Advanced Samples UK Garage Virji / salute style

[@Bthelick]

Sorry peeps looks like splice flagged and muted the samples in some parts.

[@pablomodrono24]

Nice work, i'd love to find out (slacker scared of tomorrow ,) Chord progression used on that track. It will be nice as for me was going to heaven that progresion when i played in old dj sets. Now i m so curious i watched all your vids So far one of the best honestly said it amazing work

[@Andrew-rz7qt]

Is it not the ai that YT is implemented these days?

[@Bthelick]

Yeah it'll be the auto flag. Its always been a form of AI , but it's 'evolving' obviously haha. It's my bad for leaving a non-exclusive sample exposed

[@Andrew-rz7qt]

@@Bthelick do you remember the good old days when the likes of KLF used what ever they wanted?

[@Bthelick]

Haha I remember, but I can't in good conscience call them "good", given that the most sampled man in dance music history, Gregory Coleman, without which wouldn't have whole genres, died penniless and homeless. Artists still deserve their due.

[@SevenStars718]

Easily my favourite producer on YT..... and now in my favourite genre. Thank you so much!

[@jeffreyalanspong]

Just found your channel, you seem to be the only credible option for UK Garage production help! Subscribed.

[@Shirochri]

I see Maria’s go fund me isn’t too far off now Ben, nice to see the community here helping out ❤

[@PeterPepper93]

Hey Man, been producing for 15 years, this definitely stands high in the production field, I'm really happpy I found your channel, keep it rollin !

[@DanHaycocks]

What a banger! Another great tut, Ben! Already looking forward to future Garage vids...

[@dillanmonson]

YES. This is what i need for creative influence thank you!

[@Bennthedreamer1]

YES!! Been looking for a Salute tutorial. Thankyou

[@San7hos]

I bow to your mastery!

[@georgien3808]

THAT BASSLINE IS BEAUTIFUL

[@Antweezy]

well done sir. I've been in love with ukg the last 8 months or so and your videos are helpful me understand and appreciate the genre more

[@Gedden]

Even with the muted sections everything makes sense! Thanks for another great video!

[@marcelsafin6675]

wtf, my new No. 1 channel for tutorials rn

[@DJ_DIMSIM]

Just donated!

[@Bthelick]

🙏🙏

[@Nacho-qq4mg]

Its just amazing the passion and effort that you put on the videos, even to me that im from Argentina and listen to a british accent i understand everything you say. Thanks for teaching us right! ❤

[@mbvsza4647]

I feel like you’re reading my mind , this is Exactly what I was looking for , many thanks 😭

[@RolledInARaw]

Take me back to 2002 ! Great vid so informative thank you Sir.

[@vminus7505]

solid track here, definitely make more of this and maybe some bassline like gash, sample junkie and distro, would be interested to see your take on them and the sound design of the genre

[@Harryscribble]

As someone who grew up with UK Garage, that really is a banger.

[@evangladke5015]

Excellent video. Keep on feeding us the Sammy Virji content, your work here has been tremendously helpful!

[@mjlblake]

Nerdy little thank you. So helpful. French touch remix coming on strong for me now :)

[@maaxxxeh]

this is unreal, been looking for similar videos on how these guys go about their sampling.

[@ThatDevastator]

I am the target audience for this for SURE

[@ItsJustMeMarc]

I wanted to understand this so badly, but to say it went over my head is a understatement.

[@Bthelick]

Haha. Well get asking then! what do you need explaining? I did say this one was advanced. Did you see the video before this? kzbin.info/www/bejne/ipi2Z56Ogax7sLMsi=s2YqmTChY7fLaWxL

[@ItsJustMeMarc]

@@Bthelick ​ I went back and watched it as well as quite a few others, extremely interesting but I feel without chord knowledge you may as well just be saying random letters of the alphabet to me, I watched your video on how to convert vocals to midi but the whole moving chords just confused me further

[@Bthelick]

@@ItsJustMeMarc yup ok. It's not about knowing all the chords, that's just names. The starting point (which of the 7 notes) is more important than the actual chord. See if this clicks for you; kzbin.info/www/bejne/gWKYcpuebJt1eassi=syIk1NXxexighanu

[@ItsJustMeMarc]

@@Bthelick That makes a lot more sense!

[@jamiecorke3195]

🎉 great video. Keep those UKG vibes coming 🔥

[@segtek]

I've been waiting for these kind of explanations for years... awesome job. Cheers

[@DASOKI.]

Please make more of this! Im trying to up my uk style production skills

[@simonhmackie]

Banger! Awesome series of garage tuts mate. So clearly explained and love your passion for it!

[@toyon8622]

Thank you for this. You always drop so much knowledge and I’m so grateful for it 🙏

[@ianrios1542]

Wow! As soon as i was interested in making some future garage you drop a banger of a video! Chock full of everything i was needing!

[@MGM_ORIGINAL]

Absolutely incredible tutorial, thank you!

[@itskittens]

amazing video.. pls more content like this

[@tonicba4748]

You the Boss

[@djnizzi]

Great one, as usual. My outtake from it is: sampling for the vibe (not reproducible with sound design from scratch)

[@Jamieamusic]

Honestly I love the content. I've been watching for ages. It's a goldmine and a half. Just wanted to let you know about "salute", he's very adamant about his name always being in lowercase. I'm not entirely sure on the meaning but I just know it's something he is passionate about and I thought it was worth letting you know!

[@Bthelick]

Ah cheers for the info.

[@bankruptsun]

best video yet, you rock man

[@victorwidell9751]

Sounds great

[@PurpleKiraWorld]

9:44 there's no sound 😭🙏

[@Bthelick]

Yes unfortunate I know. Copyright. see pinned comment

[@Ramzy_Prod]

Could you please make a follow up video on how to make sammy virji type basslines would be much appreciated. Keep up the great content!

[@maxkingsproductionhut]

very good as always mate!

[@Morgan11235]

Never thought about intentionally chopping samples based on the chord progression. I always just picked the parts I liked and tried (usually unsuccessfully) to write the rest of the song around that

[@jorgedejesustejedavaldez5283]

Amazing tutorial, Bless to you brother!

[@coen1303]

so good!

[@MiniMiniFlorence]

incredible

[@pushtoenter4174]

brilliant stuff

[@will.carlson_5468]

used these splice vocals too, so fire

[@matthewdemetree6743]

Next livestream idea: making a song using only one sample pack start to finish

[@onairrecordings]

🤯🤯

[@bennosharp5059]

Alright mate, absolutely love the track, any chance you’d be welcome to working on a more aggressive bassline speedy g version

[@Bthelick]

thanks. Do you mean a different , more aggressive version of this same track? or are you asking for a tutorial on the harder stuff in general, in a later video?

[@bennosharp5059]

Well originally I meant a more aggressive version of the same track, I’m quite interested in trying to release a single with either one or two remixes/reworks included. But also while you’re asking it would be interesting to see how the more aggressive stuff is made, I’m more into my underground sound so producers such as Prozak are a great example.

[@Bthelick]

@@bennosharp5059 hmmmm ah I see. Thing is i wouldn't choose those chords or samples for an aggressive track, they are too jazzy/fluffy.

[@radatabass]

Can you do a tutorial on the bass? The midi the patch and the processing.

[@Bthelick]

I already covered this particular sound in the Top Tech House bass sounds 2023 video. The patch is there to download. There is no processing specific to the sound other than side chain. I also made a video called "how I process bass" which will show you the rest. I did have a little eq dip on this one, but that's an ear education thing. Any tweaks I made here are specific to this mix, in this key, for this line, in this octave, at this tempo, for this sound. so pointless to teach unless you're going to make this exact track and mix with the same kick , drums, key, vocal etc. In terms of bass processing that I do every time, none. Every situation is bespoke. I usually don't do anything. As I say in all my tutorials that touch on engineering, it's about getting the sound right, then you don't need any processing at all. (Except the side chain for the sub)

[@radatabass]

@@Bthelick awesome. Thank you for the detailed response. Great work out here!

[@DJ_DIMSIM]

How would you recommend us figure out the chords of a sample?

[@Bthelick]

Well lots of ear training is the best way currently (called relative pitch training). You have to start by figuring out monophonic melodies first, until you start to learn note distances. That should lead to recognising bass movements, which gives you 75% of the clues, and eventually you'll get an ear for multiple pitches. There are software tools like ddmf's chord detector but it has the same limitations as all other polyphonic pitch detection that I mentioned in last week's video. Good ear training sites are listed in the description.

[@VvVActiviX]

this song have already been released ? it's a BANGER !

[@Bthelick]

Aw thanks 🙏. I think the Instrumental went out as "that old-time swing" If I remember rightly. I'll have to check if the vocal version released

[@VvVActiviX]

​@@Bthelick i don't fint it :/ where it is? or do you have a link? thx in advance :)

[@Bthelick]

It's this one open.spotify.com/album/7D96dfnDyJX3uMBsLzNtqT?si=ott6sgOzQmStg3CZPYq_PA Only the short instrumental edit is up so far

[@nickharalas5772]

Is there any way we can get the drums ?

[@Bthelick]

Yes there is a way to get them, just go to splice and type "uk garage drum loop" you will find hundreds just like it!!! If you are seeking these EXACT SPECIFIC drums then there's a problem and we need to have a chat about sound selection and ear training!! because there are no good or bad samples only good or bad contexts.

[@isaac6424]

How do you find these samples , vinyl digging , splice ?

[@Bthelick]

Yeah splice mostly. Despite the gif I don't vinyl dig haha. That's too much licensing!

[@isaac6424]

@@Bthelick many thanks , what did you search on splice to find these ?

[@Bthelick]

@isaac6424 try "soul" "stack" "resample" or "songstarter" for that kind of stuff

[@james45ian45]

Is the song in the video released?

[@Bthelick]

Not yet, it will be soon. It's in the release queue already!

[@itskittens]

can you give some tips on what search terms you used to find those samples?

[@Bthelick]

Yes good question. For those styles a good tag is "songstarters"

[@soundslikessidechain]

When you mention progressions like 6-5-1, does this account for inversions or does the inversion matter? Does a bass note help an octave down?

[@Bthelick]

Inversions can change the emotion somewhat, just not as much as a different chord. Octave of the bass note is down to aesthetics, and purpose. Like you wouldn't want the bass too high in a club track, but not too low for most speakers

[@alexlangrish2519]

You are actually sick, thank you 🙏

[@deriheptinstall2725]

Gandalf of beats

[@Bthelick]

Haha my beard is definitely more grey than not now!

[@ellisbroke]

Does every track need a chord man I feel like I’ve made a track that doesn’t have chords or any piano that sounds quite nice

[@Bthelick]

No you don't need chords. I did a video on that very topic. There are whole genres that don't use them. But any track with a moving baseline will usually _imply_ chords though even if they aren't actually played, because that's how harmony works. As soon as the melody above a bass plays a different note to that bass a chord is created regardless, so you don't need an actual chord part, but technically chords are underneath all musical interactions.

[@ellisbroke]

@@Bthelick ah okay yeah mad thankyou so much man like your truely a great teacher, also I asked for a request obviously not expecting you to take it up but would really be cool to see!

[@Andrew-rz7qt]

Hay, this has nothing to do with the upload but I am after a question answering.. do you know how to release a song and have the money go to a charity? A mate of mine had a stroke about a year ago and has learnt how to play guitar with just one hand and now he has recovered a song and would like to raise money for people who have had a stroke with the proceeds?

[@Andrew-rz7qt]

*recorded

[@Bthelick]

If the charity itself does not have an account with a music distributor then I'm not aware of any other way.

[@Andrew-rz7qt]

@@Bthelick that's what thought as well, they allow people to raise money doing other activities so I think he should reach out to Stroke. Thanks mate 🤘

[@nikolaynikolov797]

797, my other #sandbox

[@VsD-T]

Did you release the song yet? *Insert SpongebobINeedIt.gif*.

[@Bthelick]

The short instrumental went out as "that American old time swing" Let me check on the vocal version