Re: Translating a melody in your head to piano rollSupport
Posted: Sun Jan 12, 2020 1:34 am
If starklord is talking about the pitch intervals then I have to agree based on how I compose. I never know the name of the actual key of my song but I remember the places of the notes on the piano roll that belong to the key of my composition. All I need to know is that the notes that belong to the same key go in a 2-2-1-2-2-2-1 repeating pattern of semitone intervals and I can usually figure out the rest of the notes that belong to the same key once I have started the melody for my composition.
But of course there is no right way to think or do things when composing and everyone has their own way.
To adress the question from OP: Take it one note at a time, eventually you can figure out the notes that are involved in the key for the melody in your head using the notes that you have placed so far. Then you can place down new notes based on how much higher they sound than the previous note (and you don't have to check each note because you know the ones in your key). It might take a few tries per note sometimes but over time you will start developing more intuition for how to find the correct note.
Also if the melody does not sound like it is quite there yet it is probably because the melody in your head involves chords. So you should learn what chords look like if you haven't already and then turn your notes into chords.
