Ways to turn tiny ideas into bigger tracks
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Ha! Love the creativity! Pretty cool use of my vocals. Thanks for the love!
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Thanks again! This was an unexpected surprise, coming out of the hospital yesterday! Definitely made me smile!
I have this terrible habit of creating new ideas within my ideas. Like "Oh that sounded great, better make something of that." And it'll turn into a bottomless rabbit-hole.
Omg sooooo true
Save some of it for a different song. Create a framework that you have to fit within (i.e., a particular theme or character or setting that certain sonic ideas wouldn’t fit)
Haha! Completely feeling this!
yea my creation process is usually a go/no go process lol Im like there is something really nice in this.... BUT I BE damn if I know where it is.
No joke, i may be 11 months late to the table but heres what you do:
save the project you're in that gave you said new idea
cut the portion of the project that will remind you of the idea later
open a new project, give it a name that tells where you got the idea from (motif from track x last week)
paste the portion you cut earlier
save track
then go back to what you were doing and get rid of the new idea you came up with. it'll save your new idea without overwhelming what you were doing in the first place, you can forget about it and move on
Its the only thing that's worked for me after i started making tracks that literally 180d in sound half way through because i had two ideas that should've remained separate
this is what youtube needs. no hacks, no obvious tips, just candid creative making. beautifully done and great tracks :)
THIS! ^
7:56 I am a keyboard player named Chad.
I feel very accused,
*Andrew.*
XD
Feeling sad for u bro
@@oshonamansingh195 She a girl yo
*CHAD*
So its you...CHAD
It's you, *Chad* how about you stop smoking weed in the car
List of things Andrew Huang has taught me.
-It's OK to work on multiple projects at once
- a songs got to go where a songs got to go.
-using ableton
-use youtube
-use anything to make music
-percussion
-gear does not make the producer
-unusual time signatures
-using random stuff for inspiration
-be inspired by sounds
-try strange chords
-youtube videos can be produced to super high standard
-hidrate
There is so much more but...
Y'all got a year?
Thank you for the work you put into essentially a free resource.
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As someone who is learning about music just using the internet and a program bandlab. I agree with all of the points
"Using Ableton" TRIGGERED!! JK, he's really resourceful, helped me a lot too :)
@@ashscar5686 It's weird to see it called "BandLab" since it was called CakeWalk Sonar for many years, but what are you making in it? I find it particularly shines if you're recording instead of programming everything.
@@lfox02 well i started because i got curious how music was made, what effects are made to make a sound, why a simple component can change a who song. I pretty much went into a rabbit whole that helps me relax and helps me feel what emotion a certain sound makes. I started my profile because i want to learn on my own. All i have is a keyboard and a mouse, despite it being it slow and tedious. I am enjoying myself because im learning and creating at my own pace. Plus they have a app on mobile too.
Benjamin Gibson your pfp is great tho
A thing I do: if i ever make a song, but scrap it, i try to find one aspect or loop from it that i like. I save those, and eventually, I get a folder filled with little bloops and blobs of music all labeled with the key they're in. If i'm ever making a song and need some inspiration, I can pull out a musical bit, and it helps.
This is GENIUS... thanks, I'm stealling this idea :)
I feel like a lot of producers do this and then sell the loops as "Construction Loop Kits"
That‘s a great idea and I actually thought of this at one point, but so far was neither organized nor productive enough to actually fill such a folder from my own stuff 😅 But thanks for reminding me to get on that again!
Totally stealing this idea
To add on to this: If you use Ableton, you can just drag the midi clip you want to save into whatever folder you want and it'll save the midi, vst, fx, and fader.
I am a 14 year old musician
I record everything with free vst and software.
thank you, Andrew, for showing me I don't need a ton and a half of gear to write decent sounding music. this video was actually pretty informative.
same :) good luck with everything btw
we should write a song together im a 16 yr old trying to start my career
@Joris van Eijkeren aye i’d love to collab if you want
@Joris van Eijkeren totally, @cheddarsinc
@Joris van Eijkeren what’s yours then?
This helps me:
If the song is old, unfinished and archived, then you have nothing to lose by just go impulsive and try anything with it.
Take some chances, make it into *something*
"Just for funsies" is the ultimate motto for making good music. I always surprise myself when I just try something out not expecting it to work. It almost always ends up in the final track lol
This is the truthest
for real. i support this comment haha
@@au5music I never got a notification that you responded to my comment lol that's really cool! Love you're stuff dude
That's actually kind of true, I'll usually just go in thinking about making a small loop, just for fun, then I end up expanding on it a lot.
@10:32
pleeease finish that first track! chills
Yes, the first track is very, very good, that chopped vocal is amazing!
listen to burial's album "untrue"
"I'm done, I was so productive!" This is the biggest mood tbh, I fall victim to it all the time haha. But your videos are great for helping me break through and actually finish stuff. Thanks~
Dude you're a BEAST!
You're a beast too my guy.
CHAD
dammit chad you hade ONE JOB.
Yeah?
Great job Chad, giving us cannabis-consuming synthesists a bad name.
@@musicman9901 if anything, it's cannabis-consuming synthesists that give us Chads a bad name.
@@musicman9901 lmfaooo
this is literally what i needed thank you ✨
I feel that
557 likes and only 1 comment??!??!(excluding mine)
9:52 so true. I had to pull something REAL quick for a game and in a couple hours I had something cool from start to end. Over time I would develop it, adding more instruments and sections
"You can always go back and edit something."
Meanwhile me (with the trial version of FL Studio): Am I a joke you?
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@@pentabitsmusic Don't be butthurt because someone called out your favorite "hero" on the interwebs. Telling someone about free software they can use AFTER they mention they are using a gimped trial version of FL is doing them a favor, not advertising.
@@pentabitsmusic Dude...first off, we're in the reply section of one Chrif's comment about HIM using FL Studio trial so who said anything about what you use? And second, sure, I'm advertising like crazy so I can get rich from selling free software. I can't wait to get my 20% cut of $0!
careful with what you film yourself doing, chances are andrew huang will find your video and use it as a sample
'Ha! My videos will be fine!'
*New andrew huang upload*
'Making a track out of porn!'
'.....oh'
@Christian Rey Ocaoi "Oh ... oh ... oh ... oh God" has the makings of a decent hook. You can also take the "G" and resample a kick from there. The steamy remix, perhaps?
This is EXCACTLY what i needed, thank you so much Andrew⭐️
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1:15 Me on my first 3 hours of making a track
lol
Relatable
More like "ways to turn ideas into longer ideas"
@Luke One thing you can do is record it and go out walking with it and just try humming or singing over it. Then that singing may lead to the next part as you sing past the 8 bars. Then you will have a better idea of what to put under it and that ties it together and you start to have a song.
man i did *NOT* think that last track would end up turning out so damn good
3:27 You just made a real Burial track.Proud of you.
Veton Rečica looked him up on spotify, he’s awesome! thanks for providing me with epic new music
You're welcome @@SallyLindberg
@@SallyLindberg If you wanna know more about Burial,go check out Resident Advisors video about him.
@scleuse When I heard the finished song Andrew made it immediately made me think of Untrue and Archangel because of the vocals.The drums do seem somewhat synthetic compared to the live drum feel Burial is especially known for,so I do understand why you may think that way.
It’s more like sepalcure who also sound similar to burial. Check them out, it’s machinedrum and someone else.. i forget
4:25 I LOVE THESE PLUGINS. Captain Chords and Captain Melody are so incredible individually, but together they’re fierce.
First track is now out! It’s the title track on Andrew’s new EP “Monolith.”
this is the exact video i needed from you
I feel like Andrew the kinda person that literally can wake up at anytime with any amount of sleep and have amazing amounts of energy
"tactile" so important! Agreed! Mousing your way through music is very removed from the historical process ... Great music theoretically can be created just by pushing buttons, but a more visceral interaction is usually needed.
Dudes like you who help new producers/mixers (whatev) be creative are amazingly awesome and motivating!!! Thank you so very much!!!
I watch this as I work on an 8 bar loop I’ve been looping for the past two hours... thanks andrew!
Biggest take from this video for everyone, is just do SOMETHING when you're stuck. It's rough and tough, but sometimes you'll surprise yourself with what ends up coming out of your fingers/mouth/hands!
This is awesome, thank you for this video! There are so many ideas that are just staying ideas for no reason. So nice to see them take shape and grow into complete, versatile tracks!
I appreciate how you, Andrew, have music theory knowledge (watched your music theory 30 minutes - need to watch again LOL). But you also know how to create with the programs and devices that provide wonderful sounds. Good work!
Loving the second song, I immediately thought it sounded like Massive Attack and I love their music so great job Andrew!
andrew you are so inspiring and helpful man thank you for this
Thanks for sharing this with all of us! Getting stuck on old ideas and not acting on them is a problem that I have. Your tips and perspective help! I notice that the longer I listen to the unfinished idea and don't add anything to it, the more likely it is to go unfinished. So I'll take your advice and focus on acting and just putting things down. Just playing my unfinished idea to enjoy it is the danger zone!
The 1st and 2nd beat are sick! Seen Captain Chords around for a while but never really paid much attention to it, now it may well be my next plugin boutique purchase!
Keep up the amazing work and stay blessed
LOVE YOU MAN. YOU INSPIRE ME SO MUCH YOU HAVE NO IDEA
pure catharsis fancy seeing you here
So relatable =)
|-/ AHA I FOUND YA BINCH
Ay we out here yall
When you send this video to your bass player because he has a lot of riffs, but has trouble turning it into full songs... and he was watching the video at the same time
i love you andrew. i could watch literally any one of your videos and get inspired. thank you for the brilliant content buddy
Xfer has a plugin called Cthulhu that has the same basic functions as captain chords but for a fraction of the price.
@Allen Z deadmau5 named it.
Are you planning on making the 4 Producers Flip One Sample a series??? Please do!!
I followed you on Instagram, and my guy. You’re the bomb!
This is one of my top 5 channels on TH-cam. Andrew I wish you all the success in the universe. You are what I want to be,anytime i feel uninspired i tune it.
Thank you sir.
sometimes i have an easier time just waiting and coming back to an idea months later. gives my brain time to refresh and hear what i've done from a perspective of someone coming in to listen for the first time, as opposed to the person who's been creating the music.
Whenever I have an idea I put it in my notes. If I don't get to it then when I run out of new ideas I come back to it
Same.
i record (somewhat beatbox) the idea on voice memo
I do that too, it's highly recommendable, Put it in your phone or on a private soundcloud link and listen to it when you are on the bus,train,shitting,wherever, and make notes
then do stuff on the project during your studio time and if you run out of ideas, get back to your notes
it is also helpfull when you get back at the project after some time has passed
Same, I save all my ideas and songs I wanna sample in notes on my phone
2:14 "So once again I’m finding I’m just biting Burial."
Don’t we all in our own, modest ways?
I utilize 3 folders titled, Concept, Active, and Finished Projects. Concept Folder is for random ideas, anything under 50% completion, and random melodies. Active is anything over 50%, things I've recently worked on that I'm determined to see through to the end. This makes me more disciplined to focus on things in that folder first, and actually get music out. Finally a folder to catalog all my finished projects, this just motivates me to get more into this folder, and acts as a storage for my final projects.
Exactly. I find these chord inspiration plugins a valuable tool. I preferScaler. I looked at Captain Chords a while back and I found that while they both produce the same chords, Scaler had more and was better organized. I don't know how much has changed since you made this video but yes...these tools are so useful. So are arpeggiators. Cream and Cthulhu just to name the more powerful ones I have in addition to the one that comes stock in Ableton.
"let's see what this piano sounds like...
it sounds like a piano"
broooo first one reminded me so much of unfinished sympathy
Yeah man, got the same vibes here
Symphony*
@@krakenjm6877 ...no? /watch?v=ZWmrfgj0MZI
@@theultimategardner umm, yes? th-cam.com/video/uWnKMzAedK4/w-d-xo.html
Chris M. Music uhhh no i was talking about the track by massive attack
This was fun. You should do this more often to mix in vocals from unknown singers from TH-cam. I’m sure they appreciate their voice inspiring others!
Very clean cut and to the point. Thank you, Great Job
You are the most creative producer ive seen, youve pretty much inspired me to make music
That blanket/sweater with the shiny shirt though.... not sure if you’re onto something or the opposite 🤔🤯 never seen such a combo!
sick video dude, so simple and yet reaches in and really inspires me to go and make some music with my old tracks or basic ideas that have kind of *slipped* thru the crcks
Glad I stumbled upon this. I am composing for a show and I am just hunting for new ideas. Thank you so much for time. love your stuff!
8:32 *Ferb backflips and moonwalks up tree*
Let’s all dance until we’re sick. Let’s all dance untiiiiiiiiiiiiil..... we’re sick
"This is just a piano plugin... let's see how it sounds on its own... sounds like a piano..." I laughed to hard.
One of the things that happened with the track I just released was, I could only spent short bursts of time on it given my mood. That said, sometimes those short bursts can be the most productive and it surprisingly was. Creativity spurts definitely happen in all kinds of ways. Thanks for posting these videos!
Yooo. That plugin looks so cool. Thanks for sharing this. I'm so glad they sponsored you.
music babies
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I love your DP!
Thank you so much for this video, crazy helpful, really.
Okej, spelar du ens musik
what a great helpful happy guy,love your positivity,keep up the good work
That piano track sounds amaaaaaaazing. I would love to see a full song from it.
I LOVE THIS KIND OF VIDEO!
This man said MASSIVE ATTACK. Omg dude the MEMORIES
Exactly what I needed today! Thank you Andrew!
The first track is just crazy with this massiv attack vibe. Please make it a full track !!!!
you should make a video reacting to subscribers' Beats and songs! I would definetly watch it
There is a channel where 2 guys do exactly that, cant think of the name rn now but I'll let u kno when I figure it out
I at one point literally had a folder filled with tracks titled "Composition x" and I think I surpassed x=100. Sadly they all got erased. But honestly I end up creating 4-16 measures of a song but I don't know where to take it and how to vary my songs more than the song equivalent of an A B A B C A B A B C A "rhyme scheme" but instead they're patterns.
It's mostly my ADHD I think. If I am able to focus I can create a full 4 minute song, lyrics and editing and all, in one sitting. But ugh I get bored of stuff I make too easily.
Popped up juuuust as I was struggling with this. Awesome!!
Thank you for this video. I really appreciate the advice of working fast and making quick decisions, that you can come back later to edit.
Man, your work ethic is wonderful!
:)yepp
already know what its gonna be lol cuz all my tracks start from a loop.i just make a drop usually and then see what melody i can get out of that.the melody later goes into the intro with drums and all.i try changing synths a lot to see what sounds good and what doesnt.after the drop,i try changing it up a little with a different melody.wanna see how you do it so imma watch the vid now lol
Awesome! Just the info I needed, thank you so much! I use to record myself every time I play anything, because I never know when inspiration will come.
first track is madness!!! those chops are awesome!!!
"It sounds like a piano" I lost it at this very moment 😂🤣😂
This channel means Inspiration:
Thanks Andrew
Legendary stuff bro. Forget about space and just keep working on music but I wish I knew a guy like you like to hang out we’re on a regular basis
That initial sound made out of the piano with a bunch of effects sounds suuuper Aphex Twin or Autechre like, but totally morphed into a Massive Attack type track! So cool
"Music babies I've been neglecting" had me cracking up
Let’s see how the piano sounds like. It sounds like a piano
Someone in a Box ||-//
Thank God that piano didn't sounded like a Cello
To be fair, it is important to know the quality of the samples you're using.
Someone in a Box your icon is
Good
agreed
Enjoy your videos and skills. You’ve got some serious talent and that NI family you have must be amazing to help with creative ideas! Keep it up, young man!
I find usefull to play with midi pads controller. Sometimes you just need to don't know what you are actually playing in order to surpass some obstacles. In my personal experience, a lot of times I find myself at the piano, stucked to some chord progression because I know what I am playing. Then I switch to pads, so I don't know that, maybe, I am playing a simple scale. Maybe later I will find out I was playing C major. No matter: if it sounds good, it sounds good. In music, ears are better than eyes. IMHO. :-) Thank you Andrew for sharing, have a nice day everyone
Damn, never thought I'd use a chord app, but that thing is cool!
I did get a small melody idea using a small melody using d Harmonic minor but then made a whole track under a day
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Great ideas!! and yes, I definitely heard some Massive Attack vibe in that first track, awesome stuff!
This is great Andrew! This is the exact type of channel I've been looking for to help me get better at music lol!
You’re my inspiration. Thank you, Andrew. Greetings from Brazil 🇧🇷
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If I could do this all day and this was my job, yeah, I could always go back and edit something.
But when you've only got 15 mins before a kid or a wife or a chore or a homework assignment or a pet or a washing machine needs your attention...
YOU GOTTA MAKE IT RIGHT THE FIRST TIME
Even Mozart didn't get it right the first time...
I remember when I first started watching you, you are so much better and more helpful, this video really proves that. Shame I didn’t keep up with your progress
wow, the fact you did this so easily blows my mind, youre so good!
Dude I have so many little tracks laying around! Thanks for this!
I feel like your profile pic is judging me for using the free trial of ableton
@@Andriale lol
You know you're early when the videos unlisted.
This happens to me so much tho, thanks for making this man :D
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I should give some of my abandoned projects another try. Thanks for the inspiration Andrew. God bless u! ☺🙏
I thought my process was bad but seeing your unfinished work helps a lot thanks!!
That “OK IM DONE I WAS SO PRODUCTIVE” is real lol
6:50 is meme-worthy
I want to see some more of these where you just explain the process. What's missing and what you have in mind. That's really helpful :)
Thank you so much! You're the best! This is exactly what I have needed for so long!