"A good sample is a good sample. I don't think any producer should ever feel bad about using samples because I believe that the idea and the concept of a song belongs to you." Amen to that. Making music never should be about elitism or about "I only use organically grown, gluten free sounds that I painstakingly programmed myself during a spiritual DMT breakthrough phase last winter." Making music should always be about making good music that you and the people you make it for like. If someone offers an amazing sample, I will use that as long as it makes my song better. There is no shame in that. It's a collaboration between artists. A nod of respect towards whoever created that sound that pushed my song into the "Alright LET'S GO!" territory.
Yes! Use whatever sounds good to you. No matter what it is. There are all those "EDM/Producer Elitists" that think if you didn't make every single sound from scratch, your song is bad. But damn, those people have no idea how music works. They're on top of Mt. Stupid from the Dunning-Kruger Effect.
You are pretty much unable to move during a DMT breakthrough, just sayin xD I don't care if other people use Samples, but I personally just wanna know what's going on in my sounds, just because that's what my nerdy self is interested in. But do whatever floats your boat, really. Everyone has his own musical area where he excells in, so it only makes sense to push yourself in that area.
I respect gammer for telling the truth about his sound design and sampling process on this track, You dont have to reinvent the wheel everytime you make a track. The most important part of the track is that it's YOUR idea. That's all that matters in the end.
every new producer ever that hashtags #bigthingscoming and other generic crap to their IG and twitter... with a video showing nothing but looped samples, no midi whatsoever and every layer has no kind of work to it done other than the placement of sample haha
This is my preferred way to learn production. I love watching artists break down their tracks, mixing tricks, etc. piece by piece. Please make more content like this!
The track is certainly banging, definitely not my favorite sort of thing. What impresses me about this video is how honest this producer is. He’s not hiding behind a bunch of tired one liner… “You got to use just a little compression, and then you don’t even really have to use compression.... I use a certain plug-in yada yada yada… That I’m not gonna show you because I’m a rich douche” this guy shows everything he uses and everything he thought about using. Producers should take note of this guys attitude.
For some cases yes when youre using samples from professional packs some come compressed already so you dont need more compression but what if your samples just weak or unprocessed then compressions beneficial
He said something that stood out to me and that was basically don't be ashamed of the tools or sounds you are given because at the end of the day, the skill is in making those tools and sounds become something great. Anyone can download presets (like Gammer has lol) but actually using them and making a good song is something totally different. Before watching this vid, I thought the production behind this song was very complicated. Similar to a VR song that has like +60 tracks inside of it. Only to watch this vid and see at most it has maybe 20. This is amazing.
This is cool I love when they breakdown songs like this and this is one of my fav Hype tracks! If this drop doesn’t hype you up... just go to sleep then. You not even alive
Great deconstruct of the track. Gamer just laid it all out. You could tell as simple as this track is, he knows his shit. I really enjoyed this. Thank you!
seems like he basically used only samples and virtual riot presets. idk if i should be disappointed or excited to learn one of the beset producers out there uses presets like me lmao
Kevin Corpus Idk how to even say his name, and I’ve been in the scene for almost half of my life and seen/met him recently. Even ppl around me dont know how to say his name.
4:50 such a true thing, I always think of trying my best to use less samples for drops or leads, but yeah turns out there’s always one or the other part I use samples, thank you Gammer!!!
First time I heard "the drop" was on diplo and friends ft Kayzo , kayzo played it first I believe. He played pendulum - the island vocals than it was gammer-the drop. I was mind blown knew this track was going to be an instant hit!
2:40 I find that funny because before I start a 9-hour long playlist I have I ALWAYS play this song first. Even prior to hearing this. This song works perfectly as an intro.
Saint Nicholas Multiple tracks today contain multiple layers of sound. Virtual Riot for example, can have over 100 layers (or “tracks”) to a completed song.
Saint Nicholas from a standpoint of sound design it's very simple but it works and I love all the sampling and how open he is about using them then post processing. Great tutorial and again it's simple from a producer's standpoint but I can see how it might look complicated. I want more of these process vids haha
Lol the sprinkle graphics! I’ve never seen pointblank do something so out right silly. I think ah, i think ah, i think i like it like it like it like it! Yeah!
I've been heavy into electronic music since the mid 90s and hardcore is the one sub genre that I could just never really get into. It's cool to see its influence in brostep production though!
How did he click towards the end of a midi note at 10:00 and it kept playing in time? Usually you have to start it from the beginning for midi to play?
I've been having this issue of not being able to properly use the envelope to transpose samples like at 26:20. Mine doesn't even change it just stays the same. Any help?
DaseDesigns When repitching, there are algorithms under the Segment BPM section (when double clicking on a sample to see its contents). By default, it uses the Beats/Transients algorithm which is usually used to warp things in time or do precise edits to move transients in time... but I’m getting ahead of myself. If you want to hear pitch changes, use any of the other algorithms (except Beats and Repitch). And to quickly get to your answer, he used Complex Pro with Formants at 0 and envelope at 128. The Complex Pro algorithm is great since you can change the quality of how it gets pitched (you would need to experiment with it to get a better idea). Hope this helped!
As someone who's followed you for a very long time, this is a beautiful progression! The best part of DJ Snakes set (sorry) was The Drop and Visual FX.
Brand new video up now where Gammer plays DJ Ravine's new game, "Genre Roulette" th-cam.com/video/fcwcNJHOn0I/w-d-xo.html
Really cool watching the magic unfold! 😺
Monstercat omg is that you?
Nice
"A good sample is a good sample. I don't think any producer should ever feel bad about using samples because I believe that the idea and the concept of a song belongs to you." Amen to that. Making music never should be about elitism or about "I only use organically grown, gluten free sounds that I painstakingly programmed myself during a spiritual DMT breakthrough phase last winter." Making music should always be about making good music that you and the people you make it for like. If someone offers an amazing sample, I will use that as long as it makes my song better. There is no shame in that. It's a collaboration between artists. A nod of respect towards whoever created that sound that pushed my song into the "Alright LET'S GO!" territory.
Yes! Use whatever sounds good to you. No matter what it is. There are all those "EDM/Producer Elitists" that think if you didn't make every single sound from scratch, your song is bad. But damn, those people have no idea how music works. They're on top of Mt. Stupid from the Dunning-Kruger Effect.
Ethically grass fed synths yo
You are pretty much unable to move during a DMT breakthrough, just sayin xD I don't care if other people use Samples, but I personally just wanna know what's going on in my sounds, just because that's what my nerdy self is interested in. But do whatever floats your boat, really. Everyone has his own musical area where he excells in, so it only makes sense to push yourself in that area.
love this
Its like did Mozart create the chords of the universe? No he learned them and arranged them into a manner he thought sounded good, thats music
I respect gammer for telling the truth about his sound design and sampling process on this track, You dont have to reinvent the wheel everytime you make a track. The most important part of the track is that it's YOUR idea. That's all that matters in the end.
killstrum amen
As long as the song isn't all loops it's fine.
every new producer ever that hashtags #bigthingscoming and other generic crap to their IG and twitter... with a video showing nothing but looped samples, no midi whatsoever and every layer has no kind of work to it done other than the placement of sample haha
there are no rules in music production lol, nothing matters at all.
Yeet.
DADDY
skrt
Need some more of these happy hardcore videos Ravine!!
This is my preferred way to learn production. I love watching artists break down their tracks, mixing tricks, etc. piece by piece. Please make more content like this!
And he didn't know him either
The track is certainly banging, definitely not my favorite sort of thing. What impresses me about this video is how honest this producer is. He’s not hiding behind a bunch of tired one liner… “You got to use just a little compression, and then you don’t even really have to use compression.... I use a certain plug-in yada yada yada… That I’m not gonna show you because I’m a rich douche” this guy shows everything he uses and everything he thought about using. Producers should take note of this guys attitude.
For some cases yes when youre using samples from professional packs some come compressed already so you dont need more compression but what if your samples just weak or unprocessed then compressions beneficial
i really want to see more of these, specifically more of them for monstercat tunes
Exactly. We need one on Tristam and another one on Slushii
It's interesting to see an artist that mainly makes music in a genre that focuses on the vibe of the song in a very sound design based genre
Porter being a big inspiration for Gammer here is AMAZING to hear!
Gammer, you're a sick producer. Total respect and great tutorial. Love the drop track, keep em coming
He said something that stood out to me and that was basically don't be ashamed of the tools or sounds you are given because at the end of the day, the skill is in making those tools and sounds become something great. Anyone can download presets (like Gammer has lol) but actually using them and making a good song is something totally different.
Before watching this vid, I thought the production behind this song was very complicated. Similar to a VR song that has like +60 tracks inside of it. Only to watch this vid and see at most it has maybe 20. This is amazing.
This is cool I love when they breakdown songs like this and this is one of my fav Hype tracks! If this drop doesn’t hype you up... just go to sleep then. You not even alive
Bring back Dougal and Gammer albums.
Digging the interviewer on this too, he seems just as hype as Gammer about this tutorial
Amazing! This is by bar one of the best track breakdowns on TH-cam. Please make this a series 🙏🙏🙏
one of the most helpful masterclasses I've ever seen, this really matches my production style
Great deconstruct of the track. Gamer just laid it all out. You could tell as simple as this track is, he knows his shit. I really enjoyed this. Thank you!
Gamer
Q
Awesome tut Gammer! This was great
Watched this dude on Ultra Melbourne 2019 just before Covid hit us and his set was my favourite
Big thanks to point blank and gammer for sharing the knowledge 💯👍🏻
actually cymatics has great sample packs. You can't resist using them if you have one. Totally respect them for being authentic
Wait, he used Virtual Riot's kick?! Hory Shiterrr!!!
seems like he basically used only samples and virtual riot presets. idk if i should be disappointed or excited to learn one of the beset producers out there uses presets like me lmao
I just wanna say thank you for making these videos!
I'm surprised that you both totally butchered Ekali's name lmfao.
Kevin Corpus Idk how to even say his name, and I’ve been in the scene for almost half of my life and seen/met him recently. Even ppl around me dont know how to say his name.
haha it's pronounced "Eh-Cali" (like California)
MikSIK. I'd love to meet ekali!
ECK-er-LEE
what a banger....it just hits you in the ear and its so good!
Nice to see Ravine still kicking about, both of them are cool guys. Thanks for the in depth video! :)
4:50 such a true thing, I always think of trying my best to use less samples for drops or leads, but yeah turns out there’s always one or the other part I use samples, thank you Gammer!!!
Video from Gammer's edc set brought me back. So lucky I got to be there
I'M LITERALLY JUST HERE FOR THE DONK VIDEO
GiGi Alien I can't find it.
GiGi Alien please we need the donk
what a splendid idea to glue the usb hub on the back of the macbook 😁😁😁🔈
"He's just.. Fascinating..." - Gammer (on Porter Robinson)
This the best Point Blank interview/tutorial or what ever it is.....
this track has many Nero influences, even tho he doesn't mention. The strings for sure have Nero all over them
Gammer is such a great down to earth bloke
THE DROP is the Dark Souls of music confirmed
First time I heard "the drop" was on diplo and friends ft Kayzo , kayzo played it first I believe. He played pendulum - the island vocals than it was gammer-the drop. I was mind blown knew this track was going to be an instant hit!
2:40 I find that funny because before I start a 9-hour long playlist I have I ALWAYS play this song first.
Even prior to hearing this. This song works perfectly as an intro.
Thanks gammer lots of insight and inspiration.
i will never hear this song the same way now that i know about the zelda:oot bits. also the slippy remix was pure fire.
Very good and helpfull masterclass✔🔥 Thx
29:37 into this and I thought he said this track was really simple, there's loads going on
Saint Nicholas In the mind of a producer this is simple. As an Ableton user I understand a lot of what Gammer is talking about
Saint Nicholas Multiple tracks today contain multiple layers of sound. Virtual Riot for example, can have over 100 layers (or “tracks”) to a completed song.
Saint Nicholas More layers of sounds = richer sound, better sounding track, etc etc
Saint Nicholas from a standpoint of sound design it's very simple but it works and I love all the sampling and how open he is about using them then post processing. Great tutorial and again it's simple from a producer's standpoint but I can see how it might look complicated. I want more of these process vids haha
Lol the sprinkle graphics! I’ve never seen pointblank do something so out right silly. I think ah, i think ah, i think i like it like it like it like it! Yeah!
This TH-cam channel now belongs to me
please bring MYRNE!!!
I've been heavy into electronic music since the mid 90s and hardcore is the one sub genre that I could just never really get into.
It's cool to see its influence in brostep production though!
Gammer, i love you
Totally reminded me of "Prodigy - Out of space" beginning at 25:30 :D
17:17 I didn't know about this before; really cool.
Gammer will always be UK hardcore
Melody is fantastic
Favourite game (ocarina of time). He is definitely best dj of all time!
This track is fire!
God fucking bless gammer for this
And Re-Con was one half of Ultrabeat!!
i miss recon =[ boy was he a legend
he's still a legend now
Phantom 7 still kick
not gonna disagree that! his hardcore still holds up to today's standards! I hope someday he'll release some more hardcore
One third if counting the original line-up
Jesus Christ I didn’t know the drop was so good went from the song to remixes to a video about it
How did he click towards the end of a midi note at 10:00 and it kept playing in time? Usually you have to start it from the beginning for midi to play?
It was an update added to Ableton 10
Damn, I was thinking that was the case.
Look for your midi chase settings in preferences
Architect Music not in ableton 9 it was an update in live 10
"Is this RIDDIM?" LMFAO
greatest record ever
This drop is the defenition of ”In your face”
COME ON WE NEED A DOUGAL AND GAMMER TRACK DECONSTRUCTED OVER HERE
ive never used a sample (other than a kick/snare) in a anything and this makes me wanna lol
That ninja edit at 21:08 lmaoooooo dem sprinkles.
I've been having this issue of not being able to properly use the envelope to transpose samples like at 26:20. Mine doesn't even change it just stays the same. Any help?
DaseDesigns When repitching, there are algorithms under the Segment BPM section (when double clicking on a sample to see its contents). By default, it uses the Beats/Transients algorithm which is usually used to warp things in time or do precise edits to move transients in time... but I’m getting ahead of myself. If you want to hear pitch changes, use any of the other algorithms (except Beats and Repitch). And to quickly get to your answer, he used Complex Pro with Formants at 0 and envelope at 128. The Complex Pro algorithm is great since you can change the quality of how it gets pitched (you would need to experiment with it to get a better idea). Hope this helped!
Cooool !
As someone who's followed you for a very long time, this is a beautiful progression!
The best part of DJ Snakes set (sorry) was The Drop and Visual FX.
I need to know the story, who pushed Gammer offstage? Anybody know?
I also need to know this
what happened
whaddup
DJ Ravine R6 Siege reference???
Google was no help either
Omg it's Neville Longbottom, awesome track! I've just discovered him!
love u gammer
mantap soul dj gammer, this is panutan aku.
Frian Wisuda gammer merupakan salah satu producer berbakat tetapi saya lebih suka excision untuk lagu dubstep/brostep
He needs to release his Zombie flip ASAP
I like Darren style remix of Drop from Gammer
Im glad he owns the fact that he used Cymatics and vengeance samples. I don't use them though lol.
This was very fun to watch thank you :D and BRUH 29:16 dead haha
"DJ Gammer from Monstercat" hurt his soul a little bit
We need the Sunglasses at 14:01 :D awesome tut!
what the hell is that device on his laptop screen?
MusicoEnVivo USB hub he’s velcro’d onto the back of his laptop
Alien weaponry.
Interesting stuff
Is that DJ Ravine? What is he doing there?
i was thinking the same, my dude.
I work here my dudes
omfg
Dooooope!
Does gammer still do tutorial sessions lol he’s quality. I remember when he used to hammer tracks out on AWsum with Andy Whitby
R.I.P TWR (Together We Rise) 😔
so many amazing tracks came from there!! shame its gone
Absolute lad
First time I have heard this song, I have thought about "hey, is this sound from the legend of zelda"?
7:32 somebody know where that string sample came from?
and now there are a bunch of remixes for the song
legend
Sorry for my english,but about what his favourite game he said in 3:53?
Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
What was the name of the sample pack for drums? 5:41
It's from ekali's second drum kit
Nice editing 👍
“Porter Bell” - well at least we know for sure who it was inspired by now 😂
My favourite Gammer track is Lets Get Crunk
TWR officially dead :(
Nope why yeah that made me super sad :(
corilew26 Together We Rise, label he used to run
I loved that label.
Nope more like extinct bruh
where can i find the "Okay" sample, sounds so cool
Gammer is a don
Can anyone linked that splice project so we can download the vocal processing chain ?
Make more video like this
where do I get porterbell and zeldavox please
porterbell you can find in FL's basic midi package and zeldavox is one of the instruments in the ocarina of time soundfont
Porter bell can be found in the Roland gm soundset inside FL studio LSD plug in. It's the exact one he uses in sad machine 👍
What about the master chain?????
Akuro Dance Master 3
That wasn't on his master
Legend
where is that kompany drumb build 5 from ? which sample pack
Dubception oh it's a cymatics pack by kompany lok
what Gammer use on master channel ?)