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@makeshift_battlefield_music 2 года назад

sometimes I feel like I am overthinking my music, but Andrew makes me feel like I am not thinking enough

@BraigeRoleyMusic Год назад

Trueee

@austinoblambino 11 месяцев назад

You know Veritasium’s video on Drew and Gun, the two mental processes? Musicianship is purely a function of Gun. Which means the only way to develop it is to throw yourself into the environment and let yourself figure it out. Musicianship is not something you can develop by thinking. It can only be developed by experience

@pariwatwatthammasiri7099 11 месяцев назад

Same here bro

@namebrandbeatz 2 года назад

Please don't ever stop making these technique videos. They truly are priceless to learning producers. 💎💎💎

@jsr7599 2 года назад

for real, thank you for sharing your knowledge

@jsr7599 2 года назад

@L P they're philosophers like good movie directors can be. Put a movie like the terminator or the matrix in a written format and remove the "entertainment" factor and it is a poignant philosophical piece. I also feel songs/music/producers embody this and it's refreshing to see individuals like andrew huang break down the process behind it instead of keeping it hidden like some sort of great magician would.

@WangleLine 2 года назад

Yes please!!

@Cautosome 2 года назад

When I add ear candy to tracks it's like Bertie Bott's Every Flavour Beans. You never know if the candy will be banana flavored or vomit

@yackman4368 2 года назад

lol I've found if the idea doesn't instantly sound at least a little good especially when in context with everything before and after it then just scrap it. like I feel like all the ear candy that I have to spend a bunch of time on is usually the vomit and the stuff I spend almost no time on is the banana.

@mrgsb 2 года назад

this gotta be the funniest comment here!

@kitschkub1379 2 года назад

Yo it’s Cautosome! 👋

@Standbackforscience 2 года назад

I write/record extreme metal exclusively, and I find this channel to be a gold mine of useful information that easily spans genres, also Andrew doesn't yell at us the whole time.

@Randuski 2 года назад

Coming from bands, and acoustic music, ear candy was never a part of that. Just core instrument parts. But after exploring hyper pop, which is full of bizarre nonsense, it's completely changed my perspective. Even with soft acoustic songs, sprinkling ear candy all over it is really amazing. Total game changer for sure

@juan-xn5kp 2 года назад

Hello fellow hyperpop enjoyer

@markturner2561 2 года назад

I think the easiest acoustic ear candy equivalent I can think of is mandolin fills in folk music

@TheSeeking2know 2 года назад

💪

@TheSeeking2know 2 года назад

@@Leviathan-mj8gi I agree.

@Randuski 2 года назад

@@Leviathan-mj8gi yea for sure. But i guess my view point of it has always been different i guess haha

@fish8128 2 года назад

I love doing this. I love using way too many effects so this really brings a song to life. I love having synths with loads of stereo delay, really low in the mix. It's really good when properly mixed and mastered

@andrewhuang 2 года назад

Oh yah that can add so much!

@slink66 2 года назад

💊✨🉐✨💊

@shala_shashka 2 года назад

Using the Valhalla plugins to space out string synths is something I’ll never NOT do

@yackman4368 2 года назад

I think my favorite type of ear candy is a break in the beat, or an entire switch up of the rhythm for a second, It's like a fill but more impactful. I love it when rhythm section is a bit unpredictable like in Jazz and Funk. Sugar is nice but so is spice.

@offchristianamr 2 года назад

i’ve listened to a couple electronic tracks where the artist chose to do a quick cut to complete silence during a chaotic drop section; it’s a super bold choice but it definitely grabs the listener’s attention and, ironically, adds a lot to the rhythm 😉

@yackman4368 2 года назад

@@offchristianamr Yea I love that stuff. Rests, stutters, time changes, weird delays, polyrhythms, anything that keeps it fresh.

@ingolifs 2 года назад

This is actually really helpful. Adding little fiddly bits to a track is a fairly obvious step, but this shows you really can push it a lot further than you might otherwise think. I've always struggled with adding 'too many' tracks to a song, and it feels wasteful to me to have an entire track for a single background sound you only use once. The truth is, no one will ever care how messy your sequencer will look. They only care about the end result.

@KingDavo 2 года назад

Thisssss... Some times I look at the number of tracks in the playlist of my song and feel like it's too many stuff... But I know better now!

@JonnyBriers 2 года назад

This came at the perfect time, I've been thinking about this a lot lately! I call the process "juicing" One technique you didn't mention I call "subtractive juicing", which is just about cutting out tracks. For example you can cut everything out all the instruments so it's just the vocals for a couple of words (works great for punchlines in rap) or more subtly just cut out the bass for a beat or something like that. These things really make a big difference in creating memorable moments in your songs imo!

@rav3102 2 года назад

0:18 WHAT THIS LOOKS SO GOOD

@rav3102 2 года назад

also the way the background music plays a fill right after he mentions fills *chefs kiss*

@andrewhuang 2 года назад

Haha happy accident but when I noticed that too I was like yeeeeeeeaaahhhh

@nigelthursday5052 2 года назад

definitely one of the best pieces of advice i've ever gotten in terms of music was actually from one of your older videos in which you mentioned ear candy: the composer/arranger may be the only person who will ever notice the ear candy, but it still fills space that the listeners will appreciate no matter what. it's made me look at ear candy as a thing that's basically never noticed when it's there, but IS noticed when it ISN'T there, which really does make all of the little layers add up to make any song feel more alive.

@badwave 2 года назад

okay, ive gotta ask, is there any chance that you’ll go into more detail on how you do your video production?? the vfx and some of the camera work always just blows my mind.

@j3ffn4v4rr0 2 года назад

yes, and it's always been getting cooler the whole time

@necronomazarathian9506 2 года назад

I'll take a guess: he hires freelancers, like on fiverr

@taranhuston 2 года назад

My Dad had a band in the 2000s called "The Oohs" and they had an album called Ear Candy. Funnily enough it features a lot of ear candy.

@taranhuston 2 года назад

(also if anyone reads this and wants to check out more of their stuff the only other record on RU-vid is called Llama Lamp but they actually had a third record called Saturday Morning Dream. That one is their best one.)

@nm-hi5dp 2 года назад

@@taranhuston you should post the ones that aren’t already online

@taranhuston 2 года назад

@@nm-hi5dp good idea. I should ask my dad about that

@michael-luce 2 года назад

RIP long hair. I was also growing mine out so it was kinda fun to compare. Buzz looks good tho. I love this video! Ear candy is one of those things that's so simple in theory, but much harder to actually execute well. Great tips here!

@christianprice4049 2 года назад

Heeey, shouldn’t you be studying? 😜

@soft-llama1530 2 года назад

@@christianprice4049 wtf

@michael-luce 2 года назад

@@soft-llama1530 lol he and I are good friends

@soft-llama1530 2 года назад

@@michael-luce ohhhh. sorry!

@jean_mollycutpurse_winchester 2 года назад

Absolutely right. Just like classical composers did. Although Bach most probably didn't call it, ear candy .

@someluck9354 2 года назад

🤠

@colinbrash 2 года назад

Beethoven DEFINITELY didn’t.

@davidwatts8281 2 года назад

He called them ear lollies

@EarleMonroe 2 года назад

In German it's "Ohrenschmaus." Mmmm, just like Grandma and Google Translate used to make 😋

@jean_mollycutpurse_winchester 2 года назад

When I was in a band in the 70s, our recording manager used to say the music has to be sonically dense! Of course we were all on drugs at the time.

@westonkenyonmusic 2 года назад

Wow, what a coincidence. Just listened to the entire Spacetime album (almost twice through) for the hundredth time on my 45-minute drive home from work an hour ago. My favorite album of yours. Liftoff and The Hill are my tops.

@phoenixrising9483 2 года назад

This also makes a big difference from random producers and skilled ones. Those little details are a big part of this artistic process we call music and are really important to communicate emotions. Good video, as always!

@ChicagoJo3 2 года назад

Excellent video and really thoughtful additions to the song. I'd also add that some of the intro elements that are pulled from later in the song serve a more traditional (or "classical") purpose similar to opera or musical theatre: In those forms, the overture serves in part to preview motifs and ideas that will become important later. The overture and the intro bits in your excellent piece both enhance the listener's enjoyment by giving a sense of familiarity later in the piece when they come up again. Nice work and excellent job using it to teach.

@simex909 2 года назад

hey man, don't tell them the secrets ;) There's this psytrance subgenre called 'forest' which is 90% ear candy. I always listen to it when I need ear candy ideas. A good example would be "Loom - Elf on Woodwinds" if you're interested.

@reoakiodesu 2 года назад

"don't tell them the secrets;)" *proceeds to tell them secrets* ur an angel

@simex909 2 года назад

@@nymph.mp3 I keep trying to respond to this, and youtube keeps deleting the comment. I think its because of an artists name... testing

@simex909 2 года назад

@@nymph.mp3 Forestdelic Records

@simex909 2 года назад

@@nymph.mp3 Dream Crew Records

@simex909 2 года назад

@@nymph.mp3 An album called "Pura Vida" on Sangoma Records (I think this artist name is the problem)

@alexgrunde6682 2 года назад

You can also use the old industrial trope of using a film/TV/speech sample as ear candy.

@JoelMartinez 2 года назад

The system, is down

@notrac1773 2 года назад

It's been occurring to me lately that ear candy really is what gives a song impact. The chords or melody can be borrowed from another song but the ear candy is so much of what makes the tone of a track. So glad you talked about this

@Keeeeeeeeeeeev1 2 года назад

Thanks a lot for this video! I wrote my first instrumental song and thought, something is missing. Now I am totally motivated to add some ear candy. And I love the Matriarch. I bought it a year ago for massive base lines but only using it for the most of my lead lines.

@colortheory 2 года назад

Very handy! At this point in the process I always want to call the track DONE and move on, but I know an extra hour or two adding these sorts of flavours makes a world of difference.

@cavedwellersound 2 года назад

There are tons of ideas in this vid, thanks!

@DaBeatsFreak 2 года назад

Wow! I’m blown away 🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾. U r amazing bro 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

@xersxo5460 2 года назад

I’m only now realizing that a lot of the characterizing, subtle details in music is adlibed. And it’s the most natural thing too, but I felt it was too simple to be true. I always thought you had to start off with all the color and detail planned out (in your head) before touching an instrument instead of it being a spontaneous compounding process.

@jubeijackson6602 2 года назад

Ear candy or Eye Candy? That Moog is beautiful to meeeeee! And yes it will make any song better :). Thanks for another awesome video.

@alexanderpiano1506 2 года назад

Andrew, I did your monthly class and have made a handful of songs since then. It's been lots of fun and I feel like I learn something new every time I make a song. The fun in the creativity is what it is about. You taught me that. It's aways a breath of fresh air and inspiration to watch one of your videos. Thank you! (also 14:12 sour patch kids are the best, I agree)

@JamesLogan-q7l Год назад

Something I've been finding some fun in is: How can I maintain a simple track through having all my main instruments BE the ear candy. It makes it pretty fun honestly.

@laszlocsikos189 8 месяцев назад

Wow! The track really makes good vibes!

@antonblam2 9 месяцев назад

Your speech at the beginning also has an ear candy. The moment after you mention a drum fill, there's a drum fill

@jerxvan1 2 года назад

The editor add sfx to word 'space', THATS THE LYRIC RESPONSE WELL PLAYED!!

@gregv.8564 2 года назад

such neat clean and pro retro-futuristic production I love what you did there that is a killer banger!

@Ryahu 2 года назад

How does Andrew Huang have so few Spotify listeners, the quality of his content is incredible and his music itself should be 1000% bigger imo

@big_and_fem 2 года назад

Andrew releases an insane amount of music, very little of which is polished to the point of studio albums. There's probably about 1 or 2 really good songs per album, and nobody really wants to wade through the chaff. That's at least why I don't listen.

@Ryahu 2 года назад

@@big_and_fem hmm so i guess the lesson here is more ≠ better

@big_and_fem 2 года назад

I mean of commercial success is your goal, yeah. 3 years seems to be the ideal time between records. Andrew's spoken on this before, I don't think he has interest in releasing a commercial album and he gets everything he wants out of his media output.

@Ryahu 2 года назад

@@big_and_fem 3 years seems pretty long. Guess it depends on what genre you're in, and if you're only doing albums, but the basic theory is that releasing less tracks that are more polished will probably do better than just putting out everything you make because it will be easier to hold the attention of your fans that way

@goodarnold3307 2 года назад

I think he is talented but when it comes to originality and substance, I dunno

@hiddenhippo7338 2 года назад

Epic as usual Andrew, your layers always astound me, so detailed, gorgeous chords straight from the start, awesome baseline & lovely arp, yep epic through and through. The moog matriarch is an absolute beast also, I'm fascinated by the inner workings of synths like that think moog r absolute genius's at what they do making a trillion instruments in 1 baffles me, competitions great also I did that straight away, u & moog r legends love ya you've both inspired me crazily, I always go back to my mini moog when after beefy basslines find it difficult using anything else Thanks from Devon England :-D

@nielsbergeron1445 2 года назад

The songs on TØP 'album TRENCH are full of ear candies, the production on this is Amazing.

@m1chacha 2 года назад

'cause Paul Meany is a beast of a producer! His band Mutemath is another one of my favourites too.

@kylegoff9612 2 года назад

Andrew’s candy, your so humble and cool thank you for being a great human. Don’t ever stop making music content.

@dennischauhan_dc2964 2 года назад

5:01 this thing right here I love these dark roomy pad things

@dennischauhan_dc2964 2 года назад

U can pretty much make a hip hop out of that

@9anqar 2 года назад

amazing art of music you did great ❤

@drzoom1168 2 года назад

your eyebrows aestheticness always astound me.

@Jake_Bars 2 года назад

The 80s feel... I love it!!!

@gelatinous6915 2 года назад

Every single one of your videos is so inspiring

@danarbeau6437 2 года назад

So many good ideas. Thank you.

@lil_floofer 2 года назад

Using a square wave lfo on the pitch is such a good idea, I hadn't ever thought of that, thank you!

@jamesdonnelly8888 2 года назад

I don't know how you do it, but your vids are always flawless. Entertaining and informative. Very grateful to have your chan in the world dude. THANKS!

@hunzhurte 2 года назад

Man your videos are just next level

@krystofnovak7476 2 года назад

Interstellar is one of the best songs from last year 💜👌🏾 Thank you, Andrew!!!

@manzup3r 2 года назад

when I saw ear candy in the thumbnail I thought, 'is this a sparkle mountain remix?' nah, but fr great vid and gl to all the giveaway participants, there can only be one winner (hopefully me), but gl in other ways if u catch my drift

@AutumnRainTurkel 2 года назад

While I am not a huge fan of the super busy production, I appreciate the fundamental concepts you're sharing. Thanks for always having great content!

@deathtubemusic 2 года назад

God damn that song is a banger. Great work man!

@MasterofNoneTV 2 года назад

I absolutely love these tutorial style song constructions. Insights into brilliance.

@keithmurray9241 Год назад

You're a wizard!! Unbelievable.

@sched_ar 2 года назад

great video! well done Andrew! thx!

@AstroSalamander 2 года назад

Arpeggios are my favorite music technique

@halfbee7886 2 года назад

The most helpful video about music production I’ve ever encountered! I could imagine how much more insightful Andrew’s monthly course is. I wish I could enroll to it.

@IanJamesBeats 2 года назад

HOLY CRAP!!!! that was so sick!!

@beatsbybeto Год назад

Andrew your Videos are super Dope, really love your Videos thanks for giving me Inspiration on and on 🙏🏼🔥

@Milizavalia 2 года назад

This is amazing thank you so much

@TheAlexbudnevich Год назад

@12:43 is almsot the exact sound when you beat a level in Robotron 2084 arcade game!

@FlickDeep Год назад

Last one is realy pro!👍

@oscarcamey8 2 года назад

Great vid! I can def apply these ideas in my own way to the genre I like making!

@Myll.o 2 года назад

An Absolute Genius

@DrakiniteOfficial 2 года назад

Damn! There's so much detail in that track. Ear candy is a really nice term for adding all those extra little details to make a track feel alive.

@AudioBoi1 2 года назад

perfect examples of ear candies. Great video

@jhhwild 2 года назад

The ear candy almost reminds me of little sound effects they might add to a music video to go along with the visuals. I think people need to be careful not to add too much to a song making it too busy or cluttered. That's why I like subtle stuff that adds to the track but isn't immediately noticeable, it adds more depth and fun stuff to hear upon repeated listens.

@husssamo 2 года назад

Andres, thank you for the lesson. This is just fantastic! Tremendously helpful for a hobbiest like myself.

@ace.of.space. 2 года назад

oh man i absolutely love that "star sound"

@stayelusive 2 года назад

it's funny that these things are called ear candy and kinda relegated as an afterthought, because they are almost the only things I remember about a song, or at least the only parts I remember looking forward to in a song.

@aiaccident 2 года назад

Awesome as always

@brennanmoran1739 2 года назад

its like you read my mind, was literally looking for this exact tutorial from you just yesterday

@GeorgeErgem 2 года назад

Just Wow!!

@teriscallon 2 года назад

amazing how much goes into all of this

@DamnHeadHumpers 2 года назад

the orange ones are my favorite, now I need to go buy some lol

@BNLNRD 2 года назад

Candy! Yes! One of my favourite Pop tracks in "recent" years is "Do It All The Time" by I Don't Know How But They Found me (IDKHow). Musically, it's a catchy, deceptively simple track (with a fun video), but there is so much to be discovered if you really pay attention!

@lunchrevisited 2 года назад

a free masterclass from the pop master

@pariwatwatthammasiri7099 2 года назад

Your explanation in this video gonna be my big leap 🔥🔥🔥

@mattrixx_audio 2 года назад

Great song @Andrew Huang Soooper hooky!!

@FusionHowie 2 года назад

Love this! Peace from Detroit MI.

@DeuceGenius 2 года назад

that moog matriarch looks awesome

@terry083000 2 года назад

That title card was clean

@gingercore69 2 года назад

The song rasguña las piedras starts by singing "behind the walls they rised for you yesterday, im begging you keep breathing" while a creepy breath sound is heard on the background... Thats one of the most besutiful and creepy songs ever if you try to understand the lyrics... But their ear candy game is top level for their time(1973)

@needfortweed8734 2 года назад

Extremely neat things to add to the repertoire for an amateur like myself who probably never will make something that is heard by more than 20 folks, but just enjoy playing around with music production.

@lionofnaples 2 года назад

This is essential for attracting people that like to get high and listen to music

@DocRamadani 2 года назад

Andrew, thank you so much for this really helpful video.

@Hamdererindeibatman 2 года назад

Thank you! for all your videos! Have never seen one that I couldn't learn from. And I'm so jealous of your gear collection 👍🏻😄😄

@ViktorNova 2 года назад

"Sometimes I literally just record myself going like *makes slurping sound with mouth*" 🤣 Dude you are amazing. 🤘

@leongchilong 2 года назад

VERY GREAt CONCEPT！！！！！LOVE THIS

@husssamo 2 года назад

You're hilarious Andrew. Love your videos!

@PeterKrupka 2 года назад

was finishing up a mix and realized it needed some extra stuff to make it more interesting, took a break and opened youtube and this was the first video that popped up

@homebassproductions 2 года назад

Totally awesome info thank you so much.

@lurmirari 2 года назад

for one song i had a guitar solo that i wanted to sound just massive and almost unreal and i ended up overdubbing it with clean guitar, mellotron strings, and three different kind of synths and i just sounds glorious now

@MIHAO 2 года назад

fire as always bro 🔥❤

@ridiculousbeats 2 года назад

Great video. It’s good to rewatch this occasionally for renewed inspiration.

@cosmicowl7584 2 года назад

WOW! Gold! So glad I stumbled on this video...it's like I couldn't stop watching...it was like a wizard sharing his secrets to alchemy...thanks for sharing🤘🏼

@JACKSONPRYORBENNETT 2 года назад

Andrew, you are amazing. Thank you for being amazing

@9teenangelz 2 года назад

you have real good energy andrew love ya

@crashyet4856 2 года назад

this is gold

@isaacsoley6308 2 года назад

Okay so, I get SUUUUUPER insecure about how many tracks i end up with coz it is usually nowhere near that many. This man goes and cranks out over 100 with like 25 just for ear candy. im lucky if i get 25 tracks on the whole song. ughhhhh

@bricelory9534 2 года назад

I hear what you mean, but every song and artist is different, and you should only use the tracks that your music needs. Some songs need far fewer things going on than something like this. So, instead of feeling insecure because someone like Andrew does so much, ask if your track needs more going on. And if the answer is no, then don't worry!

@andrewhuang 2 года назад

I do songs with more and songs with less! Also keep in mind sometimes an entire track is there just for a tiny sound that only happens once lol