I remember learning all this from listening to sample CD's back in the 90's. Things like the Emu & Mo Phatt would have drums layered with random things like little vocal chops or synth buzzes. you don't hear them in the mix but if you took it away you'd notice something's missing. That's the key. Also Remember to strip right back when structuring your song, it's easy to go overboard. Some things are just meant to be felt, not heard. Nice video btw! It will surely help people so long as they don't just do it just because!
Super cool video for introducing shadow layers to drums for people but just so nobody gets confused, there aren't any polyrhythms or any poly meter things happening, just syncopation.
As a producer I look to grow in all types of genres as best as possible. This video popped up 8n my feed and I must say definitely deserves a subscribe. Thank you for this info. Your channel is dope! 🔥
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this is a seriously great video proving that it doesn't take much to really make a beat come alive - less is more, and knowing how to use these smaller elements to fill out the space in the groove and compliment it, great video dude thx
Thank you, Alex. I don’t what to say. You are an inspiration to me. You are selfless, brilliant and a good teacher. I tried my best to take the full courses. Unfortunately, I am in a country that doesn’t allow purchases in dollars. Your UA-cam videos are helpful for me. I have nothing except to say thank u so much and may God bless u.
at 1:25, when you have the toms highlighted, you can just press command + D and they will copy and paste to the next unhighlighted part, a little quicker than clicking and pasting
I came.....I watched.....I gained 20%. My biggest dilemma in writing music is finding good drums for the song I'm writing. I can't find the drums I need for the song I wrote. Then I sit for 40 minutes just trying to find the right kick or snare. Then frustration sets in.....and I leave the project. Only to come back and pull my hair out again. We really need a "Set up your Drum Library" work flow video. Maybe you can help Alex.
Another thing to do is to map a small collection of percussion to a few keys, bash up some random interesting patterns, then cherry pick the best bits and chisel away the hits that sound wrong, rather than being systematic and trying to calculate where to put the hits. This works better with e.g. synthwave than house.
Sorry to be that guy but you are mixing concepts here, this technically isn't a polyrhythm it's a syncopation. Polyrhythm would've been for example making that tom hit a 1/16th note before the 2nd kick, then on the off beat in between the 2nd and 3rd Kick and then a 1/16th note after the 3rd kick, that way you would have a 4/4 going on the toms under the 3 first kicks, that would be a 4:3 polyrhythm which it's also pretty common on house music. The rhythm it's commonly referred as the phrase "Pass-thegoddamn-butter".
I love your vids Alex and I'm a huge fan. I'm Also a big proponent of music theory and I would just say that this is not a correct example of polyrhythyms. But still a great vid that highlights ghost notes and percussive variation.
I've never layed my hands on music production but I find these videos interesting and help me appreciate music better (since im normally pretty picky). Thanks! And also i was wondering if you have any full songs that you've created
yes i do. but since my youtube channel has taken off, I don't release music as much because I release my music as track-build masterclasses for my EDM Bootcamp course. I'd like to release music in the near future and build an artist brand so that y'all can listen to and enjoy my music (:
@@AlexRome Sounds awesome and I wish you luck with that! Is your EDM Bootcamp free, and if not, what would you recommend as an alternative to learning production in this genre?
🤯 toms = 808's. If my math is wrong, correction is cool, just the dots I conneted. Great advice sir👍🏿. (Enhancement not oversaturation. Balance..act..= music well cooked is a "balancing act".) Thanks again, I may as well "like and subscribe, let the ads roll even 😆 ✌🏿
Its not wrong, but all depends on what level of abstraction we are speaken. Cause lets deepen it..: Every sound is in its core based on a set of single differences in amplitude over time (like 0/1)=> everysound is based on frequency=> every sound is based on sine waves (fundamental/single frequency) Which both toms and 808's are. Its just that the total set/form of all frequencies, resemble a large sinewave in both samples, and other sounds a certain set of sinewaves give a new form, like a saw (stack of odd and even frequencies rolling off) or a square (stack of only even frequencies rolling off) But even though some other sounds might have a wave looking more like a square for example, its still based on combining sinewaves, like all possible sounds
This is a nice video tho, but there's just 1 detail: the thing you're doing ain't a polyrhythm, it's just a counter rhythm A polyrhythm is when you play 2 or more different time signatures at the same time, like 4:3, or 5:4
sorry for coming off strong in my last comment. Thanks for your detail on polyrhythm. I will study further into the term. I figured mixing dotted rhythms without resolving would give it enough characteristics to be a conflicting rhythm.
@@AlexRome @andrew yac What you are describing Andrew is actually Polymeter. A Polyrhtyhm is two or more evenly spaced note values with different subdivisions resolving within the same amount of time. Whereas a Polymeter is two or more meters/time signatures happening at the same time. So while Alex Rome has misunderstood and incorrectly taught what a polyrhythm is, it is important to not mix up polyrhythm and polymeter, as they are two different things.
I typically take a tom that has a got high frequency transient that perceptually sounds deep. So, for example is not actually low, but sounds low even with the lows are eq'd out.
I just gotta say, that first example is not a polyrhythm at all. A polyrhythm is when you have two elements playing in a different time signature, but taking up the same amount of time (for example, a 3:4 polyrhythm would have one element play three evenly spaced notes in the same amount of time as another element playing four evenly spaced notes. Triplets are basically like little 3:4 polyrhythms that) These are good examples of how to make your drums sound more engaging, though. Just unfortunate that your first example is mislabeled.
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I remember learning all this from listening to sample CD's back in the 90's. Things like the Emu & Mo Phatt would have drums layered with random things like little vocal chops or synth buzzes. you don't hear them in the mix but if you took it away you'd notice something's missing. That's the key. Also Remember to strip right back when structuring your song, it's easy to go overboard. Some things are just meant to be felt, not heard.
Nice video btw! It will surely help people so long as they don't just do it just because!
Super cool video for introducing shadow layers to drums for people but just so nobody gets confused, there aren't any polyrhythms or any poly meter things happening, just syncopation.
Your drum videos are the best on UA-cam
Actually got a 42.7% improvement. Seriously tho, great vids and u just give out the best vibes and energy making them. Thanks for all the vids
As a producer I look to grow in all types of genres as best as possible. This video popped up 8n my feed and I must say definitely deserves a subscribe. Thank you for this info. Your channel is dope! 🔥
OMG, ANOTHER 20%! DUDE, I’M BOUT’ TO RETIRE! YOU’VE GVEN ME 100% AFTER ONLY FIVE VIDEOS! Just kid’n, but your videos really do help me with an insanely amount of production value, so thank you! 👍🏽
this is a seriously great video proving that it doesn't take much to really make a beat come alive - less is more, and knowing how to use these smaller elements to fill out the space in the groove and compliment it, great video dude thx
Thank you, Alex. I don’t what to say. You are an inspiration to me. You are selfless, brilliant and a good teacher. I tried my best to take the full courses. Unfortunately, I am in a country that doesn’t allow purchases in dollars. Your UA-cam videos are helpful for me. I have nothing except to say thank u so much and may God bless u.
thank you (: I appreciate your comment.
Your tutorials are simply the best.
Dude!! This is amazing! I can’t wait to try it out on my beats
Some great tips there bro. Thanks
Really neat ideas. I'm going to use these in my metal productions.
Zaps are great also for layering with your snares and claps.
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Good tutorial. One complaint. Polyrhythm is a very specific type of rhythm. And definitely not the same as what you refer to in this video.
man this video its just the right tip on the right time thanks a lot !
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at 1:25, when you have the toms highlighted, you can just press command + D and they will copy and paste to the next unhighlighted part, a little quicker than clicking and pasting
It was painful to see him click each time 😂
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This is so good I feel like I've been doing this without even knowing 😅 thanks man !
This was an awesome video. Love how passionate you are about the music - feel the same way when I’m producing. Super helpful tips!
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Great explaining on this, thank you.
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I came.....I watched.....I gained 20%. My biggest dilemma in writing music is finding good drums for the song I'm writing. I can't find the drums I need for the song I wrote. Then I sit for 40 minutes just trying to find the right kick or snare. Then frustration sets in.....and I leave the project. Only to come back and pull my hair out again.
We really need a "Set up your Drum Library" work flow video. Maybe you can help Alex.
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this is actually so helpful, thank you!!
Another thing to do is to map a small collection of percussion to a few keys, bash up some random interesting patterns, then cherry pick the best bits and chisel away the hits that sound wrong, rather than being systematic and trying to calculate where to put the hits. This works better with e.g. synthwave than house.
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Great video.
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Sorry to be that guy but you are mixing concepts here, this technically isn't a polyrhythm it's a syncopation.
Polyrhythm would've been for example making that tom hit a 1/16th note before the 2nd kick, then on the off beat in between the 2nd and 3rd Kick and then a 1/16th note after the 3rd kick, that way you would have a 4/4 going on the toms under the 3 first kicks, that would be a 4:3 polyrhythm which it's also pretty common on house music.
The rhythm it's commonly referred as the phrase "Pass-thegoddamn-butter".
I love your vids Alex and I'm a huge fan. I'm Also a big proponent of music theory and I would just say that this is not a correct example of polyrhythyms. But still a great vid that highlights ghost notes and percussive variation.
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Mastering tutorial please
I just realized youre now working in Ableton. thanks! lol
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What's the keyboard shortcut to stretch out a loop? (Asking here in case others are wondering the same)
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That was great. Thank you. Now I need to learn how you stretched that audio file like that.
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Like I can take what you explained into any genre
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I've never layed my hands on music production but I find these videos interesting and help me appreciate music better (since im normally pretty picky). Thanks!
And also i was wondering if you have any full songs that you've created
yes i do. but since my youtube channel has taken off, I don't release music as much because I release my music as track-build masterclasses for my EDM Bootcamp course. I'd like to release music in the near future and build an artist brand so that y'all can listen to and enjoy my music (:
@@AlexRome Sounds awesome and I wish you luck with that! Is your EDM Bootcamp free, and if not, what would you recommend as an alternative to learning production in this genre?
@Crater Sure, I'll spend money for the course if I can. Alex seems very helpful. Thank you for the recommendation.
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🤯 toms = 808's.
If my math is wrong, correction is cool, just the dots I conneted.
Great advice sir👍🏿. (Enhancement not oversaturation. Balance..act..= music well cooked is a "balancing act".)
Thanks again, I may as well "like and subscribe, let the ads roll even 😆 ✌🏿
Its not wrong, but all depends on what level of abstraction we are speaken. Cause lets deepen it..: Every sound is in its core based on a set of single differences in amplitude over time (like 0/1)=> everysound is based on frequency=> every sound is based on sine waves (fundamental/single frequency)
Which both toms and 808's are. Its just that the total set/form of all frequencies, resemble a large sinewave in both samples, and other sounds a certain set of sinewaves give a new form, like a saw (stack of odd and even frequencies rolling off) or a square (stack of only even frequencies rolling off)
But even though some other sounds might have a wave looking more like a square for example, its still based on combining sinewaves, like all possible sounds
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I wonder if this in some ways can also be applied to trap and hiphop beats.
How were you able to stretch the perc loop on the time line like that?
Great video bro,, would like to know a vst having that type of kick, thanks in advance.
Neat.
This is a nice video tho, but there's just 1 detail: the thing you're doing ain't a polyrhythm, it's just a counter rhythm
A polyrhythm is when you play 2 or more different time signatures at the same time, like 4:3, or 5:4
sorry for coming off strong in my last comment. Thanks for your detail on polyrhythm. I will study further into the term. I figured mixing dotted rhythms without resolving would give it enough characteristics to be a conflicting rhythm.
@@AlexRome @andrew yac What you are describing Andrew is actually Polymeter. A Polyrhtyhm is two or more evenly spaced note values with different subdivisions resolving within the same amount of time. Whereas a Polymeter is two or more meters/time signatures happening at the same time. So while Alex Rome has misunderstood and incorrectly taught what a polyrhythm is, it is important to not mix up polyrhythm and polymeter, as they are two different things.
Aye bro. Sick vid. Do you have any vibration issues with your mixer on your speakers like that?
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Regarding those toms, how do you mix that with a sub bass?
I typically take a tom that has a got high frequency transient that perceptually sounds deep. So, for example is not actually low, but sounds low even with the lows are eq'd out.
Should i also bring these element to drop, or chorus section.. or it depends on the situation and song itself..
Prob depends on the business of the drop and what elements you added to spice up the drums
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I just gotta say, that first example is not a polyrhythm at all. A polyrhythm is when you have two elements playing in a different time signature, but taking up the same amount of time (for example, a 3:4 polyrhythm would have one element play three evenly spaced notes in the same amount of time as another element playing four evenly spaced notes. Triplets are basically like little 3:4 polyrhythms that)
These are good examples of how to make your drums sound more engaging, though. Just unfortunate that your first example is mislabeled.
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What monitor speaker was that?
Samson’s, they’re terrible. I don’t recommend.
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