"Beethoven's Dream Machine"
The Greatest Instrument Ever Invented & How To Be Creative With It
             by Dale Wozny
Chapter 10: What

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What to create? I shall address this only insofar as it pertains to music with a specific emphasis on the synthesizer. I am not qualified to give cooking advice for a fondue, or hairdressing advice for a new 'do, or advice on the aerodynamic construction of a wing of a jet plane etc. I will give solid guidelines so as to assist in the creative process with respect to musical composition, however.

You have a need to create. It is either prompted by your inner desire to achieve fulfillment, or perhaps not so noble an impetus: you got the gig. Your first question to ask is: Is this audio creation intended to stand on it's own? Did ZyGote Records just sign you up to play the synthesizer like a wildman? Or will it be an accompaniment to video imagery? Say a video game, a commercial, or a motion picture? Once defined along these lines, the approach thereafter is quite rudimentary. That is not to say that it is devoid of all emotion-on the contrary. It is brimming with emotion, just that it is selectively aimed emotion. This book is all about getting you to aim better and with more ease and frequency. Remember, you're dealing with emotions. On a purer level, simply sound waves triggering emotions. If you got the gig, the person paying you likely has a good idea of what she's after. How long the music should be is usually determined as well. Through the process of elimination, we then proceed. We'll get into an in-depth dissection of this in the next section.

In certain instances these limitations can be self-imposed. For example: Paul McCartney once read an interview of another artists record in which the reviewer said about a song that it was the hardest edged song he'd ever heard. That sparked Paul to write the hardest edged song he'd ever written. He came up with Helter Skelter off the Beatles' White Album. Even the greatest writers are continually perfecting their craft. Stevie wonder writes a song a day. He says that by the end of the year he has 365 songs from which to choose for his next album. He added that there's got to be a few goods ones out of a batch that size.

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Part I. The Synthesizer
Chapter 1: Dream Machine?
Chapter 2: Brief History Of Music
Chapter 3: Brief History Of The Synthesizer
Chapter 4: Brief History Of Recorded Music
Part II. Creating
Chapter 5: A Brief History Of Creating
Chapter 6: Why
Chapter 7: When
Chapter 8: Where
Chapter 9: Who
Chapter 10: What
Part III. How
Chapter 11: How: Composing From Scratch
Part IV. Aaarghhh!
Chapter 12: Inspirations, Jump Starts
Part V. Directions
Chapter 13: The Logical Next Step


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