How to start a Black Metal project | Advice for Beginners

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  • Some advice for people who want to start a one-man Black Metal band.
    Guitar, music fundamentals and drums. There are a lot of things to care about. It's not an easy task to be a band for yourself. There's much to learn. But it's always worth to start this journey.
    VIP link to DistroKid: distrokid.com/vip/farvann
    0:00 For pro watchers
    0:49 Instrument
    1:44 Interface
    2:05 Fundamentals of music
    4:28 The Workstation
    5:08 Drums
    6:59 Record yourself and accept failure
    7:30 Write Songs
    8:15 Music
    8:49 The whole list
    10:38 be brave enough to release
    ► Patreon: / farvannyt
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    ► My guitar accessories: thmn.to/thocf/iex3lmwn13
    DURBATULUK (my Black Metal band)
    ► bandcamp: durbatuluk.bandcamp.com/
    ► Stream: hyperfollow.com/Durbatuluk
    ► Clothing (EU): durbatuluk.myspreadshop.de/
    ► Clothing (US): durbatuluk.myspreadshop.com/
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  • @lordimpaler3899
    @lordimpaler3899 ปีที่แล้ว +299

    I always tell people that music has no rules but it has a form. Dont be at all afraid to get experimental with things, but always make sure that it's still musical

    • @lilkalilla8718
      @lilkalilla8718 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      everything is rules

    • @lordimpaler3899
      @lordimpaler3899 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      @@wolfmauler The "form" im talking about is like where he suggested learning the fundamentals of music and learning beats and the 4/4 signature, etc. Thats also what i mean by keeping it musical. When I say there are no rules, i meant it like where he said to take inspiration from everywhere and every genre of music. For example, if you're writing a Black Metal song, and you think a mandolin would sound good at a certain part, there's nothing stating that you cant do that.

    • @lecoughskiofficial
      @lecoughskiofficial ปีที่แล้ว +22

      Noise music has entered the chat

    • @lordimpaler3899
      @lordimpaler3899 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@lecoughskiofficial This is fair

    • @horppymehu
      @horppymehu ปีที่แล้ว

      Mhm… p****grind.

  • @Nezzrac
    @Nezzrac 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +23

    "it's not programming, it's, you know, telling the drum samples what to do at what point."
    this sums up programming really well though lmao

    • @Nezzrac
      @Nezzrac 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      paused the video to post this snarky comment only to see you make the same point a literal second later i'm crying

  • @hexvhs_official
    @hexvhs_official ปีที่แล้ว +32

    "We are the only people who have no friends that will make music with us" TRVE WORDS 😢

  • @agucci
    @agucci ปีที่แล้ว +176

    To anyone who's actually starting a black metal project: good luck! I would love to hear what comes out of it.

    • @DrageFabeldyr
      @DrageFabeldyr ปีที่แล้ว +6

      I've just released my one-man black metal project first single. It is called Лесная Хладь. And I absolutely agree with Farvann about amount of songs that was writteen before.

    • @agucci
      @agucci ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@DrageFabeldyr congratulations! Are the songs available on your channel?

    • @DrageFabeldyr
      @DrageFabeldyr ปีที่แล้ว

      @@agucci th-cam.com/video/GPPG3NslCWA/w-d-xo.html

    • @xjapan3
      @xjapan3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@DrageFabeldyr Hey, I can read Cyrillic. Yeah, I want to hear your album. I have an album but I need to improve it. Mine sounds hilarious but I want it to sound dark. 🤣

    • @DrageFabeldyr
      @DrageFabeldyr ปีที่แล้ว

      @@xjapan3 not sure about album, but three singles are on the way and i'm going to do a few experiments like using banjo and balalaika. imho if you want to make sound more dark just add a keyboards playing full minor chords from rhythm guitar part with femail choir effect or smth atmospheric, if you use keyboards, of course, if not... i don't have a solution, because i use keyboards =)

  • @jojoplaysmusic
    @jojoplaysmusic ปีที่แล้ว +68

    5:14 YES. There’s just so many guitarists that don’t really understand how drums work and how to write/program them and it shows.

  • @Vladi306
    @Vladi306 ปีที่แล้ว +85

    I think "get inspired" and "learning the fundamentals" is the most important. You'll figure out your DAW pretty quickly, if you're committed. I've been using FL Studio since 2009 and purchasing that/figuring that thing out has been the best decision I've ever made. Once you can make your creativity, guitar skills and what you do in your DAW all mesh together, you have a virtually unlimited, permanent outlet for catharsis. After a while, you might just find yourself with a rather explosive passion for it! Your favorite music and your hunger to create will constantly feed off each other. When you're on a roll, there's a great deal of fulfillment going on there. ALWAYS make sure that you're ultimately doing it for yourself, though. \m/ There's hours worth I've stuff that I've wrote over the years that nobody but myself has heard, that I wrote simply because I wanted something specific to listen to. hehe Anyway, good job covering the very basic stuff.
    I'LL HAVE YOU KNOW I LOVE MY CDS AND CASETTES, BTW!

    • @DJTheMetalheadMercenary
      @DJTheMetalheadMercenary ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Well said! I love my CD's and Cassettes too, tangible physical format should never go away for many reasons.
      Creativity, inspiration, and fundamental knowledge are VERY important, absolutely.
      Interfaces and DAW and VST's are good and very much the norm nowadays, I grew up with a lot of Analog and Analog fusion so I still Mic my amp for my solo projects, for other projects with people we use various programs like Pro Tools and MX Craft as two examples, learning them all to a degree and being versatile is very useful.

    • @Ratselmeister
      @Ratselmeister ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Fruityloops still have lifelong update policy?

    • @Sanguivore
      @Sanguivore 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Incredibly well-said, my friend!

  • @misterbrands2287
    @misterbrands2287 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    "Play to a metronome!" mr. farvann says while wearing a darkthrone shirt, class :) Thanks for the inspiration by the way!

  • @cronothblackmetal297
    @cronothblackmetal297 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Being in the game for a while, I must say that when you finally release your first album it's such a great feeling.
    Also, DIY all of it makes you a much better all-around musician, and you develop your skills waaay faster!!

  • @NocturneMisanthropia
    @NocturneMisanthropia ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks for the help Farvann I finally got some ideas from you.

  • @balisonglegend8679
    @balisonglegend8679 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    What a great video for the community thank you farvan

  • @pascovicidinmoscova
    @pascovicidinmoscova ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great vid,
    Much appreciated

  • @u-8743
    @u-8743 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I appreciate your efforts in this video. You have the experiences to speak here and it helps those who want this goal. Keep it up, cheers from Madrid.

  • @ilikevideos4868
    @ilikevideos4868 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I know what a bar is. I can get beer there

  • @Madies666
    @Madies666 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Stumbled upon your channel and got really inspired! Thanks man and stay trve!

  • @someoneontheweb4303
    @someoneontheweb4303 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Great video dude. Thanks :)

  • @user-pv9ii9vg8p
    @user-pv9ii9vg8p ปีที่แล้ว +5

    This video is very wholesome actually. It is so cute to se Farvann explaining music journey like I am five. Good job!

  • @hubwil89
    @hubwil89 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Cool material! Thanks for the tips. I have been doing music stuff for years (with some minor and major breaks) but I never released anything except for few tracks maybe.
    You inspired me to get my sh*t together and get the things done :)

  • @guitarplayer1495
    @guitarplayer1495 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    i was literally just thinking about starting my own band a few weeks ago...definitely watching this!

  • @lushoojurado2339
    @lushoojurado2339 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Thank you Farvann, you really inspire me as a beginner musician. Greetings from Bolivia

  • @romanzahumensky3664
    @romanzahumensky3664 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I'm actually starting my own black metal/ambient/synth project, so thanks for your video!

  • @mauriciolopez9763
    @mauriciolopez9763 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    That was very interesting and usefull, thanks Farvann. The key is in how much you practice and how much you create, in everithing.

  • @drecksyutube
    @drecksyutube ปีที่แล้ว

    that was so informative thanks for that

  • @ozzlayer
    @ozzlayer ปีที่แล้ว +5

    You the guy behindDurbatuluk??
    Oh man I listened the album (Baba jaga) 4 weeks ago in BMP chanel. AMAZING 👏

  • @DoormanDan88
    @DoormanDan88 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Totally thought this was going to be a parody. Pleasantly surprised it was not. Great video Farvann.

  • @DJTheMetalheadMercenary
    @DJTheMetalheadMercenary ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Good overview video brother.
    Love my Focusrite Scarlett Solo interface for Vocal and Guitar work, though I did grow up doing things more Analog and fusion format (as well as on the live sound crew side at venues on and off), so I do Mic my Studio Amp for several solo projects and other bands, sounds great and learning how to properly mix and balance your recordings are half the battle with the recording process. There's many great DAW's and VST's out there, definitely don't be afraid to toy around with multiple to figure out which one is best for the individual artist.
    Playing to a Metronome can be really annoying but is very important to work on timing and beat count, after that skill development if one doesn't want to use it and play to drum tracks, that's a good route to go as well especially if one is aiming to play live at all/ in any capacity or with another musician or two. And absolutely right, being able to write/ program good drum tracks is essential to making a song sound good and "stand out" as much as knowing good songwriting skills overall alongside fundamentals.
    Being a one man project doesn't necessarily mean that you'll always do solo stuff, many opportunities to collaborate will come along as you build an audience and a network. I have just as much fun working with others as doing solo projects when everyone is apt and skilled at what they do and contribute. And sometimes working with others will produce music that's better than working alone, just depends on the individual levels of creativity and a number of other things.
    I still collect CD's and Cassette, will never stop either lol, a physical/ tangible format is important for many reasons (and I just enjoy them).

  • @nubuki1489
    @nubuki1489 ปีที่แล้ว

    Very good and important video, thanks. Nobody usually talks about those things, or mention it very fast... 👍

  • @BabyFlickBuster
    @BabyFlickBuster ปีที่แล้ว +1

    good stuff my man !!!

  • @evmq1-25
    @evmq1-25 หลายเดือนก่อน

    i already have a good base about music and stuff, but is cool to have a kinda of guide to get me motivated

  • @JCridford
    @JCridford หลายเดือนก่อน

    I love this video, and your channel generally!
    I'm a latecomer to black metal at 34, but have been into post-punk music - from Joy Division to Dead Can Dance - for years. I really want to try and blend those two styles, but have no idea how. This video has got me one step closer.

  • @nikhil.kulkarni
    @nikhil.kulkarni ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you for the video! I'm so glad I'm half-way there already. P.S. - Love your humour as well :D

  • @alpha-centaury
    @alpha-centaury ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I wanted to make a band, I bought a guitar, me learned to play a little bit. me got bills and grew up, me sold the guitar. me regrets every day...

  • @lunaticg2003
    @lunaticg2003 ปีที่แล้ว

    good advice ,thanks

  • @walterpruitt6589
    @walterpruitt6589 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Excellent video Farvann, I wish I would have been able to see this video like 8 years ago. The only thing I would add is to not stress over the quality of the mix at first. Making my bands first record, being the guy recording and mixing it, it was stressful. I was trying to make it the most highest quality mix possible. I was trying to please the elitists (some of these people I use to associate with and call friends) that would say things like “the songs good but the mix is bad so I don’t like it”. I was chasing a sound that I wasn’t able to achieve at the time and it probably took a few years off my life from the stress of it. Don’t be like me. Make your mixes and mastering to however you want. Be happy with it. It may not have the level of mix of what’s on the radio and that’s more than okay. Don’t let elitists bully you for not having that diamond polish sound. This why I gravitate towards black metal. As an adult I still do. Go out there and make some black metal. And enjoy the journey. 🤘

  • @necroticdarkness
    @necroticdarkness ปีที่แล้ว +5

    That 8th step is always the hardest. You will always find some way to improve your music or make small adjustments and changes to the point you will never be satisfied with your track. You will never make your music "perfect" but it doesn't have to be, it just has to be "good enough" and leave you satisfied with what you created. That said, if later down the track you realise you can do better, just re-record or remaster, and then re-release.
    I wholeheartedly agree with listening to lots of different music. It will give you a new perspective you might not get otherwise, and help open the doors to more experimentation.

  • @usualalien_i_s
    @usualalien_i_s ปีที่แล้ว +1

    i am learning to play drums, but i have no idea: how musicians connect to each other, what i must do in future with my drumskills. i was searching simple advice for begining and your channel is what i need!!! thanks!!!

  • @xjapan3
    @xjapan3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I think the next level of making the album is when you become critical of your own sound. You make improvements and then you need to re-record everything because there's a lot of positive changes. Suddenly there will be new energy in your music. You'll become obsessed with capturing this new energy.
    But then! Then!! You'll be motivated to push your boundaries and your limitations. But will it still sound like Black Metal? This becomes a complicated topic. This guy has a good channel. I'm subscribing. Thank you for your videos. You do an excellent job.

  • @chaos519
    @chaos519 ปีที่แล้ว

    im really thinking of starting my own project and honestly, this is really helpful, thank you
    and yes, theres no one to make a black metal project with, lol

  • @negative_kiol2555
    @negative_kiol2555 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Thank you Farvann. Thanks to you, I created my own black metal project. Thank you very much!

    • @walterpruitt6589
      @walterpruitt6589 ปีที่แล้ว

      Can’t wait to hear what you make 🤘

  • @SimpleSlave
    @SimpleSlave 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    For the Fundamentals of Music part it helps to go through different songs, from your genre and from other type of music and create Maps for the songs. Maps with the beats, and the information about when the guitars come in, drums, vocals, tags, intro, verse, chorus, outro, speed changes, etc. It'll open a whole new world and make you look and listen to songs differently. It'll also train you to build and create songs far more easily by giving you a catalog of different types of Song Structures and Song Parts to draw from.
    It also pays to listen to different genres of music. If for nothing else than to help you with ideas, writers block, and give you a larger pallet from where to get your inspiration from. Listening only to the one genre of music can cause Music Inbreeding. It'll basically make you into a clone and nothing else.
    So even if you're making Black Metal, try injecting it with something else or look at it from a different perspective and angle. Through a different filter if you will. Who knows? You might end up stumbling into something completely new and awesome and original.

  • @AceGametech
    @AceGametech ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Reaper is made by the guys who did winamp back in the day...its free to use. and outperformce many expensiv DAW

  • @grind4christ777
    @grind4christ777 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Back in the early 90s I recorded my solo project bowel movement on a dual cassette karaoke machine and it actually sounded decent 🤣. Wow technology has changed with computers and software. Now I use a tascam 24 track to record. Find what works best for you. But yes definitely learn the fundamentals of music . Timing is everything 😁God bless you 🙏

  • @huddleaw
    @huddleaw 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I don't make a lot of black metal (yet), but I've made a lot of EDM and Trap in the past. The thing that helped me the most with my production skills is understanding how scales work and how to use them. It sets the foundation for the emotions and feel of your song.
    Naturally, from there, you move to understanding chord progressions and how to build them in your scales. Then, from there, you learn how to write melodies that follow your chords. Both are easy to grasp once you understand how to use a scale.
    Though you may not be an EDM fan, EDM Tutorials on youtube are great for this. Most use FL Studio (which I recommend because it's easy to understand) or Ableton.

  • @fatmanpez
    @fatmanpez ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Make some CDr's with your scratchy tracks and whip up a sleeve in Gimp with a logo your scribbled up, art you want to put on there and all the song names then leave a stack of those at local record shops, gear shops, music schools, coffee shops ect. It's a great feeling when you come back next time and see a few of them are gone or you run into another musician to exchange with and throw tips back and forth. Take the next step and get some low cost Jewel Cases CDrs made from Kunaki for like $2 a piece and sell them on Bandcamp or a small label, I opened my own small label that has done a few releases here and there for a couple bands around the world and I've gotten some great memories with the musicians and bands I've worked with who some of which I became friends with and still talk to here and there. Black metal is the perfect genre for getting into starting a solo project because it's a genre that doesn't have a wall of big name labels and high production studios standing in your way from getting into the genre, seeing musicians like Satanic Tyrant Werewolf and Malefic in the late 00s just recording and releasing their own stuff inspired me to try recording stuff on my own and a few years later it was a few different projects, a label, a few open mics, another label doing a release for one of my projects, ( an endless pile of 90% written songs on my computer I haven't finished or recorded. . .) and overall just a lot of great memories and many more to come!

  • @RisenfromEcstasy
    @RisenfromEcstasy ปีที่แล้ว +11

    It‘s really so much about trying out and playing around once you got your software working. And you will improve so fast while time goes by. Honestly my First EP sounds like shit when I listen to it now, but back then it was a huge milestone for me. Just keep going🔥

    • @pestmacht6497
      @pestmacht6497 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Hey man, I gave your stuff a quick listen. You did improve very vell! Really cool stuff, subscriped to your channel. Keep going, would be happy to hear more music in the future.

  • @badground3534
    @badground3534 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    I’m currently working on a solo black metal project about to finish the first song and this video is spot on

    • @aidenhildebran9031
      @aidenhildebran9031 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Let me know when it's out i want to hear it

    • @badground3534
      @badground3534 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@aidenhildebran9031 ok I’ll send you a link when it’s done

    • @Lucas-sj2lf
      @Lucas-sj2lf ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@badground3534 I will wait that too.

    • @findlebert
      @findlebert ปีที่แล้ว

      ​@@badground3534IS IR DONE

    • @divineboddah7844
      @divineboddah7844 ปีที่แล้ว

      Is it out? I would like to hear

  • @wheelsofmercury
    @wheelsofmercury ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I think it's also good to build your image as an artist as well. Think about your logo, art/photography and even what you want to look like to other listeners (ESPECIALLY if you're willing to put on corpsepaint).

  • @user-ec4ze9yq5t
    @user-ec4ze9yq5t ปีที่แล้ว +8

    How do you do it? Every (and I mean it!) your video is interesting and pleasant to watch. And this one is inspiring too!

    • @Farvann
      @Farvann  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      aww thank you

  • @NikosVasileiadis-gv6he
    @NikosVasileiadis-gv6he 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thia was so unblievably helpful i feel like i found a hidden treasure

  • @MsIkari
    @MsIkari ปีที่แล้ว

    I can't even find a metal band in my town let alone anyone who would want to make metal music with me. I bought a drum kit yesterday and I'm learning that while working on some riff ideas on my guitar.
    I'm determined to make something sick and nasty. 🤘

  • @xanselmox
    @xanselmox ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I use Distrokid for my one man dsbm project. I totally recommend.

  • @sawogolec2286
    @sawogolec2286 ปีที่แล้ว

    After beeing black metal head for almost 20 years started to play and after a year im still in nowere near music i wanted to create ;) props

  • @CizerKedi
    @CizerKedi ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks

  • @Lotastic_Films
    @Lotastic_Films ปีที่แล้ว +7

    This is pretty much a "How to start writing music" guide in general.
    My 5 cents:
    🔴 Instead of an audio interface, get a cheap multi fx unit (like the Mooer stuff or maybe a used HX Stomp). These have pretty much all of the amps and effects you will ever need in one package. Also saves your computers DSP.
    🔴 Also, try to make collabs early on. The other musician can make parts that you are not able to (yet) and you also start to make connections.
    Great list👍 greetings from Lotasticland

    • @Lotastic_Films
      @Lotastic_Films ปีที่แล้ว

      @slater666 Not necessarily. If you wanna use Plugins or wanna record vocals, then yes, but if you use a Multi FX unit like the HX Stomp or the Mooer units then you don't need one.

    • @Lotastic_Films
      @Lotastic_Films ปีที่แล้ว

      @slater666 sorry, I don't do mastering since I have no idea about it Bruh 😆

  • @GraveyardShift-tl6ri
    @GraveyardShift-tl6ri ปีที่แล้ว +4

    my advice to solo project peeps too is dont be afraid to stay super lofi/diy either if you want. i personally prefer cheap instruments and a messy recording room with methods that feel like they come from the early 2000s when you have no other workaround. i also somewhat understand the "raw for the sake of raw isnt good and you should try to be organic" argument but i disagree with it. i much more find enjoyment and value out of the creation process. what im trying to say is dont feel pressured into becoming more polished and needing your own high end home studio. dont be super minute about how your stuff sounds either, chances are someone is going to love it even if you yourself dont.

  • @bryanmons3463
    @bryanmons3463 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I actually took your advice from one of your previous videos and started using reaper. Before that, I was amateur recording with Audacity. I realized how shitty that program was.
    But with reaper I was able to buy the kvlt drums 2 plugin, and stop using my Accoustica beatcraft program. Now my stuff sounds really legit.
    Ladies and gents, listen to this man.

    • @urkraft2799
      @urkraft2799 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I just bought Kvlt drums 2 too. I used Drumkit from hell on my previous albums, but were never completely satisfied with the sound. But on the next album, I'm using Kvlt, and I've just started editing the drums, and it already sounds pretty good.

  • @MegaGeorge1221
    @MegaGeorge1221 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Listen constantly to the songs that put you into that genre and that motivated you to start one man band and you will never lose faith . Find your strong points and in the “worst case scenario” start international projects with people that play the music you like. Either it works or not you will experience that later will help you with creating your own one man band . But most importantly listen to the stuff that got you into wanting to start playing music

  • @psychosis8429
    @psychosis8429 ปีที่แล้ว

    I'm someone that still buys cds from time to time and I stream music also. Streaming music is nice most of the time for doing chores or school but cds and listening to them are so much better

  • @G3E007
    @G3E007 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    4:13
    bad apple hits hard

  • @hughmarshall7148
    @hughmarshall7148 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    This video passes the vibe check.

  • @Marthimband
    @Marthimband ปีที่แล้ว

    Farvann looked so happy recording this lmao

  • @joolz666
    @joolz666 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Cool. I wish this had been up when I started my extremely dodgy one-woman black metal (which has turned a lot goth) project almost two years ago. Still, it's reassuring to know I kind of have been doing things correctly as per your list. Apart from firing myself from my one-woman project, when do people think is the best time to start releasing music via Distrokid et al rather than putting up efforts on YT? I'm kind of interested in doing so, but am not sure my crappy songs are good enough.

  • @diefordethklok3711
    @diefordethklok3711 ปีที่แล้ว

    8:59 I’m fucking dying. Thank you for this

  • @metheiam5714
    @metheiam5714 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Only thing that remains a mystery, is how to practice and record vocals while maintaining good relations with your neighbours.
    Anyway, pretty good video. I watched it out of curiosity, and realised that i had taken some of these as obvious things as i had gone to music classes in elementary and high school, but of course they are not. The beats and bars also help with reading tabs too.

  • @monique993
    @monique993 6 วันที่ผ่านมา

    "And now, go out there and create your stuff😊 See you next time 😊😊"
    Hintergrundmusik 😡😈👿💥

  • @NikoKozlowitz
    @NikoKozlowitz ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I'm not even a black metal musician, I'm more into prog/math... But yeah, that was actually reaaly good and helpful!

  • @CarolynDestruction
    @CarolynDestruction ปีที่แล้ว

    I released an EP on January 1st and I’ll be releasing another one January 15th. I’ll be recording more EPs with over 20 to 30 songs.

  • @santito_part_ii
    @santito_part_ii ปีที่แล้ว +14

    I started with making emo rap and trap metal, then I got introduced to black metal by watching your channel. now my project is mostly dsbm and dungeon synth sometimes combined with other genres

    • @drichinlord2953
      @drichinlord2953 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      sounds great dude!

    • @ChadKing69
      @ChadKing69 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Versatility

    • @peterwhelan9657
      @peterwhelan9657 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      i was listening to sematary and i realized i liked his samples more than his songs

  • @antonkovalenko364
    @antonkovalenko364 ปีที่แล้ว

    Agreed. You don't have to learn to play drums, but learning to think like a drummer when programming your drums is a boon.

  • @kazukihiratani
    @kazukihiratani ปีที่แล้ว

    I started my own black metal project a while ago called Nekravol. It's not just black metal, but also has elements of math metal, tech death, sludge metal and noise!

  • @NUMBSCUM
    @NUMBSCUM 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    thanks, i am currently working on a black metal project and i've already bought a guitar with an amp but its not a big deal because i just love playing it and come with new riffs, i feel kinda lucky to know how to use a daw because at the moment im a producer and rapper and i've been doing my thing for around 5 years, 3 years ago i got deeper into black metal and felt like i wanted to work on something as another artist so people wont know that the black metal project is made by me, i was wondering if instead of buying the interface i could just put the mic in front of the amp, i'm not searching for a high quality sound but for a raw and crappy one for some reason, it's just the way i feel like i want it to sound

  • @metalsalvo
    @metalsalvo ปีที่แล้ว +5

    About Reaper... It's not free but they let you use it after the trial expires, which is great for learning and then you can buy it before you start using it for real.

    • @wolfmauler
      @wolfmauler ปีที่แล้ว

      Do you know if BandLab is any good?

    • @metalsalvo
      @metalsalvo ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@wolfmauler I believe I've tried it.
      I say every professional DAW is good as long as it doesn't cost you 1k every year. Just try them and see which one you find more comfortable to use.
      What matters is the audio you put into them, as much as they're not random non professionals apps they're all going to do the job.

  • @HowardTheDork
    @HowardTheDork หลายเดือนก่อน

    "Don't listen to dream theater while doing that"... works on many levels.

  • @kaushik_b
    @kaushik_b ปีที่แล้ว

    Hi! Thanks for making this video. I wanted to ask, as I can't afford to purchase a quality electric guitar at the moment, I was wondering if there's a way to record the acoustic guitar with distortion for a black metal project?

  • @louisyoung1916
    @louisyoung1916 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    No beer, no jokes, no black metal, no Joops...🤔
    It's not Farvann! JoJo hired revenge hackers! 😲
    Actually, it's good advice. Especially don't worry about having gear you can't afford and don't worry about how you sound next to your favorite bands. There is time for that later. 🤘🙂

  • @chinitooppah3587
    @chinitooppah3587 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I thought this was going to be joke and a skit or something
    Niice

  • @FutschasAnanas
    @FutschasAnanas ปีที่แล้ว +1

    getting started with recording had something "magical" for me back then. I started to learn guitar and recording simultaneously in about 2015/16 and even I just played few powerchords over super simple beats I felt like archiving something big. And in 2017 I released my first record on tape, which sounds like crap but still has that "spirit" or passion, like my inner voice told me, I have to record this and I felt awesome and still does. When you would ask me for advice I would say " just do it". Watch videos like this, and try out what works for you the best. But most importantly, do ist with passion and have fun!

  • @dracul9166
    @dracul9166 ปีที่แล้ว

    I’ve no idea why no one ever mentions this: learn to play your favorite songs, if you can do so by ear then even better, a lot of tabs, especially of unknown bands or songs, are either non-existent or just garbage, slow down the song by parts and loop them to figure out what's being played and literally play different frets of different strings until you hit the right note, even if you have to literally go note by note, chord by chord, make your own tabs, not only you'll learn a lot about different tunings, notes, beats and time signatures like you mentioned, jamming to songs you love will serve as much needed practice but will also inspire you like you have no idea, and from there, you'll be jamming and making new riffs in no time, mixing different band styles or riffs or playing them backwards or changing some notes here and there, using the notes from one riff with the rhythm of another, etc. but above all, after learning a bunch of songs (preferably from as many different bands and styles as you can, within black metal), you'll automatically start mixing up everything and creating new stuff from the things you learnt, our brains are like an AI, you feed it stuff by learning and it'll surprise you by spitting out a mix of everything

  • @Hecatonicosachoron54
    @Hecatonicosachoron54 ปีที่แล้ว

    0:37 it pains me how true this is 😆

  • @user-lr3yu9st3z
    @user-lr3yu9st3z ปีที่แล้ว

    I've been making music in FL studio for 3 years and i really want to get more into playing instruments and making metal projects. I've made some projects now with FL slayer (hate me) and it makes me feel so much better to express my emotions in this way (with dsbm and black ambience). I'm probably going to buy a guitar in about a month and start learning to play it.
    Just a question.
    Is an interface the only way of connecting your guitar to your computer? Is is not possible with the things in a beginner kit?

  • @ggKeca
    @ggKeca ปีที่แล้ว +1

    No amplifier - good advice

    • @Farvann
      @Farvann  ปีที่แล้ว +2

      😄

  • @freddymaierx2363
    @freddymaierx2363 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great
    This Video comes for me 2 years zo late

  • @broncoxy
    @broncoxy ปีที่แล้ว +16

    I've already done lots of the basics, but my biggest problem is making an actual song out of riff ideas; I'm at the point where I can take a riff idea, record it, put drum and bass and sometimes some other stuff (synths or smth) in it and it'll sound half decent.
    However, it's not going much further than these snippets, only very rarely I actually got something with structure and different riffs. I have all these ideas and I don't think they're bad ones, but I just don't know how to connect them. It's like having the ingredients but not knowing what to cook...

    • @lautaro.k6164
      @lautaro.k6164 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Its the same for me, I think its a matter of time, dont rush

    • @wolfmauler
      @wolfmauler ปีที่แล้ว

      If you're playing by ear, use a tuner if necessary to figure out the root notes of what you're playing, then learn the progessions of the chord (The only Chord Book you'll ever need is great for finding that obscure sound to make things interesting!) arpeggios etc. Then you can start piecing things together.

    • @InfinityDsbm
      @InfinityDsbm ปีที่แล้ว +3

      This is the part where creativity comes into it. I will always try, if i can, to have a good idea for a song and write the rifts around the lyrics, however if this doesnt work I will try to write melodies, (chorus, verse, intro) then build rifts and drums around the melody. If this doesnt work I will just listen to a bunch of music until i find something that is inspiring. It's not easy but when you get the idea right everything falls into place.

    • @IA-uo6un
      @IA-uo6un 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Yeah bro learn about the circle of fifths and the different scales. That’s how u can figure out where to go and build progression in the song. Chord progressions in a harmonic minor or any other combo but u gotta know the rules before you break em

  • @morbidcorpse5954
    @morbidcorpse5954 ปีที่แล้ว

    Learning time signature is the most part important imo. Without that, its not easy to write a coherent song.

  • @Gerd0
    @Gerd0 ปีที่แล้ว

    Understanding drums is for sure the part I'm stuck on most and probably the main thing that prevents me from bringing ideas into fruition. There's something that's just not clicking with me because the drum tracks always end up either hard to follow or sound off. I'm usually just making some kind of blast beat thing, so I have no idea if I'm doing something subtly wrong with the composition or with the programming.

    • @JNCGaming
      @JNCGaming 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Maybe hire a drummer to write drum parts too

  • @ek6648
    @ek6648 ปีที่แล้ว

    I had no intention of starting a project at all but this thought me alot!
    And I was kinda hurt by "nobody buys cd's nowadays".... I buy flipping cd's! :D

  • @CryptToneMusic
    @CryptToneMusic 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I'm a horrorpunk with no friends to make music with 😂 nonetheless i still wish i heard these tips a few years ago. It wasn't until recently i understood writing to beats and how to program my drums or even note divisions haha. Also wish I had bought an interface way sooner instead of putting my practice amp and phone in the closet trying to record that way with no way to hear the drums

  • @OneManBands
    @OneManBands ปีที่แล้ว +2

    If you guys are looking for more One-person projects, check out One Man Bands Channel!

    • @Mrmemphisbones
      @Mrmemphisbones ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Excellent channel!

    • @OneManBands
      @OneManBands ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Mrmemphisbones Glad you like it!

  • @thetruemusichead
    @thetruemusichead 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    When you are writing a new song, do you write and record the drum track first or the guitar part first?

  • @lightyagami1435
    @lightyagami1435 ปีที่แล้ว

    Moustache Farvann deosnt exist. He can't hurt you.
    Moustache Farvann:

  • @tomiivaswort6921
    @tomiivaswort6921 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    i want to start a black metal band with my bros. we even came up with a name and designed a logo. and i came up with a pretty good riff, I just gotta look that it doesn't exist already
    I also use reaper. it just wants to be paid, and complains about it one or two months long, but after that it shuts up and you can use it. there are no benefits of buying it.

  • @draugarnatt3816
    @draugarnatt3816 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Very helpful, I'm getting into Ableton rn and it's quite easy to work with. I can also recommend Ugritone as a Drum VST, they have a few that are specifically made for black metal and they cost like €30 each; also TuxGuitar instead of GP since it's free and about as good for writing songs (and exporting drum tracks as MIDI files to use in the DAW).
    I recorded and released a demo song (which I wrote back in 2017) in 2019, style has changed a bit by now (darker, more atmospheric but still as brutal and heavy) but I'm nonetheless proud of it. I don't wanna jerk myself off here ofc, but maybe it encourages others to release their humble demos as well. Recorded it with Audacity of all things, through a cheap amp, TuxGuitar drums, uncompressed vocals and a metric fuckton of mistakes. Here's the product: th-cam.com/video/37la66bf43g/w-d-xo.html
    I'm looking forward to record new stuff (and potentially re-record that song too) with better equipment, more knowledge and skill and more passion in the near future!

    • @Farvann
      @Farvann  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yeah I own the Kvlt Drums myself, pretty cool stuff! GP can also export MIDI by the way.

  • @Beyond4137
    @Beyond4137 ปีที่แล้ว

    Acoustic black metal, folk black metal time

  • @3li7amza
    @3li7amza ปีที่แล้ว

    That was informative. But I want to ask you, Is the song in the end of the video yours brother?

    • @Farvann
      @Farvann  ปีที่แล้ว

      Yes. Durbatuluk - Seelenwanderung

    • @3li7amza
      @3li7amza ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Farvann I'll be giving it an ear. Thanks

  • @RickLilShore
    @RickLilShore ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Lost me at mathematics, my mortal enemy

  • @ritualdeathmetal
    @ritualdeathmetal ปีที่แล้ว

    Ma boi Farvann morphing into Mikael Akerfeldt

  • @vndre_drums9295
    @vndre_drums9295 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hey. Kannst du Mal zeigen wie man gut Drums mit Mics aufnimmt?

  • @genghisghost
    @genghisghost ปีที่แล้ว

    what’s that green v in the background? looks amazing

    • @Farvann
      @Farvann  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      That's actually black. It's an LTD V-307

    • @genghisghost
      @genghisghost ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Farvann thanks bro!

  • @MetalTrabant
    @MetalTrabant ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Could you explain the USB interface a bit more? I mean, what's the function of it, what can it do? It is only for connecting your guitar to your soundcard, or does it act as an amplifier as well, or it can add effects like distortion? Or those can be added only by DAW software?
    One of the things keeping me back from plunging the money and finally buy an electric guitar is that I wouldn't have money for an amp and a fuzz pedal as well, and without those it can't really be used for metal, UNLESS there's a way to emulate those with software, but I don't know how. A small tutorial on these things would be greatly appreciated :)

    • @buwumet
      @buwumet ปีที่แล้ว +3

      So, the interface is a way for your computer to record and play back audio. The input channels are a way to record the guitar signal (or any other signal you plug in) and the output channels and headphone jack are a way to listen to any audio. Without an interface, there is no cheap and reliable way of recording your guitar signal in a high quality - you'd even use one when using mics on a real amp.
      For the effects you can use software emulations which most of the time are much cheaper than the "real deal" (or even free) and mostly don't sound worse.
      Basically, you open a channel in your DAW of choice, assign the channel of your interface you plugged the guitar in to that DAW channel, press the "instant replay" button on that channel and put the amp and/or pedal sims of choice on that channel. With the right buffer size (as low as possible without audio artifacts) it should feel extremely close to a real amp. The whole signal chain/setup might need some getting used to but once you get the hang of it, it really isn't that complicated. For an entire setup that you can use to get the hang of it, you can get away with 300€ (~100€ for a new interface, ~200€ for a new guitar and cables - the DAW reaper has a free trial and the Neural DSP plugins have a 2 week free trial period each. You could even get used gear for even cheaper but there's always a risk of getting damaged or really bad stuff).
      Though keep in mind that you need a half-decent computer with enough processing power to handle a DAW and a few plugins (a cheap 100€ laptop from Walmart might not cut it; although mine is now 7 years old and still works, kinda - it was upper middle class when I got it).

  • @mikekajzer
    @mikekajzer ปีที่แล้ว +1

    one can tell that you do software dev by the number you started your list with

  • @Vancity-2000
    @Vancity-2000 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Hi Frank, this is the best video in this topic I've seen on YT buddy, golden tips for making a BM band, you are awesome, glad to know you here, I have subscribed to your channel, I wish you give me a comment or advice on my first Demo I have posted on YT here when you are free🖤🤘