Making a trap beat using only the Korg MS-20 synth

Making a trap rap beat from scratch using only one synth (Korg MS-20) and Ableton Live. I use the synth for drums, basses, leads, pads, etc. I added some rapping at the end, but that's the only thing that isn't from the MS-20. #onesynthchallenge
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[@onceuponasynth]

Hey everyone, thanks so much for all the positive vibes! Really glad you dig this type of stuff cause it's what I love making the most. I'm gonna start posting these tracks on Spotify/iTunes/etc. This one is called "Merry-Go-Round" and you can find it here (under my artist name Citizen Park): distrokid.com/hyperfollow/citizenpark/fvkN

[@miguelesteves9740]

Looking forward for it!

[@KingStoley.T]

Getting it now, flow was too laid back for it not to bang 💪🏽💪🏽 great job

[@johnnyquinn828]

bro you have to speed up x1.25 and re-drop the track. shit goes HARD. i would buy

[@mpmi7588]

Be honest bro. You can only pick ONE. The MS-20 or the Grandmother. And why?

[@onceuponasynth]

@@mpmi7588 GM's amazing, but I'd have to go with the MS-20, cause of those filters and the badass look.

[@onetruedodd]

Play the track at 1.25x... becomes less weird, and more of a banger. Kinda dig it

[@jjm4371]

Dodd Rivers facts

[@TomBudin]

dude its a huger banger

[@sylgar45]

Fucking brilliant

[@binface9]

1.5x sounds great too

[@ryobi.240]

yo this is hard

[@PianistePolo]

Came for the synth, stayed for the rap

[@robertsyrett1992]

Guy requests MS-20 and you do it the next day?! Damn, this channel is killing it!

[@uber_na_d3r]

its all about fighting with procrastination :)

[@DJRY360]

MOOG One? 😉

[@cedricplacide4859]

this rap song is more relatable than most raps i hear

[@onceuponasynth]

@Johnathan D. Hill 😂💐🌻

[@dachopup8495]

Factz

[@coastlifelive9992]

Agree 100%

[@johannes4922]

I really like it like kinda humoures way

[@wandcamilo3989]

This shit sucks

[@raytheonorion]

Man... you have the knowledge of a wise 300 year old sage & the workflow of a dexterous 20 year old ninja. That workflow is lethal. I keep wanting to set up all my gear but now I'm having second thoughts. Minimalism may be the way to go. Dyamn...Good form Mr. Wizard.

[@fuzzjohn]

Off-screen: A nightmare pile of synths and gear and tangled cables.

[@onceuponasynth]

@@fuzzjohn loool truth.

[@onceuponasynth]

thanks man! I used to have setups surrounded by gear but I'm trying this new thing now where I force myself to use just ableton live + maybe 1 piece of hardware. so far it's proving to be much more productive for me. But yeah, it's largely a personal thing. Worth trying both approaches to see what works best for you.

[@DollysplitBand]

Limitation and restriction breeds creativity. Strong believer in this!

[@fartypebbles]

for me if i have less stuff in front of me the less overwhelming it seems.

[@loejewis]

"I know that I'm not all there but I'm here though" Very very nice

[@bavingeter423]

Dude, I was honestly skeptical of how the quality of this would turn out but, legit, this sounds good. I would listen to this

[@robinweber9640]

lyrics and drums are cringe-worthy. Sorry

@@robinweber9640 Not agreed

[@Pabloesc571]

Its a fucking Korg bro :P quality had to be top notch

[@Mafronaut]

@@robinweber9640 I think drums were a bit shit but lyrics were weirdly cool

[@Pabloesc571]

@@Mafronaut yeah syths dont meantt to sythesize drums xd but that was a challenge. On the other hand you got this beautifull sounding synths wich you are not able to create on a pc ;) korgs have the best shit

[@kayuzz323]

this is so unique, the way u use the synth, the way your voice sounds. This is something different

[@onceuponasynth]

thanks man

[@ZackWebsite]

that track was seriously so sick and entertaining !!! youre killin it with these one synth challenges

[@onceuponasynth]

thanks man!

[@lilsoysauce]

this is the type of stuff we want!!

[@HarryPotter34589]

THIS SOUNDS LIKE A BROCKHAMPTON SONG HAHA

[@Spike116s]

bruuuuh frrr I was looking for someone to say it

[@babydog3535]

Me too

[@DJ.Truman]

rt

[@KoltronZer0]

spot on!

[@jamalmky]

they use the korg ms 20 a lot in their music, it's a staple of their sound.

[@AlexBallMusic]

My favourite series on KZbin right now. Brilliant.

[@onceuponasynth]

thanks!

[@HotStrange]

Alex Ball dude you’re everywhere get away from me

[@hudu]

I feel like the MS-20 almost can't help but make everything sound a bit like Boards of Canada. Which is not a bad thing at all.

[@iW4FFL3Z]

do you know if they utilize the ms-20?

[@WarrenPostma]

They are the business. They are from Scotland of course. :-)

[@travroy]

@@iW4FFL3Z No one knows for sure because BoC were secretive cunts who rarely toured. Many speculate the synth sounds were sampled

[@beepst]

That's what I thought. If it had a boom bap beat it would definitely sound like BoC.

[@esthermoonmusic]

@@iW4FFL3Z their older stuff heavily utilized the Roland SH101, but it's not common knowledge of what else they use but equipboard is a good place to look

[@serban-ionutgeorgescu162]

Dude I lost it when you started rapping and then I TOTALLY lost it at the ad-libs! Really enjoying your content, great job bruh!

[@goji7273]

Some of these lyrics are actually really great, the lines about riding the bus and being seen as a “weirdo” particularly are actually amazing. I’m impressed.

[@verz22]

"I know im not all there but im still here though" that was by far my fav line

[@one_man_community]

These lyrics are actually amazing.

[@RCmies]

How do you even find clips like that in the end with the girl dancing. I could watch that all day.

[@EvilMambo]

Holysh*t dude !!! the track you made is dope AF ! i have to listen to it again and again !

[@AlessandroCarn]

You really own terrific pieces of hardware... and a terrific dexterity and knowledge to make a great use of them 😎

[@inversecow]

Thanks for publishing this well done video! I recently came upon some of your older MS-10 work, and found it incredible useful in "breaking through" into new places with my MS-20 (mini). Really enjoy your presentation style and learning quite a bit.

[@MrOuija-rr8kq]

This sounds like Russian Mafia music

[@vladimirlifshitz198]

Aye Shot out from FSB, my boi We see you

[@nikitahavroshin6299]

нет

[@rypdx]

Fuck yeah . I love the mafia

[@BAHTY3_228]

Какой - то схожий вайб присутствует, да.

[@Ramzoid]

this is crazy!!

[@RealityBoat]

I was thinking of your style the whole time

[@LukeLine]

Okay this was too cool man! Love your channel and all the sweet synths!! 💪

[@JorgeGomez-ml4qu]

I'm so glad this appeared on my suggestions, so inspiring! Subbed and already waiting for what's next!

[@MarkMcCubbin]

This is awesome. And the rapping is just the icing on the cake!

[@noone6905]

Loved this dude, it was awesome

[@phillytee9106]

This song is better than a lot of the trap music that's in the charts. 🤘

[@uno9331]

Lmao ..ok

[@phillytee9106]

Well it has more entertainment value anyways, it amuses me how bad some of the big hits are these days, this sounds refreshingly different and has a tongue in cheek vibe, rather than just talkin' about girls and money and all that cRap!

[@guitardost]

That was awesome bro...liked the song as well.

[@davemorgang]

LOL this is super dope! Nice content bro!

[@SEkSkapela]

aaaah, it's so catchy, congrats. love your vibe and even the lazy rap haha. good job!

[@theofficialblacksheepcompa748]

This is the coolest thing I've ever seen!

[@misterioso0123]

6:33 that’s AMAZING, this should be on Spotify

[@iwillmaceyou]

Thought you were just gonna make a beat, but you ended up making a beautiful song that I actually want to listen to. What is life???

[@clementsoto2538]

This video is perfect! Nice job!

[@rik-keymusic160]

Thats dope dope stuff mate !!!

[@olukz2529]

This is awesome!

[@DivKid]

Nice work on this, beat is really nicely put together with, compressed and EQ to kick just right for the mood of the synth lines.

[@AngelicalOrABeat]

This is AMAZING!

[@Werbeperlen]

Love it!

[@RyanONeilmusic]

new subscriber. was prepared to side-eye the lyrics but they were really good. real rap comes from your own experience and you killed it. also big ups to the person who suggested playing the song at 1.25 speed. yes!

[@LongCaoOfficial]

I'm in love with these true analog sounding synth patches. Thank you

[@lotdproduction]

This was absolute🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@travisguide4516]

Beautiful process

[@LevitiKris]

Dude this is fire

[@faamp]

I love that synth. You do it justice.

[@user-vg5dj6qi9b]

🔥🔥🔥🔥🤯🤯🤯!!! Boy u killed dat!!!

[@theodorberg9981]

Loving the series! :)

[@db4695]

quality video brotha...keep your head up!

[@leehodge7907]

loving these!!

[@ShawnAloysius]

The track is dope man!

[@ethanoreilly2002]

Omg man this is awesome AF!!!!

[@beil3537]

Just awesome... such an inspiration! Thanks for sharing your amazing creativity ;)

[@Name-se3lf]

Amazing!

[@laikavideos]

love it!!!

[@feelda303]

nice! and the fact you weren't even trying hard and still made a better track than some so called producers makes it even sicker.

[@ivvr505]

So good!

[@syntheseyez3577]

That was dope man! Love me sum ms20

[@LouisSerieusement]

the pads (at 2:44) and leads in particular were really really awesome sounding ! The whole song is really great ! Plus I learned the word "merry-go-round" ^^ Thank you for sharing all of this :p cheers !

[@onceuponasynth]

heh thx

[@Eidraify]

such a good video! im really digging your work lately, keep it up !

[@onceuponasynth]

thanks!

[@sneakuhatx9464]

A) I love the MS20 B) That was a dope tune and the lyrics fit the vibe perfectly. Nice job man, subscribed!

[@latemRevE4]

So creative...I appreciate that work man... Keep it up and don't give up...

[@michael.wiegand]

Really dig this, man.

[@Kadaj456]

Freaking love the song

[@onceuponasynth]

thanks dude

[@luciuscoldstone]

its 2022 where are you ? this is a banger

[@Raylative]

This tunes is one of my favorites in this series!!! Nailed it

[@M.ochirecords]

This beat goes hard!

[@kenhensch3996]

Holy damn that was incredible to watch. Keep doing what you're doing man, it's amazing!

[@onceuponasynth]

thanks dude

[@WatersnakeMadeThis]

The most unique rap style I've ever heard! It's very enjoyable!

[@crispythebird]

Reminds me of Tommy Cash- Leave me Alone

[@badmathsydney]

I subscribed cause the song was fire!

[@fingerstylefunkable]

This is a great idea, thank you. I think it will help me do some learning, maybe take an unfamiliar soft synth VST, and write a whole track in a unfamiliar genre. Probably will be fun, especially if I’m just focusing on the sound design and learning and not necessarily obsessing like normal over the quality. Cheers!

[@MrPianoMatt12]

Daaaaamn that’s sick af loved it

[@alexis_suarez]

This is art!! I loved the song!

[@CO5MA]

Very cool track!

[@TeamEverLoading]

You killed it

[@tgg_music2]

I'm both impressed and shook.

[@elekktrikk_home_video]

That's a really great track. Thank you!

[@TomBudin]

i keep coming back to this its so catchy

[@mr.madsounds4237]

After I heard your complete the tracks by MS-20.....I thought you are one of the synth wizard, Cheers

[@frankie9373]

This song genuinely goes hard! I could also imagine some radiohead-esque singing with the song

[@CollectiveIntelligenceMusic]

This video is a masterpiece, the track is sick. Big ups bro

[@EldarBaruch]

It’s beautiful to witness your creativity and knowledge. Thank you for sharing.

[@PhilLove1]

Fire.. good job

[@spectrumbackingtracks6016]

This beat is unbelievable !!!!

[@lovestudioproduction3839]

Amazing. Now am supporting and following your project on spotify🙌🙌🙌 Big up

[@cyprn6600]

ever since you've picked up bach your music has improved in an amazing way!

[@Bashanvibe]

That was so cool

[@Will21st]

love it! :-)

[@RockStarEntja]

thats a hit!

[@jag0506881]

OK I'm just going to say I rarely ever comment on videos but this is the dopest, $hit I have ever heard in my life! Please take me under your wing! This just changed my life!

[@nickpritchard7130]

What a great rap song. Incredible stuff.Well done and thanks..👍

[@marcpinion]

Just fantastic

[@SANTABEATZ]

THIS IS DOPE🔥🔥✅

[@soonkah8036]

Great! So creative! More please!

[@jo2058]

This so good

[@pnKroKbobby]

As always. Fun stuff and satisfying to watch something go from nothing to something

[@JuanMiguelAltube]

Impressive production skills there dude

[@Todd63790]

You are very talented this is not easy to do believe me !!!Well Done ! And I have to say it’s a great song

[@SunnyBear]

this channel really is a hidden gem on youtube, when it explodes into several hundred thousand subs we will all know that we were the OG's. love this series, the edits, the vibe!

[@onceuponasynth]

heh thanks man

[@NostalgicRuckus]

Sick!