Make better beats without practicing.

[@RemoTali86]

Thanks for that. Is there a way to pin this video on refrigerator door so I could see it again at least once a day for a reminder

[@jonmakesbeats]

Well i pinned the comment so anything is possible i guess

[@moorbilt]

I got a guy for that

[@Zach.V]

I’m definitely writing notes

[@DarkGloComics]

Well, actually...get a cheap tablet, um, make a copy of the video, (Don't tell Jon I told you to do this) and make it loop. tape it to your fridge door?

[@RemoTali86]

@@DarkGloComics Yeah. Well thats the way to do it 😄

[@happyjoeslappy]

I once heard practice doesn't make "perfect" but permanent. i feel like this exemplifies that well.

[@scottmclennan9231]

Perfect practice makes perfect.

[@alchemistrpm82]

All practice and no play makes Jon a dull boy

[@lukehanson6077]

practice makes progress

[@cheeseballer_]

Practice makes Progress

[@h3llboyyy407]

@@lukehanson6077 progress in something for sure but maybe not in the exact way you wanted at first lol

[@erickcartman8758]

Jon was HELLA slept on as a rapper. I constantly have people ask “who is this!?” while I’m bumping his music in my car, or at work. Dropped some fire bars and now he’s dropping knowledge on everyone and putting us onto game. F’ing Legend.

[@drewgipson4055]

same here!

[@a.d.the.4mvla43]

i forget his last name jon ...i remember him tho

[@a.d.the.4mvla43]

Wayne... just came to me hahah

[@craigwilliamsmusic]

That last point "Don't buy more gear" the amount of people that I talk to that say "if I just had (insert piece of gear) my set up will be perfect" is crazy. Learn what you have inside and out and you will get ideas from your head into the world faster.

[@coreybeats3335]

Best comment!!!! Correct work with what you have !!!!! Stay blessed!!!

[@AikiraBeats]

Facts, I kept using the same sound over and over again I started hearing different melodies each time that made the instrument sound completely different.

[@RoomieOfficial]

very real. Great video man

[@Alckemy]

Learning how to learn is something i wish more people talked about. Well done

[@greenguren]

I'm a composer, not a beat maker, but the points you describe here are such gold that really anyone wanting to get into music can take notes here

[@zackpeterson7978]

you are both still artists

[@johnnybisone3596]

Thank you for helping me. I find your words incredibly supportive and wise.

[@exileisland2675]

Looking up tutorials as you need them vs. trying to learn it all at once is very effective. It's learning by experience vs. memorizing steps.

[@fantasticsituation9461]

massively appreciate these videos clarence. youre really sparking my passion for making music again

[@hendrx]

This guy think he is a gangsta?

[@e66iu]

@@hendrx and clarence's parents have a real good marriage.

[@lostbeachy]

I was jsut sitting down and having a terrible session today. Sometimes there are those days where nothing good is coming to mind and it can be really frustrating especially when you are working on a commission project. Watching this video definitly made me feel better and I think it's important to know that you can absolutely walk away and take a breath. The music isn't goin anywhere and sometimes we need a fresh brain before getting into a creative space . This is especially important for when you get home from a long day at work and you put a ton of pressure on yourself to use your time "valuably".

[@Slite]

thank u thank u thank u

[@RayJenks]

Please don’t shut up, and please do more of these. I feel a lot of people who try to do videos like this just make very bland, vague points. You actually made sense and gave me something to think about here.

[@NickLyttle]

Jon 4 President, heat advice dude - especially about being bad/not being afraid to make mistakes.

[@GhostTracksLtd]

well said, darren

[@bro-rubro]

you're very wise and kind, glad to have found you

[@punchandpiebeats]

More of these mate. Agree with so much in this video.

[@MARS041]

Thanks for the words ✊️

[@m00ftak]

damn Darren dropping knowledge bombs

[@AWiseMelon]

I don't think i've ever heard someone spit so many straight facts in such a short amount of time

[@DrMcNinja1981]

Deep down I know a lot of this stuff already, but it's always great to hear it from someone who's got their sh*t together. As inspiring as it is with what you are doing already, this also made me laugh so keep 'em coming!

[@eddmtz4028]

Wow he described exactly my issues making beats get feustrated and quit. Now starting working again with no obsesive desires just having fun and looking for the right questions-answers

[@jamesfournier5324]

didnt click out of the vid as soon as he smashed my whole world view on greatness within the first 9 seconds. im now the best

[@DFork1987]

I can't believe fkn jonwayne is just here being a wicked nice human being AND giving the sauce. It's insane to think people will find my man and won't know the bars this man has shelled down in sandals before landing on KZbin.

[@Nothing-tf2dp]

bro is out here giving life lessons on top of music tips 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@jerrypizzini]

Jon said it best!!! “ work smart. Not hard ’’.

[@Bmach03]

From my experience, your observation about hardware is spot on. Hardware has its place but has always hindered me making music. I think one of the reasons hardware sales have gone up is because of content creators. They need something visual to make a video. A DAW screen isn’t good for making social media content.

[@ttixolo]

i watched your sp 404 video the other day because it got recommended to me and even though i loved the video i didn't bother to subscribe, now im yet again being recommended another video of yours and you're already becoming my favorite person in the production youtube scene. time to binge ur shit lmao

[@fauxlamarr]

This is just what I needed, man. I remember the days when I had a shitty laptop, Reason with stock sounds, and a cheap midi keyboard. I was so much more productive and didn't have a care in the world. Now I just bounce around different hardware and DAW's, judging my creations and lack of productivity. Time to take a few steps back and get back to what's most important.

[@jonmakesbeats]

Yep just focus on getting the idea out and dont worry so much about how that happens

[@CellanEynon]

yep, oh, yep, yep, and yep. Amazing advice.

[@kunaikai]

I love reading the liner notes. I love to find out which bassists are on my favorite albums. Then I find out what else they worked on and listen to that.

[@dxzzydxm5518]

would love longer form content in this vein great work jon and schnoodle for editing

[@schnoodlevideo]

thanks so much Dxzzy Dxm!

[@retta.]

Glad I just found your great channel sir. The algorithm blessed me again.

[@BenD1210]

This dude is so underrated every single song he puts out is pure gold. Now he's blessing us with the knowledge?!?! 😳 You the man John Wayne!! 🙌🔥

[@NFAIVIOUS]

"Don't be afraid to be bad, that's the only thing that eventually let's you be good"

[@tfmaus]

Needed that last tip....was thinking about getting a MPC...re-thinking

[@faded8838]

I'm 1 minute into my first video on this channel, immediately applying all of this wisdom to every aspect of my life

[@1d3r]

Thank you JonWayne, Bowser on the beats.🙌🏾🔥. My regurgitation partly consist of some things off your plate circa 2010 so you're greatly appreciated btw

[@topcat5233]

since i began making music, i instantly and automatically faded my boundries of genres.. instead it expanded into whatever i liked to hear, certain scales, certain rythms, whatever made me want to hear more... and now 10 years later i compose reggae, trap, classical, balkan folkmusic, dnb, dubstep, hiphop(from oldschool to whatever region to modern)... i even made a japanese army ballad at one time... starting out with fl studio that one day unfolded into me exploring everything i liked and wanting to make it myself with my own input(the regurgitated thoughts of influence like you mentioned) to make it as close as possible to the actual genre. music definitely saved my spare time boredom moments

[@chairman96]

Holy shit. God tier lyricist so happy he’s making these. Subscribed

[@Vslm388]

Thank you for your inspiring videos and music Jon. I've been following you since Rap Album One. Big up from Russia

[@tiltman_420]

1:25 that's my personal philosophy when it comes to creating too. Neat.

[@raysubject]

pretty deep truth here, EXTREMELY good advices !

[@simplynotENT]

This is so we’ll done, Darren is killing it

[@ChrisRobify]

this is totally on point. Sold everything but my 404 and a 57. learned more about the 404 than I thought I could.

[@Trenta-cc8ur]

This is one of the more informative videos on music production for beginners I've seen. We both started at about the same time and, I agree, having KZbin back in 2001 would have probably changed my future. As someone who got addicted to buying gear to "fix" his sound, I definitely appreciate the last tip.

[@Rosko_de_Soul]

Facts, the way you work improves your music way more than how hard you work

[@maniutin]

perfectly sums up what i’ve been thinking in the back of my head but couldn’t put into words thank you

[@karmatosed7211]

I would argue that improv is the only true way to achieve original thought.

[@Jasper.B]

Solid advice. The kind of advice that is so solid that even if you already knew it in your heart of hearts, it's just as valuable to hear again and be reminded.

[@InTheHoose]

Clarence hugged us all.

[@icesin7084]

Man I loved this video. My personal experience teached me all the things u talked about. When u just practice it gets to a point that u cant learn more and u are just repeating things for the sake of it. It has to be a concius practice. thnaks for the video and I would love to hear more of what u think about things in general.

[@Jacob-gg1ng]

i started making beats way after you, in 2016, and even though there were still undoubtedly way more resources online for learning things than in 2004 lol, the producer community still wasn't nearly as accessible as it is today. bulding up confidence as an artist is a difficult and complex thing that took me a long time to figure out, but if i had this video back then, i think it would have been easier for me to not go so hard on myself sometimes. its actually kind of funny because i specifically remember listening to casette on vinyl & your other projects back in those very early days and being super inspired by them and trying to figure out how you made them lol. they definitely were part of that initial discovery of this art form that blew my mind, made me want to learn this shit more than anything else, and got me to push through the frustration of busy works beats and shitty reddit advice. your transparency and honesty as an artist on this channel is such a gem, just want to thank you, first of all for making dope music, and also for making the joy and beauty of creating music accessible and open to everyone with these videos!

[@ToastyCourier]

You and your style is refreshing to the KZbin landscape.

[@papafire]

Great advice, thanks Jon, I mean, Darren

[@Uncool-Trees]

MORE content like this please this is what I need to hear.

[@louisdt241]

Jon basically got me back into making music after I felt burned out. I would love to see more of these type of videos. His music is fire and he seems like a great guy so I trust his advice.

[@vagueversatile]

Very interesting! I understand from this video that I have to buy the Octatrack and focus on specific aspects on it instead of watching 2-hours generalist tutorials

[@jonmakesbeats]

With something as open ended as the Octatrack you really have to go in with an idea because it's capable of being a lot of things to a lot of people.

[@peaceorperil]

These tips are extremely good.

[@nsheem]

bro words is literally everything, do more of this. real talk. i appreciate it

[@c3lmitz619]

I’ve been listening to this dudes music since 2018. If I knew he had a KZbin channel I would have checked in sooner.

[@JoshBurcham104]

Thanks George, I really needed to hear this

[@farodyne]

This is a truly wise man!

[@spaceghost9440]

Now THIS is content 👏

[@adidick]

So relevant on so many levels. Preach!

[@okinawa1312]

These are the most important tips you can give a newbie.

[@musicbypocket]

EXTREMELY VALID. My biggest realization in the last few months has been (a) if I expect to be magically good and super talented less than a year into making music, I’m rushing it and (b) high end music software won’t make me better. It’s just a program, like the rest. It’s the quality and the time that I invest, not the money or resources. Getting better means making the gear I already have sound good, not good gear I wasted money on sound mediocre. It’s the process all the way. My goal is to make a cut-and-paste garage band demo sound like a high end studio ballad, once I accomplish THAT I can treat myself to a new monitor

[@Austyn59913]

YOUR WISDOM IS LEGIT ENDLESS , great content as always

[@modestasskadeilis4039]

This is one of the most video I've seen in a while. I can't believe how this actually is.

[@og42a]

i meant it when i said you became one of my favorite music ytber within hours when i first started watching the channel, AMAZING video, i was in the middle of a musical breakdown, feels like fresh air. all love

[@MarcoMalfario]

as a person who's been doing music for a while now I find this video to be perfectly simple and deep, took me a long time to learn what's explained here if you just started making music, apply this

[@onesnor]

gracias jon

[@LeadMuffinGameing]

Dude makes a channel called Jon Makes Beats, like he ain't drop the line "Got a hole in space time where I state my business." All jokes aside, thank you Jon. Loved you're shit already and I'm glad you're sharing this info with us!

[@ncxbeats]

Massive Jewel right here . Salute!!

[@Sergio-nb4hj]

Selected Ambient Works Vol. 2 in the back 😍 one of my favorite albums ever

[@shimire]

Great video, love hearing you just talk

[@whatsgood5031]

This guy (idk his name) really gets it. The gear part especially hits for me because I almost talked myself into buying and Octatrack based on this channel's vids lol.

[@elijoker]

Appreciate this. Thanks Jon.

[@12345AgainstOne]

you are infinitely wise-as a guitar player i can apply this mindset as well

[@Morphine..]

needed to hear this definitely, i've been eyeing samplers and synths when i can't afford it, so im wasting time not creating but fixating over what i could create. thx bro ur the man !

[@iSeeZar]

Nice SAW 2 vinyl in the background :)

[@brennnennn]

pls pls pls pls PLEASSEEE JON.... jon jon jon jon..... please keep making more videos like this. Its very reassuring I'm not going mad and reminded me that i can keep going and i haven't stopped.

[@phuhque6724]

The lack of patience is something that has eternally echoed in my mind. I never feel like there's enough time so I try to compound as much as possible in between naps. I legit just woke one day and was 28, I dont even remember having an adolescence

[@tomvnc]

And we're blessed to be able to hear the great thoughts of Mr. Wayne, many thanks sir

[@waitisthatcobalt]

Staring at this thumbnail with you pointing toward text weirdly motivated my freestyling. Thx g

[@baboothehumantree641]

Thanks Jon! We all needed that 😉

[@dja.selekta]

Valuable message! Thanks Jon

[@marcusperry9469]

This philosophy can be applied to any craft, not just music. It is so brilliant to hear this from such a humble master of his craft.

[@joshking2241]

Everything you do is amazing good sir. I love your passion and real assessment

[@CabbageSim]

So true the thing about buying stuff

[@CuteBuddha]

Thank you jon

[@reggiesaidit513]

I remember reading in Keyboard magazine about how many of the composers for Tv shows used very very outdated DAW software. When asked, one of the composers said that new software create a learning a steep learning curve that slows down productivity.

[@chriswashington8477]

This was right on time! The tip about how to use YT to learn was gold.

[@darkmadder9897]

I've already discovered all this, just clicked to hear what you would say. Gotta say it is all incredibly good advice. It's a simple map, but it'll sure save grief, time, and money.

[@MicFamiliar]

needed this big time. I judge myself too much during the creative process

[@ramboplaysbass6210]

You're a legend, thank you for all that you do for the community! ❤

[@username89012]

your videos are like mana from the heavens! thank you for keeping me motivated.

[@spaceghost9440]

Here to start a vote for some JW reviews on games and movies

[@SilverTheFlame]

Greatest advice I’ve been trying to internalize over the past few years is accepting when I suck at something, and not letting that awareness turn into judgement and self-negativity!

[@papajohn7606]

This actually hits pretty hard, because for the majority of my life, I‘ve substantially limited myself with the pathological urge to figure out everything on my own, which slowed down any kind of process by a ridiculously large amount. I‘ve recently stumbled upon a supposed quote of Mozart who said something like „I wouldn’t have been able to compose all of this without studying the great minds before me“. On the other hand, someone HAS to have pioneered a specific creative field with no real point of reference, so I wonder if this was just an incredibly slow gradual process or if divergent thinkers with unfathomably high intelligence and creative talent basically created ingenious works of art from nothing.

[@Samuel-ek7zc]

every artist takes inspiration from others, whether they’re aware of it or not

[@papajohn7606]

@@Samuel-ek7zc And what about the first ones?