A little bit of music theory. I am explaining the concept of "drop chords" for triads and seventh chords on the Deluge. I think it's a nice "side effect" of the deluge's sequencer that it visualizes things like this so nicely!
Yes! I remember when I had to learn all those chord shapes on the guitar. But now I am very glad I did. It's a useful thing to have in your box of tools!
thanks! yes, I especially love how fast it lets you put together rather complex sequences. Faster than anything else I've come across so far (including DAWs).
Interesting how you chose to repeat the same drop on each chord rather than varying them. Another observation is that you have completely assimilated the pitches before you on the button matrix, which to me would be a struggle and by combining this with knowledge you already have, to recognise chords and inversions naturally. That, to me demonstrates the Deluge as a musical instrument rather than a groove box.
Good observation. I actually thought about this for a second and decided to use the same drop for all chords in an attempt to keep it as simple as possible and in the hopes that it might be easier to follow for those with not as much knowledge of music theory. Of course mixing them can sometimes lead to better results. (For example the reason why the drop 3 chord progression here did imo not sound so great is most likely because the second chord ends up having the major seventh in the bass. in addition to that this note turns into the rather bland fifth of the third chord. this makes it more difficult to identify the character of those chords and to perceive the 'progression'. This problem could have been solved by using a drop 2 chord for the second chord only, which would have led to an F, the root note, in the bass.) I think sometimes it can be an advantage to be able to easily identify notes and chords. But sometimes it can also be a hindrance. Intuitively placing notes, listening to them and then adjusting by simple trial and error often leads to better results than "doing the math". Luckily the deluge provides the tool for both.
