My Piano Teacher Said Make A Song.. So I Grabbed 2 Synths and 2 Samplers

[@GrooveSynthesisMark]

Thanks for featuring the 3rd Wave here, Ricky. We hugely appreciate your support!

[@horriblyodd]

Sometimes we save these videos for that middle of the week creative slump. EXACTLY what I needed today. Killer as always, even more appreciative of the positive energy pushing me back into an evening of creating.

[@RickyTinez]

[@mave2k]

You say "quintessential super cheesy night at the Roxbury house music" as if it's something bad. Gotta love the cheese and thank god I'm not lactose intolerant. 😂

[@RickyTinez]

haha!

[@nostandingonlydancin]

This is heading in a Sound Stream direction. And that’s A ok 👌 ✌️

[@RJ_Eckie]

Literally every time someone uses the word “cheesy” in a derogatory way, I’m just jamming my ass off. I don’t care if something’s sophisticated if it grooves!!

[@davidpetersonharvey]

ALL HAIL THE CHEESE!!!

[@mattierenton701]

Your are such an inspiration and I've watched loads of your stuff , and your passion and love never fails to amaze me. Keep doing what you do Ricky Much love from Scotland

[@RickyTinez]

Thanks for the support Mattie! Im happy you found this video fun to watch

[@mattierenton701]

@@RickyTinez I'm saving up for an Octatrack, purely on the strength of watching you and the way you work :-)

[@FuZZbaLLbee]

I see a class of music students, where the teacher asks everyone to make a classic song at home. Ricky: Classic house 😂

[@edwardlee8273]

Ricky the goat. Watched you for years. Style is so authentic, and fire. Big ups from the UK ❤

[@itspat87]

I was having just as much fun watching this as you were playing!

[@damiengengler2999]

I think this is one of my favorite youtube videos ever. I keep on watching it again and again because the vibes are immaculate ! Big up Ricky !

[@SixteenVoice]

Breh. Ricky is going to be a very dangerous man more than he has already been.

[@Spiderteeth]

YOOOO!! lesssgoooo! track is fire! from start to end you offer clear communication on your process! TY!

[@JC-bf9zm]

GOSH DOUGLAS that was so good! Makin' it look easy, sir.

[@psyphon604]

Always fun watching you discover a dope loop! Thanks for the inspiration!

[@OnlyDaFunk4444]

Love this Method‼️ The “Cheat Code” in this is Playing Chords out with your Hands and Sometimes Finding the “Mess UP”,, Sampling it in and making something Great.

[@alb_reuel]

these videos are crazy for workflow. thank you so much to share knowledge and keeps inspired to work with gear

[@davidratkay9281]

so glad to see you make a vid using elektron gear with the third wave synth! been wanting to see a vid with this gear setup

[@paulussantosociwidjaja4781]

EDM is FUNtastic! Thank you for your idea sharing to us, Rick! Cheers!

[@TheMahaffeymg]

The second chord you played is E7. It functions as a secondary dominant to A minor. So it’s essentially a V - i sound. Sounds great! Hopefully the extra context is helpful.

[@RickyTinez]

Yes! That's what I was looking for. Secondary Dominant :) Thanks Mike!

[@TheMahaffeymg]

@@RickyTinez no problem! It’s so difficult to make comments like that without sounding like a douche so I’m happy you understood my intention!

[@sketchdashaman]

thanks for that! I never really understood linear locks 😀

[@HIFI1965]

Your teacher is teaching you the crunchy inversion of the major 7th , where the E and the F played right next to each other. Go teacher!

[@WTTHW]

Damn I love those video where you just jam and explained what you do, keep up the good work

[@WTTHW]

By the way, we neeeed a new album pleassse sir

[@WTTHW]

I’m ready to buy a new vinyl of yours🔥🔥

[@cookie13lu]

Fascinating to see this groove come alive.

[@gabrielhelal5747]

dude this one was such a bop

[@remyvegamedia]

It's dope you're taking lessons. I'm curious who's your teacher. I started learning piano/theory at age 26 and it was life changing. Having a grasp of harmonic language is so freeing for writing. As long as you don't overthink!

[@diegoblanco5199]

Ur so awesome ricky!! Proud of u bro

[@middaymeds]

Wavetables+analog filters are such an amazing combo, i wish more synths did it. The rich morphing wavetable pads combine nicely with the smooth analog high-end.

[@RickyTinez]

100% I think a complex, or interesting sound source (wavetable, granular, whatever) plus analog filters is chefs kiss!

[@neilloughran4437]

Great stuff Ricky! Proof that having/using a little bit of music/piano knowledge really works wonders... 7ths are great for house music/techno yet still underutilised in today's music. I always loved Crystal Waters Gypsy Woman and C&C music factory for example. FYI Fmaj7/ E7 / Amin7

[@eliaswarg6818]

So sick. Those lessons are gonna widen your musical vision!

[@S_e_a_n]

Lovin' it Ricky! Keep it going - a true inspiration - Thank you.

[@MikeGomeztheDMG]

….”But I ain’t mad at it” 😆. Me too @RickyTinez 🙌

[@jay.rhoden]

Definitely finish this song, it deserves to live outside of youtube.

[@aquaticnuke]

Ricky got me into Modular, and got me buying a Digitakt. You’re the real deal 💪

[@EZBOT_]

I ain't mad at it either

[@RobbekenSynthMusic]

“Yo, learning the piano’s crazy!”😂

[@joshhoe]

What a cool workflow !

[@MrPhillee1982]

This was so good. Thanks

[@nickleng4841]

Yes to the piano lessons Ricky!

[@XDanimalzX]

I like how the track sounds without the acid bass line better, great track regardless!!

[@crystalmaps]

Sounds a bit like an awesome remix of Heads Will Roll by Yeah Yeah Yeahs.

[@bebussound7991]

cheesy doesn't necessarily mean bad! great vid, love your workflow

[@CincMusicEC]

Crazy, Good shit

[@michaelmelwani]

You've done it again!

[@indigosnow_]

So dope!

[@frankmuscato7741]

Great layering

[@RickyTinez]

Thanks Frank!

[@davidpetersonharvey]

@RickyTinez once you start learning chord substitutions, you'll be able to play with more choices as the song evolves. In the meantime, it sounds great. I'm thinking short of an '80s vibe.

[@fuentessetneuf]

I was thinking about getting an e-piano and start taking piano lessons too.

[@zeusdeux]

Let’s gooo Ricky! That switch at 11:42 got me off the chair and dancing in the kitchen!! ✨

[@harrywoodell7008]

I took piano as a kid and got decent. Then I tried organ, and after a year my teacher suggested no feet, just hands. Back to piano. Love the house! And the things you do desktop and keyboard that I can do on modular. Maybe do a Jungle track on Earh Modular Society this month?

[@harrywoodell7008]

Earth

[@harrywoodell7008]

Damn you could keep a warehouse full of people dancing doing just what you're doing.

[@supersawheather]

Love your videos Ricky!

[@chambre466]

not a piano player but definitely master of the beat and dance flor

[@dmks2146]

I use my 404 mk2 to teach myself to be a better guitarist/songwriter. The skip back function is amazing for that purpose.

[@magicseadog8674]

Man when I watch OT vids, it makes me long for my DAW ha

[@iancain6647]

Well done sir!

[@RickyTinez]

Piano teacher laughed when I showed up with an Octatrack to my lesson haha

[@iancain6647]

Atta boy.

[@lxxwj]

babe wake up new ricky tinez just dropped!!!!!

[@fioreanthony4340]

Ce style de vidéo c'est validé 👌

[@patbreacadh]

Yesss!

[@nicocf6652]

This is fire Ricky boy

[@Andronicus2007]

The way I know what note I'm playing is... C is near the 2 black notes (Chopsticks) and F is near the 3 black keys, the Fork!

[@nostandingonlydancin]

Are you using a weighted keyboard for practicing piano on? I got the electro 73 with waterfall keys, sorta wish I got the HP.

[@crowfoot7355]

Sago Ricky nice job on the keys. I tinker by ear would love to learn notes.

[@gavinpeters9531]

Honestly I think embracing the cheese is 50% of becoming a confident producer.

[@RickyTinez]

There's magic in there right?!

[@SlavaChrome]

Nice and so fast made =)

[@BOMBPHONICS]

god i love this channel lol

[@jparty]

This is so cool! Are you using OB? Do you have OT out to DT in for compressor? Are you routing dt back to ot or anything? Would love to know ur setup here as i have 2 synths OT and DT and trying to figure out a nice way to work :)

[@RickyTinez]

so for this jam I'm going Synths -> OT -> DT -> Recorder. When I'm ready to record into the DAW though I'll put OT with the synth stems/loops in its own channel on my audio interface and use OB for the Digitakt. and arrange in a DAW. But Song mode has been pretty fun to use, but its still tedious to add those one off things that happen once every 20 bars or somethings strange haha

[@jparty]

@@RickyTinez thanks so much man! this is so inspiring. suns out but all i wanna do is sit in my cave with my elektrons haha

[@yqsl7726]

Hey mate, can you make some stuff on Mc707? These is greate machine, and you still dont own it? Please take it and its time to make something on it ❤❤❤

[@NikoNoxious]

unmitigated power here

[@Ufomeow1]

Instant bomb !

[@thisisasafespacepod]

Did the stand come with it?

[@GizzyDillespee]

I knew that would happen (piano lessons)

[@GizzyDillespee]

Or at least some kind of keyboard style. For electronic music, I quantize stuff and have LFOs, lots of stuff synced. I still play it live, but that makes it so you don't have to put TOO much attention to timing with the keys. And I think it's best to have drums and a bass or lead synth sequence playing.

[@RickyTinez]

@@GizzyDillespee yea it's been crazy fun to play along to beats and drums that I make. It gives the humanized feeling unlike any sequencer, or settings, or swing can do.

[@beatsbyjiro8291]

I cant afford that synth, make a pack for us

[@RickyTinez]

Not a bad idea!

[@mb102]

Bery 90s video games...like jet set or similar

[@mb102]

I don't even spell check before I hit send....need to work on that.

[@TheFlippertube]

🥳🥳🥳

[@Zeal808]

This dude is a master at click bate

[@Hogboy345]

Crazy that learning an instrument leads to better music huh?

[@sebbosebbo9794]

DA BOmB.....

[@MikkelGrumBovin]

Hey Tricky Ricky - Do yourself a favour , and check out Jay Hosking ! - and tell me if he´s DOPE or what ! 🤩

[@jaredf6205]

Dude, click the KZbin logo! It literally shows one of your videos.

[@aloharay]

making clips of the chords and triggering them from the pads, while quicker for this video, not sure that is going to improve your keyboard skills. Practice practice :) sounds good though

[@RickyTinez]

I like the texture sampled chords make :) At least now I know what chords go well with one another and why! I can't wait to learn more

[@ccmp23]

Lovely Ricky, but that's a jam, not a song... ;-)

[@opticalman6417]

what you have come up with has been done befor you aint brought any new rocks to the party seeing you playing is so poo you would have been better settling for softsynth instead of paying out for crazy over priced hardware synths

[@JC-bf9zm]

You keep dropping your crack rocks on your spacebar I see.

[@Noiretranquility]

That is sooooo cheesy ! Am I back to 98? Cool guy but taste wise it's super boring

[@ronaldjosephweech2444]

sage mentor

[@iancain6647]

[@RickyTinez]

Good to see you Ian!