IN THE STUDIO WITH SKRILLEX - 6 Huge Music Production Tips From His (Deleted) Twitch Stream

Music Production tips from Skrillex. The original twitch stream was 2 hours, which i have edited to make a music production tutorial. In this video, Skrillex provides Ableton tips for music producers (beginner and advanced). Edit: I was wrong, this was an instagram live stream. But hey, any chance to get in the studio with Skrillex is a good day.
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1. Sing the melody - 0:00
2. Counter melodies can make a song come alive - 1:08
3. Quantize just the right amount - 2:02
4. Identify the main song idea. Build on that - 3:17
5. Sketch Ideas fast, finish the best - 4:25
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[@SolStateMusic]

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[@yuxdee5199]

"You can make anything out of anything." -Skrillex

[@user-rj6kj1pv8m]

Yux Dee when?

[@yuxdee5199]

@@user-rj6kj1pv8m 9:33

[@evilbeatofficial]

100% true

[@XXROGUE]

Alchemy

[@IN-FLVX]

Eliminate proves that

[@FrankyNuts]

i thought he just had one "skrillify" button and everything sounds sick

[@SolStateMusic]

haha that's called mastering

[@FrankyNuts]

@@SolStateMusic haha just kidding

[@PlayInns]

Children song is awesome

[@swugfaceri_nanda8524]

My boys Frank the nuts

[@ashwin9218]

Exactly

[@lifesucks2006]

watching Skrillex producing is every producer's dream

[@SolStateMusic]

It's taken 10 years, but its worth every second!

[@anonymoususer2764]

@YoStefan And au5 :)

[@unsanitizedbabywipes6154]

@YoStefan commercially skrillex is the best example. He made dubstep more successful and he started the shit with diplo and justin bieber which is really original as skrillex-y sound and not generic house shit.

[@SingularityMedia]

Nope

[@alfredlordtennyson5464]

@@anonymoususer2764 and infected mushroom too. Though they don't stream but give rare tips

[@NewLightVista]

I love his talk about drums. "it doesn't have it's full confidence yet, but it will". Picturing drum beats as confidence.

[@SolStateMusic]

Yes! Like a lot of masters, he seem to combine senses - using visual inputs to create a mood, and stories to inspire sound choices.

[@scrums4748]

Ladonbeats66 On IG ! i dont need to do anything

[@EtymTV]

@@SolStateMusic I think the way I see it is personifying - not necessarily using senses. Giving each part a personification, acting as if it’s a human, and leading it through a story or it’s own life.

[@dawsonhicks5929]

What I love the most about this is that there’s no top secret producer tricks to a lot of his stuff. He just has a really good ear and insane ability to lay down ideas quickly.

[@69dm]

skrillex's such a cool guy. He gives free producing lesson, sometimes shows his abletunes projects. I dont know any other musician of his level who has ever done something like it.

[@SolStateMusic]

True. He said ONLY good things about tons of people in the full 2hr stream. Good guy

[@krasenmaximov8110]

Coolest dude. Postponed a concert in my country. Year and a half later comes and makes 2 hour set. And Im in Bulgaria. We thought its not lucrative enough for him to ever come, and it wasnt. There were only 3-4k people on that 2 hour beast party and tickets were 35$. Despite that Sonny had a blast with us, lit a cigarette, and in the end he sang a song to us which almost made me cry.

[@palmaflora461]

Check habstrakt stream, is so good

[@SolStateMusic]

@@palmaflora461 Good Tip! Thanks

[@Matt-mn1nn]

deadmau5 has some amazing production streams which i highly recommend checking out. theyre a bit better than skrillex's because he actually shares his whole screen, whereas skrillex is using just his phone to show the screen. but im sure if skrillex does more of these he'll improve how he shares the views of his DAW. it's still pretty awesome to hear his thoughts on production and see his workflow

[@arpy4428]

LMFAO Skrill still using Vengeance samples in 2020, my MAN!!! Never delete those VEC folders kiddos, stilll got mine from 2011. 💪

[@SolStateMusic]

Hhah yea 2020 and Vengeance still rules the music world.

[@seansmith858]

this is a long shot but do you happen to have Vengeance Essential Clubsounds Vol 3? i opened up an old project file and im missing VEC3 Special Sounds 95 Root G 128 BPM and it was crucial for the song. lemme know! thank you!

[@SolStateMusic]

@@seansmith858 Nah, sorry.

[@yeezythabest]

@@seansmith858 i got you fam dm me on twitter @jeraeve

[@arpy4428]

@@seansmith858 Absolutely! Are you on reddit? It will be easier to send you a link on there.

[@k.c.simonsen2]

I love this guy so much. Zero ego, completely in touch with the rest of the world's sensibilities, wise as heyell, super positive all the time somehow, and a fkn genius of a producer/musician. I'm so happy it's Skrilly Season right now, and I hope his two albums have a combined 59 songs when it's all out.

[@seigfriedmk]

This nigga was the reason I started making my own music back in the days

[@SolStateMusic]

Hope it's still going well!

[@e92Bn]

this nigga

[@timmyrivadavia3374]

his love for music is attractive.

[@YellowWalkman]

Very much so

[@itsdavidpogromsky]

QUICK RECAP 1) sing the melody - 0:01 2) counter melodies can make the song come alive - 1:11 3) quantize just the right amount - 2:03 4) identify the main song idea, work on that - 3:21 5) sketch ideas fast, finish the best - 4:25 6) automate, automate, automate - 6:05

[@j123r8]

raisethetrebleTV pretty basic shit.

[@Dan-pq1tp]

Also, around 5:20 he says his synths/sounds often start off super simple/basic, but then he bounces them to audio and starts to make them sound crazy/complex.

[@not_idekwid]

Thank you

[@bladeii869]

Skrillex is just one of those heroes that can vibe with the stock ableton plug ins, aside for external synthesizers and sample packs

[@patrickj1066]

yeah, he makes many sounds with operator, which is an insane synth. you can make any sound with it. The intro sound of scary monsters and nice sprites is most likely made with operator, you can make it in seconds.

[@decoyslois]

It was FM8, but it’s the same principle

[@jasongravely7217]

I love how he can closely duplicate and make most of the sounds he’s talking about with his voice. Makes sense with his past projects and level of musicality with his computer.

[@SolStateMusic]

Yes! The idea there is almost no disconnect between the idea and the Ableton project is amazing.

[@jamieryan5099]

He knows music theory so knows what key hes singing in so therefore what key it will be in his daw

[@decoyslois]

I’ve been waiting for a video like this since I first heard him. No one else comes close to the number of great ideas he has in a song. Just the sheer volume of great sounds, in the right places. How does he not let the tech get in the way? When I try this I end up layering EQ to a snare for 4 hours. How does he always manage to select the right sound for the song, and get it to be perfectly in the groove. He’s unmatched.

[@illbeokayOfficial]

Skrills always been the man. Since I was like 8 man I'm 20 now

[@SolStateMusic]

Haha going on 12 years! Yea, I love how humble he is too

[@innavision1920]

I was like 14 when I found his stuff and that’s also when I started producing I’m now 27

[@umbrachris2455]

I love this guy, he loves what he does and I respect him so much for that.

[@SolStateMusic]

Yea, his passion is inspiring for sure!

[@denishumes1925]

Good stuff skril. One of the legends. You gotta come back and start dropping those sick beats again.

[@RJ1J]

Encouraging to see that you don't need 4k of UAD plugins to sound good. Just the right attitude and a willingness to learn the basics of sound design and mixing. (From someone who bought 4k of UAD plugins and hardware and now can't sell them coz everyone is broke, fffffffs!)

[@MiDnYTe25]

you're rich, you'll be fine (sorry)

[@RJ1J]

@@MiDnYTe25 .........

[@SolStateMusic]

Totally. One huge thing I noticed making the video is Skrillex really enjoys the process and has fun. Have fun for long enough and you'll be great, plugins or not.

[@simonriley983]

@@MiDnYTe25 wipes tears with UAD interface

[@Suicidekings_]

LMMS

[@ninthoperamusic1431]

This was amaziiiing I thought it would be as those cold yt tutorials But Skrillex is so viby and chill in his creative process. He is saying "hey you, don[t be shy. Take that sound, that idea, make it big"

[@utkarsh12]

hey can i just appreciate that the video just starts and gets to the content we're all here for. no repeating the video title, or unrelated footage of skrillex doing live shows. straight. to. the. point. Thank you

[@SolStateMusic]

Thanks for the nice words

[@BATCHFILETUTORIALS]

I've been looking for this video everywhere, so glad I found it :D

[@leftlukas]

Thank you for putting this together!

[@KeyBoard-io8nl]

This was amazing. Thank you, Sol State and Skrillex.

[@MiisaelRodrigueez]

This man is always be an inspiration for me, love him

[@NewLightVista]

So true everything he says. Also the TV in the background is so cool. Skrillex is a boss for sure!

[@SolStateMusic]

If you want to set the mood, I think the screensavers he is using are here - bzamayo.com/watch-all-the-apple-tv-aerial-video-screensavers#9c6b969b62012359e5a4ead2ba3889e8

[@DEADBUNNYMUSIC]

@@SolStateMusic Thanksss

[@Qronikelz]

Thanks a lot, mate for compiling up this video! Missed the stream because of the time-zone difference.

[@SolStateMusic]

You're welcome! Hope you enjoyed it!

[@zavamusic4818]

me encanto ! muy util espero sigan haciendolo. saludos de Argentina

[@mltvrsemusic975]

Thank you, hero. And that stream is gold for every producer!!

[@SolStateMusic]

Thanks for your support!

[@our_nanco6291]

Tips from the video: 1 sing the melody 2 counter melodies are cool 3 Quantize,but dont over do it. 4 Identify the main song idea and build around it. 5 sketch ideas first and then build the track on them. 6 Automate whenever possible. His favourite vst : Basically he loves all the ableton vst. Thank you. Hope this eases your effort.

[@OkamiWSDwarrior]

My dude 💛💛💛💛 loved watching this live. Thanks for the video!

[@SolStateMusic]

Glad you enjoyed :)

[@zf1711]

Close your eyes and imagine Jonah Hill is the one producing.

[@zacisyahu]

lmao for real

[@Itsmeitscharles]

Really interesting to see how he pulls together his ideas - thanks for sharing!

[@SolStateMusic]

You're very welcome. Check out his official "Mumbai Power" video if you want to learn more about his Ableton process.

[@Chillmvster]

thank you for putting this together. this is awesome

[@SolStateMusic]

My pleasure! Happy music making

[@WalkInTheWildMedia]

Glad to see you back making fire Sonny. Ive headbanged to your Music since From First To Last and your 2nd album Heroine was the soundtrack to my life for awhile. So much gut wrenching emotion throughout that whole album with your powerful highrange vocals on top of Metal Guitar Riffs. I just switched from FL Studio to Ableton and love these In The Studios with you. Really gets me motivated to write music and your philosophy of creating music is very helpful and inspirational. Thanks again Sonny for all the great music over the years 🙌

[@benjaminhopkins272]

I can't wait untill this song comes out. It's unreal already.

[@sonny1343]

it was actually streamed on instagram

[@mYmREDSKULL]

Yes, this guy's lying! This is from his Instagram live on 27th March, 2020.

[@chrissy5323]

yeah but he also went live on twitch as well

[@bareodin]

Drinking game idea: take a shot everytime skrillex says "you know"

[@SolStateMusic]

haha good luck winning that one

[@headphonezmusic1727]

yes.

[@heytrevhasbeats9833]

love him and love this video but that man is high on some goddamn cocaine.

[@Tomis13789]

Holy dude he needs to release all the tracks he’s showing off.. like mans a genius can’t wait for the new album!

[@shibuyajin_music]

is this the skrillex masterclass I was waiting for? For free? ok

[@Dan-pq1tp]

YOOOOOO!!! Thank you for makin this! Great tips

[@SolStateMusic]

Happy to help! Thanks for the support

[@Fiqqy]

Love the content. Condensed and easy to understand!

[@SolStateMusic]

Thanks! The original was 2 hours, and very fragmented. Glad you learned something

[@festy111]

So dope watching Corey Feldman make supahotfiya!🔥🎵

[@Galoski]

Thanks for this video mate! I love it! Inspiring

[@SolStateMusic]

Great to hear! Happy music making ;)

[@stephenfegely]

Scary monsters/nice sprites changed the world 👽

[@TheHitchboy]

6:33 do you feel me? oooooo

[@Itsdeadfrosty]

fun to watch

[@aenema22]

So humbling to get inside this man's work flow.

[@mcdan2696]

My producing IDOL!!! Loved his style of Dub Mixing!

[@biokode]

* King Tubby has left the chat *

[@nou9443]

oh my god, I love him 💜

[@fizzix6073]

Man… he's truly one of a kind

[@musicbyshadofox]

this guy seems like he'd be pretty cool to hang out with like his voice just makes me wanna come over to his house and play Xbox with him

[@SolStateMusic]

Yea totally, despite his success he's still very humble

[@mightyboy5563]

I totally get your process Skrills, 🔥

[@Jamusictv]

Dude is a such a freaking beast !!!!

[@polished___]

This livestream changed my life

[@Trazynn]

1:24 I really wish he would release this already. I don't even care if he does anything else with it. Just that loop is something I could listen on repeat.

[@badhombres1190]

I used to talk so much shit about him back in the Skrillex vs Zomboy days. I felt so ashamed when he released his Mumbai Power project screengrab as a music video for EVERYONE. shit was crazy. It blew my mind how simple but effective his creative process is

[@JamesRamboPearce]

Super useful to see this, thanks!

[@SolStateMusic]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@ToddPritch]

4:05 knowledge gem right there

[@djcj]

Thank u for this 🙏🏻

[@RocketPoweredSound]

Super dope! 🚀

[@SolStateMusic]

Thanks, learned some tricks from you too!

[@AustinSimard]

Genius at work

[@pradeeppandey743]

God bless you bro!!

[@SolStateMusic]

Thanks you too!

[@xpeacefulsoulOfficial]

Awesome man 😵👍

[@SolStateMusic]

Thanks! Glad you liked it

[@sunnyvirk666]

You are really great thankyou for helping me out make more videos . I will share

[@SolStateMusic]

Aw thanks, really appreciate the support! Happy music making

[@korlmusic]

I love this :)

[@papertheproducer]

I learnt so much thanks for this vid

[@SolStateMusic]

Great to hear! Happy music making

[@ScissorsToMyThroat]

Legend 🙏

[@Skyntj]

Such a likeable dude💚🔥

[@mansourdorado]

great stuff from great person

[@connorseunninga2324]

It's a reflective understanding of masically cool math spirit

[@darrend7386]

This G next level and we know it

[@helpmireach66subwith0video9]

legend boy..

[@patrickrichardson8508]

Glad. You. Still at it man been having fun listening to your jams sense you started selling tickets and your music got out there. 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@breezemusic6920]

Skrillex is the most craziest thing to ever happen in the Electronic Music Scene.

[@SingularityMedia]

Throbbing Gristle and the history of experimental electronic music disgaree

[@biokode]

* Aphex Twin has left the chat *

[@krakynofficial5294]

Him and flume lol

[@karvn1148]

Nah burial is, nuff said

[@gaffenz1137]

@@karvn1148 burials great but hasn't left an impact like skrillex has

[@thisisthedefinition]

It's always super reassuring to see the techniques you use being listed as huge tips. This is the type of shit that gets me out of bed in the morning.

[@alexzehnmusik]

My idol finally made a production tips 🙏🙏🙏

[@SolStateMusic]

He's the best!

[@YellowWalkman]

So awesome on it all

[@chloealexisharris602]

Thank you Skrillex I love you

[@Cristi.K.]

You are the best !! Yhank you ! 🤟🤟🤟🤟🤟🤟

[@SolStateMusic]

Aw thanks! Glad you enjoyed

[@sevhex]

You may not like dubstep but Skrillex is a god producer

[@JoeyStaletoTV]

7:48 just a baby learning how to walk 😂😂😂

[@attentionlabel]

Awesome video Sol :)

[@SolStateMusic]

Thank you! Happy music making

[@attentionlabel]

@@SolStateMusic You too!

[@joshknightfall]

Skrillex needs to make more 2step and Garage. Would love to hear his take. Very creative dude. Respect.

[@iWubmusic]

He just came out with a new 2 step garage album

[@Zqott]

Damn dude totally called that one 🫣

[@TheD16]

after all these years he’s still using massive 😮

[@symystyk]

this is gold, miss fftl

[@number36420]

I do t produce anymore but when I did this reminded me of one simple fact. He really made and gave the best lesson to follow here.... Keep it fast and keep it simple and build around an idea. Before I knew hardly anything about producing I made great beats and tunes. Learnt a shit ton with a million plug ins and then the music making stopped and it became some impossible science.

[@djjharlem]

This is tripin me out

[@RTCLR123]

Same... i got stuck somewhere and got burned out, i was trying to get my tracks sound like cinaplex movie theatre, downloaded 500 plugins etc... Thanks for posting, i just realized this.

[@mausitn]

Woah - how long would y'all spend on songs and sounds?

[@DRAGNFLY]

I forgot how much I love to hear him sing! His voice is naturally angelic. I know it sounds silly, but I tear up just from listening to him sing the most random stuff.

[@SolStateMusic]

He's the new Adelle for sure ;)

[@DRAGNFLY]

@@SolStateMusic *Adele

[@biokode]

* Pavarotti has left the chat *

[@astrovicis]

I love him.

[@TheRiotLights]

if this quarantine births a new skrillex ep, album, or even song...i will be happy

[@SolStateMusic]

All the artists are busy creating right now. Plenty to look forward to :)

[@VilOzBec]

Thank you my boy

[@SolStateMusic]

You're very welcome. Now go make some music!

[@albertorizzetto1780]

HE HAS SO MANY SOUND OMFG

[@zackyzackyzacky1]

I wish we all could have seen the Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites project file.

[@SolStateMusic]

Yeah, It'd be interesting to see how his Ableton projects changed over the years

[@yogeshyono-topic9004]

Dude you have only 705 subscribers and you get over 70k views😱 cool! Congratulations keep it up man!

[@SolStateMusic]

Thanks! Will do! Have a good one

[@abhijit9073]

My mannn!!

[@guillaumeboyer5473]

4:59 OG Massive right there

[@Yatri-]

you fucking dont know how much this helps to a struggling producer like me!!!!!

[@popthatrunk]

need his pro L sauce tho

[@official_abieks]

Now I’m super inspired 😃🔥

[@SolStateMusic]

Awesome! Ride the wave, make something

[@official_abieks]

@@SolStateMusic will do!

[@malikamer4385]

Great video

[@notnotjay]

his new album is gonna be lit AF

[@notnotjay]

Update: It's lit (quest for fire)