Exactly! How can you be "Different" if there's no basic understanding of how it works? It's like trying to find your own Art style without even know the principals of drawing
@@combo306 most rap producers know next to nothing about music, and they get away with it with how low everyone’s standards are. Can make rookie mistakes like that and the vast majority won’t even notice, because they lack musicality.
@@AnEnemyAnemone1 They don't lack musicality, but they definitely aren't experienced overall, that I would agree with. It's not just rap and its associated genres though. I find that so so many popular people across all genres just don't know what they're doing. For example, John Bonham and Keith Moon literally just hit drums, they had no idea what they were doing. They would switch from 16ths to trips and be inprecise all the time. They had a dogshit conceptual understanding of music in general. Also don't forget that new popular music is popular for a reason, and not everyone is musically trained and that's okay. Music is to be enjoyed, there's not necessarily an objective right and wrong and people can like what they like.
@@combo306 It just seems like there are so many amateur producers who don't even make an effort to develop musicality. They just care about learning the DAW workflow without ever considering that their music lacks substance. A computer-savvy person with no background in music, with a week's time and the motivation to learn, could make a better beat than 90% of the stuff these amateur producers are putting out. Their laziness and complacency is what irks me, not so much the inexperience or incompetence. I have much more respect for the type of producer to watch videos like this and think critically about their music instead of mindlessly polluting the music space with boring, unoriginal/generic, poorly produced pieces. Everybody has to start somewhere of course, but those who don't intend on going anywhere should stop publishing garbage. End rant.
@@AnEnemyAnemone1 i find this confusing. At least with rap music, as he explained in this video and in general ppl preach a lot, complexity isnt everything or uniqueness. And i mean that in the sense that when u make a beat u wanna have an artist in mind and allow the artist to shine. Now i completely u understand why u specifically might not like it, but a lot of these "lazy producers" cater to a certain demographic and have mastered their craft to the point where their beats are desired, like this is beyond making beats for fun. Its a job and they are masters at their job,be it different from what u have in mind when producting
Other things that help you catch a vibe (bounce or rhythm) especially if we talking about gunna, is try to slow your beats down bt. 128 and 140 bpm. also make more empty pockets in your more repetitive drums like your 808s, snares, and especially hi hats. They gone start hunting you down Finna you keep giving up game. Good vid
I'm still learning how to make beats. I also have the SEP from unison chord pack. Anyway I am glad that I found your channel. I also have some sample packs that I got from hip instruments that I love the way they sound. Thank you for sharing.
Great channel, bro! I been making beats for a long time, but just started really putting them out in 2020. I can honestly say this video in particular helped me solve problems with my beats that I knew were there, but couldn’t put my finger on. This and your other tutorials have helped me step my game up and changed the way I make beats for the better. Thank you so much!! 🙏🏾
Honestly I think both patterns could have worked. Maybe at different points in the track with different melodic structure. To me the second pattern fit the vibe of the track more and think that is the take away from this.. Great video though, I did like the tips
It’s not a problem when you try to sound like a drummer instead of making a machine gun hi-hats and 808 patterns, also, pan things and make them wide and turn the velocities down.
frl changing velocity adds so much to the bounce alone, criminally underrated advice. And thinking like a drummer is the most valuable advice. Imo this is the problem with everyone wanting to start off with trap.
@@TheTacticalMess it’s a big problem in the music industry, if the music was played alive with real drums and instruments, the first thing you need to know is when a drummer hits every hit is different so why don't you frequency shift your sound slightly, or pan it in good why and stop making the kick rolling
I’m great at comprehension and I feel like you are filling in all my grey areas in my beats. And of all the videos excluding super producers lol. Thank you very much and keep doing it how you do it ✌🏾❤️
Would all of this still apply if you're making trap beats that are meant to be instrumental though? Honest question. Because if your beat is instrumental and not intended to be rapped on, I could technically go nuts with the drums, right?
You can absolutely go nuts with your drums, vocals or no vocals. Injury Reserve and JPEGMAFIA are excellent examples of producers working their asses off to chaotic and fun results. Having one portion of the drums consistent, however (or at least following a set rule), can make the listening experience better; it acts as an anchor (comfort) for the audience to cling to among the chaos (the part that makes the song interesting). You want to walk the line, but have both aspects. For example, in my latest instrumental I'm utilizing the hi-hats in an EXTREMELY simple manner: they hit every 8th note, starting on the second half of each verse and playing through the chorus, to add momentum and noise. That's it. Every single other piece in the drum kit, however, is absolutely chopped and DJ'd, almost to the point of mayhem, and I still think there's room for the vocals. I can link it later if you're interested, and feel free to link to some of your work too. I'm no authority on music production, but I've been at it for a few years and have some grasp on the basics. More importantly, I love talking about it and learning new things. Good luck!
Am I the only one where his bars and mine are not synced up? I put my DAW (Fl Studio) to the same tempo as his (159 bpm) and the “hi hat rap metronomes” he fit into one bar mine had to fit into way more. In the piano roll his hihats went from 1 to 2. Mine had to go from 1 to 5 to sound the same.
his tempo is not double timed pretty sure. unfortunately one of the major issues with his tutorials is he has not upgraded to the latest FL version yet.
I actually started producing as a rapper because I had no money to buy them! I like to make my drum patterns simple enough for me to know how it’s gonna sound! Making complex drums is going to make it hard for the rapper to flow properly! Think from a rapper’s perspective when you make your beats, not necessarily from the listener! If you’re focusing on making beats with complicated drum patterns it’s going to be difficult for the rapper to use it, which will ruin the song completely! I say that I’m a rapper and producer to let people know that I understand both sides and I want to give a beat that I would more than likely use, not just what sounds good! I give away free beats on my RU-vid channel because I know it’s hard for upcoming rappers and I produce so many beats that I have to get rid of some!
Honestly when you was rapping word by word you gotta spit it faster and you’ll have more words on that first drum pattern. You had me rapping to it with you lol. But you definitely said facts tho. Im a rapper that makes beats
I fucks with this video heavy but Ima have to disagree bro. That 🌊🌊 ahh beat was EASY to freestyle over 😂 End beat sounds way better tho. Keep it goin fam
Hey man just wanted to say as someone who's new to learning FL (about a month or so in) I just wanna say thank you so much man you've helped me progress 5x further than I would without your videos
