Making Music for Non-Musicians! Funtorial :)

[@eeboiee]

I'm glad that you're telling people who use chrome music lab that beepbox exists.

[@DataPotato]

coolio! 🤢 don't mind him, he's just sick

[@shradibop]

and i'm glad i'm telling people who use beepbox that jummbox exists

[@eeboiee]

@@shradibop and I'm glad I'm telling people who use jummbox that ultrabox exists

[@AndromedasCartoon]

@@eeboiee I use jummbox over ultrabox personally, idrk why but I do lol

[@eeboiee]

@@AndromedasCartoon yeah I use Ultrabox so I can make breakcore but I feel like Jummbox is superior

[@SethMiller01]

As a 6-year commercial music designer, thank you so much! I can finally make music that actually sounds good!

[@DataPotato]

Glad I could help! Hold on did you say 6-year commercial music designer 😮

[@ts3y]

you're 6 years old?

[@DataPotato]

@@ts3y well I don’t think it’s fair to assume that sine this comment was written four days ago, it’s probably outdated by now

[@SethMiller01]

@@ts3y 6 years of experience

[@ts3y]

@@SethMiller01 oh ok

[@annethraxx]

imma be real, the only thing i learned from this video is what san francisco looks like from a space view

[@DataPotato]

Well I'm just glad you didn't already know that, so I could teach you something :)

[@playernut3529]

(#j6N07Unnamedn310s1k9l00e0at38a7g0gj0jr1O_U00000000i0o321T1v0pud7f194q0371d350AcF8B7Q047bPf422R0000E1c076T7v0pu07f051562jb0s22nb2l300q0B020p4140000Oaed080H_SRJ5JIBxAAAAkh8I3E3c0c01c16c16T5v0pu42f0000qwB16110Oa0d030H_RBHBziiii9998h0E1c0b7T4v0puf0f1a0q011z6666ji8k8k3jSBKSJJAArriiiiii07JCABrzrrrrrrr00YrkqHrsrrrrjr005zrAqzrjzrrqr1jRjrqGGrrzsrsA099ijrABJJJIAzrrtirqrqjqixzsrAjrqjiqaqqysttAJqjikikrizrHtBJJAzArzrIsRCITKSS099ijrAJS____Qg99habbCAYrDzh00E0c0b248wy6gp1w00005akwN144x000001z6coh144g00001h124oO34c00000p253FB-lccLRwQO_0IILQUQN38ODyCSJOH0ppbpODwChBf0tDfoMFjHQJowukVQYQVYwFccRZaip7EYjCChWhvCIw01jbYhC6nVeAA7jDAIBb9B-wHkS6bEj5EheljbZ3c3zghuOO_iO6nV69vPzbcJrbredIgOsVUzJH001jbYewqz35M8gJ68GpvCdBB-112UWMO_9hUcbWxvsbRsnqsLR-w00kOchka52xgEka52xgEka53g4t0zE4t0zE4t0zE4t0zO0zG4r38N2p6ChyR39h8Wcyf9kcD4zV4hQOf8j8WE6lpp6ajChXax7jDJdHep6000) put this at the end of jummb.us/ i just want to share what i made so far, if you are looking to learn music theory, go to "Learn music theory in half an hour" by ANDREW HUANG

[@Avatargirl-1927]

Hhvffff❤❤❤

[@GreenSlash46454]

@@Avatargirl-1927”Hvffff❤️❤️❤️” Indeed.

[@Luna_moona457]

⁠​⁠@@Avatargirl-1927”Hhvffff❤❤❤” Indeed.

[@Vniulus]

For me, limitations of Chrome Music Lab is its genius because instead of "Let's try moving these 236 sliders" you just create music. Because of it, I wrote music in it, that I would have never written in FL. I love CML.

[@DataPotato]

Yeah! Getting overwhelmed by overwhelming programs is a common deterrence to the wonderful world of music making. Keep making marvelous music, ya musing mixer, and money mills make money for ya ya maker/monkeyer of mixed music! That’s only partially English…

[@thoxbox]

Beepbox is good too because it explains every slider by clicking on the label next to it

[@white7076]

Beepbox (or any of it's mods) have presets!

[@ultimaxkom8728]

@@DataPotato Ngl, a comedic genius is my first impression of you. Good video. Funny video. Video.

[@V1_the_macheen]

I move two slider in beepbox (tempo and volume)

[@SuperScaryOatmeal]

you forgot to mention that beepbox is open source, so there are LOTS of mods on there (i personally use ultrabox since it's pretty much trying to combine all beepbox mods which in return, gives massive customizabillity, but jummbox and padorasbox are also great too)

[@DataPotato]

Actually that is something I should have mentioned, a really good point, I think I’ll continue using beepbox until I figure it out, but those other mods do seem to have lots of potential

[@SuperScaryOatmeal]

@@DataPotatoif i were to recommend one, it'd probably be jummbox

[@M4NNY_1S_C00L]

i love ultraabox

[@galacticbambo]

same

[@FireFoxDestroyer]

@@SuperScaryOatmealfr Jummbox is the goat

[@cirawakalong]

beepbox mentioned, subscribed.

[@DataPotato]

Wow guess I’ll have to start mentioning beepbox more often 🙈

[@cirawakalong]

@@DataPotato are you aware of this super duper very epic website called ultrabox

[@M4NNY_1S_C00L]

real!!!

[@VAVS7414]

fancy seeing you here

[@cirawakalong]

@ hi vavs

[@imacat643]

thanks for showing the chrome music lab! it manages to show very good concepts in a way even a todler could understand 10/10 video :)

[@DataPotato]

Thanks for your kind words, however my goal is to improve after every video I make so if this video was really 10/10 then the world is liable to explode next week when I upload my next video. Welp, nothing we can do about it now lol. 🪃💥

[@GenericGGG]

Instructions unclear: I have used BeepBox for 2 years straight and I can't go back.

[@brotundwasser]

Same bro

[@AmbroseFluff]

Literally same but 4 years for me

[@Gerbert67]

Same but with Lmms :c

[@FunnyDummyMSM]

Same dude

[@EggEgg-]

Just started

[@FPBRM23]

BEEPBOX MENTIONED 🗣️🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@M4NNY_1S_C00L]

REAL!!!!!!!

[@DataPotato]

Right does this mean i'm spitting fire or what

[@Blokevd]

its soo cool when i know something befor the youtuber talks about it

[@FPBRM23]

@@DataPotato yeah kinda

[@DataPotato]

Have I really made youtubr status? Wow.@@Blokevd

[@DataPotato]

Fourth time watching and I even made the video! Nice job, DataPotato!

[@DataPotato]

Thanks man, appreciate the kind words 😎

[@SeamusMusicMaker]

Wow

[@redfox8898]

I remember doing this in my group chats... Good times...

[@GlibiettopGringoNorman]

huh

[@TopatTom]

Youre like me…i like your content

[@superbigboy-lb5kp]

why san fracisco 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

[@DataPotato]

super big boy, i could ask you the same question

[@uncommonusername]

Why not?

[@azf68]

cause is the land of the ✨ Rainbow people ✨

[@Sw1vet]

because yes

[@Fire_Axus]

stop getting so emotional

[@RandooART]

My man put in a fake sponsor... 10/10 You are already preparing for getting sponsored!

[@DataPotato]

What do you mean fake? Please don't disrespect stupid straw; they're always watching... edit: thnaks fro cmomnet

[@FF9F00]

5:38

[@superboy9383]

um hey just want to say I tried the promo code and it didn't work, think you can fix?@@DataPotato

[@mattiscool11118]

Marking this as a sponsor in sponsor block rn

[@Bacony_Cakes]

@@mattiscool11118 liar

[@SheepUndefined]

A helpful bit of music theory that I kinda use a lot as a wannabe musician is like. Certain notes feel like they "want" to move into another note. This depends on the scale and it's super complex, but you can feel your way through this. If a note "feels" like it finishes the melody or just kind of like, rings out sorta, you can tease the listener by building up to that, and not playing a resolving note until a bit later. Going too long without resolving kinda feels like, crummy, but you can toy around with it a bit. It's kind of like getting a drink of water after you keep dropping the glass and have to go to the store and buy a new glass each time. Way better than if you had just drank it at the first possible chance! ...lot more glass in your feet, though.

[@DataPotato]

Thank u sheep undefined, hold up no i'm pretty sure that all sheeps are by definition defined, so maybe you don't actually exist...

[@SheepUndefined]

@@DataPotato That is true, but perhaps I am a being where, a sheep is the closest, yet not entirely accurate word that could define me? Who knooows?

[@DataPotato]

@@SheepUndefined That's a good point! Your name could be more clearly structured to show that, but I do love a mystery! Maybe you are an undefined type of sheep, or you used to be a sheep... Who knoooows...

[@SheepUndefined]

@@DataPotato Or perhaps a sheep that doesn't baah? Perhaps that would be different enough to not be a fully defined sheep.

[@vaguelyfamiliar_]

@@SheepUndefined Or maybe a sheep whose light is not yet to reach eyes that can perceive and therefore define it. Who knows…

[@clivehandforth3531]

thank you datapotato this is exactly silly enough for me to understand

[@DataPotato]

No problem Clive, I love making videos :)

[@DrizzyB]

LMMS, Jummbox, Ultrabox, etc. are all goated free DAWs that I recommend.

[@DataPotato]

but WHICH ONE :((((

[@potatojuiceultra]

Currently Ultrabox is the “best” mod of beepbox, it’s essentially a combination of all other mods and has sample support.

[@Nebvla]

1:25 if u have any music knowledge then definitely use lmms (i usually use it, its unstable but pretty good for beginners) Best free synth: vital

[@DataPotato]

Pretty sure you mean Lammas and yes Lammas do make pretty good instruments; you just tickle their bellies and it turns out they have a wide range of vocal spectrums which won’t make any sense until you’ve tickled one yourself

[@Nebvla]

@@DataPotato 👀 I'll try it

[@albo3music]

LMMS is so freakin limited dude, i cant stand it lol. Imo the best free DAW is reaper, they have an unlimited free trial that lets you have full functionality forever. (dont listen to the warnings in the app, they dont mean anything lol)

[@Nebvla]

@@albo3music true lol, lmms only supports vst2 and crashes a lot with a somewhat clunky design, altho I do still like it as it is easy to understand and doesn't too many annoying "shortcuts" (idk) that make things worse But maybe I'm biased cos I use it I have been using reaper recently definitely feels wrong using it tho

[@thekingscrown8931]

@@albo3music sounds like the winrar of the music world

[@javamatrix784]

Instructions unclear, made mashed potatoes (they pretty good tho)

[@DataPotato]

Comment unclear, ate mashed potatoes (pretty is def understatement)

[@inky3575]

Yeah, I learned that I wasn't at FL studio level the hard way(no money wasted thankfully, I went the yar-har route.), I just opened it up, saw some tutorials, thought "okay this seems fine, imma cover something" and almost immediately got overwhelmed by the sheer amount of things I could do and also not exactly understanding where everything was yet. Anyway, beepbox looks cool. Might give it a shot. If that doesn't work, then back to warioware DIY it is!

[@urassari]

3:16 SCRIBBLENAUTS TYPE BEAT ❗❗❗❗❗❗🗣🗣🗣🗣🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@BlockiestBob]

LMFAO

[@classicgamesstuff]

Awesome video!

[@DataPotato]

😯

[@DataPotato]

lol, you're the person who uploaded a gameplay video for the potato thing XD! Thanks so much for your support and kind words in all your comments!

[@Arufi000]

4:43 ..Or try save the music lab song you made as a midi file and import it into beepbox (yes it has midi importer). And then edit it anything in beepbox all you want (Btw i do beepbox since like 1 year ago)

[@AltiumYT]

Nice tutorial! I might've heard of Beepbox before... but still some good advice! Just so you know though, changing the "Scale" on the right allows the full range of notes to be used. Also, under "Edit" > "Channel Settings" you can add more or less melody/drum channels if you ever need to. Good stuff 👌👌👌

[@heroyearsley-prior4951]

you can also select "allow adding notes not in scale" in preferences

[@zagle1772]

tip: you can use q or edit --> channel settings to change the number of channels

[@DataPotato]

Tip confirmed💥

[@FlipinSneck]

No clue if anyone will see this but online sequencer is probably the best you can get

[@DataPotato]

I see it, and personally I think if it were the BEST best it would have a food in its name. Though thanks for your suggestion! I will try it out :)

[@TYoshisaurMunchakoopas]

TRUE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@GuanlongX]

I used to use online sequencer so much Though I've recently switched to a program called Domino cause i make piano covers of video music and needed a larger range of notes (and also bpm and note volume customization)

[@Tutyshow_0199]

Hey, thank you so much, you introduced me to Beepbox, and without this video, i wouldn't be able to make "good music"

[@agente00poio]

3:52 Todo comienza cuando no hay nada que hacer…

[@lol_09.]

Cuando lo único que tienes es un público que entretener

[@ace_drar]

cuando haces algo random

[@nir5846]

that song you made is such a banger goddamn

[@spagheleton]

this is an incredibly helpful video! thank you sommuch :) i did not realize 6 minutes could be so informative

[@thesleepiithingqwq9371]

Beepbox is great, but there are lots of improved fan versions! My favourite is Ultraabox

[@DataPotato]

Is ultraabox better than jummbox?

[@TheRealMirageVisionIndustries]

i say when youre done messing around with beepbox, go straight to ultrabox if you want a more tweaked and better experience, it even lets you use samples i'd say you could make an actual music career using just ultrabox (although learning fl and ableton would be benefitial in the long run) also if anybody is reading this, i have 2 tips to help get juuuusstt a little better and understand music composition 1. study other people's songs and see what parts call out your attention the most 2. just remake/remix songs. there's a bunch of midis out there of songs from your favorite video games whether it be pokemon or quake 2. try remaking/remixing them and see how it goes!

[@DataPotato]

@@TheRealMirageVisionIndustriesmm yes very good… I have started using ultrabox, I find that one of the main drawbacks is how you can’t really implement and mess around with vocals and stuff as easily…

[@mirrortarget5729]

Personally, I use Famistudio because I'm going for a chiptune sound, but I'll make sure to check out beep box. Maybe being able to see all of my instruments at once will help. This is a fun and informative video, good job!

[@eek4382]

As a college student studying music theory, this is actually really informative!! I don’t know about beepbox, but the main limitations in chrome music lab are the lack of instrument variety and that it traps you on your scale. If you want to make something that sounds a little less classical, experimenting outside of the scale is sometimes helpful, because it sounds much more dissonant than even the most dissonant intervals you can get inside of a major or minor scale. But chrome music lab, in my opinion, is the best way to get into music production because of how simple it is for people to pick up and then quickly learn how to make things sound good!

[@DataPotato]

Well I made this video a month.5 ago so I probably won't respond to any comments that aren't questions. Wait, what is this then??? Ok, ok, while I'm here, I just wanna say thanks for saying my video was informative and for giving all those suggesitons! Yeah I agree that experimenting outside of the scale is helpful! And while dissonant stuff can be tricky to get right, it can sound really good! Good luck with your musical carrreeeerrrr and best of luck with your musical carrrreeeerrrr! Wait that's very redundant WAI-- and thabks for commenting ;0

[@thatguynamedgeorge9218]

What do you mean Chrome Music Lab traps you on a scale? I'm pretty sure there is an option in the settings that allows you to include all notes (with their sharps and flats) between octaves, as well as an option to change the key it's in. You can also use the Inspect tool to hack it to give you more octaves pretty easily.

[@eek4382]

@@thatguynamedgeorge9218 I could be wrong, I never used it very much but as far as I was aware, you could only select Major/Minor scales and then use notes inside of them

[@thatguynamedgeorge9218]

@@eek4382 Well, there is a third option for Chromatic scale, in case you want the full range of notes. Chrome Music Lab's song maker is only really limited in: 1. The amount of measures you can use/length of the song _(can be expanded through Inspect tool, but is risky since you can't save it as a link and could lose all your progress if the tab is closed out)_ 2. The samples _(both notes and percussion)_ 3. Amount of tracks _(can only have one)_ -4. The range- _(Not actually a limitation, can be easily expanded through the Inspect tool under half a minute.)_ For a good example of how far Song Maker can be pushed, check out the video where someone recreated every Undertale track relatively well with it. Here's the video ID: GHsWKYDlt48

[@JackRook]

My method is just thinking up a melody and seeing if it would go banger in an already existing song you like. Then add that remix to your game.

[@DataPotato]

yes yes, me patiently waiting for episode 5

[@ladyjira2867]

oh my NOVA thank you SO MUCH for this I have been struggling with getting my music to sound like actual music and not just singular melodies and this actually helped a surprising amount.

[@DataPotato]

Wow! I’m glad I could help you! Oh my supernova, I was scared my tutorial wouldnt help anyone! But look at it now… out in the world… still getting comments many months after it’s upload… ee

[@Isaocat]

Great tutorial for beginners! Thanks for making this

[@DataPotato]

Thanks! It sure taught me a lot!

[@RedMoon814]

As a complete noob on game dev you made me aware of chrome music lab and typetone (those helped me make a 40sec silly tune). Thank you for the vaguely informative content :)

[@nose_rice]

Watching someone finally mention beepbox feels like eating a gourmet meal after eating only corn flakes for 5 years straight 😭 i've been using jummbox for like, 2 years and it's really great

[@DataPotato]

I love your food metaphors, I think I understand them, I hope I can offer more gourmet meals in the future :)

[@SGM1066Official]

i use bandlab, chrome music lab, and beepbox, and i started using jummbox a while ago and i f*cking love that custom chip

[@YuTopian]

Great video! Another tip I'd like to add, is that you can export your chrome lab melody as a midi and then import it into LMMS (basically FL studio but free and worse). LMMS will automatically create two soundfont tracks (one for the melody and one for the beat), which you can double click on and then select a soundfont to play. There is another video on youtube that lists most of the sound fonts used in undetale, so if you wanna make music that sounds like that for absoultely free, here you go lol

[@DataPotato]

@@YuTopian isn’t midi just spectacular

[@GlibiettopGringoNorman]

i already knew about beepbox.. BUT, i am so f[]king glad to see someone else aknowledge its existence, thank you.

[@anicattt3024]

This video helped me immensely. Ive always wanted to make music, but the only software I could ever find was CML. (And obviously I dont have 200$ for FL.) But now I can just jam in Beepbox! Thank you!

[@DataPotato]

Yeah! And if you're looking for more tools in beepbox there are mods like ultrabox! Also lmms is a cool tool too, it resembles garage band a bit more than beepbox. Anyway, I'm glad I could help a bit, I wish you the best of luck in your music-making career!!!

[@anicattt3024]

@@DataPotato Thank you!!

[@Cameo221]

Chrome music lab is the closest music editor that I've seen to whats in WarioWare DIY, thats relatable. Beep box seems pretty friendly, and handles strained notes.

[@Rydrake6]

Adding on to the beepbox thing, you can add more channels. This goes for notes or melodies. You can also go into the preferences and turn on a bunch of different settings that give you things like octave scrolling, piano keys that let you see what note you're playing in like you have in the video, and channel muting. There's also different mods of beepbox like Ultrabox, Pandorasbox, and Jummbox that have more features like the ability to add a mod channel as well as a wider variety of instrumentals.

[@NynnaOnYT9]

1:43 bro sounded like pico

[@requazar]

Right???

[@aVeryMintyFellow]

im so happy beepbox was mentioned you can also use the mod of it called abyssbox

[@TheOopharianMan]

i've been using beepbox since my first year of middle school (about five years ago now) and i can confidently say that you've summarized the process of creating songs 90% of the time: click around on your melody instrument until it sounds decent haha but in all seriousness though, great video!! even though i've been making music for nearly half a decade it's only really a hobby, so videos like these really helps me get my mind in the right place for the next time i want to create a new track :>

[@DataPotato]

Lol and thabks I know that’s a short reply for such a well thought out comment, but uh… 😮

[@2P9PR]

I laughed more at this video than I have in a while. Really underrated stuff! The replies to the comments were also hilarious

[@DataPotato]

Thank you very much! I strive to tickle the fancies of all my viewers, even the ones that don’t really want to make music, so that’s why I include the jokes. I’m glad to hear that my expertise in gelotology resulted in the engagement of your funny bone

[@beblob1209]

when i heard san francisco, i thought of ONE

[@DataPotato]

I thought of TWO

[@beblob1209]

@@DataPotato man thats crazy

[@ThatNerdAlbert]

literally no way bro i JUST clicked off of an hfjone animation to this video, what are the odds

[@beblob1209]

@@ThatNerdAlbert lol thats crazy

[@cloudy-days8]

it’s funny because I don’t think he knows what that is

[@YIPPIE_thesilliest]

2:04 "instead...were gonna start with the BEET!" had me 😭😭😭

[@zippah]

Wow, what an informative video! I will print it out and put it on my wall for safe keeping

[@DataPotato]

Print out each individual frame along with the audio waveforms and then you can watch it by spinning around really fast

[@lootria]

beepbox tip: dragging a note to the left (at the left edge) thats on the beginning of a pattern will give it an arrow indicating that it will act like a continued note from previous pattern, if the last note of said previous pattern is ofc the same note

[@DataPotato]

So that’s what that does…

[@fiftybakedpotatoes]

0:05 wait a minute why are you studying me

[@MaceJones-nf2cs]

/r/beetlejuicing

[@zopiumwastaken]

​@@MaceJones-nf2cs r/ihavereddit

[@cloudy-days8]

You should make a part two of this on its one year anniversary to show your growth!

[@DataPotato]

oh boy, that's a good albeit daunting idea!

[@DataPotato]

by the way, brain trust is the best audio library song. Glad you put it in a playlist!

[@Evilgrapez]

You should really consider putting the links to the websites you talk about in the description.

[@DataPotato]

Evil Grapes, I have considered and I have concluded that though taking advice from evil grapes is dangerous, putting links for chrome music lab and beepbox in the description might benefit other silly grapes who don’t know how to search things up on the internet. Cheers, mr. grape, have a grape day.

[@CrimsonKeysYT]

XD

[@Nobody.thatyouknow]

"Don't you dare turn on captions" Sorry, they're on automatically. :

[@PuffyChickenLegs]

Funtorial? I love funtorials! 😱

[@DataPotato]

Gnarly!!! Quick question Did you click the video because it was called a funtorial or do you think that makes people want to watch the video less?

[@PuffyChickenLegs]

@@DataPotatoMostly because it was called funtorial. I was intrigued by the fun part. 🙂

[@ThatBuckskin-Frank]

​@@DataPotatoI too clicked because funtorial is fun

[@DataPotato]

Wow cool! I was afraid it might confuse people, but now I'm really happy :)@@ThatBuckskin-Frank

[@BenAnimationsOfficial]

As a (Probably) professional Beepbox user, I approve of this video Also here are some stuff you can do to improve your songs: Insert channel - Allows you to put more instruments in your songs Insert bar - Allows you to make your song longer Scale: Expert - Unlocks all notes

[@DataPotato]

Hello person! I listened to your days c song and it's pretty cool! I left some feedback there, but also I wanna say thanks for your comment! You could probably help lots of people!

[@4ndrito]

very underrated channel

[@DataPotato]

Brings a tear to my eye. 🥲 Both eyes actually 😂

[@GarrettProductionsGames]

I love beepbox. It's really convenient and is a really underrated tool.

[@DataPotato]

Yoooooooooooooooooooooooooo Garrett what a coincidence I saw your penguin video! Thanks for the comment :)

[@GarrettProductionsGames]

@@DataPotato anytime dude

[@BradleyEckert-r8f]

0:56 I LOVE THAT MOVIE

[@sjlpuff1057]

thank you this is a good video as someone who has been making music in beepbox for 5 years and i still suck at it ^_^

[@BroccoliDoctor]

2:44 Minecraft Villagers when I pull out a inconspicuously large green rock

[@DataPotato]

Offering to trade until they realize you want to hoard it for yourself…. Then things get messy

[@BroccoliDoctor]

@@DataPotato datapotatoxstupidstraw3239015982772#stupidstrawstupidstraw

[@martinjoster3282]

"Like, c'mon, the only note I know is C#, and now you're telling me that's a programming language" He just like me fr

[@DataPotato]

yee-peppers!

[@phoenixdonner8553]

Gotta love good old BeepBox!❤

[@DataPotato]

Gotta gotta gotta and i sure do cuz ya gotta!

[@anightwingcloakedinshadow5448]

Thanks for the awesome tutorial!

[@DataPotato]

heeeeeey heeeeey heeeeey no problemo, bob!

[@binchicken7935]

the tip 5 "GET SOME HELP" got me bahahha

[@DataPotato]

lol! Hey, I noticed your name, and i don't wanna be that one guy who like ruins fun and stuff, but do you actually eat chicken out of the bin? Or maybe it's just chicken in a generic bin?

[@felfar197]

aaaa thank you so much!!! now I know where to start from, this is helpful for real

[@DataPotato]

IKR??!

[@s0ap4]

beepbox mentioned, press r to unlock gmod funny moments

[@DataPotato]

Yessir, good tip, pressing r does randomize the instrument, a very useful feature. Hold up did you say gmod funny moments?

[@s0ap4]

@@DataPotato [hotdog] [hotdog] [hotdog] [h

[@DoomRutabaga]

@@s0ap4 otdog]

[@Star-Mania]

This video unironically helped me in making/learning how to make my own songs, ngl...

[@smiley_enity]

3:43 i remember hearing this song on a game and i forgot the game name and the song:/

[@D-B-W]

unity from the fat rat. i think

[@Red-cl7hg]

The songs called unity by fatrat btw

[@smiley_enity]

yey thx ​@@Red-cl7hg

[@SoulfulNateLive]

Bruh

[@heptacross-main]

As someone who regularly uses beepbox and ultraabox, this video is an amazing tutorial for beginners who want to learn how to make chiptune style music. Amazing work bro, keep it up!

[@FakeProtag_______ARFTSAL]

1:32 this actually sounds awesome though

[@DataPotato]

Yeah! It's strange!

[@FakeProtag_______ARFTSAL]

It sounds like an enemy theme or boss theme ​@@DataPotato

[@KadGd]

You are not part of the control group

[@FakeProtag_______ARFTSAL]

@@KadGd what

[@KadGd]

Idk it sounded like a song (a bit)

[@FriskDreemurr66669]

you are a lifesaver. if it weren't for you, i would never have been able to make the songs i can now.

[@DataPotato]

Awesome! Y’a know, I don’t know how much of what I said was legit useful music teaching, I just wanted to inspire people to make SOMETHING, because the best way to learn is to mess around. :) I’m glad I could be of service.

[@Catttacus]

Casually turned into a Cyberman at 1:46

[@CrapOdemon]

that made me laugh way to much 😭

[@aVeryMintyFellow]

prob pico too lol

[@AcaiMations]

​@@aVeryMintyFellowNow i can't unhear it 😭

[@louisdeschamps4387]

seeing non-musician making music is wholesome ngl i can still learn so much from this video, even as someone who has spent countless hours just studying music theory and practiced producing music

[@MajesticUC]

I accidentally burst out laughing whilst watching this at 2am. My parents are coming.... 😱

[@DataPotato]

Tell them to subscribe

[@Draganix]

@@DataPotato yo bro you have the funniest replies of all time this is so jamazing and silly

[@Quintwuzhere]

Thanks for a great vid, really helpful for complete beginners!

[@roygbiv1122]

As someone who's been writing music for nine years, I'm so glad you added that tip about analysing the music of others to see what you can learn from it. Aside from practicing writing music yourself, analysing others' music is the single best thing you can do to improve. Music theory, in essence, is just the organisation and formalisation of that process through the use of labels for the many different concepts you encounter for better communication and comprehension. Just be careful, because "music theory" is also often weaponised as a White supremacist dogwhistle to uphold centuries-old European music as the pinnacle of musical innovation that all other genres are inferior to, which is utter bullshit. It's good music, don't get me wrong, but so is all that other stuff. The idea is that the compositional practices of this old European music, as labelled and structured in music education systems, have an exclusive claim to the term "music theory" and all other genres are judged on their conformity to these conventions, which is bullshit. True music theory is as diverse as the cultures and genres it describes, and each has its own form of music theory that focuses on its strengths, priorities and traditions. And no one person can know it all. There's no point where someone "knows music theory" because there's always more out there. The best way to cultivate the theory knowledge that best supports your music making is to focus on analysing the music you like to listen to, as that's what leads you to make music you like to listen to. Don't entirely ignore all the other music, though. There's valuable shit to pick up on when you look outside the box.

[@DataPotato]

I.... agree. Thanks for taking the time to write such an insightful comment!

[@DataPotato]

NINE YEARS? do you just search up beginner tutorials on KZbin to help people then? Wow 🤩 kind person alert

[@roygbiv1122]

@@DataPotato Not really - I kinda just stumbled on this one.

[@AlmaTheBoxG]

Wasn’t expecting a cyberman to tell me what the songmaker was called. Had to double check that my video didn’t change XD

[@DataPotato]

😮 I just rewatched the video and had the same experience lol

[@Ecliptic-P]

as a beepbox (ultrabox) user you can genuinely make some AMAZING shit with beepbox with the correct skill and determination

[@DataPotato]

Alright, seems like ultrabox is the definitive best mod of beepbox

[@Ecliptic-P]

@@DataPotato you can import custom samples and stuff and it meshes together other mods its really nice

[@utamari]

Beepbox is actually really good, thank you for showing me this And it takes midi! I can write the sheet music and then convert it into something with good sound fonts! It’s free, and actually good

[@ng65gaming]

To anyone who reads this, I have to say that online sequencer is pretty good for making music without having to pay as well. They’ve got a ton of options.

[@DataPotato]

alright! Yeah that's another good option! hey, i don't tell many people this but.... well you seem special! how do chimps open locked doors? with a mon-key!!

[@alimadco]

Helpful tutorial I've learnt a lot

[@SiddharthaBertelsie]

This was helpful, thank you!

[@Rugiball]

There's some things you forgot to mention about BeepBox: 1) There's mods of it (my personal fave is midbox) 2) There's more customization stuff, like adding or removing beats and tracks and other stuff 3) Sliding notes and dynamics And more!

[@DataPotato]

Mm hmm I did neglect to mention those… What do trees say when they get upset? t-REEEEEEEEEEE!

[@cat_bowl_]

i love so many things about this video and the way you reply to comments!!?????so cool and funny!!!!.......and now i can make silly musoc too.....awesum......

[@ghosthaunted1451]

I think u should also mention beepbox mods like jummbox or paandora’s box etc… Since beepbox let’s u use their source code with no problems, anyone can make their own beepbox mod

[@kapharjr]

Helpful for a professional classical musician too, helps me realize what kind of music people like so I can compose in a style non-musicians can appreciate

[@DeelonnDragonn]

4:23 Fun fact, those are the default tracks, you can actually make a custom amount of both pitch and percussion tracks in any order you want. Just go to song setttings.

[@TRAVELERVAT]

wanted to learn how to make a nice beat for a game I have in mind and as you were talking about conjuring up beats in your head I had one and I JUMPED to open up chrome music labs. now I have a really nice tune for the menu. very easy to follow and comprehend. thank you so much.

[@DataPotato]

Awesome! Y’a know, I don’t know how much of what I said was legit useful music teaching, I just wanted to inspire people to make SOMETHING, because the best way to learn is to mess around. :) I’m glad I could be of service. Yes I copy and pasted this comment to someone else, 😎

[@TRAVELERVAT]

😎

[@The_the_Levi]

bro thank you man you got me into makin music dude i couldt be more thankful

[@DataPotato]

@@The_the_Levi gnarly lol 😝

[@us1ng_]

This was amazing! Thank you!!!

[@glaceRaven]

I had never heard of Chrome Music Lab or Beepbox before. Been needing something simpler than LMMS or Reaper to cut my teeth on to fully grasp music composition, so this was very helpful.

[@Vroo.mp4]

This was more helpful than any other "professional" tutorial. Thank you :D

[@DataPotato]

Mmm well I compiled three slightly useful facts and then surrounded them with jokes, that was my strategy. I’m glad you found my video to be helpful!

[@AcaiMations]

The problem is that i don't know how to place the notes correctly, like, idk how to explain it

[@DataPotato]

@@AcaiMationswelp. Idk how to interpret that. But making music takes a bit of adventurism. Make mistakes! Also, trial and error! If you place a note and it’s not the one you want, get rid of it and place a different note. Also, if you have a keyboard or a piano app you can play around on that to help you discover notes and intervals between notes. Anyway best of luck to you

[@AcaiMations]

@@DataPotato thanks, what i meant is that i don't really know the music notes well, but i'll try!

[@Zomikovv]

I have needed music for my indie game projects, and I must say, this tutorial has really helped me with learning what san francisco looks like from space view

[@DataPotato]

Yeah, that was the goa- wait what? Oh, yeah, that was the goal! I guess…

[@ZephyrliteDraws]

Now this is the kind of instructional videos we need in our lives :D /gen

[@miklhnsn692]

As someone who's used Ultrabox to make most of the (original) OSTs for the funny pm game I'm making I approve this video. Ultrabox is a mod of Beepbox btw if that wasn't known already

[@Sacred_Samurai]

4:43 WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE BACKGROUND MUSIC

[@DataPotato]

This is.... wait for it.... acnh fishing bug blah blah just search it

[@Iotatheprotogen]

6 months after seeing this. I've actually been getting into making music alot, hell, I've actually gotten commissions! I doubt you'll see this comment (nine month old vid at this point) but thank you for getting me interested in music

[@DataPotato]

@@Iotatheprotogen argh I still haven’t rfigured out how to disable comment notifications so yeah I see it lol

[@DataPotato]

@@Iotatheprotogen annnnyway. Thanks ;)

[@stupidratt]

theres also song maker plus, which is basically (( when i say basically i mean literally, and i mean that *literally* )) chrome music lab but with more content.