10 Chord Layering Techniques (that add energy to boring chords)

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MY GEAR:
DAW (Music making software): Logic Pro and Ableton Live
Studio monitors (speakers): Yamaha HS8's
Headphones: Audeze LCD X (open back)
Camera: Canon 80d
Computer: Mac Studio with M2 Ultra chip and 2 TB hardrive
Midi controller (keyboard): Komplete Kontrol 61
Interface: Scarlett Clarett 2 pre
Desk: a cheap one from ikea
Chair: also a cheap one from ikea
My favorite plugins that I use the most:
XFER Serum
Sylenth 1
Nexus 3
Kontakt
RC 20
Valhalla Shimmer
Valhalla Vintage Verb
Shaperbox 3
XFER OTT
Fab Filter Saturn 2
Fab Filter Pro C 2
Arturia Pigments
Baby Audio Comeback Kid
Output Thermal and Portal
LABS Soft Piano
Hardware that I use behind the scenes but not in videos:
Elektron Octatrack (my fav)
Elektron Digitakt
Korg Minilogue XD

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  • @poohchasm
    @poohchasm Жыл бұрын

    "No wrong answers, just better choices!" Wish i heard this 15yrs ago! Great Vids!

  • @YOUrDEAlerwiThHell
    @YOUrDEAlerwiThHell5 ай бұрын

    1) Granular(8bars until they getting dry) 0:37 2)skinny into wide chords 1:52 3)enhance chords during arrangement 3:20 4)pick the best layering technique for your Song 4:34 5)vocoder to add harmony to vocals 5:48 6)re-arcitulate the chords 7:35 7) adding lfo to high reverb chord layers 8:50 8)layering chords using alternative dynamics 10:20 9)using harmony layers instead full stacks of chords 11:25 10)virtual analog synth , saq wave , unison, filter it. Add reverb + ott (glue reverband sound a bit ) 13:55 ->adds space and heaven

  • @Sisanf
    @Sisanf Жыл бұрын

    You have such a strong sense of melody and ear worms, all of your examples in your videos are so good

  • @TheMasterOfTheFrets
    @TheMasterOfTheFrets Жыл бұрын

    I'm not even making EDM, yet this has given me a lot of perspective and usable knowledge in my productions

  • @DeuceGenius

    @DeuceGenius

    Жыл бұрын

    Same. I make trap music mostly. I do like some edm though. And like movie scores and piano

  • @shevystudio

    @shevystudio

    Жыл бұрын

    Same

  • @GTORT

    @GTORT

    11 ай бұрын

    Same. I do metal

  • @ILOVEKITTIES444

    @ILOVEKITTIES444

    10 ай бұрын

    msuic is music

  • @poohchasm

    @poohchasm

    10 ай бұрын

    Same! I'm a melodic rapper and I get plenty of sauce from this channel!

  • @toxichater69
    @toxichater69 Жыл бұрын

    I love how you use a bunch of different DAWs in your videos. Honestly, that convinced me you 100% know what you're doing lol. I can't imagine learning all those different workflows

  • @TheDanko86
    @TheDanko86 Жыл бұрын

    9:50 just lifted me up, accelerated me to light speed and took me to another dimension.. Bravo!

  • @RedBeardinVR

    @RedBeardinVR

    Жыл бұрын

    Yeah this tip sounds amazing!

  • @MrMelons45

    @MrMelons45

    Жыл бұрын

    dude. RIGHT! For anyone who sees this, do you know of any artists that have a similar style? Would love to get into this genre of edm.

  • @TerofiedBeats
    @TerofiedBeats Жыл бұрын

    That skinny-wide trick is awesome! The contrast really makes you feel the width of it.

  • @ilyandilymusic
    @ilyandilymusic Жыл бұрын

    All of your videos make me want to jump in the DAW and get it done. You have a great teaching style and your examples are incredible. Keep it up!

  • @PudPo
    @PudPo Жыл бұрын

    Honestly dude your videos have really helped massively improve the quality of my production and sound design, and I was struggling with this very topic on a song I'm working on. Can't wait to implement some of these into it. Thanks for all the helpful tips and tricks

  • @mcgritty8842

    @mcgritty8842

    Жыл бұрын

    You must be at least 20% better now!

  • @Rainer01

    @Rainer01

    Жыл бұрын

    Hi Alex great Video 🎉 do you have two vocal synth then one for the right layer on for the left ?

  • @user-li8rm3qj4b

    @user-li8rm3qj4b

    Жыл бұрын

    Damn seriously.!! You got artist verified with just 11 subs😱🤣 Hecker???

  • @mariasotelo8490

    @mariasotelo8490

    11 ай бұрын

    😮‍💨😊😊😊😊😊😊

  • @theorulez

    @theorulez

    6 ай бұрын

    @@mcgritty8842 Watches the video 5x to win the game. EZ Clap.

  • @QWLMusic
    @QWLMusic Жыл бұрын

    Absolutely love your videos and always walk away with something new and valuable learned! Thanks for always posting great content.

  • @danic.3760
    @danic.3760 Жыл бұрын

    An idea I wanna try after this video, mixing the vocoder trick wih the LFO trick, making the vocal sound crazy. Thanks for your work 😊

  • @ArianLaas
    @ArianLaas Жыл бұрын

    You're taking us a step further. So great Alex

  • @mcgritty8842

    @mcgritty8842

    Жыл бұрын

    20% further

  • @iixmusic

    @iixmusic

    Жыл бұрын

    @@mcgritty8842 lmfao

  • @jaybrypto
    @jaybrypto Жыл бұрын

    Alex, this video is gold. I don't really make EDM, but I'm considering doing your boot camp because after over 20 years of experience doing electronic music you still wow me with the techniques you share in your videos. Great work my friend! 🙌🏼

  • @ZeekBurse
    @ZeekBurse Жыл бұрын

    THIS CHANGED MY LIFE!!!!🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 Thank you!!! I’ve been needing these approaches to production!!

  • @ShammyDeep
    @ShammyDeep Жыл бұрын

    Super informative video Alex! keep up the great work

  • @ianchmp
    @ianchmp11 ай бұрын

    I wasn’t really listening until 4:05 snapped me to attention. I started it over and wow, this video was a master class.

  • @AndyTanguay
    @AndyTanguay Жыл бұрын

    Wow, these are amazing. Thank you. Always amazing to listen to someone who really knows what they're doing

  • @daveaum
    @daveaum Жыл бұрын

    I learned a lot from this clip.. that LFO trick made me think of the effects BT sometimes uses.. that's as big a compliment as I could ever pay! 🙌 Thanks for the inspiration

  • @schance1666
    @schance1666 Жыл бұрын

    A true masterclass. Thanks for this, my favorite vid of yours so far.

  • @undistinguishedlyricist3324
    @undistinguishedlyricist3324 Жыл бұрын

    You're extremely talented and humble in knowledge, Stay blessed my guy!

  • @gramscii
    @gramscii6 ай бұрын

    This is the best production channel on YT by several orders of magnitude. So so useful

  • @laner4195
    @laner4195 Жыл бұрын

    Incredibly cool stuff Alex. Thank you!

  • @SamFocused
    @SamFocused Жыл бұрын

    Again an inspirational video to just go back to create and try some of this techniques. Great content 💯💯💯

  • @sahpreemking1163
    @sahpreemking11634 ай бұрын

    This is one of the best tutorials I've seen in a long while! Keep them coming, Alex!

  • @CarlJames10
    @CarlJames10 Жыл бұрын

    This makes me want to keep pushing harder to learn music theory! You’re a legend brotha

  • @robinanuolinlin1815
    @robinanuolinlin18158 ай бұрын

    Im so lucky i discovered ur channel. Im purely amazed by all of your videos! Thats so much value 😮

  • @MrPovilytis
    @MrPovilytis Жыл бұрын

    Man, it was super useful! Thanks for uploading such videos 🙌

  • @mathiasg3335
    @mathiasg3335 Жыл бұрын

    Great video, you explained really well what you did and why. It is easy to understand and sounds amazing, just gave me some inspiration for New techniques using FM with my SY99.

  • @iami0
    @iami0 Жыл бұрын

    Love your tutorials, much appreciated.

  • @esieweha
    @esieweha8 ай бұрын

    Great inspiration! Thank you for sharing your knowledge 😊✌️

  • @Biometrixuk
    @Biometrixuk4 ай бұрын

    Really helpful stuff Alex. Thanks!

  • @nig786
    @nig786 Жыл бұрын

    Your tutorials help me a lot 👍

  • @tonescapes9673
    @tonescapes96738 ай бұрын

    Always good watching these very good musical tutorials,I'm a flautist of grade 8,but have only started practicing again recently.these chord tutorials help alot,as I may have said before in a previous comment,especially as flutes,beautiful sounding they are,they're monophonic!anyway thanks for all your tutorials

  • @theorulez
    @theorulez6 ай бұрын

    *9:50** gave me 7 Lions vibes. I love your information that you are sharing.*

  • @dver89
    @dver89 Жыл бұрын

    GRrat vid, I always try to over complicate things with too many layers, but you show that it only takes 2 or 3 layers to make great chord sounds!

  • @seventhnoise
    @seventhnoise Жыл бұрын

    Once again really useful tips! Thanks a lot

  • @ramonf.9217
    @ramonf.9217 Жыл бұрын

    You are amazing, thanks a lot Alex R.

  • @RangAbdullah
    @RangAbdullah4 ай бұрын

    Your channel is gold-mine for trance chords.

  • @tuukka8592
    @tuukka8592 Жыл бұрын

    That really gave some insight into, what big sound means. Subscribed!

  • @Emece_.
    @Emece_. Жыл бұрын

    Thanks for all dude , great content. 🔥🔥🔥

  • @LoveMeBack
    @LoveMeBack Жыл бұрын

    You make it look easy. Well done!

  • @DeepBassSpace
    @DeepBassSpace7 ай бұрын

    Thank you for this.

  • @ravihingrickrude7506
    @ravihingrickrude7506 Жыл бұрын

    This is soooo good! Thank you!

  • @huber-lofiandchillbeats7693
    @huber-lofiandchillbeats76933 ай бұрын

    Thanks a lot some of this technics are gonna be useful for sure

  • @berserker2551
    @berserker2551 Жыл бұрын

    More videos like this one please Its very Helpfull 🙃

  • @galadhonx9825
    @galadhonx9825 Жыл бұрын

    Love it! Big 7L vibes at 4:20.

  • @p201moondust
    @p201moondust8 ай бұрын

    Thank you. It helped me a lot.💕

  • @DeuceGenius
    @DeuceGenius Жыл бұрын

    Nice chords man. As always. The best.

  • @nextechproductions2916
    @nextechproductions2916 Жыл бұрын

    This was really helpful, thanks mate!

  • @officialzetrax
    @officialzetrax8 ай бұрын

    ur a blessing!!!

  • @paradigmshifter3747
    @paradigmshifter3747 Жыл бұрын

    Awesome and i like how you get to the point of things without talking unnecessary stuff

  • @micart671
    @micart67110 ай бұрын

    Hey mate, thanks so much. I love your style.

  • @JTFuller
    @JTFuller6 ай бұрын

    Man, you really taught me a lot young man.. This was outstanding.. The vocorder was the doo doo.. Wow.. Thank you so much for this technique.. Fantastic explanation..

  • @bkimking
    @bkimking11 ай бұрын

    Its cool jus seeing the way you make magic sounds. Thanks man, big fan...👍

  • @maximebecker1424
    @maximebecker14243 ай бұрын

    Thank you so much ❤

  • @nicolasferrero9536
    @nicolasferrero9536 Жыл бұрын

    great tutorial!! thanks!!

  • @joelbailey5808
    @joelbailey5808 Жыл бұрын

    BEAST MODE!!! THANKS FOR HELPING THE COMMUNITY 🙏🏾

  • @AlimaSpace
    @AlimaSpace9 ай бұрын

    I love your videos! Thank you so so so so so much!!!

  • @a.ro6
    @a.ro6Ай бұрын

    creative 💯 good job👌

  • @escapevelocity6185
    @escapevelocity618511 ай бұрын

    AMAZING STUFF THANK YOU

  • @TheRtyfghcvb
    @TheRtyfghcvb Жыл бұрын

    Awesome bro. Loved it.

  • @user-uj9xg8qq4f
    @user-uj9xg8qq4f8 ай бұрын

    Thank you, Alex! 🙏👍

  • @WHaTcAniSaY-nv9yk
    @WHaTcAniSaY-nv9yk6 ай бұрын

    Sounding lush buddy. Nice going.

  • @asdfaasdfa123
    @asdfaasdfa123 Жыл бұрын

    Thank you at all times.👍🏽

  • @nextgendegen3920
    @nextgendegen3920 Жыл бұрын

    This is fr the best tut I’ve ever watched

  • @michaelandersson1904
    @michaelandersson1904 Жыл бұрын

    Great lesson!

  • @josuev.rrj454
    @josuev.rrj454 Жыл бұрын

    wow this was 4 sure for me a complete free music production masterclass

  • @stoikiymuzhik_high-schoole1057
    @stoikiymuzhik_high-schoole1057 Жыл бұрын

    nice video tnx!

  • @bon12082
    @bon120826 күн бұрын

    Bro you're lit 👍🏼 thanks

  • @Jellycow1
    @Jellycow110 ай бұрын

    This is SO helpful thank uuuu 🥹

  • @mickysatpathy
    @mickysatpathy Жыл бұрын

    You are doing such an amazing job..Thank You So much For Such great music making contents..Lots Of Love From INDIA❤️🇮🇳..Keep Us informative Guru Ji 🙏

  • @ten70four24
    @ten70four24 Жыл бұрын

    Great insight into how to add magic to chords!

  • @niccko
    @niccko3 ай бұрын

    This third tip is perfect for my songs!

  • @emmanuelborn8118
    @emmanuelborn8118 Жыл бұрын

    oh man that's just great, thanks a lot !

  • @omenukolifestyle8058
    @omenukolifestyle8058 Жыл бұрын

    Wow.. awesome lesson

  • @Sky_666
    @Sky_666 Жыл бұрын

    The days are better when Alex uploads video

  • @lmcmulle
    @lmcmulle Жыл бұрын

    Again, a great one!

  • @goomyz
    @goomyz Жыл бұрын

    Great tips!

  • @SproutyPottedPlant
    @SproutyPottedPlant Жыл бұрын

    Amazing ❤️ you are the best music teacher and chord god 💪💪💪👍

  • @EE-yv7xg
    @EE-yv7xg Жыл бұрын

    Best video ever from you. Thanks! make more like this. you got a subscribe and like button from me because of this video! great job on the hard work

  • @quotestvee
    @quotestvee Жыл бұрын

    Brilliant ideaa and tutorials…gonna save lots of my time ….

  • @updown5238
    @updown5238 Жыл бұрын

    Great! Thanks.

  • @ChrizzBeatz
    @ChrizzBeatz Жыл бұрын

    i love how you're just as blown away by your own work as we are

  • @kobey2333
    @kobey233326 күн бұрын

    The chords at 10:00 are beautiful they remind me of some Lucian chords from back in the day

  • @willybobo8846
    @willybobo88469 ай бұрын

    nice choice of chords wel done sir'

  • @IC3RTIF1EDI
    @IC3RTIF1EDI Жыл бұрын

    I love your videos!

  • @l3nox_music
    @l3nox_music Жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much for this Tutorial Love from India

  • @livefromtheglampad
    @livefromtheglampad Жыл бұрын

    Shot and to the point

  • @genuinesoundsmusic
    @genuinesoundsmusic Жыл бұрын

    !! Thx Great Video!!

  • @lv7blanche
    @lv7blanche Жыл бұрын

    awesome tips

  • @danielmaiermusic94
    @danielmaiermusic9411 ай бұрын

    4:07 gave me chills

  • @Had2DoiTZaayVee
    @Had2DoiTZaayVee Жыл бұрын

    Thank you bro

  • @contentmentgajere3105
    @contentmentgajere3105 Жыл бұрын

    Nice work alex

  • @TraxtasyMedia
    @TraxtasyMedia8 ай бұрын

    Awesome guide. My actual project consists of a four note patterns, I vary every bar, so I avoid a boring structure

  • @nothingpomade9647
    @nothingpomade96475 ай бұрын

    Can u make a tutorial on how to layer your synth sounds and stuff like that thank you love your videos you help me a lot

  • @JankoM1987
    @JankoM1987 Жыл бұрын

    Great content!

  • @thomaswhitten468
    @thomaswhitten468 Жыл бұрын

    At 9:50, thats my favorite, it sounds so great, i like how the LFO sounds, i wonder how using this technique would sound with melodic dubstep?

  • @mcgritty8842

    @mcgritty8842

    Жыл бұрын

    It would sound at least 20% better

  • @tenzindolma7610
    @tenzindolma761010 ай бұрын

    Thank you so much....

  • @jesusvictor6587
    @jesusvictor6587 Жыл бұрын

    Love you Alexi.

  • @AtlasBeats
    @AtlasBeats Жыл бұрын

    The 7th point is DOPE !