The clearest, best sequenced task analysis of dnb composition and sound design on the web. For the muddle headed overthinking producers out there this is the antidote for focus and clarity. Big up from Australia. Still listen to your heat ‘The Boy’ years later Choon!!! Something stabby sound design wise would be amazing. I love the stabs in ‘shattered’ by your boy Gremlinz.... something like that vibe would be awesome!!!! Keep up the amazing work and good luck with your channel and products. 👍👍👍
thanks for the feedback Sacha, bigup australia d&b crew! I have done a stabs video last year, but will keep in mind of possibly doing a new one. Hope you're well!
Yeah there's somewhat of an epiphany going on in my head right now and it's bloody 3am and insomnia is kicking my ass at the moment but now I want to get on the studio and start on a 16 bar section! Dagnamit!
Yeah 100% the antidote! I've got mates who dj who have tinkered with tunes for ages but never really released anything. They're all trying to be purists and completely original but they give themselves to much work and they don't get into the track properly. Just put some samples and loops together if you're a beginner and get INTO IT!
I mean the house and framework stuff you talk about btw. I wanted to ask some questions about your masterclass on tech tools and templates as i'm about to start producing dnb after being a four to the floor producer for years, just curious on the best channel to contact you on?
I seem to overly complicate everything. This is so simple. I find myself trying too hard and end up making mistakes within my blocks with what I think should be there and what should actually be done for a good outcome. Producing these past 2 years or so has become so frustrating I'm at the point of stopping.
Hey, oddly enough I find your comment encouraging, because I feel the same! Making music is hard work, and I think most successful people will tell that the key quality is PERSISTENCE. Take a break, but don't give up. When it comes to the danger of messing up what you've already got, I got into the habit of simply duplicating the channel, or copying the old clip way off to the side, so you can restore stuff if necessary. Another thing for me: To prevent endless noodling with the same clip, I force myself to commit by rendering the MIDI to audio so I can't change it, and then I'm stuck with what I made. There's no such thing as a final clip - they are all subject to endless evolution so you have to know when to stop with one sound and move on to the next.
Uncle dugs with mc navigator and fearless at a random pub in Brixton for a day celebrating the life of stevie hyper d! Wasn’t really a rave was just a set of cdjs on a bar, pub was tiny but it was packed! Best day out ever
Haven't managed to break out of a single block for the last ten years. Following along has helped me a lot. Maybe i should now go back through my hundreds of unfinished tracks and i might have a few albums lol
Yes! I’ve been producing music for over 20 years, and this is the best explanation and demonstration I’ve ever seen on track arrangement and structure. Super clear, explained perfectly, and extremely helpful. Keep up the great work brotha!
STRANJAH, you have now been granted legendary status here in the UK. When lockdown is over and we rid of this virus, please plan a trip to the UK and we'll get our bounce on. You're more than welcome to lodge at my place!
gah this series is so helpful. Its like... i know this stuff, but seeing someone put it all together in such a concise way really hits home in a way that i can actually apply to my own music.
BIG UP STRANJAH !..EXCELLENT VIDEOS..VERY CLEARLY EXPLAINED..PLEASE MAKE ONE ON ROUTING/BUSSES/SENDS & MIXING THE TRACK TOGETHER..MUCH LOVE FROM THE UK..PEACE
I'm just setting out on my production journey, been listening to dnb for years, and finally got a decent laptop and ableton. I've already experienced so much confusion and have frequently felt overwhelmed by how much there is to know . Finishing a half decent song is one of my first aims that I hope to achieve in the next month or so and your videos have helped me more than any other content on the internet. Thanks so much man! Also love the tune!
STRANJAH is like the Sun , helped me learn, pointed me to other places of where to learn ( dnb academy ) etc , and get sounds like breakbeats, (rhythmlab ) while having fun one ;love big up $
Exactly. This is always the point I try to get across in my videos. Take what I show you and apply it to your own works, because they are interchangeable.
This was a great stepping stone to see how other producers arrange their drum and bass song so I can physically see them in ableton. My one complaint is on your ableton project file you used several VST's like serum etc etc that I don't not have sadly so I couldn't hear all of the sounds you made into the song. If you could make this again with only ableton instruments that would be freaking awesome. Anyway thanks for making these videos!! It really helps an aspiring producer.
Right now... 990 likes, ZERO dislikes. Speaks for itself homie. Thank you for this. Your approach and technical know how and your willingness to share that are just so great.
This way you have to summarize and exemplify fundamental techniques is really what makes you one the best teachers here on the Tube 🤖🤘 Ever thought about a video about preparing or "arranging" parts for a live-set instead of production? It's just an idea since I'm currently working on a live setup.
Thanks Jah man :) been watching your videos for a while now ... keep going as it is very educative and beautiful how you construct knowledge and share it ! thank you!
Thanks for this, super helpful! I've created a million 8 or 16 bar loops that sound really cool but I could never bring myself to make it into a full track because it just sounds repetitive to me. You make it look so easy!
Love the simplicity of it all...I’m a simple man! I’m just starting the music journey myself and at times I find I’m doing too much reading and trying to ‘learn’ everything rather than just mess about and make a track. Would be interested to know in the future on how your own journey started. What you have learnt about the whole journey...about yourself and making music. Keep it real ✌️
This channel is a godsend. Came to my attention at exactly the right time. Went back through all the vids. Keep up the great work man! +1 for the Reese tutorial
Aaahh I am a super novice and using Garage Band to this track for now (I know haha), but your tutorials are so easy to understand and apply with any DAW for dummies like me. I'm not done yet, but this is my first time actually building a track myself and I used to get daunted, but just having the structure explained so simply has helped me make way more progress than I have in the past and I'm actually excited to keep coming back to the project to finish it/don't feel bad that I can't work any faster, just cos I know what I have to do now. Seriously, you are a god send. THANK YOU
@@STRANJAH I had a lot of fun playing with it, and spawned a tune from it over the weekend. There's plenty of mileage in your jungle kit. Big ups Stranjah.
In the previous tutorial on arrangement you mentioned a "triple call and response". Would you be so kind as to post an example or two of tracks using that approach? And thank you for everything you do for us here, your tutorials are on point, no unnecessary bs and very comprehensible.
Love the vids - so helpful, I have a suggestion A tutorial on different ways to finish the 16th bar to go in again for the next 16 bars Kind of like a break but some producers use synth effects / modulation / drum effects etc..... hope that makes sense!
love your videos and ive learnt so much from them so far and it just came to me how the break remix of what you are is a decent example of call and response in a banging track thats just flawless
Love your tutorials, very simplified and easy to follow... also helping me with creative blocks by showing me the steps of things in proper order so I can focus more on the creative (musicality) side of things instead of getting stuck in rabbit holes with sound design or pattern arrangements (editing) before I even have a 16 bar bit completed.
Thanks again for making these videos, I do learn from them and I am using them to enhance my boring tracks.even though I’m using Reason, this is incredibly useful information. That I can apply to my creations.
I'd be interested in how you tune your samples. Great Tut By the way. Also in a number of videos you mention using a Reason plugin to initially slice your breaks- is there any work around in Ableton this will mimic the same slicing? thanks for sharing your knowledge!
Big ups! Glad to see that your channel is becoming a one-stop shop for good DNB production. It's rare to find a resource that's concise, well put together, and has a wide variety of important topics for a genre like jungle/dnb. Question stranjah; what's your opinion on more left-field dnb like Blocks & Escher? They have such a unique sound and arrangement style.
Really helpful explanation. A question: how do you know when you have enough ‘material’ (ie. layers/variations) to proceed to the arrangement stage from your initial loop?
Thanks so much for this video! Arrangement is the bottleneck of my track making. This is a big help. Any suggestions for other resources? You mention other formulas and structures and I'm super curious what these are. I wish they would have taught me this in music school!
would you consider an episode or series where you take some tunes we have made and give feedback? or even fix them? I've seen trap producers do this on TH-cam with some success and I'd be keen to get specific knowledge from you. once again, amazing stream today and great vid
Yes I think I will make a call out for people to submit Projects or Stems (if they're on another DAW) and I'll fix the track. Just planning out the format of the show.
These tutorials are awesome, thank you for all your work! Side-note..got to open for you back in 2013 at Funked Dub NYC..believe it was Halloween haha...Good Times... Big Ups!
![How to Arrange Drum and Bass Music | Minimal DNB Ableton Tutorial [Part 1]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/oxJBrhyQ5jk/mqdefault.jpg)
Name the last DJ you went to see live before the lockdown?
stazma the jungle christ
Paradox live
Pola & Bryson
@@nicktgc9168 that's a good one!
Nice, love their music
The clearest, best sequenced task analysis of dnb composition and sound design on the web. For the muddle headed overthinking producers out there this is the antidote for focus and clarity.
Big up from Australia.
Still listen to your heat ‘The Boy’ years later Choon!!!
Something stabby sound design wise would be amazing.
I love the stabs in ‘shattered’ by your boy Gremlinz.... something like that vibe would be awesome!!!!
Keep up the amazing work and good luck with your channel and products. 👍👍👍
thanks for the feedback Sacha, bigup australia d&b crew! I have done a stabs video last year, but will keep in mind of possibly doing a new one. Hope you're well!
Yeah there's somewhat of an epiphany going on in my head right now and it's bloody 3am and insomnia is kicking my ass at the moment but now I want to get on the studio and start on a 16 bar section! Dagnamit!
Yeah 100% the antidote! I've got mates who dj who have tinkered with tunes for ages but never really released anything. They're all trying to be purists and completely original but they give themselves to much work and they don't get into the track properly. Just put some samples and loops together if you're a beginner and get INTO IT!
Best tutorials on TH-cam for sure. You are a saviour!
thank you!
I love the idea of laying down a structural template before even starting. That's a great help!
STRANJAH for president 2022 !!
Lol
u are changing your world the way you express this knowledge so simply and demystifying , BIG up ! $ ! $🙏👆
the world * did a typo lol
Thank you man!
This is money. Concise and very valuable.
cheers!
Dude, you are really speaking my language!
I mean the house and framework stuff you talk about btw. I wanted to ask some questions about your masterclass on tech tools and templates as i'm about to start producing dnb after being a four to the floor producer for years, just curious on the best channel to contact you on?
I seem to overly complicate everything. This is so simple. I find myself trying too hard and end up making mistakes within my blocks with what I think should be there and what should actually be done for a good outcome. Producing these past 2 years or so has become so frustrating I'm at the point of stopping.
Well I hope through the content I'm providing, that I can help get you through it and that you won't give up! Keep at it Eric.
Hey, oddly enough I find your comment encouraging, because I feel the same! Making music is hard work, and I think most successful people will tell that the key quality is PERSISTENCE. Take a break, but don't give up. When it comes to the danger of messing up what you've already got, I got into the habit of simply duplicating the channel, or copying the old clip way off to the side, so you can restore stuff if necessary. Another thing for me: To prevent endless noodling with the same clip, I force myself to commit by rendering the MIDI to audio so I can't change it, and then I'm stuck with what I made. There's no such thing as a final clip - they are all subject to endless evolution so you have to know when to stop with one sound and move on to the next.
2 years later, Eric, have you given up or have you progressed by another 2 years???
Never give up!
You should definitly fo this for jungle
Bro, you have have the best dnb tutorials on TH-cam. God send 🙏🏽
I appreciate that!
Very helpful.. thanks for sharing knowledge :)
Uncle dugs with mc navigator and fearless at a random pub in Brixton for a day celebrating the life of stevie hyper d! Wasn’t really a rave was just a set of cdjs on a bar, pub was tiny but it was packed! Best day out ever
Haven't managed to break out of a single block for the last ten years. Following along has helped me a lot. Maybe i should now go back through my hundreds of unfinished tracks and i might have a few albums lol
Yes! I’ve been producing music for over 20 years, and this is the best explanation and demonstration I’ve ever seen on track arrangement and structure. Super clear, explained perfectly, and extremely helpful. Keep up the great work brotha!
STRANJAH, you have now been granted legendary status here in the UK. When lockdown is over and we rid of this virus, please plan a trip to the UK and we'll get our bounce on. You're more than welcome to lodge at my place!
Thank you, greetings from Argentina!
One of the best channels on TH-cam!
gah this series is so helpful. Its like... i know this stuff, but seeing someone put it all together in such a concise way really hits home in a way that i can actually apply to my own music.
Bless you. I have a dnb song I’ve been stuck on for months!
Doing drum and bass myself this was very interesting. Thank you
Legendary impact on the future of DNB! Your gnarly pack is ridiculously sick. Stranjah's the man!! 💯
BIG UP STRANJAH !..EXCELLENT VIDEOS..VERY CLEARLY EXPLAINED..PLEASE MAKE ONE ON ROUTING/BUSSES/SENDS & MIXING THE TRACK TOGETHER..MUCH LOVE FROM THE UK..PEACE
Cheers Beatz will look into it, thanks for the suggestion
I'm just setting out on my production journey, been listening to dnb for years, and finally got a decent laptop and ableton. I've already experienced so much confusion and have frequently felt overwhelmed by how much there is to know . Finishing a half decent song is one of my first aims that I hope to achieve in the next month or so and your videos have helped me more than any other content on the internet. Thanks so much man! Also love the tune!
Glad to hear that! Just keep at it!
Same here Jack, how good is Stranjah dude! He's the ray of light breaking through the clouds
STRANJAH is like the Sun , helped me learn, pointed me to other places of where to learn ( dnb academy ) etc , and get sounds like breakbeats, (rhythmlab ) while having fun one ;love big up $
Wicked i have been producing over 20 years and still learning .Love your videos they not long its short and straight to the point
keep at it man - massive big ups to your priceless information that many profit off of...- you the man! So chill.
cheers jaye!
You my new homie! I love being educated about something I'm soo passionate about!
Your most welcome
Excellent and clear-headed. Concepts that you can apply your own work beyond this lesson.
Exactly. This is always the point I try to get across in my videos. Take what I show you and apply it to your own works, because they are interchangeable.
Best guides on DNB production around
KISS method - Keep it simple stupid...
great tutorial. really easy to digest and also informative. thank you stranjah
yup that's right!
Thanks man. I wish i would have had this when i first started out, i would have saved a lot of time.
Thank you Sir, this is the fastest workflow , and the easiest tutorial hands down . Cheers from Malaysia
This was a great stepping stone to see how other producers arrange their drum and bass song so I can physically see them in ableton. My one complaint is on your ableton project file you used several VST's like serum etc etc that I don't not have sadly so I couldn't hear all of the sounds you made into the song. If you could make this again with only ableton instruments that would be freaking awesome. Anyway thanks for making these videos!! It really helps an aspiring producer.
we think the same ;) i also do many micro variations - but usually at the start in building my blocks.
thanks bro for putting these vids out. progressing with more vids from Stranjah. big up!
Dude youre awesome , just realised you have some killer tracks released on big labels, thank you for your help, Big up
Right now... 990 likes, ZERO dislikes. Speaks for itself homie. Thank you for this. Your approach and technical know how and your willingness to share that are just so great.
This way you have to summarize and exemplify fundamental techniques is really what makes you one the best teachers here on the Tube 🤖🤘
Ever thought about a video about preparing or "arranging" parts for a live-set instead of production? It's just an idea since I'm currently working on a live setup.
Thanks Jah man :) been watching your videos for a while now ... keep going as it is very educative and beautiful how you construct knowledge and share it ! thank you!
Best Arrangement tutorial ever! Thank you :)
Wow Stranjah this is such an awesome Drum & Bass arrangement tutorial I love it. Big up.👊
Thanks for this, super helpful! I've created a million 8 or 16 bar loops that sound really cool but I could never bring myself to make it into a full track because it just sounds repetitive to me. You make it look so easy!
Love the simplicity of it all...I’m a simple man!
I’m just starting the music journey myself and at times I find I’m doing too much reading and trying to ‘learn’ everything rather than just mess about and make a track.
Would be interested to know in the future on how your own journey started. What you have learnt about the whole journey...about yourself and making music.
Keep it real ✌️
Just starting to make DnB and this really helps a lot!
You are a really good instructor. Your tutorials are super approachable and easy to follow.
Great tutorial. I am teaching myself Renoise and making some DnB and Jungle tracks. This is great to work out a framework for timings and mood!
yes renoise!
Dude........... you're killing this, thanks so much
Big ups Stranjah, your channel delivers the goods
thank you!
This channel is a godsend. Came to my attention at exactly the right time. Went back through all the vids. Keep up the great work man! +1 for the Reese tutorial
b4 Lock down i was at a Liquid Jam.....and the bad boy on the wheels of steel was Calibre.........that was a real good jam.
what what a good last jam!! Calibre!!! Good way to go on lockdown
@@STRANJAH mos def homie.
No brocking out intro to the piece, what a gwan😀
Aaahh I am a super novice and using Garage Band to this track for now (I know haha), but your tutorials are so easy to understand and apply with any DAW for dummies like me. I'm not done yet, but this is my first time actually building a track myself and I used to get daunted, but just having the structure explained so simply has helped me make way more progress than I have in the past and I'm actually excited to keep coming back to the project to finish it/don't feel bad that I can't work any faster, just cos I know what I have to do now. Seriously, you are a god send. THANK YOU
Good work with the tutorials, I'm digging your channel a lot. I bought the Jungle Kit at the weekend to give a little something back..
Thank you, means a lot of you would get it just to support. Much gratitude!
@@STRANJAH I had a lot of fun playing with it, and spawned a tune from it over the weekend. There's plenty of mileage in your jungle kit. Big ups Stranjah.
Great tutorial!!!
Everythings precisely explained you got a sub!
Thanks for the sub!
Maybe an idea to do a start to finish series?
Fun to watch this, definitely plenty of people will learn from these clear and concise explanations!
Big up Stranjah! These are all gold!
In the previous tutorial on arrangement you mentioned a "triple call and response". Would you be so kind as to post an example or two of tracks using that approach?
And thank you for everything you do for us here, your tutorials are on point, no unnecessary bs and very comprehensible.
I think he meant it like you ask the question 3 times and answer in the last bar, so 4 bars in total.
I’ve been trying to wrap my head around arranging my tracks for a bit now and this was absolutely the explanation that helped. Thanks a ton
Thanks for this, its excellent. Very well put together and genuinely useful
Glad it was helpful!
Thanks!
I love you man. These tutorials are so well thought out, and your teaching style is brilliant
You changed the game. Awesome videos
spliffs at the ready. cant wait
haha nice!
dude i love these videos ive been learning a ton and feeling super confident in the studio!! big ups
You are the best. Love the work. Don't stop!!
Love the vids - so helpful, I have a suggestion
A tutorial on different ways to finish the 16th bar to go in again for the next 16 bars
Kind of like a break but some producers use synth effects / modulation / drum effects etc.....
hope that makes sense!
Thanks for your video STRANJAH!
Does anyone else like the way Stranjah says the word "popular"?
love your videos and ive learnt so much from them so far and it just came to me how the break remix of what you are is a decent example of call and response in a banging track thats just flawless
Thanks for posting this, man! Super helpful!
Love your tutorials, very simplified and easy to follow... also helping me with creative blocks by showing me the steps of things in proper order so I can focus more on the creative (musicality) side of things instead of getting stuck in rabbit holes with sound design or pattern arrangements (editing) before I even have a 16 bar bit completed.
Great videos mate!! especially for us dnb fans!!! easily the best I’ve found for us jungle headz on YT 👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾
glad you think so!
Sick tutorial ! Ice cold beat as well
well done man, super methodical, super streamlined instruction (just like your track)
Thanks again legend!
Calyx and Teebee @Nest i believe it was
Really appreciate the tutorial. One of my crap shoots is structuring. I can get a decent intro but I loose structure on the break or rises.
Nice one, great tutorials!
Thank you for this perspective.
You are the man, these tutorials are super informative and well explained.
Thanks again! I was in a bit of creative rut with my arrangement but you've got me out of it.
Wow glad to hear that!
Thanks again for making these videos, I do learn from them and I am using them to enhance my boring tracks.even though I’m using Reason, this is incredibly useful information. That I can apply to my creations.
Great basic arranging video!
Great stuff, seems like this can work well for any dance/electronic genre
I'd be interested in how you tune your samples. Great Tut By the way. Also in a number of videos you mention using a Reason plugin to initially slice your breaks- is there any work around in Ableton this will mimic the same slicing? thanks for sharing your knowledge!
Excellent tutorial, thanks!
This is Top Quality teaching 🔥
Big ups! Glad to see that your channel is becoming a one-stop shop for good DNB production. It's rare to find a resource that's concise, well put together, and has a wide variety of important topics for a genre like jungle/dnb.
Question stranjah; what's your opinion on more left-field dnb like Blocks & Escher? They have such a unique sound and arrangement style.
This is awesome thanks for sharing!
Nice one ! Thumbs up, man!
Really helpful explanation.
A question: how do you know when you have enough ‘material’ (ie. layers/variations) to proceed to the arrangement stage from your initial loop?
love the tutorials man helped me loads thanks
Thank you so much bro! this template layout helps me move on more quickly, taking the loops to the next step etc. cheers
Thanks so much for this video! Arrangement is the bottleneck of my track making. This is a big help. Any suggestions for other resources? You mention other formulas and structures and I'm super curious what these are. I wish they would have taught me this in music school!
I will visit other structures in the future, basically its a shorter structure with additional breakdowns.
would you consider an episode or series where you take some tunes we have made and give feedback? or even fix them? I've seen trap producers do this on TH-cam with some success and I'd be keen to get specific knowledge from you. once again, amazing stream today and great vid
Yes I think I will make a call out for people to submit Projects or Stems (if they're on another DAW) and I'll fix the track. Just planning out the format of the show.
This is is good idea, perhaps via Discord...good way to build a tight community
On these 2 arrangement videos, you managed to explain things that took me years to learn. You rock man!
If you just watched part one, skip to 2:22 for beginning of video
i like that sub in the back ground
4:23. Cool down - Andy C
These tutorials are awesome, thank you for all your work! Side-note..got to open for you back in 2013 at Funked Dub NYC..believe it was Halloween haha...Good Times... Big Ups!
that's crazy man!