Making Music with Pascal's Triangle + the LOCRIAN scale [RIFFING WITH MODES #7]

The Chord Progression Codex: https://tinyurl.com/yytbhyvh My pro theory + songwriting course: https://tinyurl.com/yv7uxjre My Rhythm Guitar Course: https://tinyurl.com/2n2jp79f Every Episode of RIFFING WITH MODES: https://bit.ly/3r9oR5E At long last, the seventh and final (?) episode of Riffing With Modes. I did not anticipate this series to take so long, as I expected to make most of the videos short little efficient lessons with quick-tips on riff writing. Instead I took this series as a personal excuse to write music to my heart’s content- starting from Rush style rock riffs in Major, to Dad Rock Dorian. Then crushing Phrygian morse code metal, followed by progressive Lydian vibes. An entire 80s rock single and music video for Mixolydian, and 3 different mini-songs for Minor. And now, Locrian. I won’t lie- the mode hath bested me. I began writing this song in SEPTEMBER 2020 and it’s now January 2021. The music was done surprisingly early, but the video had many hurdles to overcome and technical screw-ups that I had to pay the temporal price for. But the battle is over, the dragon is slain, and here lies Locrian madness in all of its glory. Hopefully by watching this video, you’ll see that you can make interesting and moving music even without the harmonic tools like “good notes” and “good chords” and “good melodies”. This entire piece is influenced from random algorithmically generated sequences, and still maintains a sense of groove at times, only to be fractured at others. I hope you find the piece interesting even if it isn’t your cup of tea, and more importantly, I hope you discover some useful songwriting, production, or arrangement techniques that can help you in your music making. IMPORTANT LINKS BELOW! Byzantine Pi Math Metal -    • Random Math Metal Riff Generation using Pi...   “Adore”-Faustas Udrenas (Produced by me!) -    • adore // faustas udrenas   Numberphile – Pascal’s Triangle -    • Pascal's Triangle - Numberphile   David Bennet Piano- A Song In Locrian -    • A Song That Actually Uses Locrian   Adam Neely (and friends) – Making Locrian Sound Good -    • Making the LOCRIAN scale sound GOOD? (ft. ...   Pascal's Triangle Code : https://pastebin.com/w71ZePzU - Note that neither me nor Faustas are actual software engineers, so there is a LOT of room for improvement on this simple + quickly written program. I'd welcome someone to modify the code to allow for bigger triangles (currently an integer overflow error prevents inputs over 34) and also size/space the triangle better, or even enable midi-output/ sound! If you decide to improve on this let me know so I can repost the link here and share it with everyone else. ADDITIONAL Pascal's Triangle code from a friend! https://pastebin.com/v39uhxpG An outrageous amount of gratitude is owed to my Patreon supporters who have decided to fund my free lessons and videos. They’re the greatest folks on the planet, if you want to join them you can for live Q+A’s, special videos, and more.   / signalsmusicstudio   TABLE OF CONTENTS 00:00- Why Locrian is Clumsy 02:07- Locrian Inspiration + Pascal's Triangle 05:07- Turning Chaos Into Groove 06:55- Arranging a random motif 09:11- Writing a Locrian Melody 12:38- MUSIC VIDEO: "Pascal's Prison" 15:50- Closing Thoughts