I Wrote a song in 14/16....

Welp I made another piece, I named this one Fading Light. I challenged myself to write a piece in 14/16 because I encourage all composers to experiment with odd time signatures. I can definitely see an argument for 7 / 8 tho because 14 is not very stable, but I soon will upload a collage of all of my works in every time signature! The editing took me the longest for any video for this and I really hope y'all enjoy this. I really enjoyed making this. If anyone needs a composer for a video game! PLEASE!! Reach out to me in the comments and I can work for you!
Part List: Piano (88-Key Required)
Sheet Music: musescore.com/...
Audio: audio.com/drew...
Thumbnail ring of fire came from pixabay.
Take care Yall!
CC-BY-ND 4.0
-drewracer777

[@drewracer777]

I am aware of the case for 7/8, and I can for sure see if you think this is in 7/8, but I intended it to be in 14/16 :)

[@CipherSphereqxc0698]

Sir, compose a piece with: A brass section A Strings sectiom (Violinonum sum) A wind section I am trying to do this my self, but can't quite get the sound I want, so I guess my tendancy to steal is not very akward, snyways... Doth ye dare to accept mine challeng?: X: No O: Yes Have a nice day, good sir.

[@drewracer777]

@@CipherSphereqxc0698 I will accept it, but I will take me a long time, I have made numerous brass compositions and have messed with other ensembles before, I see what I can do!

[@Isalick34]

It sounds like 14/16, only some of the last section sounds like 7/8 to me. The way I go about the subdivisions is where the groove lands most of the time, for example, 14/16 subdivided as 4+4+3+3 is something a lot of people would call 7/8, but the groove steps out of the eighth note pulse, so I wouldn’t call it that.

[@drewracer777]

@@Isalick34 yeah that is 100% fair, I tried, the section near the end does not go in to 16th notes at all

[@spaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaace]

write one with 22/7 time

[@creakiap]

14/16 is addictive once you get used to it. I love 14/16. And this sounds awesome! Both the rythm and harmony are well written, pleasing and original. Bravo!

[@JLComposition]

Interesting! I’ll definitely give you some pointers from a composer and listener’s perspective. 1. I love your harmonic structure! 2. I think it was already addressed about the muddy bass! 3. I love the arpeggiation on top, and would emphasize little details in the melody on the bass and spacing it with the alto range and bass range. Giving you a wider sound. 4. 3+3+3+2 Idea was very intriguing! Really nailed the odd meter! 5. 14:52 Your orchestration on the chords was quite interesting as well! The sudden feeling of a timpani smack, giving you that massive build! I adore the crescendo! 6. 15:24 Instead of the immediate fortissimo, personally I would change it towards a forte crescendoing towards the fortissimo for the grand effect. Then change to a piano for the chord on 15:29 leaving you with the large crescendo towards the forte!! 7. This piece absolutely intriguing with intensity! I love it!! Keep up the good work and for my final recommendation, build up the intensity to explode with more ferocity! W piece! Challenge completed. Now do 11/16

[@garrylarry890]

3+3+3+3+2 (you forgot a 3)

[@JLComposition]

@@garrylarry890 Here it is: 3 lmaooo

[@wyattstevens8574]

3+3+3+2 could *make* 11/16! The first example of 11 I can usually think of is the intro to the Book of Boba Fett theme, which Musicnotes actually marks as 3+3+5 instead!

[@daitsuki]

Why do you only have 78 (now 79) subs you are SO underrated!! 7/4 (or any derivatives like 7/8 or 14/16) is my second favorite time signature (after 3/4) and seeing someone do this perfectly is AMAZING!! You actually need more subs bro 😭 You received a sub from me tho!

[@UpdateFreak33]

bro forgot that 6/8 exists (the underrated goat)

[@daitsuki]

@@UpdateFreak33 true (i would rank it the same as 3/4)

[@Wreniffer]

7/4 is so fun, as is other normal time signatures, but every so often missing a beat it is so fun to work with, or using 7/4 as 3 3 1

[@daitsuki]

@@Wreniffer indeed my favorite 7/4 rhythm is 4 + 3

[@American_PhilippineA]

consider yourself an opp of you dont like 13/8, π/4,

[@FayeDaughtry-j4n]

Sounds like an old Zelda boss battle… I can just imagine a 16 bit version

[@ivmatt3142]

I’m actually surprised you don’t have more subs, so I’m going to sub. You’re legitimately talented at composing music.

[@magnesium8996]

Hol up bro grew by 240 subs in 3 weeks

[@greenytoaster]

i recently made a track that uses 7/8 and even 11/8 at times, and my trick is honestly just only use it if it actually flows well instead of trying to force it into a song. a good example of this is the beach theme for the snes game plok :p

[@dzmo-official]

I love how to take on the challenge to actually challenge yourself! You have/are developing such talent. Supa nice results! Keep this up 👏

[@Disfigure__]

This honestly turned out so well, especially the second half!

[@Alexander-oh8ry]

3:20 what? It sounded really great with square waves, much better than piano!

[@Ben-x7r]

that's what I was thinking as well lmao

[@renegaderaiderlover]

sounded like toby fox

[@silphv]

Agreed. I don't know what the song is trying to evoke though. The lower arps become a melded morphing mess which had a really interesting sound actually. I'm guessing that's why it "didn't work" thouogh because it turned those lower arp lines into textured mud with indistinct harmony (Interesting mud that's in key, but still pretty muddy.) That's kinda what I liked the most. A middle ground could be to make use of both-a solution if one liked the synth sound but didn't want to lose the clear-sounding low arp entirely to the muddy synth texture could be to gradually lower note length (or decay/release on the patch if synth params are automate-able in MuseScore, I have no idea)-basically dynamic shift from what sounded legato towards staccato. Or leave it as it was and double the instrument at another octave and make that one fully staccato the whole time to bring the outline of the arp back into clarity. Or the muddy low arp with the too-long decay tails could be occassional accents underneath that come in sometimes, on time or before or after time to like a call/response. etc etc. I have mostly only made electronic music so I hear that and just think, whoa that sound like something I can use somewhere, at least. Happy accidents are the best.

[@colletteian]

how dare you

[@moleman999]

This is super cool and creative, you deserve more subscribers.

[@Fernsaur]

Sounds great! Your channel is very underrated.

[@wyattswasey2630]

Watched this whole video thinking this guy had at least a minion subs, bravo

[@lailoutherand]

A "minion" suvs

[@cloudy4602]

@@lailoutherand A "minion" "suvs"

[@skeire1]

"A" "minion" "suvs"

[@TheRyschea]

@@skeire1 " "A" "minion" "suvs" "

[@ExzaktVid]

Minions watch youtube confirmed

[@Anklejbiter]

I've been messing around with odd time signatures, and it's been some of the most fun I've had in a while. My favourite has got to be 17/16, it feels surprisingly natural, give it a shot! Editing to say this piece you've made is really, really good! I like it a lot.

[@drewracer777]

@@Anklejbiter yeah, I like to be courage people to mess with unnatural time signatures, I did make on in 17/16 a bit ago with a 4+4+4+1 rhythm, I do plan to make another one though

[@Anklejbiter]

@@drewracer777 I did 17 with 4+3+3+3+4, taking inspiration from hell on earth which uses 4+4+3+3+3+3 for 20/16 or some variant of 5/4. IMO It's hard to make music, honestly. I am proud of my recent stuff, but even that is at this point of... like I'm not really sure it's good enough to share, you know? but who knows. They say you're your own worst critic. You're really good at this, though. Keep it up!

[@timothymanukian]

I will say working zoomed out in page view is a wild workflow lol. Good video tho!

[@Robotron-wd9em]

cool piece, be careful with those alterations you're making not required chromatic passages through the use of enharmonic equivalence.

[@ephraimcullen]

I appreciate your creativity. Very fun to watch your process!

[@drewracer777]

@@ephraimcullen I love making videos like this, but I often am too lazy to edit or I forgot to record the process in general, thank you tho!

[@johnnytheyoungmaestro]

Wow, I'm very impressed!! Odd time signatures are very unique, and they add a whole bunch of character to a piece of music. I love experimenting with odd time signatures, and even learning to conduct them. Fantastic job!! :)

[@ClicStudio]

WOAH THATS SO GOOD

[@XopterCat]

Oh my goodness. This actually sounds amazing!! It’s really fun to listen to- I might try playing it sometime!

[@Backpackzackmusic]

That's so cool! As a 7/8, or in this case 14/16, addict, I've also made something similar to this, but as it was made in musescore 3 2 years ago, it doesn't compare to this imo. It's the only video on my channel if you want to check it out

[@_thoride_2913]

Nice work dude!

[@drewracer777]

@@_thoride_2913 thank you man!

[@tuxat_]

great music and great editing! really deserves more attention!

[@k4shey]

Normie musician: OMG I wrote a song in 14/16 this is so hard Meanwhile Meshuggah:

[@jackisgangs]

i really like this!

[@gabrielwickander]

This is sick

[@davidsousaRJ]

This kind of reminds me of the openning theme of the HBO series Westworld

[@suraca8695]

What a fun piece to listen to!

[@mshewski357]

Nice job buddy

[@brunofreire4874]

Man this video is so great. I know you probably don't want to use your voice but i think it would be so much funnier if you were talking these subtitles, just my opinion. (not even necessarily reading these subtitles but you know these videos where the person talks and keep cutting and going through the video, yea I don't know what I'm saying haha) Keep the great content!

[@drewracer777]

@@brunofreire4874 yeah someday I might, I do not currently own a functional microphone, and my voice is really funky, but thank you!

[@TertiaryQuota]

im so jealous of people that can make good music, im doing my a levels soon and im considering doing music for a-levels because its so fun and i love too much but i never took it seriously in GCSE and my compostions were so mid

[@drewracer777]

@@TertiaryQuota don’t say that! Your compositions will improve as time goes on and you learn new thing to add to your palette!

[@Mr-Prasguerman]

I like to compose in 7/8 and 5/4 😺

[@MrMoffatt]

I genuinely forgot to comment on this when it first released. This was a really nice piece to listen to and interesting to see how you work. Can't wait to see more of your interesting compositions! It looks playable to me, though the left hand would probably require a bit of practice for me lol.

[@oribagel]

bless the youtube algorithm deities for recommending this to so many people including myself

[@maximoperalta3095]

This was really cool, i liked the synth lol :(

[@czesio9448]

The 3+3+3+3+2 division is followed by only one voice most of the time while the other is just playing plain 7/8, also the second page is just 7/8 in a 2+2+2+1 division, which is completely different from 3+3+3+3+2

[@refusedsprinklez1721]

I have a suggestion for the bass section personal opinion btw! I recommend the bass not be as muddy and instead for the arpeggiation in the bass in the beginning be spanned out in octaves! But overall incredible job with the piece very intensifying!!

[@SamuelSwim-gw6ce]

Subscribed!

[@sant.i]

it's funny when the bottom number of a time singature is so high that it gets really hard to notice how many beats are in the bar and you start to think that is in another and more simple time signature, like 6/8 or something JSJSJSaksjdjkwad

[@sant.i]

In fact, it's pretty interesting because these types of time signatures, like 14/16, 9/16, and 10/16, always give that dream-like sound because they are quite similar to other more simple time signatures but not exactly identical, making them hard to count. This makes me feel a little lost, and the music starts to sound a bit abstract or fluid. I don't know, that's just my opinion :)

[@arcioko2142]

i thought the song was going to be 15 minutes long :(

[@drewracer777]

@@arcioko2142 yeah, I don’t compose long pieces, don’t know why, I am trying to get better about making longer works

[@MrStanFungi]

I've tried to write something in 13/8, and it actually turned out to be pretty good. I think it's good to experiment with weird time signatures every once in a while

[@silphv]

They sound scary to composers who haven't tried them but they're really not. I see 13/8 and think "cool, 12/8 with an extra 1/8th note... 12/8 already sounds like 4 groups of 3 due to where the accents land, so 13/8 just means 3 groups of 3 + 1 group of 4. Could be the last, the first bar or it could be (3+3+2+3+2)/8 or any other accent pattern you like, the point is none of them are scary once you start to hear where you want the strongest accent beats to land, and repeat it a few times, most people won't even notice it's "odd" then. A good example I liked was the repeated single note rhythm that started every Battlestar Galactica episode (particularly during the "previously" recap). Tell most people that was based on a 7-over-2 polyrhythm pattern and they would be like "huh? is it weird somehow? it sounds normal enough to me"

[@silphv]

Also anyone can get their feet wet with pickup measures or extra short measures at the end of phrases. Write the thing in 12/8 but sometimes add a tiny transitional bar of 1/8. Stuff like that. Probably easier to write, sounds the same, and unless your whole song is consistently 13/8, possibly even easier to sight-read, too. Just make sure the downbeats suggested by the bars and time sigs actually match what you hear in your head, because maybe you actually need 9/8 and then 4/8 instead of 12/8 and 1/8. These make good self-challenges though always

[@MrStanFungi]

@@silphv yeah, the pattern i picked for my thing was (3+3+3+4) I routinely use 12/8 for its triplet pattern

[@TSCB13]

Bro, did you accidentally make Undertale Battle music??? Shit goes crazy but it's definitely giving RPG

[@TheTylerCathey]

2:20 hollow knight soul sanctum vibes

[@apaolomusic]

I remember writing my Digital Composition final in 23/8. I'm surprised my teacher even let me pass.

[@kdearsarakdearsara9377]

whats the software being used in the video? if you know by any chance 🙏🏾

[@apaolomusic]

@@kdearsarakdearsara9377 No clue.

[@gaetanoavenia5210]

bro change the Gb in F#, so the piece is harmonically correct. I love your piece anyway, especially the melody. great job.

[@paramount243]

well done

[@durpo856]

WHOA 3:00 SOUNDS INCREDIBLE WHAT DO YOU MEAN IT SOUNDS BAD????

[@cmog6036]

I love it! ❤

[@LoraCoggins]

Honestly surprised you have the storage to keep all these files and turn them into a whole video. My computer cannot handle that. Also, I loved the idea of Musescore 4 but it does not work for me. Can't believe the synth nearly recreated the Dorico Beep phenomenon! 😂 Ironic given that the man who made a video on Dorico's flaws was also named the head designer for Musescore 4 (and the latest Audacity).

[@drewracer777]

@@LoraCoggins yeah these videos take up sooo much storage, I have to delete the raw footage when I am done

[@rlandlegofan98]

I respect the endevour, I have embarked myself on something similar, trying to make my own version of "Veni Veni Emmanual"...with no music theory under my belt, and no one to help...lol I want band, chior and piano parts...along with a solo section that I have to write myself as I can't find it anywhere. I have some done, 1 years worth of me trying and failing and learning...I should record my progress. Cool video as well, 14/16 isn't something I've seen b4...👍

[@drewracer777]

@@rlandlegofan98 good luck man! If you need help, I can help!

[@rlandlegofan98]

@@drewracer777 I might need help eventually...lol What software do you use, Finale, MuseScore?

[@drewracer777]

@@rlandlegofan98 Musescore 4

[@rlandlegofan98]

@@drewracer777 That's what I use, cool. It'll be easier to show u what I have done then.

[@FerinitheBloodHusky]

the chiptune sounding one sounded great??

[@MelkerJohanssonRexner]

Not complicated enough. Take polo rythm with 13/17 and 31/7

[@jonyngvesyland5461]

hey that's pretty good yeah

[@furveus]

Id watch a tv show about a man amnesia finding out he has the power to see someones darkest thoughts so he becomes a cop, with this theme

[@maxwalsh9950]

Hey cool piece!! :) Just wondering, what is the software that you use for the piano green/blue note visualisation? (At 13:40)

[@drewracer777]

@@maxwalsh9950 This is gonna sound really stupid but bear with me, I upload these scores to musescore’s website, and it has a feature to visualize it on the site, so I record the site playing it on the piano and cropped out the rest of the site 🤣I am looking for a proper program for this

[@maxwalsh9950]

@@drewracer777 Ohh woah ok cool, I didnt expect that loll :) Good to know though

[@thejosh347]

I actually love 14/16 so much

[@epiccg6872]

personally, i would have switched up the arpeggios more to add rhythm, but it was still good nonetheless.

[@Samstercraft77]

based g harmonic minor enjoyer

[@sola_is_chilling]

this just shows that *not all songs in weird time signatures have to sound like a maths equation*

[@Dor_atar]

Bro has NOT heard prog rock

[@lotsaspaghettimamaluigi]

Some parts at 3:00 didn't sound half bad, really depends on the kind of vibe you're going for

[@drewracer777]

Yeah, I make all kinds of synth pieces, I just didn’t like how it sounded here, but I definitely have synth works in the making

[@flyinggyrados4591]

Dope

[@originalname7176]

This is fantastic and I love it, goin' two subscribe . (I have a thing in 23.5/20 just sayng)

[@jackweslycamacho8982]

tower defense boss day

[@circuitgamer7759]

I seem to end up with a few measures of weird times scattered through songs fairly often. I don't think I've uploaded any of them yet (I should), but it happens pretty frequently. My favorite examples that I've ended up with (just in terms of weirdness) are one song that is in 4/4 but just has one bar of 17/16 about a third of the way through it, and one that is also in 4/4, but the actual pattern is 4/4, 4/4, 4/4, 13/16, 4/4, 4/4, 4/4, 17/16, which loops once before continuing, There's other examples as well (one of the songs I have actually uploaded uses a weird pattern of 6/8 and 3/8, and one song that I haven't is in 7/8 but with a 2-3-2 division, and more), but I think those are the most fun. Edit: Unrelated, but i just noticed that both of our profile pictures are based on creepers :) Mine is a screenshot of a creeper face that was printed from a block printer I designed with a full adder overlaid on it :)

[@midnightsmusicalmuseum]

I WANNA REMIX THIS ❤❤

[@drewracer777]

@@midnightsmusicalmuseum go for it! If you want a midi file I can give you it!

[@RED40HOURS]

YOU HAVE A YT CHANNEL??

[@midnightsmusicalmuseum]

@@drewracer777 I might try doin' this by ear (and the aid of the audio file LOL)

[@midnightsmusicalmuseum]

​@@RED40HOURS​Indeed!!!

[@arkdoesstuff7362]

cool now do e/pi time signature

[@drewracer777]

@@arkdoesstuff7362 musescore crashed…. My computer is overheating…

[@GHOSTYBEATZ888]

Ousak 🎹🎼

[@carnanya]

Bro i thought that synth was so cool 😭 But i get musescore isnt exactly capable of dine tuning that sort of thing

[@drewracer777]

@@carnanya yeah I liked the synth but I felt it did not go for what I wanted, I do have other video game synth projects in the works tho!

[@nyuh]

wow. what im about to say is cliche but this sounds like awesome boss music

[@Capewearer]

So you wrote music in 7/8, because highest common multiple is 2. Still sounds good.

[@Chrome1047]

13:38 Finished Result

[@TSCB13]

What was that background music at 8:52 cuz I just started shaking my ass and I couldn't stop

[@drewracer777]

That was my song Swingin’ Away, it is on my Channel and on my audio if you want to download it.

[@drewracer777]

@@TSCB13 kzbin.info/www/bejne/fnrVhKuYd6x6iMksi=Lkfuz33WaYV-D4dp

[@aykarain]

stop reminding me i need to finish my 13/7 song

[@DanielKolbin]

:O

[@ПавелВолков-м7г]

Touchou music be like:

[@BryanLu0]

I'm curious, can you actually use cc by nd 4.0? No derivation seems impossible to enforce

[@drewracer777]

@@BryanLu0 yeah, I don’t care about genuine remixing, I just put that there to try to deter people from trying to steal my stuff, big license seems scary ya know?

[@wubou8758]

what app did u use to compose that my good sir? :D

[@drewracer777]

@@wubou8758 Musescore 4, it is a free software

[@wubou8758]

@@drewracer777 oh yea mb x) thx for reminding me :D

[@antoniowoods9583]

What software are you using?

[@drewracer777]

@@antoniowoods9583 Musescore 4

[@mattattackwhackyt9930]

What app are you using to make this?

[@drewracer777]

@@mattattackwhackyt9930 I use Musescore 4 to write the music, I do not use the stock sounds but use the plugins muse sounds, and I edit these videos with Microsoft clip champ, all of these softwares are actually free I believe

[@mattattackwhackyt9930]

Thank you!

[@Isalick34]

You should try writing something in 25/16

[@Soapromancer]

Idk why you Americans make your fractions so complex. 14/16 can be easily simplifed to 1/1 with the use of rounding and simple maths.

[@officersoulknight6321]

as someone who knows nothing about music, why doesn't it simplify to 7/8???

[@drewracer777]

It can... But The groove adds up to 14 3+3+3+3+2, which does not work in 7, but 7 does kinda work, 14 is hard man

[@kdearsarakdearsara9377]

hey! what software are you using, please?

[@drewracer777]

@@kdearsarakdearsara9377 Musescore 4! It is free!

[@kdearsarakdearsara9377]

@@drewracer777 Awesome! Do you mind providing a link to download it or an APK file?

[@drewracer777]

@@kdearsarakdearsara9377 musescore.org/en

[@kdearsarakdearsara9377]

@@drewracer777 Thank you, thank you, thank you!

[@amingusofi4001]

its 7/8

[@jacobsparkstudios528]

What program is this?

[@drewracer777]

@@jacobsparkstudios528 musescore 4 for the song, and I edited this with Microsoft clipchamp, both are free programs

[@jacobsparkstudios528]

@@drewracer777 thanks!

[@marcoponzio1644]

Please learn to use accidentals correctly. That g flat is really awkward

[@drewracer777]

@@marcoponzio1644 yeah, g flats are weird in the key of g minor…