How To Lo-Fi Hip Hop

[@DavidRitt]

Some people asked for the "Fundamentals"-Track so I decided to put it on Spotify: open.spotify.com/track/3HqbMRIPFwH9ulKkPSgZOX?si=uAGNs1SPQvqw4tBrHCnwCg Cheers!

[@repentofyoursinsandbelieve629]

there is no "lofi god" XD only Jesus

[@stormie909]

@@repentofyoursinsandbelieve629 Jesus loves lofi

[@marioneto9288]

Atmosfere: rain, vinyl... harmonies: 80 bpm, slow, fender Rhodes, string Drums: snare on 2 and 4, syncopated kick additional synth layered with the rhodes

[@prod.lanista]

Bro thanks

[@kosukenakano5509]

You have to nice idea! I will make to lofi musica refering to this video!Thank you!

[@DavidRitt]

Beautiful, let me know how it goes :)

[@kosukenakano5509]

@@DavidRitt You should be play to real DJing or play music instrus.I did get to musica my special sence and my ear sence.I did study musica at music school for it.

[@TangentMoon]

Really great video, useful tips and a nice lofi track! Inspired to open up Ableton and get stuck in!

[@DavidRitt]

That's EXACTLY what I hope for my videos. Thank you!

[@sombberr]

what is the stage 73 preset for the fundamental? I really like the sound of it! First time I clicked on your video and you are so inspiring! KEEP IT UP!!

[@DavidRitt]

It's the 1972 Med. Amped EP and I adapted it a bit :)

[@ibrabaskir310]

What a great tutorial, thank you very much! And thanks for the advise of not focusing too much on details when choosing a sound and rather keeping the momentum going, that’s exactly what I’m so often preoccupied with unnecessarily. 🙏

[@DavidRitt]

My pleasure! Yeah mate it's so easy to get trapped in the tiniest details. Take care!

[@repentofyoursinsandbelieve629]

there is no "lofi god" XD

[@repentofyoursinsandbelieve629]

there is no "lofi god" XD only Jesus

[@dirtybaker]

Yeah that tip sticks with me.

[@Landeville]

Yep, thats the key takeaway from this! I have lost countless tracks to fiddling with sounds too early, stuck In the loop.

[@jettsters988]

definitely the most applicable tutorial for me. nothing was rushed, everything kept momentum. thank you

[@DavidRitt]

Glad it helped!

[@ResanChea]

This genre literally helped me through years of reading academic papers.

[@MidnightCityMusic]

What a beautifully paced and edited video. The music is great too. Keep it up! :):)

[@DavidRitt]

comments like this make my day!

[@repentofyoursinsandbelieve629]

there is no "lofi god" XD only Jesus

[@joshy5677]

Guys we are living in the end times rn Jesus can return anytime soon. SO PLEASE TURN TO THE LORD He's waiting and Loves you very much ✝️lll

[@yorzengaming]

Pretty dope dude I produce psytrance for a long time now and it's refreshing to go from 145+ bpm to chilled vibed mode like lofi. I'm gonna give it a shot with a little bit of psychedelic world that I'm familiar with already.. thanks great video and chillaxed track I love it man keep up the good work!

[@DavidRitt]

Duude honestly I would LOVE to hear how that sounds like.

[@repentofyoursinsandbelieve629]

there is no "lofi god" XD only Jesus

[@yorzengaming]

@@DavidRitt for sure man! I'll upload it to my music channel "Yorzen" with the black and white logo I have two videos. It's from before covid and it was basically me mashing up gifs from all over the internet syncing them to one clip that fits my music tracks :) very psychedelic and trippy (as I mentioned above) hope to make a nice loop video like that girl with the catto studying. you really inspired me sir!

[@DavidRitt]

@@yorzengaming that's some trippy stuff mate but sounds nice :) happy I could inspire. Take care!

[@GiulianoDrago]

This tutorial looks amazing on my Sony Trinitron! Wowzers!!!

[@MBRelaxBase]

😍 very nice tutorial

[@stravvman]

0:20 Lo-Fi Hip Hop now appropriated the hole "Lo-Fi" label?

[@ridiculousbeats]

Nicely done! I've been producing for over 20 years and often come up with trap and West Coast beats organically, but have been trying to get into some lofi and boom-bap production. Very helpful video, and you just earned a sub!

[@DavidRitt]

thanks mate!

[@Narokx]

Great vid :)

[@GettNumber]

legitimately could not stop smiling throughout this whole tutorial. each decision you made was reasoned so clearly and easy (as easy as music producing goes) to implement. I can feel the itch to produce again

[@DavidRitt]

Beautiful, I love to heart that :)

[@deadweight6877]

I absolutely love this kind of videos, showing how a music was made, see all the song mixing together and the final reveal at the end... And with on of my favorite type of music, great job man

[@DavidRitt]

My pleasure!

[@joshy5677]

Guys we are living in the end times rn Jesus can return anytime soon. SO PLEASE TURN TO THE LORD He's waiting and Loves you very much ✝️l

[@Alpha-1-Omega]

But if he's already waiting I would see him anyway, so why do I have to turn if I'm already gonna see him?

[@anatolyice]

cool sounds, but i suggest to create more interesting bassline. not just bass notes following chords, but more funky and groovy.

[@DavidRitt]

thanks man. good observation :)

[@Joggeson]

My overall sound image lacks kind of the power when I'm making a LoFi, everything kinda sounds a bit dull although I try to pay attention to the different frequencies? How do I make my sound LoFi without killing the vibrance and rich sound of a good beat

[@DavidRitt]

Love your question. Try this maybe: make your instruments and fx layers very lofi, broken and old. In contrast, your bass and beats can be very high quality and rich in low and high frequencies. Hope that helps!

[@Joshua2006]

For me it's the opposite lol

[@Joggeson]

@@DavidRitt I will defenitely try this and report back. Thank you sir

[@michaelheath1194]

Nice work! I loved how you explained your process. On a different note, I'm a huge fan of your lighting setup. Are you using LED bulbs like LIFX or Philips Hue? 🤔

[@DavidRitt]

Thanks mate! I'm using three "neewer rgb lights". Super cheap for what they are capable of. You can find them on amazon :)

[@honor_gamer]

... I am only one say lofi wrong? (LOFIE) 00:00:20 An yes, i listened hey any day, i was new since 2018 or less. ♥

[@DavidRitt]

haha maybe I say i wrong I'm not too sure :D

[@raymthw]

seems like the algorithm is really liking this video! this was a great breakdown of the track you made. you just made a new sub :)

[@DavidRitt]

i'm not really sure why the algorithm likes this one so much but I'm very happy about it :) thanks for the sub!

[@ohara3362]

eeeey I really like the quality of your voice on the video, what are you using as a microphone? and effects if there are

[@DavidRitt]

Using an sm7b into a apollo twin interface. Glue compressor and pro-q for effects. Cheers!

[@IAmMakingMusicOverHere]

What if you wanted a vocal track in a lo-fi beat? Wouldn't you need tape emulators and saturation to give it "that sound"?

[@DavidRitt]

Yeah I think stuff like that would work great, but I don't have tape emulators so my go-to plugin for that would be RC-20 as well. Even a simple EQ cutting lows and highs would bring you into the right direction I'm sure!

[@IAmMakingMusicOverHere]

@@DavidRitt Just looked into RC-20 and that seems like THE plugin you want to use for something like this. Thanks for mentioning it!

[@user-gj1lb6xp3t]

thanks for this! I'm going to try making something like this tomorrow 😅

[@DavidRitt]

Lovely! Don't forget to check out Part 2 as well! ✨

[@kommunismusarbeiterjonny]

Gosh buying the arturia keylab essential with mini v stage 73 analog lab and revplate was the best decision i made

[@DavidRitt]

hahaha i feel you!

[@myceliumbug]

quality tutorial, you deserve very more views

[@originalpineapplemojo]

It looks like Diva

[@DavidRitt]

Yep, it's Diva. One of my favourites when it comes to those warm sine basses! It's a bit expensive though. Thanks for the kind words!

[@myceliumbug]

@@DavidRitt thank you so much!

[@myceliumbug]

@@originalpineapplemojo thank you you too

[@JoshMobleyMusic]

@@DavidRitt if you don't mind, what was the preset?

[@MikeGano]

Nice one David. Interesting to see the big uptick in popularity for Lofi. Why do you think that is? Perhaps covid related? People needed something de-stressing?

[@DavidRitt]

Thanks Mike. Yeah I do believe covid has something to do with it. This music is so nice when you want (or need) to sit alone at home and relax.

[@MikeGano]

@@DavidRitt I hear that

[@cxbr3564]

damn u deserve a lot more subscibers, i might even start doing music because of your video lol

[@DavidRitt]

Inspiring others to make music is the goal, so thank you!!

[@xsm5525]

RC-20 plugin that s950 sampler emulator plugin a few breaks, some rhodes e-piano samples. job done.

[@renonauta]

LOW FI ITSSSS ONEEE GUY RECORDING A GUITAR with a old taperecorder

[@rayrsd]

Underrated content.

[@Lol_Pig]

Im gonna check out RC-20!

[@DavidRitt]

it's superb!!

[@artkhromov]

Bob Ross vibes :) great tutorial!

[@DavidRitt]

Hahaha best comment!

[@sheluvsstarboy]

what's the program He is using

[@DavidRitt]

He uses Ableton Live!

[@siniygarlomaza]

Kringe

[@kommunismusarbeiterjonny]

Holyyy shit you only have 1600 subs????

[@DavidRitt]

haha yeah but not for long! :)

[@bunnzbakery]

this is such an awesome tutorial!! do you mind if I ask what program you use? (:

[@DavidRitt]

It's called Ableton Live and it's amaaazing

[@bunnzbakery]

@@DavidRitt ahhh thank you!!! I totally want to give it a try 🤍

[@its_zaheer7244]

such a great tutorial

[@DavidRitt]

Thanks for taking the time out of your day to comment on this. It keeps me going!

[@GodSpeed1105]

Do u move the down beat kicks off grid or just the ones in the bar? I usually do the latter but what do u do?

[@DavidRitt]

In this case I left everything on grid but applied a lot of swing to the kick pattern. But honestly, for beats like this I feel manually dragging the kick samples back a bit like you do it is ideal!

[@chillwalker]

LO-Fi is just a hip Word for People who dont know or own DI Boxes.

[@DavidRitt]

I agree it's just a word!

[@chillwalker]

@@DavidRitt Lets put a little fun into the Community ;-)

[@BeatSport88]

Hello? yes this is the year 2013, they want their lofi hip hop tutorial back

[@zero2herobeatspaul882]

Instant sub. Good job!

[@DavidRitt]

Thanks for subbing

[@goldenpiston8449]

3:54 my guy, balance your audio system. you clearly have a dip in highs.

[@God__compl3x]

Never heard somebody separate the D and R in ‘drums” until today

[@benderbi]

2:01 man, you made me think my screen was damaged/dirty 😅

[@DavidRitt]

Haha sorry it's my screen 🙈

[@benderbi]

@@DavidRitt yup, but the track was 🔥 dude 🤘

[@AngelAmbrosio2]

Excellent 🔥🤌🏻!

[@DavidRitt]

Thanks! Part 2 is also on my channel ❤️

[@peaterrepeater4441]

Nice, lo-fi appears to be for Kids today what trip hop was for us in the 90ies.

[@cawmusic]

this is very nice. where'd you find that swell noise you used at 0:50?

[@DavidRitt]

I'm almost certain I found it on splice!

[@cawmusic]

@@DavidRitt lol i need to get that. That sound alone was really inspiring for some reason

[@wmp3920]

Amazing !!! That is what i'm looking for

[@hippovms]

only 50k views… nah thats not possible u deserve more than that

[@AlexanderSchrinner]

Holy Lofi Girl, what an amazing tutorial

[@DavidRitt]

hahaha

[@hortus1556]

someone is an arturia fan 😶

[@DavidRitt]

haha you get me!

[@garethde-witt6433]

Just don’t it’s time hip hop died an unnatural death

[@guitargirlutube]

Excellent. Thank you )

[@Coootiles]

YOU DESERVE MORE SUBSS, nice tutorial

[@DavidRitt]

hehee at the moment it is growing quite nicely :)

[@JohnnyBfromOKC]

I had my doubts at 1st.. you nailed it though

[@Palademix]

Love the content, on point! ❤️

[@DavidRitt]

🥰🥰

[@joeldavid2616]

Love this! Thanks for the tips :)

[@alexanderlackner6165]

Awesome video! 🚀

[@DavidRitt]

Appreciate it!

[@milkteaalliance1748]

The downside of lodi is the drums are always too robotic

[@Layersmusic]

Not lofigirl style though..

[@mateo_o0o]

Increíble estoy empezando en esto espero lograr hacer cosas como estas

[@MujjOMusic]

As lofi producer i 100% agree with you (compliment from lofi artist)

[@DavidRitt]

thanks mate :)

[@Bittamin]

Is it like slow house music in a way??

[@DavidRitt]

the characteristics of house music are generally too different, so I wouldn't call it like that :)

[@Bittamin]

@@DavidRitt if you ever feel like breaking down classic house music like this I will watch the video like 100 times myself 😅😂

[@osirisofthesouth2853]

Nah not your one my guy sorry

[@CDMESD]

This was really good. I subbed based on this. I have been trying to get my Lo-Fi tracks to sound better.

[@DavidRitt]

Glad I could help :) My main goal is to make them inspirational :)

[@Jpes1201]

what is the app named?

[@DavidRitt]

Ableton Live

[@Jpes1201]

@@DavidRittoh ok ty bro

[@KaRa-yj3tr]

okay- how the f are you only at 2K subs?

[@slurpeexyza17]

Yo, are you Lemmino?

[@tzodearf2596]

That was CHILL!

[@LuckeySev]

Great tutorial.

[@Tinnaloops]

Awesome tutorial

[@fettywapsmissingeye]

Dilla, DOOM, Nujabes and ‘Lib would be proud. Big ups

[@DavidRitt]

[@farsidot]

plz listen my persian traps

[@TemoanaD]

Loving it !

[@Otakutaanger]

you gonna list the stems?

[@ShybAcoustic]

Beautiful

[@Eastwood2013]

Hi, what software is this. I have been using garage band but it was just too limited.

[@DavidRitt]

It is called "Ableton Live" and I can wholeheartedly recommend it.

[@kerwinfernandes9583]

Thanks for the inspiration. God bless 😊🙏🏼❤️

[@DavidRitt]

Inspiring someone is my number one goal with these videos. Thank you so much!

[@SnowblindHallur]

Damn man, such a smooth tutorial. Editing and production on point - really enjoyed your explanations for your choices and letting us know about your thought process as you go through the production. Very surprised you only have 1700 followers - subscribed!

[@DavidRitt]

😍😍 thanks mate

[@peterdefrancesco4310]

Nicely done! May I ask what kind of Mastering you did on this besides maybe a master EQ and glue compression? How does one go about mastering a LoFi track? Thanks again for the great video!

[@DavidRitt]

Hey man, I didn't have a lot of time left to master but apart from eq und glue compressor I just applied a limiter (Pro-L 2) and that's it! In my opinion mix is 50 times more important than anything you can put on your master :)

[@peterdefrancesco4310]

@@DavidRitt Thanks, that’s great to know!

[@gooneybird808]

Stumble forward bravely. I like that

[@DavidRitt]

Good life advice too haha 🥰

[@ayjeeaitch]

I thanks to KZbin recommended this video

[@DavidRitt]

Bless the algorithm! :)

[@dulai3033]

dis a rly nice tutorial i lowkey wanna collab wit u now :)

[@DavidRitt]

too kind of you to say mate thank you!

[@schmukkk]

this is a great video im suprised you're not bigger, keep making stuff like this and you'll be there

[@DavidRitt]

thanks mate. it is slooowly growing :)

[@kingyonkobeats411]

Automatic subbed for you. This is quality content! I hope you show us how you mixed and mastered this beautiful masterpiece in the future 🙏🏼

[@DavidRitt]

Thanks mate, i will put it on my list!

[@clasicoysimpletv708]

no bad

[@patrickpilgrim7369]

Good video! Small suggest. You don't have to process your voice that much. It's too much and too bright. Sounds over-processed somtimes, and it's a bit distracting (Just my own opinion)

[@patrickpilgrim7369]

Too much sibilances

[@DavidRitt]

Hey Patrick, thanks for the feedback. You're right, in hindsight it sounds a little bit too overly compressed and EQ'd.. Sometimes I get blind (or deaf?! :D ) to these things when working on a video for such a long time ;) Happy you liked it though :)

[@crosxroadhxrmony]

great production big ups

[@DavidRitt]

thanks mate!

[@it_s_vlad]

Amazing quality of video & music 🔥🔥🔥

[@DavidRitt]

happy you enjoyed it!

[@bukowskimoho]

love the bass tone of the initial track, is that diva? if so, what preset is that, sound soo good!

[@DavidRitt]

Yeah it's Diva. I always use the "init" preset but then change the envelope from "lag" to "env2". From there, you can manipulate the cutoff frequency with envelope 2 to give it the attack you want. Sounds so sweet!

[@KingDavo]

Simple but perfect! Lofi now seems so easy to make! Excellent tutorial Bro 🙌🏾

[@DavidRitt]

glad it was helpful :)

[@grainfrizz]

Chilled Cow

[@birdcxll7164]

Short. Concise. Informal. Good video

[@DavidRitt]

Thanks a lot for leaving those kind words!

[@yungkraujas5642]

Great editing, awesome production, this video needs more views!

[@DavidRitt]

thanks mate!

[@warlokarts]

This tutorial is amazing and you are really good at teaching !! great job sir !

[@DavidRitt]

Glad it was helpful!

[@Drinkyoghurt]

An underutilized technique is to take the lead sound and reverse it for the intro. Not the whole thing, but it really makes the lead into a song more interesting and most people won't notice that it's just a reversed piece. For the people that don't want to spend money on RC20, if you have Max for Live you can use Pocket Color 2 instead, it's an amazing plugin.

[@dimasever_twitch]

KZbin's algorithm has chosen you, you got into recommendations, congrats! and thank you for this tutorial, love all the different camera angles when you explain the fundamentals :)