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[@Carina5707]

I love your choice of camera angles. You vlog but you still try to make the visuals different and tasteful and I appreciate 👌🏻

[@RedMeansRecording]

i like this

[@RedMeansRecording]

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[@samtompk]

When you jumped into it at 3:08 my mind was blown. That is so dope.

[@Lescar91]

I love the way you make videos. Not only do you have interesting and unique musical content in bite-sized short videos but you also work with creative camera positioning and put in just the right amount of jokes. Really nice to watch :)

[@Awesomepedia]

That's a dope trick! It also works for mashups and remixes - some of my favourites that I've made switch back and forth between tracks in a rhythmical way, rather than layering the different songs together.

[@Sh4dySam]

I Absolutely Loved This! The specificity was much appreciated. I've always loved your work and am very excited about your progress in "the biz." I wish you the best and can't wait to see where your journey takes you! With great admiration, Joel

[@Mu3azOsman]

That is so so creative! I don't make music, mostly video stuff. But I think I will try to use this trick with my videos, a role and b role thingies

[@UndecimeBeatitudo]

They call it "hoquet" and this trick was first used by Medieval DJs and MCs, who also experimented with different tracks playing the same melody. Their mixtapes and songs haven't survived by nowadays, but we've got some of their ableton projects that indicate the fact and show how it was made. And it's very cool and nice thing you've also discovered this fun thing by yourself and decided to share it with your viewers. You're not just a great musician and composer, but also a very generous one. The world needs more people like you.

[@lenardmgtr]

This reminds me of another musical concept called 'hocket'. It's basically piecing together a complete continuous melody but it's distributed through different instruments, Adam Neely has a really cool video on the subject. Nice vid, Andrew!

[@laylahussain808]

I honestly love his videos, truly one of the best creators out there.

[@AlphonseHT]

My jaw dropped when you showed the trick! I thought it was so cool! :O Now I actually really want the OP1 😂

[@guerillagrueplays6301]

I did too, until I saw they were nearly 1k USD. Damn.

[@AlphonseHT]

You should try to win it with Andrew's contest!!

[@guerillagrueplays6301]

HAH! Unfortunately the only recording capability I have right now is via FL Studio, so even if I were to enter there's no chance I could win that thing.

[@AlphonseHT]

Be creative :D I feel like you could do it! Maybe ask a friend to borrow an instrument (something easy like the uke maybe)

[@guerillagrueplays6301]

Thanks for the confidence! I've got a guitar handy, as well as a bass, I just don't have a decent way of recording it (and am absolutely unwilling to subject the internet to seeing me on camera, but that's a different issue entirely.) I actually do quite a bit of my own music already: soundcloud.com/nolan-ezell/tracks Eventually I will start putting more of it here on KZbin as well, some of the more recent, better stuff. It's a learning journey, though, and something that would benefit a lot more from a decent 80's cheese machine than a 1k unit like the OP-1 :)

[@max_mittler]

discovered this by accident and not it's my favorite way to use play around in the tape mode. Your example was super sick. This is also incredibly useful for buildups and beat drops. Solo just one track for a bar, and when you bring back in the other three it can make a cool beat drop effect.

[@AngelNightmarex]

This was really cool! Your creativity continues to baffle me.

[@thegodnumber4854]

"It's a nice little toy" Yeah, a nice little toy that costs $900.

[@airconditioner1823]

True

[@tomalcolm]

π The God Number zi want that.

[@porschepanamera92]

π The God Number it's just fantastic. It's not a toy, it doesn't feel like one whatsoever. For me it's an all in one solution to make music on the train or anywhere else where I'm not able to use a big keyboard and a laptop to record. In the couch for example. And the possibilities are endless.

[@greeblothegoblin]

TRUEEEE

[@kuro9513]

but it's little and a toy

[@kayaaa2686]

_i need this song_

[@twostep919]

Great video! Well done making that OP-1 even more useful than it already is!

[@CalebMcGrath]

I definitely am keen to hear more tracks with this effect/technique

[@josemhs1213]

Andrew you just allowed me to finish a gap I've had in a song ive been working on and this This is what i needed thank you thank you

[@mixedbybrayz]

This is a reeeaaally good tipp. I will route the solo buttons of my DAW to my keyboard and will play around with automatics. Thank you!

[@ArnovanZelst]

I actually kind of loved you talking while the drums were playing too

[@gelatinguy]

I've never really created any music beyond a few notes on a cheap keyboard, but I actually used to do this all the time with music editing software. I would take whatever sample song(s) that came with the software and turn the tracks on and off rapidly to create different music. Of course, being completely derivative of someone else's music, I didn't do anything with those tweaked songs. Good to know Andrew thinks it's a musical trick!

[@TheAlaskinKumquat224]

This is mind blowing! Fantastic content as always

[@zlatanonkovic2424]

Andrew, that was really a simple and nice trick. Thanks for sharing! I will definitely use it.

[@sethdavis459]

Hey Andrew, I was wondering if you've recorded live drums before? You're not like most producers, even on KZbin. But I was wondering if you've done "normal" recording. Not that normal means much on this channel

[@RealK1738]

ANDREW HUANG hey can you respond to me plz

[@sethdavis459]

ANDREW HUANG sweet dude thanks !

[@sethdavis459]

Wolfgang Erhardt normal as in using instruments, not stuff like air vents, apples, tires, etc.

[@bronsoncarder2491]

Andrew plays everything. Watch him and Rob Scallon write and perform a whole album in 10 hours. One of my favorite videos on youtube. Andrew has a really solid foundation on the drums, absolutely fantastic rhythm. He's also an amazing bassist, and a very decent guitarist. And his vocals... omg... Basically, Andrew Huang is not fair. He seems to be able to do pretty much whatever he wants with music. If I had half of his talent in just my pinky, I would be satisfied with my life. lmao

[@sethdavis459]

Bronson Carder yea bro I’ve seen those. First of October I think it’s called. I love those vids too man, it sucks that they aren’t doing it this year

[@joostdelange]

And now I'm stuck with this melody for the rest of the day... Thanks Andrew!

[@PavelBendov]

love this trick!going to practice tonight! thanks for sharing!

[@KittydogCrystal]

that sounds amazing

[@chelseyjoymusic]

That little trick kind gives it a Daft Punk sound.

[@shaneallencrisostomo]

I think this is why Andrew Huang is one of the BEST.

[@Blogspierre]

I use the mutes in a similar way, during an album take, for scratching effects. I don't have a turntable setup suitable for real scratch fading etc. so I use an iPad app called "eDJing". Then, I'll just baby scratch to the rhythm over the entire length of the loop (4-8 bars), and when mixing to album, I'll solo the other tracks, and "tap out" on the scratch, which helps to add a fading effect to the mix, and adds a ton of variety. This way, the same 4 bar scratch can sound totally varied across a 16 bar passage in the album mix.

[@MoxxyPrime]

This was dope as hell! holy shit. Full track please!!!

[@TheSecretProvider]

Amazing trick. I'm always struggling with ways to arrange my tracks and increase then interplay between instruments, and I think this will help!

[@ansivideos]

That is a great technique to mix up the melody... very nice!

[@dylanmonnelly9539]

Hey Andrew I've been making music for a while and I really want a synthesizer to make my music different but I noticed this one that you use is really expensive It would be awesome if In a video you could go over different synthesizers at different price points

[@ferdi9688]

Don't know if you care for my opinion but I also recently started using synthesizers: I got an Arturia MiniBrute, which is at 400$, it's an analogue synth, quite compact and has a simple design while having a ton of features to use. There's also a smaller version, the Arturia MicroBrute, which is at 300$, that one is significantly smaller and maybe more what you're looking for if you like the OP-1. I myself as a synth beginner found these really good for understanding the way synths work and how you can modify the sound to achieve certain effects.

[@dylanmonnelly9539]

Thanks dude I appreciate it

[@ToyKeeper]

+1 ... A microbrute is next on my list because I want better sound-sculpting capabilities (and an educational tool) in a small and cheap unit. It's completely manual though, which can be good or bad depending on how you look at it. No ability to load/save patches.

[@JadeWave]

You need to make this a full track!! It's so good!

[@BradenRoss]

This is so cool! The cover I'm working on is enough to win one of these! Good video, man!

[@mohommadkhan4951]

Oh man this is so simple, yet so genius! Gonna have a lot of fun with this trick!

[@Cdudesproductions]

Andrew, have you ever tried any DJing or turntablism? I know it's not exactly the same as the tip that you described in this video, but using the crossfader and volume faders to cut different tracks in and out live is a common DJing trick. Maybe something you'd be interested in?

[@sevenfoldmusic9203]

I've actually done this type of thing before by automating the slider on a crossfader VST throughout my track, but I've never done it this way. This is very cool.

[@pies765]

I love music that does that, starts with a basic melody, then subtracts notes from it to make a neat new rhythm and sound

[@CaidicusProductions]

You introduced me to the Roli Blocks. I bought them. You introduced me to the OP-1, it's on its way here. My wallet says I shouldn't watch your videos anymore, but my music making soul says thank you so much.

[@porschepanamera92]

Yes, this is awesome! I'm definitely gonna try this. Question: what do you do after you created (the basics of) a track in the OP-1 and wanna created a new one? Back-up every audio file from the 4 tracks on the computer and then delete everything on the OP-1, or another way? Tehhhanks!

[@charleshayesvaughn]

Great job, I really like. It reminds me of a easy way to make a drop and still have it tie in with the breakdown.

[@danneu8]

Awesome trick. Thanks for sharing!

[@grapesodas]

I do this all the time with my minilogue. You just play with one hand while the other flips the octave switch up and down it sounds awesome

[@sirjohnnyg]

Almost sounds like switching between tracks on a turntable. Except you can have the drums going the whole time for continuity which is nice.

[@bronsoncarder2491]

I love it. Seems like it would work best if you held 2 and 3 for the first beat of every measure, and then alternated in between. Would give it a bit more continuity, and you'd make better use of the full spectrum at any one time. But, even crazier, is you could theoretically have one harmonized bass and synth line on one track, and a different reharmonization of the same line on the other, and by switching back and forth between these, create melodies and movement that you wouldn't have otherwise.

[@samuelpatterson4031]

I want an Op-1 soooo bad, but its too expensive. Any substitutes for it that are equally as good?

[@yupekosi]

I’ve tried research on that, but most of the websites I found said that the OP-1 was very unique and hard to substitute. 😕

[@fantom8713]

The closest thing to the OP-1, that I could find, is the Critter and Guitari Organelle.

[@kairos5707]

The op-z or digtone!

[@specialk1287]

OP-Z for sure, it’s so epic

[@sprb4725]

Samuel Patterson a laptop with a couple soft synths, a daw and a mic. Well that’s what I was going to say. But that probably costs more than an op 1. On the other hand you might already have a laptop. Anyway analog is nice but not needed to do stuff like this.

[@stephenward2743]

Huh, that actually worked better than I was expecting. Very nice Andrew.

[@RoflZack]

Wow you delivered. that is a seriously great trick

[@gamingguru629]

Andrew, I have a question for you. I wanna start making music, what is some advice to help me get started? Also, great video! :)

[@Hosu223]

That was really cool and easy to understand! Thanks!

[@NitroNovaMusic]

Man I do the double layer thing all the time (throw chords behind it, MUSIC DID DONE GEWD) and this makes me really wanna get that funky little gadget to play around with and make a simple melody feel more groovy.

[@GeorgeHarris98]

When he started explaining it my first thought was that it sounded super obvious and not helpful but damn! When he starts playing that line, it just works so well!

[@FunnyFany]

My dream is that, one day, Andrew will compose a Future Funk track. That'd be nice.

[@SlyHikari03]

Yes!

[@cheese70007000]

THAT WAS INCREDIBLE, holy crap man I am so impressed by this

[@BigL3Z]

Andrew! You should do a video comparing or making a track with a bunch of different synths. (plug ins or hardware) I've been looking into getting the u-he diva and I think it's something you'd like!

[@SeanieBlahBlah]

This reminds me of something Breakmaster Cylinder did on the Reply All theme tune. They talked about it on an episode of Song Exploder.

[@RabbiSteve]

Very cool. Thanks for sharing this tip.

[@soup2634]

Neat trick! Would love to hear more. Maybe even a live stream while you fiddle with music?

[@KingCranbury678]

You are the best at the job you do

[@jimmyliddell2072]

Awesome vid! I've actually been doing this with my Kaoss pad since I got it.

[@81-jdowlwp]

I love this video!! Pls post more content like this ♡

[@tdiaz7263]

I love the tip/tutorial videos!

[@jeffallen55]

I appear to be in the minority here, but I'm much more interested in actually watching/listening to what Andrew has to say/play than letting everyone know how early I got here. As if anyone really cares if you were first or you get notifications. I wish more people would downvote all those useless "NOTIF SQUAD WEAR U @???" messages so the discussion was full of Andrew's real fans, not those who just want to think they're cool because they're commenting early.

[@Architector_4]

It's just that 20 people get here first, and then only their comments are seen for that short period of time, then the rest 27k of normal people who don't care about coming early come, and the comment section is back to normal. It's not majority, it's just 20 people that try to stand out.

[@hecko-yes]

Too bad disliking comments does absolutely nothing. It's just there to stop people complaining.

[@xdsecho9935]

yo notif squad wear u @???

[@BlazertronGames]

@@hecko-yes I know this is 2 years old, but I'm pretty sure if enough people dislike a comment, it gets pushed further down to the bottom.

[@clutterbot7279]

that honestly reminds me of the group C2C's songs. i love it.

[@bullethead247]

that actually straight up blew my mind!

[@Static.1185]

That beginning track reminds me of the band Pallbearer for some reason, but that's certainly a good thing.

[@BWIceSoldier]

The "rapidly switching between different tracks" thing reminds me of complextro. Seems like it would be something fit for live-play. I wouldn't be surprised if some chiptune musicians did this with LSDJ or some other tracker when performing.

[@eliprince1]

Wow, can you record what you're doing with that trick directly on the op-1, or do you need to record it externally?

[@Jaredboth]

Remind me if that old blues trick of hitting the octave. Really cool

[@meddle333]

I'd love to see you record on an old analog 4-track cassette Tascam Portastudio or something like that. I especially love the 488 mkII. It's really a super fun machine to work with. Of course limiting yourself is one of the best things you can do with music production. Like using deadlines, or only allowing yourself to use a couple instruments to make an entire record.

[@hiabex]

Great tip, so can you do those tape switching tricks whilst simultaneously recording your track on 'album mode' ?

[@maxlombardo2702]

Hey Andrew! Please help, OP-1 or Ableton Push 2? Also you should check out the ROLI Seaboards.

[@monadgrips4860]

Max Lombardo I have the same issue!!

[@composersgarage]

SUPER HELPFUL

[@casualroses]

This is fantastic. Thank you!

[@Alto-Viola]

Could you make another A to Z, please?

[@TheJuicyTangerine]

Collab with Adam Neely when???

[@Appollochan]

Kevin Tang Oh yes, that would be amazing! 0_0

[@Stevenzao]

Wow, this was really cool! Can't wait to mess around with it!

[@peterbrooke7146]

those synth lines were amazing

[@kirankunigiri7446]

That is actually AWESOME

[@NoyzBot]

I bet you could set up a controller with ableton to do this pretty easily by having button+: solo button-: unsolo or w/e then record your lines and futz about!

[@Stolkmen]

that was a pretty cool tool to mute and unmute creating new variations with the stuff youve previously written

[@HowieFacedGat0r]

Hey Andrew, when you make a song/track, how awesome would it sound if you put lead synth sounds in sync with the kick drum? If you can do a video on that, that would be great!

[@JBornes]

That's kinda like a mashup. I like it!

[@HotWaxArgentina]

5 am i jumped out the bed to my op1 and jam with this amazing trick!! thank u !!

[@shunpillay]

Thanks Andrew. Awesome!

[@redboycaptures]

You are a fuckin wizard man. editing, understanding of soundscapes etc

[@yzzyxnetwork]

I love that sound! You should try it with 3 synth tracks!

[@PokeWaffles]

Andrew, how do you feel about people using your music in their videos? There are some tracks from your lo-fi hip hop album that I think would make a perfect outro track for a video. Do you allow people to use your music if they give credit, or not at all?

[@jmonsyt]

2:50 that sounded so sick. Bars 🔥

[@thatguyHapa]

so kinda like switching between two records on a turntable by stabbing the cross-fader you should watch some grandmaster flash videos, he delves very far into this technique

[@EliCamacho]

Love this man! I need to get the OP-1 now, I just found out about it.

[@PersonManManManMan]

Awesome, very helpful, great idea.

[@TxcGren]

Do a video on how to Serum for beginners. The VST of course...also, make a video of you trying to produce in FL Studio I use that DAW and it would be pretty cool to see you try it...

[@Bp1033]

I've been using that trick for a while but mostly in trackers by smashing patterns together on a single channel.

[@americnsk8r]

That sounds so good omg.

[@RobFlaxMusic]

It's a good trick! Thank you for sharing!

[@emieldegraaf]

2:50 the best rap in human history

[@EteccEu]

Interesting use of the compositional technique called Hocket ;)