How To Make A Dancehall Beat In Logic Pro X | Analog Strings Tutorial

[@stefanguy]

I’m back in Logic! What do you guys think of the beat? It’s not quite Dancehall, nor would I call it “Tropical House” but it’s definitely inspired by Dancehall. Also what are your thoughts on NKS? What 3rd party Kontakt instruments would you like to see using the Native Kontrol Standard?

[@josiahd.7203]

Stefan Guy we need a half time vid asap

[@dwayneb2231]

Where can I find this beat

[@Ik.Fwego.]

UK Dancehall/R&B Fusion

[@TheDiamondTheory]

It's real buff, well done man

[@connect121]

+Stefan Guy, where is that mallet sound from. I can't seem to find it in Logic Pro X?

[@M-double]

Thanks 🙏🏽 a lot For The Help 👊🔥🔥🔥

[@labaebae]

I really love your videos and I truly appreciate that you provide information for everything in your video descriptions. Been subscribed for probably 6-8 months and I don't watch every video, but I always gain something when I do. Thank you.

[@ahmirzzz8881]

I think this one is the best video so far i found on youtube for making dancehall track.

[@stefanguy]

Thanks man 👊🏾

[@leeh3701]

You give the best tutorials ever! The way you play and arrange so well convinced me to move forward with Native Instruments! 😭 Their sounds are so realistic.

[@stefanguy]

Hey Lee thanks 🙏🏾 i’ve been using Native Instruments for yeaaaars now, love their sounds and software. I definitely recommend!

[@victorhugod387]

Hey Stefan, I love your vídeos, I'm always learning something new with you... keep going... all the best.

[@riktascale4]

I like the beat man and NK is great!

[@caleb2758]

You need to drop this beat fr, its way too cold bro, been vibing to it all day

[@alaskasfinest726]

1:50 in and it’s sounds FUEGO 🔥

[@bibifuecha1]

Mad!!!!☄️🔥🔥🔥

[@stefanguy]

Thank you!!

[@AutoclaveBeats]

Hi bro...thanks a lot for sharing this dancehall beat making...please, what vsti and patch did you use for the bass and mallet keys

[@princenkansah5966]

Great video again!

[@stefanguy]

Thanks man!

[@kenomamma]

Yes, please review the half time plugin

[@chaboijawny]

yo your videos are easily the best i’ve found when it comes to beat making. dope work bro

[@stefanguy]

Thanks brother!!

[@LyricalDreamz]

All the way from California, appreciate the knowledge 💯

[@stefanguy]

Much love brother! 🙏🏾

[@slickshotfilms504]

Dope tings again Mr. Best tutorials pon KZbin...Period!

[@stefanguy]

🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾

[@Stvrk]

PLEASE do a video on halftime!

[@stefanguy]

Thanks for the request!

[@drebach4251]

Yes, can you do a tutorial on the halftime plugin?

[@SuperJaymanning]

Nice vibe 🔥

[@stefanguy]

Thanks man!

[@davidrios9033]

Nice! This inspired me to make a reggaeton smash hit for the summer

[@stefanguy]

Thanks bro! Do it man! Would love to here it when you’re done!

[@shan5445]

Smash hit.?your chest is high. Who have you got in mind singing on it lol

[@davidrios9033]

Shan no high chest here guy. Just confidence lol. No one in mind yet

[@shan5445]

Confidence takes you everywhere. Keep it up!

[@rogergervais1215]

David Dwendell ihi

[@keithkaja]

Great tutorial!!👏🏾 could you do one on mixing and mastering?

[@shan5445]

Nice beat with a good deejay on it it could sound like Dancehall as long as the elements are there.

[@wernerw2302]

your such an inspiration homie, thank you :)

[@rico1979]

Great video :) I also own the MK2 controller. Really love it Good to see more and more companies using the NKS format ( even fx plugins )

[@stefanguy]

Thanks Richard, most definitely man, even Waves have joint the party, so cool!

[@Tony_A_441]

Another dope video... that keyboard is nice, amazing tool for producing.

[@stefanguy]

Yoo brother! It is indeed. I was there was a 25 key version for the road!

[@zhilin5258]

good work, love the camera angle you're using to show us the process

[@stefanguy]

Thanks Vlad! Glad you like the angle. It makes it real difficult to play though 😂

[@BigFish2023]

You should make a video showing us up temple chords that we can use in our work flow. Great content! 👍

[@osunoda4529]

Dope video. Getting my MK2 next week! I would definitely appreciate a Half Time plug in video.

[@stefanguy]

Dope you're gonna love it bro! And thanks for the request!

[@francissreckofabian01]

I like NKS. Anything that makes 3rd party stuff work together is good. I remember when MIDI first came around (Yep, I am THAT old!) it was a revelation to hook up to synths together.

[@stefanguy]

😂 always look forward to your comment Francis! You know what.. it’s exactly that! That never even crossed my mind. Love this!

[@andrewwilliams7643]

this beat is nice!

[@lavoicebrandon27]

Nice, thank you

[@stefanguy]

Thanks!

[@johngibson6825]

Hey man all just good! lol Another great track in my opinion.

[@velanche]

I have an S49 MK2 as you know, and I'm way more likely to use instruments with NKS support than not; it's a compellingly time-saving feature. One saving grace for instruments that don't have NKS support is on online site called Freelance Soundlab that sells NKS packs for unsupported instruments such as the Spectrasonics (Omnisphere 2, Trillian, Stylus) and AIR Music (Hybrid3, !Xpand2, Vacuum Pro, etc.); for the price, seems the author put loads of time in; has everything from tags to graphics that looks great to sound samples. I ended up getting the Omnisphere 2 one, and a few more because of that. Worth checking out, IMO. BTW, great vid Stefan; looking forward to more Logic, Maschine and KK-centric vids from you! Peace.

[@stefanguy]

Hey Velanche! That sounds dope, I think you or someone else may have mentioned it to me before but I failed to check it out. It would certainly dope to have all of those synths talking with Komplete Kontrol! I'm going to check it out today

[@jordanjohnston7255]

Sup bro! Love it

[@stefanguy]

Yo Jordan sup! Thanks man!

[@HudzPro]

This beat is fire bro 🔥🔥🔥 Much respect from Aussie :)

[@stefanguy]

Thanks bro! 🙏🏾

[@elvinlewis4233]

I'd like to see longer videos, and...for us beginners, showing us how to set up the hard and software would be a huge help. Setting up drivers and all that kind of stuff can be a bit overwhelming.

[@lucaswhite7506]

Got any tips on coming up with chord progressions melodies etc. While staying in key? How can i improve my music theory fast

[@ajadrew]

Great stuff...I need to get a controller as I've just got Omnisphere 2..yeah, I'm a beginner!!

[@stefanguy]

Thanks man! Yeah Omnisphere 2 is great man! Which controllers are you looking at?

[@ajadrew]

Cheers! Novation so far but truth is I've no idea yet. I've just used my old Roland X8 & even that creates incredible sounds!

[@stefanguy]

Oh you have a Roland X8! Sweet! So do you just need more assignable knobs then, is that why you want a controller?

[@ajadrew]

Yep...with all the mapping sorted etc etc... And it's got be as great as my Fantom which I love..;-))

[@kadinolmc9967]

this feal is dope i am from Uganda i love it

[@stefanguy]

Thank you!!

[@kadinolmc9967]

@@stefanguy yes man I am a producer singer n song writer down here in Uganda ,East Africa I would love to keep in contact with you so u can help me out on some stuff ,production off course

[@manonthebeat8211]

Very nice. I like your channel and subscribed. What do you think about cubase?

[@furrytail68]

I can hear Vybz Kartel, Popcaan,or alkaline on this. Great job bro

[@stefanguy]

Appreciate it brother!

[@piooyuy34]

Stef Smooth rockin the gold Rolex. Adding flavor. Dope beat. But man finish the beat hahaha

[@stefanguy]

😂😂😂 I wish it was a Rolex, i’m not quite there yet... soon lol.... and i know I have a real bad habit of not finishing beats 😅

[@selassieking4784]

Like the piano

[@joewilliams5396]

Thanks from an old geezer.

[@stefanguy]

Hahaha you’re welcome sir! Thanks for watching!

[@socabadboy]

Wicked!

[@stefanguy]

Thanks bro!!!

[@kayemmm4682]

can you do a common dancehall progressions tutorial just like you did the 2-5-1 tutorials

[@TheViccoTube]

Notification gang! 🔥

[@stefanguy]

🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾

[@icantfindausername22]

WHERE DO I FIND THAT BASS SOUND PLEASE

[@tobiaszimbru9503]

How i can use the komplete kontrol Sounds in logic? 🤔

[@keyzmusic1210]

Great video as always! Can you please do a video on HalfTime, I mainly want to know how I can use the effect on different instruments instead of having to put the effect on each of my instruments. Is there also a way that I can trigger the effect to work for like 4 bars at the start and then turning it off automatically for the rest of the beat?

[@stefanguy]

Hey man, firstly thanks! And secondly it's most definitely possible. If you want it to effect multiple instruments simply send the output of said instruments to a bus. Bus 30 for example. This will create an Aux channel with the input Bus 30. You can put Halftime on this Aux channel and then right click the channel and select create track. This will add this channel to the arrange window. This will then allow you to automate the plugins on this channel. Press A for automation and where it says volume change it to correspond with the Halftime plug and you'll see a whole bunch of things you can automate including Bypass which will allow you to turn it on and off at different points in the song. I'm planning to do a video soon hopefully but I hope this helps.

[@keyzmusic1210]

Thank you! This really helped, appreciate it

[@Yakmusicuk]

Awesome video bro!! I was wondering - how do you managed to capture the keyboard at such a perfect 'birds eye view' angle?

[@stefanguy]

Hey Yak! Thanks man. I literally have to stand a mile away from my keyboard 😂 and have my tripod in front of me. It makes playing really hard to be honest though. Need to devise a better method!

[@gautambharadwaj6619]

loved it and btw i have been first for the last 4 vids!!

[@stefanguy]

You’re a Legend! Thanks for the support Gautam! It’s greatly appreciated brother!!

[@gautambharadwaj6619]

you da man!!!...u are on insta ryt?!

[@stefanguy]

Yep

[@gautambharadwaj6619]

done!

[@BigM1997]

Really great tutorial, please make a video on Half Time by Cable guys :) Greetz from germany :)

[@stefanguy]

Thanks man and thanks for your vote, it's much appreciated!

[@janeiromusiq4722]

What’s your view on magix music maker as a daw to build dancehall beats and other beats in general?

[@therealbozzy]

Please please please make a video the the cable guy plug in

[@stefanguy]

Hey thanks for letting me know 🙏🏾

[@zhilin5258]

Awesome beat man, btw I just got the Komplete 11. It's very big, do you store it all on your computer of on an external?

[@supremekih1558]

where can i find vocal samples like tht ?

[@SmallAxeMP]

Hey Stefan what`s good bro? Nice video as always. I have Komplete 11 and been searching for a mallet such as the one you used. Do you mind sharing where you find that patch?

[@stefanguy]

Hey man, thanks! I’m not at my computer at the moment but it’s an FM8 sound. Drop me an email via stefanguyaudio.com/contact/ so i don’t forget to get back to you with the exact sound!

[@SmallAxeMP]

I just did.Bless up brother.

[@stefanguy]

Thanks bro, will be in touch soon!

[@chaseharley5853]

in the piano roll for the bass you use modulation o pitch bend?

[@kayemmm4682]

can you do dancehall chord tutorial

[@Trinibest1]

Stef How do I turn off the voice over on my komplete 61keys?? Help

[@africauniteacosta8563]

Big up all the way from guinea west Africa! Love what your doing brother 🇬🇳🇬🇧🇯🇲

[@vurra]

Love the video but I have a question, this riddim is now only a few seconds long so how do you make it to be longer? Do you just copy all of the tracks or?

[@stefanguy]

Thanks man. Yeah, I’d duplicate it and take things out in certain sections as well as add things.

[@brianmartin6729]

Do I see right, you can quantize the Logic Pattern with the KK Hardware?

[@stefanguy]

That’s correct my friend

[@dcmbr8069]

Hi Stefan I really struggle to select the right type of baseline for my dancehall riddims. They always seem to sound rubbish. How do you know what type of bass sound to use? Please can you recommend particular plugins or type of bass, like you did shen you said malletts are used often in dancehall. Pls help 🙏🏾

[@zyslug7503]

A sub bass with slight distortion and some eq

[@gdzoneproduction]

The beat is so light can i get it

[@laddeladdisi8624]

Sick video, do some more dancehall beat videos and some tory lanez beats since he released a sick album "Memories don't die".

[@stefanguy]

Thanks 🙏🏾.. I definitely enjoyed this one and was a nice change for the channel, so i’ll def be doing more. I need to check out the album!

[@SweezyProductions]

Where do you get your vocals samples?

[@stefanguy]

I got these from 91Vocals on Splice.com

[@linusokoli38]

one love brother you are my lead pls how can i get my sounds sound clean i do afro beat

[@JOAProductionstv]

Can you give us the logic pro file

[@onngroovecdboomboxtransfor2723]

that first song for araina grande.

[@GAMBLE-fv4uw]

Sick beat!!!! Drake would number one this one easy!!

[@stefanguy]

Thanks bro! I had Drake in mind when i was making it!

[@akielsteewart8577]

Damn bruh why was Drake the first name that came up 💀

[@pryncenorthwest6787]

th`tz how we do it bruh

[@andrewwilliams7643]

can i buy it?

[@mrtod971]

As a dancehall producer " riddim maker " it’s allways "interesting" to hear how other gender "beat maker" define DANCEHALL 👂🏾👀

[@akielsteewart8577]

same here. Dem nuh know how it sound true dem hear drake an feel seh dat a real dancehall smh

[@Abstract.Noir414]

@@akielsteewart8577 Also certain jamaican sounds get classified as reggaeton and not dancehall

[@akielsteewart8577]

@@Abstract.Noir414 you mean reggae? "Reggaeton" is from puerto rico

[@Abstract.Noir414]

I notice people that make dancehall tutorials never make dancehall beats like pounder, bam bam riddims

[@FreshRichi]

Making me want that MK2 controller board bro! loool #SoManyLights! 😍🎹🔥🙌🏾 Bless!!! (^^,)v

[@stefanguy]

#somanylights 😂... best controller out there! Even the keys feel somewhat close to the keys on a synth - not quite but close!

[@moses1818]

are you selling beats

[@stefanguy]

Hey Moses, hit me up via stefanguy.com/contact/

[@jonathanumanzor8866]

I can almost hear Drake on this one!

[@stefanguy]

I had him in mind!

[@curlss.3b289]

This is the genre that is influencing British music and genres all around the world😂 not afrobeats but nice try