@Hexspa
4. I learned this arrangement formula with Berklee Online: Lead, Groove, Wildcard. At any moment, you mostly want those three things clearly defined. Your lead is usually a singer or soloist, your groove is your drums and bass and wildcard is the unique featured supporting instrument. Listen to your favorite records through this prism and ask yourself how you can apply it to your arrangements and mixing.
@aznjr
finally a music production tip video where the tips are actually specific AND showing the actual process instead of just explaining the complicated action i was supposed to do
@EONN_BLUE
Mad respect for the "if it sounds good, don't listen to me tip" I run into that sometimes when EQ'ing low end out of instruments. I feel like it sounds better with the low end mixed in with my kick and bass so i don't do it sometimes. Rock on dude great video.
@kurtafterall
Automating the gain control rather than volume has never occured to me🤯 thanks for pointing that out!
@joe44850
This video is GOLD. I so needed it a year ago. I realized a lot of this over a long course of time. I hope people realize how much time this advice has saved them.
@stutones
Great video - definitely covers many of the tips I’ve learned since really getting into production in the last couple of years. Probably main other big tips are focus on the mix not the master. Master should be minimal change in comparison - back to not being able to polish a turd.
@Nicholasiz
All of these are good tips, been producing for about 9 years and these things came naturally after hours of production. Listen to the man
@I_am_Screech
Side chain is underrated imagine I never use it on kick and 808 I’ll use it on reverb and delay for vocals or I’ll side chain the bass in pianos or guitars to keep the fundamental frequencies of those instruments without having them compete with an 808
@ColinCharisma
Thanks! :) these are useful tips, something for everyone in here.
@LionElAton
This is by far one of the best videos I’ve ever seen on music. Incredible work!
@heinrichsmit2
Reverb throws are also great for making everything work together because you have more control than just a reverb send or bus. If you high pass the send it will sound much cleaner and help your bass come out. Even just low shelfing it is also okay
@giannimassaro4636
Thank you so much for taking a holistic approach to this advice! Music production is so much more than just making beats. It's theory, sound design, mixing, arrangement, and so much more!
@EthanMckennaMusic
Awesome overview!!! Very helpful to hear all these ideas in one place
@GetSongsDone
staring at rice is not cooking rice - Taoist proverb
@jimgrice3888
Nice compendium of general and some less general tips! Love it! And thanks for quoting (indirectly?) Joe Meek! "If it sounds good, it IS good".
@LeahSeabourne
14:06 OMG THAT'S GENIUS. How did I not think of that? Not being able to move the fader is so irritating
@MikeReadsMeComics
Just found you today. Well done. Your obvious proficiency and passion is astounding. I also REALLY like how you very nicely tell people to quit being bad and lazy at songwriting. 🤣👍🤘
@EfepeMusic
Thank you! This not only helped me discover new things, but also review what I already knew. New sub 🙌🏼
@vewilli
This was/is an an extremely good and helpful video. THANK YOU. So good tips in a short time. For me a 20 minutes long video for each tip would be great. Or at least for some tips, e. g. sidechaining, reference songs, and many more. But my first impression of this video tells me where I must improve. I had no idea of the way of automation with the gain plugin, and I have no idea of so many things seen in these tips! THANKS FOR THIS VIDEO.
@b00ts4ndc4ts