Oh you will do it wrong, and youll feel that way until you realise theres no way to do it wrong, because it should only sound good to you. Correct me if im wrong, but im only a perfectionist when it comes to things other people might see or interact with. Im terrible with selfcare, i cook food that tastes bad, terribly schedule things so it feels like i have no time when i do. I just do it anyways. It's no different with music. Make it badly, and make it for yourself
Yeah I just responded to another comment but this one is better for it so I'll copy paste. "your music will be imperfect. Imperfection is everywhere you should just take part in it anyways no one judges a squirrel for having a negative canthal tilt or some bullshit"
i work as a music teacher and honestly felt like i lost playing music as a hobby since it’s turned into my career. this video inspired me to get back into my songwriting. I still have my very first recorded song on soundcloud from 5+ years ago, so i’m excited to get back into it now that I have all the proper equipment! thank you for this
I can't tell you how much influence my music teachers had on me. I had one that stopped me from playing bucket drums and forced me to stick to guitar for the rest of high school. prolly part of why I stuck with it instead of bouncing around other instruments and not learning them in enough depth. Your job is powerful, mad respect. Maybe you or one of your students some day could end up like me, mostly a drop kick who loves music. Hope to hear some music from you soon
I think this video is cooking for you! I started watching it you had 100 subs. It autoplayed into another video of yours and you had 102. Went to look at your profile and you're at 103. Keep cooking!
When I was in 3rd grade, I wrote and performed a song at a pep rally at school. It was absolute shit looking bad but it was fun asf. 7 years later, I’ve been trying to come up with new stuff, through random lines, voice memos, etc and I’m in the process of convincing my dad to let me get guitar lessons to add another instrument to my skill set. W video, your covers were also pretty fire.
dude dont take lessons. seriously. ive written a couple of songs and i have never taken a lesson in my life. I taught myself. figure out how to use keys and figure out how to makes chords in different keys and you'll be set for a while. Once bar chords are limiting your creativity, maybe take lessons. But seriously, the only reason you maybe need lessons if because they'll help you come to epiphanies faster. I promise you'll be ok if you dont take lessons. go watch "samjam guitars" theory videos and you'll eventually figure it out. its also cheaper to not take lessons. wishing you the best!
Oh yeah I should've mentioned that too, ive done all self learning on guitar, but for production i did book a studio session when i was starting ableton. There's so much good content out there if you wanna learn, but sometimes a helping hand is great for starting.
I lead a busy life with having a day job and multiple gigs that I forgot what it was like to make stuff for myself. Going to try to do it more this year.
@wallflwr_ I'm working on getting into it, actually I'm having a producing session with some friends today, but i always try to do everything from scratch which slows down the work immensly and productions just die off cause of lack of willpower to finish them. This video really shows that you just have to work on yourself over and over again to get a masterpiece.
Sounds like fun! Definitely helps if you have people around you to get the motivation, but there really is no secret to getting stuff done besides just putting it iut there whether it's ready or not. You'll always wish you had done more, but getting stuff out there helps you practice dealing with that feeling and just working on new stuff. We have a discord with producers and people who'd love to make some stuff with you and you're mates, you should join!
This popped up in my feed while i was doomscrolling and i cannot understate how much of a breath of fresh air this video really is, especially with the reminder that excuses are bullshit. I grew up a classically trained violinist who made some music as a late teen, but burnt out hard when Uni hit. Now, working as a dance instructor/competition dancer, it almost feels silly that this video is probably going to be the catalyst that gets me to dust off those old DAWs i had a buddy crack for me in high school. Keep up doing what youre doing man
Thank you for the reminder that my fear aren't as big as I make them out to be. And that I cant be worried about people judging music that I HAVEN'T EVEN MADE YET!
your music will be imperfect. Imperfection is everywhere you should just take part in it anyways no one judges a squirrel for having a negative canthal tilt or some bullshit
I (allegedly) pirated FL studio years ago, I was on and off making stuff. I'd open it and make something for an hour before getting mad at myself for it sounding bad and deleting the save. When I was watching this I went back on FL studio and made a basic drumb loop, it was nothing special but it was something I was proud of. I'm really grateful you made this.
UA-cam algorithm cooked with this one! I love your positivity and mindset, and I appreciate your vulnerability in this video. (and a brakence fan!) Really well-made video 😄
Excelent advice! I understand why you see understanding theory as nothing more than a barrier to entry but I swear understanding what makes music tick makes it so much easier to come up with good chord progressions and melodies. PD - The remix is fire, very well done
Also it helps you make concious stylistic decisions that provoke a specific emotive feel, instead of just "feeling it out" which can often lead to samey choices across several different songs.
Oh no i definitely agree, I would recommend for everyone to learn about music theory if they can. It's just never the first thing I would suggest somebody do if they wanted to get into making music. I think consciously listening to music and searching for chords/melodies that are interesting to you, rather than what's easier to make or the default can avoid that samey problem. Personally, exploring music is part of the joy of making it, and so if you focus on loving music in that way rather than the love of having a finished product, you'll end up with something interesting. I think that's why broadly speaking in my videos we make a range of music ( it also definitely helps to have ariels taste influence the music when he's mixing and Mastering as well though)
Thankyou for your thoughts though, it's probably definitely helpful for people who would like to approach it in a more structured way, which is awesome too. Anything to get people started
I just noticed this when I was working on something on my own a bit back! I tried to start from zero, and didnt rlly have much fun outside of "haha I click here and the drums go BRRR" Then I just went to bunch of sampling sites, took as much as I could (Mainly amen breaks, yes I am obsessed with them what can I say) and just playing around with premade things, chopping, adding effects, and streching out melodies to fit the 170 bpm tempo I put (because of course- I already went straight to breaks WHY STOP THERE?!) I managed to make something I fucking LOVE to listen to AND liked doing. That gratification of not only having fun but also comming back the next day, listening in, and being like "wait- I DID THIS?!" is something I had never had with anything that wasnt Illustration (which I have dedicated 4 years to and only as of late I've had that experience with) and it made me SO SO SO sad that I had to stop for the rest of the week, BUT HOO BOI AM I EXITED TO DO MUSIC NEXT WEEK >:D
There's an artist acclaimed by Indie fans named Phil Elverum (aka The Microphones and Mount Eerie) who just kept making shit and releasing it and he got better and better. Someone asked him in a Q&A how much of his music he regretted releasing, to which the artist said "most of it", but the man made a cult classic just a few years into his musical endeavors (The Glow, Pt 2, released 2001) yet still releases music to this day and has many dedicated fans. Point is, just learn and bullshit your way through, and you can make a masterpiece if you go at it long enough.
I don't trust a thing I say cuz I know that guy and he's full of shit. I be making stuff for me, hopefully like minded people will come along for the ride.
i fuck with this heavy. i feel like some music people will put you down for doing covers, but it's an outlet to express the song in your own way. The first time I changed up the melody of a song was the moment I started believing that I could actually do the thing... and then slowly progressing to adding my own lyrics and so on. Very well thought out video!!
Yeah if no one knows what you're doing, then no one can critique you. So start however you wanna start. I'm glad you agree hopefully others can take inspiration from you
Thanks it's all Ariel I refuse to take responsibility for that. editing though, yeah i still suck I need to do better with lighting. But thankyou, I appreciate you taking the time to say that.
i made music and released an album in 2019. was preparing for it for like 5 years prior, learning daw, composing mixing and mastering. recieved a bit of support but man i burnt the fuck out from making and releasing this shit. was broke af too. so i went into sound design and for the past two years, a gamedev sound design. and heavy weed addiction. and now i feel like going back to music. lets rock
I relate heavy. Our first ep, we were so done with it we skimped on mixing by the time it released. The brain is like a muscle, and the heavier the expectations you hold for your music the more tiring it will be for your mind, until you burnout. It sounds rough but im glad you got into something music adjacent, game sound design sounds like a dream to me tbh. Hopefully when you pick up music again it isn't a weight, but rather a 300cc cocktail of steroids and preworkout injected directly into your bloodstream that you love doing. No expectations though
8:10 calling you out for the chickened flex, that brought things into a like '6am coffee table' vibe that you usually don't feel except at those early mornings where the hustle is hush, respect.
@ that’s so sick dude. i genuinely aspire to be like you. i love music and i love drawing so much even though im not the greatest at either. i’m improving every day though
You know there's something beautiful about the way you show passion while talking about music. Hopefully one day I'll be so in love with making music as well. Also I really wish this were on spotify ngl
It really is much easier to make music now than when I first tried it which makes it more daunting because you hear kids making the wackiest shit, but not much point in comparison & the accessibility of it is ultimately a beautiful thing. I think if you're purely focused on electronic stuff, remixes might be a good shout in place of covers. You've made me wanna remake some of my old WIPs, good video
My biggest stopping point is I have so many cool ideas I just don’t know how to turn them into a full song, or write lyrics for it As well as the technology, idk how to convert all that into a full song/ DAW/ mix
I bought a cheap ass guitar on Amazon a few months ago after a bad breakup and now I’m addicted to just spamming all the Ramones songs I know every day. I’ll come back to this video in a year
4:08 glad to know i've been following the right path omg. Being 16 and too broke to even buy FL makes it way harder but my need to create is jst too big
This video came across my YT feed at a really crucial time for me. Drowning in that ~misery~ and finding any excuse to not engage with something I love in case I taint that too. But reminding myself that what I make can just be for me and myself, and that other people are also just being silly and making music in their bedrooms and just being proud of what they've made and getting all excited about it is really encouraging. Keep up the good work and never stop creating ! ! !
You've hit the nail on the head, I'm so glad this video has landed for you in the way that it did. If you ever want people to make stuff with others, even if its not being published, join our discord! I'd love to see what you make unhindered by your own mental limitations. Thanks for the kind words, never stop creating.
A little aside, even though your earlier work was not perfect. One could tell you have a natural affinity for music. A lil raw talent if you will. So i for one am super happy you decided to pursue music! Thank you! 🖤
I think it's a lil easier to get something sounding good when im copying from so many different places, but I'm glad you feel that way cuz I'm doing this music shit till the day I die
The advice to start out with making covers is actually fantastic advice for a coupler reasons: 1) You study what works in songwriting 2) You improve your abilities 3) You can gain an audience by playing songs that are currently relevant, and then some of that audience will be willing to listen to your originals 4) Its easier to put out covers on a regular basis because you don't have to feel super creatively inspired to make a cover
I'm glad this showed up on my feed, I really needed someone to just tell me this and show how much you can grow if you JUST DO. Imma work on my cover as I speak, thank you
Hi, thanks for this video it was kinda needed ! I'm afraid of making music (blocking and loss of confidence in what i thought was good just 5 minutes before ^^') so I struggle to produce any damn thing on that cracked fl studio even though I write and "rap" (sort of) since almost 8 years. I want to finally start even if it's trash and just for fun and I found your video very honest, raw and appeasing compared to many others. Just a passionate approach of music creation without any unnecessary pressure ! And the remake you made is really great, congrats for pushing it to a whole new level :) Also thanks for reading me until here !
Thankyou for sharing! I've heard from a lot of people in situations similar to yours, so trust me you're not alone. Everyone hates their beats and music the day after, I guarantee it. I call it "post beat clarity". Don't focus on the future, remove external pressures, just capture yourself and the moment in your music. This isn't advice for how to be successful because God knows I know nothing about that. This is about loving what you're doing in the moment, expressing yourself, and if you get good enough to capture how you feel in a moment, it's a beautiful thing to listen back on. I love creating as a hobby because I can go back to something like our twenty//20 album and recognise all the feelings and situations I went through were real, but also how far I've grown from them. Maybe it's not about making something other people think is good or you think is good, maybe it's just about making something. Food for thought
i've been wanting to learning how to make music for years, but never really got my ass on it. 2 days ago, youtube started recommending a lot of random video game music created by fans that barely gotten any views, like FNF anr undertale fansong, I mean they're just so good at it. i feel like this video is the final straw and i'll give music a [BIG SHOT]
I needed a video like this, it just feels like I haven't even begun in everything I say I'm good at, just so I can say I have and can do SOMETHING, ANYTHING. I say I don't have the time with college going on, classes, I'm not good enough and I don';t have enough practice even though just DOING it is what gives me that practice. There are so many things that I love that I would be honored to have in my life, like drawing, animation, music, acting, dancing, but I get intimidated and back out. I don't think I'm there yet, but this helps, thanks.
I have a hella things I'm interested in, and youtube only addresses like, half of my interests so it's a good medium for me. The video part forces me to do something, but the freedom of it let's me engage with art which I only started doing this year, making more music, and editing. Even with UA-cam as a motivator, the best stuff I make is still when im doing it for me, which yiu can see this video and the song in it was made for me and the people I love. I hope that gives yiu some confidence, that the only difference between you and me rn is I just chose to press the upload button on something I loved making and wouldve made anyways
Please keep your ovaries, I do not have the knowledge you seek. I don't really have a process and the mixing is handled by ariel. Generally, I have lots of melody variations in my head, I sing all of them, pick out the parts that work (3-5?) Then adjust them in newtons, throw a tiny bit of autotune on it, and then send it off for ariel to deal with the headache that is my vocals. I might cover it in slightly more detail in another video but it's nothing too crazy I don't think
i've been wanting to learning how to make music for years, but never really got my ass on it. 2 days ago, youtube started recommending a lot of random video game music created by fans that barely gotten any views, like FNF and undertale fansong, I mean they're just so good at it. i feel like this video is the final straw and i'll give music a BIG SHOT
I've been making covers on UA-cam for 4 years now and to start with I didn't really have any interest in writing original stuff because I didn't think that I was capable of it but making covers has let me develop my recording/production and creativity to the point where finally I'm making progress on writing original music and I'm now finding that more fulfilling than working on covers although I'm still doing that at the same time! You can go back to my early videos compared to my newest ones to see how far I've come even though I'm still very far from where I wanna be 😅 So I echo the points made in this video!!
Hell yeah man. I recently went to a concert where mk.gee replaced a lot of his instruments with live electric and it completely changed the vibes of some songs, feels like you're doing a similar thing with your covers. Sounds awesome, keep it up!
Wonderful music, and your music process is also awesome! Love the passion the share in the video, keep your creative drive, and hope more people find this video! As someone who has really enjoyed music recently but has been a little intimidated to do it, thank you for making this! :)
I'm so glad you enjoyed, it really is a whole new level of appreciation once you start making it and can appreciate how every single wavelength for every single second of a song is intentional. It's a beautiful thing I recommend everyone try
Always wanted to make my own music since I fell in love with EDM about 15 years ago. Thought it would be easy because the more abstract way my brain tends to process music, each waveform has its own "signature", its own quirks in my mind's eye. Prob some form of synesthesia just something different than the traditional "see colors with music". All of that hope and excitement grinded to haul once I realized how overwhelming the process was. Music theory? DAW prices? Anything I attempted to do just sounded off, horrible, almost like a betrayal. It made no sense. Finally I realized my real issue. I was expecting to have the tools/equipment/skills/money of a professional to even *start* Slowly unlearning the lie and with the help of a tutorial I was able to create some very quick melodies and smash them together as pure practice. A friend enjoying it gave me a confidence. Don't need to be perfect and know "all of the book work" before you start. It doesn't need a "purpose" to exist. Its a massive pain to over come (especially with a perfectionism + adhd blend like myself) but I trust we all get there someday. The world might be burning but our hopes and dreams don't have to either. Art itself is the gift we need to thrive. Thank you for giving me more hope :D
I’m so glad I got this video recommended to me! my debut album literally releases next week which im so excited about! 2024 is the year I first started releasing my own music but previously I’ve been doing song covers since 2021! if anyone is reading this and you are wondering if you should release your music, DO IT! you can always just start like me by just posting covers to get yourself out there ❤️
Thanks for this video. I couldn't agree with you more about everything you say. I started my musical journey a long long time ago and never thought it would get any where close to what it is today. I began self publishing my songs on UA-cam and then began distributing them out to music outlets no one gives a shit no one watches and no one cares. But I guarantee just like the end of your video if someone just starts out of the love of making music you will improve. You have inspired me to get passed some mental hurdles that keep me from releasing more stuff. Look out world more crappy music coming to UA-cam and spotify!
Dude, this is actually super helpful. I’ve been wanting to make music with my guitar for so long, but I’ve been letting self-doubt get in the way. Seeing you go through this process and even cringe at your old work is really encouraging, so thank you 😊.
I'm glad it helped you, painful as fuck for me. Self doubts very normal if you're expecting something out of it. Making stuff with your guitar is just expression, you do that every day. Whether or not you're afraid to, you do it anyways. Same idea. Hope that helps
I was debating, even on of my managers at my job saying I should get into music. She Didnt even know I was thinking about that during that time she was just saying I "looked like a rockstar" with the way I dress myself. and know I really need to get out of this procastination Im in
thank you friend! i was already feeling kinda motivated to write something on guitar and this video convinced me that i NEED to write something. you seem to be a a sweet person, i love it! i wish you the best!
thankyou for sparking up my will to create music again, I've been stop making beat and music for almost 2 years now cause of my own anxiety and pressure that I created on myself... Turns out all I have to do is just love music and do what I love!! Thankyou so muchhh 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
Thank you for making this! This is so true! i started making covers so that i could have a reason to practice and be better motivated to make music. It taught me how to use a DAW without having to also worry about composing. And now the songs i have written, i know how to produce them! Self conscious about how trash i am, so i wear a mask.👍 And i really had to wrestle with the fact that i'm not good at all. But thats ok. Its ok to make bad art. And no one is watching, so it doesn't matter anyway. 😄
I'm not sure that I used that but im just glad SOMEONE CARED ENOUGH TO NOTICE fr my first time caring about fonts in a video. That shit is tedious if you're doing it by yourself
@@wallflwr_ its just finding stuffs that is properly licensed, and trying to self host so I physically have them on my hardrive when editing or serverd with my service if i'm using a programming project
I liked this advice - when you can't go all in and make everything from scratch, then just make a cover, so you can only remake 1 part of the song and not worry about the rest. Really helps mentally to not get overwhelmed and at least have enough courage to just start making smth
really helped motivate me to work on the things i love making, and ive wanted to learn to make music for a long time. really great video man, love you keep it up
“well vocals, i dont really know how to talk
about it-“ *AND I FREAKING ASCENDED*
I'm glad it made you feel that way since I didn't know how to talk about it
I have a crippling fear of doing something wrong and perfectionism
Oh you will do it wrong, and youll feel that way until you realise theres no way to do it wrong, because it should only sound good to you. Correct me if im wrong, but im only a perfectionist when it comes to things other people might see or interact with. Im terrible with selfcare, i cook food that tastes bad, terribly schedule things so it feels like i have no time when i do. I just do it anyways. It's no different with music. Make it badly, and make it for yourself
music is an unperfectable art... noone in the whole world is perfect at it...
Yeah I just responded to another comment but this one is better for it so I'll copy paste. "your music will be imperfect. Imperfection is everywhere you should just take part in it anyways no one judges a squirrel for having a negative canthal tilt or some bullshit"
i feel the same way
you and every other musician my friend
i work as a music teacher and honestly felt like i lost playing music as a hobby since it’s turned into my career. this video inspired me to get back into my songwriting. I still have my very first recorded song on soundcloud from 5+ years ago, so i’m excited to get back into it now that I have all the proper equipment! thank you for this
I can't tell you how much influence my music teachers had on me. I had one that stopped me from playing bucket drums and forced me to stick to guitar for the rest of high school. prolly part of why I stuck with it instead of bouncing around other instruments and not learning them in enough depth. Your job is powerful, mad respect. Maybe you or one of your students some day could end up like me, mostly a drop kick who loves music. Hope to hear some music from you soon
I’ll listen to your music mate!
you gotta crawl through the cringe before you can walk through the fire
I was born in the cringe, mouldy from it or whatever the saying is
those vocals are fire dude that's what I'm tryna sound like
ask ariel he mixed the shit out of them
You gave me hope with thus comment😂
I think this video is cooking for you! I started watching it you had 100 subs. It autoplayed into another video of yours and you had 102. Went to look at your profile and you're at 103. Keep cooking!
Will do my best, seems like a good strategy is to just put love out there to to get it back
Honestly some of the best advice for new artists I've seen in awhile!
I do be addressing it to people who I think should start
i'm happy i made my algorithim give me small music youtubers
I'm happy it's showing it to people it might help. Thanks for watching!
Same
When I was in 3rd grade, I wrote and performed a song at a pep rally at school. It was absolute shit looking bad but it was fun asf. 7 years later, I’ve been trying to come up with new stuff, through random lines, voice memos, etc and I’m in the process of convincing my dad to let me get guitar lessons to add another instrument to my skill set. W video, your covers were also pretty fire.
Capture that love, that's how you make the best music.
Awesome to hear about your journey, thanks for sharing. Hopefully there's more to hear soon
dude dont take lessons. seriously. ive written a couple of songs and i have never taken a lesson in my life. I taught myself. figure out how to use keys and figure out how to makes chords in different keys and you'll be set for a while. Once bar chords are limiting your creativity, maybe take lessons. But seriously, the only reason you maybe need lessons if because they'll help you come to epiphanies faster. I promise you'll be ok if you dont take lessons. go watch "samjam guitars" theory videos and you'll eventually figure it out. its also cheaper to not take lessons. wishing you the best!
Oh yeah I should've mentioned that too, ive done all self learning on guitar, but for production i did book a studio session when i was starting ableton. There's so much good content out there if you wanna learn, but sometimes a helping hand is great for starting.
@@wallflwr_ yeah thats valid. if you do think your learnings plateaued then yeah get a teacher
I lead a busy life with having a day job and multiple gigs that I forgot what it was like to make stuff for myself. Going to try to do it more this year.
Same here boss, working full time and trying to get music and videos done. I wouldn't have it any other way though I love this shit
Thx for this, that remix was straight fire
Thanks for sharing that, I thought it turned out pretty good too. Had a lot of fun making it, you should try making one yourself!
@wallflwr_ I'm working on getting into it, actually I'm having a producing session with some friends today, but i always try to do everything from scratch which slows down the work immensly and productions just die off cause of lack of willpower to finish them. This video really shows that you just have to work on yourself over and over again to get a masterpiece.
Sounds like fun! Definitely helps if you have people around you to get the motivation, but there really is no secret to getting stuff done besides just putting it iut there whether it's ready or not. You'll always wish you had done more, but getting stuff out there helps you practice dealing with that feeling and just working on new stuff. We have a discord with producers and people who'd love to make some stuff with you and you're mates, you should join!
This popped up in my feed while i was doomscrolling and i cannot understate how much of a breath of fresh air this video really is, especially with the reminder that excuses are bullshit. I grew up a classically trained violinist who made some music as a late teen, but burnt out hard when Uni hit. Now, working as a dance instructor/competition dancer, it almost feels silly that this video is probably going to be the catalyst that gets me to dust off those old DAWs i had a buddy crack for me in high school. Keep up doing what youre doing man
FIIINEEE, ive been putting it off but i'll try
I'm master manipulator
Thank you for the reminder that my fear aren't as big as I make them out to be. And that I cant be worried about people judging music that I HAVEN'T EVEN MADE YET!
your music will be imperfect. Imperfection is everywhere you should just take part in it anyways no one judges a squirrel for having a negative canthal tilt or some bullshit
Fantastic, underrated video from a semi-underground UA-camr is my favourite genre ever.
I had like, 80 subs bẻoe this video. I was Mariana trench level tuber
I (allegedly) pirated FL studio years ago, I was on and off making stuff. I'd open it and make something for an hour before getting mad at myself for it sounding bad and deleting the save. When I was watching this I went back on FL studio and made a basic drumb loop, it was nothing special but it was something I was proud of. I'm really grateful you made this.
UA-cam algorithm cooked with this one! I love your positivity and mindset, and I appreciate your vulnerability in this video. (and a brakence fan!) Really well-made video 😄
Thanks for that boss, appreciate it
Excelent advice! I understand why you see understanding theory as nothing more than a barrier to entry but I swear understanding what makes music tick makes it so much easier to come up with good chord progressions and melodies.
PD - The remix is fire, very well done
Also it helps you make concious stylistic decisions that provoke a specific emotive feel, instead of just "feeling it out" which can often lead to samey choices across several different songs.
Oh no i definitely agree, I would recommend for everyone to learn about music theory if they can. It's just never the first thing I would suggest somebody do if they wanted to get into making music. I think consciously listening to music and searching for chords/melodies that are interesting to you, rather than what's easier to make or the default can avoid that samey problem. Personally, exploring music is part of the joy of making it, and so if you focus on loving music in that way rather than the love of having a finished product, you'll end up with something interesting. I think that's why broadly speaking in my videos we make a range of music ( it also definitely helps to have ariels taste influence the music when he's mixing and Mastering as well though)
Thankyou for your thoughts though, it's probably definitely helpful for people who would like to approach it in a more structured way, which is awesome too. Anything to get people started
shit ok i gotta go sit in front of beepbox for a few hours then
Beat box in front of your beepbox til the beat drops
this is absolutely inspirational. you came at the right time.
Well that's the first time anyone's said that to me.
But thankyou for the kind words, glad to have helped
I just noticed this when I was working on something on my own a bit back!
I tried to start from zero, and didnt rlly have much fun outside of "haha I click here and the drums go BRRR"
Then I just went to bunch of sampling sites, took as much as I could (Mainly amen breaks, yes I am obsessed with them what can I say) and just playing around with premade things, chopping, adding effects, and streching out melodies to fit the 170 bpm tempo I put (because of course- I already went straight to breaks WHY STOP THERE?!) I managed to make something I fucking LOVE to listen to AND liked doing.
That gratification of not only having fun but also comming back the next day, listening in, and being like "wait- I DID THIS?!" is something I had never had with anything that wasnt Illustration (which I have dedicated 4 years to and only as of late I've had that experience with) and it made me SO SO SO sad that I had to stop for the rest of the week, BUT HOO BOI AM I EXITED TO DO MUSIC NEXT WEEK >:D
Let's GOOO I'm still trying to learn sample chopping for jungle beats so it's crazy you started off with that
There's an artist acclaimed by Indie fans named Phil Elverum (aka The Microphones and Mount Eerie) who just kept making shit and releasing it and he got better and better. Someone asked him in a Q&A how much of his music he regretted releasing, to which the artist said "most of it", but the man made a cult classic just a few years into his musical endeavors (The Glow, Pt 2, released 2001) yet still releases music to this day and has many dedicated fans.
Point is, just learn and bullshit your way through, and you can make a masterpiece if you go at it long enough.
I don't trust a thing I say cuz I know that guy and he's full of shit. I be making stuff for me, hopefully like minded people will come along for the ride.
wow genuine good content
Appreciate it boss, put a lot of love into it
i fuck with this heavy. i feel like some music people will put you down for doing covers, but it's an outlet to express the song in your own way. The first time I changed up the melody of a song was the moment I started believing that I could actually do the thing... and then slowly progressing to adding my own lyrics and so on. Very well thought out video!!
Yeah if no one knows what you're doing, then no one can critique you. So start however you wanna start. I'm glad you agree hopefully others can take inspiration from you
The production quality is soo good like bro ur massively underrated
Thanks it's all Ariel I refuse to take responsibility for that. editing though, yeah i still suck I need to do better with lighting. But thankyou, I appreciate you taking the time to say that.
i made music and released an album in 2019. was preparing for it for like 5 years prior, learning daw, composing mixing and mastering. recieved a bit of support but man i burnt the fuck out from making and releasing this shit. was broke af too. so i went into sound design and for the past two years, a gamedev sound design. and heavy weed addiction. and now i feel like going back to music. lets rock
I relate heavy. Our first ep, we were so done with it we skimped on mixing by the time it released. The brain is like a muscle, and the heavier the expectations you hold for your music the more tiring it will be for your mind, until you burnout. It sounds rough but im glad you got into something music adjacent, game sound design sounds like a dream to me tbh. Hopefully when you pick up music again it isn't a weight, but rather a 300cc cocktail of steroids and preworkout injected directly into your bloodstream that you love doing. No expectations though
Vocals lowkey sounded like keshi. Keep it up man, this vid might actually inspire me to make covers sometime soon
Mission failed. I'll get you with another video
I was thinking the same thing bro
I watched Teddy Swims covers for years before he became an “overnight success”. He learned his craft making covers.
I'll definitely check him out. I feel embarrassed listing joji, I don't think he started making covers...
this actually helped me a lot
and this video is criminally low on views
cheers and a big fat thank you from brazil
I'm glad to hear it! We've got a discord in the description if you ever need any more help with stuff
8:10 calling you out for the chickened flex, that brought things into a like '6am coffee table' vibe that you usually don't feel except at those early mornings where the hustle is hush, respect.
Oh I was going for "fuck its 3rd period math gotta finish this shit so I can do the homework he's collecting" but death of the artist and all that
i love your whole vibe man with the flower n art n shit it’s so cool
I'm a simple man I like flowers and art
@ that’s so sick dude. i genuinely aspire to be like you. i love music and i love drawing so much even though im not the greatest at either. i’m improving every day though
You know there's something beautiful about the way you show passion while talking about music. Hopefully one day I'll be so in love with making music as well.
Also I really wish this were on spotify ngl
Yeah the one issue with stealing is that we can't put it on Spotify. I hope you find something you love doing, even if its not music
ooo another rising star
right at the moment when i was unsure if i actually have to start by making a cover
I mean, it's not the *only* way, but it is a pretty damn good one to start
It really is much easier to make music now than when I first tried it which makes it more daunting because you hear kids making the wackiest shit, but not much point in comparison & the accessibility of it is ultimately a beautiful thing. I think if you're purely focused on electronic stuff, remixes might be a good shout in place of covers. You've made me wanna remake some of my old WIPs, good video
this video is actually peak, without a doubt, feels like this came to me at a time i most needed to hear it.
That's awesome to hear man. I'm planting seeds so that when I'm old and geriatric I'll have good music to listen to. It's all a ploy
My biggest stopping point is I have so many cool ideas I just don’t know how to turn them into a full song, or write lyrics for it
As well as the technology, idk how to convert all that into a full song/ DAW/ mix
Do your best to record voice memos of it. Later on you'll be able to flip these ideas with hella skills
I never knew Sia had a younger sibling!
I bought a cheap ass guitar on Amazon a few months ago after a bad breakup and now I’m addicted to just spamming all the Ramones songs I know every day. I’ll come back to this video in a year
Great funny video with a good message. Big respect.
Appreciate that boss, thankyou
You can tell you love what you do, can’t wait to see where you go next!
i couldnt agree more with everything you said in this video. literally just start and as long as you put enough effort you will improve!!! W vid fr
I'm glad it resonates with people! Means I'm not gaslighting myself into thinking my struggles are the same as everyone elses
I love music, i like singing, but I'm out of tune, no good voice, that doesn't stop me, so i learned beatbox. Percussion is music. And so on
Thank you for the advice!⭐️
Hope it helps!
You know that I actually have a project of making japanese cover on a new channel? xD
I need to watch this video through!!!
Sounds awesome! Would love to see it once you're done, we've got a discord link if you ever wanna chat about it
@@wallflwr_ Alright!!! :D x)
Thanks for the advice :D
(plus fire edit at the end!!!
you brought back the traumahh)
4:08 glad to know i've been following the right path omg. Being 16 and too broke to even buy FL makes it way harder but my need to create is jst too big
That's the exact same age I started, God I'm old. I pirated it on my shitty school laptop. You got this boss, nurture that love
@@wallflwr_
time to sail the seas
out here tryna make SHANTIES
I am like: from the start until "Exercise Caution" would be awesome for a start of metalcore song
This video came across my YT feed at a really crucial time for me. Drowning in that ~misery~ and finding any excuse to not engage with something I love in case I taint that too. But reminding myself that what I make can just be for me and myself, and that other people are also just being silly and making music in their bedrooms and just being proud of what they've made and getting all excited about it is really encouraging. Keep up the good work and never stop creating ! ! !
You've hit the nail on the head, I'm so glad this video has landed for you in the way that it did. If you ever want people to make stuff with others, even if its not being published, join our discord! I'd love to see what you make unhindered by your own mental limitations. Thanks for the kind words, never stop creating.
A little aside, even though your earlier work was not perfect. One could tell you have a natural affinity for music. A lil raw talent if you will.
So i for one am super happy you decided to pursue music! Thank you! 🖤
I think it's a lil easier to get something sounding good when im copying from so many different places, but I'm glad you feel that way cuz I'm doing this music shit till the day I die
🖤🖤
The advice to start out with making covers is actually fantastic advice for a coupler reasons:
1) You study what works in songwriting
2) You improve your abilities
3) You can gain an audience by playing songs that are currently relevant, and then some of that audience will be willing to listen to your originals
4) Its easier to put out covers on a regular basis because you don't have to feel super creatively inspired to make a cover
Glad you feel the same way, I didn't even think this deeply about it. I just figured how I started could be useful for other people. Great insight
I'm glad this showed up on my feed, I really needed someone to just tell me this and show how much you can grow if you JUST DO.
Imma work on my cover as I speak, thank you
That makes me happier than you could know. Expression is a mandatory part of existence
@@wallflwr_ Keep doing what you doing! I'm sure you will inspire many more to express themselves :D
Hi, thanks for this video it was kinda needed !
I'm afraid of making music (blocking and loss of confidence in what i thought was good just 5 minutes before ^^') so I struggle to produce any damn thing on that cracked fl studio even though I write and "rap" (sort of) since almost 8 years.
I want to finally start even if it's trash and just for fun and I found your video very honest, raw and appeasing compared to many others. Just a passionate approach of music creation without any unnecessary pressure !
And the remake you made is really great, congrats for pushing it to a whole new level :)
Also thanks for reading me until here !
Thankyou for sharing! I've heard from a lot of people in situations similar to yours, so trust me you're not alone. Everyone hates their beats and music the day after, I guarantee it. I call it "post beat clarity". Don't focus on the future, remove external pressures, just capture yourself and the moment in your music. This isn't advice for how to be successful because God knows I know nothing about that. This is about loving what you're doing in the moment, expressing yourself, and if you get good enough to capture how you feel in a moment, it's a beautiful thing to listen back on. I love creating as a hobby because I can go back to something like our twenty//20 album and recognise all the feelings and situations I went through were real, but also how far I've grown from them. Maybe it's not about making something other people think is good or you think is good, maybe it's just about making something. Food for thought
@@wallflwr_ Hey, late answer from my side but thanks for yours it's nice of you, that's grounded and passionate advice and i fw that thanks again
Anytime. I have nothing else if not passion
This showed up just when I needed it. Thanks for making cool shit man.
Thanks for joining the discord, we'll make some cool shit together
Amazing video, super insightful, thank you for making it
I needed to hear this. Thank you for this motivation.
i've been wanting to learning how to make music for years, but never really got my ass on it. 2 days ago, youtube started recommending a lot of random video game music created by fans that barely gotten any views, like FNF anr undertale fansong, I mean they're just so good at it. i feel like this video is the final straw and i'll give music a [BIG SHOT]
[VERY EPIC]
this video was genuinely so fun to watch
Hey if you don't make any music, at least you got something out of it
by the end i kept thinking "ohhhh this is whyy i love music and love making music omgmggmgmg"
You did your job well.
I needed a video like this, it just feels like I haven't even begun in everything I say I'm good at, just so I can say I have and can do SOMETHING, ANYTHING. I say I don't have the time with college going on, classes, I'm not good enough and I don';t have enough practice even though just DOING it is what gives me that practice. There are so many things that I love that I would be honored to have in my life, like drawing, animation, music, acting, dancing, but I get intimidated and back out. I don't think I'm there yet, but this helps, thanks.
I have a hella things I'm interested in, and youtube only addresses like, half of my interests so it's a good medium for me. The video part forces me to do something, but the freedom of it let's me engage with art which I only started doing this year, making more music, and editing. Even with UA-cam as a motivator, the best stuff I make is still when im doing it for me, which yiu can see this video and the song in it was made for me and the people I love. I hope that gives yiu some confidence, that the only difference between you and me rn is I just chose to press the upload button on something I loved making and wouldve made anyways
@ thanks man. I needed that.
there are so many ways in which this video was amazing . this made me subscribe
i already make music but i gotta say this video is fucking amazing
gives me a fuck ton of motivation to keep going
this is the greatest video ever
Loving the break down of how straight forward the recording process can be keep it up man :)
Broooo the beat crazyy vocals crazzzyyyyy yuhhhh
sooo good.... just the inspiration/direction I needed right now....
I'm glad to hear that, thanks for watching
Once again a fantastic video Flowerhead! Btw cant wait for your next drop for SomewhatGoodMusic.
Ah hell yeah dude this video rocks, I hope you blow up because I wanna see more of this content.
These vocals remind me so much of Shinigami's Luna album. tbh I'd give my left ovary for a video on how you harmonise, stack and edit your vocals. PLS
Please keep your ovaries, I do not have the knowledge you seek. I don't really have a process and the mixing is handled by ariel. Generally, I have lots of melody variations in my head, I sing all of them, pick out the parts that work (3-5?) Then adjust them in newtons, throw a tiny bit of autotune on it, and then send it off for ariel to deal with the headache that is my vocals. I might cover it in slightly more detail in another video but it's nothing too crazy I don't think
i've been wanting to learning how to make music for years, but never really got my ass on it. 2 days ago, youtube started recommending a lot of random video game music created by fans that barely gotten any views, like FNF and undertale fansong, I mean they're just so good at it. i feel like this video is the final straw and i'll give music a BIG SHOT
VERY EPIC
I've been making covers on UA-cam for 4 years now and to start with I didn't really have any interest in writing original stuff because I didn't think that I was capable of it but making covers has let me develop my recording/production and creativity to the point where finally I'm making progress on writing original music and I'm now finding that more fulfilling than working on covers although I'm still doing that at the same time! You can go back to my early videos compared to my newest ones to see how far I've come even though I'm still very far from where I wanna be 😅 So I echo the points made in this video!!
Hell yeah man. I recently went to a concert where mk.gee replaced a lot of his instruments with live electric and it completely changed the vibes of some songs, feels like you're doing a similar thing with your covers. Sounds awesome, keep it up!
Wonderful music, and your music process is also awesome! Love the passion the share in the video, keep your creative drive, and hope more people find this video! As someone who has really enjoyed music recently but has been a little intimidated to do it, thank you for making this! :)
I'm so glad you enjoyed, it really is a whole new level of appreciation once you start making it and can appreciate how every single wavelength for every single second of a song is intentional. It's a beautiful thing I recommend everyone try
if you wanna start you can join us in discord and I might put out a tutorial on how to use a DAW to start if that helps
Man, you deserve to be celebrated for this video, such love in such vulnerability... You are hero, sir.
It ain't that deep it's easy to be vulnerable without a face, but thankyou for watching. I hope it helped you out
Always wanted to make my own music since I fell in love with EDM about 15 years ago. Thought it would be easy because the more abstract way my brain tends to process music, each waveform has its own "signature", its own quirks in my mind's eye. Prob some form of synesthesia just something different than the traditional "see colors with music". All of that hope and excitement grinded to haul once I realized how overwhelming the process was. Music theory? DAW prices? Anything I attempted to do just sounded off, horrible, almost like a betrayal. It made no sense. Finally I realized my real issue. I was expecting to have the tools/equipment/skills/money of a professional to even *start* Slowly unlearning the lie and with the help of a tutorial I was able to create some very quick melodies and smash them together as pure practice. A friend enjoying it gave me a confidence. Don't need to be perfect and know "all of the book work" before you start. It doesn't need a "purpose" to exist. Its a massive pain to over come (especially with a perfectionism + adhd blend like myself) but I trust we all get there someday.
The world might be burning but our hopes and dreams don't have to either. Art itself is the gift we need to thrive. Thank you for giving me more hope :D
I’m so glad I got this video recommended to me! my debut album literally releases next week which im so excited about! 2024 is the year I first started releasing my own music but previously I’ve been doing song covers since 2021! if anyone is reading this and you are wondering if you should release your music, DO IT! you can always just start like me by just posting covers to get yourself out there ❤️
plsplsplsplsplsplspls join the discord and drop the link I would love to listen
I’ve been doing covers for over a year now, and I’m getting that desire as you mentioned, to start creating my own stuff. Great tips, thank you!!!
as a guy who makes some quircky funny electronic rhythm game music,
yeah this is just too real >:DD
4:07 QUONKA MENTIONED
UH HUH!
Thanks for this video. I couldn't agree with you more about everything you say. I started my musical journey a long long time ago and never thought it would get any where close to what it is today. I began self publishing my songs on UA-cam and then began distributing them out to music outlets no one gives a shit no one watches and no one cares. But I guarantee just like the end of your video if someone just starts out of the love of making music you will improve. You have inspired me to get passed some mental hurdles that keep me from releasing more stuff. Look out world more crappy music coming to UA-cam and spotify!
Let's gooooooo this guy gets it
Dude, this is actually super helpful.
I’ve been wanting to make music with my guitar for so long, but I’ve been letting self-doubt get in the way. Seeing you go through this process and even cringe at your old work is really encouraging, so thank you 😊.
I'm glad it helped you, painful as fuck for me. Self doubts very normal if you're expecting something out of it. Making stuff with your guitar is just expression, you do that every day. Whether or not you're afraid to, you do it anyways. Same idea. Hope that helps
@ That does help, thank you ☺️.
4:07 QUADECA MY GOAT MENTIONED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
UH HUH!
Saved this vid for later and a I'm do glad i did LOL
great info, great comedy. Love it!
Thanks! I don't care what people think about my music but my self esteem is contingent on my humour.
Man, I love this video sm, fire music, fire editing, fire tips, keep it up man!
Love this video, love what you are doing for people and I love the heylog/brakence/midwest hyperpop influence
Goddamn I really be wearing my influences on my sleeve, huh?
I was debating, even on of my managers at my job saying I should get into music. She Didnt even know I was thinking about that during that time she was just saying I "looked like a rockstar" with the way I dress myself. and know I really need to get out of this procastination Im in
Bro. thank you for making this vid and you are really good
No need to thank me, I had a blast making it. I'm glad you enjoyed
i already make music but this video is so well made!!! everything you said was absolutely true
Now we gotta get these other needs to start too
thank you friend! i was already feeling kinda motivated to write something on guitar and this video convinced me that i NEED to write something. you seem to be a a sweet person, i love it! i wish you the best!
Thankyou! I hope your guitar writing goes well
thanks for this video fam, you inspired me to make music again so thank you!
No need to thank me for making it, I made it for myself. Thankyou for watching, I'm glad it helped you out in some way
This video is gonna make numbers.
Keep it up man!
Also, i love your little veil ahah
Thankyou sir I come from a family of tailors that would crucify me for how I sewed it
8:10 that’s actually pretty good
thankyou for sparking up my will to create music again, I've been stop making beat and music for almost 2 years now cause of my own anxiety and pressure that I created on myself... Turns out all I have to do is just love music and do what I love!! Thankyou so muchhh 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
Hell yeahhhhhh let's goo master manipulator hard at work
Thank you for making this!
This is so true! i started making covers so that i could have a reason to practice and be better motivated to make music.
It taught me how to use a DAW without having to also worry about composing. And now the songs i have written, i know how to produce them!
Self conscious about how trash i am, so i wear a mask.👍
And i really had to wrestle with the fact that i'm not good at all. But thats ok. Its ok to make bad art. And no one is watching, so it doesn't matter anyway. 😄
You fucking get it. Thanks for sharing, I hope other people see this and get inspired by it
NAH BRO I LOVE THE MVB DOVETAIL FONT IN VIDEOS TOO
I'm not sure that I used that but im just glad SOMEONE CARED ENOUGH TO NOTICE fr my first time caring about fonts in a video. That shit is tedious if you're doing it by yourself
@@wallflwr_ its just finding stuffs that is properly licensed, and trying to self host so I physically have them on my hardrive when editing or serverd with my service if i'm using a programming project
this is so helpful. ive wanted to release songs but never knew how to start. thanks
I'm very glad to hear that. I'll put out a video on how to start producing, soon-ish I hope iunno videos take forever
I used to produce music a while ago and fell off. I feel like coming across this great video is a sign. You got a new subscriber my friend
Glad to hear it
thank you for making this video and pushing people to finally make the dive into music
I liked this advice - when you can't go all in and make everything from scratch, then just make a cover, so you can only remake 1 part of the song and not worry about the rest. Really helps mentally to not get overwhelmed and at least have enough courage to just start making smth
Maybe I'll finally start making smth of my own from this, thanks for the video
No worries, I'm glad that's how it came across cuz that's exactly what I was trying to get at
really helped motivate me to work on the things i love making, and ive wanted to learn to make music for a long time. really great video man, love you keep it up
Thankyou boss, glad to hear I could help you out in making stuff for yourself. Would love to hear it one day
3 seconds of the song in the intro and i knew you were a brakence fan
I don't trust the tastes of people who aren't
@@wallflwr_ preach twin
Bruh you went off frfr, I needed this video, gonna have to steal some inspo from you for the culture🤙🏾
Steal away, I stand on the shoulders of giants
music brought me to tears fr great work