{"id":23119,"date":"2022-10-04T15:40:32","date_gmt":"2022-10-04T19:40:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/?p=23119"},"modified":"2022-10-04T15:40:34","modified_gmt":"2022-10-04T19:40:34","slug":"level-up-melodic-loops","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/level-up-melodic-loops\/","title":{"rendered":"How to level up your melodic loops"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">With powerful resources like <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/splice.com\/features\/sounds\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Splice Sounds,<\/strong><\/a> musicians today have access to more high-quality melodic loops than ever before.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>However, creating your own ideas from scratch is still (and always will be) an integral part of the creative process. In the video above, <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UC4O0HDYyda7UbxGVPwZ0fAQ\" target=\"_blank\">iBEENART<\/a> shares key techniques for leveling up your original melodic loops by walking through two examples, step-by-step. From sound selection (for which he uses <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/splice.com\/plugins\/39096276-v-collection-9-vst-au-by-arturia\" target=\"_blank\">Arturia&#8217;s V Collection<\/a> and <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/splice.com\/plugins\/38958417-analog-lab-v-vst-au-by-arturia\" target=\"_blank\">Analog Lab<\/a>) and sound design to melodic contour and <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/an-introduction-to-harmony\/\" target=\"_blank\">harmony,<\/a> various perspectives are examined that all come together to create the perfect loop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That said, regardless of the specific topic that&#8217;s being discussed, iBEENART leans into one overarching concept that ties it all together: the importance of embracing simplicity. &#8220;I&#8217;m not trying to be Mozart or Beethoven on the keys,&#8221; he laughs. &#8220;Keep it simple. [We&#8217;re] just trying to get an idea out.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What was your favorite tip covered in the tutorial? What sorts of topics would you like to see us explore on <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/splice\/\" target=\"_blank\">the Splice YouTube channel<\/a> next? Let us know in the comments section of the video.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Try V Collection 9 or Analog Lab V for free, and then rent-to-own them until they\u2019re yours:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button aligncenter\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link\" href=\"https:\/\/splice.com\/plugins\/39096276-v-collection-9-vst-au-by-arturia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Try V Collection 9 for free<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button aligncenter\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link\" href=\"https:\/\/splice.com\/plugins\/38958417-analog-lab-v-vst-au-by-arturia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Try Analog Lab V for free<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From sound selection to composition, learn about the key elements and techniques that come together to create the perfect melodic loop.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":33,"featured_media":23123,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1696],"tags":[1711,1677,1633,333,1473,1686],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>How to level up your melodic loops - Blog | Splice<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"From sound selection to composition, learn about the key elements and techniques that come together to create perfect melodic loops.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/level-up-melodic-loops\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"How to level up your melodic loops - Blog | Splice\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"From sound selection to composition, learn about the key elements and techniques that come together to create perfect melodic loops.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/level-up-melodic-loops\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Blog | Splice\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Splice\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2022-10-04T19:40:32+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2022-10-04T19:40:34+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Simple_But_Fire_Syndication_BlogPost.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1920\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1200\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Harrison Shimazu\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@https:\/\/bitly.com\/namaboku-twt\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@splice\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Harrison Shimazu\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/level-up-melodic-loops\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/level-up-melodic-loops\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Harrison Shimazu\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/1ed73f890efad66c4808440680e9e50d\"},\"headline\":\"How to level up your melodic loops\",\"datePublished\":\"2022-10-04T19:40:32+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2022-10-04T19:40:34+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/level-up-melodic-loops\/\"},\"wordCount\":218,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/level-up-melodic-loops\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Simple_But_Fire_Syndication_BlogPost.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"analog lab\",\"arturia\",\"composition\",\"plugins\",\"rent-to-own\",\"v collection\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Tips &amp; 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