Why This Simple Song Is Actually Brilliant (Fred Again)

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  • Опубліковано 4 лют 2025
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 133

  • @itsd0nk
    @itsd0nk 10 місяців тому +330

    Fred Again’s style is simple yet incredibly tasteful. His drones and those transposed out of nowhere bass lines are the salt and pepper spice to that simplicity. He’s my favorite EDM artist right now.

    • @vyktorproduction
      @vyktorproduction 10 місяців тому +4

      you said it all, really love the drones he creates.. Wish someone (Alex Rome please please please) would make a video on how to make harmonical drones :p

    • @itsd0nk
      @itsd0nk 10 місяців тому

      @@vyktorproduction piano + any infinite decay reverb 🤌

    • @prestigious5s23
      @prestigious5s23 10 місяців тому +6

      Simplicity is key! The most timeless tracks are always the simple ones. They seem to connect with people in a way that's different to complex tracks, where if there is to much going on it becomes a bit much. To me, trance became to bulky and it killed the original sound leading it to become very unpopular, while at the same time techno/house stayed true to its roots and has always maintained a strong following by keeping it simple. Of course this is always opinion based and that's my take on it!

    • @kevinmyrick218
      @kevinmyrick218 8 місяців тому

      ew his generic music is not great and no song will stand the test of time.

    • @shotar4671
      @shotar4671 8 місяців тому +4

      @@kevinmyrick218 cry about it

  • @c4ctusc4ctusc4ctus
    @c4ctusc4ctusc4ctus 9 місяців тому +26

    the way i say 'ohhhh HELL yeah' every time you say 'isn't that cool?' as if you can hear me is what sets your channel apart my bro. THANK YOU for this video and every video. I'm literally JUST starting to learn production after DJing for nearly 3 years now and man you are my hero! THANK YOU ALEX !

  • @Mopark25
    @Mopark25 10 місяців тому +101

    Fred Again is the master of minimalism.

  • @majman446
    @majman446 10 місяців тому +25

    alex: the song is really simple but awesome
    also alex: so this is really hard for me to recreate

  • @JakebSweet
    @JakebSweet 10 місяців тому +15

    Great video Alex! Your channel is awesome!

  • @geo3106
    @geo3106 10 місяців тому +33

    Bro is back and it’s fire.🔥

  • @marcstatz
    @marcstatz 10 місяців тому +6

    Love your thoughtful video, Alex. I appreciate your passion and the energy you bring to your videos. Please keep making them!

  • @jamessheen3959
    @jamessheen3959 10 місяців тому +3

    This is gold bro! I recently starting edm music production and came across your Edm bootcamp. Will have to sign up soon thanks bro 🙏

  • @thisisfreewill
    @thisisfreewill 9 місяців тому

    Great video brother! 🙌 loved how you broke it down and made it all digestible. Simplicity is key 🔑

  • @mmmus1c
    @mmmus1c 10 місяців тому +8

    Welcome back sir, your videos is very useful

  • @Atothe7420
    @Atothe7420 3 місяці тому

    Fred Again has always deliver since I started to follow him. I think his Master piece is the boiler room for sure.

  • @EastenPope
    @EastenPope 10 місяців тому +3

    i audibly gasped when i saw you finally posted a new video :D

  • @Whaddupdoe417
    @Whaddupdoe417 10 місяців тому +2

    Alex is back! And he’s back with a banger

  • @PaulCarsonProducer
    @PaulCarsonProducer 5 місяців тому

    Good tutorial. Good to see another Logic user :)

  • @jckf
    @jckf 5 місяців тому +5

    Haha you seem so excited to show us something cool you figured out, and I love it!

  • @hgplaying5629
    @hgplaying5629 5 місяців тому +2

    Yo, this is actually crazy. Just chilling, watching some yt video and then this dude comes up and plays this little test melody (0:53) and now I have one of the best inspirations for a new track since quite some time. Will definately update here when I'm done. Had other plans for today but guess they gotta wait now.

    • @BeezyBest101
      @BeezyBest101 4 місяці тому

      It sounds like Mary had a little lamb 😂

  • @helisoma
    @helisoma 10 місяців тому +2

    was waiting and waiting and waiting for the best producer instructor on youtube 😎🤗 wb!

  • @ze_michael
    @ze_michael 10 місяців тому +4

    top edm producer on youtube🔥

  • @stephenstilwell1488
    @stephenstilwell1488 10 місяців тому +4

    welcome back G

  • @havanaseed2028
    @havanaseed2028 10 місяців тому +4

    best teacher on youtube!!

  • @speedcrawlmusic
    @speedcrawlmusic 6 місяців тому

    🥲 love this vid!! ❤❤❤

  • @zacjbaker
    @zacjbaker 10 місяців тому +1

    It's a great fucking day when Alex Rome uploads! 🤩🐐
    Hope you're well boss! 🙌

  • @HarryAdee
    @HarryAdee 10 місяців тому

    I knew I subsribe your channel but haven't seen any video from you. I have to scroll down my subscribtion list bcoz I don't remember your channel name. Glad I found you again.

  • @blessos
    @blessos 10 місяців тому

    Eager to jump on your course. Just waiting for my darn network provider to sort out my coverage so I can jump on a call with you!

  • @LLAWREN
    @LLAWREN 10 місяців тому

    very helpful video, Alex! Simplicity is awesome, this track is just so mellow, phenomenal 😍

  • @RoryA-v2k
    @RoryA-v2k 8 місяців тому +2

    Man I love your passion and attention to detail, you are so good at getting to the core of what makes good music good, I hope one day I can be making good music too

  • @joeygproducedit7863
    @joeygproducedit7863 10 місяців тому

    just wanted to say how much i love this channel!

  • @ReitumetseSethabane
    @ReitumetseSethabane 10 місяців тому +4

    Welcome back 🎉

  • @jamesdavidson8660
    @jamesdavidson8660 5 місяців тому

    outstanding video man thank you!

  • @ZZZZAAAACCCC
    @ZZZZAAAACCCC 6 місяців тому

    That was really interesting. I love your excitement

  • @M-Dukes
    @M-Dukes 10 місяців тому +2

    ThankQ Alex ❤❤😢

  • @Ray-xy6zn
    @Ray-xy6zn 10 місяців тому +1

    Love the new setup!

  • @Medina-xh2mz
    @Medina-xh2mz 10 місяців тому

    I love these kind of videos ❤

  • @prod.awfulperc
    @prod.awfulperc 7 місяців тому

    Damn that’s good

  • @dovlev1460
    @dovlev1460 8 місяців тому

    mannnnn love your track analyses. So insightful

  • @philb9550
    @philb9550 6 місяців тому

    great video dude thanks for making this

  • @SproutyPottedPlant
    @SproutyPottedPlant 10 місяців тому

    Fantastic, simple chords and a nice happy vibe!

  • @stoobe
    @stoobe 5 місяців тому

    really cool break down!

  • @jeanroy9207
    @jeanroy9207 10 місяців тому +1

    Always great video!

  • @ThisIsDynamo9
    @ThisIsDynamo9 8 місяців тому

    great video! so simple yet so moving

  • @lambbear
    @lambbear 10 місяців тому

    Great video and great advice. Especially as someone just starting to get into making music I appreciate hearing that a good song can be very simple and doesn't require tons of overlapping automations. The only automation you used in the video was a volume fade! You do have a way of making Serum look way easier than it actually is tho...how do you do that!?

  • @fpvwalleit-drones2884
    @fpvwalleit-drones2884 9 місяців тому

    Nice man, you've got it!

  • @tempestional
    @tempestional 9 місяців тому +2

    if you listen to fred's id 'sweet little mystery' you can really hear the similarities

  • @acd85sc
    @acd85sc 10 місяців тому

    Such a great breakdown, thank you!

  • @Zombiebrainstew
    @Zombiebrainstew 10 місяців тому +9

    Welcome back

  • @armi2n
    @armi2n 10 місяців тому

    2:55 I think rather than sine wave, Fred is using Rhodes keys.

  • @andrewhuang2839
    @andrewhuang2839 7 місяців тому

    Keep making this content

  • @Mista808
    @Mista808 10 місяців тому

    I don't think you replied to my other comment @Alex Rome but I tried signing up for your online course and your scheduler is messed up!
    It won't let you change the calendar to next month in order to select a date. Just shooting you another heads up hoping you'll see this msg.

    • @AlexRome
      @AlexRome  10 місяців тому

      Hey, my scheduler is not open a month from now. I have to do that manually. Shoot me an email alex@alexromesound.com and I’ll get ya scheduled.

  • @tarat.techhh
    @tarat.techhh 10 місяців тому

    dude!!!! great video

  • @stephenking5081
    @stephenking5081 10 місяців тому

    Hey bro, love what you do, you’ve helped me grow a lot. so I followed you step by step in this tutorial like I always do and the Serum arp synth ended up sounding like a conga drum lol. Did you skip a step in the video? Please reply, this would be really helpful ❤

  • @MrSmith_
    @MrSmith_ 7 місяців тому +2

    Would love to see a breakdown of Opus by Eric Prydz.

  • @TheLevitatingChin
    @TheLevitatingChin 5 місяців тому +5

    He learned from four tet. Nuff said.

  • @sskmusicofficial
    @sskmusicofficial 10 місяців тому

    Alex Boi Is back🫡🫶🏻

  • @bebertbeberr7655
    @bebertbeberr7655 7 місяців тому

    Thanks

  • @JesusSavedEveryone1T410
    @JesusSavedEveryone1T410 8 місяців тому

    Can you do a video on the band "The Diogenes Club" ? They've got some really dope stuff that I'd love to see covered in a style study.

  • @lucianocutinoroa7311
    @lucianocutinoroa7311 10 місяців тому

    VERY NICEEEEE BROOOOO!

  • @VanoX-Music
    @VanoX-Music 6 місяців тому

    nice one ! thx ;)

  • @jbsurti181
    @jbsurti181 3 місяці тому

    Guys, I think it's so coooooooooooooooooooolll...!!!!! 🙃

  • @trackquestmusic
    @trackquestmusic 10 місяців тому

    Sweet!!!

  • @servetdemirci8009
    @servetdemirci8009 10 місяців тому

    🔊🎼🥇

  • @diveshsharma4301
    @diveshsharma4301 7 місяців тому

    Deep diving will always be my favorite.

  • @RaphaelPardyak
    @RaphaelPardyak 6 місяців тому +12

    btw he didnt make the intro melody himself, its a splice sample, even the drums are from splice

    • @Cosvisser
      @Cosvisser 5 місяців тому +2

      That's ''TEN''

  • @Kichu_fl1970
    @Kichu_fl1970 7 місяців тому

    You're geneus

  • @rin59
    @rin59 10 місяців тому +1

    Can someone explain 3rd and 5th notes and things like tonic and stuff like that to make chords easier to do on my own? To understand them better? Pls

    • @majman446
      @majman446 8 місяців тому

      David Bennett Piano is a UA-cam channel ran by a pianist who explains music theory. He has some videos on chords if you wanna check them out.

  • @shweezy24
    @shweezy24 10 місяців тому

    Please do trinix and colins live mix of sky full of stars by coldplay!

  • @blessos
    @blessos 10 місяців тому

    Hey Alex, could you link to your Spotify? I found one Alex Rome account but not sure it's you. Cheers!

  • @jugg3rnog
    @jugg3rnog 10 місяців тому +2

    love this breakdown. i would be pretty interested in a breakdown of 'ten' by Fredagain too if you're down!

    • @BenCaesar
      @BenCaesar 10 місяців тому +1

      Word that song is gold

  • @xavierdebordeaux
    @xavierdebordeaux 6 місяців тому +3

    I think you're making a mistake in saying that Fred Again keeps it simple. In my opinion, you forget to address what really makes the difference from other house tracks. Namely the drums and the way he mixes organic and synthetic elements very well mixed and which give a spontaneous and at the same time slightly complex side to his rhythm. Not more developing the subjects of Fred Again's drums means missing out on 50% of the analysis of his productions

  • @vincentamaro8671
    @vincentamaro8671 9 місяців тому

    what kick was used at 5:42?

  • @007cambon
    @007cambon 9 місяців тому

    Is Fred’s surname flintstone?

  • @GunterDS_SteReo_G
    @GunterDS_SteReo_G 10 місяців тому +1

    It Reminds me to Julien Jabre Swimming places

  • @djaluno
    @djaluno 10 місяців тому +6

    Long Time Broh, this is helpful tho you also consider us fl studio users

  • @Antony-qq1ob3bz3g
    @Antony-qq1ob3bz3g 10 місяців тому

    exsiveive

  • @mlonas5561
    @mlonas5561 10 місяців тому

    Could you try to make KREAM - So Hi? Or any other song of them? They have really nice rythm in their songs

  • @villan8155
    @villan8155 10 місяців тому

    Logic hurray!!!!!

  • @ZTRCTGuy
    @ZTRCTGuy 10 місяців тому +2

    It's... good background music. I mean I'm not a big artist because I don't upload music but I can write this on a sunday afternoon.
    I think it's boring. But that's the beauty about music, it's completely subjective.

  • @Jordyv09
    @Jordyv09 Місяць тому

  • @ForeverLyricsMusicOfficial
    @ForeverLyricsMusicOfficial 10 місяців тому

    PLEASE TELL ME: What programm it is?????????????????????

    • @kamelyun58
      @kamelyun58 10 місяців тому +1

      He's using logic pro I believe

    • @villan8155
      @villan8155 10 місяців тому

      @@kamelyun58exactly

  • @iloveaudio812
    @iloveaudio812 10 місяців тому

    Fred Again literally be lookin like the Charlie Kirk of house.

  • @finedragoon8191
    @finedragoon8191 10 місяців тому

    is he using logic pro or ableton?

  • @evanjmph
    @evanjmph 4 місяці тому

    Anyone else getting that Passionfruit vibe? This is miles better but, I know Kendrick won but that track was fire also ngl

  • @NimaFrancisOriginal
    @NimaFrancisOriginal 10 місяців тому

    🔥🔥

  • @JimboCruntz
    @JimboCruntz 9 місяців тому +1

    Your arp synth sounds quite messy because you’re playing (drawing) the dotted 8th manually with echo on.
    I’m pretty sure it’s a dotted 8th delay on a staccato (short plucked notes) synth playing single notes with portamento (slide) on.

  • @DrihunGaming
    @DrihunGaming 8 місяців тому

    sounds like anything you'd find on MrSuicideSheep's channel. Never heard of Fred Again and he sounds like any edm out there, very early 2010s

  • @TAIGZZZZ
    @TAIGZZZZ 10 місяців тому

    do avaion

  • @vadimkozlov3008
    @vadimkozlov3008 10 місяців тому +187

    I think the main issue here is the lack of fl studio

  • @mrmattyd
    @mrmattyd 10 місяців тому +11

    🤔Adore u is very chill, but tbh it lacks something compared to some of his other tracks. It's almost 90s dance the way the piano drives it, which isn't a bad thing, but it's still a bit meh. Nice recreate though, Alex!

  • @mikenesor
    @mikenesor 10 місяців тому +1

    Logic

  • @Heisenberg1269
    @Heisenberg1269 10 місяців тому

    I was getting deadmau5 vibe

  • @hannesobrist2160
    @hannesobrist2160 7 місяців тому

    Thanks for dooing the analasys.
    Check out this need modulation in the very famous song, it took me almost 2 hours to understand what is happening in Numa Numa to the chords.
    1:00 - 1:40 ua-cam.com/video/YnopHCL1Jk8/v-deo.html

  • @Farabeats70
    @Farabeats70 10 місяців тому

    👍👌🤙

  • @hank6869
    @hank6869 8 місяців тому

    'Promo sm' 😡

  • @comedycrackhead
    @comedycrackhead 6 місяців тому

    Great vid, informative and easy to follow

  • @Gettin_chunky
    @Gettin_chunky 10 місяців тому

    Such a sick vocal? 😂ok buddy

  • @sunshinerecords6696
    @sunshinerecords6696 10 місяців тому +1

    This is not Sound Great