Sounwave builds a beat with KONTAKT 7 | Native Instruments

Prolific producer Sounwave has worked with Kendrick Lamar, Beyoncé, Taylor Swift, Marcus Mumford, and many other pop icons. Watch the Compton-raised mastermind build a beat from scratch with KONTAKT 7 and get a glimpse into his upbringing, his first radio hits, his ascension to producer of Compton High, and his epic story of meeting Kendrick Lamar for the very first time.
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00:00 - Intro
02:34 - Working with KONTAKT 7
03:39 - Exploring the KONTAKT 7 library
04:22 - Building a melodic base with SYNTHS
06:10 - How Sounwave met Kendrick Lamar
07:55 - Browsing through BEATS in KONTAKT 7
10:58 - Layering bass sounds in KONTAKT with PHARLIGHT and VINTAGE
12:30 - Working with Marcus Mumford
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[@yoelwww]

"Light EQ", Boosts the low end 14Db love it

[@NativeInstruments]

EQing can be pretty subjective 😅

[@Justandybrown]

went straight to the comments when i heard that hahaha

[@RandBSoundTrack]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@Pabloskrill]

😂😂😂😂

[@johndough403]

For Real 😂😂 I said the same. Gotta Love It..

[@laylover7621]

Sounwave a genius. He's behind so many incredible songs.

[@mercoro]

Crazy that K and Sounwave didn't meet each other earlier, they came from the same place and had a similar background, it was like they were born to work together. It can sound kinda crazy, but it looks just like a miracle or something. Love this guy energy, he has such a good vibe and a great way of living.

[@ayoonine]

First Boi 1da mix with the masters, rhythm roulette now this. I am here for it. Love sounwave

[@ScottCallahanSr]

Love the man’s vibe and positive love/energy. We need more people like this in the world. The music is amazing.

[@NativeInstruments]

We really do 😇

[@TheRealAmadou]

Thank you native instruments for bringing up sounwave I always wanted to see him at work

[@NativeInstruments]

Looks like we did the right pick 🔥

[@TweezyTwin]

same, one of my all time faves and most underrated

[@jdaddyaz]

I love this dudes energy. Soft spoken because he doesn't need to speak loud. There's something stoic about watching someone discuss, and demonstrating the craft they love. I'd love to just be able to spend the day observing, and picking his brain. I really enjoy his productions and there's a certain "strength through struggle" element to his style. I'd love to hear his own album and know it'll be genuine and great.

[@DylanParisMusic]

I love seeing these absolute legends on the channel, hugely inspiring ❤️🙌🙏😎

[@NativeInstruments]

Inspiration is all we've got 💪

[@SamadSaVage]

Man this was beautiful, Can’t wait to do one of these one day God willing

[@beatsbyshxne]

Wow! Native instruments is a blessing to all of us music creatives, I give their flowers today. sounwave's process are truly impeccable, i'm inspired!

[@TheRealDahli]

Fosho!! It’s a vibe

[@moemagik]

Always Was a Fan Of His Work. These Semi Short Producer Doc/Cook Up Videos Are FIRE Content

[@zaydkhfr]

what a crazy reoccurring dream. Dude was definitely put here to make music

[@samadeniji]

This is excellent, felt like a documentary or a series. Packed with wisdom and nuggets. Thanks guys!

[@NativeInstruments]

Thank you! Glad to hear you like it ✌️

[@busymindstudios]

Really amazing to watch your process for finding sounds. Admitting to using your eyes really freed me from some of that stigma. Thanks from 90's Culver City living in the A.

[@TheRealDahli]

Just bought Select, can’t wait to try it!! Just waiting on the download to finish. I really feel like this is gonna take my craft to the next level. Will post some sample music soon!

[@domdashsan]

One of my favorite producers..thanks for the insight and wisdom Sounwave hope to work with you one day 🙏🏾

[@astrovicis]

Super chill dude. I had no idea this was Kendrick's guy. Like his guy guy. Alright NI, you won; I'm buying Kontakt now.

[@sigohz]

when that bass hit, resonated crazy

[@AlmasiTheSanga]

This video is so inspiring to me. Thank you 🙏🏽💎🙏🏽

[@NativeInstruments]

Inspiration is our flagship product 🪄

[@Arkai.]

One of my fave producers in the game rn

[@Pabloskrill]

One of the best producers

[@SchwulerKahlgeier]

Much love to K Dot and the whole TDE Fam ❤

[@MelissaLyric]

This video was filmed beauituflly, just super nice timbres he pairs things together perfectly

[@cmwilliams357]

Hello sir, I want to first say thank you for sharing that true advice. Your musical work is awesome. Thank you sir...

[@NativeInstruments]

We're glad you enjoyed the tips!

[@walterpreston9663]

🎧Never heard nor knew of dude but worth every second of our time🎉🎧

[@keysitadavid1927]

I really love this plugin, i use it in every beat.

[@arizechukwuokolo1084]

What’s the drum sequencer plugin called

[@mufcmusic8514]

Dreaming up a track happens with me too, nice to know it happens with others also 💪

[@rahdanoc]

That is what goes on with me. I have 4 small recorders around and I think music so much, I get an idea and have to use my mouth to make the beat in my recorder. I can say I never had beat block. one time it got so bad I was going crazy and had to quit music for a minute. I mean it was like music was droppin in my mind to much. 🤣🤣🤣 Now I have it under control. I couldn't keep up with my own self.

[@larrybean5015]

The Flow is 🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@onpoint1180]

Please keep making these.

[@procava8309]

Thank you for this beautiful video

[@Bashanvibe]

I’m a fan!!! I can’t catch the songs I dream especially the super clear ones where I know the key and chord progression!!! It has to keep coming back for me to remember and hum it in my phone!!!

[@ScottThePisces]

It would be great if you guys were to annotate the videos with links / names of the plugins & expansions being used!

[@PlatinumHustle]

Can’t give away all the secret sauce 😂

[@MatthewYates1]

Truly digging this video. Truly awesome.

[@slymega28]

Inspiring video ❤ Big Love to Soundwave & NI

[@kharicrooms]

this man is a legend

[@Huntersmalling]

This is truly art

[@sum1ne0]

The music dream man…. Haven’t had one in a long time

[@davidpatterson4547]

That’s crazy, I had a lot of dreams like that

[@LeeWick]

if you just happen to be a producer looking into getting kontakt I can't recommend it enough. You need good sounds if you wanna make good music, simple as that and kontakt libraries are inspiring and sound fantastic.

[@selah_benjaminb7990]

Needed this today!!!!!✊🏿✊🏿✊🏿✊🏿

[@beatpax]

imagine the engineer that botta mix this beat later...lol..that bass boost was diabolical

[@pourcelainpourtland2748]

WE NEEDED THIS THANK YOU

[@NativeInstruments]

Always 🙏

[@ArchangelsBeats]

Favorite one yet 🍾❣

[@Lost__youth__]

Thats a true artist !

[@HiECorp]

Sounwave super underrated

[@PlatinumHustle]

He got 3 Grammys probably about to get another tomorrow lol

[@rickclifford5063]

Big Fan of sounwave

[@misterrockster]

NI IS AMAZING

[@OnYou2ube]

The man is living facts.

[@antacyd]

Tthis happens to me all the time!!!! dreaming songs

[@Mar2beatz]

As upcoming artist beat maker this exact happens yo me mostly a lot dreaming of making beats that I’m writing or talking to my fav artist in the studio then boom wake up in the middle of night have so many voice notes now

[@eastsidebloody]

last time i heard Sounwave talk was on Ab Soul's Long Term 2 release party.

[@zaydkhfr]

This literally my favorite video on yt lmao

[@samplemash]

I can relate to the intro

[@tonylancer7367]

The background music, are these Sounwave songs? Like the joint at 13:34 sounds so divine, where can I listen/stream it?

[@princeamu]

Drop that album brah

[@fayzmusikTV]

Kontakt is INSANE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@NativeInstruments]

✌️😃

[@Huntersmalling]

BEAUTY

[@princeamu]

Awesome!!!

[@andersgullander8503]

Great video 🎉

[@justoinspace]

Dope

[@stephenallenmusic]

🙏🏿 this the dream

[@dormaettu302]

Who made all those background beats from the video ???

[@wildhaert]

I'd Love to be in the studio and Curate something with him 💯🙏🏽

[@dwinnclipps4123]

Sounwave project coming soon??? 👀

[@Justandybrown]

love the video

[@NativeInstruments]

Glad you like it!

[@painlesstragedy]

I just bought kontakt 7 but it's not here yet!

[@NativeInstruments]

If it's not available in your Native Access within 1-2 business days, feel free to get in touch with our support team directly here: bit.ly/n1orders

[@DonMadDonald]

dope!

[@lol473]

Did sounwave provide the beats playing throughout the video?

[@PlatinumHustle]

Probably throwaways lol

[@POSTONBEATS]

#Sounwave he’s dope 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@robo0122]

First started the chords sounded like 6:16?

[@FrancescoBonomo-RSD]

Al min. 11.48 c'è un incredibile tutorial sull'equalizzazione in bassa frequenza...😅

[@DonMadDonald]

hahaha faccio un leggero eq... 1000db boost hahah

[@jeremyrodriguez9828]

FINALLYYY

[@KEEPTHECHANGE10]

This the first time we've seen Sounwave cook up??

[@NativeInstruments]

On our channel yes!

[@beatkultr]

I can relate 100%. This might be my lost brother lol.

[@joshuabeck6989]

GOAT

[@Polydarian]

He doesn't use komplete kontrol ?

[@nightmarevstplugin3944]

Nice

[@harrykennedy567]

It happens to me too

[@MiriAstro]

One of my faves 🔥🔥🔥

[@SullenSecret]

I love NI, but their Kontakt Library Synth is not as good as Massive X or Cherry Audio's synths.

[@NativeInstruments]

Massive X is also a solid ally.

[@larrytan73]

soundwave use the MPC! thats a FACT!

[@turnitupjaxel]

WE NEED KENDRICK ON THAT BEAT😭🔥

[@ahmedelgmri6587]

Would be amazing to get a Sounwave album

[@Vinculointimo]

🔥🇨🇱🔥

[@24POWERS]

Give us kits

[@whatisiswhatable]

His komtakt loook different than mine

[@NativeInstruments]

Are you using Kontakt 7? bit.ly/3CqNmDt 😃

[@BumFluffer1999]

This is really cool bc I just got into kontakt a couple years ago

[@NativeInstruments]

There's always something new to learn!

[@bahgo]

Have you ever been experienced?

[@agallo121]

Good idea' wake up and voice record it.

[@onthefences]

Wish NI's support answered me...

[@eugeniousmkumba8753]

Knock on that door

[@anissbenthami]

Kontakt UI is still unintuitive

[@dr.beaulab]

Be ready for your time, but prepare as well

[@biggrime]

Kontakt is awesome, but I see a moog.

[@leslie1526]

NI lost the plot…. Releasing soundpacks only and callin it next gen …really?!

[@gtamediaproductions1]

Not much effort to create some music these days. Not knocking what you are doing here. It's very good 👍🏻 Just the facts bud. Just the facts. It does take some imagination and know how but very simplistic to accomplish.

[@illbdem]

That's the beauty of it why should it be hard to express yourself. It doesn't matter how you do it as long as you do it how you want to do it.

[@Gedagnors]

@@illbdem Yes, it is easy to "express yourself", but WHAT are you trying to express? It is good that today everything is much easier. But 99% of everything that "easy people do easy way" doesn't pass the test of time.

[@slackjaw9963]

at the end of the day its the song that matters, a good vocalist and song writer could take your tracks along way. but this video only shows him using kontakt he could pull out his moog bring a bassists guitar player to add to it thats how they actually finish songs check out dj dahi jam session video its 3 hours long

[@dougroyce5784]

He made it look easy. This a presentation for advertising a product. Plenty of people at home AND in studios making garbage with the same tools.

[@SonSwiftBeats]

@@dougroyce5784 Facts and this is what people don't realize. If it's so easy then why are some beats outside the box and very creative and others sound the same?

[@JEFFMAN90]

Dope but I thought that he used the MPC studio to make beats

[@Masterlee4747]

When from a Kayne beat To a sounwave beat I’m just out on feet Tryna help all eat I don’t know I’m weak I must just know that im strong Stupid shit don’t go along Wiz beat Wayne put the weed in the bong Might sound insane but we made song 🎧 11:12 Made a song for sounwave By just counting my days And announce in the strays Getting payed from a page 📄 MASTER LEE - 2323

[@larrybean5015]

The Flow is 🔥🔥🔥🔥