30 Music Production Tips in Under 16 Minutes
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The advice offered here is incredibly generous and useful. I say that as a 70 something composer who's been in and out of studios since the 60's. Thanks for this.
Tell us your wisdom O wise one đ«Ą
I really appreciate the drum loop trick, I've been struggling with drums a lot so thanks for the tip
Amazing video btw
Thank you so much for putting this together. As a 61 year-old amateur musician, recording, producing and releasing my own music (under the artist name 58frogs), nearly every one of these tips resonated with me (only excepting the vocal ones as I only do instrumental). Iâve saved this video for future reference as Iâll never remember it all! Keep producing great content Nathan - you certainly know your stuff!
I think this type of video is how I found this channel originally. One clipper I love is kclip by kazerog. Itâs super light on cpu and it has crazy over sampling that you can just render with but not produce with, so it saves cpu but it still over samples. Another great clipper is newfangled audio saturate. This one sounds the best but makes your cpu work harder.
These were great tips, Nathan! Thanks for sharing your skills!
I'm so thankful for the time you took to compile such useful information!! Appreciate you
Good stuff man, thanks for sharing!
Great tips! I loved the MIDI inversion tip - definitely using it in my next beat :)
Thank you bro for another great video. I watched it twice to grasp all the knowledge deeply. Keep dropping such wisdom gems.
This was super useful, thank you! Especially the vocals tip.
Lots of great bits here. I've been producing for a while so have definitely come across a lot before but it's always great to refresh your memory and there will always be something you missed the first time. Never stop learning
You are incredibly appreciated. Thanks Nathan - cheers from NYC
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Really fantastic. I appreciate how to the point you are.
Amazing tips Thank you so much đŻâđŸ Stay blessed đđŸ
Excellent reminders of doos and newbies like stacking vox not just dubbling, also for the clipping suggestion.... hope baby doing fine Nathan x
Awesome vids my brother. Really cool tips here.
Very good tips, good luck on all your endeavoursâïž
This list took a long time to compile. Thank you
All super solid. Thanks!
Amazing tips Nathan, thank you! Cheers from Brazil
Commenting again, cos this is such a fantastic video. You fitted so much in, really useful and really concise. Made me want to go and try to be better at this. Great job, sir.
Outstanding video, I really like the rapid fire format!
All of em are just KILLER stuff... Honestly... but # 28 just got me cracking !! Thanks millions mate for these real Gems....đ€đđđ„
Thanks for these tips ... ur videos keep helping me ...thanks for ur efforts....keep rockingâââ€
Great video. Just got myself Logic Pro, been writing on iPad mostly so getting my head around the new DAW, but having fun and thatâs the main thing for me, create and have fun
Itâs crazy getting logic after working with garage band for a while I swear
@@Bittamin I have GarageBand on iOS since I cant upgrade my MacBook to macOS Big Sur so I cant use logic or GarageBand :( SAD
@@4ytherium Iâm sorry dude but stick in there. Your passion is strong enough to create on the phone and thatâs important. Just create within the boundaries youâre given. Do you record live instruments and stuff a lot as well or do you mix with samples given to you, or compose within the DAW itself from scratch with a mix of all of these things??
Thanks very informative
Wow! Smartest person I have ever listened to. PHENOMENAL CLEAR AND VALUABLE THINKING!!! And no arrogance or posing either!!!
These are very good tips!!
This video is so worth rewatching đŻđŻ
Hey Nathan - Love your channel and tips. Iâve seen you do many tips on vocals but had a question about whether youâve ever done a before/after video on a âmediocreâ singer and shown what a good producer can or canât do? Many of us out here doing our own music are probably in that category. Totally understand the initial performance matters a ton, and you seem to have a talented roster and coach your singers, but some of us are limited in what we can actually do and wonder how much a pro can or canât help. Thx!
Thanks :-)
Man, everything is useful đđŸđđŸđȘđŸ
Great tips, thanks đ
Super tips! đđ»đđ»
thank you for the tips!
Thanks Bro. You are the real deal!đŻ
Great video đ€đŒ
very interesting and useful! thanks for the tips!!!
Absolutely!
OMG!!!! THANK YOU FOR ALLLLLLL OF THIS
Thank you for the reminder to have fun. It's funny how quick we forgot to make it fun. Thank you for this video and list.
This was super helpful
This is all such great advice!
This is gold â€đŻđ„
One tip I can offer for finding the correct volume is to listen to the whole track very quietly - you'll notice transients and the loudest elements first in this situation and it can help you gauge what the most important parts of your mix you want loud.
Great techniques đ
You are the best bro, thanks alot for the info..
Great stuff! Thanks!
Thank you for the tipsđđđđ
Number 6 was great advice... Setting levels..
Ayyy represent to Streaky! Thatâs whatâs up. Havenât heard another channel give him props before đ€đŒđ€đŒ
Thx for this. Great stuff!
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Solid gold bangers top to bottom BIGGUPS
Thank you sir
Wow I will have to try out point 13! I have never thought of doing that.
Thanks for this, legend
these are some good tips!
As a bedroom producer of about a year, this is super helpful! Thanks!
Loved #22! It is so important.
(2:32) I really glad you brought this up. I still donât necessarily understand. But I think I understand the concept of this tip. Thank you for all of these tips. I needed this a lot đŻ. You are the absolute best!! đđ
Amazing!
Learn music theory got me to hit the thumbs up. Have Fun is also a super important tip. I'm going to give more attention to how I can be of service to people with my music.
This is true Iâve been recording and producing music for a decade now itâs only been the past year or so Iâve been confident in what Iâm doing. In my experience the best thing to do is to work really hard mastering your skills for 2-3 year and then put it all to practice as much as you can. Work with musicians and get feedback from others. The BIG game changer too is to use reference tracks listen to the volume, width, tone everything and if the song is similar to the one youâre working on then copy it. Try to get your mix to sound as close as possible and then you will start to learn how to mix and master properly. From a creative point of view just try stuff, reverse guitar parts, automate a massive reverb on a vocal for one powerful word. Work hard and experiment, donât think too much about it and if it sounds good it sounds good. Sending love from Glasgow â€
Great Tips!
some nice tricks there that I will surely try out.
Sometimes with dense tracks, the simpler the gooder. Sometimes it is hard to quit a project. I have lots of "Almosts". There were a couple that were a time wasting obsession. Others, I stopped, for as much as three years, got back, and just finished in a couple of days.
I find just recording with a cardioid polar pattern (a one directional mic pattern for people who don't know the terms) is good for untreated, or not well treated rooms. Even with a condenser mic. Mic placement is huge in avoiding unwanted noise. But nothing beats a well treated room and a decent mic.
As for a better tip for getting good levels: set a kick drum reference. Should be about -6dB for the loudest kick in the song, if you're using the standard metering on a DAW.
Very good Nathan...
thanks good advises,
đ phew !! Thatâs a lotta tips!! Awesome video
I loved your advise personally as a producer i can't agree more with the tip to learn music theroy without i don't know what im doing but i learned it to a grade 2 level and can completely under stand music.
Appreciate thisâŒïž
You got it đ
Re #8: I personally prefer making a "why" instead of a "hi" sound (especially for death metal recordings), I feel the position of my mouth opens more when making a 'Y' sound.
Though, as with everything, whichever works best for you is probably what you should be doing. Fantastic tips!
Very good đđâŒïž
Just subscribed! Looking forward to more content!
What are those lights behind you? I love them!
Thanks! They're pavotubes
Nice list of tips, Nathan! Will we remember to follow this advice?
greattttt tips! please use the chapter text on screen like you have here and use the youtube chapters in the video. really really helpful for quick referencing
Yo this is awesome thanks so much man. Nice little tips some I had a vague idea about but itâs nice to put words as to whatâs happening. Some of this was definitely new to me too.
Ngl as a vocalist that trick about softer âIâsâ literally blew my mind. I look like an idiot singing the word over and over again right now.
Yes, I noticed that when I have a joy during production -> listeners also have a joy during listening
just wow ... much informative .. love from India đźđł
Thank you :)
thanks!
26# really slapped me in the face . Thankyou đ
Thank you very much.
Damn these are great tips. Iâm one to despise click bait videos so this is a refreshing take. I agree with all his tips
#30 is top, above all) keep up with that!
On your phone you can get an app called blocs wave and record your own loops then import them into another app called launchpad. Its sometimes a good way to get creative juices flowing and a good way to kill time while waiting for the bus
#21 was helpful for me. Going to try out inversions on different tracks. Thanks!
Can someone explain to me what "inversions" refers to?
@@samwheeler6213 In a nutshell, a chord inversion is just rearranging the order of the notes in a chord, so that the root note is no longer the bass note. For example playing what is normally the 3rd as the bass note. Tons of videos on CZcams about it.
93% of the time, huh? Unison finally got to you đ€Łđ€Ł
Nah - just a joke. Not a fan of Unison. At. All.
i thought noone would understand the joke but i was wrong... this means that unison has a very high budget and is primarily focused on paying for ads instead of making quality products lmao
I got an Unison ad before the video đ
#22 I do know theory (a lot) and this is a trigger alert but you said it well and now I agree more. Thanks
Ah, you're following Jordan's channel too. The clipper on drums was eye-opening for me. Thanks for this overview, Nathan!
Jordan's great. He and I have talked a bit too. Solid dude
Kinda the best channel for audio producers. Really appreciate the work. QUESTION: Logic on full volume still just isn't close to being loud enough to hear through my monitors... I know apple dose this to leave room for mixing/mastering (head room), but I can't hear it well enough even still to be useful in producing my work. I imagine I'm doing something wrong?
I found your tips jbteresting because alot of the vocal tips specifically are exactly the opposite if what you'd do in a live context. Funny how that works depending on environment đ
First point is 'effing true đ„
Music theory isn't so much restrictions, it's more like learning a language. I think of it more as learning how to use notes, chords, voicings, scales, inversions, chord changes, and so on, as a way to communicate, knowing music theory helps you be able to intentionally and efficiently convey emotion.
Number 28. OUCH! that hurts man! đŁ but thank you though! This is valuable stuff you're telling me!
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Iâve been producing since I could walk. Iâm 36 years old now and havenât made a penny working for my dream.. it has been the craziest thing to think about, that I am either more talented than most ppl I come in contact with on a daily basis, yet I donât make nearly as much money as them and struggle.
Oh yea, I forgot to mention, I was addicted to drugs my entire 20s which led me to prison for 5 years!!
Is it so much to ask to simply support your family with something you love to do? Iâm not even greedy.. I just want financial stability and to reach the world with my beats!
I mean my beats ARE THE NEXT BIG BREAKTHROUGH!!
If there anyone here that can point me in the right direction⊠I just want to provide for my 1 year old and start my career!!
Iâm way to talented!!
And Iâm sure others can relate!!
here before this blows up
My man. đ
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Dude thank you so much! You are so helpful for a bedroom song producer like myself. That tip about turning your head to the side when singing vocals instead of backing up is definitely one I will be using on my next production. Also, maybe neglecting to use clipping is what is keeping my tracks back as well.
Gems!
Actually volume and compression last, even after panning because effects, EQ alter volume. But you make some good points.