abnormal musician

Chapter 319 Why is pop music getting worse? (Please subscribe ~ monthly pass!)
Eating stew in an iron pot on a winter night is definitely a very exciting thing.

While eating, the young couple also chatted.

Apart from a little parental squabbling and trivial matters, they actually talked more about some problems in their respective jobs.

After all, the two are not in the same industry.

But in fact, on the contrary, it is more necessary to communicate.

Even if you may not understand the other party's work, the key question is not whether you understand or not, let alone whether you can make some constructive speeches for the other party.

The key to the problem lies in speaking and listening, in respect and companionship.

Both of them feel that words like "you don't understand if I tell you" and "what's the use of telling you" are one of the most harmful words in married life. Both of them need to have the right to know in order to avoid unnecessary dog Blood misunderstanding.

When talking about Li Shaojie's future development, Lu Qiuer suddenly smacked his lips.

Sister Qiu is an ordinary music lover. Although she has learned a lot of cold knowledge and a little bit of basics better than others over the years, she is actually not much different from the vast majority of the public.

You may not be able to tell what is good, but you can definitely feel what is bad.

So, Lu Qiuer asked a soul question.

"Husband, I feel that pop music is getting worse and worse. Is it because I can't keep up with the times?"

Many music lovers really want to ask people in the industry this question.

Many people feel that pop music is getting worse and worse, but every time they question it, they will always be sprayed by a bunch of traffic fans, "This is advanced", "You don't understand it because you have no artistic talent", "You can't keep up with the times" Wait for words.

For a long time, there were somewhat doubts about it.

After all, not everyone is a doctor of music, and if they are said so, they have no confidence or knowledge to refute.

But I just know, it's definitely not the reason.

Therefore, Lu Qiuer, who suddenly thought of this topic, quickly asked her professional husband.

My husband's speech, isn't it more reliable than some dog P brick fans? !
"It's not that you can't keep up with the times, how could it be the reason why you can't keep up with the times?"

Li Shaojie went down with a mouthful of goose, and raised his head in surprise.

"You're right, pop music is getting worse and worse, and it's much worse than you think."

"?"

Lu Qiuer was stunned.

It is really surprising that this answer comes from a professional.

"Good guy, is it really getting worse and worse?"

"Yes! It sucks."

Li Shaojie nodded again with certainty.

To be honest, Lu Qiuer always thought that Li Shaojie would say things like fast food, internet, popularization, simplification, etc., but unexpectedly, Brother Jie said, "You're right, it's really bad. "

"Ah? Really fake?"

Lu Qiuer clicked her tongue.

"Then you know what's going on?"

"real!"

Li Shaojie wiped his mouth.

"And it's not just the Chinese music scene, in fact, the pop music scene all over the world is getting worse and worse."

"It's actually quite simple to explain."

Li Shaojie took a sip of his drink and started talking to his wife with a smile.

That was some conversations that happened in the exchange meeting some time ago.

"Actually, when I was communicating, I once chatted with a delegation official who used to work for the Spanish National Research Council, and used a set of very scientific analysis methods on this issue."

scientific method of analysis?
This made Lu Qiuer curious.

"They once conducted big data sampling analysis on almost 50 popular music pieces on the market."

"The method of analysis is actually to compare the three dimensions of music that affect people's perception, namely [diversity of timbre], [complexity of harmony] and [loudness]."

Li Shaojie raised his eyebrows.

"This is a very scientific systematic analysis method, but after the analysis, a very serious fact was revealed."

"Pop music is not fast food, modern, or popular, but really getting worse and worse!!"

Lu Qiuer was stunned.

Just listen to Li Shaojie continue to speak.

"In the past few decades, due to the development and application of recording technology and modern music technology, the composition of music has become more and more monotonous."

"For example, talk about the choice of timbre."

"In the earliest pop music, because of the freedom of creation, there are many choices in the selection of instrument timbres. Even in a certain section of the main melody of the chorus, quite a few timbres can be added to enhance the sense of hierarchy."

"Piano, violin, viola, cello, tower drum, snare drum, timpani, guitar, the melody of the chorus is carried out one bar, and it is enriched in terms of bass, treble, chords, rhythm, etc."

Li Shaojie smiled slightly.

"It's even a bit thin. If you want to be more colorful, then more prominent tone is very important, such as brass to expand tension and emotional advancement, euphonium is responsible for the bass, French horn and clarinet give a rounded texture , and the more important treble area can be trumpet, even saxophone, flute, oboe."

"If you want to add some more color, you can also consider the harp."

"These orchestrations are actually just [regular army]. In fact, you can have more computer-synthesized sounds, or some more unique folk instrument choices."

"For example, if you look at popular music from 05 to 10, it's not so uncommon for excellent creators to use [-] or [-] instruments to optimize details and advance emotions in a piece of music."

Li Shaojie shrugged.

"However, no matter whether the current popular songs are popular or not, you put aside, even people with only a little musical foundation can quickly identify how many timbres are used. Anyone who plays an instrument is considered a conscience.”

"Even the production of many popular songs, because more and more rely on drum machine sampling and electronic software. Even all midi, this is not progress and development, but an aesthetic regression."

Lu Qiuer nodded in a daze.

Although it may not be clear, the basic meaning is definitely understood! !
Although the timbres are more diverse, the range of instruments used in creation is narrowed.

"Let's talk about the second point, the use of harmony is getting easier and easier."

Li Shaojie shrugged.

"What we often say is to lower the threshold of popular music. I think it is the threshold of appreciation, not the threshold of creators. Many creators P are not. They can only get started in the use of harmony, and even only know the formula. .”

"All three chord inversions, fixed classic chords, which make popular songs have a trend of homogenization, and the accompaniment of one chord can even seamlessly connect countless popular songs."

Shaking his head lightly, Li Shaojie pouted.

"But, if you say these words, there will be a silly B mouth. It's not that these chords can't be used, and you can write good songs no matter how routine, but in fact, such words are very speechless."

"It's like a recipe. You follow the recipe, and it never changes. The taste can be varied, but they are all similar. The dishes are the same."

"Many listeners, in fact, are not asking you to make fish-flavored pork shreds into one hundred and eight different but all delicious flavors, but want to taste a brand new one that they have never heard of, seen, or tasted. taste."

"The use of timbre, such as different seasonings, the basic knowledge of harmony and chords, such as different ingredients, if you make fish-flavored pork shreds into [-] flavors, it will naturally enrich your dietary life, but our diet Life can’t be full of fish-flavored shredded pork with different flavors in the streets, you still have to eat something else, so this is the problem.”

Li Shaojie spread his hands.

"The status quo of the pop music market is that it is difficult to see other flavors of dishes on the streets. There are only [-] kinds of fancy fish-flavored pork shreds, but even if the taste is somewhat different, you eat fish-flavored pork every day. Si, after eating for several years, who wouldn't collapse!"

Lu Qiuer groaned, calling out the image directly.

Immediately understood what Li Shaojie meant.

The consequences of routines, templates, and labor-saving and cost-saving are that everyone chooses a more popular dish, and then frantically makes different forms of it according to the recipe.

But in this way, the dishes are naturally single, even if the taste is slightly different, you will still get tired of eating.

Chords, harmony.

This is another unavoidable problem in the status quo of pop music.

Of course, Li Shaojie spoke very carefully.

And that's even just one of the reasons.

"There's still rhythm."

Li Shaojie shook his head.

"Both harmony and rhythm will affect the melody, but now you go to the charts to find pop music, let alone harmony. After careful study of their rhythm patterns, you will find that they are almost all similar."

"Strength, beat, almost all copying, at most you can change the speed, change the pattern, but in fact the essence of the rhythm has not changed."

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

"Just such a rhythm type, at least half of the European and American charts are of this type. This is the manifestation of the lack of creativity of music producers."

Li Shaojie spread his hands.

"Although it is said that complicated things, different things, and a small audience, the key to the problem lies in the music business market. In the current music industry market, instead of requiring you to be a stronger musician, it is better to directly start the exposure effect and force brainwashing."

"Look, the places where most traffic singers appear are not music apps, but various variety shows, TV dramas, movies, advertisements, and news. The exposure effect caused by the indiscriminate bombardment of this kind of information forcefully brainwashes people. In this way, it will be easier to bring them all-round benefits.”

"To make money, if there is a way to make money stably, make money quickly, make more money, have low cost, and low risk, then it is inevitable to choose such a business model."

"What about loudness? What does loudness mean?"

Lu Qiuer felt his eyes opened.

Quickly question Li Shaojie.

Isn't loudness just a question of whether the music volume is loud or not?

The volume keys are in my hands, can this thing still affect me? !
"Loudness war, this is even more brainless."

Li Shaojie pouted.

"Although the volume button is in your hand, in fact, at the same volume, you will feel that the volume of the music is different, and it is getting louder. This is the loudness war. The volume directly fills your brain and emphasizes the sense of presence."

"For example, why do people hate Douyin's external playback, because Douyin is using the loudness war to brainwash you. You will find that the sound quality of the music in Douyin does not seem to be very good. This is actually compressing the dynamic range and amplifying the small audio signal a lot. times, but the actually large signal remains unchanged."

"This way, no matter how much you set the volume, it will sound louder than other music."

"The consequence of increasing the loudness is actually to cut off a considerable part of the filter, so that the music will lose a lot of details, become shriveled and harsh, and no longer round."

"A lot of music content is lost. In this case, some of the delicate and modified timbres you added will be directly cut in half and become meaningless. Therefore, with the cooperation of Loudness War, the music is naturally better."

Speaking of this, Li Shaojie suddenly rolled his eyes.

"To put it simply, the output depends entirely on roar."

"It's still Douyin. Why can it explode and attract countless people? In fact, the shameless loudness war is one of them. You will find that no matter how delicate the music is, it will become a piss when it is passed to Douyin. It all sounds like a low-quality timbre, and after a long time, this kind of rough music with inconspicuous levels will become annoying."

"Because people will automatically adjust it to look like a loudness war for you, and you can't do it if you don't want to."

"Of course, there are also spicy chicken lyrics."

Li Shaojie sighed.

"So, my wife, you are right. Pop music is getting worse and worse, and it is worse than you imagined. This is definitely not an illusion, but science!"

"That's why I rarely make pop music."

"Of course, it's not the only one. You must know something about the entertainment industry. Many things in it are disgusting. I just want to make my music well, so I've always been against the entertainment industry."

"Why should I swim in shit soup?"

Lu Qiuer's little head froze.

Good guy.

Brother Jie pronounces this "circle" in the entertainment circle, that's not quan.

That's Juan from the pigsty.

When Li Shaojie mentioned these things, he was in a bad mood.

But at this time, complaining, the mood has improved a lot.

Sure enough, if you want to adjust your mentality, you still have to spray something.

With a smile, Li Shaojie said.

"The reason why I like serious music is because modern serious music is still very strict in the selection of timbre, the use of harmony is still very advanced, and the selection of volume is also very scientific."

"However, they are not shabby for making money, and I am not shabby for making money. If there is a chance to go to the entertainment industry to make money, then I must do it, especially variety shows. I like it the most. Maybe there will be a few mentally retarded people. I am having fun."

Good entertainment.

Sister Qiu called her an expert.

For words like Li Shaojie, if it was before, sister Qiu would definitely warn her.

Don't pretend, keep a low profile, offending people depends on the situation and so on.

Now?

Laugh to death, not afraid at all.

The body buffs are so full that they went to UNESCO. I'm afraid of farts, and I'm done.

　In the future, which idiot will BB with you, "Our brother's music is pioneering, you can't understand it with low aesthetics", "pop music is progressing, you can't keep up with the times", "taste is different, I just like it" and other idiot words, everyone will directly Go up and spray, I'm used to it.

　　It’s getting worse and worse. I’m talking about why it’s getting worse and worse, how it’s worse, and how it behaves. I’m not talking about subjective things, just let the factual survey data speak for itself.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)