Here are some of my favorite composition concepts that have helped me make music over the last couple decades: bit.ly/FREEcompositionguide
@PCoyte8 ай бұрын
Have you read Harry Sword's Monolithic Undertow book about the history of drones? Starts at the Big Bang up until more recent electronic artists
@morganbebell90037 ай бұрын
Hey man, you've got some great content, but what's with the negativity? 'This' is Boring, you 'hate' that, 'avoid' doing this, 'don't' do that. I understand clickbait tittles, but I can't like a page that's all negative view points. Good music be damned.
@angeltensey4 ай бұрын
good drone is a backbone of any contextual music
@binarymenАй бұрын
Roots 🔥
@MichaMachine-jd8wd23 күн бұрын
my Drones come from Tapes 🌀 🤗 never boring 🎛️🎬
@ilyandilymusic8 ай бұрын
I love how drones can be everything from subtle blissful fairy wings to brain melting chaos. I also feel like composing with drones as a focal point creates a strong relationship between the artist and the instrument. It’s like a conversation in real time. “What happens when we do this?”. “I dunno, let’s find out”
@DesmessedКүн бұрын
Just came to see how to setup and play with drones, and now I'm totally captivated by the piece from 5:50 ish 😅 amazing 🤩
@benedekkiss8 ай бұрын
I love your videos about applying classical musical knowledge in other styles!!!
@BrettEPierce7 ай бұрын
I have the same Tascam 414 Portastudio, I would love to watch a video explaining how to use tape loops, or other ways of utilizing a cassette deck in combination with a DAW.
@marcburch11634 ай бұрын
I liked your comment about using tape loops. I still use them in my music and have been doing it for a while. Early step consisted on Walkman cassette players, a radio shack mixer, arp odyssey an assortment of pedals and an echoplex sometimes Iran everything through a second echoplex. So much fun and never boring.
@dossetts7 ай бұрын
One of the most helpful synth/production videos I've watched recently. I've really appreciated a lot of your content because you keep music and arrangement as a central focus instead of "this cool gear will fix your problems" or "do this thing to make your music cool." Thanks!
@berndschimpf89Ай бұрын
I have loved drones ever since I was allowed to play the big, deep pipes in our church in 1975 when I was 10 years old. The organist showed me the humility key, which was played almost inaudibly at the most exciting point in the sermon. I have been fascinated by these sounds ever since.
@NickBDesigns8 ай бұрын
My favorite three words “I like drones”
@timothyharrison8 ай бұрын
Is he saying “droln” though?
@christofthedead4 ай бұрын
American's professing their love for drones in the current day/year has a similar vibe to how I imagine it would feel hearing late-1940's era Germans bonding over a shared love of ovens 🧐
@louderthangod3 ай бұрын
@@christofthedeadWell that went dark. And now for something completely different…..
@scowlsmcjowls26264 ай бұрын
The drones that open portals. ..you know the ones🎉
@bricelory95348 ай бұрын
Good stuff! Drones are absolutely fundamental to how humans interact with music - most, if not all, musical heritages have drones as prominent elements in their history. They add a frame for us to process the sounds we're hearing and put them in a specific context. Honestly, in many ways, keys are just implied drones. Everything is meant to relate back to that "invisible" drone root note. Simple or complex, they can be absolutely intriguing!
@SpikesStudio38 ай бұрын
That was a treat. Thanks bro. I work in a very loud workshop where its a natural drone. Its sometimes nice to listen to the activity and think of how to reflect it in my music. This helped. Cheers.
@mustangsupersnake78482 ай бұрын
I just love this video. I love how you bring philosophy into your articulated narration. This video is quite technical and deals with advanced concepts in composing and shaping of music and sounds. In my discovery, I'm fascinated by your artistic dimension being at the front and center of these interesting concepts and technics.
@omnidivergence98463 ай бұрын
You have done a great job with your presentation. Interesting, educational and enjoyable. . I am looking forward to watching more of your videos.
@benayebe21 күн бұрын
We all have the drone sounds with in us, our own personal rhythm, each and every living thing, it is truly amazing to listen to the sounds made by living things. Always changing, evolving, devolving, simply memorizing.
@rgrant17 күн бұрын
Great video, I really liked your tracks as well, heading over to your bandcamp now!
@TRB_11387 ай бұрын
Monuments is an epic piece of of music... Love your stuff, man!
@stefanabare7 ай бұрын
The section at 6:00 gave me Boards of Canada vibes! Nice video and thanks for the tips!
@shpongled5873 ай бұрын
Lyra 8 in the "old drone instrument" list was hilarious!
@Creolegumbo3 ай бұрын
Thanks!
@JamesonNathanJones3 ай бұрын
Thank you!
@MakerFarmNL7 ай бұрын
Not so boring after all! Love your narrative style and humor! You are such a good teacher!!!
@robfel683 ай бұрын
Big Sky+Drones transports you immediately to another universe where something doesn't feel right and suspense is unbearable . Good job Nathan!!!
@ParadiseVibe8 ай бұрын
Hey JNJ, love your droneified compositions on Spotify, especially those with fat & crunchy moments, and rhythmic gating. Added many into my playlist Ethereal. You feature more than Eno or BOP (No way from Mars). Thanks for the harmonic (and dissonant) inspirations. Well designed emotional soundscapes will screw AI.
@1977Bronko2 ай бұрын
nice one and gr8 music inside!
@onlinescammer82918 ай бұрын
Even the electric guitar isn't gonna blow people away like in the 50s. It happens to everything. Synths. Sound design. That said, I don't find your drones boring at all.
@andallicansayis7 ай бұрын
do chords above the drone need to contain the note of the said drone? thank you
@diplo2535 күн бұрын
@Jameson Nathan Jones what would be the "best" start into drone synth for a newbie without any synth experience. Is there a budget drone setup to get into it?
@jaixiviii8 ай бұрын
Drone fanatic, not afraid to admit it. Evolving dunes are the best!
@robertschubert51278 ай бұрын
I love the bass response in this video. Really grabbed me today. Good stuff!
@paulchristey8 ай бұрын
Really enjoy watching your video's, always interesting and helps me think about my own process :) I would love to see a demo of how you use the Lyra 8
@fromhillrecords7 ай бұрын
Drones resonate with us. I live to use drones and long sustains in my own music. My own personal theory is that waaaay back we couldn't really make music, just tones. Music thousands of years ago had drones (in octaves), not so much active melodic work.
@PatternRecognitionMusic8 ай бұрын
Some very cool ideas here that can be applied beyond just the scope of drones. Loving this, liked and subscribed!
@G0nz0uk7 ай бұрын
I love a drone/soundscape, good for the mind.
@DennisLB15 ай бұрын
Underrated channel. Keep up the great work!
@JamesonNathanJones5 ай бұрын
Thank you!
@indigosnow_8 ай бұрын
The light pedal is so dope. Sounds great with synths. Awesome vid as per usual
@JamesonNathanJones8 ай бұрын
It's definitely a favorite. And thanks!
@PCoyte8 ай бұрын
Great video and timely as I'm in the drone zone preparing for International Drone Day performance on Saturday!
@samprock8 ай бұрын
That made me go listen my own track named .... Drone 😆 Now I know science behind it, I used it as bass, rhythmic, texture, melody, moves, rubs, and sweet spots. Never thought fancy organ leg work is for drone notes and not gas/brake! 🤪 Drone feticists are happy, next video bass rehab, please! ❤
@pcuadra8 ай бұрын
I've always loved the outer limits of what a drone based track can be, ever since listening to Zerthis Was A Shivering Human Image by Eluvium. I'm going to try some of these ideas on my next drone tapes...
@Jan-f4k5h2 ай бұрын
Drones can’t be overestimated. Great video-funny, educational, and deep! ;)
@johnthecloudАй бұрын
I'm working on a piece of music where I start of with drones, and then put them through filters and a vca that are then controlled by envelopes and LFOs, and bring in and out subtle sequenced movements.
@maximummovementtheatre8 ай бұрын
They have their place for sure. Love a good drone 😊
@kaitlyn__L8 ай бұрын
I’m trying to practice my realisations and now don’t watch your videos unless I’m also practicing scales or something. So, naturally, as soon as you pointed out organ drones often are sitting on the dominant I just did that and then noodled something in dorian. Yay! 🥳 I often droned on the root or a third or a fourth, but never droned with a fifth until just there. So that was nice. Finished it off with an old descending 2-5-2-1; and actually felt Done with a practice for once instead of just running out of steam on transcribing some piece! 😊
@VirtualModular8 ай бұрын
Honestly, I find drones more fun to make than they are to listen to! My tip would be to really slowly modulate everything, so it's almost unnoticeable, but constantly changing. I also like to slowly fade different notes in and out, so it's not just the same pitch for 15 minutes - I think you can have some harmonic movement to an extent. Also digital oscillators work better than analogue because you can vary the waveform more. I'm sure some people will disagree with that, just personal preference really. You mentioned wavetable, but FM/phase distortion and additive synthesis work well too.
@manicmodular89567 ай бұрын
Great drones at the 7 min mark, reminds me of Alessandro Cortini. Great stuff
@Kali_Yugas13 күн бұрын
Love it!
@patrickcorcoran8898 ай бұрын
Hey, this video popped up on my feed - I loved it, especially the way you explain drones and elated techniques. I like the way you speak - very down to earth, like Venus Theory and David Hilowitz. I just subscribed, signed up and looking forward to hearing some of your discography on bc.
@JamesonNathanJones8 ай бұрын
Much appreciated, and welcome!
@defnlife16838 ай бұрын
Learned to love drones via Roly Porter. Now excited to listen to this.
@Warrow748 ай бұрын
A slightly dissonant dual oscillator tone through a BigSky does sound awesome 😋
@johnnyhawk28 күн бұрын
Love the track at 9 mins 🎉
@willcooper80288 ай бұрын
Beautiful stuff, the track with the midtone drone reminded me a lot of the across the spiderverse spundtrack
@thomasinlondon28498 ай бұрын
Fundamental creation process must come from deep in the heart, mind, and spiritual connection to energies in this and other dimensions.
@edbass6248 ай бұрын
I love you’re content I love seeing all your toys and the way you use them but if possible in the future you can teach this ideas in the box with plugins so I can see it in that perspective. Thanks !!
@daddylucles7 ай бұрын
More drone content 😍
@stevesutube8 ай бұрын
Inspirational video. Thank you.
@tobiasphilippen78835 ай бұрын
Which ones would you consider "tasty wavetables"? Any collection etc. you would recommend? Thanks. Also for your inspiring thoughts on drones.
@Jegkedermigmega3 ай бұрын
Nice concepts you lay out. Just checked out your album "Somewhat the Same" - it's got that eery Reznor/Atticus-vibe to it. I love it! :) Super inspiring.
@JamesonNathanJones2 ай бұрын
Thanks so much!
@alitna7 ай бұрын
Great video! I learned a lot!
@SynthAddicts7 ай бұрын
Wonderful video! ❤
@freeelectron82617 ай бұрын
Really interesting - thanks Jameson!
@LoVeAmBiEnT7 ай бұрын
That model d drone. Perfect chord progression
@Amazology8 ай бұрын
Awesome episode !
@Confuzius7 ай бұрын
glad i found your channel. great video, thank you! ❤
@ingolf74118 ай бұрын
I like drones after listening to Lisa Bella Donna´s "Cheyenne Crossing" ... 😊 (and of course the Lyra-8 is so "drony") and "Somewhat the Same" is now in my Bandcamp collection.
@CCL16038 ай бұрын
You did it! And you used the Lyra-8 in it too, i love that thing hahah
@CCL16038 ай бұрын
Im also a Gurdy player and a bagpipe player so it tracks 😂
@HowardMangrum7 ай бұрын
Dang, I did not realize, I love drone music. Thanks!
@EricRaymondSF8 ай бұрын
Loved this video.
@michaelkonomos8 ай бұрын
Drones the boring but this video is not! Great work.
@harlycorner7 ай бұрын
5:57 this track is f****** amazing
@beriomario7 ай бұрын
3yrs ago I bought Model D when I saw this improv, I needed analog synth for production. Now I have whole studio 🤣
@ThePedalboardOrchestra6 ай бұрын
Great video, very inspiring thoughts. 👍👍👏👏
@tecnikstr0be2 ай бұрын
Can you name me thise instruments your using for these drones so i can buy them?
@ghfjfghjasdfasdf8 ай бұрын
Looking over your sample pack website and that 8 pack bundle for $55 looks interesting… but I’m curious how big each pack is and how many sounds each one comes with. The 2 most important factors of a sample pack imo, are size and number of sounds.
@freeelectron82617 ай бұрын
Interesting ideas - just subscribed.
@JamesonNathanJones7 ай бұрын
Thanks, and welcome!
@hasko_not_the_pirate8 ай бұрын
8:45 re/ tape loops, Hainbach would say: Try half speed.
@bricelory95348 ай бұрын
Half speed best speed
@russ2548 ай бұрын
hainbach is bolshy
@JamesonNathanJones8 ай бұрын
Tried it. He's not wrong.
@paulmakl62828 ай бұрын
What do you think the main difference is between a pad and a drone?
@VirtualModular8 ай бұрын
It's similar, but a drone goes on for about an hour longer. 😂
@innersonicsoundsystem8 ай бұрын
always an inspiration - thank you!
@kennethpace98877 ай бұрын
Melody?
@clothshorse7 ай бұрын
@6:12 super lush 🖤
@ryanfriebertshauser34665 ай бұрын
Brilliant
@ryan.noakes8 ай бұрын
Good God I laughed a lot harder than I maybe should have at "Lyra 8" in the list of ancient instruments! 😂😂😂
@LB-pp7pu8 ай бұрын
This tutorial videos are really nice
@JamesonNathanJones8 ай бұрын
Thanks!
@LB-pp7pu8 ай бұрын
@@JamesonNathanJones Thank you!
@HpBeck_FieldrecordingsАй бұрын
....very inspiring for deep tape listeners like us, thank you!Sub!!
@DirtyDead13138 ай бұрын
Is the Monuments song released yet?
@DJ.XreX-7776 ай бұрын
Steve Roach is really good with non-foundational, I’ve noticed
@synkrotron8 ай бұрын
beauty is in the eye of the beholder while I am here, are you doing something for Drone Day this Saturday? I am hoping to do a livestream
@jaixiviii8 ай бұрын
Same here, looking forward to your release! I have a teaser for drone day. Let’s drone!!!😎
@synkrotron8 ай бұрын
@@jaixiviii Drone Is Life!! (gonna check out your stuffs...)
@GizzyDillespee8 ай бұрын
You see, personally I think drones don't have to remain pitch-stagnant. To me, that's a useless distinction that I'm not attracted to, for aesthetic reasons, either. So, I'll change pitch on my drones when amd if I want to. Mostly I think of keepung the VCA open, if youwant a specific definition. But yeah they're cool to use.
@TheIllynow7 ай бұрын
"These are not the drones you're looking for"
@pavelpetrikor2 ай бұрын
I like drones too.
@ToySounds7 ай бұрын
5:55 track ID?
@djcata74748 ай бұрын
putting chords over a synth pad that changes pitch, that's microtonal music. Polychords, you should probably reffer to those as polytonality.
@travisguide45167 ай бұрын
Simon the magpie just made a video on how to build one of his beehive style drones
@orchestratedpassage94688 ай бұрын
Guess I'll have to wait for the droneumentary
@krisrhodes51808 ай бұрын
I am sorry, I am so sorry, I'm a linguistics guy, I love thinking about the sounds we make in language, I mean this question entirely innocently but I must know! You say "drone" every time, in this video, in a way that surprises me, with (roughly speaking) a short, unmoving 'o' sound rather than what I've always heard before in every native English dialect, a longer 'o' sound that closes up as it is pronounced. So I am asking--do you by chance have a faint trace of an accent from some other language poking through there? (I.e. do you have a second native language or were raised around one?) Or is this just an American regional accent I wasn't aware of? (I've been assuming yuo're from Arkansas or nearby from what I've heard so far.)
@kaitlyn__L8 ай бұрын
I just noticed one time where there’s a diphthong between the short O and the long open O, around 7:30. FWIW I have noticed some American accents just have more-clipped “roll” vowels. A lot like in Southern England it’s a lot more clipped than in the North or in Scotland.
@JamesonNathanJones8 ай бұрын
Mississippi. I don't consider my accent to be very thick, but it does poke through on certain words. I actually appreciate your explanation as most people just call me Billy Bob Thornton and move on haha
@sillysquirrel99797 ай бұрын
3:00 came in church without youtube shorts...how dare you
@wrenchposting90978 ай бұрын
BWV 543!
@M.W.7776 ай бұрын
You should make a shirt that says "I
@MarimomaeАй бұрын
is anyone else hearing "droln"
@Dilla4life12 күн бұрын
Oh man…you had to point that out. Now I’m just listening for it
@roost3r8 күн бұрын
I wish you hadn't said this.
@scottadams78207 ай бұрын
You can always spice up your boring drones with C4 and a remote detonator
@McEnroe9118 ай бұрын
All I listen to are drones. I’m also on Zoloft though
@jetlag_beats8 ай бұрын
For cinematic purposes / film soundtracks, very useful. But otherwise... Jeeee... I really don't know what to do with those weird alien sounds...