The No1 Scientific Reason You Can't Finish Tracks

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Seth Godin Talk:
• Seth Godin: Quieting t...
Tracks Used :
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Polymetric:
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The Basement:
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Remembrance:
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00:00 - Intro
00:30 - Symptoms
01:30 - Seth & The Lizard Brain
02:30 - The Danger of Music
03:20 - Writers Block & Export Track
05:00 - The Voice
06:05 - How to Dance
07:05 - Plugin Choices
08:30 - Ali Abdaal Says You Suck
09:40 - Edmprod.com 5 Stages
10:25 - Producer, Mixing, Writing.
11:10 - Process Purpose
13:40 - Classic House Gear
14:40 -The Improvement Paradox
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@bismanjitsingh1975
@bismanjitsingh1975 4 ай бұрын
he is not the philosopher we want, but the philosopher we need
@whendoesthisend
@whendoesthisend 4 ай бұрын
I just made this wonderful discovery. Im so stoked to look at the rest of the videos. Im laughing writing this. Thank you sir for the video!
@jl9205
@jl9205 4 ай бұрын
"Done is better than perfect."
@kieranmchugh172
@kieranmchugh172 4 ай бұрын
Letting perfect get in the way of good enough.
@blakecasimir
@blakecasimir 4 ай бұрын
Perfect is the enemy of good.
@arassenova
@arassenova Күн бұрын
done exists. perfect doesn't.
@pixelrancher
@pixelrancher 4 ай бұрын
"I am not a doctor. But I play one on KZbin".
@ELopez
@ELopez 4 ай бұрын
Just gotta tell you that you are my favourite production channel on KZbin, specifically because of how you always seem to answer the questions I didn’t know I had. Your videos have been a huge boon to my producing mentality and in helping me address my fears with putting out own music!
@RolledInARaw
@RolledInARaw 4 ай бұрын
Amazing to hear to solidify what im trying to implement ! Thank you so much.
@olliestaples5337
@olliestaples5337 4 ай бұрын
I don't know how you manage to do it, but you always seem to give me the advice I need right at the moment I need it. Muchly appreciated.
@eArtrash
@eArtrash 4 ай бұрын
This is very powerful for me and I'm sure everyone else. You've done a great job of breaking this topic down.. I feel instantly motivated to get my laptop out and finish this track I've been "improving" for years.. stuck in the paradox you mention. Needless to say - great content as usual!
@MattShelley138
@MattShelley138 4 ай бұрын
Another classic video B - another call to creative action!!
@reptilejesus829
@reptilejesus829 4 ай бұрын
Thanks for making this. Even though I've heard all of this before I needed to hear it once more.
@logamaguiar4970
@logamaguiar4970 4 ай бұрын
That was fantastic. Thank you... I'm usually just goin from vid to vid, but for some reason I stepped and listened. It spoke to my specific issues so clearly ..wow .. Thanks again
@DennisWilliamsDJ
@DennisWilliamsDJ 4 ай бұрын
Love this video, love the happy go lucky tone, love the useful information; thank you!
@vishie10
@vishie10 4 ай бұрын
You are amazing. Thank you fro sharing your thoughts and these concepts with the world.
@arthurpedro7480
@arthurpedro7480 Ай бұрын
Thank you so much, aways on point!!
@Trentcast
@Trentcast 4 ай бұрын
Amazing video, thank you. I’m 20 years deep and I believe I just recently got passed “The Dip” and everything said in this video resonated me to my core.
@eliosix
@eliosix 4 ай бұрын
You’re my compass I always resort to when I find myself lost. Your “rants” are always golden. Thank you 🙏🏼
@spr1334
@spr1334 4 ай бұрын
You have created a fantastically useful channel. The best at demystifying what appears to be massively confusing. A goto channel.
@jorgecastaneda5076
@jorgecastaneda5076 4 ай бұрын
As always great video!
@jornl9177
@jornl9177 4 ай бұрын
Great video and truth spoken. I think one point is missing: as artists we are fascinated by the unknown thus art beyond our crafting. This leaves us bored by creation we would have adored some time ago. So in my opinion we have to get inspired by our art first and finish it regardless how bored we get. Anyone with me here?
@Trikshaw
@Trikshaw 4 ай бұрын
Fantastic video as always! Would love to see a video or livestream of you breaking down that “plotting” process a bit deeper, seems like a really useful technique!
@Bthelick
@Bthelick 4 ай бұрын
Noted! 👊
@user-ux2gn8lk7y
@user-ux2gn8lk7y 4 ай бұрын
that was super helpful and encouraging. thank you.
@westbeats3604
@westbeats3604 4 ай бұрын
Great video! Thanks!
@AlexSchulzofficial
@AlexSchulzofficial 4 ай бұрын
thank you for this ❤️ such a nice video!
@CPowerslave
@CPowerslave 4 ай бұрын
Great advice! Thank You 😊
@rosslansberg6323
@rosslansberg6323 4 ай бұрын
Thanks for the lovely video
@user-cu9rq9tu5i
@user-cu9rq9tu5i 4 ай бұрын
Amazing inspiration to keep it all moving, we can only show the world where we are now! Thank you!
@i-never-look-at-replies-lol
@i-never-look-at-replies-lol 4 ай бұрын
the victimization of ourselves continues...
@trox6512
@trox6512 4 ай бұрын
bookmarked this video, im gonna come back to at whenever I'm stuck, thanks much needed!!
@MIKENOIX
@MIKENOIX 4 ай бұрын
Thanks as always Mr.
@Maxmachtmusik
@Maxmachtmusik 4 ай бұрын
Well explained, thanks 🙌
@FreeDooMusic
@FreeDooMusic 4 ай бұрын
And here i am with over 400 plugins and no problem knowing which one to use and when. But since i started focusing more on learning mixing and mastering and further develop my skills in sounddesign, i started becoming less creative because i have less energy left to be creative so im sort of more of a mix and mastering engineer than a producer at this point since i find it so hard to finish my tracks. And when im designing sounds it always turns into a track between one or two minutes because i begin with a more or less complete track in my head before i start working on it. So im bruteforcing it, always trying to do too much at once inside the DAW. But i do work very fast but not for long enough. It usually ends up with a mixdown to share with some friends though. I knew from the day i became sentient that i wanted to make music so its always been a part of me. But getting it out there and pursuing a potential career, now that is intimidating to the point where i don't even want one. I just feel mentally and physically burnt out by the thought of it.
@Bthelick
@Bthelick 2 ай бұрын
Yes you definitely need to split into sandbox sessions. I would recommend ear training sessions in particular. Because if you can reference well, and recognize good sounds to select, if you shouldn't have to mix much, if at all. Or Master even. It's far faster and easier to be creative if you can skip most of the engineering steps. That's how I do it any way.
@andrewrossy
@andrewrossy 4 ай бұрын
Oh my. This is just so inspiring! Would love to see this cut down to 60 second short that I can watch to shut down that lizzard brain prior to every session!
@MK7357-mk
@MK7357-mk 4 ай бұрын
When it comes to struggling with finishing tracks, my solution was setting up a goal of uploading at least 1 track in a week and time frames throughout the week to work on my music and solely focusing on that. It's not going to be perfect anyway, but the good side effect of it is that you'll improve over time. Also getting stuff done is more important than trying to make a track perfect and it's quite a healthy approach (at least for me right now) Thanks for another great video :)
@lozarmusic
@lozarmusic 4 ай бұрын
Thank you as always 😮
@maXXer00
@maXXer00 4 ай бұрын
Love this lad ❤
@Emiran_music
@Emiran_music 4 ай бұрын
love all of your content mate
@robbdj
@robbdj 4 ай бұрын
plase keep this things up! love the content
@Shibuiaa
@Shibuiaa 4 ай бұрын
damn. what a great video! almost every example applies to me. thanks for the tips on how to deal with it!! : ) regards from switzerland
@AVT_Music
@AVT_Music 4 ай бұрын
This is what every beginning producer needs to see! If I would have seen this when I started out within my first year and took this to heart. It'd be A LOT further than I am now. Thank you for this video!
@GamedevFred
@GamedevFred 4 ай бұрын
Thank you for this vid! 🙌
@Thassodar
@Thassodar 4 ай бұрын
Always dropping some knowledge. What you said at the end of this video resonated with me like your video about "Why Does Your Music Sound Amateur". Specifically on this video: You can only show people where you're at now.
@Bthelick
@Bthelick 4 ай бұрын
Thanks. Yes that part came from someone on that very video saying they were still improving 🙏👊
@EchoesOfMelodicExistence
@EchoesOfMelodicExistence 4 ай бұрын
Great talk! Now I know what my problem is and I needed to hear that. In fact I released my first track and video yesterday and it was a tough decision. "It wasn't good enough", "it had already been done", "there are others out there that are much better", etc. In my head I had a gazillion reason not doing it. 😳
@spencertate4671
@spencertate4671 4 ай бұрын
great advise per usual ! Thank you
@Bthelick
@Bthelick 4 ай бұрын
oooooo look ☝️ my first telegram bot!!! I'm officially famous!
@NatrollJM
@NatrollJM 4 ай бұрын
keep having to take off my headphones. im watching this at half past 2 AM and your new stereo effect sounds like its blasting around my room!!
@Bthelick
@Bthelick 4 ай бұрын
Oh really? Stereo effect on the music or voice?
@shoppingcart238
@shoppingcart238 4 ай бұрын
I can hear something with ur voice, it feels really wide or something @@Bthelick
@Bthelick
@Bthelick 4 ай бұрын
Oooooooh sorry I know what that will be. To make the meters more interesting while I talk I put a phantom haas delay on , but I must have forgot to cancel it again after the meters 🤦‍♂️ sorry.
@shoppingcart238
@shoppingcart238 4 ай бұрын
No worries! We ended up with a little trick of the trade on top bc of it haha @@Bthelick
@NatrollJM
@NatrollJM 4 ай бұрын
@@Bthelick Voice. music sounds fine
@ITST-CHO
@ITST-CHO 4 ай бұрын
teacher, doctor, legend. Absolute legend B!
@sebrosa666
@sebrosa666 4 ай бұрын
LEGEND ❤🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌 THANK YOU!
@bradfordsmithmusic
@bradfordsmithmusic 4 ай бұрын
I always knew I had a superpower, always watching for threats, but unfortunately it was just my amygdala keeping me finishing the track.
@DJeMo
@DJeMo 3 ай бұрын
Great topic to cover, nice one 👊
@Mikeoliver1
@Mikeoliver1 4 ай бұрын
More Monday Motivation. Thanks. ❤
@Ace_of_DiscaL
@Ace_of_DiscaL 4 ай бұрын
I like you. A very invigorating, factful, and honest gentleman! SUBSCRIBED
@xrabbz2010
@xrabbz2010 4 ай бұрын
Yessss B uploaded 😀
@thepope9648
@thepope9648 2 ай бұрын
that “5 stages” graph is brilliant. true for all producers. likely applies to everything in life
@JensMelhede
@JensMelhede 4 ай бұрын
1st class advice as always!
@thisisdjprana
@thisisdjprana 4 ай бұрын
Nice one!
@vminus7505
@vminus7505 4 ай бұрын
another great video
@thanos_k
@thanos_k 4 ай бұрын
Love the video man as always great content! One question, when we are done with a track and we hear it over and we know that there's sth that can be improved, like you are not satisfied enough, do you think we should spend more and more time trying to improve it or just export it and move on to the next project? Thanks :)
@Bthelick
@Bthelick 4 ай бұрын
Depends how complete your vision is for what that something needs to be. If it's "improving" because it's bothering you but you don't know the solution and you're just guessing trying other things, then I recommend setting yourself a deadline. When I'm in that situation I move on to another track, spend a week away from it on other music so I forget, and then give it one more fresh ears session, whatever comes of it that session is it.
@ItsWesSmithYo
@ItsWesSmithYo 4 ай бұрын
Good one B, I’ll get back on it tomorrow 😂
@dougel
@dougel 4 ай бұрын
Thanks for this. GREAT name for a Track, Amygdala .... on a side note, because of your videos and pro-active talks i have put a track up on all platforms, ( it is not perfect, but it is finished. ) Cam
@Bthelick
@Bthelick 4 ай бұрын
Incredible news well done Cam. Keep it up 👊
@wusulu-yc7sl
@wusulu-yc7sl 4 ай бұрын
It seems like many of the creative people are also into psychology and philosophy , I like that. So big book recommendation: The Status Game!
@doubleslitenigma
@doubleslitenigma 4 ай бұрын
I started producing in 2005 and in 2007 released my first track, in 2014 i remixed for Hemstock and Jennings. Ive done nothing since then, ive finished a couple tracks but just left them on the hardrive, i play around with 16 bar loops and dont seem to enter the arrangment stage becuase i dont feel im good enough. Another great book that touches on this is The chimp paradox- Steven Peters
@Andrew-rz7qt
@Andrew-rz7qt 4 ай бұрын
We're on a journey but we have to keep moving forward to get too where we are going. Make your next tune simple just a beat, bass and a melody. Just 3 minutes long render it , put it out and move on.
@AudioBotnik
@AudioBotnik 4 ай бұрын
My bus hits a speed bump and that's my turbulence for shutting my mix down.
@MoonbaseDiscoRecords
@MoonbaseDiscoRecords 4 ай бұрын
I think choice paralysis is the biggest enemy of up & coming producers. it also makes it harder to find our own "sound". I can make, super groovy and complete tracks just using a Korg Volca, while I get instantly lost trying to produce in Ableton jungle. I love 90s House Sounds and I realized, what I like about that era is amazing creativity and simplicity due to the lack of tools and resources. and even after watching a plethora of tube videos, mimicking 90s hardware on daw is hard :)
@smallpeople172
@smallpeople172 13 күн бұрын
I once had a scriptwriting teacher in college, he flat out told us writers block does not exist. You must merely begin writing, literally anything, even if it’s total gibberish, and it will go away
@BrosifMcJoseph
@BrosifMcJoseph 4 ай бұрын
best music channel hands down
@Fairy_Tales_for_Adults
@Fairy_Tales_for_Adults 4 ай бұрын
@Bthelick I would suggest to check the book “Thinking, fast and slow” by Daniel Kahneman.
@tourmalineghosts
@tourmalineghosts 4 ай бұрын
"All we can do as artists is show the world where we're at, right now." -Bthelick Move over (maybe) Da Vinci, we've got a new sage of wisdom spitting facts. What a motto to end on, I'm definitely keeping that one in the big brain. Thank you for all the different ways you make us sit down and look at this process of art.
@mendeleev_9H2PDsgXu7NmphCUEH
@mendeleev_9H2PDsgXu7NmphCUEH 4 ай бұрын
I really liked your streams! Will you stream ever again?
@Bthelick
@Bthelick 4 ай бұрын
Yes I stream every month, on the last Sunday of the month at 6pm gmt. All the streams are uploaded in the live section.
@johnviera3884
@johnviera3884 4 ай бұрын
Thanks!
@Bthelick
@Bthelick 4 ай бұрын
Thank you John 🙏
@djse
@djse 4 ай бұрын
Closing your laptop during turbulance is actually a really good idea, not because it will interfere with the plane, but more because turbulance can sometime cause a little "drop" (don't know the technical word in English) of the plane that will make everything going up. That's why they ask you to fasten your seat bealt, and that's why closing your laptop (and even better, putting it back in its bag) is safer, for you and your laptop. You don't want that coffee cup from the seat behind you droping on your beautiful keyboard :)
@Andrew-rz7qt
@Andrew-rz7qt 4 ай бұрын
Turbulence is the word you're looking for. Great name for a track.
@sburton84
@sburton84 4 ай бұрын
@@Andrew-rz7qt And the name of a classic DnB track by Moving Fusion.
@Andrew-rz7qt
@Andrew-rz7qt 4 ай бұрын
@@sburton84 can you tell me who made the song Hold On?
@puvendranpillay8802
@puvendranpillay8802 4 ай бұрын
Amidala was the main reason why anakin skywalker became Darth Vader. Could you show us how to do a "plot" session?
@Mtaalas
@Mtaalas 4 ай бұрын
I did this song for a contest in 2015, worked on it months and the last leg of recording violins, last touches on the structure and mixing was one of the most intense weeks I've ever done, I was sure we had a great track... Then when I was about to submit it, I started to panic. Thinking it wasn't good enough, mixing wasn't up to par all that... I almost didn't submit it... We won the competition by the largest margin in the history of the event. So yeah... that cleared away my fear of releasing... I also recommend taking part in Game Jams (Annual Global Game Jam for example), there you have 48 hours to make and release game, they're always short on musicians and sound designers. Thus you need to work on your ability to make the minimum viable product for the specific game you're making with the others, then use the allowed time to make it better, but you have to release within the time frame. That'll teach you to be faster, teach you better working methods, to not get caught into weeds of knob tweaking and instead focus on the track itself etc. Highly recommended.
@scottpatrick801
@scottpatrick801 4 ай бұрын
Ultimately, no matter what, Don't Give Up on what is in your heart. We, by nature, have eternity in our hearts, so nothing in this world will satisfy, but it is possible to find some fulfillment in getting outside yourself. Creators are in essence always putting themselves "out there". We all have different motives for creating, but when it comes from the soul, it can be the most liberating, life enhancing key to finding purpose within passion, especially when centered around helping others grow and learn.
@datapusher-
@datapusher- 4 ай бұрын
THE no1 rule of finishing tracks (not exactly mentioned here in that last tip): Stop falling in love with your loop, or that ONE sound. Dont make it precious!!! Stop replaying the loop, and just keep pushing forward.
@GamedevFred
@GamedevFred 4 ай бұрын
Do you have any videos on the process of making plots like you mentioned in the video?
@Bthelick
@Bthelick 4 ай бұрын
Not specifically yet. My stutter house ingredients videos go over the sounds from the session shown in this video. It's not something that's simple to teach in an easy how-to video, as many base elements have to be in place like ear training for both pitch and sound design. I could do one as a more advanced video for those further in showing how I use it for workflow purposes maybe?
@GamedevFred
@GamedevFred 4 ай бұрын
@@Bthelick that would be great.It's certainly very good practice. I've learned a lot from trying to recreate some sounds in Left to Right, as you're suggesting.
@carlosrm9362
@carlosrm9362 4 ай бұрын
Amen!!!
@birdmanchandet6984
@birdmanchandet6984 3 ай бұрын
I am not good at languages But I use translation to watch you every video. It made me understand many things. Because in my country, most of these things no free thx u
@RockBoBsteRMusic
@RockBoBsteRMusic 4 ай бұрын
I hit that button sometimes like 5 times a day so I can hear what it's really going to sound like on other speakers. I don't know why it would be so hard to click for you.
@matthewdemetree6743
@matthewdemetree6743 4 ай бұрын
also when you said option paralysis I have been facing the same issue as a beginner because I have way too many sample packs and I get overwhelm. do you have any advice on this ? I feel like having too many samples can be bad. do you recommend the plug in you have to search for samples ? or ,maybe just limited myself to use one pack
@Bthelick
@Bthelick 4 ай бұрын
Yeah try limiting yourself to a single pack. or set a 2 minute timer picking each part, like bass, kick, etc. The sample selector I use is XO by XLN but that only helps group samples into similar types. So if you don't know what you're looking for it doesn't help much!
@isweartofuckinggod
@isweartofuckinggod 4 ай бұрын
It's a scary thing, but even though you got into making music because you had ideas you knew could be great, you have to let yourself let them down. When you make a track from an idea and it doesn't turn out, it doesn't mean the idea is used up. The brilliant part of the creative process is that you can do it over and over again and it will always give you something different. If you're waiting until you have the skills to do your ideas justice, you're practicing not doing your ideas.
@tasenova2717
@tasenova2717 4 ай бұрын
To me, I am getting my feet in the water by working with others, having consistency on what they tell me needs fixing and do it. All I want, is consistency. I'm getting very close, and mixing it or singing on someone else's idea or their deadline of showcase is way easier to get on board with.
@Bthelick
@Bthelick 4 ай бұрын
Yes definitely. All my first major finished projects were for others. And it was getting paid enough times in a row from those that helps calm down the imposter syndrome too. The amygdala loves a check list! ✅
@carldubcats3385
@carldubcats3385 4 ай бұрын
ha ha, I thought this was an advert for the 1st 5 mins and then I thought this is a bit long. Great video. Wise words. Focus focus hocus pocus.
@rectify2003
@rectify2003 4 ай бұрын
Hi there - Are you able to post the backing track please or point me to where I can get it please? I am using FL Studio Thanks Subscribed
@Bthelick
@Bthelick 4 ай бұрын
I've put links in the description 👊
@rectify2003
@rectify2003 4 ай бұрын
@@BthelickThanks
@AnimeSith
@AnimeSith 4 ай бұрын
Not sure where else to ask this, but do you have a favorite free granular plugin? And beyond that, a list of the plugins you like most, free or bought?
@Bthelick
@Bthelick 4 ай бұрын
I either just use vital or ableton's granulator these days. I used to love Steinberg's padshop, but not enough to buy it outside of cubase. I'm still playing around with grainbow but not sold yet. As I'm not doing many exposed textural soundscapes, like a game or chill soundtrack might call for, I only really use granular on pads tbh, and between vital & labs in not wanting for pads usually.
@AnimeSith
@AnimeSith 4 ай бұрын
@@Bthelick I appreciate the response. I'm looking to mess with a granular plugin for creating interesting sounds to use in my tech house tracks. Unique sounds pulled from other sounds. Just basically going wild on something and seeing what becomes of it. Lol
@fpirecords7028
@fpirecords7028 4 ай бұрын
Please,what is the name of the track in the background?
@Bthelick
@Bthelick 4 ай бұрын
There are 4 tracks I've put links in the description. (Not sure those are the same edits but those are versions of them)
@ivanbrankovic9965
@ivanbrankovic9965 4 ай бұрын
B is our voice of reason.
@LukeBergs
@LukeBergs 4 ай бұрын
damn this summed up my live in 15 minutes 🤣
@voltureaction
@voltureaction 3 ай бұрын
7:26 ROCK AND STONE!
@Bthelick
@Bthelick 3 ай бұрын
Rock n Stone brotha!
@sikemper
@sikemper 4 ай бұрын
That was very helpful and I’m 25 years in.
@theo9261
@theo9261 4 ай бұрын
40k stream soon?
@tallandsman6780
@tallandsman6780 4 ай бұрын
Hi, i have a question about setting levels...any tips more then listening to a reference track. - on reference for mixing:is it better to choose just one reference track or use a few? just for fun: kzbin.info/www/bejne/nZCwfKpjaN6Cp80 still just using referance for mixing. - refreshing my ears every 20m and doing my own thing(not matching directly).
@Bthelick
@Bthelick 4 ай бұрын
I use a few references usually. It gets you a better idea of the ballpark of sound as opposed to chasing specifics. As for setting levels ,just use your ears to match the ref. Do you mean total levels? Because I leave the ref and my master channel at zero. My video on "how Not to master your music" shows why I do that, and why you can't do it by meter levels.
@tallandsman6780
@tallandsman6780 4 ай бұрын
@@Bthelick appreciate your time and generosity to help us improve.
@2bepower1
@2bepower1 4 ай бұрын
1 track a day? holy moly... i wish xD even during my most creative and productive phases i couldnt keep that up for more than a week. at the moment its more like 1 track per week. and i hate myself for it. not only do i have problems finishing songs, i also just lack motivation in the first place. sometimes i watch streamers and they just grind like crazy everyday and that just seems impossible to me. i wish i could be more motivated but i also dont think it would help if i would force it! it just sucks that i wont be reaching my personal goals if i keep making 1 track a week, because i do want to improve.
@Bthelick
@Bthelick 4 ай бұрын
Well you gotta love it. When it changes from hobby to work you have to put things in place like I mention.
@SuperMrOtto
@SuperMrOtto 4 ай бұрын
Great video actually learned a lot! Now i just want to see a rocket league video from you
@Bthelick
@Bthelick 4 ай бұрын
Haha I'm only champ, there's not a lot to learn from me in that arena 🤣
@rosslansberg6323
@rosslansberg6323 4 ай бұрын
Okay but should I cut below 62hz? Beacuse the human ear picks up everything below "0db" so 42 hz is still audible? Idk , I see your oscilloscope peeks not much lower than about 60hz , when I used to do that my tracks would be much clearer and had more space 😅I might go back .
@Bthelick
@Bthelick 4 ай бұрын
The spectrum you're seeing there is of my voice. No I wouldn't recommend cutting below 62hz unless you're in a genre with light kick, the key is B or above and the chords progression only moves upwards!
@ThePhantomJack
@ThePhantomJack 4 ай бұрын
No.1 music philosophy teacher.
@Andrew-rz7qt
@Andrew-rz7qt 4 ай бұрын
I have a cure for writer's block. Take a few days or a week off and go do something else, put music out of your mind. After a good length of time away from music you will get this sudden urge as your mind fills with ideas. Then you're ready to get back to work. Writer's block is lack of ideas and no directions.
@alexanderff6272
@alexanderff6272 4 ай бұрын
yup. main reasons r C = Control Room R = Referense we getting nice result in our headphones but it sounds "diferent" in car. sounds crappy to be correct. sounds crappy anywhere besides of our headphones. we getting basic home studio, and it resolve like 60-70% of that effect. but only 60-70. still some wierd sound effects on random soundsystem. still hear "cheap mixing room fingerprint" in mixdown file idk if the ear education helps to dodge the professional studio rent. professional multi monitoring set of 3 types monitors helps to produse better results faster. (close range monitoring, long range monitoring, "closed box" 4-6' monitor for bass control) Can u produce "radio level mixdown" without it? ummmmm yup. if u r damn lucky enough ;) *my pain for now. cant see any correct way to deal with it diferent just yet. yeh, it dont need to be hella expensive, but conrol room must be done well in case of reflections n shit ;)
@Bthelick
@Bthelick 4 ай бұрын
Well it all comes down to ear education in the end. Referencing on as many things as possible certainly helps with that process. Obviously you will need a minimum quality of listening equipment so your ears can learn easier. I suggest sennheiser hd25s or similar. But referencing habits in general are also a massive part of it. Did you see my video on how to reference?
@alexanderff6272
@alexanderff6272 4 ай бұрын
@@Bthelick i guess i did. watched ummm must be every video for last 2 years. and there i have one more thing to notice. referencing raw unmixed track to fully prodused material is ummm.... no, not a useless but it makes us to reproduse sounds wich were mix+master-effected with raw equalised sounds and yeh, i do it , but i feel a bit silly cuz of it ;)
@_robespierre
@_robespierre 4 ай бұрын
nice. i add one thing. i didnt release ANYTHING anywhere. in fact i wasnt even doin anything i wanted to do so desperatly, as i was so obsessed by the idea thst everyone will copy my stuff and be successfull with it before i am. this is a tricky mean one :D. i managed to hammer that gordian knot and all the others. now in year ten not givin an eff about success or else, just doin the thing. no writers blocks , no excuses, no copying for fame no more. no fear. i never was more productive and open.
@Bthelick
@Bthelick 4 ай бұрын
In the 70s Atari had a problem where every time they released a game sometime would clone it. So they made their company the most desirable to work for. Offering lots of vacation, regular parties and good pay to staff. That way only the best programmers came to work for them and could work at a pace faster than the competition. They stopped spending time suing the copyright infringing companies and instead just stayed ahead by making the best games first continuously.
@koalemos1679
@koalemos1679 4 ай бұрын
Not me with an Octatrack and an Electribe 2 Sampler banging out tune after tune. Limited sound design. Limited tracks. No export button 😂
@Bthelick
@Bthelick 4 ай бұрын
That'll certainly help!
@salvatorefanara482
@salvatorefanara482 4 ай бұрын
Hi. Can I contact you as to why I haven't finished my track??
@Bthelick
@Bthelick 4 ай бұрын
you're contacting me now!
@salvatorefanara482
@salvatorefanara482 4 ай бұрын
@Bthelick ok thank you. I've sorted my problems out yesterday, but will be seeing your channel 👌🏼
@DaveChips
@DaveChips 4 ай бұрын
I swear to god... Until 4:50 mark... i thought topic will be "New project button" xD Then my brain connected the dots, that tha must be sprobably most used button in your DAW.
@GingerDrums
@GingerDrums Ай бұрын
The biggest compliment I can give you: you are the dan worrel of dance music production
@Bthelick
@Bthelick Ай бұрын
That is the biggest complement thankyou!
@GingerDrums
@GingerDrums Ай бұрын
@@Bthelick High IQ professional speaking from experience: that's you! I make a living from music production, mixing and mastering, and I often send my artist to you to upgrade their work
@Bthelick
@Bthelick Ай бұрын
@GingerDrums Aw thanks 🙏 good to hear my experience lines up with other professionals too.
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