sample Hold: Holds the playback of a sample at its current position.
  • Sample Retrigger: Retriggers a sample playback at a specified interval, creating a rhythmic effect.
  • Note Cut: Abruptly stops the playback of a note or instrument.
  • Note Delay: Delays the playback of a note by a certain number of ticks.
  • Tempo Changes: Adjusts the overall tempo of the song.
  • Global Volume: Sets the overall volume level for all channels.

Can you achieve these ones also with MuseScore?

Anyway, I love this song but with my current MuseScore skills I dont't know where to even start to create something similar :) . I guess probably the first step would be having a proper sample/instrument library... But even with that, i'm not sure how I'd be able to achieve certain psytrance effects with MuseScore, or if that'd be even possible at all

Any kind of help will be well received.

Thanks in advance!


Comments

In reply to by bobjp

Makes sense... that's what my guts were telling me at first but I wanted to ask first to people with real expertise on MuseScore in case I was missing something.

I guess MuseScore main target is to write music that follows strict notation intended to be played by musicians in real life afterall with all the inherent limitations of sheet music notation.

Thanks.

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