3 reasons why your beats are trash

[@ThomAdams]

Yo, I got the L.Dre Drum Kit Vol 4 and it IS pretty dope... jus sayin' loveandpeace.

[@LDreTheGiant]

🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾

[@tyd-lofi498]

Personally, my biggest mistake making music was focusing on getting on a playlist. I started to compare my sound with others thinking I needed to be as heard as other producers. That mindset destroyed my creative process, and I went months without making a single beat because of it. Now, I just make music for fun and my goal is simple, if I can make 1 person smile and nod their head to the beat, I'm good. I just want to share my music with the world and hopefully make someone's day better.

[@LDreTheGiant]

I feel this. It’s all about what your goals are tho you can still find a balance between having fun and every now and then making beats to be playlisted if your goal is to make music a career

[@cccbeats_]

As a producer myself, who can relate to this 100%, I just subbed to you because of this comment🙏

[@Linkmer]

L.Dre coming for our throats with that title 😂💀

[@Brxvs]

I always overthink as a musician. But I am fortunate enough to be in many editorials within my lofi genre. Even with my accomplishments, I still have doubts but I think what helps is seeing other listeners leave feedback saying they love my work. At the end of the day, I know I want to do music full time in the next few years but I also make sure I have plenty of fun with it, and give it my all. Like you said, don't put pressure on yourself and just do what you like to do!! Much love

[@grifterdie1852]

bro 3 really hit home. i spent like two and a half years trying to learn deep theory and composition to make samples so i didnt have to dig all the time and made very few things i enjoyed, got burnt out on beats and tried some other genres and got more burned out.i went back to my sampling roots bolstered by what i learned from composition and im making stuff i really like.

[@mhaluuun93]

ARRANGEMENT IS KEY! esp w instrumental music. instrumental artists have even more of an obligation to make our music more of an experience when we don't have an artist guiding the beat that fans are listening to! it is an art! thank you for the video!

[@MsInstrumentalBeatz]

Love this video, especially #3! Thanks LDRE

[@williamcassam]

Since u played the song "father" on stream I've been listening to that entire album with Juneissle and omg its so good how have I not seen it before!?!?!?!

[@LDreTheGiant]

Very underrated project

[@keejay12]

Overthinking was my biggest issue and still something I deal with BUT I learned to use reference tracks. Just make the beats. I've made beats I simply hated and had artists love them and use them. Then I'll make beats I think that Drake would sign me over and get no love. You never know. Just cook up

[@LDreTheGiant]

The beats I hate turn out to be the ones people love

[@keejay12]

@@LDreTheGiant real talk. Now I need to make LoFi beats I hate so I can drop a hot lofi take for spotify

[@Simply_Ando]

Thanks for this banger of a video Dre!

[@ChillX12]

Thanks for the vid mate!

[@stumbled.across]

Thanks for sharing your thoughts! Lots of helpful advice. 🔥

[@EV-47]

Personally, for me, I do not use samples in my music because I want to be original and create stuff from my own mind, but I do use samples as a way to dissect what makes a sample sound like a sample. From there I incorporate elements that make the sample a sample into my own music and so far I have been able to grow without the use of any loops which I am honestly really happy about.

[@prodbydrumdrop]

your so spot on everytime l dre, im doing so much trial and error right now its crazy lol doing a lot of your remix advice you did in that vid two years ago and focused on jpegmafia type beat, everything on point main. Just perfect. Buying your pack, insanely great info.

[@MarttyMarty]

I criticize myself too harshly for using samples and loops in my beats because the artist side of my brain keeps saying it’s not authentic enough 😩 but damn if I can’t seem to make a decent drum loop to save my life 😂 I can do melody and soundscaping just fine but my original drums are always fucked 😭 I recently went thru and replaced my original drums with similar loops I found and it saved like 7 of my beats from eternal trash can 😂

[@pulyay]

L Dre with awesome content per usual

[@LDreTheGiant]

Thank you 🥰

[@babysunn2]

That Was Beautiful To Listen To... But I Would Like To Add, When We First Time MPC User's Get Our Devices, It Is Imperative To Learn About The Basic Fundamental Options Of What Akai's Software is Capable of... Because There Are Too Many Examples Of Loops That Are Broken Down To There Most Basic Element, Then Layered While EQ-ing Each Track Or And 808 Note On the Down Beat To Taste And Using Automations For Character (Malo Beats Does A Great Job Of This) Then Once You Set Your Bar Length and Add In Your Track Mutes To A Rhythm Of Your Liking, Your Can Never Go Wrong... EVERTHING ELSE IS UP TO TASTE and Your Marketing/Distribution Abilities.

[@Bashanvibe]

As a keyboard player and writer/composer I deal with over thinking he’s myself and hating everything I try to create!!! I’m working on having the forget it Attitude but it’s easier said then done!!!

[@ericakaeric3965]

We gonna let "Arragement" slide? lol Great vid L. Dre!

[@g0kamusic]

Everytime that I use samples I just think that I'm inferior to other producers... and makes me feel bad about my music, so whenever I think I publish some songs, I'm afraid that people will think that I'm worse just for using samples. :(

[@tyd-lofi498]

Nah man make your music and improve your craft, not everybody can play keys or create melodies and that's okay because you can still make music, that's the beauty of it.

[@LDreTheGiant]

I can promise you that no one that actually listens to music cares if you use loops. Don’t worry about other producer worry about the audience you want listening to your music

[@AdieMusic-]

Thanks mate 🔥

[@itsowlmygod]

The last one hits man... I just feel unsatisfied when i use loops, it feels like cheating, and also... What if someone will use the same loop and arrange it like me... I know it is unlikely, but still that little gremlin in the back of my head is throwing such "what ifs" at me

[@vbjr5930]

thanks man much love

[@MikeDare]

When @Ldre said your beats are trash… I felt that 🥲😂

[@SubhanArchived]

Youre too under rated man

[@xxtian]

Amen to #3 ....just have fun!

[@AceMuziq]

Hell yea expansion pack for free!!

[@martinezdecap]

bruh bruh ur room must be hella cold!!!!

[@ashadowoflight]

You're a G man love your content. You speakin str8 fax in the last 2 minutes fr brother. Great video 🎉💯

[@LDreTheGiant]

Much love 🙏🏾

[@MujjOMusic]

Facts 💯

[@brokenbonesdubstep]

Best advice 👌

[@five2one]

Gems! Great video

[@stevephillc]

Lol pause on that last tip though

[@LDreTheGiant]

You gonna do what on a tip 🤨

[@stevephillc]

@@LDreTheGiant lmao

[@HOLLASOUNDS]

Do you usually make beats with your headphones ontop of your hood? Dont that kinda distort what your hearing? I agree keeping a beat simple is a good discipline, alot of producers just shove as much into a beat as possible like it's a beat battle.

[@LDreTheGiant]

Definitely dampens the sound but that’s just me in videos lol when I’m not on camera I’m either using my monitors or I don’t have a hood on

[@HOLLASOUNDS]

@@LDreTheGiant I thought you might be doing it as a stylistic choice. 🙂👍

[@damemarshall8956]

I am not a fan of overthinking… I’m also not a fan of drag and drop producing. I don’t knock anyone who does it, I feel much more connected with a project when there are little to no samples

[@liquidgroove]

That last tip was EVERYTHING. Thank you! Been too much of a perfectionist - worrying what non-existent people would think. And this blocked me massively

[@jvck.beats96]

I needed this video lmao

[@kaiokevprod]

The goat has spoken again, thanks for the reminder, simplicity is key, never forget that. 🔥💯

[@MIHAO]

master overthinker here. cheers broski

[@myceliumbug]

this is so useful video:D

[@stockman1515]

Thanks for this dude, I didn't realize just how hard it is to have fun while streaming the process.

[@richcooke4086]

I wanna see your Spotify recap please

[@siaseeds8950]

Solid advice as always. Do you ever overhype the high frequencies because you wear your headphones over a beanie and a hoodie?

[@LDreTheGiant]

Nah I always take the hood + beanie off when mixing/bouncing tracks off camera

[@mahkie8615]

Appreciate you my guy!

[@LDreTheGiant]

Much love 🙏🏾❤️

[@thedeeprot]

👍👍👍

[@chuckmakesbeats7426]

All 💎s

[@blueangelstudio]

Great advice! Thanks.

[@TossedOnion]

Damn... That title 😅 I’mma get you someday

[@globalh00p3r8]

As far as overthinking that’s definitely my enemy. Trying to be perfect when nobody is perfect. This video is very much appreciated bro. Still studying you and 40 everyday🙏🏾🔥🔥🔥

[@MusicX9BeatS]

#1 for me I always choose a week kick or snare that I end up switching before I master

[@ThatMartinezGuy]

Solid advice! You rocking the LCD-5's? How do you like them compared to the HD820s?

[@thadima1996]

Use of sample- go to jail, 50 years 😂

[@isheanesumasaka282]

what bass vst do you use, all the bass vst I have don't hit like yours

[@LDreTheGiant]

Hybrid 3 (soft soul bass preset), Kee Bass (free), Rickenbacker bass from kontakt (for live bass)

[@isheanesumasaka282]

@@LDreTheGiant thanks, is it okay if I could send you a link to one of my beats. I can't tell what I'm doing wrong.

[@goldensoul4371]

💯💎

[@ambrushadam]

Making beats on camera (or timing yourself) really helps with overthinking, changed a lot for me. You don’t want to film for 4 hours so you settle for something that just sounds good and move on in the process. It might suck but you can just shelve that beat 😂

[@chrishill3580]

Hey brother what headphones are you using? Great video!

[@LDreTheGiant]

Audeze mm-500

[@djbowlz2128]

soul surplus is the shit

[@LDreTheGiant]

Agreed

[@FoxIsUseless]

“Why your beats suck” How could you bring us down-

[@NewwxNeww]

W plug 🔌

[@fastrack2170]

Over thinking is DEFINITELY the number 1 problem for me. Clear head and love life a little and then come back.

[@d4rksoci3ty]

Bro my mixing is trash

[@SimonePhoenix]

Sir…I know this comment was directed toward Sir LDre, but just wanted to throw in an encouragement to YOU. KEEP working, you’ll get it! The more you learn good mixing techniques & the more you REPEAT those, one day you’ll be working & it’ll knock you out about how much BETTER you’ve gotten. Remember this: “EVERY master was once a DISASTER”. 😉 Respect. 👊🏽🙏🏽

[@ashadowoflight]

Will you please post this beat to the page?! Sound hard af

[@LDreTheGiant]

Soon 🤞🏾

[@prodbymaeday]

damn you´re one of my favorite people on earth. Love your music keep doing your thing man

[@Bloopblop1]

Can’t lie dre not joking

[@lofipal1558]

all those things bro.

[@mesismusic]

Bro described my entire career in the first 10 seconds, lol

[@LDreTheGiant]

😂😂😂

[@TikTokTrends-dc5sb]

Witch software do you use to make music?

[@HRMS]

I'm convinced youtubers got together and decided they are all hopping on the "___ reasons why your beats are trash" trend lol. Its a sus amount of videos recently

[@LDreTheGiant]

It’s cause all our beats are trash too

[@HRMS]

@@LDreTheGiant Nah you create fire bro, big time fan of your production and I always cop your kits so don’t think I’m coming from a harmful way. I do believe using “your beats are trash” in the title does more damage to the psyche of up and coming producers than it helps us in any way. Your #3 point was to stop overthinking, but when we see this type of aggressive title… it’s a subconscious attack at our self-esteem. I don’t say this specific to you L. Dre. A lot of producers are using this title and it’s being used in a way to differentiate between them (the “master/guru”) and their audience to make the creatives in the audience feel like they are inferior. It’s a nasty narrative, in my humble opinion. I hope you don’t interpret that in the wrong way brother. Let’s build, not destroy.

[@LDreTheGiant]

@@HRMS good point I agree. I guess I haven’t seen the other videos to see what they’re about. I just personally think my beats are trash all the time and I’m “successful” so from my perspective it was a relatable title lol but I agree with what you said I’ll keep that in mind

[@MusicByKMR624]

Hey, Bro what do you use to make your beats?

[@swtvlly]

all the above

[@dreamkatari]

I'm one of those producers who won't mess with a sample if its fire. I'll treat it like legos and piece it together until it sounds nice.

[@djdspence]

Yo rating Lofi beats now Dre? How can I send you mine

[@RiffShark007]

You the best

[@LDreTheGiant]

No you are

[@RiffShark007]

🙏

[@donovanhall2190]

👍

[@spartamuzic]

facts 💪🔥

[@GhostType96]

Hear one mediocre basic beat, they all must be trash! - the critics

[@joej5081]

W.Dre

[@daygalangford5328]

People need to know 😂

[@katana2seppuku]

I really like your videos

[@EgoCheap]

I hate everything I make. I'm that person.

[@notprosperBEATS]

5:00

[@FoxIsUseless]

I just hate everything i make TwT

[@denny_beats7881]

Have you ever thought of reviewing beats too and giving constructive criticism? Like ones that actually have potential not trash cheap ass beats

[@tilda140]

toxic