Everyday we have to express ourselves, through what we
say, what we write, our facial gestures, even the way we
dress. Everything we do contributes to the overall
conception of expression. It's an unavoidable fact that the
tracker interface is nothing but a pretentious musician
feeding off a schedule of samples - far from the true
definition of expression.
The immediate problem a tracker faces is the conversion
of true expression to a mathematical medium such as a
tracker. It seems to be a regular occurrence that missing
expression is subconsciously replaced by the composer.
This results in a vicious trend which begins when the
composer doesn't receive a positive response in their work
- this spawns a compensation often with the result of
producing music that is too complex.
Tracker musicians fall into a fatal mistake of assuming that
the listener will understand the music with equal capacity.
The average tracker musician fails to give attention to the
communative side of music, that is, conveying the
elements of the music which should be the emotional focal
point. Communication is the best attribute to have,
especially if you want to be consistent. If you have the gift
of musical communication, you can turn the mediocre into
the great.
So how does one develop the ability to communicate
their musical ideas? Most of it, I'm afraid to say, is
talent. People who are gifted musically are born with
the fundamentals of pitch, rhythm, and an intangible
knowledge of the intrinsics that create appealing music.
People with a prerequisite spiritual understanding of
music only have the intellectual void to fill.
Of course, talent and the ability to use one's talents are
two distinguishable things. It's my personal view that
any literary material based on tracking should be
written with the perceptive musician in mind, and not
the novice. If you don't have the ability to pick up the
basics yourself up to a level where you think about
more than just the music and sound, then reconsider
uploading anything in the future until you learn. With
any talent, you should be up to this level in no time. If
you're not, then re-consider your strategy.