Instead of "learn music in 30 minutes", it's "learn the table of contents for how to learn music, in 30 minutes". Thanks for a welcome dose of realism.
@@RedMeansRecording it’s much appreciated! I have no training with an instrument, am entirely self taught outside of an AP music theory class I took over a decade ago. It’s so painful trying to learn how to write for the genre I love to listen to coming from that direction and just your genre chapter alone helped demystify that hurdle. Subscribing!
As a long term follower I finally understand what you did. First you built your financial existence with the creation of music videos, and now you are finally free to focus on your true calling: teaching, which you do exceptionally well.
I've been sitting on Live 8 and updated for my son. That's bread and butter but I'm a percussionist. Senior,,61 young so thought AUM iPad pro since I normally play along with hardware to Play along.
For all people that feel overwhelmed by amount of knowledge they need to get - “Slowly, is the fastest way to get you where you want to be” Thank you for this video!
With regards to music theory I think another great resource is the plugin Scaler 2. It lets you learn chords and scales while you make music. Preeeety noice.
Jeremy coming with the fire. I took a few months of lessons with him and even took Huang's class and came out a techno god. So I can attest to all of this. The Ishkur link is also a profound resource. Also Roland has their new Boutique series out of cheap hardware copies of their classic instruments like the 808 and 303. The genre approach is so important. You find the exact thing you want to make and then break down where all the components in it came from. Its illuminating. Really amazing resources he is providing here.
@@coachbio1705 I wish more people used Ishkur's guide. I meet people sometimes when im out and since everyone is an "edm" dj now, they will show me their music, usually some form of Dubstep, and then ask me what I do. I simply say acid techno and they dont even know what techno is. They think its what they make. Ive even had people redefine what I just said, "You mean IDM," usually straight white men wth their sleeves rolled up so we all can see their newly inked arms.......People need to be educated.
@@ryokokofficial totally! I think "EDM" was just a short-hand, bullshit label that was made to market pop dupstep and all its iterations to Gen Z and younger Millenials so that they can attend music festivals and talk about the shit music they listen to. Honestly I cringe when anyone I meet says "they love electronic music and go to music festivals" because I find they don't know the first thing about any sort of foundational genre.
When I first started taking my own music production more seriously, someone (I unfortunately can't remember who) recommended "The Mixing Engineer's Handbook" to me, and it literally changed my life. It put words to things that I had already figured out on my own, explained tools I thought I understood but was using wrong, and taught me a ton about the tools I was scared to use early on because I thought they were "too advanced" for me. I haven't read "The Recording Engineer's Handbook" yet, but I know Bobby Owsinski's writing is super approachable from reading his Mixing book, even as someone who generally doesn't learn well by reading.
I think the best part of this video is that it doesn't even mention a single technical thing about music production. Makes every second of this video that much more evergreen
Unrelated but as I was watching this my theory professor came in to tell me I can very feasibly double major in music technology and composition since I’m already taking a lot of the fellowship classes
Dude, fuckin sweet! It's like magic. Take something awesome yet all too often overwhelming/ frustrating, unpack it, and look behind the curtian. A perfectly distilled, organized, birds eye view on the whole thing. Excellent resources and links to the sections of the video. This brings me much need relief and perspective. It's so easy to stay in the gratifying process of doing what I'm already familiar with at the same time being frustrated about not "getting anywhere" neglecting other crucial aspects. this helps me step back and think about whats uniquely important and what my blind spots may be. Thank you for being awesome and doing what you do. Your cat is hillarious btw.
Sometimes I forget you're not just hands 👐 Nice walk-through, ive veen making music for 15 + years but I think there's always something to be learned even if i think i know it, and indeed I did learn some things, keep doin you 👍
Nice resources! I took piano and guitar, well and voice, but would always end up memorizing things b4 I got any good with note staff locations . I learned everything by ear. An odd "problem". I'm also a vocalist mainly. Like might be like you where I'll recognize a part of theory by ear, b4 learning what that theory is called. Like that chord needs to have a b flat or this needs a third - based harmony. Or this chord change needs more tension. Ha!
Wow, this is mind boggling! I'm reinvigorated to up my chops in all four of the pillars that you mention. Dan Worrall might be a treasure, but you know who else is? Jeremy is who else is. Thank you so much for this video :)
I've been an avid electronic music fan for the last 24 years. Started DJing about the same time and lived through the golden era of house/trance. I've always dreamed of learning to produce and release a track on a label. I've always doubted myself, knowing I have zero musical background, and thought this was just a pipe dream. Thanks for all links and tips you've provided; I felt 10x more motivated and will finally give this a go! Looking forward to commenting again in a few years once I'm signed and tell you I've kicked this bucket list down the road :)
I'm fine with everything but mixing. I studied music composition in university, played synths for over a decade, know genres like the back of my hand. DAW mixing however... I hate how the computer fucks up the sound of the synths I record. I tend to like cassette for this reason. Such simple mixing and mastering and it sounds great! The computer takes the sound and absolutely makes it bland and then OI'm supposed to spend hours trying to get the original sound. It's nuttying. I can't afford all of the stuff it takes to get good sound out of the computer either, like, I can't get a sound card, pre amp, plug ins, etc. I already spent thousands on amazing synths!
I really appreciate the focus on genre here... it's not something I've seen universal agreement on, though. It seems like we don't need it to make or enjoy music but we definitely need it to be able to talk about it in it's evolution, to find it, to have a sense of what direction to go into and to develop the appreciation of music for the wider public. As a musician, I definitely care about what has and hasn't been done before and where my target audience might be lurking and as a civic-minded person I feel like it gives the public taxonomical skills that our current political climate has sanitized out of our heads. It's not easy to sell propaganda when people understand history and know how to talk about it.
So today I was thinking “Red Means Recording” should be publishing another video soon. In parallel I had been looking for a resource (or resources as it turns out) to help me along learning music production (and particularly mixing and genre-based ideas). And then this video pops up. Funny old universe we live in. This, sir, was incredibly useful while also being entertaining. Thank you!
Your recommendation on Dan Worrall’s channel closed the loop on music production for me. I’m already applying his techniques, and it’s so nice to finally really understand sample rates and how plugins work under the hood.
Just delightful. Thanks for making feel bad about my chops Jeremy. Just kidding, you actually made me feel ok about my mediocrity. We are all lucky to have you pushing us in the right direction. I think I’ll go chop up a cucumber. 🥒
I wish you made this video 2 years ago haha 😂. Seriously awesome content and I’m going to look into all of it even though I have knowledge in a lot of the areas already I often think getting reminded and shown different approaches always helps to make you more well rounded…. As Ricky says Knowledge is POWER!!!
Great video and fantastic advice. For anyone beating themselves up about not learning/creating as fast as they would like, go to 26:21… I’ll be listening to that on loop! Many thanks 🙏
My biggest blockage is certainly not misunderstanding what genre I want to write. In fact I’m sure I must speak for many who find themselves forever frustrated by genre and it’s stifling effect on creativity. The best music defies genre classification in my opinion. I don’t want to sound generic, so much effort is spent trying to escape genre when I know really by now I have the ability to turn out endless generic bangers be they dnb, dubstep, house or techno or any of the sub genres. Perhaps I should just finish tracks and not worry how they fit into electronic music as a whole. I tell myself this but it’s still very difficult to actually finish any music.
19:37 I'd suggest this to everyone who wants to learn theory, or learn to play music in general. If you can get your hands around a keyboard/piano, then you're literally getting your hands around music theory. Western music, and pretty much every song we think is beautiful or has a nice progression works out great on the piano. even songs written on guitar work almost better on piano, like "the wind cries mary" by Jimi Hendrix, or "Dream On" by Aerosmith. And this is the most fun way to learn theory, because when you hit a roadblock in your knowledge, and need to learn something new, your own desire ends up being the driving force to learn theory instead of a grade or some lesson you're dragging through. So you end up just learning better that way because you remember things that are in the songs you know and enjoy, instead of just learning the dry theory. Also practicing all major/minor scales as a warm up gets you to learn your scales while warming up your hands. Lastly, learning songs on piano is just satisfying AF because you can play 2+ parts at once.
@@GizzyDillespee I agree, you can't to slide guitar on piano. But there's plenty of pianos out there that have pitchbends, like Yamaha's CP and YC line both have them, some nord piano models to be able to bend notes, def not for slide but you can get really good bends that way. Also plenty of stylistic ways to do "bends" on keys
Great video! I've been making music for many years (mostly rock, but as my pedalboard grew I started getting pulled more and more to psych and ambient). Being pretty new to Eurorack and modular synthesis in general I've binged your videos over the past year. This one has given me some great tools to help explore that world and find ways to bridge the gap between the modular and my guitar. I think the advice to explore genres is a really good point. I myself enjoy making electronic/hybrid music, but rarely ever listen to it. This inspired me to go out and find genres and artists that have elements of the sound I'm going for and I believe that will help immensely while I continue to explore blending electronic elements with more guitar oriented progressions and arrangements. Thanks!
I start learning music production 1 month ago and didn't know where to start. I alredy saw tons of videos on yt and all yt "tutors" says something like "its super esy" "you can make a track in 1 hour" and off course that's not true. Good sound needs good practice. Your channel and your recommendations are treasure, i really happy i found it. Thank you very much!
I’ve subscribed to Yousician before. It’s decent for learning to play instruments - I was definitely improving at guitar in the months I subbed (as a 40 year old whose never touched a stringed instrument before) .. Seems to be along the same line as something like Melodics does for finger drumming lessons. Sub gets you unlimited lessons and access to a larger catalog of songs to play.
Thank you Jeremy, this is so useful. In your last Q&A (if I remember correctly) you mentioned that teaching via VCV has been really useful. Perhaps you can consider making a video series to teach modular and put it on your patreon or charge a fee to have access to it. I would love to learn modular this way and you are very skilled in teaching and promoting creativity. I am sure I am not alone and with the release of VCV2 there might be a increase in demand. Thanks for inspiring us
During the synthesis part I waited for him to recommend VCV... No one asks me for my opinion about a beginner's software synth (and rightfully so) but I'd say: Get VCV, stick to the fundamental modules for as long as you can and put everything into the scope to support the groking visually.
I’m 68 yrs young, just got in to Eurorack and don’t want to be negative but this Illusion of making Music Albums by thousands of Artistes which no one is purchasing because most of it sounds all the same, nothing new, I’m in🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧uk so may be different in USA but I be seen amazing music in my lifetime, many Genres , loved Hendrix who has never been surpassed, hope I’m wrong Love your shows, so keep on keeping on👍🆒🎶🎶🎶🎶😎😇
Brilliant video, thanks for all your guidance. After watching your Deluge posts I bought one and started making ambient tracks (no previous experience in music making!). 12 months later I'm loving it ! Now I'm considering syntorial to get a better understanding of the fundamentals :-)
I've started to make music ~2yrs ago and honestly, this is by far the most valuable video! This is literally so much great information! Awesome! Thank you ❤️
Red this video made my day. I've taken composition, theory, guitarist for 20+ years and gotten deeply into production since covid. Now getting into hardware, MPC, Digitone and Microcosm. Sometimes I feel like a total electro-poser. Like I'm wasting my time turning knobs and not shredding. But your breakdown of being genre-specific is super important to me, guides how and why I would want to make the music I want to make. Also the idea of learning vs application is super important. I can sometimes bury myself in tutorials to avoid the actual making of music, so thanks for that. Great video for a immensely complex subject.
To me, the genre specific stuff is like listening to a guitar player, You’ve got to really ponder and explore the sounds you like about their tone, their play style, what their fingers are doing on a technical level and what they’re doing on a theoretical level and then applying it to your own stuff. I think genre is definitely a really precise way of categorising your knowledge of a specific set of players / producers. I honestly need to spend more time organising the information that I know about theory and production. I guess it always helps to remember when it’s not your main source of income, life is long and you can make progress in one area and then create what you want from your current vantage / knowledge, point of view, and then move onto to studying something new and implementing that at a later date. Learn, practice what you learn, create and then repeat with something new! Happy travels out there :)
I’m thinking that organising folders with both tabs / sheet music for guitar players I like and Separately genre specific production techniques and ideas for playing would be awesome,
@@danfozmusic3046 make sure you know that you already know enough to make kick ass music! And if in the future you’re older, wiser and know more, theory and production techniques, that’s cool, but it’s never too soon to start with the process of putting a few musical ideas together and mixing them outright! I got stuck in my head for years about needing to practice my scales more and learn more about theory, and my chord changes on guitar, and lots of practice with improvising and expressing myself on my instrument, But I was inherently afraid that anything I’d actually really try and produce as music would suck, because I didn’t know enough. So I was cutting myself off from really mastering a riff of my own, or building a caterlog of musical ideas that I could call my own, because I was way too in my own head about “needing to be better” before I tried to make anything and record anything or try to memorise a specific sequence of chords and melodies on my instrument! It’s taken me ages to finally feel like I’m good enough to start “making music of my own” When I could have absolutely have started earlier and recorded more ideas and worked on things before hand etc Lol sorry I’ve just had this stuff on my mind for ages lol
Just made it back around to your channel for the first time in a few years, and wow man, you've come so far. Loving the guides, gear breakdowns, reviews and of course, the music. You've come a long way from being just a pair of hands, an OP-1, and some on-screen text. Gonna be coming back here for info on eurorack modules for sure.
Sorry we never had a chance to do the lesson. My social anxiety got the best of me :\ I didn't know you played flute though! That's awesome! I'm a flautist as well - but I play the carnatic flute (a south asian bamboo flute). Thanks for making this video. It's super duper helpful!
You just became my music-guru. This video was so helpfull to me, just what i needed to understand how to start. This subject can be so overwellming..Thanks and greetings from Barcelona!❤
What an absolute treasure trove of a video. I've been going HAM learning production the past 2 years but your focus on truly learning the genre you're interested in, along with Syntorial has helped me immensely in just the 24h since I've watched your video. Also didn't realize that so much of the music I love falls under the "Microhouse" genre, as broad of a camp as it seems to be. Thanks for taking the time to help save fellow musicians time. A few of my favorite artists on their reddit AMAs are always like - "there are no short-cuts" when asked about any aha moments along their journey or notable resources that have helped. Thanks for sharing all of these :)
Wow. Well, congratulations Jeremy, this video has been awarded the "most helpful video award on youtube today" award. (I just made that up but it would win it) This is an incredible resource and I really appreciate all the effort and time you put into making this video with all the suggestions. Yes, it all does feel a little daunting when you lay it out like this but yeah, the older I get, the more I realise that its just about enjoying yourself.. and if your not enjoying it because your not putting the time in to learn it properly, that's on you!! Keep doing what your doing my man.
well, i just disvovered your channel and it‘s pure fun to watch and so incredibly informative. after doing things only in the box for years, i found my greatest joy in modular a few months ago, stumbled upon that by accident (and since then losing a bit of money not so much by accident). so i‘m watching all your videos and they‘re so inspiring, Thank you so much for your precious work!
I saw this video because I’m a fan of electronic music, however I realize that I knew little about genres and the more I feel more conected to certain type of music the more I want to go deep inside the basics of it. Im no producer and no dj, but god I enjoy this music. I just need to learn more about the things that makes my heart happy. Thank you for this! This is my very first lesson ever! Love from México
Thank you for these tips and guidelines! I started messing about with synths a couple of months ago and also stumbled into the production world. I’ve been feeling a bit stuck and uncertain on where to go and now I feel like there’s a path to follow. Thanks a ton!
Very helpful vid. Thanks very much. It was Andrew's and your vids that I found when I started trying to learn about electronic music. Couple years later, and I'm a total rookie at making sounds(just exploration for now). I've been having a blast exploring how to make different sounds, but lacked direction for all the other aspects you cover. Thanks for laying out such a clear array of resources.
This is the best beginners video I have ever seen. I'm not even half way through and I'm already sure this is going to be the catalyst for everything I wanted to learn. Thank you so much
Ishkur needs to re-do the 'Soul' playlist. It's wrong. It takes credibility away from what is otherwise a fantastic educational resource. Have you given any thought to Equipment and Surrounding Technology as a pillar? It's a huuuuge part of this hobby as a home studio is within reach of most of us now. I'm talking sound treatment, mic placement, rack gear, MIDI etc.
Thank you very much ! I’m passionate about music, been singing mostly. But I’ve always wanted to do instrumentals. Sometimes I come up with melodies but I don’t know how make it real bc I’ve never used computer synth.
Hahaha I love how I went to the electronic music genre map, went to Speed Garage and had the pleasure of reading the author trash the genre completely. 10/10 made me laugh
Thanks Jeremy! I'm just getting started with the mixing part and am feeling so lost. There's just so many ways to go about it! I hope the sources you listed will give me some direction.
Jeremy, I subbed you when I got back into music recently. Kinda did the mass subscribe thing obviously most of those CCs kinda got lost in the mix. Came across the AH: 4 producers 1 synth video and I gotta say I've watched that video so many times just for your commentary ("my room..just stinks right now, thanks rachel") and your song! banger, dude. Now I'm on to you, sir. You are so freakin talented! I'm so late to this party and I'm not even mad about it. holy hell man. You get me effin amped. But it's so refreshing to see music affecting others the way it does me. I just go nuts. Keep doing what you're doing. We need you. This was epic and wholly inspiring. and one of these days...I'm going to melt your face off. Cheers!
As a follow up question to your genre chapter I would like to ask you what genres are the most common types of synthesis usually used for. For instance, what type of synthesises do you use to produce acid sounds etc... I haven't managed to find any resources on that and I am sure that a video on this topic would be highly and widely appreciated!
So far my biggest issue is that I have no idea what hardware and software to get. I’m gonna have me an electric hurdy gurdy at some point, but I’d love to get some music-making knowledge down before that
Instead of "learn music in 30 minutes", it's "learn the table of contents for how to learn music, in 30 minutes".
Thanks for a welcome dose of realism.
Yeah for real. I want people to discover on their own terms. And find their own voice. :)
@@RedMeansRecording it’s much appreciated! I have no training with an instrument, am entirely self taught outside of an AP music theory class I took over a decade ago. It’s so painful trying to learn how to write for the genre I love to listen to coming from that direction and just your genre chapter alone helped demystify that hurdle.
Subscribing!
As a long term follower I finally understand what you did. First you built your financial existence with the creation of music videos, and now you are finally free to focus on your true calling: teaching, which you do exceptionally well.
🎼music is the only universal/global language and it doesn't take as long as learning Octatrack 😁
Your guidance is excellent senor. Ableton is overwhelming but I'll try that course you suggested.
I've been sitting on Live 8 and updated for my son. That's bread and butter but I'm a percussionist. Senior,,61 young so thought AUM iPad pro since I normally play along with hardware to Play along.
For all people that feel overwhelmed by amount of knowledge they need to get - “Slowly, is the fastest way to get you where you want to be”
Thank you for this video!
With regards to music theory I think another great resource is the plugin Scaler 2. It lets you learn chords and scales while you make music. Preeeety noice.
Scaler rocks
About to try this for myself. Thanks for the tip!
Jeremy coming with the fire. I took a few months of lessons with him and even took Huang's class and came out a techno god. So I can attest to all of this. The Ishkur link is also a profound resource. Also Roland has their new Boutique series out of cheap hardware copies of their classic instruments like the 808 and 303. The genre approach is so important. You find the exact thing you want to make and then break down where all the components in it came from. Its illuminating. Really amazing resources he is providing here.
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Agreed on both points! Ishkur's guide is CRUCIAL to wrapping your head around the universe of genres and sub-genres and sub-sub-genres!
@@coachbio1705 I wish more people used Ishkur's guide. I meet people sometimes when im out and since everyone is an "edm" dj now, they will show me their music, usually some form of Dubstep, and then ask me what I do. I simply say acid techno and they dont even know what techno is. They think its what they make. Ive even had people redefine what I just said, "You mean IDM," usually straight white men wth their sleeves rolled up so we all can see their newly inked arms.......People need to be educated.
@@ryokokofficial totally! I think "EDM" was just a short-hand, bullshit label that was made to market pop dupstep and all its iterations to Gen Z and younger Millenials so that they can attend music festivals and talk about the shit music they listen to. Honestly I cringe when anyone I meet says "they love electronic music and go to music festivals" because I find they don't know the first thing about any sort of foundational genre.
Ishkur's guide is a great resource. It's also disillusioned and painful to read.
When I first started taking my own music production more seriously, someone (I unfortunately can't remember who) recommended "The Mixing Engineer's Handbook" to me, and it literally changed my life. It put words to things that I had already figured out on my own, explained tools I thought I understood but was using wrong, and taught me a ton about the tools I was scared to use early on because I thought they were "too advanced" for me.
I haven't read "The Recording Engineer's Handbook" yet, but I know Bobby Owsinski's writing is super approachable from reading his Mixing book, even as someone who generally doesn't learn well by reading.
I think the best part of this video is that it doesn't even mention a single technical thing about music production. Makes every second of this video that much more evergreen
Damn. This has got me fired up about making music again. Love this so much.
Unrelated but as I was watching this my theory professor came in to tell me I can very feasibly double major in music technology and composition since I’m already taking a lot of the fellowship classes
Took me a good 2 minutes to figure out that your mic wasn't just levitating.
Dude, fuckin sweet!
It's like magic.
Take something awesome yet all too often overwhelming/ frustrating, unpack it, and look behind the curtian. A perfectly distilled, organized, birds eye view on the whole thing. Excellent resources and links to the sections of the video.
This brings me much need relief and perspective. It's so easy to stay in the gratifying process of doing what I'm already familiar with at the same time being frustrated about not "getting anywhere" neglecting other crucial aspects. this helps me step back and think about whats uniquely important and what my blind spots may be.
Thank you for being awesome and doing what you do. Your cat is hillarious btw.
Sometimes I forget you're not just hands 👐
Nice walk-through, ive veen making music for 15 + years but I think there's always something to be learned even if i think i know it, and indeed I did learn some things, keep doin you 👍
Nice resources! I took piano and guitar, well and voice, but would always end up memorizing things b4 I got any good with note staff locations . I learned everything by ear. An odd "problem". I'm also a vocalist mainly. Like might be like you where I'll recognize a part of theory by ear, b4 learning what that theory is called. Like that chord needs to have a b flat or this needs a third - based harmony. Or this chord change needs more tension.
Ha!
Wow, this is mind boggling! I'm reinvigorated to up my chops in all four of the pillars that you mention. Dan Worrall might be a treasure, but you know who else is? Jeremy is who else is. Thank you so much for this video :)
I've been an avid electronic music fan for the last 24 years. Started DJing about the same time and lived through the golden era of house/trance. I've always dreamed of learning to produce and release a track on a label. I've always doubted myself, knowing I have zero musical background, and thought this was just a pipe dream.
Thanks for all links and tips you've provided; I felt 10x more motivated and will finally give this a go! Looking forward to commenting again in a few years once I'm signed and tell you I've kicked this bucket list down the road :)
How's it going so far?
Jeremy, you’re a human treasure. So much content to absorb. Thank you thank you
I'm fine with everything but mixing. I studied music composition in university, played synths for over a decade, know genres like the back of my hand. DAW mixing however... I hate how the computer fucks up the sound of the synths I record. I tend to like cassette for this reason. Such simple mixing and mastering and it sounds great! The computer takes the sound and absolutely makes it bland and then OI'm supposed to spend hours trying to get the original sound. It's nuttying. I can't afford all of the stuff it takes to get good sound out of the computer either, like, I can't get a sound card, pre amp, plug ins, etc. I already spent thousands on amazing synths!
I'd hug you if I could.
You are not a gatekeeping hater.
You deserve a gift.
Damn I like you!
I bet you even smell nice.
Just got back from the Burial video... that shit just blew my mind. Shit :0
I really appreciate the focus on genre here... it's not something I've seen universal agreement on, though. It seems like we don't need it to make or enjoy music but we definitely need it to be able to talk about it in it's evolution, to find it, to have a sense of what direction to go into and to develop the appreciation of music for the wider public.
As a musician, I definitely care about what has and hasn't been done before and where my target audience might be lurking and as a civic-minded person I feel like it gives the public taxonomical skills that our current political climate has sanitized out of our heads. It's not easy to sell propaganda when people understand history and know how to talk about it.
So today I was thinking “Red Means Recording” should be publishing another video soon. In parallel I had been looking for a resource (or resources as it turns out) to help me along learning music production (and particularly mixing and genre-based ideas). And then this video pops up. Funny old universe we live in.
This, sir, was incredibly useful while also being entertaining.
Thank you!
This video is AMAZING! Thank you so much for putting this together ❤️
Jeremy…Anyone ever tell you you look like a young Charles Dance bro
hahaha i love this. its a list of all the things I had to learn on my own, and constantly need to be reminded of.
no YOU have a wonderful day 😠👉
if you don't....I'll know.
Thanks for helping people to overcome learning curve steep with valuable information
Your recommendation on Dan Worrall’s channel closed the loop on music production for me. I’m already applying his techniques, and it’s so nice to finally really understand sample rates and how plugins work under the hood.
Just delightful. Thanks for making feel bad about my chops Jeremy. Just kidding, you actually made me feel ok about my mediocrity. We are all lucky to have you pushing us in the right direction. I think I’ll go chop up a cucumber. 🥒
It's one of those times I don't know what I'm looking for exactly and then suddenly I magically stumble upon it.
Really great video, thanks.
That nose *CHOMP* “whahaaats goin on-Oww”
Hahahaha
I wish you made this video 2 years ago haha 😂. Seriously awesome content and I’m going to look into all of it even though I have knowledge in a lot of the areas already I often think getting reminded and shown different approaches always helps to make you more well rounded…. As Ricky says Knowledge is POWER!!!
Great video and fantastic advice. For anyone beating themselves up about not learning/creating as fast as they would like, go to 26:21… I’ll be listening to that on loop! Many thanks 🙏
My biggest blockage is certainly not misunderstanding what genre I want to write. In fact I’m sure I must speak for many who find themselves forever frustrated by genre and it’s stifling effect on creativity. The best music defies genre classification in my opinion. I don’t want to sound generic, so much effort is spent trying to escape genre when I know really by now I have the ability to turn out endless generic bangers be they dnb, dubstep, house or techno or any of the sub genres. Perhaps I should just finish tracks and not worry how they fit into electronic music as a whole. I tell myself this but it’s still very difficult to actually finish any music.
Yes. You should. That's what I do.
19:37 I'd suggest this to everyone who wants to learn theory, or learn to play music in general. If you can get your hands around a keyboard/piano, then you're literally getting your hands around music theory. Western music, and pretty much every song we think is beautiful or has a nice progression works out great on the piano. even songs written on guitar work almost better on piano, like "the wind cries mary" by Jimi Hendrix, or "Dream On" by Aerosmith. And this is the most fun way to learn theory, because when you hit a roadblock in your knowledge, and need to learn something new, your own desire ends up being the driving force to learn theory instead of a grade or some lesson you're dragging through. So you end up just learning better that way because you remember things that are in the songs you know and enjoy, instead of just learning the dry theory. Also practicing all major/minor scales as a warm up gets you to learn your scales while warming up your hands. Lastly, learning songs on piano is just satisfying AF because you can play 2+ parts at once.
@@GizzyDillespee I agree, you can't to slide guitar on piano. But there's plenty of pianos out there that have pitchbends, like Yamaha's CP and YC line both have them, some nord piano models to be able to bend notes, def not for slide but you can get really good bends that way. Also plenty of stylistic ways to do "bends" on keys
Great video! I've been making music for many years (mostly rock, but as my pedalboard grew I started getting pulled more and more to psych and ambient). Being pretty new to Eurorack and modular synthesis in general I've binged your videos over the past year. This one has given me some great tools to help explore that world and find ways to bridge the gap between the modular and my guitar. I think the advice to explore genres is a really good point. I myself enjoy making electronic/hybrid music, but rarely ever listen to it. This inspired me to go out and find genres and artists that have elements of the sound I'm going for and I believe that will help immensely while I continue to explore blending electronic elements with more guitar oriented progressions and arrangements. Thanks!
There is absolute gold in here. Thank you.
Also checkout Melodics for learning finger drumming and keyboard
I start learning music production 1 month ago and didn't know where to start. I alredy saw tons of videos on yt and all yt "tutors" says something like "its super esy" "you can make a track in 1 hour" and off course that's not true. Good sound needs good practice. Your channel and your recommendations are treasure, i really happy i found it. Thank you very much!
Fantastic video, thank you very much!
effin love ya man.. your a special dude! appreciate all you do
This is with no doubt the most inspiring and informative video on music production i've ever seen. Thank you so much for doing this!
Andrew Huang’s 30 min video (mentioned here) and Taetro’s six episode series is also really good.
This is grade A+ music tutorial content. Absolutely killer Jeremy
Thank you Adam! Miss you.
I’ve subscribed to Yousician before. It’s decent for learning to play instruments - I was definitely improving at guitar in the months I subbed (as a 40 year old whose never touched a stringed instrument before) .. Seems to be along the same line as something like Melodics does for finger drumming lessons. Sub gets you unlimited lessons and access to a larger catalog of songs to play.
Thank you Jeremy, this is so useful. In your last Q&A (if I remember correctly) you mentioned that teaching via VCV has been really useful. Perhaps you can consider making a video series to teach modular and put it on your patreon or charge a fee to have access to it. I would love to learn modular this way and you are very skilled in teaching and promoting creativity. I am sure I am not alone and with the release of VCV2 there might be a increase in demand.
Thanks for inspiring us
During the synthesis part I waited for him to recommend VCV... No one asks me for my opinion about a beginner's software synth (and rightfully so) but I'd say: Get VCV, stick to the fundamental modules for as long as you can and put everything into the scope to support the groking visually.
I’m 68 yrs young, just got in to Eurorack and don’t want to be negative but this Illusion of making Music Albums by thousands of Artistes which no one is purchasing because most of it sounds all the same, nothing new, I’m in🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧uk so may be different in USA but I be seen amazing music in my lifetime, many Genres , loved Hendrix who has never been surpassed, hope I’m wrong
Love your shows, so keep on keeping on👍🆒🎶🎶🎶🎶😎😇
Brilliant video, thanks for all your guidance. After watching your Deluge posts I bought one and started making ambient tracks (no previous experience in music making!). 12 months later I'm loving it ! Now I'm considering syntorial to get a better understanding of the fundamentals :-)
Thanks for this J, you have a wonderful channel with a great mix of quality music, humor and teaching.
I appreciate what you do.
I've started to make music ~2yrs ago and honestly, this is by far the most valuable video! This is literally so much great information! Awesome! Thank you ❤️
Red this video made my day. I've taken composition, theory, guitarist for 20+ years and gotten deeply into production since covid. Now getting into hardware, MPC, Digitone and Microcosm. Sometimes I feel like a total electro-poser. Like I'm wasting my time turning knobs and not shredding. But your breakdown of being genre-specific is super important to me, guides how and why I would want to make the music I want to make. Also the idea of learning vs application is super important. I can sometimes bury myself in tutorials to avoid the actual making of music, so thanks for that. Great video for a immensely complex subject.
To me, the genre specific stuff is like listening to a guitar player,
You’ve got to really ponder and explore the sounds you like about their tone, their play style, what their fingers are doing on a technical level and what they’re doing on a theoretical level and then applying it to your own stuff.
I think genre is definitely a really precise way of categorising your knowledge of a specific set of players / producers.
I honestly need to spend more time organising the information that I know about theory and production.
I guess it always helps to remember when it’s not your main source of income, life is long and you can make progress in one area and then create what you want from your current vantage / knowledge, point of view, and then move onto to studying something new and implementing that at a later date.
Learn, practice what you learn, create and then repeat with something new!
Happy travels out there :)
I’m thinking that organising folders with both tabs / sheet music for guitar players I like and Separately genre specific production techniques and ideas for playing would be awesome,
@@xyzyzx1253 Great advice!
@@danfozmusic3046 make sure you know that you already know enough to make kick ass music! And if in the future you’re older, wiser and know more, theory and production techniques, that’s cool, but it’s never too soon to start with the process of putting a few musical ideas together and mixing them outright!
I got stuck in my head for years about needing to practice my scales more and learn more about theory, and my chord changes on guitar, and lots of practice with improvising and expressing myself on my instrument,
But I was inherently afraid that anything I’d actually really try and produce as music would suck, because I didn’t know enough.
So I was cutting myself off from really mastering a riff of my own, or building a caterlog of musical ideas that I could call my own, because I was way too in my own head about “needing to be better” before I tried to make anything and record anything or try to memorise a specific sequence of chords and melodies on my instrument!
It’s taken me ages to finally feel like I’m good enough to start “making music of my own”
When I could have absolutely have started earlier and recorded more ideas and worked on things before hand etc
Lol sorry I’ve just had this stuff on my mind for ages lol
Just made it back around to your channel for the first time in a few years, and wow man, you've come so far. Loving the guides, gear breakdowns, reviews and of course, the music. You've come a long way from being just a pair of hands, an OP-1, and some on-screen text. Gonna be coming back here for info on eurorack modules for sure.
same here
Sorry we never had a chance to do the lesson. My social anxiety got the best of me :\ I didn't know you played flute though! That's awesome! I'm a flautist as well - but I play the carnatic flute (a south asian bamboo flute). Thanks for making this video. It's super duper helpful!
thank you for making this
Appreciate this! Super helpful man
thanks and it just a perform tutorial!!
Shoutout to my boy Hydrasynth in the top left
You just became my music-guru. This video was so helpfull to me, just what i needed to understand how to start. This subject can be so overwellming..Thanks and greetings from Barcelona!❤
What an absolute treasure trove of a video. I've been going HAM learning production the past 2 years but your focus on truly learning the genre you're interested in, along with Syntorial has helped me immensely in just the 24h since I've watched your video. Also didn't realize that so much of the music I love falls under the "Microhouse" genre, as broad of a camp as it seems to be.
Thanks for taking the time to help save fellow musicians time. A few of my favorite artists on their reddit AMAs are always like - "there are no short-cuts" when asked about any aha moments along their journey or notable resources that have helped. Thanks for sharing all of these :)
Wow. Well, congratulations Jeremy, this video has been awarded the "most helpful video award on youtube today" award. (I just made that up but it would win it) This is an incredible resource and I really appreciate all the effort and time you put into making this video with all the suggestions. Yes, it all does feel a little daunting when you lay it out like this but yeah, the older I get, the more I realise that its just about enjoying yourself.. and if your not enjoying it because your not putting the time in to learn it properly, that's on you!! Keep doing what your doing my man.
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Great video! Thank you! 😊
well, i just disvovered your channel and it‘s pure fun to watch and so incredibly informative. after doing things only in the box for years, i found my greatest joy in modular a few months ago, stumbled upon that by accident (and since then losing a bit of money not so much by accident). so i‘m watching all your videos and they‘re so inspiring, Thank you so much for your precious work!
bing bong
This video, right here, is a priceless jumping off point for any budding music producer. Thank you for this.
I saw this video because I’m a fan of electronic music, however I realize that I knew little about genres and the more I feel more conected to certain type of music the more I want to go deep inside the basics of it. Im no producer and no dj, but god I enjoy this music.
I just need to learn more about the things that makes my heart happy.
Thank you for this! This is my very first lesson ever!
Love from México
Thanks Jeremy! I’ve been doing MP on and off for around 10 years and I still found this video really helpful and I wanted to say thanks for making it!
Thank you for this video
Before the pandemic I used to HATE EDM… I now have an OP-1 because of this guy
This video is brilliant. Perfectly crafted and perfectly delivered. Boom! (Thank you!)
new listener, new follower. Hi.
Thank you for these tips and guidelines! I started messing about with synths a couple of months ago and also stumbled into the production world. I’ve been feeling a bit stuck and uncertain on where to go and now I feel like there’s a path to follow. Thanks a ton!
Loving that He Man at the intro 👨 🌈
Very helpful vid. Thanks very much. It was Andrew's and your vids that I found when I started trying to learn about electronic music. Couple years later, and I'm a total rookie at making sounds(just exploration for now). I've been having a blast exploring how to make different sounds, but lacked direction for all the other aspects you cover. Thanks for laying out such a clear array of resources.
As far as personal genre goals, I'm satisfied with "wonder what happens when I do this. " However, learning about genre is valuable on its own merits.
Thank you for layin out such a Wonderful path I can't wait to learn ☺
absolutely banger of a video
this is amazing
thank you
This is the best beginners video I have ever seen. I'm not even half way through and I'm already sure this is going to be the catalyst for everything I wanted to learn. Thank you so much
Ishkur needs to re-do the 'Soul' playlist. It's wrong. It takes credibility away from what is otherwise a fantastic educational resource.
Have you given any thought to Equipment and Surrounding Technology as a pillar? It's a huuuuge part of this hobby as a home studio is within reach of most of us now. I'm talking sound treatment, mic placement, rack gear, MIDI etc.
The best music theory resource I ever found was Toby Rush's free series 'Music Theory for Musicians and Normal People'. Highly recommended.
You are fun as heck, bro😎
I found you because of the talking dog. You got my subscription from this video. This was exactly what I’ve been looking for. Thank you!
This is a ton of fabulous and informative content garnished with a tiny amount of _extremely_ high quality cat content
my notes: GENRE, SYNTHESIS, MUSIC THEORY (important!), MIXING (and mastering, underlined!), and CUCUMBER SLICES (add to grocery list!!!)
your sweatshirt is 🔥
i also - more often than not - think about what i could know about things i dont know nothing about... jk :D
nice video & much love!
Thank you very much ! I’m passionate about music, been singing mostly. But I’ve always wanted to do instrumentals. Sometimes I come up with melodies but I don’t know how make it real bc I’ve never used computer synth.
Hahaha I love how I went to the electronic music genre map, went to Speed Garage and had the pleasure of reading the author trash the genre completely. 10/10 made me laugh
Thank you Jeremy!
Thanks for sharing!
thank you so much! this is really helpful.
Wait, you‘re a flautist who played jazz fusion? Is your real name Jeremy Steig? 😊
Thanks Jeremy! I'm just getting started with the mixing part and am feeling so lost. There's just so many ways to go about it! I hope the sources you listed will give me some direction.
Thenk you Jeremy! I don't think I'll ever own an OP1 but I am thankful to have found your through your OP1 videos! Love you! I love everything you do!
Brilliant video!! Thank you so much for this, so much useful information for an absolute beginner and more intermediate!
Oh! I just read the thumbnail as one long title: Mixing multiple concepts of music theory in the specific field of genre synthesis. lol :D
Those drinks behind you are stressing me out. I would have definitely knocked that glass right onto my keyboard, if I was in your position.
Jeremy, I subbed you when I got back into music recently. Kinda did the mass subscribe thing obviously most of those CCs kinda got lost in the mix. Came across the AH: 4 producers 1 synth video and I gotta say I've watched that video so many times just for your commentary ("my room..just stinks right now, thanks rachel") and your song! banger, dude. Now I'm on to you, sir. You are so freakin talented! I'm so late to this party and I'm not even mad about it. holy hell man. You get me effin amped. But it's so refreshing to see music affecting others the way it does me. I just go nuts. Keep doing what you're doing. We need you. This was epic and wholly inspiring. and one of these days...I'm going to melt your face off. Cheers!
Betrayal at the last second! You're a treasure
As a follow up question to your genre chapter I would like to ask you what genres are the most common types of synthesis usually used for. For instance, what type of synthesises do you use to produce acid sounds etc... I haven't managed to find any resources on that and I am sure that a video on this topic would be highly and widely appreciated!
How to know when your cat has had enough of your BS...
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So far my biggest issue is that I have no idea what hardware and software to get. I’m gonna have me an electric hurdy gurdy at some point, but I’d love to get some music-making knowledge down before that