Man your reaction to your own chords at 2:57 was so honest and sincere that that by itself made me hit the subscribe button. I totally vibed with that instantanious kind of "look what I found in my creation" like you have something pre-existing inside yourself that only needs to be looked up, or found. Cool moment 🥰 Cherish these moments.
I know many professors who pompously play the role of producer teachers, but have no taste in music. You are the only one with excellent musical taste, who subtly feels and really understands music. I'm not used to just praising anyone, so don't take my words as a compliment.
All I gotta say is your coaching program changed my life and turned music into a full time career for me... and then you post these incredibly inspiring tutorials that feel like Christmas every time I watch! I get so inspired and creative with every vid!! Here before a million views!
I wish I had this video when I started producing almost 6 year ago. This is too perfect. I can't even explain the feelings I get when I listen to those sweet sine pluck synth chords.
The thing I enjoy most about watching videos is your enthusiasm. I love the way you say the word "HEAVEN", lol. That's how I know that you really dig whatever you are doing in that moment.
How did you always make these heart touching melodies? Is this intuition, voicings, sold-your-soul magic, mathematics, or behind the scene trial and error? (Or all of them?) Please make some videos of these, this is (one of) your strengths 🤩
After spending a lot of time and money in courses, I think that this is something very difficult to explain. Or I am a bad student :) Anyway, I think that Rome tends to omit the why, and just shows the how. Maybe he just doesn't know, and he learnt by practice and intuition like, I suspect, most do. I think that Rome sometimes knows the why but he doesn't explain it, maybe because the videos would be too complex, boring and long, or just because he wants to save those tips for his paid students. But beware. As I said, I've paid some courses, and most of that money has been wasted. Now I don't pay anymore until I see proof that I will learn something useful.
He tends to use minor scales a lot, plus it's something you can learn from his other tutorials on chord construction, after watching many of his videos I can say that I now make better chords with similar vibes to the ones he creates.
Haha thanks! That’s a huge compliment. It’s a bit of everything you mentioned. There is some bit of trial and error you don’t see in preparation for each video. For example, sometimes I’ll write 5 to 10 melodies in search for a good melody to use in a video and it takes me multiple days to find one. Sometimes (like in the video above) I’ll write a single melody and get lucky. I should definitely make a video on this. It would be a fun video that I think would be creatively inspiring.
This is what I do when making electronic music over the years when making laying in MIDI when composing. You're essentially creating space which helps greatly when mixing, as freqs are not hogging the mix. This video is highly impressive.
More or less I already knew all these tricks except for the atmosphere one, that was magic, with the unison and the massive reverb 1 note sounds like a full chord. Nice work as always.
One of the things I appreciate about your mixing is when you find something 'good' you use it. I have a bad habit of finding a great sound and then saying, "that's good but I'm gonna see if I can find something better" MAN!😖 I waste so much time just looking for 'better' when what I have is more than sufficient.
Right after this video I twicked my current project with a new bassline synth. This is exactly the sound I've been loking for, thanks! The previous bass preset used the envelope mostly on the on the osc volume, but with the filter it works much better, leaving the base note sounding constantly in sub-bass range
Nice tutorial. Not a fan of the chord progression and bass in this but it shows the simplicity of music making.,,i like using arpeggiators for bass lines too.
Yo, this is super helpful! Just wanted to let you know that when you hit your desk my windows shook from the bass! You may want to hi pass your mic so it doesn''t make all the subs go crazy. thanks for the content!
0:24 wow your student Danccer getting signed with Paul van Dyk - that's amazing - exciting news!!! Congrats Danccer! I've been a huge PvD fan for many years...
Awesome mix from scratch in literally seconds. Love the final tracks all put together as well. You mentioned "Ducking". What is that? I love the effect it had on the Bass line. smooth.
Ducking is also called sidechaining. When you sidechain an instrument track to another track (usually the bass drum), the instrument will get quieter whenever the drum hits.
I love this sound. Especially when its a saw with a little fade in on the attack, relativly fast decay, plus some crunchy distortion. soooo good it makes by brain tickle cause it sounds orange lol
It’s pretty much Odesza who are there with royksopp and jon Hopkins as my fave electronic acts. Which basically means I love you. I’m gonna make that serum investment I never used much come to life!
The atmosphere tip with the sine wave reverb ducking was very clever! I'm definitely gonna use that one! Thanks for this awesome video! I added this to my favorites. 😃👍
7:11 "Another word for size is decay" Uhh...No. Decay is how long the reverb is and size makes it feel like the reverb is in a bigger or smaller room. But just the sound of it and not the lenght. Unless that's how this plugin works because I don't see a decay knob.
I feel it in my soul!! I want to follow along, my setup is getting there, got the Mac with Logic, controller and now I guess I need serum, desk and some plastic plants for Christmas 😀
i just wanna say thank you for all the help you've given ppl. you might not realize it, but ppl who do this are a lot like mr. beast, but there's simply no money involved. that's an incredible thing.. to help ppl who don't deserve it. that's why i made the comparison
Great video bro - love your work. Inspired me to make videos too. You can really tell you have a passion for this - it bleeds through in your personality! Keep up the hard work bro much love from New Zealand.
Something I think is important to point out: at 7:12 you say that "Size" is another word for "Decay", but if you look at the reverb in serum, size and decay are two different knobs - could you explain the difference?
Mine doesn't sound like that. I do as you show, and mine sounds like a sharp sawtooth synth sound, not soft and smooth like yours. The filter + ENV work, but the sound itself is sharp like unfiltered until the ENV turns the knob down. Your sounds a lot more LP filtered. I pulled my filter all the way down to 8 Hz, and still sharp not soft like yours. It seems like you have an extra filter/eq on the plugin output...
3:39 This sounds soooo much like Neon Sky Rain… Which is just a random thing on Pandora that made me super happy 10 years ago. But it’s really bad when you add the 16ths with the hats and the bass. That’s definitely not what most people mean by ‘rolling bassline’…
Great video-- love diving into sound design, and your instructions and delivery are gold. My attempts to follow still sound nothing like yours (Pigments's saw doesn't sound like your punchier MB Saw in Serum for one. MB=Multi-band?) But still getting useful sounds. Thank you!
Man your reaction to your own chords at 2:57 was so honest and sincere that that by itself made me hit the subscribe button. I totally vibed with that instantanious kind of "look what I found in my creation" like you have something pre-existing inside yourself that only needs to be looked up, or found. Cool moment 🥰 Cherish these moments.
Honestly it's those moments that makes making music FUN
One of the simplest but most profound production tutorial videos I think I've ever seen. Literal goose bumps at 2:58.
I know many professors who pompously play the role of producer teachers, but have no taste in music.
You are the only one with excellent musical taste, who subtly feels and really understands music. I'm not used to just praising anyone, so don't take my words as a compliment.
All I gotta say is your coaching program changed my life and turned music into a full time career for me... and then you post these incredibly inspiring tutorials that feel like Christmas every time I watch! I get so inspired and creative with every vid!! Here before a million views!
Dude your enthusiasm, wonder, and joy at making sounds is fantastic!
I totally agree, man
seriously
You have a knack for simplifying the whole process of music production
and i love it
I wish I had this video when I started producing almost 6 year ago. This is too perfect. I can't even explain the feelings I get when I listen to those sweet sine pluck synth chords.
I really enjoy watching your lessons since 2015, you are truly a very valuable teacher. greetings from Uzbekistan
The thing I enjoy most about watching videos is your enthusiasm. I love the way you say the word "HEAVEN", lol. That's how I know that you really dig whatever you are doing in that moment.
How did you always make these heart touching melodies? Is this intuition, voicings, sold-your-soul magic, mathematics, or behind the scene trial and error? (Or all of them?) Please make some videos of these, this is (one of) your strengths 🤩
After spending a lot of time and money in courses, I think that this is something very difficult to explain. Or I am a bad student :) Anyway, I think that Rome tends to omit the why, and just shows the how. Maybe he just doesn't know, and he learnt by practice and intuition like, I suspect, most do.
I think that Rome sometimes knows the why but he doesn't explain it, maybe because the videos would be too complex, boring and long, or just because he wants to save those tips for his paid students.
But beware. As I said, I've paid some courses, and most of that money has been wasted. Now I don't pay anymore until I see proof that I will learn something useful.
He tends to use minor scales a lot, plus it's something you can learn from his other tutorials on chord construction, after watching many of his videos I can say that I now make better chords with similar vibes to the ones he creates.
Haha thanks! That’s a huge compliment. It’s a bit of everything you mentioned. There is some bit of trial and error you don’t see in preparation for each video. For example, sometimes I’ll write 5 to 10 melodies in search for a good melody to use in a video and it takes me multiple days to find one. Sometimes (like in the video above) I’ll write a single melody and get lucky.
I should definitely make a video on this. It would be a fun video that I think would be creatively inspiring.
@@Sky_666 yep, minor scales are very common in electronic music.
@@AlexRome that would be really useful; how you do that trial and error.
Such a good succinct tutorial, showing you how to make beautiful sounds quickly and effectively. Thanks Alex!
you're so good. I have no words. I'd love to have just a 1/10 of your knowledge and hear. I bow to you.
Yours sounds so much better than mine, I've tried to tweak it to exactly how you did but for some reason yours sounds waay better
If I had your skills I don’t think I’d ever stop making music. Love your passion. Keep it up.
This is what I do when making electronic music over the years when making laying in MIDI when composing. You're essentially creating space which helps greatly when mixing, as freqs are not hogging the mix. This video is highly impressive.
Man! I love your content. Rooting for your channel. Definitely recommending it to any of the people are interested in music industry.
Every time I watch one of your videos I learn something really significant. Sincere thanks!
More or less I already knew all these tricks except for the atmosphere one, that was magic, with the unison and the massive reverb 1 note sounds like a full chord. Nice work as always.
WHATS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN UNISON AND THE FULL CHORD?
this is amazing ohmydays, I will 100000% use this in my upcoming sessions, love 🙏🏽
3:03 what a nice kick
I thought it was kinda meh at the beginning, but with the bass and atmos it really comes together.
One of the things I appreciate about your mixing is when you find something 'good' you use it.
I have a bad habit of finding a great sound and then saying, "that's good but I'm gonna see if I can find something better"
MAN!😖 I waste so much time just looking for 'better' when what I have is more than sufficient.
Yeah, I call this the endless trap. You can get stuck there for hours when you have something that sounds great already!
That was so good - thank you for showing me this!
Please release this! Its too good! 😭🔥
Right after this video I twicked my current project with a new bassline synth. This is exactly the sound I've been loking for, thanks! The previous bass preset used the envelope mostly on the on the osc volume, but with the filter it works much better, leaving the base note sounding constantly in sub-bass range
Thankyou for making this - I really enjoyed it and it’s made me more confident with going beyond presets and pathing my own path on serum. God bless
This is absolute gold. Thank you, man!!
his reaction @ 2:58....priceless!! I know dat feeling...
The way I smiled when you brought the soft sine wave up an octave at 2:57
Dude. Your progressions always give me major feels. Respect. 🙌🏻
Nice Alex still dropping production tip videos!
WONDERFUL. Thank you for sharing with us!
Nice tutorial. Not a fan of the chord progression and bass in this but it shows the simplicity of music making.,,i like using arpeggiators for bass lines too.
Criminally underrated video to be honest.
Had to comment again cause I love it so much
Yo, this is super helpful! Just wanted to let you know that when you hit your desk my windows shook from the bass! You may want to hi pass your mic so it doesn''t make all the subs go crazy. thanks for the content!
you make it look so easy
That sine pluck gave me chill idk why
This tutorial is so legendary🔥
Thank you, Lobot!
Another super creative video. Nice! 🔥
Really lovely stuff and such clear explanations. Thank you.
It`s very beautiful synthwave. Thank you for tutorial!
Beautiful sounds for sure!
0:24 wow your student Danccer getting signed with Paul van Dyk - that's amazing - exciting news!!! Congrats Danccer! I've been a huge PvD fan for many years...
Love the passion!
When u dont have 37$ but u need the package
I love these short easy tutorials! ❤️🔥
Man long time no see your videos
This one got me back
Great content thanks!
Pretty good for minimal or simplistic house/techno stylez.👌
I’ve Recently Gotten Into Sound Design, Using Nexus, And It’s Really Fun To Do!!!
Sine-based sounds are the fuckin best. That lead is heart melting.
Awesome mix from scratch in literally seconds. Love the final tracks all put together as well. You mentioned "Ducking". What is that? I love the effect it had on the Bass line. smooth.
Ducking is also called sidechaining. When you sidechain an instrument track to another track (usually the bass drum), the instrument will get quieter whenever the drum hits.
that sounds so good
WOW, THIS IS SICK ASF
I love this sound. Especially when its a saw with a little fade in on the attack, relativly fast decay, plus some crunchy distortion. soooo good it makes by brain tickle cause it sounds orange lol
It’s pretty much Odesza who are there with royksopp and jon Hopkins as my fave electronic acts. Which basically means I love you. I’m gonna make that serum investment I never used much come to life!
Amazing tips, i started producing a few months ago and i learned a lot from you. Thank you
Awesome, keep going and you'll make it buddy!
@@PAAYNE Thank you very much, u have some nice skills too. I subscribed to ur channel too :)
I have only one thins to say :AMAZING 💙💙💙💙
It's "that sound"... this video provides the recipe for the awesome sauce. Thank you, Alex!
this tutorial is SICK
Please make a full version.
wtf its insane bro the sound is so intense
Very nice stuff in this post... once again support !!
That's really impressed 🔥🔥
please, do some dubstep tutorials. You are awesome, and you helped me get better at music production!
this is GOLD! Thanks bro
THANKS for your shoutout. I just learned from the best. 😉
You are truly a master my dude. I can never get the same sounds you do, even following step by step. I think my serum is broken. 😅
When you find a sound you weren't expecting to find lol always a good moment
That's beautiful thanks!!
That's really inspiring, not sure about the final result with some fx but it's personnal. I also wonder what could work as a break in the middle..
Kinda clickbaity, ngl, but still solid lessons. thanks man!
Did you hear how that click sounds??? It's heaven!!! 😂
Kinda always but I think we click on his videos cause he genuinelly likes doing music and watching someone do something they love is always fun
You should not lie by default so the ngl is unnecessary 🤣👍
Show them what they want give them what they need
its the youtube game bro
Need a breakdown of the synth brass you added at the end
The atmosphere tip with the sine wave reverb ducking was very clever! I'm definitely gonna use that one! Thanks for this awesome video! I added this to my favorites. 😃👍
7:11 "Another word for size is decay" Uhh...No. Decay is how long the reverb is and size makes it feel like the reverb is in a bigger or smaller room. But just the sound of it and not the lenght. Unless that's how this plugin works because I don't see a decay knob.
Really nice. Gotta try it.
I hardly ever leave comments - this is the second comment this morning. Another great video Alex!
I feel it in my soul!! I want to follow along, my setup is getting there, got the Mac with Logic, controller and now I guess I need serum, desk and some plastic plants for Christmas 😀
In the meantime, you can use Logic's built-in synth called Alchemy. Alchemy can make these sounds just as effectively.
Great ... really no words
Dude I am fucking COOKING with this shit! You've saved me as a producer!
Love when you vibe to the chords youve just made haha
The break on the drums makes the track extra good.. not many people add that kind of break on synthwave stuff
I like the sound! I don't have serum though. Could you do a vital tutorial too?
i just wanna say thank you for all the help you've given ppl. you might not realize it, but ppl who do this are a lot like mr. beast, but there's simply no money involved. that's an incredible thing.. to help ppl who don't deserve it. that's why i made the comparison
Great video bro - love your work. Inspired me to make videos too. You can really tell you have a passion for this - it bleeds through in your personality!
Keep up the hard work bro much love from New Zealand.
Great teacher
Something I think is important to point out: at 7:12 you say that "Size" is another word for "Decay", but if you look at the reverb in serum, size and decay are two different knobs - could you explain the difference?
Yeah I got confused in that part
Why does this 720p video look so good?
I’ve been thinking about buying Serum for a while… and I think this just sold me on it 😳
Love coming to your videos when I've got creative block
There is no way what you showed of the delay is the result you came up with. Can you tell me what you used to curate that Echo ping pong effect? @2:00
Mine doesn't sound like that. I do as you show, and mine sounds like a sharp sawtooth synth sound, not soft and smooth like yours. The filter + ENV work, but the sound itself is sharp like unfiltered until the ENV turns the knob down. Your sounds a lot more LP filtered. I pulled my filter all the way down to 8 Hz, and still sharp not soft like yours. It seems like you have an extra filter/eq on the plugin output...
Maaaan, thats fire
Nice one Alex!
3:39 This sounds soooo much like Neon Sky Rain… Which is just a random thing on Pandora that made me super happy 10 years ago. But it’s really bad when you add the 16ths with the hats and the bass. That’s definitely not what most people mean by ‘rolling bassline’…
Damn I wish I could produce like this ! I keep using the existing sounds from my plugins... I can't make a sound like you just did...
Great video-- love diving into sound design, and your instructions and delivery are gold. My attempts to follow still sound nothing like yours (Pigments's saw doesn't sound like your punchier MB Saw in Serum for one. MB=Multi-band?) But still getting useful sounds. Thank you!
you should make more Serum tutorials! or perhaps a Sylenth1 tutorial. Very cool video I appreciate the knowledge
full version plzzzz
love this!