My first R&B beat of 2022 - It's cold! R&B production tutorial from Start to Finish (Full Track)

[@stefanguy]

Who do you hear on this? Also if I made sample packs out of these videos, would you buy them? Or should I lease the beats instead?

[@annanlord3463]

Leasing them won’t be a a bad idea

[@gus41]

def a pack bro

[@5분국어]

both of them bruuuhhh

[@StrydaUKP]

Defo lease. I got someone who wants this beat already lol

[@dionanthonymusic9279]

Make packs. I would buy them for the samples and go crazy.

[@foolishg]

I swear the hommie never disappoints, shout out for another beautiful production!!!

[@stefanguy]

Yo appreciate it bro!!

[@romarbren]

You seem to know every chord progression that draws me to R&B.. wow, silky smooth my guy!

[@stefanguy]

😄 thank you bro!!

[@historyonthego]

Well done Son, love seeing you progress. All the best for 2022. Love Dad

[@stefanguy]

Thank you pops!! 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾

[@piooyuy34]

Keep ‘em coming Stefan

[@mooremusicmakin]

Some more R&B centric music theory would be great! Dope track btw.

[@stefanguy]

Thanks man i’ll take that on board and thank you!

[@sbwofficial]

Been following your page for a little while now. All your beats slap. Can’t wait to hear what you create next👍🏾

[@stefanguy]

Yo Stephen, appreciate the support and kind words brother! Next vid should be dropping next Monday!

[@StrydaUKP]

This is the best thing i have heard in years. best thing to early 2000's. This isn't cold its freezing

[@stefanguy]

Hahaha yo appreciate the love man 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾

[@e9044]

Smooth and sweet 🎶 🔥🔥

[@stefanguy]

Thank you!

[@freshboy2229]

Bro you too fire ! That’s crazy 🤯

[@stefanguy]

Thank you bro!!

[@FirstSonsMotif]

I really love that keyboard!

[@ejaybeatz3609]

That keyboard is heaven sent 💯

[@stefanguy]

Straight down

[@kyeonwashere]

Bro another dope beat!!! Keep putting out this type of content. I like this type of tutorial specifically because it gives us insight into how to actually construct AND arrange an R&B beat which is something I’ve been trying to figure out since last year! Being a visual learner it’s nice to actually see what’s being done. You are a blessing man. Keep up the good work and I’ll be looking forward to the release of your course.

[@stefanguy]

Hey brother, love this man. So glad to hear that you're finding this level of value in my content man. Comments like this keep me motivated to keep putting the content out. And also to hurry up and finish this course haha. Appreciate you bro!

[@user-mb8rf7qk5q]

Super simple R&B chords 🙏🏽

[@secondchancestudio2303]

Nasty wid it bro 🔥🔥🔥

[@stefanguy]

Appreciate it bro!!!

[@SidMercutio]

Stating the fact about you almost going into "over -production" was a light bulb while watching this....... .....loving your videos. Very eloquently spoken and explained. Thank You.... p.s. I need Satin Looks now *macho tears*

[@knighthawk76]

I need more of these. I learn a lot from watching you create. Would love to collaborate some time

[@TFOSheMadeTheBeat]

You're absolutely incredible!!!! Always inspiring and always creating magic!!!!

[@sheralikenjaev6771]

the design of this musical instrument is so beautifully crafted

[@stefanguy]

It's a beauty indeed!

[@matthew-jb6mx]

Already liked before watching, you’re a natural

[@stefanguy]

Much love bro!!!

[@CTur22]

great job! wondeful explanation, and great speed througout the video. Never a dull moment!

[@stefanguy]

Yo thank you Chris!!

[@Rio-uv1gs]

That keyboard is beautiful and sounds great

[@stefanguy]

🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾 it’s a dream to play!

[@cdmv7553]

broooooo this is slick cant lie

[@stefanguy]

Thanks you bro!!!

[@SixteenVoice]

More of the same. No one is quite going what you are. NI can support you enough. Didn't give a flip about their stuff until I started watching your videos 💯. One think that might be good to see more of is effects and other mixing/ mastering skills that go well with these sounds. Thanks man!

[@stefanguy]

Yo Marquis, appreciate this comment man. And I definitely hear you about showing the effects/mixing more! I'll definitely take that on board!

[@nemie23_]

hey stefan! great videos as always, keep up the incredible work you are truly an inspiration to me!

[@stefanguy]

Thank you Andres!!

[@nemie23_]

@@stefanguy Just got your Chord progresion pack and its amazing! Big props

[@EmpathiShift]

Great way to bring in the new year! Cold for Real!

[@stefanguy]

Thanks Doc! Happy new year!

[@vantemiles9255]

I can’t wait for the course

[@stefanguy]

🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾

[@vantemiles9255]

The goat 🐐

[@stefanguy]

Much love!!!

[@julubeats]

thank you for continuing the Rnb series Stefan, inspires me alot.

[@stefanguy]

Thanks for the continued support!!

[@prodbymbrewer8002]

So good bro. I really need more rnb sounds 😭

[@kitheartist]

I'm in love with this beat! Thank you for another great video!

[@stefanguy]

Thank you Ki!!

[@kitheartist]

@@stefanguy you're welcome!

[@annanlord3463]

I’m in love with this cookup

[@stefanguy]

Glad you dig it bro! 🙌🏾

[@dafingaz]

Man. Every time I see that keyboard though. Let's go!

[@stefanguy]

Haha let's go!!

[@DJKlemStudios]

Found your channel a couple of days ago...AMAZING STUFF!!!!

[@stefanguy]

Hey man, thank you!! Welcome to the channel!

[@SeanSamuels]

That keyboard 😍

[@Des_Armoni]

Man this is legit 🔥

[@jefferythomas2333]

Great vibe as always. Thanks for keeping them coming

[@stefanguy]

Thank you bro! Back at it again next week!

[@djsilent01]

I swear one day I’m gonna get chords like this. I don’t know why it’s such a struggle for me. I have everything else. SMH. Another great inspiration.

[@stefanguy]

Yo! Firstly thank you! What are you doing to learn?

[@djsilent01]

@@stefanguy I think my biggest issue is going off of old knowledge. I’m an older guy. So I can get settled and overthink in my thoughts at the same time. I will say this. Watching this video for about 3 hours now, I’ve realized I have tools. I think I’m just using them wrong, for me and my skill level. And another thing is filling in gaps of things that I don’t know is also challenging. Cause at times I don’t know where to start.

[@missfish11]

Amazing tutorial ❤️❤️❤️

[@stefanguy]

Thanks Michelle!

[@togzinnhla6747]

Damn this is fire brother 😧💯

[@djbutcher100]

Aye i have been following & learning new stuff from you & all i can say is you a Baaaaad Man 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥i appreciate you boss🎹

[@stefanguy]

Haha thank you brother! Glad you’re enjoying and learning from the content man!!

[@delight8888]

Happy New Year Bro!!!… Fire tracks

[@Aphonicbeatz]

Just another Gem 🥶🥶🥶

[@stefanguy]

🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾

[@EngeniusBeatz]

Bruh this awesome as usual straight 🔥🔥🔥 I definitely have to create around Acapella more often great teaching!

[@stefanguy]

Thank you brother!! And yeah man, it’s a great help and adds to the fun!

[@renanvicente10]

More of this kind of video :)

[@JEtienneMusic]

Happy New Year Bro! Appreciate the in depth yet easy to follow break downs and tutorials on structuring R&B beats. And been with Melodics a few years now thanks to you and my production has improved greatly because of it!

[@stefanguy]

Happy New Year Bro! Appreciate you riding with me all this time man, your support it hugely appreciated!

[@Bashanvibe]

Nice vibe

[@wurlbfree1981]

Brother this beat is truly beautiful!

[@Ayo.Ajisafe]

The White Komplete looks epic.

[@stefanguy]

No doubt 🙌🏾

[@roggiepogi211]

Don't be afraid of over-production. Be yourself at all times.

[@Zuss244]

I hope we get more videos from you this year 👊

[@datguycurtis371]

Boom Stef 💥

[@stefanguy]

Thanks Uncle!!

[@J-man1111]

Bro you really pushin 🅿️ this year sheesh 🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@stefanguy]

Appreciate you bro. Next video beat coming next week is hot I can't lie! haha

[@thaexception3406]

Insightful mane!

[@stefanguy]

Glad to hear man, thank you!!

[@samirdrumz]

Awesome content as usual 🔥🔥🔥

[@stefanguy]

Thanks Samir!!!

[@roserecordsofficial958]

Awesome

[@stefanguy]

Thank you!

[@KidGhost23]

those drums sit so well on this instrumentation. I might have to check out those decap kits

[@stefanguy]

Yeah they’re dope man!

[@matthewcummings6593]

sounds crazzy pad is nice

[@jensoniqe1688]

Loooove your work!!!!!

[@stefanguy]

Thank you!!!!

[@tobiasantolini1052]

I would love to see tips about integrating maschine mk3 with logic, tips on workflow, perhaps see you trying other genres!

[@stefanguy]

Yo bro, I have a few vids on the integration on my channel you know! Just head to my channel and via the search function on the right, type in Maschine and my vids will come up. What other genres would you like to hear?

[@tobiasantolini1052]

@@stefanguy I've checked them before! It's just I don't find how to integrate that workflow into a composing template. Perhaps other mainstream genres, like reggaeton, lofi, drill, or even electronics. Maybe make it as a challenge and show other producers your thinking process

[@stefanguy]

Ah I feel you! Most often than not i’m just using the Maschine in MIDI mode and using it with Logic’s drum machine designer. I would advise building kits with it and saving them. You can do cool things like I’ve done i.e putting the note repeat or arp MIDI fx on a hi-hat and you can save those templates. And thanks for the feedback on genre’s i’ll def take this on board for future videos!

[@Audioanalisys]

Fire

[@jaloejuice]

Your shit is amazing man 🔥🔥

[@stefanguy]

Thank you man!

[@oliverkhalif3626]

I really appreciate your Chanel very useful and inspiration

[@stefanguy]

Thank Oliver, glad you finding value in the channel!

[@JAZZYLGPRODUCTIONSLLC]

Dope!

[@stefanguy]

Thank you!

[@ed_ms]

Really loving your tutorials, the progressions, the sound selection,.... One thing that would really help out is to have some kind of on screen keyboard displayed. That would make it soo much easier to follow and learn those complex progressions you use. Looking forward to your next videos, and thanks for sharing your knowledge !!

[@stefanguy]

Hey Ed, thanks for the positive and constructive feedback! I've been looking into the screen keyboard, especially for my course however I've had some challenges in making it look good. I've found it hard to perfectly line up the screen keys with my actual keys. I guess I need to spend some more time with it to get it set up right!

[@5분국어]

hey it is such a gem

[@stefanguy]

Thank you!!

[@bigpluck51]

Yo Stefan that track is beautiful baby boi. -BiG Pluck

[@SoundsAndGear]

Super dope as usual bro! Love it!

[@stefanguy]

Thank you bro!!!

[@KRXSH4L]

Fire bro🔥🔥Happy New Year🙏🏽 And I gotta challenge for you lol One of these day I would really like to see how you would approach a 90s-2000s Rnb project, Slow style like Boyz ll Men, K-Ci & Jo Jo etc or the vibey ones like So into you by Tamia etc Should be mad interesting 😂😂🙏🏽

[@stefanguy]

Yoo brother, happy new year man!! Bet! I like this, challenge accepted!

[@KRXSH4L]

@@stefanguy 🤝let’s get it😂😂

[@OscarBeats_]

loved everything about this. the chord progression is perfect! only thing i'd say is the piano felt a little awkward in the mix for some reason, feel like the beat would be better w/o it. i'd love to see a video on how you craft your chord progressions.

[@stefanguy]

Thanks bro! Yeah I get that, the chorus definitely doesn’t need it but I like it in the verses. I didn’t want it to be very loud though. I’m in the long process of writing a course on it! Hoping to drop it next quarter!

[@OscarBeats_]

@@stefanguy dope, i'll definitely make sure to watch it !

[@IceJewerly]

WOW amazing beat, I like your shit bro, Saludos desde Mexico!!

[@stefanguy]

Thank you bro!

[@tonypickett6087]

I hear me singing on it!...wow (lol) ...Dope track man

[@stefanguy]

Haha thanks Tony! I'm trying to get a beat site up by the end of the month and this beat will be on it to purchase

[@nightmistful]

Dope video brother ! I can picture kehlani on this track. Keep it up 🙂

[@stefanguy]

Thank you bro!!

[@mccraykl]

Oh listen to that R&B sweetness dripping off the keys! So hot it's cold is correct!

[@stefanguy]

Haha love it bro! Much love man!! 🙏🏾

[@ACE-wj6mm]

I downloaded Melodics. Got the Komplete A61 keyboard at Christmas to help me with beats, but might as well learn to play properly

[@stefanguy]

Dope! 100% That's a good size for learning too! Hope you get on well with it. If you stick to a little each and everyday you'll see the growth trust me!

[@ACE-wj6mm]

@@stefanguy Will do thanks. I'll do as much as I can before it kicks me off after 5 minutes lol. If I get invested in it and feel that it's working I might subscribe

[@renanvicente10]

A produce for D'angelo or Maxwell would be nice

[@nineklub]

🔥🔥🔥

[@stefanguy]

Thanks bro!

[@brayanperalta524]

Ufff bro, your vibe is awesome, I love your tips and everything But have a question, what is that DAW? You're fire bro!! Love from México!

[@nickschwenderling7914]

It's logic pro X for Mac OS

[@Osckii]

wooooo

[@ethandanielis6645]

goat

[@stefanguy]

Much love bro!

[@jaderene]

Incredible content Stefan!!!! I hear SZA or Tinasha on this track!!!!

[@stefanguy]

Thank you Jade!!

[@jaderene]

@@stefanguy you’re welcome ❤️

[@polasbeatz]

First here bro 👍🏾❤️

[@stefanguy]

🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾

[@prodbyselase]

Hey Stefan, amazing video as per usual, you've really come into your own. I recently switched to Logic and I used to exclusively use Maschine with Ableton. How do you go about using your drums because my Maschine has been gathering dust and I want to still use my expansions / battery kits, but I want to keep everything in logic. I've tried using Maschine as a plugin, but if I deviate from the traditional 4 bar or 8 bar structure making drums becomes a pain. how do you go about it? would you be willing to make a video on how you do your drums? This got a bit long but what I'm trying to ask is whether you use DMD, Battery or Maschine for your drums! Thank you, and looking forward to the next video!!! (also the IG link in your bio doesn't work)

[@stefanguy]

Hey man, firstly thank you so much! Secondly I use DMD with Maschine in MIDI mode. The new drum machine designer is the best way to program drums in Logic now by far in my opinion. It’s quick to use and automatically creates a fully functional channel for each sample you load in. This means you can route each sample anyway you’d like and you can place MIDI FX on individual samples like I have in this video with the note repeat. I hope this helps!

[@stefanguy]

Also thanks for the heads up on the link. No-one else told me after all this time 😂

[@prodbyselase]

@@stefanguy Thanks for the extensive reply Stefan! This has helped a lot, I'll give it a try and hopefully I can get back to producing because it's had me stumped. I felt the same way about DMD so I'm glad that's what you use too, it integrate really well. One last small question, how do you integrate your Maschine expansions / samples? or do you prefer to just get splice samples and build your own library slowly? Thank you, and the IG link works now! excited to see your next video!!

[@stefanguy]

Awesome! So with maschine expansion samples you can actually access them from Finder or in the Logic browser window. And drag them into the DMD. Hope that makes sense!

[@prodbyselase]

@@stefanguy that makes perfect sense. thank you stefan!

[@salientfilm]

yuuupppp

[@alexio2612]

Tough 🔥 love to see that you use Logic lmao

[@stefanguy]

Thanks Alexio! Logic for life (even though it's buggy as hell sometimes lol)

[@arko9151]

Nice cuz! Btw what's your keyboard it's so fly with the screen and LEDs😳😳 shits gotta be at least 500$?

[@stefanguy]

Thanks man! Haha it's this sguy.co/25-hardware and yeah it's not cheap lol

[@Sypooda]

Appreciate your tutorial brother. @2:24 are you using maschine as a plug-in in logic? If not, how else are you getting that note repeat function on the hi hat?

[@stefanguy]

Hey! I'm using drum machine designer with Maschine in midi mode and have put a note repeat midi fx just on that hi-hat channel :)

[@Sypooda]

@@stefanguy Ahh makes sense. Thank you 🙏🏿

[@christopherthedrummingcole30]

You should do a TEMS type beat

[@stefanguy]

Was actually considering this the other day you know. I think after this month I'm going to venture out into some other stuff.

[@datzbeewild]

Stefan Guy sick session bro. My question is are you using battery for drum track or Maschine plug-in with the Micro?

[@stefanguy]

Thank you bro! Neither! I’m using it with Logic’s drum machine designer. It just integrates far better with Logic!

[@datzbeewild]

@@stefanguy that’s what I was thinking. I am tweaking my beat template daily to get the best workflow. I have to replace battery with DMD and then I should be good 👍. Thanks bro

[@stefanguy]

Yeah once I switched to the new dmd I couldn’t go back. I hope it’s what you’re looking for!

[@GroveTV]

nice beat! where do u store your sounds? some suggestions on external drive?

[@stefanguy]

Thanks man! Yeah I store them on an external but I store my most used sounds on my Mac locally. Just in case I forget my external when out and about. I have a 512GB SSD so I have the space too. But yeah external SSD is the way. If you're using a Mac make sure it's formatted in the same way as your local drive. If that's Mac OS Journaled or the new APFS format.

[@GroveTV]

@@stefanguy thank u very much for the great details!

[@thadima1996]

Golf clap

[@andrewsalas1154]

Awesome video as usual Stefan! I don't see that Synth pad in Serum. Does that sound come from an expansion and if so do you mind sharing where I can find it? Thank you

[@stefanguy]

Thank you bro! The preset is from this: sguy.co/stwl2 it's called something like Cyber

[@andrewsalas1154]

@@stefanguy Thank you bro, got some built up points on splice so I'll go snatch it up.

[@jamiecheek8845]

We all love you dude don't get emosh 🤣

[@stefanguy]

🤣 love you too bro! haha

[@koto8478]

What is the DAW used? The integration with NI looks smooth

[@stefanguy]

Logic Pro X :)

[@terrymiller111]

Subscription = UNLOCKED Great video

[@Enice43]

Hey... would you help me out? I can't find the r/b sounds you did in the other video.... could you post the link...it was r/b keyboard sounds.thks

[@LilMama3]

What kind of keyboard is that you are using?

[@julubeats]

Komplete Kontrol Keyboard , the link to know all about it is in the description

[@jaysenedwinward]

What VST is that first sound you are using? Is it Serum? I’d like to pick up whatever it is.

[@marqnmphs]

Is this all white keys keyboard available from native instruments?

[@noteimporta2880]

Its really hard making rnb without knowing how to play the piano

[@stefanguy]

It’s definitely useful to learn! I’m working on a course to help stefanguy.com/courses