Less is more 🎉 some of my newer atmospheric jungle tracks are around 7/10 total stems and everything has its place! I like to start with my core foundations for whatever genre I’m working in, for jungle stuff it’s the Drums, Bass, and pads. If I can arrange the entire song beginning to end just with these 3 elements and some extra percussion, it gives me a great canvas to noodle around with ear candy rather than praying I’m going to find “the right” thing to add to the track. Every genre is gonna be different though, and knowing the arrangement structure most of your references in the same genre follow is a huge shortcut
@@pickyourselfofficiali think it helped that I picked genres that can be more simple in nature too 😅😊 yet people can make oldschool electronic music as simple or complex as you want it to be! The sound selection and rhythmic composition I think for me plays a huge role in nailing the vibes. 😀
This helped me too. I'm an amateur musician, but I've been making electronic music of some sort for more than 2 decades, and I actually didn't know about this technique. I feel kinda dumb, as it seems like it should be rudimentary knowledge, but hey, we can't know everything, I guess, right?
Freaky. This is literally exactly what I needed at the exact moment I needed it. I'm so close to finishing a track that just lacks that something and I think you nailed it. Thanks brother. I'll remember you when I'm famous 😂 much love from South Africa.
Great stuff as always, especially since this resonates perfectly with how I am creating my latest track. Lesser elements that gets manipulated and modified instead of just adding, and looking for more stuff. I got in to just that issue with a recent track, where I got frustrated for not finding what was missing, which made me think about this way instead.
Another awesome video. Keep them coming as you truly add a lot of value. The freeze reverb technique of foreshadowing I will 100% be including along with automatic of attack. I also love automation of the release from the main lead line, increasing to a “wash”. Using the frozen reverb here would be cool too. Thanks!!
Happy to find this channel accidentally :) Very useful and great tricks. Thank you very much. You hooked me with your last "How to sound TRULY unique" video. Now i can't stop watch all the others. I stay tuned :)
Ya Im always fighting the "add" feeling when im used to the project / and it really is finished. What ive learned i need to do is focus on VERSE/ as Blocks... Focus on Groove.... Mute-Solo, try out different combinations. Once thats done all you really have to do is switch to 'Transition mode' between these "Blocks" ....so much more obviously but i would be hear writing a booklet in your comments haha. Its really an interesting study though, all this music making stuff
Thanks man, foreshadowing is a nice technique! :) BTW: you automated the gain with the mixer. It's more comfortable to do it with an utility, as you can mix it all afterwards without killing the gain automation.
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Unlike most of the other music production tutorials this video gives practical advice for arrangement.
That means a lot, thank you!
Super useful tutorial....your description at the beginning of adding new elements and trying to make them fit in is basically me. Thanks!
I found "The Two Loop Rule"" from Alex Rome also a very nice and simple way to keep the arrangement going. Thanks for sharing your tips.
Absolutely, he has some really cool tips on arrangements!
What would that be?
@@soulofwaves Search TH-cam for this title by Alex: A Cheatcode for Better Arrangements: The Two Loop Rule
Alex Rome is really talented
Thanks for these videos. I learned something important today, which I couldn’t find in other TH-cam channels
These are really good tips. They make me think in a different way.
I can't believe I have never utilized the "feeding-more-into-the-frozen-reverb". Thanks for pointing that out! sounds SUPER lush :D
Less is more 🎉 some of my newer atmospheric jungle tracks are around 7/10 total stems and everything has its place! I like to start with my core foundations for whatever genre I’m working in, for jungle stuff it’s the Drums, Bass, and pads. If I can arrange the entire song beginning to end just with these 3 elements and some extra percussion, it gives me a great canvas to noodle around with ear candy rather than praying I’m going to find “the right” thing to add to the track. Every genre is gonna be different though, and knowing the arrangement structure most of your references in the same genre follow is a huge shortcut
So good to hear that the "less is more" philosophy has given you great results!
@@pickyourselfofficiali think it helped that I picked genres that can be more simple in nature too 😅😊 yet people can make oldschool electronic music as simple or complex as you want it to be! The sound selection and rhythmic composition I think for me plays a huge role in nailing the vibes. 😀
Great video. I use these techniques a lot, so it's great to see it affirmed in your video. Thanks for the vid!
Nice, that's great to hear! Thanks for the feedback!
One method I do sometimes (when i’m super inspired) is place markers in the FL playlist, then build it from the intro to the ending.
Wow, I love the trick with the attack modulation. I know exaclty where I will use that
Awesome, that's great to hear :)
This helped me too. I'm an amateur musician, but I've been making electronic music of some sort for more than 2 decades, and I actually didn't know about this technique. I feel kinda dumb, as it seems like it should be rudimentary knowledge, but hey, we can't know everything, I guess, right?
Freaky. This is literally exactly what I needed at the exact moment I needed it. I'm so close to finishing a track that just lacks that something and I think you nailed it. Thanks brother. I'll remember you when I'm famous 😂 much love from South Africa.
Nice Video👍 .... reverse, transpose, filter, delay, lfo, etc are my #1-creative-tools:)...I`ll definitely try the tip with the Attack-Time ;)
If someone stuck at the DnB arrangement, here the classic, boring one:
Intro: 8-32 Bars
Section 1: 16 Bars + 16 Bars
Bridge: 16-32 Bars
Section 2: 16 Bars + 16 Bars
Outro: 8-32 Bars
;P
Awesome, thanks for the DnB breakdown 🙌🏻💯
Great stuff as always, especially since this resonates perfectly with how I am creating my latest track. Lesser elements that gets manipulated and modified instead of just adding, and looking for more stuff.
I got in to just that issue with a recent track, where I got frustrated for not finding what was missing, which made me think about this way instead.
Awesome, that’s exactly the perspective switch we sometimes need to adopt to get over the threshold with a track
Another awesome video. Keep them coming as you truly add a lot of value. The freeze reverb technique of foreshadowing I will 100% be including along with automatic of attack. I also love automation of the release from the main lead line, increasing to a “wash”. Using the frozen reverb here would be cool too. Thanks!!
Thanks a million, your feedback means a lot to me!
Excellent tips ✅️ I've actually been doing all three in my latest track. Works great for progressive house.
Amazing, so good to hear that you’ve had similar experiences with these techniques!
Happy to find this channel accidentally :) Very useful and great tricks. Thank you very much. You hooked me with your last "How to sound TRULY unique" video. Now i can't stop watch all the others. I stay tuned :)
Oh that’s great to hear, thanks a lot and happy digging on the channel 🙌🏻💯
Thanks for this, i recently started applying this of my own accord and this is nice reassurance after applying too many elements in earlier tracks!
Ya Im always fighting the "add" feeling when im used to the project / and it really is finished. What ive learned i need to do is focus on VERSE/ as Blocks... Focus on Groove.... Mute-Solo, try out different combinations. Once thats done all you really have to do is switch to 'Transition mode' between these "Blocks" ....so much more obviously but i would be hear writing a booklet in your comments haha. Its really an interesting study though, all this music making stuff
Huge video, thanks!!👌🏻🤎
Thanks so much! 💯🙌🏻
Sehr gute tips! 😊 Danke!
Very nice.. interesting is that Live 12 your using?
Yes, exactly :)
Thanks man, foreshadowing is a nice technique! :) BTW: you automated the gain with the mixer. It's more comfortable to do it with an utility, as you can mix it all afterwards without killing the gain automation.
Yeah good point, I actually mention this in my gain staging video. Wasn’t super critical for this demonstration but you’re absolutely right.
Very useful way to look at it! What other sonic consistency ideas might work?
Hmmm, I might make a follow-up video :)
@@pickyourselfofficial yup I'd watch that :-)
Yes, Using the sources from your project instead of samples is key, literally, its gonna be in key for sure;)
Haha, yep :)
very nice ideas
Last tip is amazing!
Hearing such good tips then listening to someone like beastboi. Or any other disciple artist and youre gonna think your own music is crap
Dude :)))
You sound very German xD
Great trick buddy