understanding midi channels/routing, example, each cubase track has an instance of kontakt - each kontakt uses midi channel 1 - do these all combine into one midi channel 1?
Hey Guy! EastWest just released Hollywood Fantasy Strings! would you mind taking a look at it and review it for us? It comes with the Composer Cloud Plus as well!
How to approach musical learning as a whole. Is it by rote or analysis? (Is a scale, chord etc best learned by listening/playing repetition or more of a mathematical analytical approach).
Always happy to see a new video from the wonderful Guy Michelmore. Thank you! I’d like a springtime/new birth/Easter tune. Our winter in Utah won’t end. Need some sunny excitement.
I love your video title..a little twist on The Beatles Hey Jude lyric...."Take A Sad Song, And Make It Better." 😂😂😂 Love it!!!! Great video as always Guy!!! I definately need to apply this to ALL my tunes 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
It sounds like something you could put in All Creatures Great and Small. I love it. I love what you are doing. I'm saying to myself, "so that's how you do it". "I want to get me one of those". I really love it. Best wishes. I am trying to learn DAW.
Not sure if I've only stumbled on exceptions but some of the midi files I've opened up like "When you wish upon a star" "To Zarnakand" and "God help the outcasts". The common pattern seem to be, avoid smaller notes than 1/4th notes and let there be a subtle rhythm in the chords. But maybe that's a good habit for the epic ambient sound exclusively. You think the music you listen to is very rhythmic and then you open it up and it's just the BPM and chords playing a trick on you. Especially "When you wish upon a star" looks very similar to the first bad tune in this video.
Chances are low, but NOT zero, that someone will watch this video, right after happening to write the exact same melody that Guy just came up with as a classic example of a bad tune. That would be sad. (But also slightly funny.)
You make me wanna write som classical music, i never done that, i only write crappy rock/pop tunes lol. but im gonna give this a try, this gonna be interesting
I am looking to get a full professional midi keyboard for permanent use throughout my near future so I want the best I can get. Do you think the s88 mkII is the answer or is there better options out there. I’ve done research and many people seem to love the keyboard and I’ve seen your video on it, but just want to see what you think of that is the right choice.
Hey Guy! EastWest just released Hollywood Fantasy Strings! would you mind taking a look at it and review it for us? It comes with the Composer Cloud Plus as well! 👍
Morning Guy. Just a thought that popped up to me this morning while watching this: do you have some kind of a dehumidifier in that shed studio? I know it can get rather humid in UK, especially in coastal areas.
I am Having an Issue with the Opus Player and Cubase Pro 12. I have the latest updates and drivers and use windows 11 pro. My PC is super powerful with plenty of Ram and a ton of m.2 storage. Every time I try and use Opus it starts out fine, but then it crashes when I hit the play tab which allows you to see the moods and controls. I already tried talking to steinberg and they assure me its not on their part. Then I called EW and they dont know what's going on either. does anyone know why its crashing? I only have ten tracks loaded. My PC is: Ryzen Threadripper 2950X, 64gb ram at 3200mhz, 5tb storage m.2 samsung, rtx 2080 OC, asus mother board and windows 11 pro with 850 watt psu. Thanks. Please someone help me. I can't get any work done.
@@krakmorfar thank you for the tip Alixir! It looks like it’s doing it in reaper as well. The opus player works fine as a standalone. But when plugged into a daw; that’s where the problem is Coming from. I’m at my wits end here.
How DO you get rid of bits that "remind you" of already written pieces when you're "at work"? Start again? I suppose you could invert it - make it no longer Australian...
"Bad Tunes" my bloody foot. That first one reminded me of an RPG game and I would purposely NOT play it so I can listen to the song. lol. I dn't know what's it's called but when you play main chords before you melodic backdrops... they tend to sound like total butt but then you start adding those other elements like strings and articulate basses and pianos... THEN it starts to sound like a song. Let your heart control t he feeling of the song.
Guy: randomly plays a tune Me: Yeah, I think I have a similar tune somewhere in my never-to-be-continued projects. A bit Willaiams-ey vibe to it, "WWII veteran coming back to a cemetery in Normandy" style. It reminds me I could find it and elaborate more. I guess it's file number 37. Guy: That was pretty bad. Me: Note to self. Delete file No. 37.
I call it sketching. If I have a progression I will just literally let it loop and play lots and lot of improvisation on it. And there’s always motifs or parts that you go like… Hmmm that I like… hmmm that I can work with. And then you organize them and you start to hear missing parts like… maybe a little guitar harmony is nice here? And you just try and within an hour you recorded and mixed and mastered a whole song. Because that chord structure and rhythm is there and the melody just needs to sort of grow into that, and that’s really the quick and easy part. This is a song I did last year that was just a scratch pad session. Sitting on the couch with that backing track and an iPad with a guitar audio interface… knowing the direction I wanted to do in (80s metal). Will it win awards? Hell no! But it is presentable and is unique. m.th-cam.com/video/6sIWMwENrhE/w-d-xo.html
I think so 😮. Dredging my knowledge up from school music lessons in the 70s though… Enjoyed the video. I wholeheartedly agree that tunes need crafting and am struggling with the ‘middle 8’ for one of mine now.
Personally , I don't find anything 'bad' in music. Some combination of sounds tend to attract the ear, while others attract less. For the second case, no one is to be blamed, rather some little changes need to be made. The part I like is the way you approach the problem. Others say like ' your song is garbage, it's pizdec , go follow these rules...etc'. You rather encourage a person to solve it in a creative way, and I personally like it.
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Some strings programming would be great. Always have problem with writing for strings that sound good.
Always love to see new video from You!
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understanding midi channels/routing, example, each cubase track has an instance of kontakt - each kontakt uses midi channel 1 - do these all combine into one midi channel 1?
Hey Guy! EastWest just released Hollywood Fantasy Strings! would you mind taking a look at it and review it for us? It comes with the Composer Cloud Plus as well!
Say, try a piece mixed between orchestration and a hard rock base - Hmm? Why not, let us see what you can conjure up?
How to approach musical learning as a whole. Is it by rote or analysis? (Is a scale, chord etc best learned by listening/playing repetition or more of a mathematical analytical approach).
me who's been drowning on my musical graveyard for the past 3 months: I NEED THIS SO MUCH
You can do it!
Hold steadfast Lanz!
Take a sad song and make it better... ✌️❤️🙋♂️ Always your tips and tricks are extremely outstanding.
Repetition legitimizes. After hearing the bad tune five times, it sounds pretty good 😃
Sun glasses of doubt have made a return! Thank you for the inspiration Guy!
Ohhh they do
Love your videos... you really have a knack for explaining music production.
thank you
Remember, to let it into your heart - then you can start, to make it better. Awesome stuff!
Always happy to see a new video from the wonderful Guy Michelmore. Thank you!
I’d like a springtime/new birth/Easter tune. Our winter in Utah won’t end. Need some sunny excitement.
New to writing music here. Enjoying your methods!
Hi Guy!!
I’d love to see you cover orchestrating a pop/rock song.
Thanks for all you do!!
Cheers from Montreal!!
Thanks for that vid! A clear reference to "Hey Jude" : "Hey Jude, don't make it bad.Take a sad song and make it better"... Lol... Awesome!
I love your video title..a little twist on The Beatles Hey Jude lyric...."Take A Sad Song, And Make It Better." 😂😂😂 Love it!!!! Great video as always Guy!!! I definately need to apply this to ALL my tunes 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Out of the heading wind comes Guy once more - glad to have you back!
That's me - been a bit busy but not definitely back
Guy, thanks for this as its very helpful.
It sounds like something you could put in All Creatures Great and Small. I love it. I love what you are doing. I'm saying to myself, "so that's how you do it". "I want to get me one of those".
I really love it.
Best wishes.
I am trying to learn DAW.
This actually animated me to chuck out some bad tunes too. Great experience without the annoying urge to be awesome ...
Guy you got me into production out side of hip hop ur my hero
Great stuff
You are the GOAT Guy !
my secret is out
Excellent video. Tunes need work!
very true
Not sure if I've only stumbled on exceptions but some of the midi files I've opened up like "When you wish upon a star" "To Zarnakand" and "God help the outcasts". The common pattern seem to be, avoid smaller notes than 1/4th notes and let there be a subtle rhythm in the chords. But maybe that's a good habit for the epic ambient sound exclusively. You think the music you listen to is very rhythmic and then you open it up and it's just the BPM and chords playing a trick on you. Especially "When you wish upon a star" looks very similar to the first bad tune in this video.
As always, useful .. and FUNNY .. 🌹🌹🌹
Chances are low, but NOT zero, that someone will watch this video, right after happening to write the exact same melody that Guy just came up with as a classic example of a bad tune. That would be sad. (But also slightly funny.)
Ha!
that made me smile, fun video mate
The bad tune might work well for a comedy sketch. It makes me chuckle every time I hear it!
You make me wanna write som classical music, i never done that, i only write crappy rock/pop tunes lol. but im gonna give this a try, this gonna be interesting
I really love your channel.
Thank you so much!
Love the way this isn't a tutorial. Sometimes this is better.
Glad you liked it
@@ThinkSpaceEducation :)
Nice motivational vibes. 🙂
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I am looking to get a full professional midi keyboard for permanent use throughout my near future so I want the best I can get. Do you think the s88 mkII is the answer or is there better options out there. I’ve done research and many people seem to love the keyboard and I’ve seen your video on it, but just want to see what you think of that is the right choice.
Hey Guy! EastWest just released Hollywood Fantasy Strings! would you mind taking a look at it and review it for us? It comes with the Composer Cloud Plus as well! 👍
Tunes are about the one and only thing I don’t struggle with.
Morning Guy. Just a thought that popped up to me this morning while watching this: do you have some kind of a dehumidifier in that shed studio? I know it can get rather humid in UK, especially in coastal areas.
I laughed so much at 10:17 haha! :D This was the mst beautiful bad tune I've ever heard!
Haha, I thought that you was recreating the Last of the Summer wine for a second there.
Learned my new word for the day: "Twaddle" LOL 🤣
❤ from India
Take a sad sooooong and make it betteeeer
I am Having an Issue with the Opus Player and Cubase Pro 12. I have the latest updates and drivers and use windows 11 pro. My PC is super powerful with plenty of Ram and a ton of m.2 storage. Every time I try and use Opus it starts out fine, but then it crashes when I hit the play tab which allows you to see the moods and controls. I already tried talking to steinberg and they assure me its not on their part. Then I called EW and they dont know what's going on either. does anyone know why its crashing? I only have ten tracks loaded. My PC is: Ryzen Threadripper 2950X, 64gb ram at 3200mhz, 5tb storage m.2 samsung, rtx 2080 OC, asus mother board and windows 11 pro with 850 watt psu. Thanks. Please someone help me. I can't get any work done.
Try loading it in Reaper, with their free trial. That way you'll know if it's caused by the plugin or Cubase, at least
@@krakmorfar thank you for the tip Alixir! It looks like it’s doing it in reaper as well. The opus player works fine as a standalone. But when plugged into a daw; that’s where the problem is Coming from. I’m at my wits end here.
How DO you get rid of bits that "remind you" of already written pieces when you're "at work"? Start again? I suppose you could invert it - make it no longer Australian...
Would love to see a pop song in creation.
I once took a dad song, and made it bitter.
Ha!
"Bad Tunes" my bloody foot. That first one reminded me of an RPG game and I would purposely NOT play it so I can listen to the song. lol. I dn't know what's it's called but when you play main chords before you melodic backdrops... they tend to sound like total butt but then you start adding those other elements like strings and articulate basses and pianos... THEN it starts to sound like a song. Let your heart control t he feeling of the song.
My ONLY composing method is to write something bad and then tweak it until it becomes something listenable. :)
Reminds me of "Five Little Speckled Frogs"
Guy: randomly plays a tune
Me: Yeah, I think I have a similar tune somewhere in my never-to-be-continued projects. A bit Willaiams-ey vibe to it, "WWII veteran coming back to a cemetery in Normandy" style. It reminds me I could find it and elaborate more. I guess it's file number 37.
Guy: That was pretty bad.
Me: Note to self. Delete file No. 37.
guy says bad tune - proceeds to write better melody than i ever wrote in the 3 years i have been making music
Easy; more cowbell!
Ah why didnt I try that!?
The first tune was reminiscent of “When You Taught Me How to Dance.”
Guy I'm sueing. That first tune is copy of one of mine!😂😂😂
I call it sketching. If I have a progression I will just literally let it loop and play lots and lot of improvisation on it. And there’s always motifs or parts that you go like… Hmmm that I like… hmmm that I can work with.
And then you organize them and you start to hear missing parts like… maybe a little guitar harmony is nice here? And you just try and within an hour you recorded and mixed and mastered a whole song. Because that chord structure and rhythm is there and the melody just needs to sort of grow into that, and that’s really the quick and easy part.
This is a song I did last year that was just a scratch pad session. Sitting on the couch with that backing track and an iPad with a guitar audio interface… knowing the direction I wanted to do in (80s metal). Will it win awards? Hell no! But it is presentable and is unique.
m.th-cam.com/video/6sIWMwENrhE/w-d-xo.html
7:00 …or is the first one a plagal cadence?
Did I go IV - I ????!
I think so 😮. Dredging my knowledge up from school music lessons in the 70s though… Enjoyed the video. I wholeheartedly agree that tunes need crafting and am struggling with the ‘middle 8’ for one of mine now.
@@chromatic-me Damn I should really think before In speak as you are of course correct
Nice
Thanks
Hey Tune, don't be so sad, take your bad self and make it better (Old Beatles Song)
now there's a bloke who could never write a bad tune if he tried
@@ThinkSpaceEducation yep.
I’ve got shed loads of bad tunes you can play with!🤪
"Take a sad song and make it better" 😊
"Don't you dare go diatonic" hahaha
Ironically it was all diatonic I really meant vanilla 1 - 4 - 5
There are plenty of bad tunes about - the pop charts are full of it. Lol.
I take a bad tune and badder it!
Cowbell makes all songs better.
so true
Take a bad tune and make it better, sounds familiar 🤔😂
Ha.... I know thanks Paul M
@@ThinkSpaceEducation ha ha, thanks for all the great content Guy..
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You threaded that needle nicely.
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Making bad music fun and entertaining
Personally , I don't find anything 'bad' in music. Some combination of sounds tend to attract the ear, while others attract less.
For the second case, no one is to be blamed, rather some little changes need to be made.
The part I like is the way you approach the problem. Others say like ' your song is garbage, it's pizdec , go follow these rules...etc'. You rather encourage a person to solve it in a creative way, and I personally like it.
You should have named this “Take a bad tune and make it better”, to mimic Hey Jude! Clickbaity