When I get beat block I give my ears 👂 a break because you’ve probably heard the beat 20,000 times and normally I work on a new project or listen 👂 to something in the same genre to see if I get inspired. Also, I download the beat and listen to it outside. Change of scenery.
Thanks for the video! And even more thanks for showing how you used it all. I'm very much a newbie and so I was overwhelmed by choices and new controls, this eased my mind by a mile!
That’s awesome! Happy to help! 👍🏽 Definitely a learning curve when first getting started, but the more consistent time you put into it, then quicker it’ll come to you! Feel free to use my channel as a resource! You can reach out on IG or Twitter if you ever have questions!
When I get beat block I go from app to just a different interface of a daw give me inspiration and another good genre of music i got between Rap, R&B, Gospel and Country those two things usually help me
You can actually download many midi packs for free. All Unison does is gather as many free midi chord progressions and drum loops as they can find online and repackage them and sell them for $60 bucks per plug in. It's nice if you have the extra money and you like having everything in a single organized bundle.
When I posted this video 2 years ago, Unison wasn’t as big as it is now and there wasn’t as much controversy surrounding them. I didn’t pay full price for this pack (which I stated in the video). I paid about $35 which seemed like a fair price to me for what they were offering. I don’t think I’d pay $60 for it. From the way the pack is laid out, it doesn’t seem like they gather a bunch of random free midi files and repackaged them, but if that’s the case, that’s too bad.
May I suggest Suggester, an iOS app for progressions. It has IAP so you can try it, then it's about USD10 if you like it. I do and I have no affiliation to the developer. You can connect it directly in BM3 which I have yet to try. There's also loads of free midi on the web. Loads!
Really useful, thanks man. For beat block I think trying things I've never done before that make me feel mad uncomfortable can just stretch my imagination and open up a whole new world I can dive into. For example limiting my instruments to just one thing like guitar, making me think how can I get the most out of this for chords, melody and feel, effortlessly. Thats a whole world just there, Its always how we look at it, really beat block could be gods way of saying, try something new and be bold, theres always a world of fun in reach, just allow that creativity to flow through in finding that creativity.
Thank you so much for your invaluable evaluation of the Unison Audio. For my 14 year old son who's creating music could you please tell me what is that touch screen device you are using. It just looks as though it makes life easier to use your hands quickly than using a mouse via a laptop. He also plays the piano and is a natural improviser on the "fly" can he record his piano and then layer the music with beats etc. Which is probably the most competent DAW package that can do all the - record from his playing, drag and drop, mix, edit you name it all the necessities for making ones own music to bring to market. Also what package do you use and can it do all the necessities as detailed. Respect and positivity to you. Thanks from UK.
Thanks for the question! Props to you for supporting your son in his musical endeavors! I was about his age when I got started. The device I’m using is an iPad pro! Everything you’re asking is 100% possible on this hardware. I highly recommend checking out this video that I did ➡️ czcams.com/video/QEP_SvCIgJc/video.html It’ll answer a lot of the questions you’re asking very succinctly. Feel free to DM me on IG or Twitter @jahrellamani if you have any other questions!
Great video boss! I just started producing 8 months ago, but when I get beat block, I just step away for a couple of days, do regular life stuff then come back at it with fresh, rested ears and I'm all good!
Thanks! That’s great! Yeah, sometimes we underestimate giving ourselves a little distance from it and coming back refreshed. Only becomes a problem if you don’t come back!
Sorry, I don’t cover a lot of garageband material on my channel, but I am happy to help! Tap the loop button in the upper right corner of Garageband, tap “files”, and then tap “browse items from the files app.” Then go ahead and import the files exactly how you would an audio file, and then drag the midi file over your instrument track. 👍🏽
@@MusicTechnologist I am using MacOS Big Sur and Garageband 10.4 Tapping the Loop in the upper right hand corner, I get Loops Packs: All Packs. There is nothing about files or importing files. When I tried to just drag those files in I get the Plus symbol for a second and then disappears and release has it just bounce back. I am suspecting these need to be somehow loaded directly into my ~Library/Apple_Loops or something like that. Even the maker does not know how to do this! It is an absolutely WTF moment for me. like 40 million Garageband users up against maybe 2-3 million Logic. Have you ever run across a Garageband person? Thanks
Great question! There is no way that unison can copyright these because they are just chords, and a chord cannot belong to any one person. They are just midi files with no accompanying sounds, so you won’t run into any legal trouble just throwing them in your music.
@Dioni Sánchez I think that’s only true if you fail to use tools like this creatively. Using a midi file can help you to focus more on sound design without burning out trying to find the perfect set of chords. These files are editable, which gives the producer the ability to tweak them and maybe even end up with a chord progression that’s entirely different. People draw and paint without having to hand craft their own art supplies as someone might have had to in times past. It just means they can spend more of their creative energy on the painting or drawing, rather than whittling and grinding.
how do you drag and drop midi files into piano roll without overwriting the previous midi? I can’t make chord progressions because whenever I drag new midi file notes in, it overwrites the one that was there. This is in FL Studio by the way
This is a pretty common issue when trying to use midi files in FL Studio. If you are trying to stitch 2 progressions together, I recommend opening a 2nd instrument, dragging the 2nd progression onto it, and then copy and paste the midi data at the end of the piano roll for the 1st instrument. I would not recommend using the single chord files from the unison midi chord pack in FL. Instead just use the chord tab in the piano roll of your instrument track. All of the same chords are easily imported from there. There are several DAWs that don’t have this problem, but FL is one that does. If that’s a deal breaker for you, I would recommend checking out the unison midi wizard instead.
Hey bud. In your channel rack, clone the sound you are using and stay in the same pattern. Drag n drop the new progression into the cloned piano role. If you enter that role, you'll be able to see what notes are being played in the original, itll show in grey behind the green notes ur using. Make ur thing in the clone, highlight it all, cut or copy it. *open up the original's piano role*. Paste. All combos in one spot :)
Hey! I can’t speak directly to Niko’s pack, as I don’t have it yet, but I have found the Unison midi chord pack to be worth what I paid for it. I might look into getting Niko’s pack and maybe do a comparison. Check out my video on Suggester app though. It’s really given me more value than I feel like any midi pack ever could! ➡️ czcams.com/video/F2qTQaexJmY/video.html
Just pulled up FL 20 and gave it a shot. I see what you're saying. TBH like I said in the video, it's really all about the progressions. Those drag in just fine into FL. If you ever want to combine 2 progressions, you could always drag the 2nd progression into another instrument and then copy/paste those chords into the other instrument. Not ideal, but not too hard of a work around. Also, if you're trying to get single chords in midi form, I would just use the chord list in the piano roll in FL. Every chord imaginable is in the little hamburger menu. You just select the chord type and place on the correct starting note.
Honestly I literally pay no attention to what cords I'm using or the key or anything other then how it sounds. I know what sounds good and what dont, while I know music theory to a degree, I dont actually need to know.
My bad on such a late reply. This comment must have slipped through the cracks. Not sure if there is a tuning fork auv3, but I think tuning bass by ear is the way to go, even if it takes some practice. A quick hack, play your notes up 2 octaves to get the true pitch of your 808, and then drop it back down afterwards.
Each midi progression file is labeled w/ the roman numeral functions. Those files are inside of folders that are labeled w/ the name of the key. As long as you know the scale, you’ll know the chords based on the roman numerals. For example, in the key of C Major I-vi-IV-V-I is C Major-a minor-F Major-G Major-C Major.
Hello Moises. I personally have had a good experience with them. I’ve only ever bought the midi chord pack from them, but it was legit. I haven’t seen anything to suggest they are running a scam or anything.
The Company is A-Okay! I bought some packes and they work more then perfect with my Reaper DAW. I also had some problems being a newbee to Unison stuff. Had the most nice and quick support you can think of! :-)
When I get beat block I give my ears 👂 a break because you’ve probably heard the beat 20,000 times and normally I work on a new project or listen 👂 to something in the same genre to see if I get inspired. Also, I download the beat and listen to it outside. Change of scenery.
All great ideas!!
Thanks for the video! And even more thanks for showing how you used it all. I'm very much a newbie and so I was overwhelmed by choices and new controls, this eased my mind by a mile!
That’s awesome! Happy to help! 👍🏽 Definitely a learning curve when first getting started, but the more consistent time you put into it, then quicker it’ll come to you! Feel free to use my channel as a resource! You can reach out on IG or Twitter if you ever have questions!
When I get beat block I go from app to just a different interface of a daw give me inspiration and another good genre of music i got between Rap, R&B, Gospel and Country those two things usually help me
That’s great! IDK if I could handle switching DAWs too often. It’s like when I get into one, it rewires my brain and it’s hard to go back. lol
I legitimately got the Unison Midi ad as a pre roll ad
lol 😆 Their ads be all over my videos!
You can actually download many midi packs for free. All Unison does is gather as many free midi chord progressions and drum loops as they can find online and repackage them and sell them for $60 bucks per plug in. It's nice if you have the extra money and you like having everything in a single organized bundle.
When I posted this video 2 years ago, Unison wasn’t as big as it is now and there wasn’t as much controversy surrounding them. I didn’t pay full price for this pack (which I stated in the video). I paid about $35 which seemed like a fair price to me for what they were offering. I don’t think I’d pay $60 for it. From the way the pack is laid out, it doesn’t seem like they gather a bunch of random free midi files and repackaged them, but if that’s the case, that’s too bad.
May I suggest Suggester, an iOS app for progressions. It has IAP so you can try it, then it's about USD10 if you like it. I do and I have no affiliation to the developer. You can connect it directly in BM3 which I have yet to try. There's also loads of free midi on the web. Loads!
This is super dope! Thanks! I’m going to check this out!
Really useful, thanks man. For beat block I think trying things I've never done before that make me feel mad uncomfortable can just stretch my imagination and open up a whole new world I can dive into. For example limiting my instruments to just one thing like guitar, making me think how can I get the most out of this for chords, melody and feel, effortlessly. Thats a whole world just there, Its always how we look at it, really beat block could be gods way of saying, try something new and be bold, theres always a world of fun in reach, just allow that creativity to flow through in finding that creativity.
Very well said! I can relate heavily. I honestly stumbled into some of my best tracks by just trying something new!
Terrific video....good, clear explanation, and extremely useful. Got to be worth the money with the discount, surely?
Definitely worth it! The chord progressions are pretty saucy! 👌🏽
Thank you so much for your invaluable evaluation of the Unison Audio. For my 14 year old son who's creating music could you please tell me what is that touch screen device you are using. It just looks as though it makes life easier to use your hands quickly than using a mouse via a laptop. He also plays the piano and is a natural improviser on the "fly" can he record his piano and then layer the music with beats etc. Which is probably the most competent DAW package that can do all the - record from his playing, drag and drop, mix, edit you name it all the necessities for making ones own music to bring to market. Also what package do you use and can it do all the necessities as detailed. Respect and positivity to you. Thanks from UK.
Thanks for the question! Props to you for supporting your son in his musical endeavors! I was about his age when I got started. The device I’m using is an iPad pro! Everything you’re asking is 100% possible on this hardware. I highly recommend checking out this video that I did ➡️ czcams.com/video/QEP_SvCIgJc/video.html It’ll answer a lot of the questions you’re asking very succinctly. Feel free to DM me on IG or Twitter @jahrellamani if you have any other questions!
That was very helpful and informative, thank you
👍🏽🙂👍🏽
Great video boss! I just started producing 8 months ago, but when I get beat block, I just step away for a couple of days, do regular life stuff then come back at it with fresh, rested ears and I'm all good!
Thanks! That’s great! Yeah, sometimes we underestimate giving ourselves a little distance from it and coming back refreshed. Only becomes a problem if you don’t come back!
@@MusicTechnologist Always Come Back or I'll go crazy. DJ'ing and Music Production keep me sane. Keep up the great videos!
straight vibes
🙏🏽
Be nice if someone showed how you load the pack into Garageband.
Sorry, I don’t cover a lot of garageband material on my channel, but I am happy to help! Tap the loop button in the upper right corner of Garageband, tap “files”, and then tap “browse items from the files app.” Then go ahead and import the files exactly how you would an audio file, and then drag the midi file over your instrument track. 👍🏽
@@MusicTechnologist
I am using MacOS Big Sur and Garageband 10.4 Tapping the Loop in the upper right hand corner, I get Loops Packs: All Packs.
There is nothing about files or importing files.
When I tried to just drag those files in I get the Plus symbol for a second and then disappears and release has it just bounce back.
I am suspecting these need to be somehow loaded directly into my ~Library/Apple_Loops or something like that.
Even the maker does not know how to do this! It is an absolutely WTF moment for me. like 40 million Garageband users up against maybe 2-3 million Logic.
Have you ever run across a Garageband person?
Thanks
Thank you for the very useful video. What is the copyright rules on using those samples? Are they just mine to use in my songs the way I see fit?
Great question! There is no way that unison can copyright these because they are just chords, and a chord cannot belong to any one person. They are just midi files with no accompanying sounds, so you won’t run into any legal trouble just throwing them in your music.
@@MusicTechnologist On Unison web page they write: 100% Royalty Free
but like what camera are you using? haha looks so good
Haha thanks! I use the DJI OSMO Pocket. ➡️ amzn.to/2MXevmY
Music Technologist oh word. imma check it
Hey brother, firstly I want to say thank you for making this video. Secondly, where did you find that background LED lighting? That looks 🔥
Thanks a lot, man! Got em on Amazon! These ones have the best value! ➡️ amzn.to/2B7BUzq
Thank man. Very nice teaching.
Thanks! ✊🏽
This killed the most importat thing in any art: Creativity.
Every second tard can put that shit together, that dont earn shit. You cant put that stuff up on beatstars
@Dioni Sánchez I think that’s only true if you fail to use tools like this creatively. Using a midi file can help you to focus more on sound design without burning out trying to find the perfect set of chords. These files are editable, which gives the producer the ability to tweak them and maybe even end up with a chord progression that’s entirely different. People draw and paint without having to hand craft their own art supplies as someone might have had to in times past. It just means they can spend more of their creative energy on the painting or drawing, rather than whittling and grinding.
@Dioni Sánchez I think you're wrong, this actually sparks creativity..
Thank you! nice video! I had some doubts but with this explanation from you I've just bought it!
Nice! Idk why people hate on it so much. It’s a simple helpful tool! Maybe it’s because it’s so overhyped.
Nice beat
Thanks fam! 🙏🏽
how do you drag and drop midi files into piano roll without overwriting the previous midi? I can’t make chord progressions because whenever I drag new midi file notes in, it overwrites the one that was there. This is in FL Studio by the way
This is a pretty common issue when trying to use midi files in FL Studio. If you are trying to stitch 2 progressions together, I recommend opening a 2nd instrument, dragging the 2nd progression onto it, and then copy and paste the midi data at the end of the piano roll for the 1st instrument. I would not recommend using the single chord files from the unison midi chord pack in FL. Instead just use the chord tab in the piano roll of your instrument track. All of the same chords are easily imported from there. There are several DAWs that don’t have this problem, but FL is one that does. If that’s a deal breaker for you, I would recommend checking out the unison midi wizard instead.
Hey bud. In your channel rack, clone the sound you are using and stay in the same pattern. Drag n drop the new progression into the cloned piano role. If you enter that role, you'll be able to see what notes are being played in the original, itll show in grey behind the green notes ur using. Make ur thing in the clone, highlight it all, cut or copy it. *open up the original's piano role*. Paste. All combos in one spot :)
Hi, How about the unison melody bundle? is it worth it? thanks
I don’t actually have that pack, but from the demos on their website, they sound pretty dope! 👍🏽
Hi I'd like to purchase this.. how does this compare to Niko's midi pack?
Hey! I can’t speak directly to Niko’s pack, as I don’t have it yet, but I have found the Unison midi chord pack to be worth what I paid for it. I might look into getting Niko’s pack and maybe do a comparison. Check out my video on Suggester app though. It’s really given me more value than I feel like any midi pack ever could! ➡️ czcams.com/video/F2qTQaexJmY/video.html
Great chord pack but still cant copy and past more than one chord in FL studio 20 piano roll.
NOT a Unison Chord problem
Just pulled up FL 20 and gave it a shot. I see what you're saying. TBH like I said in the video, it's really all about the progressions. Those drag in just fine into FL. If you ever want to combine 2 progressions, you could always drag the 2nd progression into another instrument and then copy/paste those chords into the other instrument. Not ideal, but not too hard of a work around. Also, if you're trying to get single chords in midi form, I would just use the chord list in the piano roll in FL. Every chord imaginable is in the little hamburger menu. You just select the chord type and place on the correct starting note.
I got the packs but how do you put them into BM3
😉 ➡️ czcams.com/video/pkXwbBYRaAg/video.html
Any idea how to install it into Logic pro? Or do i drag and drop it straight from the file?
I don’t use Logic, but drag and drop will definitely work. You can also just copy the folder to whatever directory you keep your samples in.
Honestly I literally pay no attention to what cords I'm using or the key or anything other then how it sounds. I know what sounds good and what dont, while I know music theory to a degree, I dont actually need to know.
this vs Orb Producer Suite? (4 plugins with AI for 99€)
It looks really cool, but I do the bulk of my music production on the iPad, and Orb is only compatible with mac and PC.
Hey man , I’m wondering how you can tune your 808s in BeatMaker 3 , if theirs a tuning fork auv3 or something similar.
czcams.com/video/GJ8xA51L9GU/video.html. Go to the 18:32 mark. Let me know if that works.
My bad on such a late reply. This comment must have slipped through the cracks. Not sure if there is a tuning fork auv3, but I think tuning bass by ear is the way to go, even if it takes some practice. A quick hack, play your notes up 2 octaves to get the true pitch of your 808, and then drop it back down afterwards.
How many progressions does it have
Once you really dig into it, there’s essentially 48 chord progressions copy/pasted over all 12 keys.
what app is that?
That is BeatMaker 3! It’s the DAW I use on iPad to make all of my music.
How do you know what the chords are? If you wanted to add guitar how can you know what those chords are?
Each midi progression file is labeled w/ the roman numeral functions. Those files are inside of folders that are labeled w/ the name of the key. As long as you know the scale, you’ll know the chords based on the roman numerals. For example, in the key of C Major I-vi-IV-V-I is C Major-a minor-F Major-G Major-C Major.
Google "Nashville number system"
I wish the did a pack for chutulu
Hey is this a legit company? I have been seeing a lot of bad negative reviews and only a few good comments!!!
Hello Moises. I personally have had a good experience with them. I’ve only ever bought the midi chord pack from them, but it was legit. I haven’t seen anything to suggest they are running a scam or anything.
The Company is A-Okay! I bought some packes and they work more then perfect with my Reaper DAW. I also had some problems being a newbee to Unison stuff. Had the most nice and quick support you can think of! :-)
who got the link to the pack tho
If it’s worth having, it’s worth buying ➡️ bit.ly/3erC5oJ
Good video, all you need to do is say that it's a paid endorsement.
@@stewedfaster439 Great point! LMAO!
HAPPY NEW YEAR!