GETTING GOOD REGGAE PIANO TONES with DM Kahn

In this video, DM Kahn goes over some software VSTs that are good for getting various piano and organ tones for making reggae music.

[@curtischarles5299]

Thank you for these tutorials. I have always been saying ,there is a market for "reggae" mixing and mastering tutorials. Very very few people cover this genre .

[@DMKahn]

Curtis Charles you're welcome Curtis. Definitely right about not a lot of good reggae resources out there! I'll try my best to keep the content coming. Cheers 🍻

[@curtischarles5299]

@@DMKahn you are 100% correct. A lot of persons trying to provide content doesn't understand the fundamentals and you are one of the very few that provide the real deal. continue to provide material from mixing, right down to mastering if you do mastering . once again thanks for your time and effort

[@Psalmistjamel246]

very True

[@nabilbenseddik1562]

Tu as trop raison,pour moi ce sont de musique qui devrait être donne aux enfants,le cannabis en moins bien sûr,car si tu sais jouer du reagge tu peux jouer ce que tu veux,

[@patreidmusic67]

Gotta tell ya, I’m Jamaican by birth- now living in Canada- and as a singer/songwriter, never figured out how to get these great authentic piano sounds; but props to you! Now that I record from my little home studio, I needed this. This is a top-notch tutorial,

[@ricorico1515]

25 ans que j'écoute cette musique c'est la première vidéo de tutorial que j'écoute avec de la part du musicien une vrai compréhension de l'univers sonores et des instruments qui composent ce style musical, le petit morceau proposé est très peut stéréotypé il aurait presque pu être joué à la fin des années 70 entre le style "rockers" et "rub and dub" bravo l'artiste !

[@s-tremeart9921]

Best reggae tutorial I ever see. Thank you

[@eriseld5939]

i aint seeing nothing simple man,you look like a genius in this reggae beat,easily one of the best i ever heard, keep it up

[@DMKahn]

respect brother

[@ojaix555]

My number one reggae/dub production teacher.

[@DMKahn]

🙌🙏

[@hellobiafra]

Heavy Riddim simple but Heavy thats whats reggae about, me love that style, Martin Campbell style, Twinkle Brothers style, Jah Shaka Style

[@DMKahn]

hellobiafra you know it!!!

[@piedpeter1]

Heavy riddum with heavy spliffing that's the reggae way, that's where those nuances come through, with a little help from "blue dream", just messin, but it does help but not necessary for today's poppy reggae sound.

[@jahhmike153]

That run at 7:43 is killer

[@Tryall200]

excellent work... the best I have seen out here....real reggae...

[@JackCarverMusic]

Great video series man! Some of the best content for reggae producers out there! Please keep them coming

[@mojsterr]

Dude, I'm so glad I found you, I can't stop watching your videos

[@DMKahn]

Big up -D👑K

[@nankduggets9347]

the "perc organ" line has an old school ratatat feel. love it!

[@thegreath.sapiensapien6907]

Good tutorial keep it up we don't have too much like you on youtube thanks

[@mattywilky]

Super. Love this. So fun to play along w you.

[@Pauler23]

Great stuff here, you're very talented man, got me on it in Logic now! Thanks for sharing.

[@CarlosRamos-um4bv]

good thing i got NI you have made me expand ideas, thanks for the video

[@DMKahn]

Cheers

[@gustavomatiasgachinad5686]

excelent!!! its helps me so much!! thanks! more reggae tutorials !!! love it!!

[@eudongaspar9137]

Muito bom esse reggae que vc produz brother Fico aqui só vendo os detalhes

[@spacefish111]

Thank you, great tutorial, very inspiring 🙏

[@BraddaAsh]

aloha from Hawaii bredda! been learning a lot from you. bless up!

[@ilionsound]

Respect! Love your simple way to explain

[@crownedhillrecords7587]

Great as usual! Thanks a lot for sharing! Bless up!! 🔥🔥

[@ziwrenanldino6896]

like your simplicity and cool guy nice stuff am gonna check your chanel from A to Z

[@DMKahn]

Thank you so much 🙌🙌

[@kcitastudio2968]

Greate stuff boss! Really learned a lot for this. Thank you

[@DMKahn]

So glad! Thanks for stopping by 🙏

[@nankduggets9347]

LARGE ups man! will def be tuning in more!

[@RCutOffakavEM]

Great tutorial! Can you please name or share your preset for that bground organ sound? Sounds very cool!

[@DMKahn]

Вячеслав Аркатов hey bro, glad you liked it! Hit me up via email at [e-mail]! Cheers 🍻

[@jhajhAbari]

dj khan you gonna have to tell me how you get you drum kits so tight, you drum is tight live a virgin for real

[@DMKahn]

NAIYAH YELREB blessings. The way I get such tight drum sounds is because I recorded, cut, and processed my very own drum samples. Hit me up with an email to [e-mail] if you're interested in listening to the samples.. they are available for purchase via PayPal. Cheers, Kahn

[@producciones808cisneros4]

Aloha from Hawaii 🤙🤙🤙 M1 ie doppeeeee🧨🧨🧨

[@genxjason]

Fire as always DM!

[@Richielion2]

Since Reggae has a poor man stylee. Can you recommend any free vst's for piano, M1 and B3 that are any good? Bless

[@noahwig500]

man your talanted! i also learn to produce reggae and dub. big up!

[@mafr3552]

Stella Artois. Good beer taste :D Should you ever come to Berlin I´ll got you for some German brews.

[@piedpeter1]

Thanks brother, totally appreciate it! Helps a lot.

[@DMKahn]

My pleasure breddren!!

[@ziwrenanldino6896]

I AGREE WITH YOU I WATCH A LOT KZbin.........................i need to start making some beat am a percussion guy......am learning ezdrummer 3 ..with the reggae extension vst ... i like it it sound nice

[@serendipia5685]

-thank you...great tutorial

[@danunaxchannel]

Awesome Stuff! Thank you!

[@africanshrinetv]

I have got lots of lyrics here for those beats, wish we could me khan

[@labworx]

Enjoyed this video jamming along thanks! Love it!

[@DMKahn]

Cheers! Thanks for stopping by

[@kobraklutch7484]

Respect brother!

[@wallasmoura]

hi ..im braziliam ..i know a litle english .....im learning with you thanks

[@taybeats997mw]

fire fire

[@jeffjohnson2624]

Friggin great sounds man! I dig! Any way I could get some of your tracks drumless to play to?

[@glockmaster9516]

thank you brother!r!

[@shine_uno]

thanks this is gold i was looking for!

[@DMKahn]

Cheers

[@couchcamperTM]

I've got the same midi keyboard, just not the same skills xD I am working on it.

[@vivelesurf]

Gaaah bro... this is so good

[@alvisreid8892]

Apart from the fact that you have a damn good Marcus Miller signature bass, what’s your signal chain? That bass is mild and creamy. Are you using flat wounds?

[@DMKahn]

Straight DI. Regular round wounds

[@andrewwest4546]

Dope

[@andrewsmolin7295]

good stuff. thank you.

[@futurefamily4498]

You are a beast. I have wrote raggae song i need a beat from you

[@Psalmistjamel246]

You pretty Good tho Buddy. I produce reggae too i love how the bass sounds how do you track your bass i love the shape

[@DMKahn]

Thanks Jamel! I’d love to hear some of your work. Can you shout me an email at [e-mail] or find me on Facebook or Instagram? DM Kahn

[@pauleypauls]

Cyant go wrong with a stella 🔥

[@eduardoansay6592]

Traduzir textos com a câmera To play in a presentation, do you find it interesting to use a piano with a compressor? 

[@EdKeenan]

why not use inversions on the chords? when i learned they talked about voice leadinings and how the d chord allready has an a at the fifth so you should keep that the same and only move the fingers on d and f to c and e to change to an a chord. is this not reggae style? should i move the whole hand (and whole chord shape)

[@DMKahn]

Ed Keenan I'm really glad someone picked up on that! I was actually considering playing that way when I was considering what to shoot this video on. I went with the easy way as shown (easier to see for the watcher, actually harder because you have to move your arms more lol). But to answer your question, yes of course you can use the inversions!!

[@EdKeenan]

@@DMKahn thanks man i was wondering because i always try to voice lead the piano chords and i thought sience you werent doing that, maybe thats why my record dosent sound as 'reggae' as id like it too. its on my channel if you want to critique it. we could make a dope video of you looking at my multitracks and pointing at like one of the guitars or keys or something and being like 'this is where it ceases to be reggae'

[@alvisreid8892]

It also depends on the genre of reggae you want. Playing any inversion other than the root positing would give you a much more wide and colorful sounding piano. This is however not always the goal. Sometimes even one hand chords work better whether it be root position or inversions.

[@Officialmightysharp]

GWANNNNNNNNNNN HEAVYWEIGHT STYLE

[@westernnoir4808]

BTW a C3 Hammond has the same guts as a B3 Hammond. The "C" for Church added wood to shield the player's legs whilst playing. Otherwise they are the same. You could say C for conservative as well.

[@DMKahn]

That's crazy man! C for conservative. So you can't keep up the Organ Lady's skirt? LOL

[@denislocs141]

Yes king nice tutorial Bless ups

[@KawaiolaProductions]

Mahalo for these videos!!! Watching and taking notes from Hawai'i!!! 🌺

[@DMKahn]

Big up!! 🙏🙏

[@KawaiolaProductions]

I just sent you an email for your drum sample pack!!! I hope I can purchase from you somehow! 🤙🎶😎

[@timetravelpt]

Great video! Ps: i got the Oxygen 61 :)

[@elijahamoah8638]

you should put the links to your sounds in the description

[@Tryall200]

Madddddddd! nice

[@ADEREZO]

Thank you!

[@pietr-ym7qx]

I have the impression that the sheet music does not correspond to your playing? According to the sheet music notes at timestamp 4:35 In the sixth bar the first pianochord is on the 2. However in bar five the first pianochord is shown on the two-and. Bar 5 is not played like that.... Are the notes wrong?

[@DMKahn]

I have no idea if the sheet music is right or wrong. I don’t read music, self taught here. I have a feeling Logic is incorrect, or my playing is not “classical” enough for Logic to pick up what I’m doing, or I’m slightly off time, etc.

[@RGE_Music]

hey boss! What do you recommend for starting out with piano tones. I am willing to invest because that authentic reggae sound is crucial

[@DMKahn]

Lots of good ones! I’ve been using Grandeur, but others I’ve heard that are good are Keyscape, Ravenscroft, Walker 1955.

[@tevitamahe2654]

What are those guitar chords called ?

[@alextenerife1008]

Hello from the Canary Islands. May I ask what DAW program are you using to record a bass line? Regards

[@DMKahn]

Greetings, I use Logic X on Mac

[@alextenerife1008]

Thank you for your reply. As I only have a PC running windows, Logic X will not run on my system. I have Bandlab Assistant installed, however, not nearly as versatile. That said, I am enjoying learning to play Reggae from your videos.

[@alextenerife1008]

I would be interested to know (and download) if you ever post midi versions of the backing tracks you use in your videos?

[@simone622]

can you tell me the name of the korg m1 preset?

[@DMKahn]

I believe it’s called brite piano

[@simone622]

@@DMKahn i can't find it but thanks for the answer

[@simone622]

@@DMKahn i found the preset but it doesn't sound like your...why?

[@NeryElsalvador]

What program you have for record ing?

[@DMKahn]

Logic Pro!

[@NeryElsalvador]

@@DMKahn ok bro, thanks

[@iMakeBeats808]

Hey bro, its Devin. cant comment on fb im banned for 1 month. but anyways, should do one on eq for keys, etc... I know you kinda did it in your older vids but maybe more in depth Big up boss!

[@DMKahn]

Slam Jamz lol you would be blocked with those 🔥🔥🔥 memes. I'm def planning on doing a mixing tutorial. This one was just tracking

[@povertyriddim432]

Ho breda. you have instrumental for sale. What the site please 

[@DMKahn]

you can check out the stems I have available www.beatstars.com/dmkahn/sound-kits/92460

[@ChrisreggaekeyboardTv]

Hello any good reggae drum native instruments?

[@DMKahn]

Rubadrum

[@ChrisreggaekeyboardTv]

@@DMKahn thnks

[@Elbigotedecamilo]

Brother cuáles son los fx que usas en piano ,guitarra y drums ? Son buenos

[@DMKahn]

Gracias. Spring Reverb de Logic,y tape echo de Waves J37 plugin

[@Elbigotedecamilo]

@@DMKahn gracias .

[@SomeMaxiboy]

What drumkit is that? And f*ck man it's almost Alborosie quality on that riddim!

[@DMKahn]

Max - Audio & Video thanks Max! It’s my own drum kit samples that I’ve specifically made for that raw reggae tone. Hit me up I’ve got the samples for sale. [e-mail] or DM Kahn on Facebook. cheers!

[@cerberusguardianofthegates7104]

:)

[@mumachikonde1141]

Thanks fi these tutorials bro. Kindly drop your email wanna enquire sometings

[@DMKahn]

[e-mail] bless

[@azizomer3092]

Can make me a beat for a fee?

[@negroborges32]

gostaria que voce produsa uma musica minha