The New (Old) Sound for Beats in 2024

[@nathmukherjee8865]

You got the Midas touch, man. Every beat you make, no matter the equipment or samples, you make it sound so amazing. This is such a vibey beat, love how organic it sounds

[@jonmakesbeats]

Thank you for saying that. Much appreciated

[@simonyricools]

The MIDIs touch

[@schnoodlevideo]

to keep with the throwback tech theme, I edited this video on my Game Boy Camera! thanks for watching everyone!

[@HerEvilTwin]

Lol, great job!

[@ItsTheBishop206]

the "no headphones? 🤔" meme fuckin got me hahaha

[@blqbrd]

as a phone watcher, i just want to say I appreciate your care and consideration for our inherent lack of bass. bless you sir!

[@jonmakesbeats]

Thank you for your service

[@chostamusic]

This one really moved me

[@GeorgeL909]

I love the concept of using simple, cheap, or minimal synths to punch above their weight. It's the whole basis behind dungeon synth, and midi soundfonts are just perfect for that. Very cool.

[@tradevoorhees]

makes me wanna find my old hard drive with all the soundfonts on it. those were the good ol days.

[@jonmakesbeats]

Doooo it

[@yourfriendlukejackson]

MIDI sound fonts are in fact pretty fire

[@jonmakesbeats]

I’m learning

[@disparity-bit]

That moment when you forget what you're doing because you're vibing so hard to your own music is exactly why I make music. Nicely done!

[@zzziiilllaaa]

maybe it's because I'm stoned or because this was really beautiful.. either way I love you man, thanks for sharing your creative process with us and inspiring us to see that the potential for a great song sits literally anywhere we care to look.

[@ron.joshtin]

i grew up with these sounds on my family roland digital upright man, this is such a crazy nostalgia trip for me. knew as soon as i heard the dog sounds lol great work as always

[@jonmakesbeats]

Exactly. I never had one growing up but to this day they’re included in those pianos

[@ron.joshtin]

@@jonmakesbeats it's crazy lol, i used to mess around with those record scratches jamming with my friends. never realized it was universal until i watched this haha

[@blakesbeatscolie]

The “juice hands”🔥🎉🤟🏻🙌🏼👍🏼👏🏻

[@radazeonv8821]

Your recent beats have been more melancholy in nature - I dig it. But how you going to use Roland's midi sound kit without a Roland device on the table? Feeling like the MKII ain't getting enough love.

[@jonmakesbeats]

Why are people so obsessed with me using the 404? No shade I’m just fascinated by it

[@superdipholland3151]

I don't speak for this guy but for me it's because you're the best at this type of channel and vibe and it's the only equipment I and many others have to do this type sound w/out using a laptop. Would just be exciting to see somone of your caliber use equipment that me and some other are most familiar with❤

[@superdipholland3151]

But honestly u do u as long as ur feeling good about it I will be 2

[@EZBOT_]

You are a magician.

[@jonmakesbeats]

Ah man thank you. We should start a magicians club

[@EZBOT_]

@@jonmakesbeats I would love nothing more!

[@lopodyr]

I recently got a few romplers that sound like my childhood and I couldn't be happier. It's just great stuff.

[@BigLoaf]

I love this idea of using general midi cause it makes me feel like I can get back into producing with the little I got

[@jonmakesbeats]

You absolutely can and should

[@eightoheight]

5:49 Le Jeanwayne moment 🚬🥖🇫🇷

[@MrJohnHughesHimself]

This was one of my favorite ones because I wasn't feeling it. Stuck with the process, reeled me in and won me over. Very cool to watch.

[@jonmakesbeats]

Love that

[@andrewt7527]

The no headphones has me cracking up. I love the way your breaking down the what your doing with a brief sentence about the rationale. Thanks Jon!

[@synthphilosophy]

I was listening without video, and I was like whoa wait who is this? Then I rewinded and saw it: ok it's Brad. We ❤ Brad. Thanks Brad for the midi nostalgia!

[@KonceptJonesBeats]

Back in the 90's I made beats using a Yamaha MU10 tone module, then later a Boss DS330 (which I still have). The big difference was that I didn't have a sampler, per se; I used PowerTracks Pro 3.0's one-shot one note polyphony sampling feature to snatch breaks and play stuff over it via General MIDI. Today I have a Yamaha MU50 as well as the DS330. The MU50 had a really dope feature where you can go into any drum kit and edit the individual drum sounds, so you could take a snare, pitch it up or down, then add a resonant filter to it (possibly even an ADSR envelope too, I'd have to look) and none of that will affect the rest of the drum sounds. Now I gotta fire up the MU50 and make something 'cause of this video.

[@jonmakesbeats]

Let’s go

[@ryflyn]

1:54 when the vintage sounds aren't vintaging enough. This came together so nice 💯

[@HerEvilTwin]

Such a fun idea, very enjoyable to watch. I think us producers sometimes get so focused on making a dope beat you forgot to actually just have fun with it.

[@rainor771]

that electric guitar totally makes the track. And I think I know where I've heard it before, it sounds like the same sound TIm Follin used on the OST for Ecco the Dolphin: Defender of the Future. I gotta mess with that sound font now lol

[@Thought-Forms]

General Midi = S Tier

[@ZamirStills]

Yoooo I can’t believe they got Brad to do a video on the channel. That’s crazy.

[@jonmakesbeats]

Pulled alll the stops

[@Vanilla_Sun]

that guitar goes hard, another vibey banger!

[@jonmakesbeats]

The guitar 🎸

[@ruffusduarte]

I imagine Joji on this! 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@ruffiankick]

bro showin' general Midi some love lol. dope joint! that electric guitar was a perfect added touch lol

[@icodejs]

I nearly shed a tear to this beat 🥲🤣

[@Manuel_SJrJr]

Gonna need to hear that accordion in a future beat

[@MartinoFeliz]

This is my music class for me

[@_Jay_K_]

Never made it look so easy

[@superdipholland3151]

I was freestylin off the the Bombay when you were letting it play for a minute there. So freaking good.😅

[@ChaosBeforeOrder]

Dawg you don't miss when cooking up some beats.....respect!!

[@danieldalton]

We love you man ❤

[@muelabruno66]

That was special. I felt that.

[@Parteum]

Brad Beats

[@story_teller_beats]

I got a yahama keyboard and tought i just had a keyboard for kids or something because of the sounds it had, now i feel better lol

[@koiqueeen]

Omg I got so emotional when you added the electric piano.

[@marylewis3311]

Massive midi flashbacks here. Good button mashing man 🙏❤️‍🔥🙏

[@badbelly]

Both time and space must be made for the accordion

[@jonmakesbeats]

People are saying this

[@kiterockit779]

Fire…that prophet x is a good look also.

[@AxelOlsson]

Oh man, some of these sounds takes me back. Nostalgia for real, in the best possible way. The camera quality and editing just getting, better and better - keep it up!

[@jonmakesbeats]

Thanks. We’re glad the effort is being noticed

[@andyp6169]

Yep this one rules

[@zavgod]

once again proving its often not what you got but how you use it

[@chambre466]

thx so much, you are one of a kind, in an admirative way

[@totaled_camry]

the wizard at work, congrats on 50 uploads

[@jonmakesbeats]

Thanks it feels good

[@realbigsip]

King's Quest-type beat 🏰 👑 🐉

[@jonmakesbeats]

I feel that

[@Supergroceryshopper]

Bro that accordian went hard

[@jonmakesbeats]

In hindsight I might have made a mistake

[@mojoryse7836]

killed the beat and the video, thanks joe jebson ❤️

[@otnemem760]

So emotional. I love it.

[@Max10_B]

I’ve been wanting a general midi portable device for so long. Wish Roland would make a boutique of the Roland sound canvas. Or bring back the iOS app they had they took off the market. Been just sampling my favorite sounds on my op1 for it. Love it for video game-esque sounds

[@dubsupport4435]

Fire Beat! 🔥🔥🔥This makes me miss my old QY70🙃 Stay hype🤘🏾

[@MuteCircle]

Also decided to make a Lee Hazlewood cover with the Final Fantasy 7 soundfont. Not sure why but it works

[@aaaronic_arts]

Fantastic, dude!

[@sdopeisses]

It is possible to make good beats with these old midi sounds. You can see that here with you. I have the feeling that these sounds are being forgotten more and more because we need a new splice kit every month with the recurring hi hats, one shots without end.

[@NickLyttle]

God damn, every week bringing us glory. Imma have to tap into that Patreon.

[@jonmakesbeats]

We’d love to have you

[@ogsleepdealer]

Thanks, Jon!

[@lubbers825]

Bro went absolutely bonkers on the keyboard guitar

[@jonmakesbeats]

Shredding

[@ryanhursh6322]

Killed it

[@reathambeats]

another hit mr jon

[@parkour2461]

educational Jon much appreciated

[@halpehalpe]

Cant wait till you get into the game soundfonts, final fantasy 7 soundfont beat finna be crazy

[@melorams22]

tuff !

[@Lev_wav]

Wow.

[@icev2507]

Fantastic vibe ✊🏻

[@thedrunkmonkshow]

This was entertaining to watch because when I first started making beats in the late 90's this is all most of us had. My parents couldn't afford to buy me no MPC or elaborate Keyboard and back then there was no Fruity Loops, no Reason, so I had to think outside of the box and work with what I had. I composed the music with Midisoft Session and Midisoft Studio 4 then played it back through a program called Wingroove which was a Windows Midi player that contained samples from a quality Yamaha keyboard. It's Electronic Drum Set had a phat 808 and 909 combo in there which knocked way harder than the standard Windows MIDI. I also used Yamaha's XG MIDI player for a time which had better effects like chorus and reverb. Then a few years later in high school I got lucky and my mom bought a Casio Keyboard from Radio Shack that for a $120 keyboard at the time also had a really good sound and surprisingly MIDI ports in the back. So I bought a MIDI In/Out cable and would play directly out to it bypassing the Soundcard Midi all together. If you're someone that's gotten into music production in the last 10 years you guys have it so good since there's tons of affordable and accessible options now.

[@GTChris]

I always think it starts off okay, but then you blow my mind anyway.

[@king1bs]

damn bro !

[@MuteCircle]

I've been mulling an album over in my head and the overwhelming key reference point at the moment for it is the MIDI music from Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis. Something about those sounds has aged so peculiarly

[@FnFFoxFace]

BRRRRRRR

[@Bartholomule01]

Love this. I love being specific with altering timbres on samples and you are so particular ahout it.

[@SclimBeats]

yes i miss you here! watching all your video like a psycho 😁 when I grab octatrack good price second hand I'll be on your patreon studying. You are very inspiring

[@jonmakesbeats]

We’d be happy to have you

[@ceetronic]

Lovely beat Jon, that guitar was unexpected but 💯 required 😂

[@v5k359]

thanks for making me pick up my sp404 today!

[@fleshkrumblez]

Tight as usual, you make me want to hang it up (can't because being a bedroom producer is now imprinted in me). I'd like to see what you can do with the very first Fruity, CakeWalk, Vegas or Rebirth/Recycle DAW's or their soundbanks. Always great watching you. Peace and Blissings.

[@WuWei_94]

I used to make stuff with one of those generic early 2000s Yamaha practice keyboard just out of necessity due to lack of gear, and it is indeed quite fun and has a nice sound. The percussion is very beat konducta series-esque. Kind of corny, but it works lol

[@jonmakesbeats]

Gotta do what you can with what you have

[@kalmar2335]

As a phone watcher i love the bass part

[@jonmakesbeats]

Hahaah

[@tf2addictf34wrdsf]

dope

[@dannydranx]

I dig watching your content its basic and informative and easy to learn from....I'm not a hardware type of producer since probably the mc909 and Dr 5, but watching your shows makes me wanna grab something

[@jonmakesbeats]

Just grab what’s next to you. That’s the best piece of gear.

[@dannydranx]

@@jonmakesbeats I wish I still had my 909 but that was stolen years and years ago so now I mainly use daw....

[@randomenergy8431]

There's always time for accordion!! 🪗

[@justinraymund]

Beautiful beat!

[@JuanRodriguez-rb6zm]

This video is a joy. thank you!

[@SLAP.96]

your such a dope composer man!

[@jonmakesbeats]

Thanks Shawn

[@NickT6630]

@Jon Makes Beats I enjoyed this video alot. Really inspiring 😎 I use very inexpensive bits of equipment and some of it is home made. I recently bought a general MIDI synth from M5Stack for only £13.20 in the UK. Its got all those interesting dated sounds that you used as the starting point for your track.

[@huggybeats]

🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@Dan-nu6pi]

Great beat, really enjoyed watching!

[@xxjoshbrownxx]

Cool counter missed one!

[@gregcabrera6461]

Oh no! What happened to the Waldorf?!

[@pedpedpedpedpedpedpedpedped]

wait, that accordion sounded hard!

[@dre7sus]

Love your vids... Dope producer... I'd love to see more S950 beats though..... Excellent channel👑💯

[@mynmyself]

Hahah this actually kinda takes me to Shlohmos Dark Red vibe

[@0815-wn4cq]

Great Video again! Thanks for all these octatrack tips! Are you happy with the Prophet X? Is the library worth it? What do you enjoy most about it and most importantly: does it inspire you?

[@JamesKing251]

That accordion was slapping tho

[@a_ndy2837]

that was amazing

[@nickotc]

Alright, now I need a beat with accordion

[@jonmakesbeats]

There might be one of those already. I forgot the name of it

[@nickotc]

@@jonmakesbeats I’ll keep my eye out, like aye aye captain lol

[@G.GordonMidi]

I see that S950 back there 👀 When you use it, are you sequencing samples on it with the OT?

[@streety301]

did u replace your Waldorf?

[@prod_zordu]

this beat made me feel like what 2 weeks off work look like

[@ItsJamisonJamison]

Mr Krabs at 5:50 😂