Ways to turn tiny ideas into bigger tracks
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- Опубліковано 28 вер 2024
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Ha! Love the creativity! Pretty cool use of my vocals. Thanks for the love!
Hey Emily! Glad you enjoy and I hope a lot more people will hear you sing!
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this is what youtube needs. no hacks, no obvious tips, just candid creative making. beautifully done and great tracks :)
THIS! ^
A thing I do: if i ever make a song, but scrap it, i try to find one aspect or loop from it that i like. I save those, and eventually, I get a folder filled with little bloops and blobs of music all labeled with the key they're in. If i'm ever making a song and need some inspiration, I can pull out a musical bit, and it helps.
This is GENIUS... thanks, I'm stealling this idea :)
I feel like a lot of producers do this and then sell the loops as "Construction Loop Kits"
That‘s a great idea and I actually thought of this at one point, but so far was neither organized nor productive enough to actually fill such a folder from my own stuff 😅 But thanks for reminding me to get on that again!
Totally stealing this idea
To add on to this: If you use Ableton, you can just drag the midi clip you want to save into whatever folder you want and it'll save the midi, vst, fx, and fader.
"Just for funsies" is the ultimate motto for making good music. I always surprise myself when I just try something out not expecting it to work. It almost always ends up in the final track lol
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@@au5music I never got a notification that you responded to my comment lol that's really cool! Love you're stuff dude
That's actually kind of true, I'll usually just go in thinking about making a small loop, just for fun, then I end up expanding on it a lot.
@10:32
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You're a beast too my guy.
"You can always go back and edit something."
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This is EXCACTLY what i needed, thank you so much Andrew⭐️
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9:52 so true. I had to pull something REAL quick for a game and in a couple hours I had something cool from start to end. Over time I would develop it, adding more instruments and sections
man i did *NOT* think that last track would end up turning out so damn good
this is the exact video i needed from you
4:25 I LOVE THESE PLUGINS. Captain Chords and Captain Melody are so incredible individually, but together they’re fierce.
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"tactile" so important! Agreed! Mousing your way through music is very removed from the historical process ... Great music theoretically can be created just by pushing buttons, but a more visceral interaction is usually needed.
I watch this as I work on an 8 bar loop I’ve been looping for the past two hours... thanks andrew!
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Loving the second song, I immediately thought it sounded like Massive Attack and I love their music so great job Andrew!
Thanks for sharing this with all of us! Getting stuck on old ideas and not acting on them is a problem that I have. Your tips and perspective help! I notice that the longer I listen to the unfinished idea and don't add anything to it, the more likely it is to go unfinished. So I'll take your advice and focus on acting and just putting things down. Just playing my unfinished idea to enjoy it is the danger zone!
Whenever I have an idea I put it in my notes. If I don't get to it then when I run out of new ideas I come back to it
Same.
i record (somewhat beatbox) the idea on voice memo
I do that too, it's highly recommendable, Put it in your phone or on a private soundcloud link and listen to it when you are on the bus,train,shitting,wherever, and make notes
then do stuff on the project during your studio time and if you run out of ideas, get back to your notes
it is also helpfull when you get back at the project after some time has passed
Same, I save all my ideas and songs I wanna sample in notes on my phone
sometimes i have an easier time just waiting and coming back to an idea months later. gives my brain time to refresh and hear what i've done from a perspective of someone coming in to listen for the first time, as opposed to the person who's been creating the music.
When you send this video to your bass player because he has a lot of riffs, but has trouble turning it into full songs... and he was watching the video at the same time
One of the things that happened with the track I just released was, I could only spent short bursts of time on it given my mood. That said, sometimes those short bursts can be the most productive and it surprisingly was. Creativity spurts definitely happen in all kinds of ways. Thanks for posting these videos!
I utilize 3 folders titled, Concept, Active, and Finished Projects. Concept Folder is for random ideas, anything under 50% completion, and random melodies. Active is anything over 50%, things I've recently worked on that I'm determined to see through to the end. This makes me more disciplined to focus on things in that folder first, and actually get music out. Finally a folder to catalog all my finished projects, this just motivates me to get more into this folder, and acts as a storage for my final projects.
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"let's see what this piano sounds like...
it sounds like a piano"
andrew you are so inspiring and helpful man thank you for this
8:32 *Ferb backflips and moonwalks up tree*
Let’s all dance until we’re sick. Let’s all dance untiiiiiiiiiiiiil..... we’re sick
I thought my process was bad but seeing your unfinished work helps a lot thanks!!
You know you're early when the videos unlisted.
This happens to me so much tho, thanks for making this man :D
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11:01 is such fire , track is so cool
That initial sound made out of the piano with a bunch of effects sounds suuuper Aphex Twin or Autechre like, but totally morphed into a Massive Attack type track! So cool
2:14 "So once again I’m finding I’m just biting Burial."
Don’t we all in our own, modest ways?
I appreciate how you, Andrew, have music theory knowledge (watched your music theory 30 minutes - need to watch again LOL). But you also know how to create with the programs and devices that provide wonderful sounds. Good work!
If I could do this all day and this was my job, yeah, I could always go back and edit something.
But when you've only got 15 mins before a kid or a wife or a chore or a homework assignment or a pet or a washing machine needs your attention...
YOU GOTTA MAKE IT RIGHT THE FIRST TIME
Even Mozart didn't get it right the first time...
Speaking from the UK - that last track is crying for an amen break mate - very oldskool UK rave vibes x
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*andrew probably drank soo much water in chad's car
The first track is just crazy with this massiv attack vibe. Please make it a full track !!!!
Dude I have so many little tracks laying around! Thanks for this!
I feel like your profile pic is judging me for using the free trial of ableton
@@Andriale lol
Andrew Huang have you tried making music with a tracker? eg LSDJ, Nanoloop or Famtracker.
it gives an whole new perspective on making music and it lets you make songs you wouldn't make otherwise.
Damn, never thought I'd use a chord app, but that thing is cool!
you shocked me with that last one. really good.
Love the handclap at 9:53
Others: old songs
Me a intellectual,: *music babies*
Damn, that clear drum kit in the back looks amazing! We gotta know what it sounds like!
I want to see some more of these where you just explain the process. What's missing and what you have in mind. That's really helpful :)
That “OK IM DONE I WAS SO PRODUCTIVE” is real lol
with adhd,it's nice to come back to songs you did in the moment,and completely forgot about them.. :)
Can u make a video where u play your drum kit behind you?
Oh I might have to go back to my unfinished tracks now. For every track I finish there is at least one and often three or more unfinished ideas that just sit there. Given that I write and produce music for 12 years now there is a vast library to choose from. Somehow it never came to me to open up one of those ideas that often only have a timestamp as a name since they always felt like "lost ideas".
Kudos!
I love how clean your studio is
That’s workflow x10
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This video is an inspiration blast! Thanks a lot!
i agree:)
Literally who is Chad and WHAT IS THIS LORE ????
It's *chad*
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first track is madness!!! those chops are awesome!!!
Make a Song from your youtube comments!!
That hi 5 at the beginning was amazing
MAN! Rhett Shull brought me here. Love your channel and this video is absolutely awesome!!!
When I get stuck I love trawling through my random saves to try to find a flow. Fresh ears can make all the difference
Glad you mentioned the Burial rip. Great song still.
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i love you andrew. i could watch literally any one of your videos and get inspired. thank you for the brilliant content buddy
I remember when I first started watching you, you are so much better and more helpful, this video really proves that. Shame I didn’t keep up with your progress
that chord progression plugin is possibly the best thing ive ever seen
Well it's harmonically limiting, and anybody who makes "tracks" should probably learn basic music theory and keyboard skills needed to play those chords.
Very slowly creeping through all the vids and learning more and more each day.
ugh gotta love that HitKit shaker
That's why I clipped my ADD and only working on one track by itself. If I can't finish it, I throw it in my scrapped folder. You should take your random sounds and throw them into a sample pack. That you can use during beat block or give away to Patreon subs, if you do that.
That last tip is a really solid one that I'm going to take a stab at right now.
Love that Burial sound in the first track!
Popped up juuuust as I was struggling with this. Awesome!!
What does “swing” add to the sound? I don’t know what to look for..
Swing adds a human touch to the quantize process, so it doesn't sound too robotic.
Check out my latest tutorial that dives deeper into the FEEL of music ua-cam.com/video/lm0FnN8aryA/v-deo.html
It adds a little offset to the snapping grid of the quantization. Wether that is to the left or to the right depends on the type of swing you apply
Ok I understand thank you both for explaining
@@Acrimonious_Nin yeah, swing is usually used in jazz so just listen to some for examples if you need it :) good luck with whatever you're making, if anything
I can relate to your idea of "just do it" kind of thing, even though in my case, it is not music, but writing stories. Basically, I think any creative processes share the same philosophy in their cores.
I should give some of my abandoned projects another try. Thanks for the inspiration Andrew. God bless u! ☺🙏
what a genius! those vocals are crazy
Very clean cut and to the point. Thank you, Great Job
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That last idea at first gave me a lot of DNB vibes instantly. Like Old Skool DNB mixed in with a bit of Prodigy/Pendulum vibes
Whoa! A piano plug-in sounds like a piano?! That's incredible!
Your channel is awesome. Thank you for being helpful without being patronizing.
3:28 had my mind blown out of my face!
“Sounds like a Piano!” Made me laugh way more than I want to admit!
Glad I stumbled upon this. I am composing for a show and I am just hunting for new ideas. Thank you so much for time. love your stuff!
Personally think the first noise and solo drum beat would have sounded really nice together. Great video!
I have 90 individual projects on my DAW consisting of only a few seconds of a Melody, a bassline, or maybe a long solo with a single instrument. I've got lots of little ideas but can't seem to get anywhere with them. My longest full song was 40 seconds but it's still a bit simple.
andrew combine that first one with the second one it was sound bad
plz do just found ur channel and already love it
Very funny. And very inspirational. expanding ideas into songs is my biggest problem XD
Love u man!
That last track was 🔥
Andrew thank you for this video and for sharing one of your methods on developing ideas.
At one point in your video 10:11 you advise to use "just act" method without giving the full
picture, not sure why you didn't share both sides of that coin?
The "just act" approach has one big problem, impulse memory also know us "muscle memory"
forces the artist to repeat creative decisions thus limiting the output, unnecessarily.
I agree (to some extent) that one must go ahead and actually do things, but doing so with awareness (knowing your craft).
I think understanding what energy (vibe) one is trying to translate and focusing not only on what is there but also what isn't
will take your creative output and your art to a whole another level.
Two approaches to this:
A. Trial and error, very slow and has little output (efficiency) which is one of the key elements if one is to step into world of professionalism.
B. Develop awareness of your strengths and weaknesses which will take you into something you haven't yet imagined.
;)
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Captain plugins was such a good tip! Thank you!!!
7:59 Chad))))))
I'd like to assume Andrew is the "Virgin"
This convinced me to use Captain Chords :) Thanks!
Awesome! Just the info I needed, thank you so much! I use to record myself every time I play anything, because I never know when inspiration will come.
Everytime I see your eyes I have to remind myself that I'm not on acid.
Found you through Nahre Sol...looking forward to watching all of your videos....BRAVO Andrew!!!!
that synth track has potential... relationships that's like losing hearts or Mario walking into a gumba had become real dramatic these days... accept you have to guess that it implies "that it's a loss of another player life again.."
That first track. How the hell do you make vocals to sound like that? Really loved it.
Exactly what I needed bro right now bro. Thanks very much 😁