A lot of things in this video are really well said! Really good one! One more thing I would say is that people need to stop talking so much about the "writer's block". I know that it's hard sometimes to come up with ideas, but you just need to keep trying and keep trying. I always found that short breaks for youtube videos (like this one hehe) are really helpful when I get frustrated with a project. Or starting with a blank project, trying out new methods, learning new things and experimenting. That way I made some of my best tracks!
Yes! You just have to come to terms with the fact that writers block does not exist. There are times where you won't be feeling too inspired but if you chose to not let that be an excuse to stop making music, you will go far, and you'll learn to never experience that so called "writers block".
@@_lowfer I know exactly how to use it. I take my crappy sounding synthe bass with no mids to be found and then I put OTT to level it out (cause that's the original purpose of a multiband compressor) and that's how I get that sick Lowfer sound.
I really just wanna see some detailed videos of how these producers are mixing and processing their tracks. Seems to be the one thing everyone really wants to see.
or you can learn to do it yourself... in your own way... just like they did.. Don't understand comments like yours and I see them all the time. You want artists to spoon feed you the step by step method of how THEY make a track. I find that super laughable and a tell tale sign that people like yourself don't really care to make music that actually has a purpose. Just so you can flex a track you didn't struggle for hours to make.
Based_ Demi yet here you are watching a video on advice from producers. Guarantee you’ve watched your fair share of tutorials to see how things are done. Stop acting like you’re unique
Really well done pointing out some of these issues. I have been at this for almost ten years now and i may not have had a "big" break or anything but it's never stopped me doing what I do, the main important thing is that you are doing it because you love it , i feel like a lot of people do it because they think it's the "cool" thing to do because one person may have had quick success in the past, it's never always gonna be like that they probably just got super lucky. So yeah to sum this up if you put in the hard work someone will eventually pick you up if you have something to bring to the table, just keep on the grind and keep experimenting ! Great video guys! :)
Kinda funny how even when I started producing, I never really got affected by the third mistake. The only mistake I still do sometimes is number four even though I made music for over a year now. I have been doing the fourth mistake less and less though
How would you do when there are no more ideas to produce dubstep? I feel that I am producing something that has already been done and the inspiration does not come out
@Khemzys Official thanks, I needed that advice, I listen to varied music to relax or think and sometimes some melodies of that music I transform them and put them on my track but always changing does not copy and paste but I change it without losing the essence of the original melody, thanks seriously that advice to listen to more varied music I liked, I will apply it from today
Dont restrict yourself to industry standards. Make weird shit. I mean mad stuff. Pull drum samples from farts. I once recorded my ironing board screeching and turned it into a serious serum waveform. Dont be afraid to spend HOURS on a pad/lead patch. Get sample packs from other genres. Drums from old industrial house music work really well in liquid dubstep. Old hiphop drum kits with fat 808/909 samples work well in riddim. Free plugin experimentation . TH-cam tutorials from other genres adaptation to your genre. Set time trials for yourself. Whenever i get stuck, working on a particular patch for hours always pulls me out. Just one serum/massive/audjoo helix patch over a drum loop has saved me tons of sleep ironically.
cris cardenas The are no rule in music.. Once you understand what are the rules of a dubstep track.. you just have to break them. New sound, new melody, new rhythm, new percussion.. It dosen't really matter if it sounds good
Honestly, I feel like the best ideas I have for song melodies always come after the periods where I think I have something and then I listen to it and I'm like that's this song or that sounds like s$t. Just wait it out, and while you're waiting: practice DJing without any cues or wonder about the meaning of life - just generally teat your DAW like the plauge until some good ideas come flowin.
I started producing a few years ago. I started with a pair of cheap gaming headphones, and a M-Audio Oxygen 49 Keyboard. I made "Tolerable" sounding music. Now I'm running a Schiit Stack (Schiit Modi 3 DAC, and Magni 3 amp) paired with sennheiser HD650s. Since then, I have learned a quite a bit more music theory and I can definitely tell a difference in my previous mixes and learned from the mistakes I was making. I'm not great by any means, but I have definitely improved since my early days. Videos like these help me a ton with improving my sound. I appreciate these videos, please keep them coming. Shameless plug: soundcloud.com/nvidiousofficial
Bruh who needs to buy OTT when I can just model everything in Serum and use its BUILT IN multiband compressor which = OTT. Nvrmnd the fact that Serum is $190 and OTT is 15 bucks.
Guys one important thing for beginner producer is "ear protection". Must remember that hearing loss may or may not be recover.beginner producers not knowing this fact and put their headphones for hours and it's not good for their health. Take breaks after certain minutes.strech your ears and do exercise. For genre like dubstep/brostep producers deal with harsh frequencies many times so ear protection is must.remember that HEALTH is first not your initial track that may or may not be listened by many people.
@@squids24 I legit blew one of my speakers the other day cause I was working on a high frequency and it made me think "hmm maybe I should be more careful for my ears" lmao
I later found out that delay plugins with the Time Very Small can produce the same effect as flangers but with more control, but if you like the unpredictable effect then go with a flanger
In that case I meant standard delay verses the flanger variant of delay, what I was struggling before was making sounds more powerful. I feal like the delay effects can make sound appear like they are played by a large orchestra if the time is small, if you have any other suggestions please let me know.
Seriously, number 3 is important. There are entire industries trying to sell you a million plugins you don't need too. Learn the concepts of synthesis before you blow all your money on a ton of software synths. The important thing is have a solid additive/subtractive, FM, and wavetable synth. And honestly Serum can do all of that, so I'd recommend learning that in and out then consider other stuff.
Here you go lads! 1# Don't get too frustrated 2# Don't ignore your low end 3# Don't overspend on gear you may not need 4# Don't have counteractions in your chain 5# There is no secret to your success However, you should still hear their explanation on each subject (Y)
Yes, there is no secret to success. But there is a way to reach your highest level as a Music producer. And its very simple really: Learn Music! I can´t believe that new producers today are concerned about sound engineering and DAW tricks! Thats like trying to be a professional pole vaulter without doing weight training and proper nutrition. If you dont learn to play instruments... If you skip learning music theory… then you´re setting yourself up for failure! Its not all technical. A professional swimmer doesn´t skip training just because he/she has a shark suit that lowers the resistance by a few procent. There are no shortcuts folks! Before even getting yourself a DAW you should have 5-10 years experience playing an instruments, playing in a band, studying Music theory. My advise is this: Be a composer first… and an engineer second.
funny you said that.... I LITERALLY found a slightly used MATTRESS ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD! The mattress had a sign that read "take me." I use it for deadening the back of the storage unit i converted into my studio... that and some homemade absorption panels and its a reverb graveyard in there ;-)...
Hey guys! Thank you for this awesome video. I can't find the other tutorial you were talking about at 2:40 about the low end and I was hoping you could point me in the right direction.
id absoloutley love to see a start to finish with doge and fuski or an updated bass design video. (a video on how to mix and match bass rythm time divisors) i heard in one of their newer aged songs that they brilliantly went from 1/16ths to 1/16thT and everytime i try to go to triplets its like the basses are moving way too fast. idk if its that the sound is just trash, or if its that the synth/bass is over competing with everything else. please dodge, help me fix my tuba.
Ive learned it the Hard way tru Drum and bass myself.I Started with Dubstep and when i got into dnb i was very confused why my drops sounded so shitty.
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A lot of things in this video are really well said! Really good one!
One more thing I would say is that people need to stop talking so much about the "writer's block". I know that it's hard sometimes to come up with ideas, but you just need to keep trying and keep trying. I always found that short breaks for youtube videos (like this one hehe) are really helpful when I get frustrated with a project. Or starting with a blank project, trying out new methods, learning new things and experimenting. That way I made some of my best tracks!
well INFEKT, many rankers put your songs very low. many rankers need to say "no" to your own songs. its their opinion if they choose a album.
*I approve of that!*
Yes! You just have to come to terms with the fact that writers block does not exist. There are times where you won't be feeling too inspired but if you chose to not let that be an excuse to stop making music, you will go far, and you'll learn to never experience that so called "writers block".
JM/Dibka channel what do you mean?
Joshua of course! I hope it helps!
are you implying that my $2000 of gamer gear and ableton stickers were a bad investment
hell no! perfectly invested.
Xeybay Music ^
No
Those are cool
But you didn't NEED them
@@thenoseflap521 Woosh
@@XeybayMusic what?
10:25
*Virtual Riot has entered the chat*
Ur picture. ❤ UwU
Tip 6: OTT
@@_lowfer I know exactly how to use it. I take my crappy sounding synthe bass with no mids to be found and then I put OTT to level it out (cause that's the original purpose of a multiband compressor) and that's how I get that sick Lowfer sound.
Lowfer
I’ve never ever seen a comment so lame
I really just wanna see some detailed videos of how these producers are mixing and processing their tracks. Seems to be the one thing everyone really wants to see.
Jay thats the secret sauce
or you can learn to do it yourself... in your own way... just like they did.. Don't understand comments like yours and I see them all the time. You want artists to spoon feed you the step by step method of how THEY make a track. I find that super laughable and a tell tale sign that people like yourself don't really care to make music that actually has a purpose. Just so you can flex a track you didn't struggle for hours to make.
Based_ Demi we just want a reference to see that we arent doing simple things wrong
Based_ Demi yet here you are watching a video on advice from producers. Guarantee you’ve watched your fair share of tutorials to see how things are done. Stop acting like you’re unique
We don't need
Watching it is just TOO BORING...
Really well done pointing out some of these issues.
I have been at this for almost ten years now and i may not have had a "big" break or anything but it's never stopped me doing what I do, the main important thing is that you are doing it because you love it , i feel like a lot of people do it because they think it's the "cool" thing to do because one person may have had quick success in the past, it's never always gonna be like that they probably just got super lucky.
So yeah to sum this up if you put in the hard work someone will eventually pick you up if you have something to bring to the table, just keep on the grind and keep experimenting !
Great video guys! :)
Just found u in soundcloud. Sick stuff man.
@@clementwang2854 Thanks dude! Glad you liked it :D
These are super solid tips that cover things I struggle with all the time. Thanks!
Nice emoji in the background
You two gents are pretty much the shit when it comes to making tutorials.
Kinda funny how even when I started producing, I never really got affected by the third mistake.
The only mistake I still do sometimes is number four even though I made music for over a year now. I have been doing the fourth mistake less and less though
Thank you, I needed this 👍
Ableton cost around £300 alone..
The legendary duo
Thanks guys !!
Fuski is so well spoken!
Thanks a lot for these tips D&F!
How would you do when there are no more ideas to produce dubstep? I feel that I am producing something that has already been done and the inspiration does not come out
@Khemzys Official
thanks, I needed that advice, I listen to varied music to relax or think and sometimes some melodies of that music I transform them and put them on my track but always changing does not copy and paste but I change it without losing the essence of the original melody, thanks seriously that advice to listen to more varied music I liked, I will apply it from today
Dont restrict yourself to industry standards. Make weird shit. I mean mad stuff. Pull drum samples from farts. I once recorded my ironing board screeching and turned it into a serious serum waveform. Dont be afraid to spend HOURS on a pad/lead patch. Get sample packs from other genres. Drums from old industrial house music work really well in liquid dubstep. Old hiphop drum kits with fat 808/909 samples work well in riddim. Free plugin experimentation . TH-cam tutorials from other genres adaptation to your genre. Set time trials for yourself. Whenever i get stuck, working on a particular patch for hours always pulls me out. Just one serum/massive/audjoo helix patch over a drum loop has saved me tons of sleep ironically.
@@GeraldTheGenius
omg you're right, thanks for the tips and insights, it's something amazing of you and I'll start applying, I'm immediately
cris cardenas The are no rule in music.. Once you understand what are the rules of a dubstep track.. you just have to break them. New sound, new melody, new rhythm, new percussion.. It dosen't really matter if it sounds good
Honestly, I feel like the best ideas I have for song melodies always come after the periods where I think I have something and then I listen to it and I'm like that's this song or that sounds like s$t.
Just wait it out, and while you're waiting: practice DJing without any cues or wonder about the meaning of life - just generally teat your DAW like the plauge until some good ideas come flowin.
please do more tutorials, I love them and find them helpful
peeps need to go back and watch their OG d&f tuts
Fuski acting like my dad😂when I’m explaining what I do for living to some random guest came to my place...
fox at the end lol
Kings 🔥🔥
Nice, cool video idea
damn ive missed these videos lol
gear is going to get expensive quick at least in the US due to massive inflation that is already happening.
💓
All I know is that serum helps me.
Song at the end??
Dodge&Fuski - Back With A Vengeance
Whole video summed up . 30-40 hours a week . Until your pro . K got it . Thanks
Yea but what software do you use?
Fuski been eating well I see.
DnF X Ivory!
but we have that collab already with DED
good
I started producing a few years ago. I started with a pair of cheap gaming headphones, and a M-Audio Oxygen 49 Keyboard. I made "Tolerable" sounding music. Now I'm running a Schiit Stack (Schiit Modi 3 DAC, and Magni 3 amp) paired with sennheiser HD650s. Since then, I have learned a quite a bit more music theory and I can definitely tell a difference in my previous mixes and learned from the mistakes I was making. I'm not great by any means, but I have definitely improved since my early days. Videos like these help me a ton with improving my sound. I appreciate these videos, please keep them coming.
Shameless plug: soundcloud.com/nvidiousofficial
If anyone could make dubstep with a xylophone, they're a bass god.
Nght Captn I make xylophones out of dubstep
Are Razer Kracken headphones good for producing?
No
0:28 r/wowthanksimcured
You guys have a lot of English dudes on your label, I love it!
well the label was founded by two english guys so it makes sense really
@@Dubbsteppa21 Cool mate, thanks for the info.
Don't get angry.
Use an EQ.
Don't waste money.
Don't have stupid FX chains.
Don't think that good plugins make good songs.
That's it.
Logan Darling thanks
Yeah man. I still use fl studio stock plugins in all my songs.
Stock plugins suck ass
Thepiratebay does the thing
@@nitishapeter3839 they are great you just can't use them I guess
I have one more mistake people make and that is
Not adding OTT
Oh don’t tell me 😂
@@_lowfer and here we have that one know it all trying to make the noobs feel bad
Virtual riOTT
yeah i know how it works. it makes ur sound better. So add 10 of them on every channel and the master for the perfect mix
Bruh who needs to buy OTT when I can just model everything in Serum and use its BUILT IN multiband compressor which = OTT.
Nvrmnd the fact that Serum is $190 and OTT is 15 bucks.
The biggest tip I got out of this: don't listen to your mix in a kitchen
Not advisable.
Did somebody say KITCHEN MIX?
**teminite has joined the chat**
@@buffmywifi3839 that made my day xD
@@buffmywifi3839 not only listening, MAKING MUSIC IN KITCHEN TOO! (Dub Kitchen w/ Jonah Hitchens)
Guys one important thing for beginner producer is "ear protection".
Must remember that hearing loss may or may not be recover.beginner producers not knowing this fact and put their headphones for hours and it's not good for their health.
Take breaks after certain minutes.strech your ears and do exercise.
For genre like dubstep/brostep producers deal with harsh frequencies many times so ear protection is must.remember that HEALTH is first not your initial track that may or may not be listened by many people.
Especially when you are sweeping through the frequencies trying to eq out the harsh frequencies
@@squids24 I legit blew one of my speakers the other day cause I was working on a high frequency and it made me think "hmm maybe I should be more careful for my ears" lmao
Mistake 6: NOT wearing sunglasses in the studio
Disciple is just DELIVERING as of late! Huge props, guys!
Making Dubstep with a
Xylophone?
Vritual Riot: "Hold my Beer."
Try Space Fox - Felix
2/10 not enough carrots
Very good points... Even y’all’s tutorial videos from back in like 2011 are super helpful. Thanks for all you’re doing guys!
i suck at mixing
but no one listen to my music so no one knows that i suck at mixing
Carrot gang
I later found out that delay plugins with the Time Very Small can produce the same effect as flangers but with more control, but if you like the unpredictable effect then go with a flanger
gNightrow a flanger is a form of delay
In that case I meant standard delay verses the flanger variant of delay, what I was struggling before was making sounds more powerful. I feal like the delay effects can make sound appear like they are played by a large orchestra if the time is small, if you have any other suggestions please let me know.
gNightrow they also can provide a nice “metallic” sound to basses when used right 🤷🏽♂️
Seriously, number 3 is important. There are entire industries trying to sell you a million plugins you don't need too. Learn the concepts of synthesis before you blow all your money on a ton of software synths. The important thing is have a solid additive/subtractive, FM, and wavetable synth. And honestly Serum can do all of that, so I'd recommend learning that in and out then consider other stuff.
this is very helpful but I'd like to see more studio time/track breakdown from these guys please
Oolacile tutorial would be epic
Here you go lads!
1# Don't get too frustrated
2# Don't ignore your low end
3# Don't overspend on gear you may not need
4# Don't have counteractions in your chain
5# There is no secret to your success
However, you should still hear their explanation on each subject (Y)
Does anybody else get next day syndrome? Its great great great.... next day... not so great... Psychoacoustics....Give your ears a rest.
Yes, there is no secret to success. But there is a way to reach your highest level as a Music producer. And its very simple really: Learn Music! I can´t believe that new producers today are concerned about sound engineering and DAW tricks! Thats like trying to be a professional pole vaulter without doing weight training and proper nutrition. If you dont learn to play instruments... If you skip learning music theory… then you´re setting yourself up for failure! Its not all technical. A professional swimmer doesn´t skip training just because he/she has a shark suit that lowers the resistance by a few procent. There are no shortcuts folks! Before even getting yourself a DAW you should have 5-10 years experience playing an instruments, playing in a band, studying Music theory. My advise is this: Be a composer first… and an engineer second.
My current setup is just my gaming pc, headphones, and the trial version of Ableton because I'm to broke to afford the full version
@Mark Donald Ive tried both and I like Abelton more
@Mark Donald using a program he doesnt like isnt the solution either tho
I give all these guys props for not having any type of (or as much) youtube tutorials that we have today.
Fuski looks look like that one dude Joe rogan had on the podcast with the similar hat, who knows his shit about mushrooms.
my friend make on her phone, so if you didnt have pc this is not problem too :)
time to make dubstep with a xylophone.
Learn fookin music theory.
LET CHRIS TALK
This is Dodge and Foskey
Glad to know I’m not the only one with jailbreak in my studio
Fodge and Fucking Duski
me i just m50x headphones that it
the culprate shout out is sick
That's helped a lot. Thanks
Great vid thank you
helped a lot thanks so much
Lovely ending!
The guy without the glasses be like 'yes' yeah hmm shaking head XD
Great video
A-B All of your mixing decisions. Don't be fooled by loudness
@Mark Donald Listen before and after with equal volume.
Love the videos pls keep em coming :)
funny you said that.... I LITERALLY found a slightly used MATTRESS ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD! The mattress had a sign that read "take me." I use it for deadening the back of the storage unit i converted into my studio... that and some homemade absorption panels and its a reverb graveyard in there ;-)...
I don't have a problem with buying stuff I don't need because my Behringer headphones and Akai mini pro will never let me down.
Hey guys! Thank you for this awesome video. I can't find the other tutorial you were talking about at 2:40 about the low end and I was hoping you could point me in the right direction.
You guys somehow remind me of Klaypex😅
@Mark Donald I kinda miss them haha
id absoloutley love to see a start to finish with doge and fuski
or an updated bass design video. (a video on how to mix and match bass rythm time divisors) i heard in one of their newer aged songs that they brilliantly went from 1/16ths to 1/16thT and everytime i try to go to triplets its like the basses are moving way too fast. idk if its that the sound is just trash, or if its that the synth/bass is over competing with everything else.
please dodge, help me fix my tuba.
Ive learned it the Hard way tru Drum and bass myself.I Started with Dubstep and when i got into dnb i was very confused why my drops sounded so shitty.
D&F are the most down to earth blokes in the dubstep scene. Props.
Thank you for your tips! Especially the very first one!
Deberían hablar del error de Datsik y su proceso judicial.
I challenge Virtual Riot to make dubstep out of a xylophone.
A really motivating one, thank you guys (also thank you for 4K resolution)
Can you guys make a video about barley alive's helmet PLS
thank you for this guys, just in time for my music producing journey! :D
Thanks for motivating 💜
Aye fuski is back ! Hope the young one is well.
I make Dubstep on a Xylophone...
Again , Quality content. #NotificationSquad. 💯
Yo this is a great vid! Awesome tips guys
I love these kind of videos! Thank you guys!
What a great video!
Love this thanks guys
I MAKE ONLY 5TH ONE FROM ALL OF THE ABOVE
I needed this video. Thank you dudes