The advice offered here is incredibly generous and useful. I say that as a 70 something composer who's been in and out of studios since the 60's. Thanks for this.

@vitocorleone2408

3 ай бұрын

Tell us your wisdom O wise one 🫡

I really appreciate the drum loop trick, I've been struggling with drums a lot so thanks for the tip Amazing video btw

I think this type of video is how I found this channel originally. One clipper I love is kclip by kazerog. It’s super light on cpu and it has crazy over sampling that you can just render with but not produce with, so it saves cpu but it still over samples. Another great clipper is newfangled audio saturate. This one sounds the best but makes your cpu work harder.

These were great tips, Nathan! Thanks for sharing your skills!

The free workshop we have is incredibly valuable - I cover the Production Roadmap and walk through the production process step by step. You can signup for free here: produceracceleratorcourse.com/YTWorkshop

I'm so thankful for the time you took to compile such useful information!! Appreciate you

Thank you bro for another great video. I watched it twice to grasp all the knowledge deeply. Keep dropping such wisdom gems.

Thank you so much for putting this together. As a 61 year-old amateur musician, recording, producing and releasing my own music (under the artist name 58frogs), nearly every one of these tips resonated with me (only excepting the vocal ones as I only do instrumental). I’ve saved this video for future reference as I’ll never remember it all! Keep producing great content Nathan - you certainly know your stuff!

Great tips! I loved the MIDI inversion tip - definitely using it in my next beat :)

You are incredibly appreciated. Thanks Nathan - cheers from NYC

Really fantastic. I appreciate how to the point you are.

Great video. Just got myself Logic Pro, been writing on iPad mostly so getting my head around the new DAW, but having fun and that’s the main thing for me, create and have fun

@Bittamin

Жыл бұрын

It’s crazy getting logic after working with garage band for a while I swear

@4ytherium

Жыл бұрын

@@Bittamin I have GarageBand on iOS since I cant upgrade my MacBook to macOS Big Sur so I cant use logic or GarageBand :( SAD

@Bittamin

Жыл бұрын

@@4ytherium I’m sorry dude but stick in there. Your passion is strong enough to create on the phone and that’s important. Just create within the boundaries you’re given. Do you record live instruments and stuff a lot as well or do you mix with samples given to you, or compose within the DAW itself from scratch with a mix of all of these things??

Lots of great bits here. I've been producing for a while so have definitely come across a lot before but it's always great to refresh your memory and there will always be something you missed the first time. Never stop learning

This was super useful, thank you! Especially the vocals tip.

Hey Nathan - Love your channel and tips. I’ve seen you do many tips on vocals but had a question about whether you’ve ever done a before/after video on a “mediocre” singer and shown what a good producer can or can’t do? Many of us out here doing our own music are probably in that category. Totally understand the initial performance matters a ton, and you seem to have a talented roster and coach your singers, but some of us are limited in what we can actually do and wonder how much a pro can or can’t help. Thx!

@NathanEllery

Жыл бұрын

Thanks :-)

Wow! Smartest person I have ever listened to. PHENOMENAL CLEAR AND VALUABLE THINKING!!! And no arrogance or posing either!!!

This list took a long time to compile. Thank you

Amazing tips Thank you so much 💯✊🏾 Stay blessed 🙏🏾

Excellent reminders of doos and newbies like stacking vox not just dubbling, also for the clipping suggestion.... hope baby doing fine Nathan x

here before this blows up

@NathanJamesLarsen

Жыл бұрын

My man. 🙏

@jonathannelson5899

Жыл бұрын

My 2 fav guys

Commenting again, cos this is such a fantastic video. You fitted so much in, really useful and really concise. Made me want to go and try to be better at this. Great job, sir.

Good stuff man, thanks for sharing!

This video is so worth rewatching 💯💯

Thanks for these tips ... ur videos keep helping me ...thanks for ur efforts....keep rocking✌✌❤

Outstanding video, I really like the rapid fire format!

All super solid. Thanks!

Great stuff! Thanks!

Amazing tips Nathan, thank you! Cheers from Brazil

Very good tips, good luck on all your endeavours✌️

Thanks Bro. You are the real deal!💯

OMG!!!! THANK YOU FOR ALLLLLLL OF THIS

Awesome vids my brother. Really cool tips here.

All of em are just KILLER stuff... Honestly... but # 28 just got me cracking !! Thanks millions mate for these real Gems....🤓👍👍🥇

Loved #22! It is so important.

very interesting and useful! thanks for the tips!!!

@NathanJamesLarsen

Жыл бұрын

Absolutely!

Thank you for the reminder to have fun. It's funny how quick we forgot to make it fun. Thank you for this video and list.

Number 6 was great advice... Setting levels..

This is all such great advice!

Wow I will have to try out point 13! I have never thought of doing that.

This is gold ❤💯🔥

Man, everything is useful 👍🏾👏🏾💪🏾

As a bedroom producer of about a year, this is super helpful! Thanks!

Thanks very informative

This is true I’ve been recording and producing music for a decade now it’s only been the past year or so I’ve been confident in what I’m doing. In my experience the best thing to do is to work really hard mastering your skills for 2-3 year and then put it all to practice as much as you can. Work with musicians and get feedback from others. The BIG game changer too is to use reference tracks listen to the volume, width, tone everything and if the song is similar to the one you’re working on then copy it. Try to get your mix to sound as close as possible and then you will start to learn how to mix and master properly. From a creative point of view just try stuff, reverse guitar parts, automate a massive reverb on a vocal for one powerful word. Work hard and experiment, don’t think too much about it and if it sounds good it sounds good. Sending love from Glasgow ❤

Thanks for this, legend

(2:32) I really glad you brought this up. I still don’t necessarily understand. But I think I understand the concept of this tip. Thank you for all of these tips. I needed this a lot 💯. You are the absolute best!! 😁🙂

Super tips! 👍🏻👏🏻

These are very good tips!!

Thx for this. Great stuff!

@NathanJamesLarsen

Жыл бұрын

🙌🏻💪

Yes, I noticed that when I have a joy during production -> listeners also have a joy during listening

You are the best bro, thanks alot for the info..

Great tips, thanks 🙏

thank you for the tips!

This was super helpful

these are some good tips!

Great video 🤘🏼

Thank you sir

just wow ... much informative .. love from India 🇮🇳

greattttt tips! please use the chapter text on screen like you have here and use the youtube chapters in the video. really really helpful for quick referencing

I’ve been producing since I could walk. I’m 36 years old now and haven’t made a penny working for my dream.. it has been the craziest thing to think about, that I am either more talented than most ppl I come in contact with on a daily basis, yet I don’t make nearly as much money as them and struggle. Oh yea, I forgot to mention, I was addicted to drugs my entire 20s which led me to prison for 5 years!! Is it so much to ask to simply support your family with something you love to do? I’m not even greedy.. I just want financial stability and to reach the world with my beats! I mean my beats ARE THE NEXT BIG BREAKTHROUGH!! If there anyone here that can point me in the right direction… I just want to provide for my 1 year old and start my career!! I’m way to talented!! And I’m sure others can relate!!

Solid gold bangers top to bottom BIGGUPS

Sometimes with dense tracks, the simpler the gooder. Sometimes it is hard to quit a project. I have lots of "Almosts". There were a couple that were a time wasting obsession. Others, I stopped, for as much as three years, got back, and just finished in a couple of days.

Music theory isn't so much restrictions, it's more like learning a language. I think of it more as learning how to use notes, chords, voicings, scales, inversions, chord changes, and so on, as a way to communicate, knowing music theory helps you be able to intentionally and efficiently convey emotion.

Thank you for the tips💜💜💕💕

I find just recording with a cardioid polar pattern (a one directional mic pattern for people who don't know the terms) is good for untreated, or not well treated rooms. Even with a condenser mic. Mic placement is huge in avoiding unwanted noise. But nothing beats a well treated room and a decent mic. As for a better tip for getting good levels: set a kick drum reference. Should be about -6dB for the loudest kick in the song, if you're using the standard metering on a DAW.

some nice tricks there that I will surely try out.

Great Tips!

Great techniques 🎉

Thank you very much.

Appreciate this‼️

@NathanJamesLarsen

Жыл бұрын

You got it 😎

Amazing!

Nice list of tips, Nathan! Will we remember to follow this advice?

Learn music theory got me to hit the thumbs up. Have Fun is also a super important tip. I'm going to give more attention to how I can be of service to people with my music.

Ayyy represent to Streaky! That’s what’s up. Haven’t heard another channel give him props before 🤙🏼🤙🏼

26# really slapped me in the face . Thankyou 🙏

I loved your advise personally as a producer i can't agree more with the tip to learn music theroy without i don't know what im doing but i learned it to a grade 2 level and can completely under stand music.

thanks good advises,

Thank you :)

Very good Nathan...

Re #8: I personally prefer making a "why" instead of a "hi" sound (especially for death metal recordings), I feel the position of my mouth opens more when making a 'Y' sound. Though, as with everything, whichever works best for you is probably what you should be doing. Fantastic tips!

93% of the time, huh? Unison finally got to you 🤣🤣

@NathanJamesLarsen

Жыл бұрын

Nah - just a joke. Not a fan of Unison. At. All.

@LeChapeauMusic

Жыл бұрын

i thought noone would understand the joke but i was wrong... this means that unison has a very high budget and is primarily focused on paying for ads instead of making quality products lmao

@SimonFlames

Жыл бұрын

I got an Unison ad before the video 😂

#21 was helpful for me. Going to try out inversions on different tracks. Thanks!

@samwheeler6213

Жыл бұрын

Can someone explain to me what "inversions" refers to?

@G-Doggy

Жыл бұрын

@@samwheeler6213 In a nutshell, a chord inversion is just rearranging the order of the notes in a chord, so that the root note is no longer the bass note. For example playing what is normally the 3rd as the bass note. Tons of videos on KZread about it.

On your phone you can get an app called blocs wave and record your own loops then import them into another app called launchpad. Its sometimes a good way to get creative juices flowing and a good way to kill time while waiting for the bus

#22 I do know theory (a lot) and this is a trigger alert but you said it well and now I agree more. Thanks

thanks!

Yo this is awesome thanks so much man. Nice little tips some I had a vague idea about but it’s nice to put words as to what’s happening. Some of this was definitely new to me too. Ngl as a vocalist that trick about softer “I’s” literally blew my mind. I look like an idiot singing the word over and over again right now.

Ah, you're following Jordan's channel too. The clipper on drums was eye-opening for me. Thanks for this overview, Nathan!

@NathanJamesLarsen

Жыл бұрын

Jordan's great. He and I have talked a bit too. Solid dude

Damn these are great tips. I’m one to despise click bait videos so this is a refreshing take. I agree with all his tips

😅 phew !! That’s a lotta tips!! Awesome video

First point is 'effing true 🔥

Just subscribed! Looking forward to more content! What are those lights behind you? I love them!

@NathanJamesLarsen

Жыл бұрын

Thanks! They're pavotubes

Very good 🙏👍‼️

#30 is top, above all) keep up with that!

About #14: we need the mind-to-midi converter, which translated our musical ideas to midi. This idea I already have for 30 years, but it slowly becomes reality. Hopefully it will be out within 10 years.

@osylac

Жыл бұрын

neural link and of the link technology will probably provide this once it becomes mainstream, give it like 15 years

@yakmartin5429

Жыл бұрын

Wait until they invent keyboards?

Kinda the best channel for audio producers. Really appreciate the work. QUESTION: Logic on full volume still just isn't close to being loud enough to hear through my monitors... I know apple dose this to leave room for mixing/mastering (head room), but I can't hear it well enough even still to be useful in producing my work. I imagine I'm doing something wrong?

Gems!

Actually volume and compression last, even after panning because effects, EQ alter volume. But you make some good points.

#6 helped me the most tbh 😅

I found your tips jbteresting because alot of the vocal tips specifically are exactly the opposite if what you'd do in a live context. Funny how that works depending on environment 😅

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