drumnbass.be forum » Production » Production questions & answers » epic/heroic melodies epic/heroic melodies Author Post sssonarrr Cool Steppa Registration Date: 16-05-2005 Posts: 203 Helpfulness rating:  hi guys, is there anyone who can tell me how to make a heroic/epic kind of melody? what notes are best used, and why so? __ laborecordings 09-11-2006 13:59 cynik Cp6uja Registration Date: 15-03-2005 Posts: 5,646 Helpfulness rating:  heroic as in iron maiden tunes ? __ https://soundcloud.com/tsai-vidro-voves 09-11-2006 14:01 @1$-) unregistered quote: Originally posted by cynik heroic as in iron maiden tunes ? lol. youll have to ask eddy about that. @sonar - try using short synth notes. thats about as helpful as i can be. you could try listening to tracks from klutes albums or some future prophecies. actually theres loads of it about. check out logic by surora if he decides to share it. 09-11-2006 14:06 Dubrain Hertz Sponsor Registration Date: 23-01-2005 Posts: 329 Helpfulness rating:  Major scale for happy heroic, minor scale for truly epic. Use your ears, play with a keyboard or just rip off Carl Orff or Man O War __ Download my album for free/pay what you want http://recordsofthefleshgod.bandcamp.com...years-2002-2005 09-11-2006 14:48 Surora23 Agressive Melodic Disorder Registration Date: 05-07-2004 Posts: 2,127 Helpfulness rating:  quote: Originally posted by sssonarrr hi guys, is there anyone who can tell me how to make a heroic/epic kind of melody? what notes are best used, and why so? chcek my track logic on my myspace... thatll give you an idea... www.myspace.com/djsurora __ Rinse it OUT!!!! 09-11-2006 18:10 sssonarrr Cool Steppa Registration Date: 16-05-2005 Posts: 203 Helpfulness rating:  that track is indeed something like i mean surora. i must agree with you munki C, those short synths do have a kind of epic around them. but what about the scales to put the notes in? anyone who has a propper answer? __ laborecordings 09-11-2006 19:04 Surora23 Agressive Melodic Disorder Registration Date: 05-07-2004 Posts: 2,127 Helpfulness rating:  quote: Originally posted by sssonarrr that track is indeed something like i mean surora. i must agree with you munki C, those short synths do have a kind of epic around them. but what about the scales to put the notes in? anyone who has a propper answer? ehh... check chronics post on music theory, that may help a bit... but again, major, and minor chords are key... __ Rinse it OUT!!!! 09-11-2006 20:51 drumnbass.be forum » Production » Production questions & answers » epic/heroic melodies