DO THIS to turn a loop into a song!
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Thanks for the tips! The hardest part of making a song definitely is that final stretch, but you gave some awesome tips on how to overcome each step in the process!
To keep focus on the color or emotion and not get lost on effects. We can keep adding effects all day but as long as the message, emotion or color is communicated you're done.
🤯
So Andrew are you going to do a chinese pop song? LOLs.
If I stop working on a project, is it finished? :)
The man just turned a production tutorial into a space movie. Super cool!
I hope, that one day a supercut will be uploaded about the whole adventure, so we can watch a real movie. :D
Frr🤣🤣🤣
A quantum leap. 👽 🤖 ✨
I love how when Andrew gives advice on how to do something, it's not just a shallow listicle... it's legitimately good information about the real work and process involved in getting stuff done.
The information was to get other people to do the bits your struggling with.
We need a 4 artists finish one song
i wanna hear horace's music
Horace album when, can’t wait for the idm.
@@aidanalls1275 Merzbow
@@aidanalls1275 I think he contributed on the Radiators track.
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@@aidanalls1275 lmao I totally thought it was Horus
The production value of this video is literally out of this world!
I'm not a musician but I am an artist (drawing, painting, digital) and your list idea is actually very similar to how I finish works. Near the end of the painting I'll usually (in the case of digital) make a layer and just circle in red every little thing I can find that needs fixing. Makes it way easier to gauge what's left to do and to work through it one spot at a time.
This is actually such good info
Nice!
You pay other people to finish your art for you? So you draw a pencil image of a women and then you pay Me to turn it into a 3D colure image?
@@HOLLASOUNDS No?
@@Durandalite He got other people to turn his ideas into songs.
I love the Internet. I love TH-cam. I love your channel.
Creating music before this was with myself and myself alone. And now we got gurus like you who share their knowledge and experience, freely available to anyone.
What a time to be alive!
and dont forget the entire series hes practically making.
When you return from “space”, I’d love to see a video on how you created the shots...err, captured the footage.
Yea some kind of making of would be nice!
I’d love to see that too, but honestly I think this holds its effect better if he keeps the story alive and acts like it’s normal. It has a certain magic that he just went this way narratively without explanation about how or why.
I might be wrong but some of these scenes are probably created using “Blender”
Dunno if you’ve seen it already - but that video was released recently (like 4 days ago)
Pieces of their world? *wipes sweat from forehead* I was afraid that they were his children and that Andrew had already massacred a small number of them.
Same tho 🤣
Reminds me of Popplers.
And now I'm hungry.
It seems interesting how in the same year we lost the epic robotic duo of Daft Punk who wrote what i would consider to be a space opera we get a new take on the concept of a musical space adventure, fantastic combination of dramatic elements and educational materials.
This is my biggest struggle I get bored and wanna start a new song lol
lol I thought it's only me.... how about we collaborate. I finish your song you finish mine
@@tumijohnson wait that sounds awesome i wanna start a new song just to try this
@@KaitlinGaspar lmao same 💀😭
Your not alone
@@tumijohnson hi. I'm interested in collaborating.
Watched for the plot development, didn't expect a shout out. I gotta get you a #1 boss mug or something, thanks buddy working on your music is always a pleasure and an adventure.
Liftoff is amazing. It's in my daily playlist.
So what I've gathered from this is that getting a few more (well-trained) ears on your tracks is always a good idea. Collaboration is super underrated!
This is not a solution to get out of a loop block. Hes got the money to pay others and you dont.
@@HOLLASOUNDS Some of us have things called "friends" or acquaintances who also happen to be well trained that are willing to listen and give feedback
@@jbdbibbaerman8071 Yes true and that's fine but it's not really for a tutorial style video of How to if the answer is to get some one else to do it, was My point. I think Andrew has more then enough skill and talent to of Made this song on his own.
i used to make beats 10years ago . . i had potential but lacked focus. I hear music all the time in my head all my life, but though the melodies exist i never had focus to fully dive in and learn everything, (get distracted easily "bored")tho lately i have been lookin to get back into it . . ive been recently diagnosed with A.D.D and so a lot of my shortcomings became clear. Losing inspo and not finishing things. this is the most inspirational video i have ever seen, your music is amazing and the logical steps and process really really helps me to see a clear path through the fog.. thanks so much for making it brother !!!!
This is amazing! I didn't even know there was news in space!!
7:43 IS FROM WHAT VIRTUAL RIOT SAID IN 4 COMPOSERS 1 SHOW (this is sick as ffffreak)
They actually used it in video 🤣
Andrew Huang isn't always my cup of tea, but this is a great piece of information. I think every early EDM bedroom producer gets stuck in this pattern of not knowing how to break out of the loop and structure a complete song (at least I did/do). Appreciate you Andrew!
That tracking is more stable than my financial life.
Those tips about, workflow, creativity and most important, a perspective about the dynamic of the full process you can't find it everywhere. You rock this one
Great video! I'm lost in loop land on a couple of productions. This really helped to shake some ideas loose.
TH-cam should sponsor this space thing, it's super cool.
Please tell me you're working on a sci-fi themed feature film and doing all the music and ambience stuff yourself 🙏🏻🙏🏻🥺
it takes a lot of balls to share the early embarrassing stages of a project
Specially the pure dry singing part 😂
Next episode we find out that Andrew was the one behind the monoliths all along.
Getting to structure as soon as possible is SO key. The songs of mine I like the most usually also come together the fastest because I've created at least A and B sections to work around
This guy must have a lot of fun doing this. Love the music, love his vibe. Respect. Im so glad that he just IS. Thanks!
this song made me buy a synthesizer when it came out, amazing dude!
A Huang time ago in a galaxy far, far away...
😂
Noooooooooo😖
i am absolutely LOVING this video serie
I love the creativity of turning the presentation of the song into a cinematic funny story instead of just doing a play through of the song. Awesome stuff!
The BWWWJZZZZKSK galaxy used to be a pretty sketchy place when I was growing up, but I hear it's pretty nice these days.
I was fortunate enough that I grew up a few galaxies over at po9ity458vh0n8dn. I had friends who lived at BWWWJZZZZKSK, they didn't like it very much.
It's super gentrified now though. SOOOOO many Buckstars.
Damn gentrification. I bet housing prices went through the roof. The galaxy bubble... it'll burst, it'll burst.... :))))
Wonderful as always. Two things I thought of which would complete the list for me: 1. Referencing and 2. Don't be afraid to quickly move through the steps, back and forth, back and forth. It can be for different parts, as you hear something, or where your interest takes you. You needn't work solely on the macro until it's perfect before diving into the micro. It is difficult to get the pacing of this right and to see it all through by the end, but it's a pattern of working I've seen in all artistic expression. My two cents ;) Thanks Andrew!
Might as well not even bother doing anything just pay people of Fiver to do it for you then.
Been needing this working on a loop/track rn
You put together amazingly structured content
The way he says "pieces" 💔 @10:32
Super helpful. totally agree with not getting bogged down in the detail until the end. Definitely helps to share and at least get someone else's reaction. Thank you.
Not sure how i've missed this little gem but thanks so much for sharing your personal workflow. I am, without a doubt, the loop master and over the past 20 years, i've only ever finished about a dozen tracks (i've had many issues in between but still, that's pretty lame lol)
You're such an inspiring musician, friend. You make the whole process feel much more relatable for those that are a little stuck; unlike some producers that make videos, that are, quite honesly, more interested in showing off how good they are to their fans, rather than actually be helpful, productive or inspiring.
You've made one hell of a difference in my production and work flow over the years, just by explaining things in a personable way, backed with a good portion of knowledge.
Kudos and much love to you 😉👊
Thank you, thank you, thank you! Appreciate you sharing your process.
Great video. I have a similar work flow where I start making a 2 to 4 bar loop that is killer. The hardest part for me has always been breaking that up in a way others will love. Since as composers, if we like it, we can probably listen to the loop on repeat for 12 hours haha.
The quality and originality of this video is insane.
This sounds so much like a Tupperware Remix Party song. Love the 80’s influence in it.
go listen to top secret by TWRP i think andrew did production on it!
@@videojames1 Thanks for letting me know! That’s awesome!
Wonderful editing and wonderful paces, video effects, scriptbook Just everything. I love it ❤️
Thank you for being vulnerable and showing us so much of your process. It's much appreciated!
I always want to make music after watching your videos ❤️
This is exactly what I've been struggling with, thanks Andrew.
6:54 listen it in head phone and listen in the vehicle ... casually vibes with his music in a spaceship with his soundsystem ... hats off
This video is like an 8 minute speed-run through the first week in his Monthly class. If this was inspiring to you, consider looking for signups next time they're around--assuming it's still going?
U rally went all out with the space stuff it’s pretty sick
There’s this old, well known song called “stand by me”, the rendition everyone has heard is by Ben E. King. It’s a very well known song, everyone has heard it. It’s the same 4 chords the whole song over and over again. The melody changes in the chorus, the song raises its emotional level in the chorus and then reels it back in the verse, but when you play the song, you realize that it’s the same thing the whole way through.
Songs don’t need to be complex, and often times complexity creates polarizing reactions for whatever reasons. It seems like the best songs are always simple like row, row, row your boat.
🤷♂️ I didn’t create this world I just live here.
Brilliantly clear and inspirational too
Yo the production of the whole this is just unic!!!!!
unique* not unic.
Having just found your Chanel Im really pleased that all the thing I doubted I was doing in production are the things I just need to keep working on. You explain things so clearly and make them fun for me to understand. Kudos and blessings
Production Value is Off The Charts😎
This series is the most incredible thing I've seen in music in a while. Super cool and this particular video inspired me in a way I didn't expect it would. I now have a roadmap for how to get to the finish line for a few lingering projects. Thank you!
Thanks for talking about how you reach out and ask other producers for help on your tracks. I think this is something that’s not always so easy to cultivate with lots of us working in a very isolated way.
this is such a fantastic blueprint, easy to follow!
This is so true, the 80% mark of any creative project is the part where you need to push through, the hard part of finishing.
This is really helpful stuff. Thanks for this, Andrew. Plus I really LOLed at the "listen in your vehicle" bit at 6:56
Dudeeeeee. I need this. I’ve got about 150 loops, and no finished songs
This was so helpful for me right now!! I'm currently working on a song that's just a bunch of separate loops with the same chord progression and I had no idea how to tie it together. Even from space, Andrew knows how to keep me grounded ;)
Yes dont bother working on your own production issues, just pay 3 other artist to do it for you.
This was informative Drew. And under 12 minutes. Dope content!
right?
Really needed this video! I've been doing these 1-minute synth jam videos on my channel and they just sit in my DAW unfinished. Now, I'm on a mission to turn them all into full songs!
Thank you for providing detailed guidance as I am a beginner and currently stuck in making loops.
I love love love this song’s chord progression, especially the major ending chord the second time around
I loved the series! I knew right away it was fiction, but I was really impressed with the quality of the production. I did think the meme-y bits did maybe take away from the narrative, however I also recognized that it was just your own humor shining through, so I went with it. Liftoff is my favorite track of the series 👏
when you brought that talkbox in.... MMMMMMM THAT'S GOOD. 👌👌
Pure genius! great entertainment, keep up the great work
LOVE the cinematography, beautiful shots. And a big thanks for sharing your workflow from start to finish!
i love the not so fun parts and the fun parts, I LOVE IT ALL
Whaaat! Incredible tutorial and also amazing space comedy! Whaat! This production is next level, Andrew is definitely redefining youtube!
Send simone to the space 💛 Yeah!
I make sure to watch this tutorial before every session, helps me maintain the general broad sence of the vibe and structure I need to maintain for the track. You're the best Andrew 🤗
Love the scenery
Nice Hoodie, Simone Giertz needs to get to space!
I appreciate the crystal asking you to give it a name you can understand. This is very accurate for crystals and stones. :)
Fantastic overview of how music production travels! Very clear and concise! (not sure on the spelling)..Great job!!
Andrew man sometimes you pop up just at the right time. Thanks dude 😁
I always end up half way of the song. I put it down all together but ideas wont come up for the rest of the song. Thanks for the guide. This help so much.
You are so dope. I just wanted to say that. And thank you for sharing all your music production insight. 🙌
great advice and so easy to understand, thanks as always
Thanks, super helpful to know how the finishing is the hardest part lol, hard to know when its good enough even, so many details.
Excellent breakdown, thanks for sharing in such a structured form
I find the finishing touches of the song to be my favorite part. I just struggle to get there because I struggle to structure my songs in the first place. Coming up with melodies that work together to create a cohesive mood is typically where I struggle. I can do the loop but I find that the loop usually doesn't translate into a song very easily. I'll definitely try to create structure way earlier in the process so it doesn't become an issue down the road.
Lol 4:47 Man I thought it said Child Support. I was all like, "Hmm that escalated fast."
God damn just like in real life I'm a ghost to everyone on here too. No point in living if the entire world rejects you.
this is super helpful. i’m already using it to finish my track. excellent road map
Needed this advice. Stuck in loop land on too many ideas. Thanks Andrew
Thanks for showing us your process. Good tips. I appreciate your openness and sharing the "embarrassing" parts we all go through turning a cool idea into a song.
Andrew your advice is so good, I appreciate your videos alot. Also Flip is my new favorite app
"My kind has observed humans since long before there were such a thing as 'English' "
Oh my god that is such a good explanation for English speaking aliens I'm surprised it wasn't used often.
6:32 very true! Mostly when it comes down to mixing and mostly when mastering the album/song
I love ur work... as artist and as producer... ty ^^
Bro u are a synthwave god! Love all what u do, keep thay vibe up, fayaaaa
Every song I make i start with a loop and build like 5 or 6 tracks over the loop and then I practice muting sections and build a different vibe with the loop and then I try piecing it around with the others by unmuting and muting others. Just reducing your work to make room for creativity is a great practice. Sometimes too much can crowd it up and doesn’t leave room for your brain to wander.
Always cool to see how our processes are similar and different. Great video Andrew! Loving how you've worked the space content into your music related work.
Super creative, well done!
Just what i needed! Thanks andrew!
Nice sweatshirt!!!
Also i love this series
Super beautiful song. Also this was fun to watch and really well explained!
Love the song! Great spacey lyrics as well! Great work Andrew, Dana and Pusher! 👍🚀