Learning to Make Electronic Music

[@MikeBoyd]

Leave a comment on my Instagram post for a chance to win a Novation Circuit! @mikeboydvideo instagram.com/mikeboydvideo/ Be sure to follow me to as the winner will be announced there. Good luck!

[@kal_is_trying]

First reply

[@necrrt]

second reply

[@tablesugar13]

Third reply🥉

[@roderickbrouwer6771]

Congratulations you’re first mike.

[@hmod5697]

Lol

[@thebuddyboy6045]

I swear Mike's going to learn airbending any day now

[@nevinthomas6300]

There was a time when the 4 nation lived together in harmony

[@zamallam4]

facts

[@cyrix165]

As soon as you said that there was a fuck ton of wind outside my window

[@willow9150]

Hell yeah

[@l4nzel0d]

To bring balance to our broken world Mike must learn all 4 elements by the next year)))

[@RafidW9]

This man is just going to 100% life.

[@r9ndom837]

Just like gta series when you complete 100% of any game

[@r9ndom837]

He is doing like that

[@joshuarivard2355]

He's teaching us that anyone can 100% life with enough patience and self-determination

[@skygapples1372]

He is probably not gonna as he never learned how to backflip

[@SimiKucera]

@@skygapples1372 He did in the Learn not so quick series

[@kandarp7154]

Mike: I just came up with that. DMCA: Are you sure about that???

[@OscarTRob]

You mean Queen...

[@timothy8453]

@@OscarTRob r/whoosh

[@OscarTRob]

How is that a whoosh

[@StudioFOYFOY]

XD

[@mini6262]

@@OscarTRob because DMCA is a copyright thing

[@antonschmidt2125]

"How I Accidently Created 'Another One Bites the Dust' by Queen'"

[@arnez6179]

daniel thrasher, right?

[@antonschmidt2125]

@@arnez6179 yeah :p

[@kondi6300]

He sait ''i just made that'' but yeah

[@Lehnhwa]

Killer Queen Bites ZA DUSTO

[@prajjwalvinodh968]

I was thinking about that ,completely !

[@GhostOfDemon]

Been making electronic music for 20 years... you made me feel like I have just wasted my time when i saw you do something so good in couple days. You are such a skilled being. Respect.

[@BooneTheKing]

I wanna learn to make electronic music but I have no idea how to connect my keyboard (instrument) to my pc

[@georgeespley9177]

@@BooneTheKing U need a midi to usb cable mate

[@BooneTheKing]

@@georgeespley9177 yea i know but I mean MY keyboard because my keyboard didn’t have midi and then I was trying to find another way but there is no other way

[@georgeespley9177]

@@BooneTheKing tbh u don’t need one to start, I went 4 months without one

[@steffenstwin4]

@@BooneTheKing aux cable works too But then you just have the sound of the keyboard itself😅

[@illegalmemedealer3549]

I’m waiting for Mike Boyd‘s new hit single, “Another one chews the soil”

[@bluecatdk]

yep

[@fartfuhrer8558]

should make a band name "King" and release the song there

[@nachos5142]

@@fartfuhrer8558 then should make killer king too

[@rishabhverma1598]

@@nachos5142 no more jojo please I haven't seen it

[@trinidad17]

"No man, theirs go like this "tan tan tan", and his goes "tan tan TAN tan tan". Totally different." ~ Mike Boyd aka Pablum Frozen talking about his hit Frozen Toddler

[@TasedIt]

Everybody gangsta until Mike starts playing the stranger things theme

[@youtubeviolatedme7123]

Mike: "This is my innovation circuit, and I have no idea how to use it" Us: "not for long..."

[@AxxLAfriku]

WARNING I am the unprettiest human alive and I need YT to afford my house and the desires of my two girlfriends so please observe my highly stimulating videos, dear viy

[@rohitseshadri6166]

Novation*

[@carrotisalie]

@@AxxLAfriku no

[@ctbch]

@@AxxLAfriku no

[@coolelectronics1759]

innovative!

[@shermy5719]

dang mike has figured out how to create copyright free background music

[@zerocreature2410]

Legit thinking the exact same thing

[@mystumihurt2482]

💀

[@radiorain5665]

Haha! 😂 No master copyright, but be careful! There is still composition copyright! 👀

[@RickyTinez]

Hell yes! So down with you getting on with this lil box :)

[@LoopsDealer]

Oh great to see you here Ricky! I love your music and video dude 👍

[@zongzoogly4549]

Hey it's you! I bought an SP404 recently because you of you! Neat to see you here.

[@laax8588]

ha, quite surprised to find ricky tinez over here at mikes channel

[@troybrahful]

Pause

[@joshyboo43]

That's what she said.

[@guccisandals1611]

I haven't finished the video yet but I'm certain that YOU made those beats in the background throughout the vid, imma find out soon👌

[@guccisandals1611]

9:45 I KNEW ITTT

[@zerocreature2410]

@@guccisandals1611 well ig well done

[@Ciniqs]

I was about to comment this 🤣🤣

[@rcmore1470]

AND YOUDE BE RIGHT

[@ifeanyiezuka5616]

@@Ciniqs same

[@daan9994]

7:08 Lol as a music producer myself i think its hilarious that pretty much all producers use presets and rarely make everything from scratch for each project, it take so long haha but its great to see someone making videos like this and diving into the area!

[@TKCEDM]

Yep lmao someone didnt tell Mike about Virtual Riot presets

[@ahreuwu]

virtual riot and kshmr are the backbones of modern electronic music lol

[@Daphoid]

I think a lot of that is time lines / dead lines - and also the instant gratification of social media music hacks and such. As someone who doesn't sell or release music I create - most of my gear actually doesn't have presets so I build things from scratch by necessity and its awesome. But I 100% understand why people love presets / samples. It's music as both a passion and a job. If I had to make a song by 5PM tomorrow or a client would be angry - it's totally different :)

[@MaxsMonthlyChallenge]

I’ve always wanted to learn more about these. Thanks Mike!

[@MakerJake101]

Future video, ey?

[@skye3292]

The Pokémon Red/Blue theme made me very, very happy.

[@BossKerati]

nice beat mike!! hope to see you after covid 😊

[@dangerousnigga7023]

2 replies on verified channel

[@naveen5126]

You thought this was a "3rd reply on verified channel", BUT IT WAS ME, DIO

[@jokertyify]

พี่บอสมาเฉย5555

[@wadenelson358]

fourth reply on a verified channel

[@sahutsa2140]

ฝรั่งมีแย่งเม้นแรกด้วยว่ะพี่

[@justasingledronevideo2583]

Not only does this make great and engaging audio, but it also sounds like something that would be great for up and coming youtubers who might not be interested in searching for all the copyright free audio or couldn’t afford to pay for background music. Especially before the bass line on the final day, I think what you put together there sounded like some really great b-roll-esque music type of thing. Something really pleasant to perhaps go behind nature footage.

[@MikeBoyd]

appreciate you saying so! :)

[@elliott7268]

My man you bring up budget being an issue, but this would be one of the most overkill and pricy background music solution ever. The KZbin free audio library is a thing remember.

[@PowerFilter]

7:55 Nostalgia just hit, 20 years of Pokémon as my hobby just clashed with one of my favourite content creators on the platform, absolute legend Mike

[@redhight0953]

You playing Pokémon and realizing that sound is why you’re my favorite KZbinr

[@uncleiroh683]

He is like the cool uncle that can do everything

[@ChristianSchu]

I have a Novation Circuit. Best standalone production device to get started with. You can make songs in seconds, so it’s perfect for those melodies stuck in your head. I used to use it daily, and after 2 years, I still use it weekly. Cool to see you using it!

[@jjdejag2704]

Things mike has to learn next: Archery Learn a new language

[@borispetrovic9307]

Speaking italian should be a challange but not Impossible

[@floatingeye9963]

Latin be a good language to try and learn

[@His-Games]

hat in time speedrunning

[@NoodleSoup23]

balisong flipping

[@cambo2805]

@@floatingeye9963 ah yes the all useful Latin

[@inuka6969]

I don't want to make music, but want to press that buttons.

[@f.b.i.5580]

I have had the pleasure of pressing buttons like them, so squishy.

[@landennelson2702]

It’s a pricy squishy button matrix tho

[@fatengasdallah3381]

Mike can become a dj in a week , all he has to do is make a challenge video out of it.

[@boomerman6994]

His next episode is going to be “I learned how to host a EDM concert in a week”

[@ProLaunchpadder]

ah yes can't wait to go to one of your concerts in the future xd

[@illnyx]

hi! I’m subbed btw

[@dasherwithalpha]

I didn't thought this man can be here

[@PlxMusic]

pog champ lol

[@a_leis7]

When I look up "how to live life to fullest" on Wikipedia, Mike's channel shows up.

[@Marcel-zt7rg]

Mike: "I just came up with that! :)" DMCA: "another one bites the dust"

[@Cameron.2458]

Mike: "I just came up with that!" John Deacon: *angry bassist noise intensifies*

[@badchewie484]

What that's queen... Another one bites the dust

[@Cameron.2458]

@@badchewie484 John Deacon is the bassist who came up with the song...

[@badchewie484]

@@Cameron.2458 my bad yea. For some reason my brain though u said David Bowie.

[@badchewie484]

@@Cameron.2458 srry

[@Cameron.2458]

@@badchewie484 lol it's fine

[@tralentmusic4676]

I started home producing 15 years ago. This is quite impressive for only a week in! Great job bro 👏💯

[@garsi1]

you mean amazing lol

[@GabeMillerMusic]

Glad to see a bigger KZbinr jumping on the Circuit hype train! It's such an inspiring, hands on way to make electronic music.

[@grant1133]

Okay you're actually very talented at this, really liked the song you create at 9:50 and would listen to a full version.

[@kaijanzen2185]

"No cables needed" Two minutes later, has two cables plugged in.

[@wva6809]

Probably just some power, and a way for his recording software to pick up the sound.

[@justasingledronevideo2583]

Yes, no cables NEEDED, but they can be used to improve the experience

[@SeaToSummit1969]

It's battery powered and has a built in speaker if you want to use it wireless.

[@TorutheRedFox]

one's for power, the other is audio out one's to make it more convenient, and the other is a must if you want to actually record what you're playing

[@jannikathrin]

Honestly, all of those “tracks” that you made could have been used in a lot of 8 bit games, I loved listening to them❤️

[@benjastuff1347]

Alot of the actually already exists

[@robertwallace713]

Lol, about half way in to the video, all I could hear was the soundtrack to FTL.

[@coolelectronics1759]

he needs to get in touch with android game devs and market his content there I can see a lot of potential for his upbeat music getting used in retro platformers

[@adrenalinem4n]

Thanks Allot, I had to buy one. Me and My son are enjoying it. New one came out a few days ago.

[@liveen]

A little time saver for you: Provided you haven't opened Ableton as administrator, you can directly move samples in AND out from Ableton without having to go into folders or anything. For example with Splice, you can move a sample straight from splice, into your arrangement. With the cirquit, you can probably move samples straight from the arrangement or the browser into the sample thingy you used.

[@peerally2986]

Mike: "I just came up with that!" Totally! 😏

[@rygyd]

Yeah! I cant remember what it was called

[@promoeditz3934]

@@rygyd Another one bites the dust

[@rygyd]

@@promoeditz3934 oh yeah!

[@shimmipenguin1764]

I hope people know he was joking

[@promoeditz3934]

@@shimmipenguin1764 Obviously it was sarcasm, even the OP implied that

[@Zach0217]

I've missed your learning videos so much! I just finished learning to solve the 3x3 rubiks cube!

[@chippolo]

"This is a cardinal sin of EDM, right here"

[@_aWiseMan]

I'm convinced the big bang was caused by a previous version of him while trying to learn how to create dimensions and no one can change my mind

[@Daphoid]

Love it. The circuit was one of the devices I picked up 4ish years ago when getting addicted to hardware music gear. It's by far (and its newer sibling the tracks) what I am the fastest on. Enjoy it!

[@Ryan-hf4pe]

Good to see you posting videos again, love it

[@HussYt13]

He died God : what did u do in ur life Mike : everything. Angels: that’s true

[@ithrowranked7093]

Truuuuuuue

[@HussYt13]

@Ahrami smart answer

[@AJplaysgames8907]

The Pokémon theme made me all warm and nostalgic

[@TKCEDM]

I was about to comment that you should make a video about tackling sound design in a synthesizer like Serum, and then saw you decided to tackle sound design. Crazy stuff man.

[@elliottslamovich5067]

I love this channel because it proves that you don't have to start at age 9 to learn and become proficient in new skills

[@Mike_Toreno]

"C-sharp minor is the worst key ever" Me: Cries in hungarian rhapsody no 2

[@crypt1n4]

moonlight sonata too

[@Mike_Toreno]

@@crypt1n4 Fantaise impromptu Torrent etude chopin op 64 no 2 nocturne in c# minor Rachmaninov prelude in c# minor

[@Hexalyse]

@@Mike_Toreno Yeah, basically a lot of the most beautiful classical music pieces!

[@linuschristensen6181]

@@crypt1n4 Moonlight sonata is in g# i believe

[@Mike_Toreno]

@@linuschristensen6181 nope

[@RC-ev3cz]

I love how the music in the video has been made with The Circuit, subtle ;)

[@hellohi5602]

Mike: I made this Dmca: It's fun to stay at the DMCA

[@01howdoidothis]

I just love to watch you hunger for knowledge and have a mind to explore the possible and then stretch yourself to the impossible. Never give up the hunger.

[@chocolatemilk6164]

No way. I heard the song you came up with on the radio earlier today. Life's crazy.

[@skdncbdjsjxbdb]

mike in 2030: learning how to cure cancer

[@woutevers6322]

Hahaha you used the thumbnail I chose on Instagram!

[@DinosaurDemon]

I howled at the Pokemon theme. You're a treasure in these difficult times Mike.

[@ffohcus6510]

Man that’s awesome… your guitar to Elektro sound wobble feeling is amazing

[@nilmoh7264]

O my god u dont have any idea how much i was needed this video and was looking for it.I'm so happy that you made it,thankful human. Even if I dont get the chance to get this awesome thing,I'm still thankfull that u made this video. With all the love,N

[@flamezz2180]

Mike Boyd in the year 2079: This week i learned how to fly and get laser eyes

[@AntonWongVideo]

2022 Mike: "In today's video, I'm going to try to learn to build a Death Star"

[@clipit6352]

2023 mike: “in today’s video, I’m going to try to destroy a death star

[@Alex22034]

Ok fancy piano man

[@blubberdust]

Nice! I found it really interesting how, at the end, you played a melody that ended up being in G# Lydian over your C# minor chord progression.

[@jonnsmith4902]

Been watching every novation vid since September . Got a box on Dec. Your vid is by far the easiest and best to understand. Excellent. 👌

[@bauerma4]

Mike: “I just came up with that!!” Google: Demonitized!!

[@suganese7148]

youtube*

[@Theuploader5555]

@@suganese7148 who do you think owns KZbin?

[@theflaminglionhotlionfox2140]

@@Theuploader5555 Facebook

[@landennelson2702]

Not trying to be an r/iamverysmart person but it’s technically a cover so he’s not gonna get demonitized

[@suganese7148]

@@Theuploader5555 imagine you say something on insta, no one is gonna say omg Facebook's gonna ban you

[@eshakelnour9482]

This thing is basically GarageBand on steroids

[@DarkPeter]

I would say quite the opposite 😅

[@franciss2529]

@@DarkPeter steroids on Garageband?!?

[@noahlbecker]

Not really..... GarageBand is software and this thing is hardware so yeah... it’s the opposite

[@knuclebros3335]

Garage band has more than this and it’s way easier I wouldn’t waste my money on this if it’s already on my phone

[@archaic942]

If you want to make music for legit free id say u pick up and daw like reaper or lmms which are both free or try more expensive daws like ableton or fl they cost more but you get what u pay for, and fl and ableton both have free trails

[@artemis2947]

I'm still waiting for Mike to put the music he made on Spotify

[@gusjohnnson9641]

For a content creator, it's super awesome to be able to make your own music so you can use it in your videos without any copyright issues or paying for tracks.

[@jackthebob3478]

Love how the background music in the vid is made on the circuit. Great video.

[@attentivegingy48]

It's 4am i should sleep but this is more important.

[@joshuavdw7480]

As a self tought musician, I want to address the point made at 5:25. There is not a high barrier to entry for music anymore. In fact, I believe it’s the lowest it’s ever been. Every learning resource you could possibly need is available for free on youtube alone. My experience is only in the topic of practical, applicable skills in performance and production(guitar, theory, composition, etc) and not intentionally complex methods and skills related to sheet music and that branch of classical education. Many instruments are manufactured at a higher quality than ever and at the lowest market value ever. Investing marginal amounts of time, money and similar resources is very beneficial, of course, but you can easily get by with much less than ever before

[@ethanchiasson]

Agreed

[@hamoodslammer668]

Mike: “Everything you hear in this video is from the circuit” My brain to me: “so his voice is also from the circuit?”

[@scottbaileymsc]

At 4:56 I almost expected Michael from Vsauce to pop up and say "and as always, thanks for watching." The song you made sounded perfect for it.

[@the_mze]

been following you for ages now, still love your vids and all your skills and abilities - ur a superhuman

[@callmeam1r_909]

Dude! Have you heard about Mike Shake?! He makes similar content as you, learning new skills in short times. He's name is also Mike and he also has a beautiful accent.

[@noahbutler007]

He copied Mike Boyd

[@julmay503]

@@noahbutler007 instead of accusing content creators of having similar ideas, how about you focus on being more mature, since you obviously aren’t now

[@noahbutler007]

For one That was 2 months ago... who replies on 2 month old comments. And two Mike Shake did copy Mike Boyd. It’s not similar ideas. Shakes channel is entertaining and all but nobody can deny that he did copy Boyd. Both work very hard on their videos. Edit: it wouldn’t be copying if Shake gave Boyd credit or recognition, but... Shake did not.

[@Rain-fu9er]

Thought the title was, 7 days with the circus

[@stingraymaster877]

That would make a great video

[@Jedop]

Geosquare's gonna be the one making that video

[@JosueMartinez-wd3yu]

As a music teacher, I love using technology to teach music. As you mention, you don’t need too much knowledge on theory or even reading music notation. It’s a great way to introduce music to elementary students in which they can produce music that is relevant to today society. At the same time it encourages them to continue music at the middle school level.

[@antonijustiskus1280]

i like how you can even side chain the certain sounds

[@teqnify63]

Honestly a great feature

[@marshm3llow467]

Hey Mike! Really cool video and I'm glad you're playing music, but you may want to learn some music theory while you're doing this so you know more about the keys and specifically major and minor keys. The last piece you played has the chords in a minor key but your melody over the top sounds to me like it's in a major key, which is kinda jarring. If you did it on purpose, cool; but if not, music theory is really fun and you can probably get an ABRSM theory book pretty easily. Congrats on making nice beats though!

[@Julian-vn7qu]

Imagine if he learned to use a loopstation with beatboxing sounds

[@tarish5440]

Mike in 2022: "today we are going to be learning how to fly"

[@darkmagician1184]

But that's simple, you just throw yourself at the ground and miss, granted the second part is tricky.

[@mgpell]

Just wait two more years and Mike's gonna learn how to cure cancer

[@_gabby_2.0]

You make my day!I love seeing ppl learning things and it makes me want to!

[@neilhayden4029]

Love your videos. Very inspirational. The Circuit is amazing and would really compliment the electronic drum set and keyboard my kids got for Christmas. Cheers. Keep up the great videos.

[@ashketchup247]

I lost my shit at 8:00. I too was like that sounds familiar.

[@sourkarambit5330]

Where in Pokémon is this from?! I can’t remember but I know it’s Pokémon 😩

[@stazagma6657]

@@sourkarambit5330 yea i dont remember either :/ im looking for it too

[@ashketchup247]

Lol srsly? kzbin.info/www/bejne/hJWtgqKmh9p7Z6c

[@lukadojin4248]

Mike new challenge if you choose to accept: learn how to fly a drone like a pro good luck

[@bobbyhalsall]

Mike i know that your channel is about learning fast but i would really love to see how fast you could learn to speak a different language (a goal for this could be to comfortably answer some questions that you are asked in this language). I think that this would be a very good video (Please like so mike will see this.)

[@mirr0rd]

Circuit has scale modes for the keys, so instead of 12 notes per octave (all notes) over 2 octaves, you can choose a key (eg C#m) and it will show 4 octaves of 7 notes per octave (just the scale notes)

[@pgVeritas]

Hi Mike, my wife and I looked at this about 3 years ago for our son. Since then, and just recently, he’s been making music using Garage Band (yes, I know, garage band). He made two songs which got thousands of likes on his Instagram. I remembered the Novation, and your excellent video has helped convince us we should get him the Circuit. It’s sort of everything I hate about the modern world, but if it encourages him (and others) to make music, be creative and do something positive, who am I to criticise music in a box? Thank you for the great video and nit having a grating over-excitable accent. We Brits are the real power houses in the World!

[@chlxrine7701]

imagine this guy at a talent show

[@funky555]

This is going to get copyright claimed so hard

[@wormy9229]

How he made the music

[@Joel538]

@@wormy9229 if they sound the same the companys can copyright them.

[@wormy9229]

@@Joel538 true that

[@funnnflix]

Not if they’re shorter than 15 sec

[@lolrekt6269]

@@funnnflix bet.

[@TomatoSteve.]

7:21 that reminds me of The Flash theme

[@garylo1169]

Yesss! Was looking for this comment

[@henri__986]

wait which one?? I have watched all seasons of flash and cant hear it

[@tonygehlen2643]

the Pokemon part was incredible!

[@yakbassing8588]

What Pokémon game is that from. I’ve been searching for hourssssssss

[@yakbassing8588]

It’s right in the back of my head but I can’t put my finger on it

[@BeepBoopAudio]

Hey Mike! You should consider learning bouldering (Rock climbing without ropes). Climbing gyms provide difficulty grading systems for each climb which would make it easy for you to set goals. There are plenty of bouldering youtube channels you could check out for tips. Keep up the great work! Love your channel.

[@Luna-Lemons]

2050: I learnt how to create inter-dimensional portals in 48 hours

[@lukaas1709]

Mike: "TWIL how to fly"

[@avgpiece]

mann ive been trying to get one of these for yearsss now, classical guitar for 7 years and alevels got a bit monotonous but never been even close to be able to buy one. now i dont want it, i NEED it🤣 especially with lockdown and online lessons times are getting stressful

[@fprintf]

Why not try getting a music making app for your smartphone to see if you like it before buying hardware?

[@RickySweum]

I've had the Novation Circuit on my radar for a while...after seeing your video learning how to use it in a week, perhaps 2021 will be the year I pick one up.

[@krounmusic]

I make music myself, and must say, good work my man! Definitely not a tool for making a complete track, but great for getting the creativity flowing and putting down your ideas💪

[@dkshn251]

A perfect excuse for ur dad when ur watching him on KZbin. I'M STUDYING DAD!

[@albertoromeo8522]

Me: *tries to lear ableton for a year Mike: *produces the Weeeknd's Starboy instrumental on day 4 of a challenge (9:08)

[@Christian-cr7mn]

Does everyone with the name Mike just like learning random things?

[@clipit6352]

I know only two mikes this mike and mike shake

[@nenye.s_tears]

@@clipit6352 hahaha same

[@GOD-LOK]

@@clipit6352 hahaha same

[@MattMcConaha]

@@clipit6352 hahaha same

[@johnnybgoode2540]

@@clipit6352 hahaha same

[@Eric_Mc.]

I am in to music and I downloaded some drum pads on my phone, your improvement in 7 days is incredible