Thank you for all the enthusiastic comments about the song at the end! Here it is for free on my Patreon - www.patreon.com/posts/can-i-feel-it-my-109472577?Link&
I came for the advice but was blown away by the song. Ironically, this song has me at the lyrical content alone. The production quality hardly comes into it 😂
One method you didn’t mention, but you conducted, was vamping between talking and singing. What I heard was a battle between nihilistic apathy and earnestly reaching for some sense of existential meaning. I know you weren’t focusing on the vocals, but it too was part of the production and worked well with highlighting your tips.
@@adancein I think my perspective is strange because I never had "it" in the way Ben is referring to. So I am not trying to reclaim something lost, I'm seeking something that I've never found to begin with. What a gift, to have had something worth wanting back.
@@jonsible my life seems a series of grief lately, so it feels good to have someone show me that it is worth celebrating what I had. And that new things will come.
Even just as for the present, there's ways in which I appreciate things I didn't when things were simpler. I mean, just looking at how I explore music nowadays... I didn't need substance the same way I do now, but I also didn't have and enjoy it so much.
Recently watched an anime called "The Ancient Magus' Bride" and the first intro song "Here" by JUNNA does something really cool that I plan to steal sometime. It changes both keys AND time signatures when going from the intro to verse, and verse to chorus. Really marked key change going into the chorus when it also goes from 4/4 to 6/8. I'm not musically knowledgeable enough to find out the keys though. It's also a very dynamic song which makes it fun to listen to!
I love your tutorials, and the example of this one in specific really validates the desire to make unique stuff. Sometimes a formula can make it easier to overcome certain hurdles but art's also about letting it happen however it needs to. Not everything needs a chorus or a pre-planned structure as long as it's an attempt con communicate emotion
Opening the door works especially well when youve got a relatively low and tonal snare imo, some percussion, stuff thats still audible. It can also make you realize how much you could do to make your bass range more interesting with bits of noise, softened kick drums, great way to make synth basses feel more alive and expressive.
Please don't take it personal, to me, this is the most beautiful and best song you've created. It has such a nice emotional depth lyrically translated masterfully into sound.
ummm can we talk about the gas station beat being super fucking fire like that one's particularly resonating with me is it possible for me to sample that?
Do you own a Roland Ax Edge, or did you just put one in the thumbnail just cause? Just asking because I happen to own one, and was hoping to see it in the song
Thanks to your comment, I decided to post the song. It's on my Patreon for free now. I pinned a comment with the link. Just to be clear, you don't have to be a Patron to get it. Enjoy!
Damn dude you didn't have to go so hard on the lyrics. We're missing physical connection and community yall. What's the point in awe and wonder if it's internal and therefore transient.
Timbre trade. So that's what that thing Max Tundra does all the time is called! I've shamelessly stolen the technique for so many things but never had a good term for it.
Making non boring music is easy when you free yourself of technique based workflow which this video promotes. Tbh I think this video is inspiring but also kind of promotes this idea that doing XYZ will make your music more interesting or something. The actual secret to making music YOU find interesting yourself is to try things you haven't done before - it's that simple.
This more about arrangement and production not so much the more creative parts. So when your song is ninety percent there these tips may help glue things together
There is no such thing as 'your music being complete ass'.. maybe there's an element of it that you're personally not liking (and that too is a taste-based thing).. anyways what would help is to analyse what it is and then finding ways to improve on that specific thing..
if you personally aren't making music that sounds "good" to you then really just keep making music. nobody starts sounding good. starting is hard, but failure is harder. surviving that failure and continuing is the goal really
Get inspired by songs that already do it. Mission impossible does 5/4 by emphasizing certain beats consistently. There's videos on stuff like that that help!
So initially watch of this video was interesting and then emotional like the rest of the commentrs ( really hope you're doing ok Ben [and Jess]) But today I'm actually putting these exact tips to use in a new project I'm writing for and having trouble making it interesting. These tips put my latest track over the top. (Shameless plug for GLEEK. track is coming out soon. )
