how to note the notorious "break downs" in standard tempos

[scorpionldr]

so, lately I've been trying to figure out how to compose breakdowns in fl studio. Without having to come up with one track of what i like, screwing around with getting an export track, and sending it out to a program like audacity or cool edit, i was wondering what basic notation of a "break down" would be in the standard time. like would I just take a specific rhythm i'm thinking of and double the length and put it down?

I really wanna start moving UP on what i do.

[Jim Carr]

Originally Posted by scorpionldr

so, lately I've been trying to figure out how to compose breakdowns in fl studio. Without having to come up with one track of what i like, screwing around with getting an export track, and sending it out to a program like audacity or cool edit, i was wondering what basic notation of a "break down" would be in the standard time. like would I just take a specific rhythm i'm thinking of and double the length and put it down?

I really wanna start moving UP on what i do.

OK, but you'll need to explain what you are trying to do in a bit more detail. However, since it seems you are using notation and are desirous of a slower passage, the simple straightforward way to change tempo is simply to change tempo with a new metronome mark. These are a sort of equation with a quarter note = some number. N.B., the quarter need not be the unit, it could be an eighth, a dotted quarter, a half-note, etc.

Another way is to write the traditional italian name for the new tempo, e.g., Largo, Allegro, Andante (slow, fast, walking), etc.

I might also add that if what you want is a "stop," this is called a grand pause when its for a big ensemble (orchestra, band, chorus). You just put a measure of rest in the score (and all parts/tracks), and write G. P. over it. The orchestra, band, whatever stops (under control of a conductor/leader and then restarts at some indeterminate time, led by the conductor.

Of course, if you just want something like 3 measures of silence, well, write 3 measures of rests. Hope something here helps.

[scorpionldr]

Originally Posted by Jim Carr

OK, but you'll need to explain what you are trying to do in a bit more detail. However, since it seems you are using notation and are desirous of a slower passage, the simple straightforward way to change tempo is simply to change tempo with a new metronome mark. These are a sort of equation with a quarter note = some number. N.B., the quarter need not be the unit, it could be an eighth, a dotted quarter, a half-note, etc.

Another way is to write the traditional italian name for the new tempo, e.g., Largo, Allegro, Andante (slow, faster, walking), etc.

I might also add that if what you want is a "stop," this is called a grand pause when its for a big ensemble (orchestra, band, chorus). You just put a measure of rest in the score (and all parts/tracks), and write G. P. over it. The orchestra, band, whatever stops (under control of a conductor/leader and then restarts at some indeterminate time, led by the conductor.

Of course, if you just want something like 3 measures of silence, well, write 3 measures of rests. Hope something here helps.

well, if i were writing in standard notation, yea, most of what you are saying would work. I'm sequence composing in FL Studio, which I can basically leave the tempo at one pace only and compose a piece thru. This is forcing me to do one of two things.........write two different "songs" with the main beef of what I'm doing in there, and then writing the "breakdown" part in another "song", and then taking the two different mp3s and merging them together in a recording software.

I'd prefer to learn what it takes to actually write a breakdown in a thru-composed piece without having to worry about switching the tempo. this is gonna give me a lot of busy work however, in finding out exactly how long I should make this, and I was questioning in if these parts, if the writing sticks to one tempo, would one write it twice as long as a part usually would be? or three times? so many questions so little time.....