Hey Zen, although you probably wont see this I just wanted to say thank you for all the videos. I was super uninspired the last couple days and was desperate for some kind of inspiration and I watched about 5 minutes and I'm already more inspired and have more Ideas than the last week combined. Your videos always help to motivate and inspire me and I'm so grateful for your content :)
Nice tutorial, man. FWIW one other tip for doing this I know of is avoiding 4th and 5th intervals which on repeated listens can start to sound a bit boring and predictable. For example you're on a G and you want to go to C or D. One way obviously is to put in one passing note, an A or B maybe. Another approach is to do what the jazzers do: frame the target note with one or two quick notes each side of it on the scale. So to get from G to C in the simplest form of this idea, put in a fast B and D before landing on the C target.
that is probably, the best advice for producing music I've ever received, thank you for sharing all of this, its super useful im grateful for your content, keep on inspiring bro.
id like to see your take on glitch hop :D maybe make some neuro bass sounds that aren't just two detuned saws or squares. id like to see some more obscure tips on glitch hop productions :) thanks for all of your work zen
Stumbled on one of ur vids again , time 2 sub lol. I like how ur giving decent info but still have a sense of humor. Lotta these mfers been on computers 2 long and turned into one 🤣
Not really feeling the melody you came up with and I think that’s why this video is so great. You haven’t planned what you write and that’s how a song comes up irl. Sometimes the track works and sometimes it doesn’t but you HAVE to try!
i can propose that you would put more contrast between types of movemnt (a jump after a series of steps, and upwards next to downwards movement. also going from a stable note up or down to a non stable one and then back again)
a zens got question for you , what is the best route to tune a whole loop like a drum loop, make sure that that drum loop is hiting notes in that key scale? is there a vst u can drop the loop on or can u just us a autopitch vst so its staying in scale?
How to fill up spectrum, I losing some frequencies between 200 to 450hz ? My leads are eqed tightly from 640hz to 10k till hiss also , basses are eqed upto 500hz (sub,low,mid, high). I filled drums ,percussions but also I'm not able to find what is losing from 200 to 450hz.
Zen i gotta say i expected a bit more here from you, since i know u can be very good with melodies this one sounds incredible boring thou just going up and down following the root notes mostly and the rythm isnt super great as well u totally forget to use the strong 5th in the melody too
the title is "catchy melodies" and this melody is not catchy but rather boring for me im sry he stated the simple basics (root note, using notes from chords) and syncopation alright but what really makes a good catchy melody is not just notes that work with some offsetting but using good harmonic sequences including some 5th relations which isnt even mentioned at all (easiest form would be the chord-arp but thats too simple for a really good melody ofc) ether way u cant just stay on the root note of the chord all the time and only go one up or down a note here and there, man thats just not good or catchy ;)
BorjusG here you have a step by step guide: 1. Add 16 unison to the default wavetable 2. Add a lowpass filter and play with it until it sounds right 3. Play with portamento to make it more interesting
18 mins? There’s one tip, intervals. That is literally all. Of course, there are 12 keys and 7 modes, but regardless the intervals between them all are the SAME. (12 not 24 cos the minor is included in the 7 modes).
If you can hum it, it's a good melody
"Beep! Beep!". You just made my day! 😆
Bonus tipp: the shorter the melody the catchier (in most cases)
2:17 Vsauce: "And as always, thanks for watching"
Tried these steps and I ended up on Revealed thanks papi
Wanden now that is epic
Noice
Hey Zen,
although you probably wont see this I just wanted to say thank you for all the videos.
I was super uninspired the last couple days and was desperate for some kind of inspiration and I watched about 5 minutes and I'm already more inspired and have more Ideas than the last week combined.
Your videos always help to motivate and inspire me and I'm so grateful for your content :)
Every time i hear those 3 'B' notes, it reminds me of SHM - Dont you worry child.
I like how you explain your thinking in real time, very helpful!
Thanks for your great work, there is not a lot of quality tutorial like this on youtube
This guy is a genius and I really think he is a ghost producer. Derserves way more subs
Nice tutorial, man. FWIW one other tip for doing this I know of is avoiding 4th and 5th intervals which on repeated listens can start to sound a bit boring and predictable. For example you're on a G and you want to go to C or D. One way obviously is to put in one passing note, an A or B maybe. Another approach is to do what the jazzers do: frame the target note with one or two quick notes each side of it on the scale. So to get from G to C in the simplest form of this idea, put in a fast B and D before landing on the C target.
Best music-making channel with real advice, subscribed! Thank you! You explain very clearly and in a way that's not so intimidating
Hey mate, you are amazing, and your tutorials are great. Thank you so much for your help
Best way to know that is him the Zen is by hearing Beep Beep at start of the video.
Hey, your videos are great quality and really helpful l. Thanks!
that is probably, the best advice for producing music I've ever received, thank you for sharing all of this, its super useful im grateful for your content, keep on inspiring bro.
Hell yeah Zen straight to the point ! 🙏
Great Info!!
I'm actually going to sit and do this tonight after work!
smsno does that mean you were watching this AT work???? Legend lol
@@dannyhudson5115 i watched this at 6:20am before work!
@@smsno1 Haha I'm in the UK so I've no idea of the time difference, the thought of you hiding in a toilet watching it made me giggle
@@dannyhudson5115 I'm in Southampton!
@@smsno1 hahaha
Your tutorials are very helpful man. Thanks a lot
thank you Mister ♥
The best tut of all ive seen till date...
Wow what a catchy melody, Martin Garrix would be in schok hearing this
I just had to laugh at "resolutionize" lol... no hate, just found it amusing. thanks for the vid!
id like to see your take on glitch hop :D
maybe make some neuro bass sounds that aren't just two detuned saws or squares. id like to see some more obscure tips on glitch hop productions :) thanks for all of your work zen
You're the best Zen!
You made me change to ableton bro! Don't regret it at all
Thanks mate that really helped
I'm fixin to get Nexus 2 and Fl Studio to get started on some NCS tracks! :D
Thanks man, this helped.
thank you brother.
Harmonic variation is diatonic transposition
That makes sense yeah
thank you Zen nice explantation as usual and you are a funny guy ...
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Great vid thank you
Stumbled on one of ur vids again , time 2 sub lol. I like how ur giving decent info but still have a sense of humor. Lotta these mfers been on computers 2 long and turned into one 🤣
Super helpful 🔥🙏
Mate, you're great!
Not really feeling the melody you came up with and I think that’s why this video is so great. You haven’t planned what you write and that’s how a song comes up irl. Sometimes the track works and sometimes it doesn’t but you HAVE to try!
That rhythm is from 'High on life' by martin garrix for sure
“Resolutionize”
Goddamit Zen it’s just “resolve” 😂😂😂
not easy to someone who doesnt have english as their first language to get right every word... but hahahaha that's what makes zen being zen
I thought zen was a native English speaker... isn’t he from the US?
@@alexroseofcl please tell me you see the irony in your last response 💙😰💩
Juan-José J that was a typo, I knew the correct word was he.
@@alexroseofcl I figure but still its funny
super helpful video
All my tracks from now on will ft. Zen world
i can propose that you would put more contrast between types of movemnt (a jump after a series of steps, and upwards next to downwards movement. also going from a stable note up or down to a non stable one and then back again)
Thnx bro
thats mean bro, cheers
pa pa pa pa pa pa.. pa
a zens got question for you , what is the best route to tune a whole loop like a drum loop, make sure that that drum loop is hiting notes in that key scale? is there a vst u can drop the loop on or can u just us a autopitch vst so its staying in scale?
Thanks Slam Twirl
🤙🤙🤙
How to fill up spectrum, I losing some frequencies between 200 to 450hz ? My leads are eqed tightly from 640hz to 10k till hiss also , basses are eqed upto 500hz (sub,low,mid, high). I filled drums ,percussions but also I'm not able to find what is losing from 200 to 450hz.
Where do you post your own music? Because I can't find it on your soundcloud (except for tracks from a few years back).
accidentally stopped @ 0:04 and that face is ..... LOL
Zen i gotta say i expected a bit more here from you, since i know u can be very good with melodies
this one sounds incredible boring thou just going up and down following the root notes mostly and the rythm isnt super great as well
u totally forget to use the strong 5th in the melody too
its just an example of how to structure and compose melodies... he never said it as the perfect or finished thing :)
I mean that's what he said he was going to keep it simple ma dude. He's just showing you the way.
the title is "catchy melodies" and this melody is not catchy but rather boring for me im sry
he stated the simple basics (root note, using notes from chords) and syncopation alright but what really makes a good catchy melody is not just notes that work with some offsetting but using good harmonic sequences including some 5th relations which isnt even mentioned at all (easiest form would be the chord-arp but thats too simple for a really good melody ofc)
ether way u cant just stay on the root note of the chord all the time and only go one up or down a note here and there, man thats just not good or catchy ;)
@@Blackain66 exactly this, nothing about this really helps create catchy melodies. It's literally the basics of writing melodies.
Zen you always look baked as fuQ!😂
Hope you had a great day too brotha!
buenas bro que bueno, lastima que mucho no entiendo haz los videos en español tambien por favor , no nos discrimines jaja saludos
what is stable and unstable note?
Beep beep
“Resolutionize” 😂💀
Seems like all I do it's repeat the same 3 notes throughout my song instead of trying to make a melody XD
Show how to make some reese bass in serum please
BorjusG here you have a step by step guide:
1. Add 16 unison to the default wavetable
2. Add a lowpass filter and play with it until it sounds right
3. Play with portamento to make it more interesting
He already made that tutorial bro
track id on the background while zen is just talking?
Maybe his techno track from the start to finish? Not sure lol
Remind me David Guetta melodies
So we watch you revise, and revise, and revise this melody, then we don't get to hear it over the chords? :(
8:53 would be better with the flat G tho ;-;
Hey
Burnout*
18 mins? There’s one tip, intervals. That is literally all. Of course, there are 12 keys and 7 modes, but regardless the intervals between them all are the SAME. (12 not 24 cos the minor is included in the 7 modes).
lol, that wasn’t meant to be so arrogant. But: I stand by it so it’ll leave it there and just apologize for the tone, soz ;)
I'm musically declined.. why am I watching this??
Pee pee 📞
Lol thanks for showing people how to write crap melodies