Brilliant tutorial, absolutely love this style - I don't want a full patch I just want to know what is most crucial to create these different types of sounds so I can go off and experiment myself. Thank you!!
Sir, you have basically given us the lesson that all plugin manufacturers should be providing, when they release a new vst! You’ve gone down to the DNA level and made it feel like playing with play dough! Bravo!! 🙌 🍻 🍻
What version of Vital are you on? My 1.08 says your presets were made with a newer version of Vital. Edit: just get the latest public early access release.
Love seeing the subscriber count higher every time I watch a video. It’s very well deserved. This is the gold standard of electronic music tutorial content on TH-cam.
Would it be possible to get a part 2 to this video? I'd LOVE to see a recreation of the bass from Sammy Virji & 33 Below - Dub It In, absolutely infectious.(Also it would be really helpful to see the midi for the basslines)
I covered a little dnb in the "how to drop" video. But yeah I'll definitely be doing a video on dnb , I'd like to discuss British vs American approaches especially now badadan has gone viral
One thing to be mindful of with FM is that your patch can vary wildly in timbre/harmonics if you don't turn down the phase randomisation on the oscillators used. Thank you for another great vid, always learn something new!
You are the man thank you so much! What would you recommend I do to get better at making sounds as someone who is new to sound design and interested in making music? (Besides watching your channel lol)
I think it comes down to a few factors. - 1st get an ear for the basic waveforms. (Not what comes in modern synths ) I talk about this in the Night Blooming Jasmin Video , th-cam.com/video/CQpG8RMNVyE/w-d-xo.htmlsi=_eYfRTsAJw7e-I6D - 2nd know what synths are capable of so you can detect that in other sounds. (Check out either of my synth tutorials) - 3rd likewise, get used to listening for what real sounds are, and which cannot be synthesized (by typical methods), like guitars , flute, mallet, etc etc. 4th try to develop an ear for the difference between tonal content and noise. All sound is made up a fairly predictable harmonic series of pitched tones, sometimes combined with an element of undetectable pitch, or noise. If you can spot this it can help you recreate sounds easier. I can't think of any others but I didn't go through any formal method or training, it just comes with time like all music skill. Putting in the hours trying to recreate your favourite tracks will get you there eventually. Know that your early attempts won't be great but failing is a bigger lesson usually so be humbled and keep moving on to new attempts you'll get there.
Jesus bro, what an explanation. You are so thorough with everything, appreciate the efforts and energy! Subscribed and always waiting for more videos knowledge! Thanks
Legend, I should have known its "808s" and house. although what you call house sounds like funk to me rather, but that's perhaps explained by the writing part :)
I do plan on offering that at some point, But I would need my own sample pack and be using them in tutorials. it's illegal to redistribute samples and instruments that aren't mine so right now the sessions would be midi only.
So good mate! Cheers! Love this!! - Would love to see a break down of Hamdi's "Swing King" and/or Sammy's "Counting Remix" . Something special about those two. Swing like no other!
That tip with the second oscilator in vital for using it as a "distortion" is pure gold. I was chasing this Champion-specific sub bass sound for ages with different type of distortions and whatnots and wooomp there it is! So bloody easy, unbelievable :D
its a sample from many a jungle track it comes from a "dub siren". they were home made devices that acted as hype noises in Dub & Jamaican sound system culture. basically a single osc synth with pitch permanently tied to an lfo. I don't actually know the name of the sample or where it's from, I remade this one in vital, I'll give it away in the garage keys video coming up 👊
Great stuff as always, thank you! Question: I see lot of attention given to length of kick and can hear/feel difference when you shorten it from e.g. 800 ms to 250 ms..from thump to click. But not much attention to length of bass notes. Should there be a difference in note length for the 40-60Hz (thump) notes vs the 80-120 (tone)?
The 2 interact, so shorter kicks allow for longer bass notes. But the decision is a groove one, not length per frequency. It should be based on how you want the listener to dance! I have observed garage, like drum n bass tends to have shorter kicks that sit above the bass frequency wise, making the bass the lowest element. It's normally the other way round for house/ techno etc. Makes sense, it is a 'bass music' genre
@@Bthelick Mostly all of it, unfortunately, from setting up the macros to setting the octaves and transposition proper sadly. Been following this series since you've released them about 4 months ago. But really trying to put into practice these days now that work has slowed down thankfully
@@TheIslipfootball125 well the macros don't make the sound, they are just there to make automating changes easier (for this video) so I didn't have to change several parameters separately. I wouldn't usually have made them if I was making one type of track. 90% of the time you will have a static sound that doesn't need any , and if you do need to automate anything it will usually just be the filter, which again you don't need a macro for you can just do that directly. The macro set up here was just to make showing how the sounds are related much quicker for the video take. What about the octaves is confusing you? Do you mean the synth oscillator octaves? or the midi note writing part?
@@Bthelick synth oscillator octaves. The latter half of the video I’m actually in tune with. It’s just for some reason I’m not recreating the sounds that you’ve been able to put together. I’ve just installed Vital however and hoping with that I can replicate what you’ve done here a bit more accurately
Ah ok yes grab vital (might need the latest early access one) And download the patches from the description and let me know specifically what's different. (Btw oscillator octave is above the waveform top left in serum off that's what you mean)
Great recreation! i bet a lot of music makers looking for it. i can tell u what they r looking for btw, it called a reese bass. so u can do a pretty popular video about TRAP DnB Dubstep Basses. just pick some tracks and give em the way to do WooW WooaoaoW ;)) and if it will bring u 10 000 000 subscribers - please can u to try figure out one track content One True God - I See U (VIP) the sound design there so awesome and makes me so confused of "whatta sounds r there" or even how many synths used to do these sounds *if u will find that track interesting* also i hope i'll upload a new track in a week like. i'll drop u link. i am being so addicted to it now. not a dancefloor banger but such a tasty one. ;))
@Bthelick mmm yup. aswell theres a million "how to cook a pizza" its not a point not to cook it by ur way. ppl watching like 20 videos usually. just random ones. to get into for the first times and just to get some like inspired later. if u rly can do a good one i cant see a reason not to make it. just grab some more viewers. i guess it have a chanse to become one of the best tutorials. cuz u explain things pretty good. and important point - u explain it melodicly. not "lets just do some growls on a random frequency out of scale"
Hi Bthelick, I wanted to suggest a video idea. Me and many others would love to see your process when studying a song/genre to identify a technique, implement it, etc. Love your videos keep it up!
yes definitely happening. In the last video on finishing tracks I mentioned sessions where I "make plots". and many seemed interested. As always the hard bit is trying figure out what I can pass on that isn't just "put your 10,000 hours in" haha
Been to a few festivals this summer and everyone is going crazy when "Diffrent - A little closer" gets played. Would love a tutorial on how to create that bass sound!
It's an m1 organ sample and then drops with Reese bass. It's clear that's H20 and platinum's "what's it gonna be" was the reference there. (Well that and a hundred other speed garage tracks of the 90s) I have covered organ bass before, if you don't know how to make a Reese just turn up the unison on a filtered saw!
there are no words for how good you are mate. THE best and clearest to the pint yt channel fr electronic music, thank you!!
This man needs to be protected at all costs.
When I see a new Blick viddy, I get a bit giddy.
7.17: "tHAT'S WHAT GIVES US THE WUB WUBS" - important info - we want the wubs....😊
Brilliant tutorial, absolutely love this style - I don't want a full patch I just want to know what is most crucial to create these different types of sounds so I can go off and experiment myself. Thank you!!
Sir, you have basically given us the lesson that all plugin manufacturers should be providing, when they release a new vst! You’ve gone down to the DNA level and made it feel like playing with play dough! Bravo!! 🙌 🍻 🍻
What version of Vital are you on? My 1.08 says your presets were made with a newer version of Vital.
Edit: just get the latest public early access release.
Right second watch through need vital loaded. Thank you so much.
I’m very grateful for free tutorials but if you ever have a paid course I will buy it immediately no questions asked ❤ love your work
Still working on one. It's just finding time 🙏
Love seeing the subscriber count higher every time I watch a video. It’s very well deserved. This is the gold standard of electronic music tutorial content on TH-cam.
Would it be possible to get a part 2 to this video? I'd LOVE to see a recreation of the bass from Sammy Virji & 33 Below - Dub It In, absolutely infectious.(Also it would be really helpful to see the midi for the basslines)
There was! the video after this one went into writing the lines go check it out 👊
I would love to hear you cover some drum and bass at some point!
I covered a little dnb in the "how to drop" video.
But yeah I'll definitely be doing a video on dnb , I'd like to discuss British vs American approaches especially now badadan has gone viral
Its not a genre that I have ever thought about but now you have mentioned it, I would be into it.
once again very awesome video on a topic i've been looking for the longest time.. thank you so much
yep yep Pt 2 of the Garage series🤟🤛👊
Is this even real??? You are at another level!
Bthelick is the Library of Alexandria of music, unreal
ahh i couldnt remember your channel name but was looking for one of your videos, thank god for notification
Just found your channel. Epic content,. gonna lose days watching your stuff. Thank you for the vids and the presets
Simply the best, week in and week out. We are very lucky to have you!
peachy bottom end
One thing to be mindful of with FM is that your patch can vary wildly in timbre/harmonics if you don't turn down the phase randomisation on the oscillators used.
Thank you for another great vid, always learn something new!
Yes definitely, I thought I mentioned that but it's probably in another video. Thanks for the reminder & compliments 🙏
Can you break down a flume song or Martin Garrix song? Kinda how you did the Illenium breakdown. Love your content so much!
Flume is certainly on the list! Sleepless is still on my main listening rotation.
" it sounds gentler... But we can solve that!" 😂
amazing, thank you for working through these, i have learned so much from your channel, keep up the great work
You are the man thank you so much! What would you recommend I do to get better at making sounds as someone who is new to sound design and interested in making music? (Besides watching your channel lol)
I think it comes down to a few factors.
- 1st get an ear for the basic waveforms. (Not what comes in modern synths )
I talk about this in the Night Blooming Jasmin Video ,
th-cam.com/video/CQpG8RMNVyE/w-d-xo.htmlsi=_eYfRTsAJw7e-I6D
- 2nd know what synths are capable of so you can detect that in other sounds.
(Check out either of my synth tutorials)
- 3rd likewise, get used to listening for what real sounds are, and which cannot be synthesized (by typical methods), like guitars , flute, mallet, etc etc.
4th try to develop an ear for the difference between tonal content and noise.
All sound is made up a fairly predictable harmonic series of pitched tones, sometimes combined with an element of undetectable pitch, or noise. If you can spot this it can help you recreate sounds easier.
I can't think of any others but I didn't go through any formal method or training, it just comes with time like all music skill.
Putting in the hours trying to recreate your favourite tracks will get you there eventually.
Know that your early attempts won't be great but failing is a bigger lesson usually so be humbled and keep moving on to new attempts you'll get there.
Love your content ! What's the free Serum alternative used in this and most of your other videos ?
Thanks. The synth is Vital.
Dumb question: how do i use the presets? WHen i import in vital its expecting a .vitalbank which is not what the drive link contains.
Banks are banks of multiple presets. Just import a single preset
("External preset" in the menu I think if I remember rightly?)
Great video, Reckon you can crack main phase garage?
Give me another 6 months to research 🤣🤣
Amazing video. So many tones and timbres ✌️
can anyone help re loading the presets into vital? when I go to load the file into vital its transparent so I can't do it. why? cheers
How are you loading them in? And do you have the latest beta?
hero!
Some guy you ❤🙏
Sick in the best way possible.
Yes yes Bthelick!!
Jesus bro, what an explanation. You are so thorough with everything, appreciate the efforts and energy! Subscribed and always waiting for more videos knowledge! Thanks
Great lesson 🙌✌️
Also among the new insane YT channels I found - Panorama Mastering and ScoopSonic. Do you guys know some more?
Legend, I should have known its "808s" and house. although what you call house sounds like funk to me rather, but that's perhaps explained by the writing part :)
That Champion and Bushbaby Multiply bass sounds like the one by Mampi Swift
B uploaded 🫶
how do you get the Vital Sine wave in serum? Can't find something similar to that one. Great tutorial btw!
It's a sine wave! Every synth has one, it's not a special one. You can find a pure sine wave under "basic shapes" on serum its the same don't worry.
@@Bthelick Thank you! This tutorial is gold!
Absolutely bang on as per usual..... real skill and knowledge... thanks... ;)
YOUR SPOILING US HOLY
I'm 1 minute in, and I'm already gobbsmacked! We don't deserve this! 🙌
Heyyy unfortunately presets are not working on Vital on mac. If there's a solution guys... thks :)
You need to grab the latest beta version that's all.
@@Bthelick cannnot find it anywhere for mac :(
It's labeled "early access". I think 1.5.5 was latest.
All the downloads for PC and Mac are in the same place.
Thanks a lot, what are the possibilities to share this ableton session?! That would be amazing 🤩
I do plan on offering that at some point, But I would need my own sample pack and be using them in tutorials. it's illegal to redistribute samples and instruments that aren't mine so right now the sessions would be midi only.
@@Bthelick Ah I see.. I’m looking forward to that, thank for the reply
Bro we need you to make a discord server
I know I know, but I don't have the time to ever be on it!!!
So good mate! Cheers! Love this!! - Would love to see a break down of Hamdi's "Swing King" and/or Sammy's "Counting Remix" . Something special about those two. Swing like no other!
Solid gold here thank you very much for the presets!
That tip with the second oscilator in vital for using it as a "distortion" is pure gold. I was chasing this Champion-specific sub bass sound for ages with different type of distortions and whatnots and wooomp there it is! So bloody easy, unbelievable :D
YESSSS
Thank again. Like to watch over and over to get all versions set up.
Been looking for this type of tutorial and you sir earn a sub!
Thanks! That is a nice start to some exploring.
Love you videos. Could you please break down how to make Enzo is burnings signature bass. I can’t figure it out.
any particular track? they just sound like house / acid saws to me.
Top notch as always… actually mostly LP 🤓
Hi mr bthelick what is that ringing noise I love so much called? at 9:06 , I’ve been looking for a while and can’t find the name🙏🙏
its a sample from many a jungle track
it comes from a "dub siren". they were home made devices that acted as hype noises in Dub & Jamaican sound system culture. basically a single osc synth with pitch permanently tied to an lfo.
I don't actually know the name of the sample or where it's from, I remade this one in vital, I'll give it away in the garage keys video coming up 👊
this guy the fucking GOAT
Truly epic. Thank you so much!
Whats introduction song i love it
It's my quick rendition of Virji's Moonlight
Thanks 👍🏾
Great stuff as always, thank you! Question: I see lot of attention given to length of kick and can hear/feel difference when you shorten it from e.g. 800 ms to 250 ms..from thump to click. But not much attention to length of bass notes. Should there be a difference in note length for the 40-60Hz (thump) notes vs the 80-120 (tone)?
The 2 interact, so shorter kicks allow for longer bass notes. But the decision is a groove one, not length per frequency. It should be based on how you want the listener to dance!
I have observed garage, like drum n bass tends to have shorter kicks that sit above the bass frequency wise, making the bass the lowest element. It's normally the other way round for house/ techno etc.
Makes sense, it is a 'bass music' genre
@@Bthelick thanks a lot, understood!
Wow, you never cease to amaze and catch what’s popping in the scene
I think Im dumb bc Ive been trying to follow along in serum and I'm going nowehere fast
don't be saying that! you're not dumb you just haven't learned or experienced some things yet!
Which bit are you struggling with?
@@Bthelick Mostly all of it, unfortunately, from setting up the macros to setting the octaves and transposition proper sadly. Been following this series since you've released them about 4 months ago. But really trying to put into practice these days now that work has slowed down thankfully
@@TheIslipfootball125 well the macros don't make the sound, they are just there to make automating changes easier (for this video) so I didn't have to change several parameters separately.
I wouldn't usually have made them if I was making one type of track. 90% of the time you will have a static sound that doesn't need any , and if you do need to automate anything it will usually just be the filter, which again you don't need a macro for you can just do that directly.
The macro set up here was just to make showing how the sounds are related much quicker for the video take.
What about the octaves is confusing you?
Do you mean the synth oscillator octaves? or the midi note writing part?
@@Bthelick synth oscillator octaves. The latter half of the video I’m actually in tune with. It’s just for some reason I’m not recreating the sounds that you’ve been able to put together.
I’ve just installed Vital however and hoping with that I can replicate what you’ve done here a bit more accurately
Ah ok yes grab vital (might need the latest early access one)
And download the patches from the description and let me know specifically what's different.
(Btw oscillator octave is above the waveform top left in serum off that's what you mean)
Great content. Great sounds.
Great recreation!
i bet a lot of music makers looking for it.
i can tell u what they r looking for btw, it called a reese bass.
so u can do a pretty popular video about TRAP DnB Dubstep Basses.
just pick some tracks and give em the way to do WooW WooaoaoW ;))
and if it will bring u 10 000 000 subscribers - please can u to try figure out one track content
One True God - I See U (VIP)
the sound design there so awesome and makes me so confused of "whatta sounds r there" or even how many synths used to do these sounds
*if u will find that track interesting*
also i hope i'll upload a new track in a week like. i'll drop u link. i am being so addicted to it now. not a dancefloor banger but such a tasty one. ;))
Haha surely there's a million tutorials on the Reese bass by now right? It's one of the easiest to make
@Bthelick mmm yup. aswell theres a million "how to cook a pizza" its not a point not to cook it by ur way. ppl watching like 20 videos usually. just random ones. to get into for the first times and just to get some like inspired later.
if u rly can do a good one i cant see a reason not to make it. just grab some more viewers. i guess it have a chanse to become one of the best tutorials. cuz u explain things pretty good. and important point - u explain it melodicly. not "lets just do some growls on a random frequency out of scale"
Hi Bthelick, I wanted to suggest a video idea. Me and many others would love to see your process when studying a song/genre to identify a technique, implement it, etc. Love your videos keep it up!
yes definitely happening.
In the last video on finishing tracks I mentioned sessions where I "make plots". and many seemed interested.
As always the hard bit is trying figure out what I can pass on that isn't just "put your 10,000 hours in" haha
@@Bthelick Maybe just sharing how to practice to get those 10,000 hours is even better!
Been to a few festivals this summer and everyone is going crazy when "Diffrent - A little closer" gets played. Would love a tutorial on how to create that bass sound!
It's an m1 organ sample and then drops with Reese bass. It's clear that's H20 and platinum's "what's it gonna be" was the reference there. (Well that and a hundred other speed garage tracks of the 90s)
I have covered organ bass before, if you don't know how to make a Reese just turn up the unison on a filtered saw!
@@Bthelick Amazing, thank you!
i like this guy
how did you configure the note to automate the filter effect?
lol I think I figured it out but would still love to hear it in your words, thanks for this vid!
@@catcujoh Where please?
@@Bthelick at around 8:17 when you’re going over the peachy bass sound
@@catcujohohhhh you assign the note tracking modulator (bottom right) to the EQ cutoff.
@@Bthelick thank you
best
Hell yes
Where's the M C ?
Haha Ikr?
Apparently he's called flodan and he's very expensive now 😂
Fk! I will binch watch all of your stuff dude! Great job, and those example pieces... holy moly, those vibes!
I DM’d you on Instagram for the gofundme
Thanks Marco, replied. sorry I missed that, Instagram has moved the message requests