You're a hero. It was so difficult to find a good, free, software. That's all I wanted. But the search engines are clogged with expensive or ineffective stuff that I had no idea where to go. This video not just introduces us to the software, but acts as a quick guide to starting out. Thank you! EDIT: Let alone the video quality by the way. Fantastic editing to keep us focused exactly on what you're talking about. Great straight forward script and annunciation to ensure no hiccups or stutters confuse us. Amazing.
Have been trying to improve my nonexistent music skills for a while but have struggled with where to start. This video breaks everything down super nicely. It's by far the most useful video I've ever watched on the topic! Awesome job! Your channel has a bright future ahead! Keep up the good work!
I made a short ringtone in Garageband in high school, and I still use it almost 10 years later. It's such a satisfying feeling to be able to create something like this that you can be proud of. I'm trying to get back into music creation even though I can't play any instruments because I have a couple projects in mind that I'll need music for. This was a very helpful refresher!
I really liked what was said about writing melodies. What i want to highlight is that they are patterns (both rhythmically and in terms of pitch) and if you do anything twice it becomes one, so you are basicly free to do anything as long as you repeat it at least once! Think of the structure of a poem, in music, parts of the melody can basicly rhyme too and you can structure every "block" how you want. (if you repeat it too often it becomes boring so youll want to add variation at somepoint) If you know what a musical scale is, know that good melodies alternate between scalar and stepwise motion. (so a jump and a step and a jump and a step within that scale) if you follow that and primarily use the notes which are within the current chord youre probably at a good starting point. I hope this was somewhat useful :) if you have questions feel free to ask
I thought I was going to lose interest in learning this but after listening to it in the background. I couldn't help but find myself looking up and zoning in on it to learn and I will say, this is always going to be my go to when learning the basic of music. I am glad you took the time to make this. This is a very useful tutorial and is a good way to get those who are interested in music started. Again, Many thanks. Keep up the good work. This is indeed going into my playlist of Creativity.
This is very useful. While don't make games, I do make machinima films. Having something that provides the idea of what I need for music will be very helpful.
Thanks for doing this video. I finally made a tune. I had known about LMMS from before, but what really helped me out was seeing the work flow. How you start from nothing and gradually build it up. I want to do a few more songs to solidify my skill, but I don't have big need for music right at the moment. Still, if you have any more techniques for composing more elaborate background or ambient music, I'd be interested in viewing that.
My dude, this is an excellent beginner guide. Enough specifics to detail workflow and pointed notes on where creativity should be so it is easy to follow your example and then experiment. As a teacher by trade, I can tell you this was a top tier lesson.
You can say that, but for me, I'm still stuck on ChordChord just trying to find out where to get to where he is! I found Chord Chord, but I still can't find when exactly to go, and I have been here for so long!
you save my game for using a general music, i maked a music but not work good for me and I was giving up and getting a free generic and now with your video i want to try one more time, thank you :)
I know this is not the best video for music theory. But, you helped me with something else. LMMS. I always wanted to try making stuff on this thing, but was never able to start as I didn't wanted to learn a whole new software. Seeing you use it, I now know tha it's not as difficult as I thought it would be. Thank you very much.
Ok, so after watching this video, Ima give some more instrument based tips as Im terrible at explaining anything else For starters, I do agree that it can be good to first try out any base instruments your DAW has, as they can either be a base line for finding which instrument you want, or can even work as the instrument in the final product. How ever, that can be restricting at times, and you'll probable eventually want different ones at some point, so here are some free ways to do that. 1. Trying out all base plugins: If you haven't already, try em. While they might not all be the greatest, some can sound good even when used against paid external plug-ins. Not much else to say, just try them, and see if you like them. 2. Soundfonts: Mainly SGM or game ones like Earthbound and Touhou. All soundfont are supposed to be free so if you find any paid ones, just dont even bother with it. Mainly SGM is my favorite to use because its got a lot of good instruments like Pianos, Violins, General Strings (including Tremolo and Pizzicato Strings), as well as General brass and even choir sounds and drums kits. Great for beginners because its simple. As for game based ones, they are better for adding good classic sounds into your music, plus I find sometimes they can just work better then the more realistic ones in SGM and other Plug-ins. 3. Finding free VSTs, of external music plugins: Just look up free VSTs for various instruments, like Piano or Orchestra. Oh, and get Spitfire Labs, its a lot of good instruments all for free. I hope this helps someone
+1 for Spitfire Labs and their BBC Orchestra Discover, also the free stuff in SINE Player from Orchestral Tools and the free version of Vital VST are really good.
I usually pick a key, make the chord progression, then the bass line, then I do the main melody, then I remember I have the drums left and that I also hate/suck at drums. Then I change the chords and split it between the og instrument and a melody instrument that sounds like percussion. After a that, I regret my key choice and spend hours unsuccessfully transposing it to some harmonic minor key. Then I realize the original sounds much better. It's now 2 am and I have the mixing left to do. hELP Forgot to add, take all of this and put it on top of learning how to play in my midi controller. I took piano lessons as a kid and the only thing I remember is the things I did wrong. Not why or how. Just that it was wrong.
Thanks, im gonna make a medieval fantasy game, so this should be helpful, cuz the royalty free stuff just wont work, doesnt have the right feeling im going for
At 8:40 the A in the A minor chord is put in as a G instead. This makes the progression C Bb C Dm instead of C Bb Am Dm Otherwise great video 👍🏻 😊 I can definitely see a young composer learning from this
Well, after getting to grips with the ChordChord thing, I made some decently alright, not too terrible music. Definitely need to get a better Handel on things though. ;) Thanks, mate!
I'm seeking opportunities to plug my music into games! Willing to do it for a low cost or free--I'm a novice musicmaker and I'm looking to build my resume. Most of my sounds skew eerie, ambient, and abstract, but I am able to shift to specific scenarios or moods depending what you're looking for.
I was listening to this and took the suggestion. But dang, it doesn't seem to work. I went to chordchord as suggested and found a melody I like. I put it in as instructed but the intsruments sound like a mess while on chordchord it sounded beautiful. I think it has something to do with the notes being able to fade but on LMMS its all monotone and holding the same pitch? Volume? I don't know.
I am watching this for the second time and I realized that he's secretly teaching you a music lesson
You're a hero. It was so difficult to find a good, free, software. That's all I wanted. But the search engines are clogged with expensive or ineffective stuff that I had no idea where to go. This video not just introduces us to the software, but acts as a quick guide to starting out. Thank you!
EDIT: Let alone the video quality by the way. Fantastic editing to keep us focused exactly on what you're talking about. Great straight forward script and annunciation to ensure no hiccups or stutters confuse us. Amazing.
Some Timestamps:
4:08 Drum Loops
6:14 Chords
4:33 Melody
12:04 Bass
May the good life be with you
@@seijiren5115 Same to you!
Why hello there, me from 6 months ago. Thanks for adding these timestamps for my future self, as well as others. I appreciate it!
Edit: Melody 9:34
Have been trying to improve my nonexistent music skills for a while but have struggled with where to start. This video breaks everything down super nicely. It's by far the most useful video I've ever watched on the topic! Awesome job!
Your channel has a bright future ahead! Keep up the good work!
Awesome, I'm so glad it is helpful!
I'll do my best to keep making good content!
i will take a look.
went from being "oh hell no" bad to "eh" bad, huge improvement! cheers mate!
This is the most down-to-earth, practical music making tutorial on TH-cam. Very helpful. Thanks!
Ive tried to learn this stuff for weeks and this video felt like a leading bar jumping from 5% to 100% in one instant.
Like is definitely deserved 👍
I made a short ringtone in Garageband in high school, and I still use it almost 10 years later. It's such a satisfying feeling to be able to create something like this that you can be proud of. I'm trying to get back into music creation even though I can't play any instruments because I have a couple projects in mind that I'll need music for. This was a very helpful refresher!
the background music of this video reminds me of a video i watched lol
I really liked what was said about writing melodies.
What i want to highlight is that they are patterns (both rhythmically and in terms of pitch) and if you do anything twice it becomes one, so you are basicly free to do anything as long as you repeat it at least once! Think of the structure of a poem, in music, parts of the melody can basicly rhyme too and you can structure every "block" how you want. (if you repeat it too often it becomes boring so youll want to add variation at somepoint)
If you know what a musical scale is, know that good melodies alternate between scalar and stepwise motion. (so a jump and a step and a jump and a step within that scale) if you follow that and primarily use the notes which are within the current chord youre probably at a good starting point.
I hope this was somewhat useful :)
if you have questions feel free to ask
I thought I was going to lose interest in learning this but after listening to it in the background. I couldn't help but find myself looking up and zoning in on it to learn and I will say, this is always going to be my go to when learning the basic of music. I am glad you took the time to make this. This is a very useful tutorial and is a good way to get those who are interested in music started. Again, Many thanks. Keep up the good work. This is indeed going into my playlist of Creativity.
This is very useful. While don't make games, I do make machinima films. Having something that provides the idea of what I need for music will be very helpful.
Thanks for doing this video. I finally made a tune. I had known about LMMS from before, but what really helped me out was seeing the work flow. How you start from nothing and gradually build it up. I want to do a few more songs to solidify my skill, but I don't have big need for music right at the moment. Still, if you have any more techniques for composing more elaborate background or ambient music, I'd be interested in viewing that.
This is an awesome set of tips. I'm looking at doing sound and music for my game soon and did not know about LMMS so I will definitely check it out!
Glad someone else is covering LMMS. Really great software.
My dude, this is an excellent beginner guide. Enough specifics to detail workflow and pointed notes on where creativity should be so it is easy to follow your example and then experiment. As a teacher by trade, I can tell you this was a top tier lesson.
Thank you so much!
You can say that, but for me, I'm still stuck on ChordChord just trying to find out where to get to where he is!
I found Chord Chord, but I still can't find when exactly to go, and I have been here for so long!
you save my game for using a general music, i maked a music but not work good for me and I was giving up and getting a free generic and now with your video i want to try one more time, thank you :)
Me before watching this video: Hmm, looks cool
Me after watching the video: I am literally a musician.
I know this is not the best video for music theory. But, you helped me with something else. LMMS. I always wanted to try making stuff on this thing, but was never able to start as I didn't wanted to learn a whole new software. Seeing you use it, I now know tha it's not as difficult as I thought it would be. Thank you very much.
I was looking exactly for this, I was already toying with LMMS so perfect fit!
I have had LMMS on my laptop for quite some time now but have never known how to get started thankyou :)
Ok, so after watching this video, Ima give some more instrument based tips as Im terrible at explaining anything else
For starters, I do agree that it can be good to first try out any base instruments your DAW has, as they can either be a base line for finding which instrument you want, or can even work as the instrument in the final product. How ever, that can be restricting at times, and you'll probable eventually want different ones at some point, so here are some free ways to do that.
1. Trying out all base plugins: If you haven't already, try em. While they might not all be the greatest, some can sound good even when used against paid external plug-ins. Not much else to say, just try them, and see if you like them.
2. Soundfonts: Mainly SGM or game ones like Earthbound and Touhou. All soundfont are supposed to be free so if you find any paid ones, just dont even bother with it. Mainly SGM is my favorite to use because its got a lot of good instruments like Pianos, Violins, General Strings (including Tremolo and Pizzicato Strings), as well as General brass and even choir sounds and drums kits. Great for beginners because its simple. As for game based ones, they are better for adding good classic sounds into your music, plus I find sometimes they can just work better then the more realistic ones in SGM and other Plug-ins.
3. Finding free VSTs, of external music plugins: Just look up free VSTs for various instruments, like Piano or Orchestra. Oh, and get Spitfire Labs, its a lot of good instruments all for free.
I hope this helps someone
+1 for Spitfire Labs and their BBC Orchestra Discover, also the free stuff in SINE Player from Orchestral Tools and the free version of Vital VST are really good.
You know how many time I have searched for free music software to only come up short!
Thank you Madbook. You have earned my subscription.
Thanks - glad to have helped! LMMS is great!
its like so good. Poeple who know music full on they dont make tutorials like this. But u r on a next level. Thanks a lot
This is such a good video helped a lot :)
I also liked the little funny details ;D
I actually made some better than expected tunes with this! Thanks a million
Thank you very much! Maybe now my vn would have some decent ost
This is the best tutorial on the whole f### Internet, everything is clear and understandable, thanks
Your background music fits perfectly for upgrading cars in Gran Turismo
great tutorial, thanks ! i have a music background so wish me luck trying to make music for my games
Thank you so much fir this video!
Good video. Gave me some basic ideas. The montage is great
I usually pick a key, make the chord progression, then the bass line, then I do the main melody, then I remember I have the drums left and that I also hate/suck at drums. Then I change the chords and split it between the og instrument and a melody instrument that sounds like percussion.
After a that, I regret my key choice and spend hours unsuccessfully transposing it to some harmonic minor key. Then I realize the original sounds much better.
It's now 2 am and I have the mixing left to do.
hELP
Forgot to add, take all of this and put it on top of learning how to play in my midi controller.
I took piano lessons as a kid and the only thing I remember is the things I did wrong. Not why or how. Just that it was wrong.
This video was really well done. I watched this video for fun and had a good time!
well made . topic on demand . good delivery
Producer here listening to him saying "making music is hard" while I'm here like, nahhhh making games is hard
I produce music and I agree games are hard 😂
nahhhh, when theres a bug you can debug it to find but when music sounds bad i dont know what the hell is happening
THANKS! I made a good original song for the first time in my entire life!
This is some serious gourmet stuff.
I shall pass this onwards.
sounds great for games
Finally, I can never make good music for games
helo i like ur content mr.Retro,
I am in vvixells server too :)
You guys should collab
hello i watched some of your videos before
thanks i have been trying but failing making music :D
thanks man just downloaded lmms and just learned the basics, had to get something that supports soundfonts
for lmms get vst and sound fonts the daw is sick
Very, very nice video. Thanks!
Thanks for the video. I recently started learning game Dev and this video is very helpful. 😀👍🏻
just learned so much about music
Thanks! ❤
really good video!! thanks!
This is a very good video! I learn a lot. Thank you!
The first helpful video I've watched on this topic, you are a fucking wizard my friend
Thanks, im gonna make a medieval fantasy game, so this should be helpful, cuz the royalty free stuff just wont work, doesnt have the right feeling im going for
Very useful thanks
This is probably the best tutorial i have ever seen on TH-cam. Thank you
THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!!!!!!
You DEFINITELY deserve more subs! this was very helpful, thank you!
Awesome tutorial! Thanks a lot!
Thanks, time to make some music. 👍
Awesome! I would love to hear your results!
you saved my life brother
Damn this video was so helpful!
Thank god I found this video🙏
extremely helpful
I am using a software by Cinemax Games by the name of Rytmik Ultimate to create my video game's music.
Brilliant, thanks so much!
you're the first creature that has less than 2 mil subs but I'm subbed to him
Thank you so much, i absolutly LOVE music buticant make music myself.
itwas entertaining tho so it deserves a like:)
Really helpful man, I have already made better music for some of my games thanks to your advice!
Awesome video!!! Really helpful :))
At 8:40 the A in the A minor chord is put in as a G instead.
This makes the progression C Bb C Dm instead of C Bb Am Dm
Otherwise great video 👍🏻 😊
I can definitely see a young composer learning from this
Well, after getting to grips with the ChordChord thing, I made some decently alright, not too terrible music. Definitely need to get a better Handel on things though. ;)
Thanks, mate!
That's awesome to hear! Now time to get Bach to the drawing board to improve some more! ;)
this helped me so much for real
i became your 1000th subscriber
congratulations 🎊
"please consider subscribing?" I MUST! SUBSCRIBE!!! THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!
Great video! Thanks!
Thanks for the tutorial m8!
good job dude , keep posting .
Interesting!!
Been thinking of making an Undertale fanmade remic
i cant find the "synth" folder in lmms :(
Mate, this is fantastic
thank you so much 🔥
Very little times do I find these good, straight forward videos. Awesome, I subscribe d
11:00 is that a JoJo reference!?
screw you, but here take my like
Yes
good information!
keeping going buddy you are mast!
Thanks buddy
Didn't end video with "I'll be Bach" 0/10
Dosent have a profile Pic 0/10
I miss you man
I'm seeking opportunities to plug my music into games! Willing to do it for a low cost or free--I'm a novice musicmaker and I'm looking to build my resume.
Most of my sounds skew eerie, ambient, and abstract, but I am able to shift to specific scenarios or moods depending what you're looking for.
I'm making a game tight bow, but the one thing that has me stuck, is the soundtrack lol
thanks
Great tutorial.
Awesome job friend! I really like your step-by-step method and breakdown of how to make music for games.
THX
👍
the piano sounds diferent in the chordchord website than in lmms, and the instruments have bad quality
Oh my god! Epic!
I was listening to this and took the suggestion. But dang, it doesn't seem to work. I went to chordchord as suggested and found a melody I like. I put it in as instructed but the intsruments sound like a mess while on chordchord it sounded beautiful. I think it has something to do with the notes being able to fade but on LMMS its all monotone and holding the same pitch? Volume? I don't know.
starts at 1:57
Aeey pyajama guy
nice video, but how we sell our music and where ??
nice
plz do a more advanced video