Awesome, thanks for sharing, OurBrainHurtsALot! We really appreciate you being here, and are cheering you on with your vocal melodies! Have a great weekend :)
I know I am late to the party, but I just found you guys and had to say a BIG thank you! As a drummer and self taught midi musician, your videos are helping more than I can ever express! Thank you from the bottom of my heart!
I’m in Edmonton, I lived a weird unbelievable passionate life and I love so many genres so I want to learn enough music theory hacks from you two and eventually make music that moves me the way my favorite bands music moves me. I’m still so young I’m 33, and am trying to start a second life now. A good one. I love music. But I want people to feel connected to me, and connected to life with my music. I call it “the woman from earth synth pop”
Hey arthurmee, great to hear from you again! Hope you've been well. Yes, Maria is amazing!! We love her artwork, so she pretty much does all the covers for our singles. How goes your music making? Have a great weekend and happy songwriting! Kate :)
Yes thank you Kate, I am. well. I like all the artwork you've used, although this one is definitely my favourite Please pass on my appreciation to Maria. Music making wise, am very busy rehearsing a set with a band in preparation for some Christmas gigs, so have been very busy with that. I have been taking advantage of your music hacks though particularly those, related to composition and using the wonderful Reaper. Hopefully when the Christmas rush is over, our gigs will probably more spaced out leaving more time to compose . Keep up the great work you and yours are doing. :-)
Hi arthurmee! Please forgive me for my late response. We moved cities, all while doing daily videos, so it's been a bit crazy around here! How are your Christmas gigs going? I'm super excited to hear that you'll have some more space to compose in the new year, how exciting!! Please do let me know how you get on. Thank you, as always, for your support, and we wish you the happiest of holidays. Kate :)
No problem Kate. The gigs are going well thanks. Looking forward to dropping the Christmas songs soon though LOL. Yes am hoping some time will appear for me in the new year to at least put down some song ideas in basic form that only exist in my mind at the moment. Love watching the composition hacks as ever. There's not a lot of this kind of stuff on TH-cam of this quality that I've come across . Thanks again.
Oh I can't imagine playing Christmas songs over and over, so good for you! Sounds like you've already started one of the most important steps in making music, conceptualizing! We're so happy to have you in our community, arthurmee, and thank you for your kind words. K
Florida, United States producing my own electronic, hip hop/rock. Thank you for all of your amazing help. Certain lessons are starting to really stick with me and I'm eterally grateful!
Awesome. United States here. I wanna say your tutorials have really improved my skill at music composition. I make a range of Orchestra to Jazz and such. AGE OF RISING!
Hey Elephant Force Official Music, great to hear from you and thanks for sharing the kind of music you make! We are so pumped to hear that you've improved your composition skills, yay!! Thank you for your support and welcome to the Hack Music Theory revolution! By the way, where are you based? Until next time, take care and happy songwriting! Kate :)
I've been wanting to make power metal for my own enjoyment for quite a long time now, but thought there was never any good channels to learn theory (until you). You guys are seriously amazing. I can't thank you enough ;_;
Great to hear from you again Connor, thanks for your kind words and support. Pumped that you're being inspired to make power metal, do it! We're cheering you on 100%! Let us know how it goes and have a great weekend. Kate :)
I'm so glad I stumbled across this channel, there's some great stuff here! I just started putting out music in February. I'm a Washington based artist focused on 80s/funk/whatever fits my mood electronic music
Hey Sarah, we're so glad you found us! Thanks for watching and sharing, it means the world to us :) We're here to help you make great electronic music and we're cheering you on 100%! On that note, have you downloaded our free hack music theory book, '12 Music Theory Hacks to Learn Scales and Chords'? It's a refresher of the basics and it's a super fast and fun read. You can download from our website: HackMusicTheory.com/Books. Until next time, take care and happy songwriting! Kate :)
Hack Music Theory Aw you're too kind ❤️ I have my 4th release set for the 15th so I think I'm doing at least decently cx I've been meaning to download it. I suppose there's no time like the present!
Wow… Never had só impactful lesson in how to create a chorus. Thank you so much!! I am struggling with a song for some weeks, it gave me some ideas for! Really a hack! 🎉
I apply yo methods and I must say I understand better now my beats have a catch now need more on such melody chords how to make unpredictable catchy melodies the rule of thirds explained in deep . u should a series and am from Zambia
First of all, I love tea more than you do. Second of all, great channel. I'm quite glad that I found you guys. I'm from Mumbai,India and I'm trying real hard to make it as a musician but it's kinda hard as the whole scene is pretty much dominated by Bollywood and my intention is to make more art oriented music rather than commercial stuff so I'm working towards becoming an independent artist. I'm currently learning Indian classical which is a bit more vast than the western music theory although I find your ideas relatable as playing the guitar has always been my first love. Hopefully someday I'll start a channel of my own and school you guys on some Indian classical theory :p hehe. P.S: That's my style of saying THANK YOUUUUUUUUUUUU!!! :D
Aw thanks my friend, I'm so happy to hear you're finding the videos helpful. Really appreciate you being here, and welcome to the Hack Music Theory community! Ray :)
Aw thanks my friend, I'm so happy to hear you're digging the song! And yes, it is on Spotify. Here's the link: open.spotify.com/album/4Wfh6wR6BneDuyvKV9ZD3p Thanks for stopping by, I appreciate you being here! Ray :)
Ray has inspired me to drink more tea :) Switched from drinking so much coffee and I honestly feel a lot better. Darjeeling, Earl Grey, and peppermint are my teas of choice. From Toronto, Canada. I make post-punk/darkwave music.
I’m from Orlando, FL and as of now I am doing all the research I can to be a better writer. I used to do music and ppl loved it but I stopped recording and writing for 8 years and now I’m getting back into it but this time I want to do it at my full potential. I have wrote to much in 3 months and only have 3 songs because I kept rewriting them to make them better and better. I think I am ready good at rapping but I am working on getting better with my melodies, fully finding my voice/style. My specialty is deep emotional type stuff but I can also write trap type and funny type so I want to be multi dimensional with different sounds. Soon I will be recording what I have and when I’m ready to knock it put at the studio and will go from there. Some will love some will hate I just want ears no money. Lou RIEL(Rebel in every level)
Hey thanks for sharing, Lou Riel, and a warm welcome to our Hack Music Theory community! Our mission is to help fellow music makers make better music, so you're definitely in the right place :) We're cheering you on in your return to music making, so be sure to keep us posted on your progress! We publish new vids every Thursday, and we hope to see you again soon for more theory hacks! Until then, have a wonderful weekend, and all the best with your recording :)
Really happy you enjoyed our video, Bora Mermer! Thanks for watching and sharing about yourself, we're pumped to welcome you to the Hack Music Theory revolution! Until next time, take care and happy producing! Kate :)
Ray and Kate....Thanks for helping me understand Music Theory in such a simplistic fashion. It is so much easier to sit down now at the DAW and have that blank screen right in front of you. EDM Artist just down the way from you in Seattle, WA
Hey Stefan, thanks for watching and connecting, it always makes us super happy to know that our hacks are helping musicians, especially when it comes to blank screens! We look forward to hearing from you again. Until next time, take care and happy songwriting! Kate :)
Haha awesome!!! And yeah man, Cape Town in da house, that's where I was born and raised, so it's always lovely meeting a fellow Capetonian! Thanks for connecting :)
Excellent video. As always! This show is always so helpful, and i thank you guys so much for doing this kind of content. Right now, i have not made/released any music, but i plan to make instrumental Rock/Metal music, as well as, hopefully one day, make music for video games. And I am from Ohio. Keep up the good work you guys.
Thanks you again, it's really nice to watch your videos each friday :) I'm not sure I said that before but I do some kind of Melodic acid techno/idm (and you already know I'm from france^^) ..I loved the epic guitare riff at the end !! Cheers and love to both of you :) Louis
Bonjour Louis! We are so honoured to have you as part of our Hack Music Theory revolution, thank you for your kind words and support. Thanks also for sharing the kind of music you do, I don't think you shared that before, so that's awesome! I know you've posted a few questions in the last week, I will do my best to get back to you very soon! Bon Weekend! Kate :)
Hey hey Fritz, lovely to see you again! Hope you're well, and making lots of music! We look forward to seeing you again soon for more theory hacks! Until then, have a wonderful week :)
Thanks for stopping by, Mylat, and a warm welcome to the Hack Music Theory community! What kind of music do you make? Take care, and we hope to see you again soon for more theory hacks :)
This is great! I’m gonna put these tips into use the next time I’m stuck creating a chorus. My favorites are the motif and the variation tips. Keep up the awesome work. Thanks!
Hey thanks so much Will! We're thrilled you'll be putting these to use in your own music, on that note, what kind of music do you make? Take care, and we hope to see you again soon for more theory hacks :)
Great tutorial! I've discovered you guys this week and I gotta say, you guys are great, giving this information to us. Thanks a lot! I am from Portugal and I'm composing short movies soundtrack music nowadays. PS: You're so energetic. What would happen in a tutorial if instead of tea you drank coffe? XD
Thanks so much for watching and connecting Nuno! We're pumped to welcome you into our Hack Music Theory revolution! Thanks for sharing a little about yourself, we really appreciate it. And yes, Ray on coffee would be a sight ;) Until next time, take care and happy songwriting! Kate :)
Hello, Jay from London! Thanks so much for stopping by and connecting. We're sorry to hear about your music woes, and hope we can continue to be of service to it's betterment! Take care, and we hope to see you again soon for more theory hacks :)
Thanks so much for watching and connecting PulseofMinority! We're pumped to welcome you into our Hack Music Theory revolution! What kind of music do you make?
Hey :) I do all kinds of music. I play in a rock/alternative/pop band, but when I am on my own I like to do HipHop/Electronic music. You really helped me at a point where I always got stuck... What I realized now is expressing emotions in music requires also theory knowledge. And you really delivered this knowledge to me very nice! I like that you are so enthuastic about your music, that's a lot of fun to listen aswell :) Thanks bro keep on doing your great work!!!!
Hey, thanks for sharing and for your very kind words, we really appreciate you being here! It's wonderful to hear that you've discovered a secret weapon for expressing yourself through music! Let us know how you get along with your music making. By the way, where are you based? Take care and happy songwriting! Kate :)
Hack Music Theory hey :) yeah today I take massive one just to learn from your videos! I am located I He south of Germany. Where are you located at? I would really like getting to know similar minded people :)
Hallo to you in Germany! We live in Vancouver, Canada! As for getting to know similar minded people, we hope that our Patreon community will help musicians, who use our hacks, to connect. So you've joined the right place! Am I right in assuming that you are Michael Smith on Patreon? Anyway, we love your enthusiastic energy, so thanks for being here! Kate :)
Hi Revolution Harmony! I'm from Belgium and I like to make House! P.S. I really like the way you talk passionate to your viewers. I believe it makes anyone eager to create music!
Aw thanks for watching and connecting, Kuzma, it always makes us happy to know that our hacks are helping musicians! Until next time, take care and happy songwriting! Kate :)
Hi. Thankyou for this great information. My name is Jared Buller-Kormors aka JBK and I am Canadian singer-songwriter. My writing genre is Acoustic/Power-Pop. 😊
Hello JD my friend, thanks for introducing yourself, it's a pleasure to meet you! Hope to see you back here in the comments on our next video. Until then, take care. Ray :)
Nice to meet you John, and a warm welcome to the Hack Music Theory community! We LOVE the late great Layne Staley too! Have you seen our video on the Alice in Chains formula? th-cam.com/video/8e7zqN2l_Qc/w-d-xo.html
We're really happy you enjoyed our video, Pornpot! Thanks for taking the time to watch and comment, we're deeply grateful to you. Until next time, happy songwriting! Kate :)
Nigeria. Rock music! And the day you don’t mention “but furst...teeeeaaaaa!!” I’m unfollowing you! 😂 😂 now I’m saying it with you!!! Keep up the good work brother!!!!
Revolution Harmony Hey thanks for replying..Im based south of you in London Kentucky USA...Working on my first album in my small home studio Doing everything myself .I play guitar ,bass, use ezdrummer from toontrack .singing is not my strong point but doing it too..I use presonus studio one 3.5..presonus audio box and presonus monitors and headphones ..Thanks to you all I will be adding midi piano roll to my music .I have 2 of your books ..Hack Music part 1 and Songwritting Producing..Hack Music videos and books. are really expanding my theory stuff and its so much fun and painless too...I have learned things from you that I have never heard of before like the Note Row...I watch Ray and Kate's videos over and over..Ray and Kate Harmony are awsome .I learn a lot from you....I would be interested to know what equipment you use...I'm not in your Patreon site yet but hope to be....Love You Both...Godbless you both...keep it coming....Dale
Hey Dale, I realize I never got back to you, we moved cities and started our crazy Christmas challenge, so please forgive my late response! Thanks so much for sharing about yourself and hello to you in Kentucky :) That's awesome that you're working on your first album, we're cheering you on 100%! And we're so glad that we can be of service to you and your music through our videos and books. With regards to what we use to make music, we use also use ToonTrack EZ Drummer, as well as their Dream Pop expansion. Then for fancier synth sounds, we use Massive, which is truly Massive (not just a clever name haha!), although this probably wouldn't be something you would use in rock/metal... unless you're making music like "Age of Rising", which this video is based on! The bass guitar VST we use is Native Instrument: www.native-instruments.com/en/products/komplete/guitar/scarbee-jay-bass and the piano we use, which is absolutely gorgeous and we highly recommend it, is: www.native-instruments.com/en/products/komplete/keys/the-grandeur. Our DAW, as you probably know is Reaper, which is awesome! Let me know if there's anything else you want to know. Lastly, we would absolutely love to have you in our Patreon party! We will be announcing some exciting offerings soon, so stay tuned for that :) Alrighty, I'll leave it there for now! Take care and talk soon, Kate :)
Aw thank you Mathieu, we truly appreciate you being a part of our music theory revolution! The melody checklist is in our Songwriting & Producing PDF, which you can download here: RevolutionHarmony.com/Books. Thanks again Mathieu, and happy songwriting :)
Based in many places and I’m a beginning music guy and try to make deathstep, dubstep, trap, and recently extreme synth metal I guess is what it would be called
Hey thanks for sharing, and a warm welcome to our Hack Music Theory community! We hope to see you again soon for more theory hacks! Until then, have a wonderful week :)
Thanks so much for watching and connecting Carter! We're pumped to welcome you into our Hack Music Theory revolution! Until next time, take care and happy music making, Kate :)
Based in Australia and I mainly make Electronic stuff like Psychadelic and Ambient. But I'm open to try making anything. But recently been hitting a creative block. I've seen others do videos on how to overcome it and I'd love to see you guys take a stab at something like that :P Thanks for the reply, Kate!
Hello to you in Australia! Thanks for sharing about your music and I'm so glad you told us about your current block because we have two videos on overcoming writer's block. We're cheering you on 100% and please let us know how you get along with these: #1: th-cam.com/video/ZUpxdASz77A/w-d-xo.html and #2: th-cam.com/video/M8jY95f0aVo/w-d-xo.html.
Yes, thanks. I'm about to try it now. I have a C minor & a C Minor 7th to start with. In Australia, we have a brand called Bushells which as been around forever. I find, over the years, I am adding more and more tea leaves. I like it strong and I don't like coffee. I lke herbal teas. I've been drinking Camomile for centuries. Of course, Green & Jasmine tea. And I have experimented with things Russian Caravan tea, Oolong, Pu-erh & white tea amongst others. Tea is how I hydrate instead of just water. Do you have any recommendations? Always like to try new things.
Awesome!! Let us know how it goes :D I like your comprehensive list of tea, it's great! And yay, for hydrating with tea! I love drinking Chamomile before bed. One of my favourites is a combination of peppermint and liquorice...which is what I'm drinking now :)
Hey Oliver, great to hear from you again! Awesome question ;) Ray likes his yerba mate/green/mint blend and I drink mostly a mint/liquorice blend or earl grey with soy milk. How about you? Also what kind of music do you make? Kate :)
Hi Kate! I love earl grey! ;) I'm mostly here to learn to make music for my video games. I'm a programmer by trade. I don't get to it as often as I wish. Here's some stuff I made: clyp.it/user/w41ubrol soundcloud.com/der_olli/i-hope-they-serve-arps-on-mars
Want great melodies? Simply use the "Melody Checklist" in our Songwriting & Producing PDF: HackMusicTheory.com/Bestsellers
At first I thought: "I don't think the chorus is that catchy", then I went downstairs to cook dinner and I started humming it. Yep, it's catchy.
Lol, love it, OurBrainHurtsALot, a true test of catchy! Thanks for stopping by, what kind of music do you make?
@@HackMusicTheory Thanks to you. Mainly metal. I'm trying to add some vocal melodies to my riffs and your content has been of great help!
Awesome, thanks for sharing, OurBrainHurtsALot! We really appreciate you being here, and are cheering you on with your vocal melodies! Have a great weekend :)
Man never thought Jason Statham would be teaching me music
Hi H a K i! Thanks so much for stopping by and connecting :) We hope you have a great week!
I know I am late to the party, but I just found you guys and had to say a BIG thank you! As a drummer and self taught midi musician, your videos are helping more than I can ever express! Thank you from the bottom of my heart!
I’m in Edmonton, I lived a weird unbelievable passionate life and I love so many genres so I want to learn enough music theory hacks from you two and eventually make music that moves me the way my favorite bands music moves me.
I’m still so young I’m 33, and am trying to start a second life now. A good one. I love music. But I want people to feel connected to me, and connected to life with my music. I call it “the woman from earth synth pop”
This is really helpful man. Thank you for putting it all so plainly and easy to understand!
I just wanna say that the artwork by Maria Picasso is amazing.
Hey arthurmee, great to hear from you again! Hope you've been well.
Yes, Maria is amazing!! We love her artwork, so she pretty much does all the covers for our singles.
How goes your music making?
Have a great weekend and happy songwriting! Kate :)
Yes thank you Kate, I am. well. I like all the artwork you've used, although this one is definitely my favourite Please pass on my appreciation to Maria. Music making wise, am very busy rehearsing a set with a band in preparation for some Christmas gigs, so have been very busy with that. I have been taking advantage of your music hacks though particularly those, related to composition and using the wonderful Reaper. Hopefully when the Christmas rush is over, our gigs will probably more spaced out leaving more time to compose . Keep up the great work you and yours are doing. :-)
Hi arthurmee! Please forgive me for my late response. We moved cities, all while doing daily videos, so it's been a bit crazy around here! How are your Christmas gigs going? I'm super excited to hear that you'll have some more space to compose in the new year, how exciting!! Please do let me know how you get on. Thank you, as always, for your support, and we wish you the happiest of holidays. Kate :)
No problem Kate. The gigs are going well thanks. Looking forward to dropping the Christmas songs soon though LOL. Yes am hoping some time will appear for me in the new year to at least put down some song ideas in basic form that only exist in my mind at the moment. Love watching the composition hacks as ever. There's not a lot of this kind of stuff on TH-cam of this quality that I've come across . Thanks again.
Oh I can't imagine playing Christmas songs over and over, so good for you! Sounds like you've already started one of the most important steps in making music, conceptualizing! We're so happy to have you in our community, arthurmee, and thank you for your kind words. K
Florida, United States producing my own electronic, hip hop/rock. Thank you for all of your amazing help. Certain lessons are starting to really stick with me and I'm eterally grateful!
Thank you for your help with this tutorial.Great rock, Age of Rising, great guitar and vocals.
I love this video it's so helpful! Thank you for sharing!
Hi mate. Mark here from USA. Trained undergrad in orchestration, now learning how to improve my hook writing with a Symphonic metal band.
Hey I'm Neek Montana 🤙🏼 I am a Rapper from Pennsylvania. I really appreciate this video! It really did help, Thank You 😁
Awesome. United States here. I wanna say your tutorials have really improved my skill at music composition. I make a range of Orchestra to Jazz and such. AGE OF RISING!
Hey Elephant Force Official Music, great to hear from you and thanks for sharing the kind of music you make! We are so pumped to hear that you've improved your composition skills, yay!! Thank you for your support and welcome to the Hack Music Theory revolution! By the way, where are you based? Until next time, take care and happy songwriting! Kate :)
I've been wanting to make power metal for my own enjoyment for quite a long time now, but thought there was never any good channels to learn theory (until you). You guys are seriously amazing. I can't thank you enough ;_;
Great to hear from you again Connor, thanks for your kind words and support. Pumped that you're being inspired to make power metal, do it! We're cheering you on 100%! Let us know how it goes and have a great weekend. Kate :)
Not only we change the note, we're going örlier. ;-)
your videos are extremely helpful
thanks a ton
I'm so glad I stumbled across this channel, there's some great stuff here! I just started putting out music in February. I'm a Washington based artist focused on 80s/funk/whatever fits my mood electronic music
Hey Sarah, we're so glad you found us! Thanks for watching and sharing, it means the world to us :) We're here to help you make great electronic music and we're cheering you on 100%! On that note, have you downloaded our free hack music theory book, '12 Music Theory Hacks to Learn Scales and Chords'? It's a refresher of the basics and it's a super fast and fun read. You can download from our website: HackMusicTheory.com/Books. Until next time, take care and happy songwriting! Kate :)
Hack Music Theory Aw you're too kind ❤️ I have my 4th release set for the 15th so I think I'm doing at least decently cx I've been meaning to download it. I suppose there's no time like the present!
Yay, that's so awesome Sarah, all the best with your next release!! And yes, there's no time like the present ;)
Thank you Ray . greeting from Iran
Wow… Never had só impactful lesson in how to create a chorus. Thank you so much!!
I am struggling with a song for some weeks, it gave me some ideas for!
Really a hack! 🎉
Awesome hacks as usual, Ray. Thanks for sharing!
Hola anointed01! Thanks for watching :)
We hope you have a wonderful weekend! Kate
I apply yo methods and I must say I understand better now my beats have a catch now need more on such melody chords how to make unpredictable catchy melodies the rule of thirds explained in deep . u should a series and am from Zambia
I love his voice
First of all, I love tea more than you do. Second of all, great channel. I'm quite glad that I found you guys. I'm from Mumbai,India and I'm trying real hard to make it as a musician but it's kinda hard as the whole scene is pretty much dominated by Bollywood and my intention is to make more art oriented music rather than commercial stuff so I'm working towards becoming an independent artist. I'm currently learning Indian classical which is a bit more vast than the western music theory although I find your ideas relatable as playing the guitar has always been my first love. Hopefully someday I'll start a channel of my own and school you guys on some Indian classical theory :p hehe. P.S: That's my style of saying THANK YOUUUUUUUUUUUU!!! :D
Why not start a channel now
Love your tutorials, you rock really. I am a psytrance poducer, techno, Trap and hip hop
Hello from belgium, on my way to watch a lot of your videos to improve my composing skills (still no idea what kind of music I make, but I love it)
Aw thanks my friend, I'm so happy to hear you're finding the videos helpful. Really appreciate you being here, and welcome to the Hack Music Theory community! Ray :)
The last part instrumental break sounds AMAZING is rhis song on Spotify?
Aw thanks my friend, I'm so happy to hear you're digging the song! And yes, it is on Spotify. Here's the link: open.spotify.com/album/4Wfh6wR6BneDuyvKV9ZD3p Thanks for stopping by, I appreciate you being here! Ray :)
Broer looks like the hipster Jason Statham
Im from Costa Rica but live in Florida and make Acoustic Contemporary Folk
Awesome Video, thank you so much!
Ray has inspired me to drink more tea :) Switched from drinking so much coffee and I honestly feel a lot better. Darjeeling, Earl Grey, and peppermint are my teas of choice.
From Toronto, Canada. I make post-punk/darkwave music.
That ending tho. Nice!
I’m from Orlando, FL and as of now I am doing all the research I can to be a better writer. I used to do music and ppl loved it but I stopped recording and writing for 8 years and now I’m getting back into it but this time I want to do it at my full potential. I have wrote to much in 3 months and only have 3 songs because I kept rewriting them to make them better and better. I think I am ready good at rapping but I am working on getting better with my melodies, fully finding my voice/style. My specialty is deep emotional type stuff but I can also write trap type and funny type so I want to be multi dimensional with different sounds. Soon I will be recording what I have and when I’m ready to knock it put at the studio and will go from there. Some will love some will hate I just want ears no money. Lou RIEL(Rebel in every level)
Hey thanks for sharing, Lou Riel, and a warm welcome to our Hack Music Theory community! Our mission is to help fellow music makers make better music, so you're definitely in the right place :) We're cheering you on in your return to music making, so be sure to keep us posted on your progress! We publish new vids every Thursday, and we hope to see you again soon for more theory hacks! Until then, have a wonderful weekend, and all the best with your recording :)
This is great man. Downtempo, lo&fi producer froum EU here. Great tips. Keep on good work!
Really happy you enjoyed our video, Bora Mermer! Thanks for watching and sharing about yourself, we're pumped to welcome you to the Hack Music Theory revolution! Until next time, take care and happy producing! Kate :)
Hi folk rock melodic , like bluesy vibe
Hi could let me know what is the software he is using. Seems like such a simple software
Ray and Kate....Thanks for helping me understand Music Theory in such a simplistic fashion. It is so much easier to sit down now at the DAW and have that blank screen right in front of you. EDM Artist just down the way from you in Seattle, WA
Hey Stefan, thanks for watching and connecting, it always makes us super happy to know that our hacks are helping musicians, especially when it comes to blank screens! We look forward to hearing from you again. Until next time, take care and happy songwriting! Kate :)
Enjoyed your energy and info
Thanks from brasil funk artist ❤️
Hey, great tutorial ! Isn't the time signature 3/4 tho?..
Thank you!
Greetings from Cape Town! That's superb, bru. Chorus stuck in my head like traffic behind a minibus taxi. Shawt!
Haha awesome!!! And yeah man, Cape Town in da house, that's where I was born and raised, so it's always lovely meeting a fellow Capetonian! Thanks for connecting :)
Excellent video. As always! This show is always so helpful, and i thank you guys so much for doing this kind of content.
Right now, i have not made/released any music, but i plan to make instrumental Rock/Metal music, as well as, hopefully one day, make music for video games.
And I am from Ohio.
Keep up the good work you guys.
Thanks you again, it's really nice to watch your videos each friday :) I'm not sure I said that before but I do some kind of Melodic acid techno/idm (and you already know I'm from france^^) ..I loved the epic guitare riff at the end !! Cheers and love to both of you :) Louis
Bonjour Louis! We are so honoured to have you as part of our Hack Music Theory revolution, thank you for your kind words and support. Thanks also for sharing the kind of music you do, I don't think you shared that before, so that's awesome! I know you've posted a few questions in the last week, I will do my best to get back to you very soon! Bon Weekend! Kate :)
u going crazy in that cam
I love your vibe and attitude, keep up the awesome vids :)
Fantastic video. Def worth a sub
I’m based in the US and love making prog rock
Hey hey Fritz, lovely to see you again! Hope you're well, and making lots of music! We look forward to seeing you again soon for more theory hacks! Until then, have a wonderful week :)
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Thanks for stopping by, Mylat, and a warm welcome to the Hack Music Theory community! What kind of music do you make? Take care, and we hope to see you again soon for more theory hacks :)
I'm based in Boston, Massachusetts. I make rap and r&b and pop rap
This is great! I’m gonna put these tips into use the next time I’m stuck creating a chorus. My favorites are the motif and the variation tips. Keep up the awesome work. Thanks!
Hey thanks so much Will! We're thrilled you'll be putting these to use in your own music, on that note, what kind of music do you make? Take care, and we hope to see you again soon for more theory hacks :)
Amazing!!!!~ Thank you so much my teacher!
Great tutorial! I've discovered you guys this week and I gotta say, you guys are great, giving this information to us. Thanks a lot!
I am from Portugal and I'm composing short movies soundtrack music nowadays.
PS: You're so energetic. What would happen in a tutorial if instead of tea you drank coffe? XD
Thanks so much for watching and connecting Nuno! We're pumped to welcome you into our Hack Music Theory revolution! Thanks for sharing a little about yourself, we really appreciate it. And yes, Ray on coffee would be a sight ;) Until next time, take care and happy songwriting! Kate :)
I live in london and I write crap music. you guys are definitely helping however, (now I write surprisingly crap music.)
Hello, Jay from London! Thanks so much for stopping by and connecting. We're sorry to hear about your music woes, and hope we can continue to be of service to it's betterment! Take care, and we hope to see you again soon for more theory hacks :)
I am sooooooooo happy that I found this channel! I was really frustrated in learning all this theory stuff until I found your channel here
Thanks so much for watching and connecting PulseofMinority! We're pumped to welcome you into our Hack Music Theory revolution! What kind of music do you make?
Hey :) I do all kinds of music. I play in a rock/alternative/pop band, but when I am on my own I like to do HipHop/Electronic music. You really helped me at a point where I always got stuck... What I realized now is expressing emotions in music requires also theory knowledge. And you really delivered this knowledge to me very nice! I like that you are so enthuastic about your music, that's a lot of fun to listen aswell :) Thanks bro keep on doing your great work!!!!
Hey, thanks for sharing and for your very kind words, we really appreciate you being here! It's wonderful to hear that you've discovered a secret weapon for expressing yourself through music! Let us know how you get along with your music making. By the way, where are you based? Take care and happy songwriting! Kate :)
Hack Music Theory hey :) yeah today I take massive one just to learn from your videos! I am located I He south of Germany. Where are you located at? I would really like getting to know similar minded people :)
Hallo to you in Germany! We live in Vancouver, Canada! As for getting to know similar minded people, we hope that our Patreon community will help musicians, who use our hacks, to connect. So you've joined the right place! Am I right in assuming that you are Michael Smith on Patreon? Anyway, we love your enthusiastic energy, so thanks for being here! Kate :)
Hi from belgium ! and you hacks help me a lot! platying mostly rock song :D
You guys have helped me so muuch thanks
Hi Revolution Harmony! I'm from Belgium and I like to make House!
P.S. I really like the way you talk passionate to your viewers. I believe it makes anyone eager to create music!
This is very VERY helpful for me! BiiiiiiiG THANKS!
Aw thanks for watching and connecting, Kuzma, it always makes us happy to know that our hacks are helping musicians! Until next time, take care and happy songwriting! Kate :)
i can put out verses like it’s nothing but a pre chorus and chorus is where i struggle
Not sure why, but this sounds like a very European melody to me. Are the jumps bigger than American melodies?
Hi. Thankyou for this great information. My name is Jared Buller-Kormors aka JBK and I am Canadian singer-songwriter. My writing genre is Acoustic/Power-Pop. 😊
kenya ^nairoi^ we release genje
I'm in Southwest Washington State, USA. I do rock music.
Hello JD my friend, thanks for introducing yourself, it's a pleasure to meet you! Hope to see you back here in the comments on our next video. Until then, take care. Ray :)
Why does audio keep curing out every 5 th word ?
Hello! I'm from London and I like to make metal.
Thanx for all these videos Ray, Hello from LA =))
Hey Alex! Thanks so much for watching and connecting, we really appreciate it :)
Take care and until next time, happy songwriting! Kate :)
Clemson South Carolina. Grunge rock writer. Layne Stanley is my vocal idol please help me with writing
Nice to meet you John, and a warm welcome to the Hack Music Theory community! We LOVE the late great Layne Staley too! Have you seen our video on the Alice in Chains formula? th-cam.com/video/8e7zqN2l_Qc/w-d-xo.html
Thank you very much.
We're really happy you enjoyed our video, Pornpot! Thanks for taking the time to watch and comment, we're deeply grateful to you. Until next time, happy songwriting! Kate :)
Nigeria. Rock music!
And the day you don’t mention “but furst...teeeeaaaaa!!” I’m unfollowing you! 😂 😂 now I’m saying it with you!!! Keep up the good work brother!!!!
love all your videos...the Halloween one was extra awesome!!!!!
Wow, thanks Dale! We love that you enjoyed our Halloween special, we had a lot of fun making that one! Where are you based?
Revolution Harmony Hey thanks for replying..Im based south of you in London Kentucky USA...Working on my first album in my small home studio Doing everything myself .I play guitar ,bass, use ezdrummer from toontrack .singing is not my strong point but doing it too..I use presonus studio one 3.5..presonus audio box and presonus monitors and headphones ..Thanks to you all I will be adding midi piano roll to my music .I have 2 of your books ..Hack Music part 1 and Songwritting Producing..Hack Music videos and books. are really expanding my theory stuff and its so much fun and painless too...I have learned things from you that I have never heard of before like the Note Row...I watch Ray and Kate's videos over and over..Ray and Kate Harmony are awsome .I learn a lot from you....I would be interested to know what equipment you use...I'm not in your Patreon site yet but hope to be....Love You Both...Godbless you both...keep it coming....Dale
oh and I do hard rock to metal type stuff mostly
Hey Dale, I realize I never got back to you, we moved cities and started our crazy Christmas challenge, so please forgive my late response! Thanks so much for sharing about yourself and hello to you in Kentucky :) That's awesome that you're working on your first album, we're cheering you on 100%! And we're so glad that we can be of service to you and your music through our videos and books.
With regards to what we use to make music, we use also use ToonTrack EZ Drummer, as well as their Dream Pop expansion. Then for fancier synth sounds, we use Massive, which is truly Massive (not just a clever name haha!), although this probably wouldn't be something you would use in rock/metal... unless you're making music like "Age of Rising", which this video is based on! The bass guitar VST we use is Native Instrument: www.native-instruments.com/en/products/komplete/guitar/scarbee-jay-bass and the piano we use, which is absolutely gorgeous and we highly recommend it, is: www.native-instruments.com/en/products/komplete/keys/the-grandeur. Our DAW, as you probably know is Reaper, which is awesome! Let me know if there's anything else you want to know.
Lastly, we would absolutely love to have you in our Patreon party! We will be announcing some exciting offerings soon, so stay tuned for that :) Alrighty, I'll leave it there for now! Take care and talk soon, Kate :)
I love 3rds too
Woohoo!! How about tea?
Thanks for watching and connecting Wheel333 :)
Belize🇧🇿🇧🇿 I'm doing dancehall ⭐
Damn... at first I was like bruh ur song sucks but nope. Mad respect
Finland Metal music
Revolution Harmony still lovin it ! hey in witch Ebook/pdf is the checklist ??
Aw thank you Mathieu, we truly appreciate you being a part of our music theory revolution! The melody checklist is in our Songwriting & Producing PDF, which you can download here: RevolutionHarmony.com/Books. Thanks again Mathieu, and happy songwriting :)
We're based in Australia and we play grungey kind of music
What program are you using?
Based in many places and I’m a beginning music guy and try to make deathstep, dubstep, trap, and recently extreme synth metal I guess is what it would be called
Hey thanks for sharing, and a warm welcome to our Hack Music Theory community! We hope to see you again soon for more theory hacks! Until then, have a wonderful week :)
How to make a drill chorus plss
あら、すごい！
I am listening to this on a DT 770 Pro 80Ω. If that thing in the background happens to be a Yamaha P35, that would creep the living shit out of me.
Hey!!! I’m from Illinois and I play technical blackened deathcore!! I play drums and guitar!
Thanks so much for watching and connecting Carter! We're pumped to welcome you into our Hack Music Theory revolution! Until next time, take care and happy music making, Kate :)
Hack Music Theory thank you!! Keep up the amazing work you’ve helped me a lot!❤️
Thanks for your support Carter! What kind of music do you make?
India :Nagaland ......
Currently about to record my first single. .....i do rock/pop/alterntive/electro
Truly great stuff, thanks!
Thanks, HAZARDOUS88, hope you're having a really great week! By the way, what kind of music do you make and where are you based? Kate :)
Based in Australia and I mainly make Electronic stuff like Psychadelic and Ambient. But I'm open to try making anything. But recently been hitting a creative block. I've seen others do videos on how to overcome it and I'd love to see you guys take a stab at something like that :P Thanks for the reply, Kate!
Hello to you in Australia! Thanks for sharing about your music and I'm so glad you told us about your current block because we have two videos on overcoming writer's block. We're cheering you on 100% and please let us know how you get along with these: #1: th-cam.com/video/ZUpxdASz77A/w-d-xo.html and #2: th-cam.com/video/M8jY95f0aVo/w-d-xo.html.
Much appreciated, thank you very much!!
What app are you using in the video?
reaper
This is great advice. Thanks. (P.S. - you can never have enough tea!!!)
Hey Francis!! Glad you found the advice helpful and yes, you can never have enough tea!! What's your favourite kind?
Yes, thanks. I'm about to try it now. I have a C minor & a C Minor 7th to start with. In Australia, we have a brand called Bushells which as been around forever. I find, over the years, I am adding more and more tea leaves. I like it strong and I don't like coffee. I lke herbal teas. I've been drinking Camomile for centuries. Of course, Green & Jasmine tea. And I have experimented with things Russian Caravan tea, Oolong, Pu-erh & white tea amongst others. Tea is how I hydrate instead of just water. Do you have any recommendations? Always like to try new things.
Awesome!! Let us know how it goes :D
I like your comprehensive list of tea, it's great! And yay, for hydrating with tea! I love drinking Chamomile before bed. One of my favourites is a combination of peppermint and liquorice...which is what I'm drinking now :)
I’m gonna try to implement this to my beats
I am Based In Barbados I create & perform Reggae music.
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in England
Johnny Walker rap and rnb artist 💜
Did u know junkie xl follows you 👍
What's your favorite tea and how do you drink it (sugar, milk, ..)? When's a video on tea coming?
Hey Oliver, great to hear from you again! Awesome question ;)
Ray likes his yerba mate/green/mint blend and I drink mostly a mint/liquorice blend or earl grey with soy milk. How about you?
Also what kind of music do you make? Kate :)
Hi Kate! I love earl grey! ;) I'm mostly here to learn to make music for my video games. I'm a programmer by trade. I don't get to it as often as I wish. Here's some stuff I made: clyp.it/user/w41ubrol soundcloud.com/der_olli/i-hope-they-serve-arps-on-mars
need this video to b on offline mode were I can rewatched
indonesia, weezer early 90s style
Hungary, I try to make lofi-ish music
I make trap beats... and im from bangladesh
Chicago and I make synthwave,retro,dark pop/r&b cyberpunk
Thanks so much for watching and sharing Nuh. Abdulaahi! Until next time, take care and happy songwriting, Kate :)
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Reggae and dancehall.
Edm (Future Bass) India