How To Get the HEAVIEST Breakdown

Joey shows you how to add weight to your breakdown using the JST Post-Production Kaoss sample pack. What are some of your favorite post-production sounds? Let us know in the comments!
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[@LetsTalkAboutReaper]

I do declare, it warms my heart to see so much REAPER love on this channel :)

[@jerryfick8547]

Absolutely!!!!

[@NobleEliteAirsoft]

Really cool of you guys listening to all the feedback on the last video as far as pricing goes. That don't go unnoticed 🙌🙌

[@DenisAshton]

You’re a genius. Even before you added all the samples, the mix was insane

[@shahedahmed9365]

Thank you so much Joey and the team, this has helped my compositions sound better!

[@johnnygotgrowls]

Super helpful. MAKE THAT SHIT INTERESTING!

[@rydon_XIII]

i feel like that one of the best ways to get a really heavy breakdown is just to be alone with my own thoughts for roughly 5 mins. works just about every time

[@samhardaker7698]

I do love that Reaper is being used more and more 💖

[@troidl90]

i love the ambience throughout the breakdown (orange)

[@zac3126]

Picking up that post production pack the minute I get paid. God I love this dudes stuff

[@slothbeats969]

This is one of the best channels on KZbin for music production

[@lightartorias552]

Your tutorials are literal gold. It is actually insane how good your videos are!

[@joeymusic]

Wow, thank you!

[@DrSMILE-xc1dp]

This channel is PERFECT!!!

[@DCBMusic]

Love being able to make my own samples with my modular! Brings a whole new aspect to my productions.

[@jck1213]

Picking this sample pack up NOW. Excellent video.

[@focusflute]

Please more sound design videos these are great!!!!

[@worksofein6449]

This is a neat sound pack, and I appreciate you looking after the people who got it before the price drop.

[@elliottreagan4138]

This is sick. Also, did you guys intentionally re-write Holy Roller for this or was that an accident? Haha. Sounds great.

[@metalkidleo]

It does sound like holy roller though

[@XRaym]

Always nice to see such high level tutorial, and as a bonus, made on reaper 🤘

[@luxuriousfir]

Most useful mixing techniques on the interwebs. Joey is the man:] Thank you to all involved in bringing us these vids!

[@Djuni]

Bought it, love it

[@Bulletman426]

Very nice Joey! These samples added a lot of movement and energy to the mix. I’m heading over to check out the sample pack. Thank you for posting this! Very cool 😎

[@ETHVN231]

I wish I didn’t see this while I’m at work. I’m now in the bathroom watching this because I got so excited. Guess I know what I’m doing tonight when I get home 😁😬😁 Thank you Joey! You’re doing so much for at home producers and people who wanna make music at home, you’re a beast.

[@djsusan00]

Just found out reverse cowbell are a thing, also I love shortening samples by alt clicking in reaper to stretch them out, or make the rise sections have a shorter lead in if the sample itself doesn't have a long tail leading up to the impact.

[@777666hxc]

Love you so much Joey! Crazy to think I’ve been there since the beginning. Having you shape what I like in music hahaha ❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥

[@baxteradkins6323]

Very cool, would love to see a video on how you made/recorded the samples!

[@NikolajChristensen]

Mainly using homemade reverse cymbal risers, and reverse vocal risers. Will look out for the Kaoss pack in the future.

[@jasonclark6058]

Great video!!!

[@adamstrachn]

Great run through Joey! Thanks homie 👊🏼

[@Kaktysh_metal]

You're a fucking genius, Joey!

[@ThomasECahill]

Very cool, thanks for all the hard work and great content.

[@JulianComeau]

bought kaoss when it dropped and .. don’t be surprised if you get a special thanks on the Loveless record.

[@joeymusic]

Looking forward to it! Thank you 🤌

[@robmlisanti]

Thanks Joey bought both Volume 1 & 2 !!

[@AnthonyEsparza]

Bought this pack and plan on making a vid for it look forward to using it in my bands music!

[@SilvershoresRecords]

Out of necessity, I use native instruments damage for my post prods. Not the best option for the perfect workflow, but it gets the job done. For sure I'll grab this library soon enough since I think it's a better tool than loading a virtual instrument and playing around for a long time to buff my snare properly (or what ever the reason). I'll still use damage for those sweet sweet loops that adds alot to any production... But I'll use it in it's intended purpose. Great video guys! As always!

[@lllazarrr]

I love this series of videos, super informative and useful.

[@ayeapprove]

Song reminds me of Spiritbox

[@ConnorMcCollTGN]

thought the exact same thing - sounds like Holy Roller

[@KY1KRR]

@@ConnorMcCollTGN that is definitely holy roller!

[@ernestobenschop6087]

A reaper template from you guys would be awesome!!!!

[@TorqueBow]

My favorite sound to add to mixes is different snare impacts, with my number 1 favorite snare impact to be the sound that plays whenever you enter a new area in Bloodborne lol

[@mariolamarque]

Great tutorials!love ur plugins

[@jonahcovers1856]

Very cool video. Please bring the clown back.

[@dvdpz89]

This is amazing. Never thought of this. Sounds cinematic. Are you using reaper? love that theme please share it!

[@joeymusic]

Smooth 6

[@dvdpz89]

@@joeymusic thanks so much I really appreciate it!

[@brandonhayes161]

Thank you I been dying to figure out this theme! I just watched all of the tutorials on REAPER's website and am about ready to stop using Ableton. :D

[@danthemanmillan]

I love tutorials!

[@Nick-gu4pg]

Very cool thanks

[@masoneismonstudios3016]

The band I am working with currently is going to geek once they hear what I'm going to do with these samples. Thanks JST!

[@joeymusic]

You’re welcome! 🥰😎

[@brandonhayes161]

Now can you do a video that shows how a band will take this sound and play it live? How do they play along with these samples and what do they need in order to replicate all of the mixing and mastering that was done into the studio to their raw and unprocessed live performance?

[@joeymusic]

Play along to a tempo sync’d backing track

[@brandonhayes161]

@@joeymusic Ah gotcha thank you!

[@Rendydany]

Not-so-holly roller

[@tamilfilmzonetfz9498]

The Reaper Theme That you have looks awesome. Where can I get this theme?

[@EM_Studios]

I wanna know who mixed the instrumental! Love it.

[@unicornpoo7441]

Daniel Braunstein

[@luxuriousfir]

🔥!

[@jamesrodolfo8068]

you look like Mark Tremonti in the thumbnail!

[@thezombievaccine]

Why wouldn't you do all of this in the original mix project? Is there any benefit to doing it like this as opposed to having everything in one project?

[@djentlover]

I suppose it's for visual purposes for this kind of video, to make sure there is not anything distracting going on

[@thezombievaccine]

@@djentlover Thanks for the reply! That makes sense; I wasn't sure if there was any legitimate reason for doing this kind of stuff in a separate project. Seems redundant to me.

[@Semitonic]

I want a full album from Ghost Container!!!

[@josephbrant9827]

is this spiritbox?

[@thiagotrinsi]

and how do you pan the slam and the gun shot? Center?

[@luisguimaraes2176]

Those guitars and bass sound massive AF. What's going on there?

[@tonal.states]

So you do these after the song was mixed and mastered?

[@yourbrownsaviour134]

whats the noise at 0:53..i would like to know the technique

[@lrthy]

harmonic rake

[@yourbrownsaviour134]

@@lrthy appreciated..ty

[@lrthy]

@@yourbrownsaviour134 no problem! if you cant find any tutorials let me know id be happy to help

[@rskityaev]

It's kinda funny how EDM tricks are bleeding into metal music.

[@jordanrush1988]

It makes sense though, I’ve always seen the parallels between dubstep and metal. Those low aggressive tones just “make” it. As well as cinematic trailer music. It’s “heavy”

[@eliashadven9144]

Spiritbox? ))

[@Djentyboi91]

Why does this sound a lot like holy roller by spirit box

[@jazzzyyy420]

This is holy box by spirit roller

[@rickymenendez6731]

How are you able to browse for the samples like that in reaper?

[@AJAJ-db9yq]

Which Reaper skin/pack is used on this vid?

[@Anton_Over_All]

What is that DAW, Could somebody tell me please?

[@Rendydany]

Reaper?

[@clemensmoeller4549]

@@Rendydany Yes

[@messengercrow]

but the ambient should be in the same key?

[@unicornpoo7441]

Doesn't have to be

[@djentlover]

At least in the scale

[@unicornpoo7441]

@@djentlover what do you think key means and also no LOL theres no rules, you can create way more tension if its dissonant as fuck

[@PolarTrance]

I think the end result is a bit too much. It went from "something is missing", to "that's the trick", and finally to "you should've restrained yourself 5 samples ago, this is crowded and cheesy". TBF You did point out the potential screw ups that can occur. It's also more okay because it is the end of the track, but damn if you did this in the middle of a track, you'd waste all of your impact there and leaving not much to remain for the actual climax of the track Also wouldn't it be good to duck the ambience out of the way when it's not quiet, so it doesn't cloud up the mix and potentially take away impact from the loud bits.

[@KeepTheGates]

I have a different opinion of what the word "heavy" means.

[@unicornpoo7441]

Good for you Ben, care to share with the class?

[@icankillbugs]

So.. Add tracks of random noise behind a boring chug chug deathcore breakdown?

[@joeymusic]

Yeah, that’s an oversimplification of the concept to intentionally try and diminish its value - which is totally subjective apparently.

[@Thatchnasty]

But Joey, WHERE IS DAT BASS DROP