[ARCHIVED] Music Production Hacks (50 Quick Tips)

[@MinoWaves]

[0:16] 1. Use reverses [0:31] 2. Use pitch bends [0:43] 3. Use short delays with heavy feedback [0:53] 4. Use low ambient sounds in the background [1:12] 5. For build-ups: Stay on the last chord/note before [1:27] 6. EQ out everything thats unnecessary [1:43] 7. Solid/Catchy vocal sample or melody in the break (if you‘re creating hard drops) [2:04] 8. Find a specific niche for your track (be unique) [2:19] 9. Sub note not an a C (if your track is meant to be for festivals/clubs) [2:30] 10. DIVA (synthesizer plugin) [2:37] 11. Distort everything a little (if you want a heavy squashed mix) [2:55] 12. Put white noise before kick (so it punches trough better) [3:09] 13. Put a cowbell on kick (so it punches trough better) [3:18] 14. Bounce samples from finished songs (for a better workflow) [3:25] 15. Save favourite presets (for a better workflow) [3:33] 16. Download Jonas Aden samplepacks (free) [3:40] 17. Use same sidechaining curves for everything [3:51] 18. Bitcrushing things a bit too much [4:00] 19. Introduce main drop lead with filter automation [4:14] 20. Use reference songs [4:26] 21. Learn an instrument [4:31] 22. Collaborate with many people [4:37] 23. Experiment [4:52] 24. Study the arrangement of other songs [5:07] 25. Check out what other DJ's playing (and how the crowd is reacting) [5:14] 26. Put a recognizable sound in every track [5:31] 27. Vocal Mixing: Use a transient master [5:50] 28. EQ out nasty resonances [6:06] 29. Start the song with something catchy [6:24] 30. Put samples a little off timing (e.g. claps) [6:41] 31. Make delays unregular [6:52] 32. Use distorted noise [7:05] 33. Put crowd noise in the background [7:20] 34. Reverb: Use same space and decay time on your elements [7:32] 35. Compress elements in buses [7:46] 36. Put something that pitches up at the end of parts [8:08] 37. Have saperate A and B parts (e.g. additional drums) [8:32] 38. Be creative with what you use (recording things) [8:51] 39. Add additional things at second chorus/drop [9:10] 40. Again: DIVA [9:14] 41. White Noises in combination with distorted noises (+ haas effect) [9:34] 42. & 43. Produce on low volume [9:52] 44. Use a plugin thats meant for one thing for an other thing (e.g. VocalSynth) [10:08] 45. Use/Recording your own voice [10:23] 46. Pan things & automate it [10:48] 47. Start melodies unusually [11:11] 48. Add a little counter melody at the second half of the chorus/drop [11:30] 49. Bounce out the lead and put it one octave up at the second party of the drop [11:49] 50. Think of the mix as a box [12:35] 51. Cowbells can also used for other things to punch through better [12:58] 52. Put a limiter on master chain to check how everything is sounding Was a bit of work, but I thought this would help a lot of people ✌️

[@Azureconnoisseur]

Thanks a lot, it definitely helped me haha

[@AdenFoyer]

Wow thankyou!!!

[@adoaqmusic]

damn

[@masy2746]

Wow... 😮

[@Erialmv]

👊🏻🔥

[@IllumiMusic]

Who noticed the doggo on the sofa? Cuuutiee ❤️

[@josephscott7597]

He sleep!

[@erikahkrogstad]

Yeah

[@Maazthesolipse]

Illumi music you are litterally in every comment section of musical videos. I see you everywhere.

[@J0hnnyEngl15h]

He is learning how to make music

[@vaudemu2263]

I noticed. I dont think I'm very cute but thanks. Lmao

[@Hezoyam10]

Your distortion sounds so smooth. When I add distortion, it sounds like 100 crows being killed at the same time

[@-RXB-]

Use less. Routing to a different track, put dist there, then starting from 0 increase volume until it sounds ok.

[@Waroxe]

JONAS ADEN , best discovery of the year for me, sincerely!!

[@AdenFoyer]

[@asantori6273]

The same

[@GUGUBOR]

I was thinking the same today after I listened to his new remix of Tiësto - Ritual

[@Caroline.79]

Totally

[@maws420]

Same

[@blindeyezmusic9297]

Another tip: title and colour EVERYTHING

[@akeeb8611]

Your Ritual remix is INSANE man, holy crap. Hits like a truck.

[@AdenFoyer]

Thankyou bro

[@NystektVaffel]

The best in my opinion

[@LilMaharaja]

Watch at 0.75x for better understanding !

[@AdenFoyer]

Which tips did you like the most? Hope u guys enjoy this video!! 🎉

[@JS-vo3ll]

Collab with Marshmello . or a Afro Beat Song

[@Aarbaslin]

❤❤❤

[@lazor2936]

I think all of them :D

[@АнтонКоролёв-к8ч]

Liked before it even started. Btw. That ritual remix is straight up fire. My personal favorite out of all. The flute nailed it. I hope you will show us how it was done, as you did with other songs. Cheers from Russia

[@akeeb8611]

OK this video is gonna be sick

[@tuomasvuorinen7570]

More fitting title would be " TOP 50 LIFE CHANGING HACKS NO ONE IN THE MUSIC INDUSTRY WANTS YOU TO KNOW ABOUT (WhAtCh BeFoRe tHiS GeTs DELETED) Jokes aside, thanks Jonas for the ever helping videos you're spoiling us with every week! Can't even describe how incredibly helpful they've been!🔥❤️

[@AdenFoyer]

Hahahhaha I considered it !! and thankyou man means the world to hear

[@In_love_with_music]

I came back after 3 years to check your old videos because im stuck in music production and weird is i finally understand everysingle bit of what you talk about production ,mixing, soundesign etc and its so weird .....then i am thinking i did learn bunch of shit and that is huge progrees...... just need inspiration now and here i am to gather some...thank you fella

[@markfontane1298]

The bounce samples of your track tip is huge. It saves so much time for future tracks and you develop your own signature sound.

[@sethwilder4218]

Finding you was like finding gold, thank you so much for spending your precious time on helping small producers!

[@ArcticWolfOfficial]

I can see you were able to pick up a keyboard and mouse from Area 51

[@Camoflange]

It's the Logitech ergonomic keyboard and the Unker vertical mouse

[@BALTAOFC]

Treex Records KZbin for artist

[@BALTAOFC]

Treex Records you need release at least 3 songs via a distributor ( if I remember well) google it and see KZbin faq for more precisely

[@veromity8519]

Treex Records its an Official artist page on KZbin, distribute your songs and you’ll receive one ☝️

[@Pw614]

It is clear you put a lot of effort into having high production values in your videos, and boy does it pay off! Thank you for the consistently fantastic quality and excellent tutorial!

[@AdenFoyer]

thank you for watching ❤️

[@dominicconti2357]

shoutout to your dog coming in at tip 3, and then just completely minding his own business sleeping throughout the whole video that's a good boy

[@Chrissy-xo]

Another couple quick tips for producers and musicians: 1) Listen to your music on multiple platforms. Don't just listen to your music on 1 device/platform. These days it's really easy to use USB devices to listen to music on everything from cell phones to car stereos. Listen to your mix on everything available to you(or your friends.. yes commandeer the stereo in their car next time you go somewhere with them!). 2) Learn to master your audio! It takes some time and practice but it's well worth the time and effort to have tracks that you've already mastered yourself hit a mastering engineer's office. It'll mean less time going back to the mix to fix things later! 3) Listen to your mix/song on Mono. With all the delays, reverb, offsets, panning, and compression these days it can be hard to tell how your mix is filling the audio spectrum. The best way to see how well a mix fills up the spectrum, is to set the audio to mono to get a better idea of how the different effects and instruments fill the space. This can help point out areas where it's too crowded or lacking in the spectrum that an analyzer can't really portray even with it's fancy graphics.

[@AdenFoyer]

this is great!

[@cameronjeffcoat4320]

Thank you

[@Bysiddharthrathore]

Did anybody noticed that cute dog sleeping in the background

[@sreerekhaajit8429]

I dId 🐶 ♥

[@riktascale4]

It's in the snowball position 😃😃

[@adoaqmusic]

@@riktascale4 he indeed has a cute dog

[@ScenicSkyViews]

Na I didn't notice. Really??

[@romulus_music]

Yesss the doggo

[@loukes116]

Jonas. This is gold. Seriously man you're knowledge is vast and you're helping us producers SO, SO much. Thank you man, you're a legend.

[@takumihoffmann6903]

Unbelievable. I cannot comprehend how you keep up with all of the work you do for the edm community. Literally an angel for all aspiring producers. Thank you

[@AdenFoyer]

❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@swiftrunner4893]

Learnt quite a few new ones jonas! Thanks a lot!

[@rae2996]

When u said ‘download my sample packs’ I was just like great... self promo... *But then I heard free so imma go get them*

[@rellim1031]

im using cakewalk to produce and when i got to use them theyre never there.. Any help?

[@rae2996]

Rellim I’ve never used cakewalk before... but there should be an add or file button that can get you to add the folder. If not, you should be able to drag samples (not the whole folder) into the playlist of your daw

[@rae2996]

Rellim there’s probably a tutorial on KZbin for it

[@rellim1031]

RAE ive tried everything 😂

[@rellim1031]

What daw does everyone else use?

[@elmahdiayoud]

Wait holy shit, you only have 50k? I've been watching you for ages now and I've never realized you only 50K wuttttttt. Your video quality is wayyyy above what your subscribers show

[@richardstylez1950]

We don't deserve dog... I mean we don't deserve Jonas Aden. Most genuine guy.

[@KHANDEMIK]

these tips are G O L D E N! pretty much sums up everything you're gonna need if you're starting off music production. will save beginners a lot of time and learn from mistakes that he's made learning/making music over the years.

[@goodvibrationseverywhere]

Jonas Aden Is really Killing It this year!

[@zxrmbxz]

@LUCA CINTRA looolllll

[@vaudourtroubadour4843]

Great video man 🙌 thank you so much for all the tips!

[@seiiizicymphonic859]

This video is The best for Intermediate producers tbh ! THANK YOU JONAS

[@heinrichsmit7045]

I think the BOX thing you mentioned is the best tip I ever heard yet

[@doominator2229]

You have inspired me to start making EDM! Your videos are so awesome!!! Thank you

[@galour]

I watched one of your old videos recently and realized now how much more comfortable you’ve become in front of the camera

[@ChuckMorris1996]

These tips are perfect. I'm a hip rop/rap producer but I have dance and rock influences. It's always useful to get knowledge from outside my area of producing in order to 'create the niche' you mentioned!

[@seankelly3540]

Yo that's crazy I do electronic and rock with hip hop/rap influences

[@maxstone4823]

Thank you so much Jonas 👍!!!

[@westonkenyonmusic]

"Show it to your cat, dog, and goldfish... oh, yeah, and your family, as an afterthought." 😂

[@viper_music]

Love them 2 extra ones feel special

[@lucasrmnd3721]

Jonas that insane I follow u when u have less than 5K followers and now u have 50K wp bro u deserve it !! Ps : Ritual remix sound very super dope !! 🔥🔥

[@Blueflamesound]

I found your channel today and I am so thrilled I did!

[@westonkenyonmusic]

My signature thing is a heavy tom fill before the drop.

[@RajBeats]

Excellent video. Concise, well produced and great information. Thank you!!

[@TetoArusu]

Jonas Aden never shuts up when he says he will.

[@AdenFoyer]

pathological liar

[@rkxd1337]

@@AdenFoyer *impressive move*

[@LuisSD80]

One of best Tips Tutorials ever... Maybe this are tips for electronic music, but I love how this video spends just a few seconds to explain each tip (Usually every youtuber in the world expends as much time as they can (as KZbin seems to pay more if videos are longer I guess XD ) Great Job !

[@christianuvaag9403]

Can't wait for The Making Of Ritual!!! :D

[@beatsbyolb]

Just got in love with the 'Reverb-Automation-Trick' a few weeks ago! Thanks a lot for imporving my productionskills week by week Jonas!

[@Rissper.]

Keep up the good work!

[@melazmusic]

Thanks for being so open minded about everything,it's such a generous gesture to make your packs free to use for everyone. We love you Jonas🌃❤

[@goku-mv2zk]

Jonas, Ritual is the best song you've ever made, Congratulation! 🔥

[@EbinAugustin]

Thank you for this wonderful video 🔥🥰

[@djsfrenchcandy]

Thanks a lot for these tips!!! You're the best :)

[@meszomusic]

Jonas, your Ritual remix is Just NUTS, hits like an earthquake 🔥🔥🔥

[@SoundlessMusic]

Really valuable tips! Not everyone realises how important the background is! Have a great weekend!

[@AdenFoyer]

u2❤️

[@bsn1552]

Next music production tips GREAT you are my master 🙏⚡🙏

[@briancase6180]

This is a very good video to watch every couple to few months, I find. The reason is that sometimes things make sense, but you're not really in a position to receive and assimilate some important things. You need to be ready to "get it." This video gives you a quick way to see if there is something you're ready for! I remember the first time I watched this: I nodded my head, "uh huh, I get it, that makes sense" to every tip, but I didn't really "get" (as in able to really make use of) the vast majority of them. Now, I sometimes think "oh, I do that now, I really get it." But most of these tips I'm still working on! Thanks for a great, useful video.

[@Reav.]

No one: Jonas: I'll shut up now Me: plz no I want to hear you :(

[@Tiogar60]

Good thing he never does it

[@aleksandarj5286]

definitely the best channel i ran into over the last couple of months. Thank you for doing what you do!

[@AdenFoyer]

❤️

[@tigerfisch157]

if you search "walking in tokyo" on youtube you will find a guy walking in tokyo (ik what a surprise) but with really nice quality in terms of sounds i love it for my backrounds

[@djkanels2311]

46: pancake - I haven't not used it on a track since finding it!

[@Gusstra]

You have some serious production setup maan! 😅 🔥

[@noahlaiandersen75]

Nobody: Jonas Adens dog: *sclheepy time*

[@SenzoClive]

You're a beast of a producer, #Respect

[@G3438]

I was like “where is this guy going with 2 strings guitar” and then it falls apart 😂

[@trixtlr9957]

Thanks a lot Jonas 💓

[@RayanKhan]

10:15 - I felt that

[@Samuel8663]

This video is perfect to watch every time you‘re working on a project, to get inspired and dont forget those great tips and tricks (what happens often to me, after a while)...

[@Woshios]

I always thought you said "oh when I met you" in the Strangers Do drop.

[@Harryace]

This track is Sick Man!

[@miscellaneous1276]

If you take a closer look at that paper jonas holds you can see one of the tips is Random stuff. LoL

[@vzm4663]

Just barely starting the video, and I already wanna say thank you for putting this video together 🔥

[@ndr3647]

*Absolutely noone* Jonas : "ok I'll shut up "

[@praveenwalker]

This quick tips was insane!! 🔥🙌

[@gonzaloruiz9665]

Yeah finally I win the mastering!! Where can I contact you? Amazing and very useful video!! Thank you Jonas ❤️

[@Billy-ot6es]

GONZALO RUIZ how did you know that you win?

[@AdenFoyer]

Eyyyyy congrats!!! the email on my insta

[@gonzaloruiz9665]

Jonas Aden Ok! I have send you an email 😊

[@gonzaloruiz9665]

Darek it’s in the description haha

[@RaviRomana]

@@gonzaloruiz9665 bro how did you know that you won?

[@alexandrspiridonov2054]

I've heard about almost all these tricks before, but thanks for combining it in one video. I'm gonna watch it every time I stuck.

[@meyer2534]

Secret Co-producer in the background?

[@bancali640]

Mye bra tips her! PS. Grattis med sjuk Ritual remix!🔥

[@DBayakFlRemake]

Best Tip : Add So many SOUNDGOODIZER!

[@maricruz_sainz]

Live forever Jonas! Your tips are awesome!

[@aelucif]

i think you accidentally folded your keyboard

[@aelucif]

and why do you have a spaceship on your mouse pad?

[@mattrutkowski5305]

Antonio Elua He did the same with his guitar...

[@aelucif]

@@mattrutkowski5305 jaja, looks OK for a viola, but makes for an ugly af guitar

[@connorhebert6780]

Dropping straight gems. Some awesome tips man thanks!

[@adamwiseman2744]

who else was watching the dog the whole time

[@sw2050-l7v]

I like how some of the tips are like “add distortion” “do bitcrushing”, most of these are gold, a couple are kind of obvious

[@hub3rt269]

That's the video I was waitng for :D And definitely have to send you my latest track to your promo email

[@Laekomusic]

Thx for the tips ! ❤

[@ANKAMmusic]

How many of you want ?? The chainsmokers,Illenium - Takeaway (JONAS ADEN REMIX)

[@blancmull3886]

ANKAM what are you talking about

[@ANKAMmusic]

@@blancmull3886 would you want Jonas Aden to remix the song Takeaway ?

[@Majima_57]

With dope music and videos like this Jonas went from being a just some random producer to my favourite producer

[@xavier2586]

how many of you noticed that dog behind him

[@officialpndamusic]

This video really helped me improve the song I’m working on rn! Added some panning to the drop vocal to add a cool effect and added a pitch bend to one of the synths.

[@Shaaan]

I showed this video to my goldfish and now its confused why you gave 52 tips while you said it in title 50 only..

[@seraabisaab638]

OH MY GOD!!! I'm starting to learn music production and watching videos. When you said strangers do my mind was blown. I first heard that song on the channel xKito Music back in 2018, they upload new music and I've always loved that song it's been in all of my playlists and I've always thought it was so beautiful and that the drop was so nice and satisfying and it's just a really good thing but I never connected the fact that YOU made that song and that you make tutorials!!!!! You are such an inspiration and I am so grateful for your videos. I will remember your name for sure now hahaha I look forward to hearing your music.

[@wasax-battlelandsroyale7606]

Jonas Aden: 50 tips to become a better music producer What I see: 50 tips to become the next biggest music producer

[@djslowtime8984]

yessss thanks for alll your time you put in to your fans by doing this kind of stuff!!! Really like your content and your really talanted ;3

[@blutbad5383]

Where is this music Making Music Without Hearing It release it now press like and jonas seeeeeeeeeeee

[@romanefimov7544]

I didnt even started to watching but this videos of like small tutorial you do are so helpful and really helping. Keep up the amazing work

[@freemusic8777]

Hi Jonas ..make a competition for us ..so the winner get a version of Fl studio ...I hope you read my comment 🙂... I'm here since 3k .. ☮️

[@scottcianw1473]

That would be a almost $200 give away, a bit crazy don't you think?

[@freemusic8777]

@@scottcianw1473 If I have abilities to help other ..why not ??!! For me ... it's nothing

[@freemusic8777]

Also he teaches lessons that " in my opinion " coasts hundreds dollar ..now days a few artists like jonas who explain their song tracks ...every details ...🙂

[@noahlaiandersen75]

How can you only have 50k subs??? With that quality, you should at least have 1 mil :) Good job Jonas

[@zxeal1]

WHO ALL SAW THE DOG SLEEPING BEHIND???? 🐕

[@elfelipemusic]

These tips are so useful! Thank you! 😊🎶

[@watercolourmark]

Never wash your cowbell in the sink, it leaves a terrible ring.

[@masquerades4316]

I legit didn't notice the dog until 7:30. Great video man. Load of great stuff here.

[@losto718]

my goldfish liked it too

[@AA-lq5pu]

Omg! Your dog is so precious. My heart skipped a beat when I noticed him.

[@SlicerMusic]

RIP Your Guitar 😂😂

[@shanehagan]

i love how fast and concise this video is