1. you can use the keyboard to play notes and
try different note sequences without having to edit the music
2. you can make a list of chords then copy and paste chords instead of
having to enter them manually
you can also use the chord editor in modplug
3. you can make a few patterns then use them over again,
you can try different combinations of the patterns you made
4. you can look at a sequence of notes in the pattern editor
and choose the chord that harmorizes that sequence of notes
example 1:
you have the sequence G A C E
you choose the major chord C E G
or the minor chord C E A
example 2:
you have the sequence C F G A you choose the major chord C F A
5. you can reuse parts of your old songs
you can copy a pattern that you like from your old song that you made
and paste it into your new song just copy and paste the notes
6. you can first make a simple melody then add the chords
7. you can use rhythm in your song, you can make some notes long and
some notes short
8. you can make a main melody that is played a lot in the song.
you can then add short patterns that go along with the main melody.
9. you can use 7th chords and 6th chords in the song
