5 Common Mistakes That Kill Your Beats

[@NavieD]

What's the biggest bonehead beat mistake you made when you first started?

[@beatsbytragic]

Put an eq on my master track boosting the entire low-end as much as possible. Idk what I was thinking every time I open those old projects my ears hurt

[@jjbing3]

Not putting the loop in time😑

[@byoutifulmonster]

Turning knobs in plugins I knew nothing about till it sounded "good enough" lol

[@xMaSSxHyST3RiA]

I went my whole first year without watching any Navie D tutorials. That was stupid

[@otsotorronen8830]

Couldn't find packs or plugins for first two weeks lmao

[@netgeek2392]

Didn't know Benzima switched careers and started teaching beat making. Love your videos bro!

[@yna418]

since he was injured for france and had free time he started uploading more on youtube💀

[@TheGrainhas]

Man where did you come up with Benzema? What strikes you as similar?

[@moleethedon]

​@@TheGrainhas is this sarcasm?

[@drrodopszin]

I had to google the dude I'm so detached from the plebs

[@shaunwordplay3111]

The 3rd beat is my problem. Have to always remind myself to keep things simple and I usually don't use many elements when I revisit the beat later.

[@keejay12]

Facts. Overthinking is a mf

[@JimboCruntz]

Best advice for anyone (especially with these shit “sauce 🤫” videos flying about) is if you are going to add something, think why first. If you don’t have a reason to add it, don’t.

[@Mastermind-cd2xi]

@@JimboCruntz Exactly what i needed to hear brother, all these youtubers going around making complicated trap beats that made me forget other genres exist hahaha. Thank you

[@CoolKidJ]

I appreciate the do's and don't man, very insightful and practical production tips 👌...

[@lucasgarcia8986]

I think beat 4 is the hardest concept to get for beginners. I found myself struggling with this as a new producer. I would sum this problem up as a lack of understanding structure. When I say it is a hard concept to get.... Structure is important but learning how to break rules and break structure can be very innovative. Although, I found you have to understand structure first in order to so properly. I really discovered that some of my first productions after listening again. I realized I accidentally broke rules and structure in cool ways which, lead to cool ideas but the execution of these ideas was lacking.

[@NotBK666]

That halftime layer was a good one

[@drrodopszin]

The second example had an additional problem: the sample is from a non-Western source and its tuning was off to the tuning of the original bass. In these cases Melodyne can help putting chains and hooks onto the flesh of the sample and fit it to the tempered scale against its will. Another route possible is to tune the bass out of the tempered scale to match the one in sample, but I rarely see it happening.

[@mattdavignon7712]

I've been enjoying your insights these videos, but I think #4 (Corrupt Footage) is going for a syncopated feel. At least the 20 or so seconds I was able to hear. I was digging it.

[@elijahmcelroy]

I was thinking, “maybe he’s not going for hip hop/trap. Maybe a hybrid genre more akin to dnb/trap/edm

[@slackstarfish8133]

I gotta be honest, with some of these, the problem is these people just don’t understand music or how to make things sound in-tune or rhythmically accurate😂

[@timo_ott]

I disagree bro, i used to make beats like that when i started, it takes time to figure out everything, from sound selection, concept to making the beat sound in tune

[@buffalocares_]

@@timo_ott Sometimes you'll even feel like you've hit your head when you learn something new.

[@timo_ott]

@@buffalocares_ exactly 😂

[@Hogboy345]

This dude can't even tell when somethings in key half the time, that bassline at 7:05 lol.

[@d2k.xo5996]

@@timo_ott you just said the same thing he said. In the beginning you don't know what your doin but you get better

[@k.o.d.b.productions4966]

Let's Go!! Another banger tip from the goat himself!!

[@Cj-Wu]

Your Joey Badass track is literally the only reason i started to fw you and you aint ever disappointed since !

[@Sheesherscreepers]

I actually think 7:07 made it worse tbh..

[@SkinnyFG]

Same

[@WhisperLeo]

Yup off key drums he added sound awful and that bass line is terrible

[@flowbeatzzz]

yeah that was crazy ☠☠

[@jairomartinez9765]

Yea it’s ahh

[@ussrfeniks]

And yes, your channel is the best on youtube as you reveal a lot about beatmaking. Thank you!

[@JD-bx7ob]

That SAB beat was actually pretty fucking dope (not that I disliked your version by any means, Navie!), I would actually use that!🔥🔥🔥 If somebody's got SAB's info send it to me

[@Top10soon]

I liked it b4 he messed with it tbh 😂

[@johnherbert9171]

The 3rd beat sounds so good with the "aaah" sound

[@aproducernamed2]

This was dope. Keep up the good work

[@aeonATL]

I salute you, Navie. Great content

[@bukamiacab]

Love your tutorials, big love

[@ΔημητρήςΚαστανάς-ξ5τ]

these videos are crazy helpful

[@Jessie_Jungle]

Very useful, buddy, thumbs up

[@NavieD]

Thank you Jessie!

[@SpaceboyBilliards]

Beat fix at 10:15 is 🔥

[@PatrickObiang]

BRAVO, Navie!

[@NavieD]

Thank you Bazard!

[@CHROMEKILLAZ]

I’m watching the first tip as I’m typing this and I can already tell this is a godly video. Ty bro

[@sleepyface3512]

Been watching for a year you’ve taught me so much, mark my words by this time next year I’ll be on that fucking betterbeatmaker course

[@NavieD]

By then you'll be working with all the big artists

[@okokayy]

i see dat flying lotus LA in the background 💯

[@antizerooneonefour]

Yurr

[@SnowyAggro]

4 th beat is a cymatics sample if anyone was curious

[@jaronfuller4322]

Cymatics been getting me right

[@Cartman-Official]

DO make good beats DON'T make bad beats

[@NavieD]

This video could have been a lot shorter

[@Cartman-Official]

@@NavieD Then there would be less screen time for the sex icon Navie

[@watchthedopethrone]

It takes a hundred bad beats to make 1 good beat

[@kjellbeats]

@@watchthedopethrone nah

[@DE3P_Beats]

@@watchthedopethrone more like 10:1 or 5:1

[@jrobbin24]

I watch a lot of your videos but I'll admit sometimes I get distracted and miss a few but I always try to catch back up. Was wondering if you ever made a beat video that really addresses the fact that hip hop beats are supposed to compliment the rapper performing on the beat rather than compete with them. One of my biggest problems with hip hop and music in general is it has become so sanitized and robotic you literally have to be on drugs to enjoy it and I miss the Hands-On personal feel that soul samples and jazz samples provided hip hop in the 90s. This idea that the '90s is over and you can't recreate it is largely true but musically there is no reason we can't revisit the reasons these things from our childhood means so much to us as adults and cause us to have a love and appreciation for them.

[@lyo2398]

Helped a lot! thanks

[@NavieD]

Thank you for watching!

[@mikebrigs1218]

GREAT VIDEO. THANKS FOR THE INFO.

[@NavieD]

Thank you Brigssssssssss

[@jesusbeltran8420]

I started making beats a year ago and I'm now very good at it. If you have the ear for what sounds good it will come naturally without having to watch all these videos. You will realize you have been using some of these techniques from these videos without even knowing it just by using your ears.

[@Efeamuge]

2:22 what's that in the piano roll?

[@TimeGodMedia]

bruh no disrespect but that third one sounded better before

[@SpaceboyBilliards]

100% his new bassline was 🤮

[@zan3y637]

lowkey true

[@deejaybpmofficiel4152]

Cap

[@okokayy]

real inquiry navie, is it super wrong to use the bass frequencies from samples if the low end sounds super cool? idk if im explaining this right, but there are times when i sample songs and i dont cut out the low end too heavy, some times i use the samples low end as an anchor for my beat.

[@moresnqp]

its good as long as you're careful with your bass! if u add another bass sound, you can layer it playing the exact notes of the sample (or less notes). problem is it might become muddy, so you need to be careful with your bass sound, and your mixing a trick if you want some low end unless your bass is playing, is to use an autofilter, or sidechain multiband, to make the samples low end duck down when the bass plays hope this helps lol, sry for the paragraphs

[@okokayy]

@@moresnqp nah i appreciate this! all makes sense, really appreciate the help forreal!

[@consxiousthadon]

A technique i use when sampling I will cut all Of the high end boost low and and filter for a nice smooth ass bass

[@hxtxmane666]

At the First Beat maybe He let space for a vocal? You say, He has a lot of high freq but the low mids not there.. So a Rapper with a deeper voice (low mid area) workin better than a Rapper with a high freq voice on this beat

[@SpaceboyBilliards]

Yeah that was pretty obvious. Was a very professional and clean record

[@camrnlve]

First beat “lacking” low/mid range isn’t bad because that’s where a lot of your vocal will be. But I did love the hit sound you put in there!

[@Hogboy345]

Nope, vocals should sit in the highs/high mids mostly.

[@camrnlve]

@@Hogboy345 depends on the voice

[@reliction]

@@camrnlve even the deepest of voices are EQ'd in a way that makes the low-mid end quieter

[@SkinnyFG]

@@relictionyeah maybe at 120hz and below

[@ussrfeniks]

Hi Navi D I don't speak English and sometimes it's hard for me to understand what you're talking about. I watch your videos in this way: I turn on the captions for the video and use the translator and then I understand you. I want to buy a course, but I don't know if it will be on KZbin and if there are subtitles so I can use a translator?

[@Prod.Pumpkin]

Like the new intro 👌🏼

[@jvylo6114]

As I listen to this beats and some others, I realise that I'm actually a bit good

[@michaelm108]

super useful!

[@TeamProU]

i dont have the "stretch mode" in fl studio 21, how do i figure that out?

[@TheGrainhas]

Lets be honest, the problem with number 4 (and 3) is not mistaking "technique A with technique B", that comes pretty naturally. You don´t need to learn the "patterns" just need to have ears. Everything is messed up out of sync. Nice sample though.

[@onblast.podcast6892]

i jus learned fl slicer i have sample i played with some off drums because i want a real human feel i got something i no it sounds like crap im havin hard Time with baseline

[@NavieD]

Are your drums super off grid?

[@ljdclassicz916]

Is better beat maker a monthly subscription or yearly. Or is it a one time purchase?

[@Dzammer69]

one time. highly recommend

[@Dzammer69]

or you could do a monthly payment plan instead of a lump sum payout

[@NavieD]

One time purchase, or split into 3 payments. Then you have lifetime access :)

[@NavieD]

@Second Circus thank you for the kind word my man!

[@greedtv6500]

Why is bro loking like Karim benzema 😂😂😂😂

[@BillHwang-b9e]

that sab beat was ok I couldn't tell what was wrong until you fixed it

[@universalthinker1551]

Over Technical Thinking in this Era actually makes most beats sound the same or wack.

[@AlladinSawa]

Honestly I was just thinking how beat 3 was pretty dope until he added his own shit, then it just made it sound like a youtube royalty free exerpt... Giving these pigeon held standards are only gunna keep people from being creative because oh! Not everybody else is doing that. I love Navie D. for the basic advice he can give beginners, but not so much when it comes to making them sound "better". If you find your beat seem kinda different but not unlistenable it might be kinda repulsive and confusing but that just means something that no else has put out has just been birthed.

[@Andrew-kc6om]

Nice 👌

[@NavieD]

Nicuuuueeeeeewwww

[@WhisperLeo]

To me the drums are way too busy

[@jrobbin24]

That's the thing boom bap is the way to go. You can spice it up but all these crazy beats that sound like a person farting while eating crackers ain't really doing it for me. I get that the boom bad sound can get a little bit old as far as listening to music but how about try listening to something besides rap? I love hip hop and there is so much of it from the Golden era that I still haven't heard at all but even more importantly so there is a lot of music from the 60s 70s 80s that have nothing to do with hip hop that helps influence it that are definitely worth getting into.

[@KeepCold4]

Yoooo 7:00 min homboy made some zcarface style beat.

[@TUKTONE1]

What EQ are you using

[@LFObeat]

How can I apply my beats to your video. I realy wanna hear what u have to say.

[@LFObeat]

Submit*

[@slushyized]

On the first beat he shouldnt have used sytrus

[@47leivee]

The first one was dope not gonna lie

[@JStack]

0:49 eating a turkey leg while watching a joust type beat

[@BeyondHorizonBeats]

I loved all your videos but 7:10 showing what base makes it better i mean DUDE .... Arghhww :D

[@BeyondHorizonBeats]

Beat 4 also like WTF XD

[@nkululeko-jy4jb]

thanks bro my music sounds better thank you from south africa

[@deluxevlad]

Damn it’s Benzema?

[@quesabe204]

You made the 2nd beat worse

[@MichealTires]

No disrespect to bro on beat 4 but what the- man I laughed 😂but that’s all progress for producers I know he got better for sure 💯

[@GoutamSingh]

🤗

[@NavieD]

🤗🤗🤗

[@HOLLASOUNDS]

Sounds like theses producers or beat makers are doing way to much and not making sounds complement the main idea, some of these beats are all over the place and sound like total newbies who are on there 5th beat made ever.

[@jimjones1505]

Your base is hard. Buy the time I set up gms it hard to write a base line

[@mixedbysurresh2]

I wish your course was based on Ableton 😭

[@NavieD]

I have tons of course members who use Ableton dawgy. They say it's still super helpful

[@mixedbysurresh2]

@@NavieD aiigh ima sign up soon, do I need to know music theory?

[@realdiole]

As long as you know your DAW well there is visually nothing you won't able to replicate. I took a course where the intructor was using Ableton right when I started making music, I had zero problems following along because I took a Udemy course on producing with FL Studio before.

[@airportsecurityaustria182]

@@realdiole it's not the brush, it's the artist.

[@bruceleeds7988]

I disagree with what you did to the second beat.

[@Boohooooo]

Number was good! But they added too much to it. Also, I may would have taken it up an octave.

[@maskislove]

Biggest mistake is selling a good rapper they will definitely kill that

[@adamrozek5782]

Biggest mistake is not knowing basics of music theory, then not using layers, if a sample lacks something Imo

[@FaukeSteffan]

Navie should deffentely weare a buzzcut

[@TheTonyTitan]

Ableton's Sampler and Simpler make it hella easy

[@NavieD]

I must say, FL's samplers do stink

[@braugustus]

@TitanTony407 you know this 😎

[@bustanuts7359]

Aint no way all this sauce is for free!

[@BillHwang-b9e]

my beats sound just like corrupt footage

[@Name-wr9gg]

Navie D is ùy GTN

[@user-gq9fq4vd5i]

🌱☀️🕊️♥️☘️

[@NavieD]

I agree

[@BISHIP79]

Don't make your drums as stiff as he does, they are way to mechanical on the grid. FL studio in 2003. Bounce, swing, humanize

[@airportsecurityaustria182]

I think he was just quickly showing us an example of drums that would fit the beat better.

[@bbyponk]

number 1 using a kick

[@Dacoljr]

Okay, thank you for this fantastic information You sound a little concerning though lol

[@xintuesgaming9231]

Benzema ...😂🤔

[@mayoh0074]

Karim Benzema

[@checkdatout1234]

SAB ur beat was fiyya dont listen to this guy

[@plexxarbiitch]

That beat at 10 min in is bloody terrible

[@FRANKVAPORUPINTHIS]

I miss the times where Navie wasn't correcting weak beats from his beatmaker course 😔

[@SaintTutter]

Every single track had either A. something WAY off time, or B. something way off key. There's no fixin stupid...

[@NavieD]

C'mon now, don't be mean

[@airportsecurityaustria182]

I'm actually surprised how the guy who did beat 4 fucked up the bass so bad lol

[@PjBeatzrd]

these beats are bad

[@Petergrifinreal]

Most generic beats Oat

[@Tatkovi-px7mx]

But dude you are showing only in ableton or fl studio not everyone uses those ...

[@samso4056]

Karim Benzema