Brass arrangements - tips for making?
24 Apr 2006, 09:19I'm a guitarist who gets by on keyboards, using my Fantom X6 (and XP50 previously) for strings, brass, bass, etc.
When I'm compiling brass parts for my songs I like to use different brass insruments on different tracks - it sounds a lot better than a single 'brass section patch. When I put together a brass 'parp' I use my guitar to help me define the notes in the brass chord, but that doesn't always sound right. I don't know what the tricks or rules are that brass arrangers tend to use.
Does the trombone always take the lowest note in a chord, with trumpet on top? Does one instrument always play the thirds? Which instrument usually plays the root? Perhaps there aren't hard and fast rules but when I listen to brass sections on records I always seem to hear a certain format. Any secrets you can share?
When I'm compiling brass parts for my songs I like to use different brass insruments on different tracks - it sounds a lot better than a single 'brass section patch. When I put together a brass 'parp' I use my guitar to help me define the notes in the brass chord, but that doesn't always sound right. I don't know what the tricks or rules are that brass arrangers tend to use.
Does the trombone always take the lowest note in a chord, with trumpet on top? Does one instrument always play the thirds? Which instrument usually plays the root? Perhaps there aren't hard and fast rules but when I listen to brass sections on records I always seem to hear a certain format. Any secrets you can share?
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