I use presets and that's okay.

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Host: Jon
Production: Jon - / jwayniac
Editing: @schnudlbug - / schnudlbug
Today on The Joy of Beatmaking it's time to talk about presets and why you shouldn't be afraid to use them. Oh we also make a beat too.
0:00 Intro
0:20 Why I Use Presets Over Making My Own Patches
1:30 Shimmy Shimmy Ya and Piano Habits
2:10 Slicing The Sample and Getting Back to Your Voice
3:02 Time to Work On This Beat
3:55 How To Warp Samples On The Octatrack
4:20 Finding Some Drums For This
5:25 Layering Synths From Offscreen Because I Need a 3rd Camera
6:15 Yasiin Bey Comes Through With a Mos Def Feature
7:35 Isaiah Rashad song?
For Mixing and Mastering inquiries:
www.jonwaynemix.com
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[@DansOtherWorld]

This track desperately needs a release. Amazing how you managed to draw the sadness out of those Mos Def bars.

[@afroham]

Yo the part between 2:20 and 3:02 about how you need to get back to yourself was so enlightening to hear. 🙏🏽

[@jonmakesbeats]

It's a hard earned lesson for sure

[@999g7]

No kidding, thought I was the only one dealing with that internal “struggle”. My mans dropping the wisdom for free, earned my sub

[@TheBigChoppa]

1000%

[@BirdBoss]

Couldn’t agree more very true 2:27

[@electrojatin]

That is exactly what I’m going through.

[@melineclips]

LMAO IM SO HAPPY I MADE IT IN THE VIDEO. "NEEDS KICK" 😂 FIRST STREAM OF YOURS I EVER JOINED. KEEP DOING YOUR THING MAN WE NEED MORE PERSONALITIES LIKE YOU IN THE PRODUCER COMMUNITY ❤️🙏

[@EncourageSquirt]

Navy Blue probably saw that and was like, "Who's kick?"

[@jonmakesbeats]

You were a part of history

[@sibbyeskie]

Nah man beat’s done

[@thebeerguybrothaguy]

Nah. No kick. No kick is the future. Just snare into snare

[@xanmancan]

Lmaooooo

[@thomasosborne4643]

New age Bob Ross John painting with Elektron. Making little happy beats. “Nah. Beats done.”

[@jonmakesbeats]

Definitely happy little kicks

[@cstarcrusher]

something about that specific chord progression under mos's bars on that beef joint giving me the spine tingles. real spit

[@jonmakesbeats]

I didnt plan on it working so well but I felt it too soon as I synced it

[@SAYPOOP]

Yeah it's really great! I love it too

[@Shikari_444]

real ones know this shit hit deep right in the soul

[@Sahilregi]

Man, you have no idea what these videos mean to someone like me, who gave up making beats a year ago cause I was just so demotivated. This is gold man, thanks.

[@jonmakesbeats]

I'm glad these videos are helping you get in a creative head space again

[@roramdin]

i'm so happy that you're back in this space and we get to see your creative process again

[@roramdin]

Also the snare choice here is so punchy and airy i love it

[@jonmakesbeats]

Honestly same

[@bennyfairfax1]

When are we getting the beat tape?

[@cameronkemp9742]

what does space mean anymore

[@SCUZZPOP]

rose in the wild

[@CyanideLovesong]

I'm mostly a DAW/plugin guy but damn, it's interesting watching you work and hearing what you do with that Octatrack. Sounds great.

[@jonmakesbeats]

The OT is just a good visual tool for showcasing basic concepts as well. Easy to see screen and the step sequencer are good for youtube

[@Asimo9819]

@@jonmakesbeats how would you compare the workflow on something like this versus a purely DAW-based setup/no hardware? im looking into getting my first real piece of gear and its def a rabbit hole of options lol

[@emilmehtola]

@@Asimo9819 100% get a daw based setup, it doesnt stop u from doing other stuff than beats and gives u more freedom

[@RootinrPootine]

@@Asimo9819try koala sampler and see if you like this type of producing.

[@phillindablank]

Man that was so fire, been listening to your music since Rap Album 2 and honestly still shed some tears from some of those cuts on there. It brought me solace during a difficult period of my life. Thanks for the dope music,and keep inspiring others! Peace ✌️

[@jonmakesbeats]

Super grateful my music was able to help you in a hard time. Thanks for watching.

[@crackbaby4444]

it probably has something to do with the headspace I'm in right now, but the music you made here made me cry, the chord progression/harmony at 6:41, you hit on something there. thank you for that, what you're doing is great

[@theofficialbenjaminoscar5131]

So glad you’re still active dude I listened to the RAP albums all through high school. Just subscribed, hope you’re still rapping big dawg. You are an incredible lyricist.

[@jonmakesbeats]

Yeah still rapping. The Patreon has a couple rap songs and a couple rap sessions where I'm recording new stuff.

[@CatFish107]

I have no idea about the kind of music you make, and am super confused by samplers and or anything elektron, but I sure enjoy how much you seem to enjoy what you're doing. My zen zone is sitting and patching sounds for a couple hours. Couldn't care less if I end up with a listenable song. It's an enjoyable, meditative activity on its own. Wish for everyone to find that place in their own way.

[@kadematyis6578]

Just discovered this channel. This is exactly the kind of content I cannot get enough of.

[@jonmakesbeats]

That's great to hear, Kade because we're working on more of it

[@BrailleSounds]

“It’s way harder to go back, they don’t tell you that” - this segment hit so hard

[@user-vb3fq6xg6j]

yooo! i just realised this is the same Jon that did Passing Fancies all those years ago... that might be one of the best beats ever.. glad to see you still up! peace

[@AndriSoren]

This was so much fun to watch Jon - and a beautiful result too. Really nice to discover your channel.

[@Rhekluse]

This was real life wholesome. I really appreciate your open & honest talk. Much relatable. Plus you were lights out on the Elektron! Bless for the video.

[@jonmakesbeats]

That's always the vibe, keeping creativity lighthearted and free. Thanks for watching

[@nwohler0429]

Just found this channel and my face lit up!! "These words are everything" was a literal lifesaver man. Keep doing your thing, much love

[@jonmakesbeats]

Much love I appreciate the kind words

[@nannue]

Love what you do. Simply the most authentic maker with great dose of honesty and gag.

[@TimbahOnToast]

I've been a fan of yours for a long time but this is my first time landing on your YT channel. The way you talk about making beats is very inspiring

[@babl7836]

I loved the mos def verse, went out of my way to check him out. I love you respecting other people's work, it makes you such good artist

[@HenriqueMaedaSmith]

So chill! Also loved the insight about one's continuous search for a true self. Sending my best from Brazil ✌

[@jonmakesbeats]

Knowing yourself is important

[@Dankcarton]

This guy is slowly becoming one of my favorite producers, really chill personality

[@tizoc977]

I was late to your music (found it a few years ago) and found myself wishing you would release new stuff. Seeing you on youtube now making beats and giving us creative philosophy is the fucking GREATEST. Thank you brother 🙏🏽

[@nelsonfranklingaming]

This is my favorite JMB on KZbin. I can say that with no hesitation. This is one of those twitch VODs I have permanently queued up on my phone until the day it gets taken down. Blessed to have it here! Great job, Jon.

[@jonmakesbeats]

Nelson you're the man

[@CharlieTooHuman]

Great vid Jon! Love all your work throughout the years, thanks for giving us a peek into your production process

[@jonmakesbeats]

Thanks for checking it out

[@communityoflearners]

Man, good stuff. Useful thoughts. That "needs kick" moment was hilarious. Thanks for this.

[@jwrxgd]

Really needed to see this today. Thank you! I remember when my friend showed me your beats in 2011, happy to see you still going and very thankful for the wisdom in your videos 🙌

[@MarioVelezBThinkin]

Christ that preset talk... so good my man. thank you for sharing that. I was thinking along the same lines just a few days ago.

[@Miniontaart]

I randomly got this recommended to me and I have NO clue what i’m looking at but I love it. As an instrumentalist you brought in some truly interesting dynamics there though I have no idea how your tools got you there lol. Keep up the great work!

[@francoisarbour1207]

Such a treat watching you make music, really well done on the editing flow too, feels like butter :)

[@PARISONFIRE]

i make music myself for over 15 years or so and i love your style. reminds me of wutangvibes and mobb deep from the 90s. feels so organic and alive. great stuff

[@bkmwmg3634]

Loved the Shimmy Shimmy Ya cameo

[@jonmakesbeats]

I think that's a universal opinion anytime Shimmy Shimmy Ya shows up anywhere

[@bkmwmg3634]

@@jonmakesbeats truth

[@isaiahsims__]

i loveeeee that snare! you been killin it man

[@soderguau1]

I’m so happy I found you on KZbin ❤ been following you since BOWSER. Keep up the amazing music much respect

[@Teimo]

I've only been doing beat making for about a year, and it's so nice to have presets cause I can put my focus on other things instead of trying to make the perfect sound for an hour. I usually only need a few minutes to find a few presets I like and I'm done, then it's onto everything else.

[@MRLebanonnn]

Love the philosophy here, music and art really is a journey of self discovery . I’ve gotten lost in the synth-make-my-own-waves and I agree it’s a distraction from the music, but also served me to better understand what different presets are and what nobs to tweak if I want to change them a bit. Agree that having fun with it is the best no matter what, when it starts to feel like work then I’ve lost the whole reason why I started

[@BryanDW]

3:04 this sample was used in a Dutch rap song: Yes-R - Mijn Pad

[@fransjerocker]

Dude, i couldn’t remember where i knew this sample from. Thanks!

[@CKBeets]

2:46 preach my dude. I went through a long period where it felt mechanical and boring and I recently just hit that point where I’m doing it again because I love it and I’m making the best music I ever have

[@SlashCampable]

This is so sick. Respect mate. Love it.

[@ChaosBarnaby]

“When a soldier ends his life with his own gun, beef is trying to figure out what to tell his son”. Those lines hit way harder over your beat than they ever did in the original. As other commenters have said, your beat really brings out the sadness, desperation, and depth in these bars. Amazing stuff man keep it up.

[@gabrielbearpig2]

i always look forward to these

[@jonmakesbeats]

Same

[@bearwithit]

I used to do everything from scratch, even synthesized my own kicks and percussion. Painful. But I also play guitar and bass. One day I realized using a guitar is like using a preset. Theres tons you can do with it and you can make it completely different with just a little tweak of the 'preset'

[@philxdev]

tweak a preset, turn in some effects... sometimes it is fun to make a sound from scratch and get some inspiration, but it is definitely not the most important thing in the world:)

[@induhgo_]

Always love your vids bro

[@zanderdumas7405]

Thanks so much for this. Heard your music years ago. Glad to stumble across you on KZbin.

[@Simon-dr8yq]

dude you are such an inspiration to me really! love the stuff you do :) I hope at some point I can get to the point of production you are

[@FunkDVoidTV]

Gold

[@starchildluke]

This was SO good and I feel validated, re: comments about workflow and finding yourself.

[@jonmakesbeats]

That's great to hear. Music is a personal process and the "personal" part cant be overlooked

[@pissedoffpanda7]

Been waiting on this after seeing a snippet on twitter, another banger!

[@jonmakesbeats]

much love Pissed Off Panda

[@catchthehare]

another stunning breakdown 🙌

[@jonmakesbeats]

thanks again for being here.

[@pixelwax2882]

Raw

[@casonblane8432]

I’ve watched two vids and I love this guy already.

[@ne_kitk_a]

First I discovered your Bladerunner beat video about a year ago, watched it, forget it and continued with my life then a couple month ago I discovered this rapper Jonwayne and absolutlely loved him, I went for searching more of his stuff on youtube and what a surprise ! I never missed a video since much love from sibirea

[@jonmakesbeats]

that's a great way to find the channel again hahah

[@ne_kitk_a]

oh it was just 4 months ago, fells like eternity

[@masterodeno.d.9076]

So happy to come across this

[@jonmakesbeats]

Glad you came across it. Thanks for checking it out

[@romenpheonixx7005]

Bro, you are the epitome of what hip hop used to be. That was beautiful.

[@DJMASTERBLEND]

If I had known you were doing this on KZbin. Your my producer of choice because your flows are sick beats are ridiculous. Jonwayne learned from the greatest so to me he is the greatest. Gotta bump Passing Fancies it’s unreal!

[@clayaderhold]

man im so glad i followed/subbed your music is amazing

[@jonmakesbeats]

Glad you did too. See you around the KZbins

[@Thepolarized]

That beat is probably the cleanest one I have ever heard

[@AlexHerlan]

Powerful stuff, incredible.

[@freestyleroller12]

Crazy by large amounts 🔥🔥🔥

[@kidtrinity2157]

My involuntary piano song is the same one as yours lol. Or through the fire and flames by Dragonforce because I stubbornly taught myself the intro in high school and it's etched into my brain now. Dope video, glad to see you're still doing your thing! Been a fan for a few years now, you have a great ear for samples.

[@Kablehead]

Yeah man! This is dope.

[@dzerobeatz]

Beatmaking at its finest right here! I learn something every episode. Jon the the way you sculpt is like no other and thats the truth ruth. I keep my fingers crossed for just one more Polyend tracker video. I know you are months deep in episodes but when you get a chance do a brother a solid haha.

[@jonmakesbeats]

Thanks for the words. Recognize your name from the Patreon. I'll try to pull the Tracker out again for the channel when I get a chance!

[@dzerobeatz]

@@jonmakesbeats You are the man! Seriously, you inspire so many of us! Thank you for that.

[@CRAETION_]

love your videos dude!

[@lcondabeat2393]

2:20 ive been telling my protege' this lolz. He's like 26. Im 34. And starting to get giddy and laugh when making my beats and songs again. its such a crazy feeling. I love it, dude. Stay dope!

[@jonmakesbeats]

cheeers

[@dephrase9927]

WHOOOOOO FLYING BRO! The way you let the sample speak >>>

[@jonmakesbeats]

I do my best to just get out of the way

[@joobytooby]

this one was fantastic man.

[@jonmakesbeats]

Thank you Jacob

[@adamnadjar6668]

release this dude ! banger !

[@lynxproductions]

Saw the title and thought this was a making of your "That's OK" beat at first... haha, regardless; amazing process and result as always!

[@jonmakesbeats]

Uh oh....yeah I can see how you would think that.

[@NightFox358]

The way it all came together had me in awe.

[@yatitan1866]

U raw as hell appreciate you mixing one of my joints

[@kawaiipotato5450]

fucking genius

[@kristianmock2404]

Wow this is my new favorite channel

[@8teenOfficial]

This is so good Jon

[@mrclassytunezz]

this was so dope

[@settersfx]

so refreshing to see a goat in the game showing his process 🔥

[@keiler6614]

You spoke out of my heart, before I even knew it was inside my heart. Thank you.

[@showbread9366]

😂 🌽 🏀 KZbin comments kill me 😂

[@diegoalmeida3103]

Bro you're the best we love you :)

[@lofiprototype]

This beat! Oh my days!🔥🔥🔥

[@scharkonline]

Definitely more of a "synth guy" myself, but completely valid take for presets- whatever gets you back to the music the quickest. For my personal workflow I just found it to be the opposite case- I was spending too much time scrolling through libraries and presets was taking longer than just hooking it up myself. Thanks for these videos, they've inspired me to get back to into it

[@tommyk88888]

2:43 Knowledge!

[@oharasean]

i love this guy

[@drewgrit_]

Casually dropping gems of info like it’s nothing haha super interesting man, I’ve felt the preset shame before myself but you’re right, it’s stupid😤

[@jonmakesbeats]

Never understood it.

[@LifeGQ]

You're an absolute beast!

[@bentsound]

Another amazing video! Any plans to lay some vocals down on one of these tracks during a stream? I know that's a whole other workflow, but, I'd love to see that process, and I'm sure I'm not the only one!

[@jonmakesbeats]

I have done streams before recording raps but not right for the channel. They're available on the Patreon.

[@imreadyforidontknowwhat8909]

INCREDIBLE

[@thepropogandist1904]

Ah man you make the dopest beat and then sample my two fave artists! You got a new fan and sub!

[@jayjames1165]

Nice to see some good ol sequencing every once in a while.

[@they666]

your editings really good

[@RKWDBMX]

good to see you mr wayne

[@llowballs]

Bro, how the fuck did I not know john was streaming now. Been bumping thus guy for like 8 years now

[@mickpattison7489]

Great advice, I am way to hard on myself and I only ever finished a song twice out of the years I spent playing instruments or noodling with electronic gear.

[@dBLAC312]

As soon as I heard you play that one note at 1:20, I knew Shimmy Shimmy Ya was coming . 😭😭😭 Love your work dude.

[@jonathonsayre4879]

The process of beat making has been getting me back towards a lot of my creative outputs.

[@jonmakesbeats]

That's great to hear

[@404notfound_93_]

Sickness as always 🔥

[@jonmakesbeats]

Thanks 404 not found

[@don2nd650]

Beat is crazy bro

[@kreep8744]

preset diggin is fr some of the most fun of makin a beat

[@yunglegend146]

bro this one is so damn beautfiul have watched this 4 times today already lmao love

[@sugarfreejones]

That Paul Davis groove is dope AF 🔥

[@thefishindahouse]

Oh wow didn't know you had a YT, just wanted to thank you for your work it got me through some hard times

[@jonmakesbeats]

Glad you found it and I'm honored my music was able to help during that time