Making Trench / Riddim Dubstep in Audacity!

[@genesis_tracks]

I feel like I failed the challenge since I didn't have time to make an intro before the drop, but what do you think? Join in on the fun! Give this challenge a go and show me what you gots! STEMS FOR THIS AVAILABLE FOR FREE AT MY WEBSITE: genesisgonzales.studio/product/audacity-dubstep-free-stems/ EXTRA SAMPLE PACK AVAILABLE ON MY PATREON: www.patreon.com/posts/audacity-dubstep-105795288

[@Nirossen]

complextro next

[@genesis_tracks]

@@Nirossen I've never tried complextro before so I'll probably do that challenge on Ableton first. Taking notes!

[@Myexpectationsarerealistic]

Great work

[@Joaco-ft2rk]

i've never expected actual riddim in audacity wth 😭

[@genesis_tracks]

It's so raw and time consuming but it works LMAOO!

[@stereokuuji]

Finally someone actually did it

[@genesis_tracks]

I've been wanting to make this video for so long 😭😭

[@MCWolf14]

This guy has some audacity

[@genesis_tracks]

Hehe! 😤

[@16MEGABYTE]

Next challenge: cook up some riddim only using sounds from your kitchen

[@genesis_tracks]

Ooohh this is a great idea! I've been wanting to do some sort of found-sound challenge for a while and this might be the one. Taking a note!

[@irium_pls]

@@genesis_tracks no way you're actually considering doing this 😂😂that would be so fire

[@DjangoFlaherty]

Wow, I recognise some of the effects from the 2000s. Amazing to see them used like this 15-20 years later.

[@genesis_tracks]

Same here! As old as Audacity is, it's insane how much it holds up to today.

[@artificium_]

honestly distilling it down like this makes everything seem much more deliberate

[@genesis_tracks]

The restraints with this challenge really reduces the need to overprocess and overcomplicate sounds and tests your knowledge on the basis of certain sounds. It's a really good workflow drill honestly!

[@audacity]

Try it in a more modern version of Audacity next time! We've added plenty music features since the version you're using there, including non-destructive trimming, pitch shifting, stretching and effects, and the next version is getting a master effects bus, too! :)

[@genesis_tracks]

Sounds great, will give that a go in the near future. Thanks for watching yeo!

[@SuperVisionYT]

that was impressive

[@genesis_tracks]

Cheers mayn!

[@gadjxt]

bro the way u made that kick🙂🥵🥵, right from the beginning

[@genesis_tracks]

So tedious but it works!

[@typicalglitchers]

You cooked this beat like a chef. Preparing each ingredient with knowledge of how they will add flavor to the finished meal.

[@genesis_tracks]

Thank you yeo! To be fair, this wasn't my first time doing this as I typed out in the video, so I did have prior knowledge, but cheers!

[@ireytemusic]

my condolences

[@genesis_tracks]

I used to do this so often like 2 years ago but man does it take so long

[@defendrr_ru]

Holy baloney making Burial proud bro

[@genesis_tracks]

Ohhh I should try to do that actually! Making future garage like Burial... If I can manage to get a hold of the same software that he used then it's a go! Taking notes

[@defendrr_ru]

@@genesis_tracks I doubt you need the **same** software for that. If I remember correctly, the thing he used, Sound Forge(?) was a proproetary version of the same thing that Audacity is, an audio editor. It's probably has some features which Audacity lacks, but $300+ smackaroos for that, lol, unless you're waving the Jolly Rodger I think Audacity would be more than enough. It would be really cool to see it in whatever way you're planning to approach this, ngl. I doubt anyone else had done that at all. Can't wait, man!!

[@genesis_tracks]

​@@defendrr_ru I saw that there's a free trial for Sound Forge but only the newest version. Future edit: I found a 2005 version for free which might be the version he used at the time, considering the release date of Untrue being 2007. I know I don't *need* to use it, but I like to do these software challenges as authentic as possible so this video might actually be closer than we think!

[@open.close99]

@@genesis_tracksi came to the comments to suggest exactly this

[@genesis_tracks]

@@open.close99 I guess that means I'll put it higher on the priority list!

[@coffeebreakstudios]

Audacity has really come a long ways over the years lmao

[@genesis_tracks]

It really has, it's absolutely insane!

[@darklight871]

Cooking music is perfect studio expensive daws ❌ Cooking music is mindset ✅

[@genesis_tracks]

It's all mindset yeo!

[@darklight871]

@@genesis_tracks yeah 😎

[@vindictiv_wav]

god level shit right here

[@genesis_tracks]

Thank you mayne!

[@medicisounds1384]

This is insane but it does make you see that you can make music with pretty much anything at your disposal.

[@genesis_tracks]

Absolutely! Especially nowadays I've seen people make insane tunes on FL Mobile, browser-based DAWs and GarageBand (where I started). It's all bout your mindset and your workflow

[@cr0nkle]

i didnt realize audacity had so many sound design tools! makes me want to use it for something

[@genesis_tracks]

Aye it does surprisingly enough! I've managed to make reeses in it too. Give that a go!

[@cr0nkle]

@@genesis_tracks ill try it out!

[@atsuda8541]

Idk if u know the producer O-Prime Delta but he genuinely makes everything in audacity and its actually kinda absurd, ive been in vcs w him before and some of the things he does just to do things that are much easier or standard in other daws is crazy

[@genesis_tracks]

I haven't but that's insane! Patience is off the charts

[@clwdytunes]

dawg no fucking way 😭

[@genesis_tracks]

I've been waiting to do this video for 2 years man 😭😭

[@sensori.]

im shaking right now youre too good

[@genesis_tracks]

I swear I'm not but thank you so so much! 🙏🏼

[@mc_mc_music]

This is exactly the tutorial I've needed all these years! Thank you so much!

[@genesis_tracks]

No worries, and thanks for watching yo!

[@Luckyrrul]

Wow impressive 🤯🤯🤯

[@genesis_tracks]

Much luv yeo!

[@5eve6322]

I’m just starting out in music production. Halfway in, and I honestly feel like I’m learning a lot lol great vid

[@genesis_tracks]

That's great to hear, I wish you well on your journey and thanks for watching!

[@Resistance012]

You've earnt yourself a subscription. Sounds sick too, actually really impressed that you managed this with Audacity

[@genesis_tracks]

Thank you so so much yeo!

[@pudoo6661]

next challenge trench riddim in lmms 🗣 let him cooookk 🔥 👨‍🍳

[@genesis_tracks]

I've actually had that on my list for a while now! Thanks for reminding me bout it 🙏🏼

[@TheFunnydude109]

Why is it good!!

[@genesis_tracks]

I dunno but thank you yo!

[@hatsuumomomusic]

damn the effort is so crazy cool

[@genesis_tracks]

It was so tedious!

[@draixdubz7611]

damn , Audacity>life !!!

[@genesis_tracks]

It's only fun if you're prepared to spend so long to progress so little, I defo wouldn't recommend

[@linussvard6553]

Super fun experiment!! Impressed you chose to use an older audacity version without a grid (true Burial stuff right there) 😂

[@genesis_tracks]

Thank you yeo! And yeah it really is fun, defo give it a go. I used that version because I haven't updated it in years oops 😅

[@loverboysora]

you're a madman

[@genesis_tracks]

I swear I'm not but thank you!

[@cirkuzklown8538]

very nice

[@genesis_tracks]

Thank you yeo

[@Azury_music]

SO FIREEE!!!!! 🔥🔥🔥❤️❤️❤️❤️🔥🔥🔥

[@genesis_tracks]

Thank you yeeoo!

[@BornInBuckets]

sick! remake in abelton!

[@genesis_tracks]

Cheers man! I'll transform this into something in Ableton soon then! 🙏🏼

[@MrDudumassa]

Remaking in Ableton Will take away the sauce for sure.

[@Lafret17]

another banger, mate. becoming my favorite producer on youtube 🔥

[@Lafret17]

would love to see you remake this on ableton too

[@genesis_tracks]

Thank you so much man! Means a lot to me that you consider me as that. I'll put the ableton remake higher on the priority list!

[@deathsyrup]

“I don’t have the new version” 😂😂😂 this alone is crazy the beat grid is a godsend

[@genesis_tracks]

Aye I think that's the 2019 version which was the last time I updated it But thank you so much yeo!

[@execna]

this is sick

[@genesis_tracks]

Cheers yeo!

[@CinemaDubz]

What a great way to sound design 😅

[@genesis_tracks]

Honestly gotta be in zen mode if you wanna do an entire sound design session with it

[@FPSzky]

that do be fire

[@genesis_tracks]

It do be kinda warm doe

[@wheeler2137]

cool

[@genesis_tracks]

beans!

[@morph-the-cat]

you should do more audacity tracks, very fun to watch

[@genesis_tracks]

If I had no time constraint then I'd consider giving this another go, and perhaps with different genres! Taking notes

[@morph-the-cat]

@@genesis_tracks I was gutted when you changed it from 2 hours. I figured you did that cos it was late at night haha

[@genesis_tracks]

@@morph-the-cat Aye it was 2am and I had to wake up early the next day so I had to cut it short unfortunately

[@samuraiowlmusic]

this is INCREDIBLE i don't understand how you do this HAHA very inspiring tho

[@genesis_tracks]

Much luv yeo! I'm glad this video got you inspired, that's what I was tryna get at! I've been doing this challenge whenever I get really bored for the past few years, so I definitely had somewhat of a headstart on it. Nevertheless I still recommend giving this challenge a go cause it trains your creativity, patience and decision making in your process! Stay creative yeeooooo

[@plodaerte]

​@@genesis_tracks based

[@kiwisan32]

perfect! need the same in reaper!! 😃😇

[@genesis_tracks]

I've never tried Reaper before so I'll give it a go sometime soon!

[@Kronical_Lpd]

Woah no way this is wild Love this one

[@genesis_tracks]

Cheers man!

[@s77uki]

make riddim in composers desktop project next🔥

[@genesis_tracks]

Never heard of it before - I'll do some research in it first and see if I can get into it soon!

[@s77uki]

@@genesis_tracks go kiss your friends and family a goodbye because you won't leave your computer in a reaaaaalllyy long one

[@genesis_tracks]

@@s77uki After watching Benn Jordan's recent video on Aphex Twin softwares, I see where you're getting the idea and that quote from. Gimme a few weeks to open up to it and I'll try to make a video on my experience!

[@Myexpectationsarerealistic]

Just had a guy telling me it couldn’t be done like a week ago 😂❤

[@genesis_tracks]

Show this video to em LMAOOO

[@Myexpectationsarerealistic]

@@genesis_tracks I was doing similar, and this is close to how Burial used to make his tracks from what I understand.

[@Myexpectationsarerealistic]

@@genesis_tracks I will share this, because I want to see Doormouse make a video of him trying it.

[@Shane-zo4mg]

This is sick! Not sure what classifies this as trench though. Trench isn't wonky

[@genesis_tracks]

Thank you yeo! I personally think trench can be wonky and doesn't have to be boxed into a quantized sound. To me, quantization is more a style thing as one of the main points of trench are [synth] rhythms and flows overall. At the end of the day, genre definition lines are getting blurrier and blurrier by the hour so I can't say much really

[@korlmusic]

Yooooo whattt that’s mad

[@genesis_tracks]

Yeeeooo cheers!

[@MrDudumassa]

Thank you youtube 🙏🏻

[@genesis_tracks]

Thank you for watching!

[@SlyceCaik]

actually insane now collab with o-prime delta :3

[@genesis_tracks]

I am not worthy, but that'd be absolutely insane!

[@2latetunez]

Absolute mad man

[@genesis_tracks]

I swear I'm sane yo!

[@shakesum_mo]

this was a fire vid as always Gen

[@genesis_tracks]

Thank you so much yeo!

[@noway_music]

Very impressive 🔥

[@genesis_tracks]

Thank you very much!

[@thewiddler1746]

Loll that’s awesome

[@genesis_tracks]

Thank you yeo!

[@gekinatracksuit9710]

fellow audacity user

[@genesis_tracks]

Every once in a blue moon

[@lebfii]

bro had the audacity to do this

[@genesis_tracks]

Aye and I wouldn't recommend at all

[@KonJonnorMusic]

I will never complain about Ableton again lol gg

[@genesis_tracks]

I may be biased but Ableton is great! It's more so about finding your workflow and being creative with what you already have. I started off making beats on GarageBand in 2014 and only moved to Ableton 3 years later, way after I already became decent. 🙌🏼

[@KonJonnorMusic]

@@genesis_tracks For sure! 10 years into Ableton myself and love it. Good video dude 👍

[@zelostial]

😭making better dubstep in audacity than i can with FL

[@genesis_tracks]

I severely doubt it, you can do it yeo!

[@AyyyGabagool]

Apex twin would be proud

[@genesis_tracks]

I hope so, thank you yeo!

[@sodaslurp]

remake in ableton pls!!🔥🔥🔥❤️❤️❤️

[@genesis_tracks]

Will do in another video! Taking notes

[@vilmfilm]

YOUR BACK

[@genesis_tracks]

YES FINALLYYY! I'm fully done with university now so hopefully I should be gradually getting back in the groove.

[@0x14c]

3 minutes in and this got me thinking, this is tedious af

[@genesis_tracks]

Aye honestly, it took 1 hour just to get a simple 8 bar drop

[@sonicpacker]

Insane challenge to attempt and awesome video as well! Consider me a subscriber

[@genesis_tracks]

Thank you so much for watching and subscribing! Much luv!

[@justdakotamusic]

I'm genuinely curious how long it took for you to work in Audacity to get to this. Also, I'm trying to look but I'm not noticing any effects chain or anything resembling a mixer. Am I missing it or do you genuinely have to remember the order of effects you're using?

[@genesis_tracks]

I've been using Audacity for about a decade on and off, occasionally fooling around with the signal generation and effects, but that does not equate to how long it would take for you to get to this. And yes there's no effects chain or mixer because Audacity is designed to be an Audio Editor, not a Digital Audio Workstation (music based). Audacity is at it's best when you're recording audio, fixing audio, doing minor adjustments, adding minor effects and other small things like that. Cause of this, you may have to remember the order of effects. However, you can set up macros triggered by a key on your keyboard which'll process an effect or a series of effects. I personally have M to apply my late-stage "mastering". I have a video about that here (timestamped): kzbin.info/www/bejne/rHnOl5KagMd9hbMsi=ZFo_L0HtyFnpNrha&t=366 Hope this helps yeo!

[@ditchgames]

better than reaper.

[@genesis_tracks]

Reaper seems cool too, I'd love to give it a go! But honestly it's all preference - whichever one has the better workflow for you is the best software!

[@MCWolf14]

You never said you can't use VST's though 😅. I just tried this challenge and made something pretty cool.

[@genesis_tracks]

That's true, I forgot to mention that! It's insane how you can use your own VSTs in it. But then if that's the case with this challenge, in my opinion, it'd be the same as only using basic waveform oscillators on whichever DAW you use.

[@MCWolf14]

​​​​True but tbh your basses still sounds better than mine even though I used infiltrator and other vsts. But this is a fun challenge and I thought the odd sound design workflow in audacity actually helped me make cooler or more unique basses. @@genesis_tracks

[@smuggzmug7595]

Geometry dash next

[@genesis_tracks]

I don't even know if it's possible, let alone I've never played Geometry Dash to begin with If I somehow find a way, I might give it a go...

[@ivanrehetskyi4830]

Disciple records when?

[@genesis_tracks]

I've been on there once with YOKED, may take a while for me to get back on there by myself though

[@Miakoto]

One question, would you definitely do more projects in that daw?, good id:]

[@genesis_tracks]

I use Audacity at the end of my mastering process but I do want to do more sound design n stuff in it more often, even though it wasn't designed for that at all!

[@Miakoto]

@@genesis_tracks thx mate!!

[@majhel]

using audacity is truly just a time waste on things that are so small that should be 1 click, but in audacity are 10x longer to do

[@genesis_tracks]

Audacity is only meant for audio editing, not for DAW capabilities but it's so fun misusing it for that

[@thecaptain0003]

DAWs in 3024:

[@genesis_tracks]

If DAWs cycle back to workflows like this then it's game over 😭😭

[@acidrain7]

how the fuck gen

[@genesis_tracks]

For the past few years, when I got really bored, I'd do this exact same challenge and it's always so fun trying to figure out sound design techniques on it and hearing the outcome, albeit in a very difficult and slow speed... Honestly it's super fun and I'd recommend trying it out without a time restraint for a creativity workout!

[@_pokies]

Yo

[@genesis_tracks]

Yo!

[@Cult_Raid]

BRO WHAT THE FUCK HAHAHA UR CRAZY

[@genesis_tracks]

I swear I'm not but thank you very much yo!

[@Cult_Raid]

@@genesis_tracks nah this is insane bro fr and of course homie🫶🏼

[@irium_pls]

how are you so good with audacity? don't tell me you've tried this before lol

[@genesis_tracks]

As mentioned at 0:38, I definitely have! I used to do this challenge a lot during lockdown when I was bored and even though it takes so long, it's so fun every time.

[@secretsunofficial]

why the hell would you make ANYTHING in audacity

[@genesis_tracks]

For the fun of it! I love experimenting with things, using them in a way that's not intended n trying to get a feasible result

[@NyaniKore]

nah bruh wtf is this 💀💀💀

[@genesis_tracks]

It's gud fun!