This article originally appeared at the Patterning. This week, the Lonely Island released a music video for a song that was cut from their new movie, Popstar. The deleted scene for the song, “Fuck Off ...

The tonal nature of 808 and 909 drums means they can be used as melodic or tuned elements. In this first example, we've used the TR-808's toms as a simple bass pattern over a kick. The notes are ...

Music tension is a link between music structures and emotions. As music unfolds, developmental patterns induce various emotional experiences, but the relationship between developmental patterns and ...