The Secret To Beautiful Chords
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MY GEAR:
DAW (Music making software): Logic Pro and Ableton Live
Studio monitors (speakers): Yamaha HS8's
Headphones: Audeze LCD X (open back)
Camera: Canon 80d
Computer: Mac Studio with M2 Ultra chip and 2 TB hardrive
Midi controller (keyboard): Komplete Kontrol 61
Interface: Scarlett Clarett 2 pre
Desk: a cheap one from ikea
Chair: also a cheap one from ikea
My favorite plugins that I use the most:
XFER Serum
Sylenth 1
Nexus 3
Kontakt
RC 20
Valhalla Shimmer
Valhalla Vintage Verb
Shaperbox 3
XFER OTT
Fab Filter Saturn 2
Fab Filter Pro C 2
Arturia Pigments
Baby Audio Comeback Kid
Output Thermal and Portal
LABS Soft Piano
Hardware that I use behind the scenes but not in videos:
Elektron Octatrack (my fav)
Elektron Digitakt
Korg Minilogue XD
I am here for 20% improvement on my music production
I'm here to pretend like I learned something.
@@spootnick6832 same :P
If you want to learn, check out a channel called better make music. They make videos on how to improve your beats/music
me too
I’m here to proc the dunning Krueger effect
Roblox tycoon music??
If you do want to use FL keys (plugin does exist for a reason).
You can use convolutional reverb and use ANY sample and replace the default clicking sound.
This will mutate or morph the FL keys sound with the sample you used in the convolutional reverb.
Can create some interesting effects sometimes.
i just use the flex pianos.
Yes but that was not the point of the video…
@@marblecar1162flex is a really really good plugin
@@marblecar1162 same there are some really good sounding pianos on there
"If you don't think that sound is prettier than FL Keys, ..music production probably isn't for you."
I have officially wasted $300.
Thank you, Alex Rome.
As someone that takes notes when watching this type of video format, I greatly appreciate that you made a list for all the topics
wait do people don't actually take notes when then try to learn something ? are their memory that good ? i know mine isnt, as soon as i finish a video most of the time i forgot 80% of it :')
Get it! Notes?
@@maurice4580 Haha very funny
@@kannonfps mine definitely isn’t but I can’t get myself to write it down💔
@@LynnyToons feel ya, for the longest time i wasnt as well, kinda forgot that for years i wasnt doing it either :')
i think the main reason people don't take notes is because nobody teach us a good way of taking notes in the first place, we end up copy pasting what we see/hear and that's it therefore it became a hassle to take notes even if we want to or know we should to
Alex rome,you are a great person in everything,I love the way you express your safe musically,and every tutorial video that you post here is dope,am impressed and encouraged to start music production at 48.
You are the best across the TH-cam village.
The fact this dude just used Fmin as his first chord and made it the most upbeat shit is amazing
@aliceberethart i have the opposite issue lmfao
Man, you have so many chord tutorials on the channel, you must be a chord god. In all seriousness thank you, this is very nice of you to share your wisdom with us
Once a video becomes successful TH-camrs have to continue in the same direction, for algorithm
@@aidarsharafullin6900Can’t blame em though
bro made a Facebook add ahh beat☠️
Literally just wedsday. I showed some people to see what they think, other producers more experienced than I. This is what they told me:
You've got good progression. You know when your song needs to change and you do so. The sound design is great and so is the mix. The only problem is you have no emotion.
This is what I've been needing to add to get more emotion. More expression. This is exactly what I needed thank you!
I'm almost midway University and learning music, but still laughing like a maniac at 2am from seeing "Sus Pads". Humanity is doomed.
To add a seventh: what I call orchestration (inspired by what composers do with orchestras).
Often, all your synths are playing all the notes of the chords.
Rather, have multiple patches playing different lines from the chord. Have one synth playing just the top line, one just the middle line, one just the bottom line, a few more playing melodic lines by choosing notes from the chords differently (e.g. if your progression is C-Dm-Em-C, then one synth plays a high C-D-E-C, another plays e.g. C-D-E-G, another plays G-F-G-E, and so on, so you get interesting timbral changes as the choice of which synth plays which chord tone varies).
This gets great results of you're playing with orchestral samples, but needn't be restricted to that.
You can also include hints of 7ths by having some of the synths play e.g. C-F-E-B or something. Other synths still, can add passing tones (e.g. instead of C-D-E-G, you could add an F between the E and G).
Basically get out of the box of playing the same chords on all of the synths. Imagine you are writing for an 'orchestra' of monosynths.
And look at classical symphonies and concertos to see the kind of compositional tricks classical composers use when making use of a collection of instruments each capable of playing a different musical line, and often capable of only playing a single line at once.
this is liquid gold bro
Thanks
I like this a lot! Thanks for the ideas
Big brain ideas
eventhough i do mostly orchestral compositions, your techniques go across the board
thanks a ton for these videos
Time Stamps:
Intro (Triads) - 0:50
Beautify Chord List - 2:27
Step 1: Re-voicing or Invert - 2:38
Step 2: Add Voices - 3:24
Step 3: Pick the Right Sound - 3:58
Step 4: Try a Different Articulation - 5:47
Step 5: Layer Them - 6:46
Step 6: Dress em Up - 8:03
Also 7:37 sus pads
@AlexRomeOfficial Yeah. Hi.
Reverb 2 is where it's at.
I work in FL Studio mobile, and R2 goes into everything I write.
I write a kind of experimental dream music style, it works absolutely perfect for it, especially when I add some modulation to it.
5:27 well, anyone can produce music whenever they want, there's no rule in music production, as long as it's sounds good, it's good, but FL Keys's grand piano sounds thin and boring, so why not grab Spitfire Audio LABS and choose soft piano, that would be an amazing thing, or grab the stock close grand which is in FL Studio, even the plucks still sound good.
I think the best thing about your videos is that you show the best part about music production: the amazing feeling you get when you create something magical. Thank you for this!
Alex: “So this is a basic chord progression…and it just sounds lifeless…it sounds amateur…sounds DEAD”
Me: It sounds like something I would write 😭
haha! that's why i make these tutorials bud.
It was perfectly fine, but using inversions usually makes things sound a bit more natural and also easier to play live. One of the weird things about writing electronic music in a DAW, with individual chordal notes raised up an octave or two, is that you can end up with music that is impossible to play on a real piano with the usual number of human fingers. For hundreds of years, pianists were quite happy playing basic triads in root position with occasional inversions where it felt natural for their fingers. One of the reasons why some electronic music sounds "wrong" (especially to older people) is that the chords don't correspond to how physical keyboard instruments are usually played. It's fine to use the methods in this video for contemporary music (EDM etc), but chords stretched over several octaves can sound distinctly unnatural for people with conservative tastes and a love of harmony.
I think one thing to add to the checklist would be pickups to the new chords. Just a simple quarter note of the keys root usually works before the next chord
headphones bigger then my future lmao
Alex Rome: "We can do better than FL Keys"
FL Studios: *Suprised Pikachu Face*
At 6:23 this man just discovered the genre of melodic progressive house
5:30 Or you jst have a different taste in music, maybe someone will prefer another instrument
Yeah, that was really off-putting. He created a generic pop music sound and called it better than piano. Alright, bud
Piano was epic man. Ballsy and dark.. you coulda moved the third out the way you usually do.. and then do that sauce you do with the peddle notes and reverb.. its also the genre you are doing.. the edmmy stuff.. you can reason that organic textures.. are infact superior and you can prove that to yourself,. Much like you sorta proved to yourself that stock sound was wrong 100%. You will like the organic texture trick.. piano.. flute... organ.. guitar (reverses and harmonix), vocal stretches..mix it into your aynths.. from the bottom up like.. start ot infdb and fade it until you hear a "buzz" or a "sizzle" as the new irregular harmonix leak through the rigid synths. this will take that strictly "artificial" tone to the heavens and do what yoh are all about EXTRACT THAT SWEET SWEET EMOTION!
F Phrygian chord progression. Simply stunning!
Man if you could breakdown some Said The Sky songs that would be dope
here's the short version of this video.
1. Make the melody
2. Add 3-5 of the same chords with different octaves and with 1-3 other variants that harmonize with the melody.
3. Add a beat bass
It's that easy. The great thing about it is that the artists revolutionized this method for easier song structures for everyone to enjoy. But now everyone is doing it so it's not as impressive anymore, and it's unnecessary filler when there are more creative ways to make your song sound awesome.
Btw. all you're doing with that melody at 3:25 is adding the 2 7th chords of B'major 7 on the 2nd cord and the 4th chord is a F'Minor 7. The first and second chords are a minor 7th too. Why it plays into that factor of harmony is that it unresolved itself by alternating between major and minor 7ths from the chord progressions. Not "Adding voices". A little music theory lesson.
every time i try to make something on garageband, i mess around with the mechanics way too much because im a noob :)
This has really helped me fight my way out of writer's block as it enables me to flow with my chords better, thank you
You should try spreading the different voices of your chord progressions across different instruments for even more texture in the timbre. You can then evolve, change, etc. which instruments get which parts throughout the piece. That's starting to get a bit more into arrangement & orchestration rather than pure electronic music, but mixing music worlds offers a whole new level of customization to your sound.
The way he says “that sounds good!” You can tell he wasn’t prepared to make a banger on camera making a tutorial. That was actually pretty fire!! Usually on tutorials they just make crap but this guy damn
Bruh that synth and chords sounds like Charlie Puth's song Boy
Es interesante conocer un poco más de música incluso si eso implica ver videos en otro idioma ñ okno.
7:37 not sure about the energy those pads are giving off (sus pads)
No offence bro but i think you should pluck your outer eyebrows a bit
just 3 words.
Love You Man !
Yo so helpful ut that song was legendary ❤😊😮
Allowing myself to be pedantic for the sake of good music theory understanding.... this is actually... fmin, gbmaj, bbmin, abmaj. 3 4 6 5
Fmin will never be in a sharp tonality. It could br Edouble#. Which not pratical.
This progression has a gipsy quality, very phrigesque.
With that said.... love your ideas and think most of the people could start without any musical knowledge, follow your lessoons and endup creating beautiful music
Amazing skills . The thing is once you learn to harmonise chord you will never stop doing them. I am sure that will give you a good sleep
Love your videos man - you and a few others inspired me to start uploading my own music and getting back into things recently since a long hiatus from my Audio school days.
Your content super informative - keep it up bro!
This video is so incredibly helpful! Inspired to give this a try and make something out of it. Your explanation is extremely clear and easy to follow. Thank you for the tips👊🏼
This tutorial is great!
I'm curious, did you ever do a production live stream in the past and is it still online? I'd love to watch it and maybe learn a thing or 2 about creating a complete song
Steady dropping knowledge.
It gets even more fun when you start automating parameters to bring the chords to life!
It's like Alex is deadmau5's secret brother from another mother ;). Or that he's taken his Masterclass, and screwed around with Cthulhu ;). Only difference, this guy has a beard.
Not dissing btw, imitation is sometimes the sincerest form of flattery and Alex obviously does know what he's doing. This really did give me deadmau5 vibes though.
Reminiscent of “25 Dollars Worth” from the film “Michael Clayton” (th-cam.com/video/OyN4Og6_5qE/w-d-xo.html ).
yeah thats why i need to know this time..
Wooow… You literally shocked me when you said that the Fruity Reverb 2 is one of the best reverbs. Goddamn, I should not have bought an expensive Lexicon Reverb… f&ck… 😂 Just kidding! Why do you think it is one of the bests?
Hi Alex. I enjoy this video very much. I learned a few things from you today. However; I do have a few questions for you. First of all, how are you adding these dotted grooves in your chords so quickly and spacing them across your chord progressions? I would like to know what your technic is for doing this so fast. Also what are you doing to duplicate your chords to the next measure so quickly as well. Your work flow seems so smooth and fast. If you will explain how you are using all of these technics so quickly I would appreciates it very much. Lastly I would like to say that I wish you continued success with all of your music videos and your other endeavors and I wish you continued financial success as well. The ideas that you gave from this video is much appreciated. Thank you and have a wonderful day.
I'm totally a newbie but enthusiastic music lover, have two questions for you, first: What software are you using to create music on this video? and second: as it must be a software for music professionals, do you recommend any other newbie friendly software so I can start creating music? Thanks in advance
I actually did this exact same chords in a beat yesterday, Rip
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The parallel fifths at the bottom of the chords are jarring, but not in a good way. Consider applying traditional voice-leading techniques. Otherwise, well done.
hi, I'd like to ask if there's anything that requires paying/monthly subscription other than fl studio? thanks 👍 oh and also could I ask for all the plug ins used? thanks again
This is some quality advice here! Great breakdown and layout of the concepts. Keep em coming 🙏
Excellent. Poor FL Keys XD But yes, that checklist is great to have, thanks for sharing!
Ikr poor FL Keys XD
Kudos to Alex! As an electronic music producer I would say one should look upto him to polish their skills on music theory and chord making...
Such an inspiration to create music! Thank you.
Those chords sound great on FL keys if you're making country music. Not exactly what FL studio is good for.
Moving keys an octave up
Hold cntl, highlight the keys you want to move.
Then you press ctrl and up arrow
What’s a logic reverb that’s close to fruity reverb? That sounded nice.
This is cool, but why are you shitting on FL keys?
It sounds good just like all the other pianos, I just don't understand why people hate it.
And yes it may sound worse, but it doesn't mean it's bad.
In my heart, all the instruments in the stock plugins are good in different ways.
Not gonna lie though. I feeling having just the FL Keys plain chords as the end of bridge into a drop to the final chorus could be pretty sweet. There is a time and place for all things
This bit here th-cam.com/video/5PA0es2oIfE/w-d-xo.html really is a helpful tip on knowing when you're using a major or minor third.
This video is gold! Another one for my favorites list! Very interesting workflow with the chords, I'll try to put these tips into practice! 😃👍
Hi, you have super lessons. It would be nice if you did a few lessons for kids who are just starting their first steps in music.Thanks
Hi Alex. I loved how you started this song off. I probable have listened to it now about 40 times. I have heard this enough that I am going to try this technic in my own style very soon. This video made me watch many of your other videos several times. I’ve saved 31 of your other video to try to duplicate some of your other ideas as well. The problem I see for my future is that you have given me plenty of ideas to give me very beautiful beginnings of songs but, I haven’t gotten to many examples of how to build the songs more to a climax and finish them. In your future songs can you give completed examples on how you build and finish your productions? If you already have finished production videos, will you please tell me where to find them? I wish very much to view as many of those videos as well. Thank you again for sharing your knowledge with us beginners and helping us. I am still wishing you continued success in everything you do in your music career. Have a wonderful day. I do hope that you will find time to answer a few of my questions in the very near future.
I hate being such a pedant, but please use the word "sustained" instead of the word "suspended" when describing chords with a long duration. Suspended chords are something else entirely.
Perfect chord progression for a commercial for a family friendly waterpark or shopping at target
thuuut the awkwardness when you praised yourself with the basic chord progression like you created your own
I was starting to think I’m acoustic but thanks to Alex I have gained many confidence 🙏
Love the energy, man! Thanks :)
Your free vocal pack link is broken after putting name and email in.
this channel improves motivation I have with music production, because the perfectionist in me prevents me from even trying.
You should teach how to make grungy progressions like f1lthy
Hi Alex. I constantly go back to watch your video on “The Secret To Beautiful Chords”. I really would love to know where you got the sound from, or the name of the instrument you got the sound from, where you used the dotted eight notes sounds from. I love that sound. I loved the pluck notes sounds too. If you would answer those questions, I would greatly appreciate it, very much. Thank you in advance and have a wonderful day.
Hi Alex. Please tell me just how you went about making that dotted grove. I loved that concept. I have tried to figure it out but, I just have not been able to do it yet. I would also love how to recreate those pluck sounds you mentioned in this video too. If you can give some advice I would greatly appreciate it. I have been away from recording music because I have been concentrating on learning how to read music much better and now I want to get back to recording music. I picked your video to use as my model to start recording again. This video is one of my favorites of yours. I loved how you moved your 3rds up and octave and carried the tonic and the 5th of your chords through out the chord structures. They really did add great sounds to the chord progressions. I appreciate you sharing with us beginners. One last thing I wanted to mention to you is that, I am using Cubase 13 as my DAW. And I am hoping you can give me some advice as to how to get those pluck sounds using my DAW & I really want to learn how to use that dotted groove you use in this video. I want to use these two techniques in my music a lot in the future. I am hoping that you have time to get back to me soon. As usual I wish you continued success with all of your music projects and videos and I also wish you continued success financially as well. Have a wonderful day and week.
hey man i find your videos super easy to learn from but your songs u make in videos are usually like your edm or like a pop type of style and it’s hard to translate to a song like fast pase rap or r&b do you think in some of your videos you could use more those genres of beats!
I love this tutorial!
btw 08:50 a little bit of OTT (TURN TO100% XD)
I love how he used the same chords in different ways to add layers and textures. That's how I work many times 🎯😁
Or trick copy chord progression paste so the same chord is scanning all octaves of the keyboard.
i write classical and this still helped me
WE CAN DO BETTER, THAN FL KEYS !!!!!!!! I love it. LOL
Amazing! Does anyone know what headphones Alex is wearing?
Actually it depends on what genre of music your doing on the keys and chords
if i don't want to spend thousand of money on plugins since im a benigner what do you think of the free plugin sytrus
I started using ableton 1 year ago. you inspire me so much. Thanks alot
you are the best ❤
bro can you learn me how we build good beakfill drum or any stop sound ? 🌹
You labeled your chords wrong, in a scale there is one chord for each letter in the musical alphabet so you dont have 2 f's one sharp and one natural. instead you have F (natural) minor, G flat maj, B flat major and A flat major. Same chords that you played, except now they make sense within the scheme of a Key Signature. Sorry to be that guy...
Also what you did WAS an inversion??? Making the 3rd up an octave is definition inversion.
wow that was amazing watching step by step to create a beautiful chords, thanks!
10:00
I think that the piano is a little too quiet, but I love this video! Thank you!
5:23 haha, savage Alex 🔥🔥
So passive aggressive! Lol! That's so much the same energy as 'politely frick off'.
7:13 are that instrument available at cakewalk? if its available, what is it name? thank you
I don't know English but I want to learn how to produce ❤️
This was very helpful. Thank you so much! 😄
Eventually, all the 20% betters will equate to 100% better. *smaht*
Why are youtubers teaching music theory better then my music theory teacher.
8:40 *starts humming* "Wait, wait.... What is that? Is that-? "Duh..duh.duh.duh.duh.duhduhduhduh.duh.duh" "Ahhh, yes... Animals."
I've been using FL Studio for the past five years and I don't really use FL keys at all. I use flex and they have a variety of different instruments and synths that I can use. And to be honest, I've created about 10 projects in the last few months, so I'm very proud of myself and I'm still going. I still consider myself a new beginner, but I've got some talent up my sleeve.🔥🔥🔥
I literally NEVER do this, but I legit came back to this comment section, to say THANK YOU! I've had FL since 2021 and had no idea about FLEX. You've helped me get back my creative spark, and I'm on the track to actually finish some of my work and put it out there finally.
You remind me of Frenchy (Character in The Boys TV Show)
bro why is your head big enough to see movies instead of dream when you sleep?
Can’t do without can’t do without can’t do without can’t do without