Hey this kid from sweet tooth makes a lot of sense. (How was my roast?)
@dustincassidy2 күн бұрын
This is a great point you make here about some people not wanting to fully put themselves out there. It can be scary to really tell people flat out that this is my best work I could possibly do.
@ChrisHallSaysHi2 күн бұрын
After upgrading to the M1 Max 64gb and not having to deal with buffer issues is an incredible feeling. Now I don't want to quit every time I start recording and have more than a few instances of plugins! Also, I'd go with the 2nd cover.
@AdamSliger2 күн бұрын
that's a beast of a machine!
@hruthviknaik17863 күн бұрын
The input output processing analogy opened my eyes, now I am blind no more
@AdamSliger3 күн бұрын
Glad you found it helpful!
@jloiben124 күн бұрын
Remember, the only thing that matters when recording music is the sound that comes out of the speakers. If it sounds the way you want it to then it is correct
@ilyanagalen93204 күн бұрын
People forget that a chord progression isn’t a song. A loop isn’t a song. People have written songs by figuring out the progressions, melody and lyrics first (before you even worry about production) for a century.
@happilyferociously74034 күн бұрын
Love your videos and frank, honest approach to disseminating information. It won't sell like yelling "like and subscribe" while telling me what 10 free plugins I need immediately, mind, but c'est la vie. Great shit. Keep it up.
@AdamSliger4 күн бұрын
Thank you so much!
@iamjumpmanj4 күн бұрын
Thank you for this video
@Billkwando5 күн бұрын
0:23 It's hard to take you seriously when you look like a cross between an extra in Joe Dirt and an extra in Talladega Nights. Hot Rod wants his stick-on 'stach back.
@AdamSliger4 күн бұрын
Who is Joe Dirt?
@Billkwando4 күн бұрын
@@AdamSliger It's a movie with David Spade.
@safa1one5 күн бұрын
I can't afford a U87 yet but I know it would make a big difference and probably maybe better acoustic treatment to my home studio :D
@ShanevsDCsniperr5 күн бұрын
this mfer doling out career advice in a wrinkly shirt!? now i've seen it all.
@musickf5 күн бұрын
This video just acted as a body double for me. Got a ton done in just this amount of time. It's because I'm also a musician/producer (for my own stuff. It's my own personal project) and so these tips and tricks can be utilized in my own life.
@AdamSliger5 күн бұрын
That’s dope
@LostWithinOfficial5 күн бұрын
Was it Rick Rubin that Corey Taylor was absolutely pissed off with due to Rick being completely hands off and rarely even physically present for sessions? I may have him mixed up with someone else. But I'm pretty sure it was Rick.
@AdamSliger4 күн бұрын
No clue but I’ve heard this about so many big producers
Seems to me that everyone is finally sick of these types of videos within any sphere, let alone the music space. Loads of these response videos against these types of videos are popping up to protect people engaged in creative arts, especially beginners.
@superproducercbiz6 күн бұрын
This was dope. Keep making videos bro
@AdamSliger6 күн бұрын
Thank you! Not planning on slowing down!
@BrofUJu6 күн бұрын
For me, so important to work out. Keeps me in good physical shape, and helps my brain. I work a near full time job and do tons of producing in my free time, it's a lot. Also important to take breaks.
@AdamSliger6 күн бұрын
So true! Breaks are massive
@Rambonbon6 күн бұрын
why would i want producing to not take over my life
@AdamSliger6 күн бұрын
It comes in waves. At first that’s a good thing, after a while balance becomes important
@niklas86866 күн бұрын
I used to go guitar building course, it was the best therapy for music production work.
@AdamSliger6 күн бұрын
That’s awesome, I’d love to do that
@niklas86866 күн бұрын
@@AdamSliger and for the extra goodness I got couple of good guitars and learn how to setup and repair them. Nice skills to have💎
@emsp55586 күн бұрын
hey can you make a video about bmi and ascap/sountrust. i have no idea which one to pick or whata they even do
@AdamSliger6 күн бұрын
I have a video called “the secret to landing your first sync placement” on here that covers it, there’s an article link in the description too that covers it. But long story short you can just pick one cause they mostly do the same thing. I am on BMI and it’s free so there’s that lol
@emsp55585 күн бұрын
@@AdamSliger how did you get bmi for free? its asking me for 75 bucks
@davel75076 күн бұрын
Great suggestions. I do walking and occasionally disc golf. Also started to read again. I also recommend curling. It's easy to learn the basics, provides exercise and you'll meet a wide variety of people.
@AdamSliger6 күн бұрын
That’s one I haven’t tried but def would!
@officialWWM6 күн бұрын
wtf is curling?
@gumbilicious15 күн бұрын
@@officialWWMprob not accessible to most people
@user-oh5ox8gy8p6 күн бұрын
ADHD music producer here too. Whenever someone asks me about my hobbies I just answer "all of them." I also get brutally bored of hobbies so I'll tell 'em "I already completed guitar. I'm doing synthesizers now." Etc. I bet you can relate lol
@AdamSliger6 күн бұрын
Retweet lmao
@marcinrau28175 күн бұрын
Way too relatable lmao
@clampchowder95697 күн бұрын
your girlfriend looks like young sheldon's dad
@AdamSliger7 күн бұрын
I’m confused
@AndrewBoydMusic7 күн бұрын
Well said!!! Yeh even buying those plugins .. to make a loop ... is part of the inspiration and process of the "bike ride" aka...a point on the path on the songwriting journey.
@user-pn3cj8sd5r7 күн бұрын
or even write a song in an hour , the only time i’ve ever done that is when i was really emotional about a girl and it was a very simple song , but it still needs a bigger chorus
@user-pn3cj8sd5r7 күн бұрын
i must admit i don’t get this write song after song thing , i keep going back to my lyrics refining them , my chords progressions my melody’s refining them until the songs good , if it’s a turkey i bin it , but a good song may take weeks or months
@AdamSliger7 күн бұрын
Depends on your goal. If you want writing songs for other people to be your only job then you probably will have a hard time making that happen if you do 5-10 a year
@StuartMealor7 күн бұрын
Thanks Adam. Nice relaxed style, talking common sense, and thoughtful and balanced.
@AdamSliger7 күн бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it!
@dannyv66558 күн бұрын
Omg the way you talk 🥱
@AdamSliger8 күн бұрын
1.5 is your friend
@Tsampl8 күн бұрын
This makes so much sense. Mannn if I wud have been taking medicine I wud be so far in life. Well all we have is today.
@JoeyXcv8 күн бұрын
computer point was great but you care wayy too much about gear
@AdamSliger8 күн бұрын
In my day to day life I don’t really lol but it’s like 90% of production discourse on youtube
@davidstillsonmusic8 күн бұрын
Based on the complete garbage of a crap show I see AI generating in the software engineering space, this is one buzzword phase I cannot WAIT to be over. AI is making people tired in just about every vertical, not just music
@AdamSliger8 күн бұрын
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@TRVladdy8 күн бұрын
The plastic surgery one could be called the "Autotune Paradox" since it's in a fitting context. These days, everyone uses some kind of pitch correction. If you can tell that someone has been using autotune, the artist 100% used it as a stylistic choice with no intentions of hiding it. Yet those artists usually get critiqued while others with much more editing done to their voice won't get hate at all. While teaching a lesson on autotune, I got asked how common autotune is these days and if the band BTS uses it as well. She had a small crisis after, haha. (Btw, I'm using the word "autotune" as an overall term for pitch correction as a whole here. Most of the time, vocals will actually be manually pitchcorrected)
@AdamSliger6 күн бұрын
I do like this
@TheCryptoCB8 күн бұрын
Very high quality my friend. You deserve way more than 7K subs. Keep going. You will get there.
@AdamSliger8 күн бұрын
Appreciate ya!
@lowpack87928 күн бұрын
I mainly use my macbook Pro, still but run into cpu limits. I have a solid gaming pc, but I heard bad things about windows crashing sessions. Anybody use pcs for music production?
@AdamSliger8 күн бұрын
I have friends who do, I’ve been on Mac since the George Bush days so I don’t have much advice there
@mervspence46018 күн бұрын
Wow it is like watching Garth & Wayne Dudessssssss!
@pauliusmscichauskas5589 күн бұрын
The design on the left seems to fit your brand better. The design on the right reminds me of Noctua.
@happyshadow9 күн бұрын
From my experience the best thing to provide the mastering engineer with is the mix as you have it without your limiter + with your limiter.
@judsonsnell9 күн бұрын
You'd take a racehorse machine and headphones over a decked out, treated studio? Uhm, okay... I'll take the studio. (props for being a fellow Cubase user, tho)
@AdamSliger9 күн бұрын
If the computer won’t stop crashing then yeah lol
@edwardmorris34539 күн бұрын
For some reason, when he said "By the way, my name is Adam Sliger" I got uncomfortable. Like I was literally in the room with the two dudes (I think, any way) and had to back up to create space. Okay, back to the video.
@AdamSliger2 күн бұрын
sorry haha
@BeetrootChessElf9 күн бұрын
Glad I watched this. The idea of going to the associated minor for the chorus helped me (and has me wondering what other choices there are, so I’ll spend some time listening to songs to see different chorus choices people make - and how often the associated minor is used!). Now I’m wondering how to break out of a two loop repeat and come up with something for the bridge… where’s that confounded bridge? Any suggestions?
@AdamSliger9 күн бұрын
Go for the minor 2 if you’re stuck!!
@den-dudin-rock9 күн бұрын
Speaking about computers. What if you already have one of the fastests setups possible, but your system still crashes and you have to freeze literally everything just to be able to hear. what you're working with?
@AdamSliger9 күн бұрын
Might be a setup issue or some ribbon cable somewhere is loose?
@den-dudin-rock9 күн бұрын
@@AdamSliger i don't think any cable can affect system load. In my case CPU load is almost 100 percent in such projects
@AdamSliger9 күн бұрын
I had a hard drive cable that went bad and that happened to me (don’t remember all the details since it was in like 2014), what DAW and computer are you using?
@den-dudin-rock9 күн бұрын
@@AdamSliger I'm using cubase and even my intel i9 14900k is struggling with my projects
@AdamSliger6 күн бұрын
Hard to say without giving it a look myself but I’d start in some cubase forums. I’m a pro tools guy day to day (despite what the background looks like lol, not my main studio)
@HowiSpangler9 күн бұрын
And yeah, on number 7. Use the tools at your disposal to get the result you want. I don’t have any reservations about doing whatever it takes to get the best sounds I can.
@HowiSpangler9 күн бұрын
Yeah man, a good computer (spec’d out if you can afford it) is a wonderful thing. I’ve saved many hours and reduced stress by having a computer that can process quickly and not freak out with a lot of plugins and tracks
@cyberspark42069 күн бұрын
4. You are probably losing work because you completely changed a part on someone else's song because you thought it sounded better. It isn't your music even if you think it sucks. Had that happen to me. Will not ever go to that guy again.
@jergervasi33319 күн бұрын
Great advice. And you have great taste in amps. LOL
@AdamSliger8 күн бұрын
Thanks!
@jergervasi33318 күн бұрын
@@AdamSliger Are you the one with Delta & Dawn and James Pippin tracks posted on Sound Cloud?
@AdamSliger8 күн бұрын
Yup!
@compucorder6410 күн бұрын
A nice series that gives an insight into the mindset of busy productive producers is Music Tech's 'My Forever Studio' podcast. Where they bring in guest artists, producers and engineers, and ask them to specify their dream forever studio. It's location, a computer, a DAW an audio interface and 6 other items. As you describe in your first point, the guests on the whole are pretty adamant about a top of the line DAW. After that, it's usually instruments and mics they are fussy about. Interfaces, preamps, comps, EQs, tape, even effects aren't given as much importance.
@Fenilee10 күн бұрын
Do the colorful cover
@DJDAVIDXJOVAN10 күн бұрын
the first color is kinda like kursgezagt, the other is an old AKAI sampler
@tribbybueno10 күн бұрын
saying gear doesnt matter has clearly never felt the magic of writing the lickiest of licks after getting a new amp or reverb. so much of music is inspiration, and so much of our inspiration is loving the sound as we're using it imo. good gear is crucial to consistently great songwriting imo
@hristomintchev10 күн бұрын
Both designs are cool not that it matters at all just my opinion but id remove the comas to make it smoother looking