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AJ on the Keys
United Kingdom
Приєднався 14 січ 2017
Cook ups, tutorials, challenges and everything in between, all focused on R&B and making music that has some soul!
How To Make Dark Pop/R&B Beats For SZA!
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FREE R&B One Shot pack! (All sampled from my Prophet 6 analog synth) - tinyurl.com/aj-otk-free-analog-samples
Courses Here - tinyurl.com/aj-otk-courses
Sample Packs Here - tinyurl.com/ajotkpacks
Beats - tinyurl.com/ajotkbeats
My Private Community (shhh) - tinyurl.com/producers-paradise
Everything Else - songsauce.co.uk/
INSTAGRAM - itsajonthekeys
TIKTOK - tiktok.com/@itsajonthekeyss
For business enquiries and services - itsajonthekeys@gmail.com
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In this video I cook up a quick beat for SZA taking inspiration from SOS and CTRL. I go for a smooth pop r&b vibe layering up synths with downtempo drums and vibey melodic layers before diving into creating crazy textures using fx.
OASIS Drumkit - tinyurl.com/aj-otk-oasis-drums
FREE R&B One Shot pack! (All sampled from my Prophet 6 analog synth) - tinyurl.com/aj-otk-free-analog-samples
Courses Here - tinyurl.com/aj-otk-courses
Sample Packs Here - tinyurl.com/ajotkpacks
Beats - tinyurl.com/ajotkbeats
My Private Community (shhh) - tinyurl.com/producers-paradise
Everything Else - songsauce.co.uk/
INSTAGRAM - itsajonthekeys
TIKTOK - tiktok.com/@itsajonthekeyss
For business enquiries and services - itsajonthekeys@gmail.com
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In this video I cook up a quick beat for SZA taking inspiration from SOS and CTRL. I go for a smooth pop r&b vibe layering up synths with downtempo drums and vibey melodic layers before diving into creating crazy textures using fx.
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Making Chill Alt Rap For Tyler, The Creator | Chromakopia Cook Up
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Book a free 1-1 discovery call with me! - tinyurl.com/aj-coaching OASIS Drumkit - tinyurl.com/aj-otk-oasis-drums FREE R&B One Shot pack! (All sampled from my Prophet 6 analog synth) - tinyurl.com/aj-otk-free-analog-samples Courses Here - tinyurl.com/aj-otk-courses Sample Packs Here - tinyurl.com/ajotkpacks Beats - tinyurl.com/ajotkbeats My Private Community (shhh) - tinyurl.com/producers-paradi...
This Will Change How You Use Compression Forever
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In this video I go over what I think are the 2 key things in making compression work FOR you instead of AGAINST you. I give a detailed breakdown on to hear compression and how to get compressors to give you the sound that you're looking for and nothing else. Hope you enjoy! OASIS Drumkit - tinyurl.com/aj-otk-oasis-drums FREE R&B One Shot pack! (All sampled from my Prophet 6 analog synth) - tiny...
How To Make Music Like Billie Eilish (Chihiro, Birds of a Feather)
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In this video, I make a Billie Eilish inspired song from scratch, using her new album hit me hard and soft as inspiration. I specifically went for a vibe similar to Chirihiro and Birds of a Feather on this one as those are my faves from the album. I get into drum programming, cool bass grooves, layering bass sounds, some really rhodes sounds and a little vocal idea! Hope ya dig! OASIS Drumkit -...
HOW TO BROCKHAMPTON | Alternative R&B Tutorial
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OASIS Drumkit - tinyurl.com/aj-otk-oasis-drums FREE R&B One Shot pack! (All sampled from my Prophet 6 analog synth) - tinyurl.com/aj-otk-free-analog-samples Courses Here - tinyurl.com/aj-otk-courses Sample Packs Here - tinyurl.com/ajotkpacks Beats - tinyurl.com/ajotkbeats Everything Else - songsauce.co.uk/ INSTAGRAM - itsajonthekeys TIKTOK - tiktok.com/@itsajonthekeyss For busine...
How Saturation Can Take Your Music To The Next Level (Full Guide)
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Saturation is one of the most important tools in any musician's arsenal but using it correctly isn't easy. In this tutorial I'll show you exactly how to use saturation to make your music louder, smoother and more polished. I'll also show you how saturation works and demonstrate my entire workflow when using saturation from an empty project template to the final mix bus. Get saturating! OASIS Dr...
How To Make A Beat For Timbaland! 2000's R&B vibes
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OASIS Drumkit - tinyurl.com/aj-otk-oasis-drums FREE R&B One Shot pack! (All sampled from my Prophet 6 analog synth) - tinyurl.com/aj-otk-free-analog-samples Courses Here - tinyurl.com/aj-otk-courses Sample Packs Here - tinyurl.com/ajotkpacks Beats - tinyurl.com/ajotkbeats Everything Else - songsauce.co.uk/ INSTAGRAM - itsajonthekeys TIKTOK - tiktok.com/@itsajonthekeyss For busine...
How To Make IGOR Type Beats From Scratch, FAST
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OASIS Drumkit - tinyurl.com/aj-otk-oasis-drums FREE R&B One Shot pack! (All sampled from my Prophet 6 analog synth) - tinyurl.com/aj-otk-free-analog-samples Courses Here - tinyurl.com/aj-otk-courses Sample Packs Here - tinyurl.com/ajotkpacks Beats - tinyurl.com/ajotkbeats Everything Else - songsauce.co.uk/ INSTAGRAM - itsajonthekeys TIKTOK - tiktok.com/@itsajonthekeyss For busine...
Making the SMOOTHEST R&B Beat For Frank Ocean!
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OASIS Drumkit - tinyurl.com/aj-otk-oasis-drums FREE R&B One Shot pack! (All sampled from my Prophet 6 analog synth) - tinyurl.com/aj-otk-free-analog-samples Courses Here - tinyurl.com/aj-otk-courses Sample Packs Here - tinyurl.com/ajotkpacks Beats - tinyurl.com/ajotkbeats Everything Else - songsauce.co.uk/ INSTAGRAM - itsajonthekeys TIKTOK - tiktok.com/@itsajonthekeyss For busine...
How To Make Beats Like Smino + Monte Booker
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In this video I make an alt rnb beat inspired by monte booker and smino from scratch. If you've been wondering how to produce music like smino, then dw I got you. Monte and smino have made some crazy records together so I had to recreate their sound for myself. I showcase some of the washed out synths monte booker loves to use and get into some drum programming which shows off the pockets smino...
How to 4batz | Sexy R&B Beat Tutorial
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OASIS Drumkit - tinyurl.com/aj-otk-oasis-drums FREE R&B One Shot pack! (All sampled from my Prophet 6 analog synth) - tinyurl.com/aj-otk-free-analog-samples Courses Here - tinyurl.com/aj-otk-courses Sample Packs Here - tinyurl.com/ajotkpacks Beats - tinyurl.com/ajotkbeats Everything Else - songsauce.co.uk/ INSTAGRAM - itsajonthekeys TIKTOK - tiktok.com/@itsajonthekeyss For busine...
How Artemas Builds Breathtaking Alt R&B Worlds From Scratch
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In this video I break down some of Artemas' amazing production secrets and share some of his favourite tips and tricks. I'll show you how to create an alt rnb beat for Artemas from scratch and how you can use some of Artemas' production secrets in your own beats. Enjoy! OASIS Drumkit - tinyurl.com/aj-otk-oasis-drums FREE R&B One Shot pack! (All sampled from my Prophet 6 analog synth) - tinyurl....
How To Make Stunning Kanye West Inspired Beats From Scratch
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OASIS Drumkit - tinyurl.com/aj-otk-oasis-drums FREE R&B One Shot pack! (All sampled from my Prophet 6 analog synth) - tinyurl.com/aj-otk-free-analog-samples Courses Here - tinyurl.com/aj-otk-courses Sample Packs Here - tinyurl.com/ajotkpacks Beats - tinyurl.com/ajotkbeats Everything Else - songsauce.co.uk/ INSTAGRAM - itsajonthekeys TIKTOK - tiktok.com/@itsajonthekeyss For busine...
How To Create Amazing R&B Drums From Scratch
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OASIS Drumkit - tinyurl.com/aj-otk-oasis-drums FREE R&B One Shot pack! (All sampled from my Prophet 6 analog synth) - tinyurl.com/aj-otk-free-analog-samples Courses Here - tinyurl.com/aj-otk-courses Sample Packs Here - tinyurl.com/ajotkpacks Beats - tinyurl.com/ajotkbeats Everything Else - songsauce.co.uk/ INSTAGRAM - itsajonthekeys TIKTOK - tiktok.com/@itsajonthekeyss For busine...
How To Make Your Synths Feel Alive Like Tyler, the Creator's
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FREE R&B One Shot pack! (All sampled from my Prophet 6 analog synth) - tinyurl.com/aj-otk-free-analog-samples Moody Piano's Sample Pack Here - tinyurl.com/ajotk-moody-pianos Check out my Frank Ocean course here - tinyurl.com/aj-otk-frank-ocean-course Courses Here - tinyurl.com/aj-otk-courses Sample Packs Here - tinyurl.com/ajotkpacks Beats - tinyurl.com/ajotkbeats Everything Else - songsauce.co...
The Production Secrets Behind The Weeknd's Insane Success
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How To Make Alt/Jazz Rap That Makes You FEEL SOMETHING Like Mac Miller's Did...
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How To Produce Like Brent Faiyaz | Making Dark R&B From Scratch
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What Every Producer Can Learn From Frank Ocean's Genius
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How To Make Music Like Giveon | Old School R&B From Scratch
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How Tyler The Creator Makes Alt/Jazz Rap From Scratch
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Artemas' Alt-R&B Secrets | How To Make A Full Alt-R&B Song From Scratch
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How to Artemas | Making Alternative R&B from Scratch
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very good bro
Love the beat!! What bass did you use?
Appreciate it! It's the scarbee P bass from Kontakt!
The piano ruins it for me.
Darling, I and Judge Judy go hard af
Lets GOOOOO, also what DAW is this?
Studio One my bro!
What vst was the bass(preset) on Kontakt?
Scarbee P bass I think! That's what I usually use in this genre
Great presentation. You might want to consider talking way more slowly. Why the hurry? I hear you gasping for air repeatedly, what for? Your target audience is probably intermediate sound engineers. You leave them no time to let stuff sink in. Secondly, you might want to consider inserting little summaries before moving on to the next topic. A possible addition to this subject: on vocals, where do you put your delay; before or after compression it's my experience that it makes quite a difference and can lead to unintended effects.
Firstly thanks for taking the time to leave constructive feedback my friend! Love that, and it's my first couple times doing videos like this definitely on a learning curve. Yeah not sure on the pacing maybe I need to slow down - I guess because it's second nature to me I'm speeding through too fast thinking my audience will find it super easy to pick up, forgetting of course that it took me years to learn this myself! Definitely feel you on the summaries that's an awesome shout I'm gonna get that in the next tutorial video I do. Also I would never (or very very rarely) be using a delay as an insert on a vocal track. Id use it as a bus and therefore it would always be after compression. However you can actually get some cool effects by compressing your delay send heavily and playing with the pumping effects that can give!
I mean this as constructive criticism, but your voice is sounding weird, like it's doubled and distorted, I don't know how to describe it better. But people may be suspicious of a video about audio production when the video's audio sounds weird
Ok that is weird, thanks for pointing out - I think it might be a export issue but I'm gonna check that out. Never had that feedback before on my other videos so something must've gone wrong. Appreciate you!
@@AJontheKeys you have a huge (+15 db) harsh frequency at 3.3k,cut that out with a bell , wide Q , also give some air at 10 k(bell medium q) ,and small 3db boost at 160 hz,it will fixed that issue perfectly.
Never fully realised how saturation effected the dynamics of a sound, genuinely changes how I'm going to think about saturation in future
It can make a huge difference!
Sick video man, similar to the "When to use compression" section it would cool to get a video doing a quick overview for each of the most common tools and their purpose(s) i.e. when to use compression, eq, multiband compression, transient shapers, reverb, delay etc. I know you could do whole videos and series on each tool but a high-level overview of when and why you'd use each tool in the context of a mix would be useful.
Thanks a lot! Yeah for sure that's actually an awesome idea I would have loved to have that sort of video when I was starting out so I'm definitely gonna add that to my ideas list. Thank you 🤝🏻
appreciate the knowledge you are spreading bro
thank you bro!
Sick! How long have you been playing piano and making beats?
Around 7 years now! Still learning new stuff every day 🤝🏻
Saturation plugins to cop/to get: 1) Waves Magma BB Tubes 2) Plugin Alliance-HendyAmps The Oven 3) Tone Projects-HendyAmps Michelangelo 4) *Black Salt Audio Oxygen (very good but can easily go out of phase if you aren't monitoring its correlation) 5) Oversampled Pancz (odd-even harmonic saturator with transient shaping) 6) MIA Laboratories 990 Spark Multiband 7) high end saturation: Michelangelo (already listed) via Acustica Audio --- JAM & JAM 2 --- Pumpkin PRO --- Diamond D(ynamic) Saturator (Also watch it as this can go out of phase easily too) 8) Honourable Mentions: MIA Laboratories Pi And Phi MK II, W.A Production RedClip, IK Multimedia Pusher, Heavyocity Punish, etc.
homie this sounds NOTHING like billie. it sounds like a type beat trying to imitate billie and failing, honestly
Good examples for saturation uses! Would appreciate that we could listen to your A/B changes without speaking on top of it though for the future
Ah yeah, oops! I'll try and show some A/B with no speaking next time! Glad you liked the video :)
I have no idea why this entered my feed but glad it did. I have a design background and totally relate to the process
I have never done anything with making music but you got me so interested in this. It’s one aspect of creativity I’ve never poured into. I don’t even like billie Eilish that much 😂 Thanks for this ❤
Ah I'm so glad you enjoyed it, I love finding out about other aspects of creativity too! You're very welcome 😀
great video, love it ;)
Thank you! :)
This is like Kanye mike dean levels shit. Beautiful mate
Damn bro you're making me blush! Appreciate the kind words man, thank you
Dude. You’re actually too sick omg
bro please change the title its stressing me 😭 its CHIHIRO brother
Cheerio - hihi - ro.😂
Omg I'm so dumb! I even googled it to check the spelling and still got it wrong 😂 Good spot
@@AJontheKeys all good brother
Ended up sounding sick, G
Thank you man!
I always thought saturation refers to artifacts from magnetic tape saturation? Are you sure it has to do with analog circuitry overall?
Saturation is basically driving a linear circuit into non linear behaviour by overloading the input (as I understand it). So you can do it with tape and with transformers and with tubes :)
Which daw is this ?
Studio One!
love this
Thank you so much!!
Would you be able to tell us about these free tape saturaters please?
Izotope Vinyl is a good free option :)
@@AJontheKeys Ta.
I see you have Studio 1. My old pc had Artist. That had the Cana San Martin free tape simulator. When that machine broke I got a new one and re-installed Artist. Since then, I've now found it impossible to get the Cana San plug-in back on. I'd guess Presonus have stopped allowing 3rd party plug-ins on to Artist, you have to get a paying version to have this facility now. What say you?
@@thankyoudriver4219 Sorry man I have no idea I have only ever used Pro and I also use basically 0 Presonus plugins as I started using Studio One after I already had good 3rd party ones. Izotope Vinyl is pretty good though!
U going hard on the videos recently. Keep it up, UA-cam missing these type of videos. U gon go up!
Thank you my bro!! More coming soon too dw
Surely, if everything is “punching through”, nothing is “punching through”? 🤔
It all really comes down to reducing the crest factor bit by bit and how you want to treat the transients. For instance, you can compress a snare and add some saturation and use the compression to bring out the transient and shorten the sustain, making the transient more noticeable but keeping the peaks in control. You can also saturate a Rhodes to round the transient and thicken it up slightly. But yes, if everything is loud then nothing is, if everything is wide then nothing is. It's up to you to decide what elements you want to bring out :)
Such a great video brother! Love your energy.
Thank you bro! Always coming with the enthusiasm 😂
great video !
Thank you, appreciate it!
the music was really good but it was so loud over your talking
Yeah man this was before I really understood how to make good UA-cam videos 🤣 it's much better now
Very good video. Lately been loving saturation, on the lookout for tape machines, cassette decks/recorders, anything with that vintage colour, vibe and saturation, either in the format of an emulation plugin, or physical hardware
Thank you!! Yeah in all honesty Saturation is one of those things that I think sounds quite a lot better in hardware at the moment. I use a few different outboard pieces to saturate during the tracking and production phase usually. That said there are still some really useful ITB Saturation plugs like Needlepoint, Saturn etc
hello. can i ask you something please?
go for it!
As a Producer for almost 10 years, i used to think i know everything, it amazes me that everyday i keep learning something diferent, great video bro, parcero mil gracias por el video esta una chimba, un abrazo 💛🇨🇴
Thank you my bro!! So happy you got something useful out of it, soy feliz
Love you too ❤ appreciate your content bro
❤️ Thank you my bro!
Had a lot of fun making this one! If you liked this style of video please drop a comment on other topics you'd like me to cover in this style or anything I can do to improve for next time! Peace :)
Saturation ITB DAW is better and keeps your audio signal in phase more so than ITB nonlinear EQ plugin and literally hundreds of EQ plugins out there. Ick!
JAM/JAM2, Pumpkin PRO - Acustica Audio RedClip - W.A Production Heavyocity Punish Kush Audio UBK-2 Tone Projects-HendyAmps MIchelangelo MIA Laboratories Pi And Pki MK II Black Salt Audio Oxygen Oversampled Pancz etc. are so much better than 99 percent of EQ plugins out there!
Subjective, but without oversampling, and even with it on tracks below 48 you'll run into aliasing which on a lot of tracks(say a song of 100 tracks)will add up to make your end sound worse than unmixed tracks would otherwise! Aliasing can be very bad when it adds up. On 1 or 2 tracks no big deal. But when it's on 90 tracks, that will ruin your overall sound! There are only a few plugins where this isn't an issue, and you'll run into this issue the higher the sample rate khz you record at. And you should never record below 48khz because the fold back aliasing starts at 17khz instead of 24 when recording at 48khz. Meaning MORE unwanted crap messing up your song! So let's say you've got a big computer, and love this saturation plugin with a bunch of aliasing and zero oversampling(oversampling mitigates aliasing to a certain degree), you can run it through a host plugin like Blu Cat Audio's Patchwork. Now you don't want to use oversampling on everything, as it will give you overshoots(say on limters), however if you have any saturation(distortion, analog mojo, etc)you'll want to use oversampling for that! SoundToys does not have oversampling, so using more than 1 instance can hurt your mix in bad ways if you use it a lot, or in conjunction with multiple other plugins across your mix that also has aliasing. 1 or 2 won't matter much, but it all adds up!
What is ITB?
@@officialWWM In The Box/software
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I just found you and I absolutely LOVE your work. I’ve been wanting to learn making my own music and I wanted to ask what program you use and if you would recommend it for beginners?
Thank you!! What a nice comment to read on a Sunday night :) I use Studio One 6 and yes I would recommend it for beginners! Any DAW will take a while to get used to as a beginner but S1's learning curve is pretty gentle I think
@@AJontheKeys thank you so much :)!!
I really feel like you should be getting more views
Appreciate you bro 🤝🏻
the new studio was crazy
Thank bro it's definitely an inspiring place to be!
represent studio one 🫡🫡🫡
Best DAW fr
Love those chords and the sound, gives me oldschool Jungle vibes
Yes! Love a bit of Jungle! Thanks bro
i am in love w ur channel
Best comment ♥️🤝🏻
What daw is this cousin ?
Studio One 6 :)
Wow that sounds great, keep going bro ;)
Thank you man!!
great video, what daw is it?
Thank you bro! it's studio one
아 진짜 아르테미스 노래 너무 좋아 ㅠㅠㅠdirty little secret,breathe away,cross my heart,i always kinda new어쩌구 저쩌구,i just to want to feel something,if you im pretty,caroline,i like the way you kiss me!크로스 마이 허트가 저지클럽이라 그때 저지클럽으로 이런 분위기를 낼 수 있구나 생각함 ㅋㅋㅋㅋ
Interesting. This sounds more like an interlude. I think what makes Frank’s production stand out is his strong melodies, which is what the beat really needed, but the sounds were beautiful regardless. 🖤
Yeah I think what makes Franks music really amazing is the movement and way it develops throughout a song or body of work, but I think this could have been the beginning of something cool
Great video! You earned a new sub 100%. What software do you use?
thank you bro!! I use studio one :)
broooooooo nicey asf
Thank you man!! Glad you liked this one