EDM and future bass tracks have overused 'machine gun' snare drum roll build ups so much they've become boring and very predictable. I've noticed that dance music song verses nowadays are sometimes very short as they're in a huge rush to get to the build up, the drop and the chorus. It never used to be like this. A lot of thought and imagination is needed to avoid these cliches and not sound corny. If I do snare rolls I try to alternate snares panned left then right with some center placed kick drums. This sounds like a mad drummer and sounds good in headphones. For even extra spice add a carefully placed reversed snare in there too (but don't over do 'glitch' effects like this too much). Low to high toms that go from left to right in the stereo field is another good tip. It sounds big and like we're bashing the toms in front of us from left to right.
I agree about the overuse too. The other option is create music without build up and create just a chilling vibe like "Havanna" and "Feels" by Calvin Harris (these music dont have an explosive chorus). If the build up is needed you can substitute the snare fill with crazy sound effects or just use the tom to break the rythm then go back to the other.
Hey Liam, great to hear from you! Thanks for your kind comment :) How are the Houston dance floors? You still rockin' 'em? Take care and have a lovely week! Kate :)
xD I'm still working on making those dance floors jump! thanks to all the help from Revolution Harmony! No lie it takes a lot of hard work and time. But when that time comes and I start making a name for myself I will have a credit list and RH will be on top! So many people forget where they came from or don't give credit where credit is due! Much love form HOUSTON!
Yay Liam! It's fantastic that you're putting in the time and hard work to share your music with the world! We're honoured to have you in our community and pumped that you're learning so much from our videos Please keep us up to date on your milestones so we can celebrate with you! All the best! Kate :)
Awesome, Sully, 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 :)
It's great to hear from you again, Mila Jo! We're really happy you're diggin' our videos and thanks for taking the time to watch and connect! Take care and until next time, happy songwriting! Kate :)
We're super happy you enjoyed our video! Thanks for taking the time to watch and comment, we're deeply grateful to you. Until next time, happy songwriting! Kate :)
Aww, thank you so much for watching and connecting Elmer!! We're happy to hear our videos are helping you make music, and we're pumped to welcome you into our Hack Music Theory revolution! Until next time, take care and happy songwriting, Kate :)
Nice video! Personally, I've learned that the sweet spot (for most genres, but it varies) Is 8 measures, cause its not too long and not too short. Also, what DAW is that?
Hey thanks so much bodi! We really appreciate you watching and connecting :) We use Reaper to make music. Until next time, take care and happy music making! Kate :)
Hi Paulo, thanks so much for watching and connecting, and a warm welcome to the Hack Music Theory community! What kind of music do you make? We haven't covered those specific topics yet, but we'll probably do them in the future, as they're great! In the meantime you can check out our drums playlist for ideas and inspiration: th-cam.com/play/PLgYcaQlDpHN4ajXZ-dj8V9sosiTXVxwO_.html Take care and have a fantastic rest of your week :)
Welcome to the Hack Music Theory revolution Michał, we're so happy you're here! Thanks so much for watching and connecting, it means the world to us :) Willian kindly answered your question, thanks Willian!!
Can you explain some of the drum programming and Tom fills created by 80s UK legends SAW? I’d love to see them onscreen like you have done here as hard to visualise the sound. E.g Rick Ashley, Kylie, Mel and Kim
Hey hey HouseNinjaMusic, thanks so much! It's great to have you here, and a warm welcome to our Hack Music Theory community! What kind of music are you producing? We hope to see you again soon for more theory hacks! Until then, have a wonderful weekend :)
@@HackMusicTheory Dance/EDM crossover. I'll definitely be back. In the meantime you can listen to some of my stuff here. Bom Diggy is one of my personal favorites. th-cam.com/channels/riwTOi8k2nW24tp_nZKZcw.html
Woohoo! That's awesome! Thanks big time for your support Hoodie Artist, we really appreciate it :) Until next time, take care and happy songwriting! Kate :)
Thanku so much i learn alot from uh i m a beginner i don't have money to go music school. i made some beats which are good but can't able to make music for my written songs help me plz
Hey Insane Pro, thanks so much for watching and connecting :) That's awesome that you've started making beats and want to continue your music education! You've come to the right place, as we teach how you can use music theory to make music, all for free, here on TH-cam every week (plus over 100 past videos on our channel)! If you haven't already, I would encourage you to check out our free music theory book "12 Music Theory Hacks to Learn Scales & Chords". It's a refresher of the basics and it's a super fast and fun read. You can download from our website: RevolutionHarmony.com/Books. Hope that helps, and please let us know how you get along with your music making! Until next time, take care. Kate :)
thanks kate for reply i readied your book awesome i have basic knowledge of scales and chords but the problem is that i can't able to made melodies which fit with my writing any tips?
Happy to hear you enjoyed our free book! If you're talking about writing melodies for lyrics, no problem, we've got you covered. Check out these videos: 8 Steps for Writing Better Vocal Melodies - th-cam.com/video/IFMlVjsiTew/w-d-xo.html How to Write Great Lyrics That Match Your Vocal Melodies - th-cam.com/video/9784l_Glgdg/w-d-xo.html If you want more, check out our Songwriting & Producing PDF, there's hacks for vocals and lyrics and a bunch more! You'll find it on our website :)
I'm a drummer and I make my drum beats with midi in logic pro first, then I learn them with my acoustic kit to play in the band im in. It sort of feels like I'm cheating because I accidentally stumble upon cool sounding fills and stuff, so it's not like I'm really coming up with it all in my head.
Very cool. Drum fills are so great when done right. Can you give an example of a drum fill that ends "late" like you mentioned in the video? It sounds like an interesting concept, but I've never written a drum fill like that and I'm not sure what it's supposed to look like. Thanks for the amazing content!
Hey Tre', thanks so much for watching and connecting, we're thrilled you're enjoying our videos, yay!! As for your question, we'll most certainly do a video on that at some point in the future, so be sure to keep watching! Until next time, take care and happy songwriting, Kate :)
Hey PacketSmasher, thanks for watching and connecting! That's cool that you use Reaper too :) Regarding virtual instruments, it depends on your budget. We recommend Native Instruments as being the best value for money. Their Komplete Essentials is a great starting point, and only a small financial commitment: www.native-instruments.com/en/products/komplete/bundles/komplete-11-select That bundle does have drums, but if you're looking for fancier drums, we use ToonTrack EZ Drummer: www.toontrack.com/ezdrummer-line and we use their Dream Pop expansion: www.toontrack.com/product/dream-pop-ezx Also, for fancier synth sounds, we use Massive, which is truly Massive (not just a clever name haha!): www.native-instruments.com/en/products/komplete/synths/massive And the bass guitar we use is: www.native-instruments.com/en/products/komplete/guitar/scarbee-jay-bass The piano we use, which is absolutely gorgeous and we highly recommend it, is: www.native-instruments.com/en/products/komplete/keys/the-grandeur And lastly, we recently started using EastWest's Composer Cloud, which gives you access to an immense library of sounds for a monthly subscription, you can check it out here: www.soundsonline.com/composercloud As I say though, if you just want a great all-in-one bundle to get started, then Komplete Essentials is the way to go, then you can slowly start upgrading to better sounds as you progress and discover what sounds you like and don't like. Hope this helps! Until next time, take care and happy music making :)
Awesome thank you very much for the insight! I agree that the Komplete Essentials would be a great place to start. For two reasons, as a pianist I am getting back into music so I am re-learning everything. And although I would really like to get into the fancier stuff I don't think I am quite there yet. Slow progression and moving up the scale so to speak would be a great place to start and Komplete Essentials looks like the place to start. Second reason I want to take some of my originals and spice them up. I think Komplete Essentials would help me with that as with any song there is always room to grow and improve. My ultimate goal is to get into EDM but I'm not leaving my piano music behind. Once again thank you for your help and tips and thank you for the videos tutorials and books you have made available for purchase on your website.
Happy to hear you found this video helpful Sanjay, and a warm welcome to our Hack Music Theory community! We publish new vids every Thursday, so we hope to see you again soon for more theory hacks! Until then, we wish you all the best with your music making :)
How ? with a drum machine and imagination... lol I'm joking.great video; Big uPP . A rumor says that tea drinker are great drummer .. Is it true ;) Hello from France ;)
Hello to you in Argentina! Thanks so much for watching Kevin, we really appreciate you connecting :) Until next time, take care and happy songwriting! Kate :)
Lol, you're awesome Brandon and we're thrilled that you're digging our new single!! Keep on watching, we'll be droppin' the single at the end of the series. And next week we'll be unveiling the chords of the verse, so stay tuned! Have a fantastic weekend and happy songwriting, Kate :)
Aww thanks Cytasis, it's great to hear from you! How's you're studying going? Hope you're well and making lots of music! Until next time, take care and have a wonderful weekend! Kate :)
Hack Music Theory Thanks for your kind words kate, ive been working on a contest right now and its a lot of fun. Its a dnb track with an indian vocal singer and your videos helped me a lot and i get always inspired by your lessons. clean, simple, easy to understand and the option to Experiment with variations:) have a great weekend too! :)
Hey thanks, Karaoke Apocalypse, it's great to hear from you! Hope you're well and making lots of music! Take care and have a fantastic weekend! Kate :)
Ahh yes, drum transitions. I like what you did with it. Here is an example of coming off of a drop (around 1:04 the drums kick back in off of the drop). soundcloud.com/nekosensei1/dj-neko-sensei-01-speechless
►3 Types of Drum Fills: th-cam.com/video/VWzC4-D9-ic/w-d-xo.html
EDM and future bass tracks have overused 'machine gun' snare drum roll build ups so much they've become boring and very predictable. I've noticed that dance music song verses nowadays are sometimes very short as they're in a huge rush to get to the build up, the drop and the chorus. It never used to be like this. A lot of thought and imagination is needed to avoid these cliches and not sound corny.
If I do snare rolls I try to alternate snares panned left then right with some center placed kick drums. This sounds like a mad drummer and sounds good in headphones. For even extra spice add a carefully placed reversed snare in there too (but don't over do 'glitch' effects like this too much). Low to high toms that go from left to right in the stereo field is another good tip. It sounds big and like we're bashing the toms in front of us from left to right.
djdrwatson fully agree on its overuse. Spot on.
I agree about the overuse too. The other option is create music without build up and create just a chilling vibe like "Havanna" and "Feels" by Calvin Harris (these music dont have an explosive chorus). If the build up is needed you can substitute the snare fill with crazy sound effects or just use the tom to break the rythm then go back to the other.
Reversed crash cymbals work really well too.
I agree. Down with the cheese. Good to know there are people who care about the art!
Thank you for alternative views and ideas. It helps lot.
you two have such wonderful smiles!
Hey Liam, great to hear from you! Thanks for your kind comment :)
How are the Houston dance floors? You still rockin' 'em?
Take care and have a lovely week! Kate :)
xD I'm still working on making those dance floors jump! thanks to all the help from Revolution Harmony!
No lie it takes a lot of hard work and time. But when that time comes and I start making a name for myself I will have a credit list and RH will be on top! So many people forget where they came from or don't give credit where credit is due! Much love form HOUSTON!
Yay Liam! It's fantastic that you're putting in the time and hard work to share your music with the world! We're honoured to have you in our community and pumped that you're learning so much from our videos Please keep us up to date on your milestones so we can celebrate with you! All the best! Kate :)
Very cool, guys - thanks! Subscribed
Awesome, Sully, 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 :)
@@HackMusicTheory mainly into southern/roots rock these days.
Here's my fill for this video.
CLAP CLAP CLAP CLAP CLAP CLAP CLAP CLAP CLAP CLAP CLAP CLAP
Hahaha, you're the best Kento!! Are you excited for summer holidays? Do you have any plans? Hope you're well! Kate :)
Great channel btw
Thanks, J D! We wish you a lovely New Year :)
Every videos worth to watch and keep it for reference. Thank you for your efforts to make it and share it to the world.
i would love to download a midi file with this pattern please
Great video, as always. Thank you guys!
It's great to hear from you again, Mila Jo! We're really happy you're diggin' our videos and thanks for taking the time to watch and connect! Take care and until next time, happy songwriting! Kate :)
Great work. Love your tutorials.
We're super happy you enjoyed our video! Thanks for taking the time to watch and comment, we're deeply grateful to you. Until next time, happy songwriting! Kate :)
I have a sudden urge to drink tea
Love the tutorials. What is the DAW you use?
You guys are awesome... thank you much for sharing your amazing knowledge, is been helping me a lot to get better doing what I love.. Music!!👍🏽🙏🏽💪🏼😊
Aww, thank you so much for watching and connecting Elmer!! We're happy to hear our videos are helping you make music, and we're pumped to welcome you into our Hack Music Theory revolution! Until next time, take care and happy songwriting, Kate :)
Okay but how to make drum fills ?
Nice video! Personally, I've learned that the sweet spot (for most genres, but it varies) Is 8 measures, cause its not too long and not too short. Also, what DAW is that?
Hey thanks so much bodi! We really appreciate you watching and connecting :) We use Reaper to make music.
Until next time, take care and happy music making! Kate :)
great videos guys! You're fantastic teachers
We're really happy you enjoyed our video, Lachlan! Thanks for taking the time to watch and connect, until next time, happy songwriting! Kate :)
Thank you, guys. Can you talk about changing the velocity of the notes, and putting ghost notes, to make the drum fills more realistic?
Hi Paulo, thanks so much for watching and connecting, and a warm welcome to the Hack Music Theory community! What kind of music do you make?
We haven't covered those specific topics yet, but we'll probably do them in the future, as they're great! In the meantime you can check out our drums playlist for ideas and inspiration: th-cam.com/play/PLgYcaQlDpHN4ajXZ-dj8V9sosiTXVxwO_.html
Take care and have a fantastic rest of your week :)
what is good software to programm drums?
Hey, thanks for watching Died Of Society! We use Reaper to make all our music :)
Take care and happy songwriting! Kate :)
Damn I'm so glad i subscribed to your channel and mailing list. And a questio, I've been wondering for a while but what is that DAW you use?
Michał Zakrzewski it is Reaper
Welcome to the Hack Music Theory revolution Michał, we're so happy you're here! Thanks so much for watching and connecting, it means the world to us :) Willian kindly answered your question, thanks Willian!!
Bloody hell, never thought about the 32 notes, smart
thank you
you guys are both beautiful - not sure who to love most! :D But first - TEA!
Aww, you are too kind Maz :D Thank you, as always, for your support and enthusiasm! Until next time, take care and happy music making! Kate :)
Can you explain some of the drum programming and Tom fills created by 80s UK legends SAW? I’d love to see them onscreen like you have done here as hard to visualise the sound. E.g Rick Ashley, Kylie, Mel and Kim
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Great walk-through, thanks. My first introduction to Ray was on Warp Academy, and I continue to be impressed. Good stuff!
Hey hey HouseNinjaMusic, thanks so much! It's great to have you here, and a warm welcome to our Hack Music Theory community! What kind of music are you producing? We hope to see you again soon for more theory hacks! Until then, have a wonderful weekend :)
@@HackMusicTheory Dance/EDM crossover. I'll definitely be back. In the meantime you can listen to some of my stuff here. Bom Diggy is one of my personal favorites. th-cam.com/channels/riwTOi8k2nW24tp_nZKZcw.html
I was working on a song and this came just in time! Thank you and keep up the great work, guys!
Woohoo! That's awesome! Thanks big time for your support Hoodie Artist, we really appreciate it :) Until next time, take care and happy songwriting! Kate :)
Thanku so much i learn alot from uh
i m a beginner i don't have money to go music school.
i made some beats which are good but can't able to make music for my written songs
help me plz
Hey Insane Pro, thanks so much for watching and connecting :)
That's awesome that you've started making beats and want to continue your music education! You've come to the right place, as we teach how you can use music theory to make music, all for free, here on TH-cam every week (plus over 100 past videos on our channel)! If you haven't already, I would encourage you to check out our free music theory book "12 Music Theory Hacks to Learn Scales & Chords". It's a refresher of the basics and it's a super fast and fun read. You can download from our website: RevolutionHarmony.com/Books. Hope that helps, and please let us know how you get along with your music making! Until next time, take care. Kate :)
thanks kate for reply i readied your book awesome i have basic knowledge of scales and chords but the problem is that i can't able to made melodies which fit with my writing any tips?
Happy to hear you enjoyed our free book! If you're talking about writing melodies for lyrics, no problem, we've got you covered. Check out these videos:
8 Steps for Writing Better Vocal Melodies -
th-cam.com/video/IFMlVjsiTew/w-d-xo.html
How to Write Great Lyrics That Match Your Vocal Melodies -
th-cam.com/video/9784l_Glgdg/w-d-xo.html
If you want more, check out our Songwriting & Producing PDF, there's hacks for vocals and lyrics and a bunch more! You'll find it on our website :)
I'm a drummer and I make my drum beats with midi in logic pro first, then I learn them with my acoustic kit to play in the band im in. It sort of feels like I'm cheating because I accidentally stumble upon cool sounding fills and stuff, so it's not like I'm really coming up with it all in my head.
Hi, do ya'll do trap drums?
or is it for rock and roll?
Hey ! I'm in holidays in Spain :) it's a real pleasure to watch you here :) :) :) I love you guys !! Cheers
Aww that makes us so happy! Hope you're having a fabulous holiday Louis!
Maybe a lot of people already asked this but... Wich program you use to compose your music? I really want to try it
Hey Josué, thanks for watching and connecting! We use Reaper and we love it :)
Until next time, take care and happy songwriting! Kate :)
Up with the drummer!
Very cool. Drum fills are so great when done right. Can you give an example of a drum fill that ends "late" like you mentioned in the video? It sounds like an interesting concept, but I've never written a drum fill like that and I'm not sure what it's supposed to look like. Thanks for the amazing content!
Hey Tre', thanks so much for watching and connecting, we're thrilled you're enjoying our videos, yay!! As for your question, we'll most certainly do a video on that at some point in the future, so be sure to keep watching! Until next time, take care and happy songwriting, Kate :)
nice!!
Do you guys have BKM or suggestions on how to setup my DAW which is Reaper like yours? Like the various plugins, for piano, bass, guitar, and drums?
Hey PacketSmasher, thanks for watching and connecting! That's cool that you use Reaper too :)
Regarding virtual instruments, it depends on your budget. We recommend Native Instruments as being the best value for money. Their Komplete Essentials is a great starting point, and only a small financial commitment: www.native-instruments.com/en/products/komplete/bundles/komplete-11-select That bundle does have drums, but if you're looking for fancier drums, we use ToonTrack EZ Drummer: www.toontrack.com/ezdrummer-line and we use their Dream Pop expansion: www.toontrack.com/product/dream-pop-ezx Also, for fancier synth sounds, we use Massive, which is truly Massive (not just a clever name haha!): www.native-instruments.com/en/products/komplete/synths/massive And the bass guitar we use is: www.native-instruments.com/en/products/komplete/guitar/scarbee-jay-bass The piano we use, which is absolutely gorgeous and we highly recommend it, is: www.native-instruments.com/en/products/komplete/keys/the-grandeur And lastly, we recently started using EastWest's Composer Cloud, which gives you access to an immense library of sounds for a monthly subscription, you can check it out here: www.soundsonline.com/composercloud As I say though, if you just want a great all-in-one bundle to get started, then Komplete Essentials is the way to go, then you can slowly start upgrading to better sounds as you progress and discover what sounds you like and don't like. Hope this helps! Until next time, take care and happy music making :)
Awesome thank you very much for the insight! I agree that the Komplete Essentials would be a great place to start. For two reasons, as a pianist I am getting back into music so I am re-learning everything. And although I would really like to get into the fancier stuff I don't think I am quite there yet. Slow progression and moving up the scale so to speak would be a great place to start and Komplete Essentials looks like the place to start. Second reason I want to take some of my originals and spice them up. I think Komplete Essentials would help me with that as with any song there is always room to grow and improve. My ultimate goal is to get into EDM but I'm not leaving my piano music behind. Once again thank you for your help and tips and thank you for the videos tutorials and books you have made available for purchase on your website.
Thank you! So useful!
Tysm guys!! I just started out as a bedroom producer trying to learn and absorb. This video helped a lottt! :))
Happy to hear you found this video helpful Sanjay, and a warm welcome to our Hack Music Theory community! We publish new vids every Thursday, so we hope to see you again soon for more theory hacks! Until then, we wish you all the best with your music making :)
@@HackMusicTheory 😣😣😣Thank for the amazing welcome!!
And, yes see you around :)
How ? with a drum machine and imagination... lol I'm joking.great video;
Big uPP . A rumor says that tea drinker are great drummer .. Is it true ;)
Hello from France ;)
Hello to you Philou! Hope you had a great week and we wish you a music-filled weekend! Take care and talk soon, Kate :)
Yeahh !!
thank you so much for all the content that both create.
Greetings from Argentina!
Hello to you in Argentina! Thanks so much for watching Kevin, we really appreciate you connecting :)
Until next time, take care and happy songwriting! Kate :)
So awesome, thanks!
I want the soooooooooong! Can we listen to the whole thing yet?
Lol, you're awesome Brandon and we're thrilled that you're digging our new single!! Keep on watching, we'll be droppin' the single at the end of the series. And next week we'll be unveiling the chords of the verse, so stay tuned! Have a fantastic weekend and happy songwriting, Kate :)
Love all your videos!!! Thank you, really!
Aww thanks Cytasis, it's great to hear from you! How's you're studying going? Hope you're well and making lots of music! Until next time, take care and have a wonderful weekend! Kate :)
Hack Music Theory Thanks for your kind words kate, ive been working on a contest right now and its a lot of fun. Its a dnb track with an indian vocal singer and your videos helped me a lot and i get always inspired by your lessons. clean, simple, easy to understand and the option to Experiment with variations:) have a great weekend too! :)
fantastic video
Hey thanks fresh espresso!! Really appreciate you watching and connecting :)
Until next time, take care and happy songwriting! Kate :)
Awesome as always
Hey thanks, Karaoke Apocalypse, it's great to hear from you! Hope you're well and making lots of music! Take care and have a fantastic weekend! Kate :)
Nice work!
Hey thanks Alfie! We really appreciate you watching and connecting! Until next time, take care and happy songwriting :) Kate
Thank you.
Thanks for watching Niven! Hope you're well :)
Get Yo coffee:-)
Lol! Thanks for watching META MUTT!
Ahh yes, drum transitions. I like what you did with it. Here is an example of coming off of a drop (around 1:04 the drums kick back in off of the drop). soundcloud.com/nekosensei1/dj-neko-sensei-01-speechless