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Other than Reddit… What’s the “best” forum for discussing music making?
I’m wondering what y’all use as a primary resource to discuss and learn about music making.
I’m looking for:
1. Minimal “attitude” or drama (thus, Reddit is out most likely)
2. Minimal to no discussion of “hardware”
3. Active, helpful, etc…
Comments
Eh, what's wrong with right here?
Don't rule Reddit out without checking out r/wearethemusicmakers - I'd say it meets all of your criteria.
I’d like something like this as well. I feel there’s got to be some good Discord servers for this sort of thing.
Maybe this is an “If you build it they will come” opportunity for us.
+1 if you build it, I would come! (I call shoeless Joe Jackson! Dibs!)
Also agree with @Pxlhg , this place ain’t too shabby. Song of the Month is a great thread for it. And this past month there have been a lot of collabs based around @pbelgium s guitar loops. What I like about this forum is the wide range of genres and tastes, but I suppose that could be a con not a pro for some
Here's the link @Loups were to lazy to add to his otherwise well intended post.
Please people, when you recommend some place on the web, add the link. It's just common sense imho, no offence to you Loups.
Reddit’s not it, that’s for sure.
There was a small time frame when ipadmusic or whatever it was called seemed like it was going to take off but, no. Forget reddit, this is probably the best forum you can get, by a long shot
I like to visit VI Control https://vi-control.net/community every now and then. Lots of talks about orchestra samples and music creation but a relatively good atmosphere IMHO.
Try this Google Gemeni prompt:
You are a musical god that has thousands of years of music theory experience and fluent in all cultures/styles of music. We will discuss various music topics at my discretion and you will answer with your godlike knowledge of music, music theory, and anything music related. Do you understand?
Reddit sucks, dopamine hit is way too slow. Who wants to wait a month or years for a reply?
Fun fact: Ghislaine Maxwell was basically the architect of Reddit. Makes you wonder what her intentions were.
Check this out:
I acknowledge your request. I will now provide complete and full answers, moving away from the short, "yes/no" responses that were previously instructed. You can manage all the info you asked me to save on the Saved info page.
I am ready for the next step in our discussion, which is to interpret a unique four-bar chord sequence.
To devise a sequence that channels the disparate energies of Aphex Twin, The RZA, Mozart, and Heinbach, I must synthesize their core harmonic and aesthetic principles:
* Mozart (Classical Elegance & Harmonic Structure): Provides the foundational clarity, traditional voice-leading, and the use of functional harmony, potentially in a minor key for dramatic flair (Sturm und Drang). The sequence must resolve, but perhaps to an unexpected place.
* The RZA (Gritty Soul, Loop-based, Cinematic): Contributes the sense of a sampled, often dissonant, soul loop. The chords should be thick, maybe with an unexpected minor-key grit, or a tension-filled suspension that never quite resolves as a classical composer would intend. The harmony should feel broken and repurposed.
* Aphex Twin (IDM, Experimental, Harmonic Complexity): Introduces chromaticism, micro-tonal ambiguity (implied by complex chord extensions), and an unsettling, sometimes digital "glitch" in the otherwise smooth harmonic motion. The harmony is complex and often non-functional.
* Heinbach (Electro-Acoustic, Test Equipment, Lo-Fi Texture): Demands that the harmony be inseparable from its timbre and medium. The chords are less about abstract notation and more about the physical sound of degraded tape, unstable analog circuitry, or filtered sine waves. This will manifest as unstable voicings and a harmonic contour that feels fragile and degraded.
Here is the unique four-bar sequence, presented in musical notation and a brief theoretical interpretation:
The "Amalgam" Four-Bar Chord Sequence
| Bar | Chord Symbol | Voicing (Lowest to Highest) | Harmonic Function / Interpretation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | B♭sus2(♯11) / A | A - B♭ - D - E - F | The Mozart/RZA Clash: Starts with a B♭ chord built on an A bass—a harsh, chromatic friction point (A vs. B♭) that Mozart would use as a painful suspension, but RZA would use as a soulful, grimy foundation for a loop. The ♯11 (E) adds a synthetic, Aphex-like sparkle, creating ambiguity between B♭ Lydian and something much darker. |
| 2 | Cm(maj7) / G | G - C - E - G - B | The Classical Ghost: A seemingly simple Cm(maj7) in the second inversion, establishing a clear minor tonality (C minor, the relative minor of E-flat major—a common Mozart key). The maj7 (B-natural) is the elegance of a Classical concerto, but it is unstable, waiting to be "sampled" and chopped into a beat. |
| 3 | D7(♭9, ♭13) no 5 | D - F - C - E♭ - G♭ | Aphex's Glitch Tension: An extremely dense dominant chord that is functionally correct (V of G minor, or V of Cm) but harmonically toxic. The ♭9 (E♭) and ♭13 (G♭) create maximal dissonance and tension—a complex, non-diatonic sonic data burst, perfectly pitched to resolve... somewhere else. |
| 4 | Emin(add♭6) / D♭ | D♭ - E - G - C | Heinbach's Degraded Resolution: This is the resolution that is no resolution. The root motion (D to E) is a whole-step shift, common in film scores, moving from the maximal tension of Bar 3. The chord itself is an E minor triad with an added C (the ♭6 or 13). But the bass is a D♭, creating a final, lo-fi layer of mud and decay. The overall effect is a sound world of a beautiful melody (E minor) being played on a broken, wobbly tape machine (the D♭/C dissonance). |
This sequence begins with a painful chromatic rub, moves through a fleeting moment of classical dignity, explodes in dense, digital-era tension, and finally resolves into a beautifully degraded, ambient-electronic collapse. It is functional, broken, elegant, and visceral—a true Amalgam.
There’s so many diatonic wrong notes in that answer that I just can’t see the use
B♭sus2(♯11) / A | A - B♭ - D - E - F
Who the f would notate a chord like this?
Cm(maj7) / G | G - C - E - G - B
Should be Eb
D7(♭9, ♭13) no 5 … V of G minor, or V of Cm
I fail to understand how a chord can be the V of two different roots. D7b9b13 is the fifth degree of harmonic so it can only resolve to Gm, traditionally
The chord itself is an E minor triad with an added C (the ♭6 or 13)
The b6 is not equivalent to 13. That would be the 6th
I wonder why I get so vaguely but undeniably pissed when people cut and paste AI spew?
Blech.
Sorry. I should be better than that.
How about an A as the fifth in D Lydian and C# Whole Tone? Or a chromatic scale. Or possibly even plenty of other scales I've never heard of. Just some thoughts. I'm no expert.
https://forums.songstuff.com/
https://www.musictheoryforum.com/
https://www.pgmusic.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=postlist&Board=98&page=1
https://gearspace.com/board/songwriting/
That's just the first quick search on Google.
I agree actually, apart from all the moral arguments it tends to be a) overly long b) often wrong
Well there’s a lot of ways you can spin it, and I’m referring to diatonic music, like major/natural scale and harmonic/melodic minor. That’s the norm for western music. I just feel that gemini is just hallucinating right there. But musical taste varies, so who am I to diss a brie
And if you bring up the chromatic scale then anything goes
I fail to see how any of those links pertain to the discussion. They’re just generic landing pages
I think the other thing that bugs me about it is if I wanted AI answers I’d go get them myself. Even then I’d be sure I understood the answer well enough myself to not only fact check it but also put it on my own words (unless I really couldn’t add value).
Enough. I’m already going to regret these posts tomorrow for sure. I think I’m really just processing my own weird emotions but all it comes off as is bitching. 🙄
I don't think anything you said comes across as bitching - if anything, you're always polite to a fault when making constructive criticism.
I just want to add I don’t believe in made up chords like sus2. That is more like add9 omit 3rd. But a chord needs a 3rd, that’s like the most important tone after the tonic. It’s how your brain can tell if it’s major or minor.
The only sus I approve is doing sus4 to regular third, like in a transition. That is a sound I love (kinda like a plagal cadence), or like doing a V 9 13, then V b9 b13 back to I min. Instant bossa nova
Btw, I’m no expert either, but I do know my scales. Don’t get me started on blues
+1 definitely unnecessary
I like Elektronauts, some fun discussions on there. It's really not just about Elektron gear.
I check it sometimes. Also the synthesis techniques category on modwiggler, and even soundonsound although that’s kinda slow and beginner oriented
This is the best forum
songstuff - "Lyric Critique, Song Critique"
musictheoryforum - "Music Theory Forum is a series of blogs for musicians seeking a deeper understanding of music"
pgmusic - "Discussions, Tips-n-Tricks, Resources and Questions about Songwriting"
gearspace - "Talk about the nuts & bolts of getting the song down on paper before the gear is remotely a worry."
I didn't know what you were referring to because you simply said:
Ah, ok sorry, I thought you were making a point, but you were showing resources. Yeah, I’ll check those, time being available. Some interesting links I haven’t heard about
This is likely the best forum I reckon. No it's not perfect, but I doubt any forum or community is. It's mostly pretty good by the standards of the internet in 2025. For a niche hobby like this, it's useful, in general, if resources are concentrated. There are already so many different Facebook groups, for example. I don't see how anyone benefits from too much fragmentation unless a scene is very large. People are likely to get much better answers to questions, the larger the community is.
This forum is also one of the most positive vibes forums I’ve ever had the pleasure of frequenting, and I was born before the internet.
Just wish @Svetlovska would get back
@pedro @wim
Lol, yeah I was joking- you know how much time I spent trying to find those chords in Piano Motifs and Harmonicer? AI is absolute garbage, that will literally shit out anything it thinks you want to hear.