How this top producer turns his laptop into a studio

Advancements in hardware and software have made it possible to do the bulk of producing on a phone or laptop. Mobile music production has become increasingly popular - out of convenience and sometimes necessity. Even for artists and producers with access to professional studios, there is a need to create hits on the fly. And these same mobile tools have now put the power of a studio in everyone’s hands. Dani Deahl heads to L.A. to meet with Grammy-nominated producer Oak Felder to see how he is using mobile production in his work.
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[@TheVerge]

Which audio editing tools do you use on your phone or laptop?

[@techbaiter]

I made a video about Pocophone F1 pls do watch it and support my channel if those tricks worked for u❤️🙏✌️😉:-D

[@pyrozuerich]

That‘s literally what i do since 2009. The same mac book pro still works with logic x

[@deepnaha8245]

The Verge I use Fruity Loops Studio

[@TheBlackspotsBand]

Pyro Porcrecords I like your channel

[@hypernova128]

Launchpad for iOS

[@devandevan1403]

My dude recorded with an iPhone, used the Touch Bar, has a ton of dongles, edits on Logic, and uses a Magic Mouse. Apple looking at this dude with pride.

[@HandleWithCare-k8g]

😂 He’s on the apple website for the 2019 MacBook Pro.

[@stevejobs7989]

He's definitely paid for that

[@manit9226]

@@stevejobs7989 u paid him for that...

[@neo_aliaga]

I'm also an Apple fan. And with reason. These are sophisticated devices and with very well optimized software

[@admiralhood8646]

How did he transfer the melody from his phone to the laptop?

[@CT_92]

Shocker, most producers have been making their beats on their laptops for at least a decade now.

[@jakublulek3261]

Yeah, one of reasons why most of modern mainstream music is pretty bad.

[@nathanjtech7275]

Jakub Lulek why does it automatically make a music bad that it’s made on a laptop?

[@CT_92]

NathanJ Tech: It doesn’t. He’s just a fan of a different process to the same end result.

[@jakublulek3261]

NathanJ Tech Because that mindset "Technology is equalizer, now it's talent that matters" caused market oversaturation. Many mediocre artist got chance to come out and drown music scene with derivative, trending music where truly exceptional artist have hard time to get noticed. There is still big corporate push, and emphasis on quantity over quality because you can spew new tracks on demand. Yeah, I know people who are geniuses and are oozing theyr art non-stop no matter what but most artists need time to produce quality. People still remember Pink Floyd and The Dark Side of the Moon, 45 years after that album came out. Will they remember Demi Lovato and her tracks after 45 years?

[@nathanjtech7275]

CT it’s a rhetorical question

[@e45630]

Most amazing here is him using touch bar

[@barryjdwyer]

LOL - They found the one person who uses it!

[@bouldaa]

wow thats a first

[@lamurcribb985]

People do actually use it

[@Pwndrift]

Nah it’s very useful

[@bouldaa]

Hey i thought of this idea where instead of a touch bar you can touch the screen to interact with it... oh wait

[@tyreemcgrone10]

I watched this video 5 times. Not because I liked what the video was about, but because, I was fascinated at the fact that the interviewer was asking him questions without really opening her mouth but just moving her lips

[@frankielee713]

she was just repeating what he said in a different way ... He was like "Yes...exactly(thats what I just said)." SMH

[@D0olzBeatz]

Lol wtf?

[@tarasshevchenko8917]

Botox will make one do weird things with their faces.

[@Bhatt_Hole]

True true. She is pretty weird looking.

[@dashross9771]

4:53 booya

[@soundderange6550]

It's not about the software, it's about the creativity you have. ♥️

[@theharmonicalovers3960]

And its also about the skills

[@VeronicaGorositoMusic]

Is Both.

[@wubwubwubwubwubwubwubwub]

it's about ur wallet

[@beatsbynoah7454]

wub thats just not true

[@Stereo6400]

@@wubwubwubwubwubwubwubwub it’s sad but it’s true

[@BenDiaz]

"Technology has become a great equalizer." I see what you did there...

[@danideahl2254]

and so quickly, without any delay

[@EdwardPichardo]

Ben Diaz dad? Is that you?

[@connermoore9540]

lol are these music puns going to reverberate throughout the comment section or are we finished now?

[@MarcusKlockare]

Well they appear to gain tracktion with this crowd

[@hybridjunkie]

This comment managed to gain my interest

[@soundsbygaro]

these people are perplexed about technology like they are from 1937

[@chasem.5455]

Were not all from the 2000's like you. For people who made music before 2005 this is simply amazing

[@seth4766]

lol this video could have been made in like 2002 but now it is ridiculous

[@riccardopalmeri7368]

So true man ahahah

[@Cat-sh5kr]

productorenjefe it's just that we take these things for granted, but it was very different a decade ago

[@riccardopalmeri7368]

We understand that, but u know they put out this video a few days ago and people started producing on the run years ago

[@jojodroid31]

guys, we found the first person to find the touchbar convenient

[@djfrankieflowers]

buaahahahahahaha

[@mikethomas4607]

Riiiight

[@sebmandal]

I´ve got one and I´m enjoying it

[@booooooooooooooooooooooo]

I use the Touch Bar all the time. I’m a coder, commenting with the Touch Bar and changing the accents of the code, the colour picker to hex code is so easy.

[@nathonfleming6631]

I ONLY find it useful as a volume bar.😂😂

[@fabianpein3267]

I absolutely love how Oak sees the improvements in technology and accessibility as a good thing. So many people complain that "it's not art anymore when you can produce tracks from your bedroom, you don't have to have any skill nowadays"... But it's the exact opposite, that this lays an even ground for everyone and from there on, it's purely skill that defines their success. Big ups for that one!

[@elijahbill9148]

It's socialism in music form hahah

[@beezanteeum]

@@elijahbill9148 But i think i still smell meritocracy: If you're bedroom producer and make a song as terrible or even more terrible than "My Pal Foot Foot", bye.

[@MyVideos-fm7ug]

@@beezanteeumthe internet is the deciding factor, where your material is good or not. If it doesn’t sound all HIGH TECH instagram-ready… it WILL get rejected, despite how good it might actually be It’s impossible for one to “make it” in music today. Those that do, it’s because the game has been rigged to ensure certain people get in, and the “bedroom musicians” do not And it’s characters like this oak guy who have played a role in seeing to this.

[@BassAddictist]

"Top producer does what every other god damn producer has been doing for years"

[@kidcapris9724]

Where’s my FL gang at?

[@MasterStreak]

Yoo

[@StayingAfloat]

yeet

[@gthakid9029]

Here 🔥🔥

[@djskribbl3]

Gang gang

[@Lil-sv3ci]

Here

[@tonytoronto1401]

"but now, software can be downloaded or installed on a laptop" *mind blown* 🙄

[@igorvuk4454]

but you can't install or download anything to any other os :D

[@c4tz751]

OMG

[@monolithworldline]

Bruh protools has been here for like 20 years and FL Studio since 2008-2009.

[@feelixxphoenix]

@@monolithworldline FL is older then that lol I remember the first one I got was the 4th edition and that was in 2003 lol.

[@JaySain69]

Tony Toronto hell yeah and the video was software the have out now is amazing also🤟🏾💯

[@boeyyikming]

Love how humble he is!!

[@quest4747]

this video makes music production look like a simple thing until you have to make your own song

[@praba991ify]

Advertisements are getting smarter 🍎

[@duckmasterflex]

Praba Garan I'm sorry that macs are so great that you put them in a video and they sell themselves

[@praba991ify]

@@duckmasterflex They are good but not great. If you u think they are great,then apple has successfully brainwashed you with thier advertising

[@duckmasterflex]

Praba Garan they brain washed me by experiencing their products and comparing it to my use of alternatives

[@am5790]

yes, that is where all the great leaps are being made...marketing

[@RicheyAmigoHerplerGaming]

jesus... apple computers arent objectivly bad, theyre expensive. somepeople prefer the operating system as its more outofthebox and stable than windows is. also people might like logic. If i could i would run on a mac purely because windows is just a bunch of bloatware, and linux is too unstable for my projects, but i just dont have the money. plus i like my custom built. its down to preference and expeirience

[@_abinas]

TOUCHBAR ... It's so convenient

[@Pwndrift]

Abinash Acharya yes it’s convenient what do you mean

[@pseudonymousbeing987]

And a touchscreen is better. _Surface Book 2_ _Check it out_

[@pseudonymousbeing987]

@R Rai DAW? I'm sorry im unaware of what this is. What i can tell you is a full touchscreen (which have in my experience been absolutely perfect none of this horse and cart bs) is far superior to a gimmicky trashbar.

[@pseudonymousbeing987]

@R Rai ? This seems to be coming out of nowhere. The touch bar has nothing special about it. Its a normal touchscreen. I cant find anything on this.

[@huggyuk]

Riley Dumont I don’t think a laptop touchscreen is designed for music production. Trying thumping in a drum track on a wobbly touchscreen.

[@JerryStevens]

I love this quote: "I think that should be the goal of technology: Get out of my way."

[@connermoore9540]

so true. if anything technology has made things more complicated we need to get back to making things simple again..

[@user-kl8om9su3c]

@@amii665 ??? sorry that didn't make sense, perhaps it was google translate which caused this comment to fall apart but that was unintelligible to me

[@Neillusion]

nice discovery Verge, happy that you finally caught up to what literally every producer does.

[@bolttracks]

As a producer on the go myself, I think a more interesting angle to cover would be the people relying on gear MUCH smaller than laptops for all their on the go needs now, like the OP-1, OP-Z, iPhones etc. That‘s a much more recent and radical development IMO

[@PRNCEXP]

Hold up... 90% of us producers use a laptop right?! 👀

[@Stereo6400]

I use one...

[@deadfo_]

Yes. This guy hasn’t done anything special.

[@venusthebudgie9288]

I mean I use an iMac and MacBook so technically yes I use a laptop in a way

[@aiden2372]

MacBook

[@PatoNani18]

literally every producer uses a laptop even in classic music.

[@Maitch3000]

"The great equalizer" and "It's about skill". Honestly, I used to believe that, but not anymore. If you see the top charting songs, none of them are made by a person working entirely alone in their bedroom with a laptop. He is still getting his songs mixed in a big studio with heavy analogue gear. If we go way back to the start of the 1960's. Studios were expensive as hell, so people needed to rehearse their songs before going into the studio. They had 1-3 takes of them playing all together and that was the recording. No autotune, no sloppy guitar playing fixed with audio warping. Everybody needed to bring it, because time was money. That's skill. In the late 1960's people began using the studio as we do now, but back then the money was in album sales, so they would spend years in the studio trying to come of with interesting ideas. These days the money is in live performances, radio play and streaming, so it is all about getting music to the market fast, which also means that we will never see truly unique music like Bohemian Rhapsody, Dark side of the Moon or Sgt. Pepper.

[@VeronicaGorositoMusic]

Sorry but in the golden 60's, that was THE ONLY UNIQUE WAY TO DO IT. No way out. Tape machines and 8 track's console was the only method to pursue songs at that moment. Not that they were absolutely better than modern prog metal bands today, only that they had a strong GEAR LIMITATION. That obligued them to rehearse the songs till they were good, just good, not absolutely amazingly quantizingly protoolizedly good. If they had the tech we have today, they will be using it! without remorse! We have what we have at this moment, tomorrow things will be geared up and it'll be unimaginable for today... Today, there's almost NO WAY OUT to record on vintage consoles and tape machines because it's super effing expensive and you have to take a plane to find studios that still uses them... As for the producing stage you're right! they won't show Us the rest of the hard work in post production and multimillion dollar mastering rooms.

[@Sqlut]

Thanks, I was searching for this comment. In the Drum & Bass scene, artists are fightings to access proper studios and also get home studio equipments, so I can't believe so many people agree with the fact you can produce "good" music only from a laptop. Their argument is that this guy produced songs with Nicky Minaj or others "successful" "artists", but the amount of money revenue doesn't equal the greatness of a production by no mean. This video is just an add.

[@donttrip49956]

Dude get out of top 40 and you’ll find musicians are getting better and better. Look at jazz, look at any other genres. Stop thinking queen, pink floyd and all around that era are the greatest best musicians ever cuz they’re honestly not. More talent exists now then ever thanks to youtube and spotify. Even on instagram itself musicians now can be heard from all over. Stop it with the mentality of old=good. Look and you’ll find more ground breaking music than bohemian rhapsody. Musicians are actually becoming more of a one man work horse. They’re expected to have good music theory, play their instrument well, can compose and arrange and notate, can record and mix and can do literally everything themselves. This is the standard nowadays. Give current musicians the recognition they deserve.

[@thomasnewton8223]

“If you look at the top 40 charts” well there’s your problem.... look elsewhere pop music has evolved and has come down to a science. There’s a reason it sells and it’s because they’ve gotten the recipe to making a pop hit down to a science. Creative music is out there you’re just too lazy to look 😑

[@mancerrss]

I knew it. First time seeing his face and his studio on this video, I really though he's familiar. I saw him on Demi's Simply Complicated documentary. Amazing guy and process

[@hi_its_jerry]

Amazing process? Tbh, ive seen some more complex projects xD

[@BRUTHAWAR]

Very inspiring to me as an indie artist & producer! He is a true artist! You can tell by the way he expresses himself.

[@NoiseyNeighborz]

This video has definitely inspired me to keep going!!! I have reached a point where people tell you "that's no possible, or that won't work." Now I'm ignoring the naysayers and running after my dream, MUSIC!!!! Thank you Verge for sharing and thank you Oak for inspiring!!!! Keep it up!!!

[@OfficialVybsta]

i been doing this since 2009...The goal is to get recognized

[@LouMurk]

Go to SOTA Sound in Toronto, Noah "40" Shebib made a whole studio that has all access to every piece of equipment in the studio with just one lighting cable. Mixers, Soundboards, Modular Synth's, Customized the hell out everything to work. Same with DeadMau5's home studio, stacked up modular analogue synth plugin's and effects, all routed to one computer, stacks or synths and keyboards, just crazy. I still believe that Toronto/ the GTA has the best studio's in the world when it comes to tools.

[@Neillusion]

Next video "How The Verge finally discovered what every producer does"

[@JohnPaulMusicUK]

Wow! This *LITERALLY* came up on my home feed today (September 2021) where I am typing on an M1 Pro computer and I bet Oak is happy to get rid of dongles but not so happy that the touch bar has gone. It would be great to do an updated video with him since he brought out a producer pack for GarageBand and see how the new MONSTERS in M1 performance have either helped or hindered his creativity.

[@ugnsotsm57]

This is a good point because the access ability through mobile production really paves the way for you to do good tracks but also enables you to put down basic notes that you try so hard to remember on the way home from work Etc but can’t

[@JohnMichaelGadier]

"It's about the skill..." that's what he said.

[@rayreza]

Tools and skill and tools and plugin and money 💰

[@TheBlashMusic]

How does money have anything to do with it?

[@rayreza]

@@TheBlashMusic tools

[@justforlaughs1111]

So many comments saying that this is an Apple advertisement....yet it clearly shows "Presented by Aloft Hotels" throughout the video. The presenter even says "this video is sponsored by Aloft ..lol

[@dvance3808]

Yeah... He just uses apple equipment cause it's good

[@WrektSK]

@@dvance3808 lol k

[@christofferlangseth4655]

Holy hell! The Verge is on a entire new level - so cool to see! Thanks for the video.

[@Super-id7bq]

Normally they are. In this instance they missed the memo by about 20 years.

[@AdrianAntoine]

Un gran productor, un referente para mi en esta época. Salvando las distancias, estamos en la misma sintonía tratando de producir y transmitir nuestros conocimientos.

[@BobbyWashingtonvlog]

Dope video... I’ve been recording at home since 1998 and it’s amazing to see how far music technology has come... There are no more excuses, now we can make great music...

[@ji6087]

Smooth marketing by apple. Clever and sneaky. 😁

[@arunabhalahiri4931]

Better than samsung genius ads...............

[@saadjamal1000]

to quote mkbhd "you know that's illegal right?"

[@RabbitConfirmed]

yee ads getting smarter.. hmm

[@saulgoodman2018]

He could have been using any laptop. And you people will still call it an ad.

[@kekchanbiggestfan]

If making the best laptops on the market is marketing, then I can definitely get behind it

[@AFTRWRDS]

Oak Felder is awesome! So happy that The Verge did a video with him 😍

[@TheDougSpot]

Everything was cool until they said “now it’s just about who’s good”. No it’s about who’s popular. Some of the best producers and artists never get heard

[@getshrekd2450]

Yeah like Yung Lettuce

[@COXiiBOii]

It’s also about branding. You can be great at what you make but if you aren’t producing to any market and branding yourself properly, you will never get there.

[@kunaikai]

DGLS_Official I think they mean everyone at least has the ability to do it themselves. Cause a lot of musicians don’t care about getting big but they just want to make and publish their music for the art of it.

[@SqueakyNeb]

That's still an improvement over who has the money to get studio time

[@justingraul4823]

Yeah but thats like that in everything in life. It's more about connections than talent at some point. Talent can only take you so far

[@LizaLavolta]

Lol. Every home musician been out here doing this on all our devices wherever we go. But good for him! He isn't stuck up he's just out here doing it like we all are

[@andyh4307]

I've used Logic, Pro Tools, Reaper, Ableton, FL Studio. In the end it doesn't matter what you use it's all preference and they all help release the same sound it's all about the Producers creativity to come out with a great song.

[@JohnSeong]

Phone - GarageBand Laptop - Logic Pro X Definitely the best apps/programs to make a music.

[@RayPossibleGT]

Does Garageband offer a variety of software like Logic Pro does?

[@JohnSeong]

RayPosSiable No, but at least it’s the best software in mobile

[@theharbingerofconflation]

There is a Version of Fruity Loops for iOS, but really, it's all about a Macbook and Logic/MainStage

[@ashlinrockey5565]

haha typical apple fan guy.. xd

[@tuomasheikkinen9251]

FL studio

[@innoplaying]

now this is some quality content done by the verge

[@theaugmenter]

What year is this? He’s using a computer to do what...? Amazing!

[@Roja_Dat]

the interviewer looks so interested and uninterested at the same time....this video was posted in 2018 and it still AMAZES ME!!!

[@Marsellis]

This is awesome such an inspiration!!!

[@gelainarag1462]

“Now we can be judged based on our actual capabilities versus access” Yup, that is true, right there 👆🏼

[@ahmetcangokceer]

Next up: How this top chef turns his pan into an omelet

[@scaptera]

This guy looks like some parallel dimensions MKBHD Edit: I never got so much likes

[@juanfelipemichelcors3938]

He looks like a thanos MKBHD.

[@scaptera]

I never got so much likes

[@maximiIiaan]

LOL

[@elonmush4793]

It's Mr. T, fools!

[@ClearBlueFire]

Oak Felder rocks!

[@aLovelyDay4Love]

Oak is one of the biggest inspirations I look to right now! Seems like such a sweet, humble, generous, charismatic and extremely talented dude! I’m sooo happy I got to watch him more in action because I have seen every video out there of him already 🙌🏼

[@patrickwaterman4959]

That's why i always love laptop over desktop because it is so portable.

[@henryijeoma]

I like his voice! So soothing lol

[@Taylor-411]

Me too

[@flameron3915]

Zhavia 😍 great video verge 👍

[@seijioda]

the EQ at 1:44 gaddamn

[@LovenArtiste]

I was scrolling through the comments and this made me lmao 😂😂😂

[@LostinaMemory]

Same!

[@AiMg2]

"Now the sound of music Comes in silver pills Engineered to suit you Building cheaper thrills." Mr. Steven Wilson was god damn right!!! Now I get it... it's so clear!

[@CheckThisOut1]

i dont get it.

[@Ninosmusic]

7/4

[@adityadengare3860]

Nice video the verge...👍👍

[@sebastienhamill2478]

Your a happy bot :)

[@elonmush4793]

Totally useless. If you're into making music you probably knew everything here already.

[@zechkurien3031]

Why do I get the distinct feeling that this is sarcasm?

[@slimpickins6007]

"How this hip hop producer does what every hip hop producer does"

[@onetripwonders]

I've been doing this for over a decade and amazed this is worth reporting in 2018. wow!

[@Killer-ku8nf]

Eyy he was on Ted and spoke about how sorry not sorry was made, much love to this guy, he is great. Greatness.

[@berkobeats5572]

I use a 1gb ram laptop to produce music

[@des..]

you won

[@leightonyoungii9314]

I felt that bro. I have a 5gb storage computer. It has FL winrar and chrome and it crashes because its overloaded(fl isn't technically on the computer it's on a flash drive.)

[@tuner6255]

whoa

[@berkobeats5572]

@@leightonyoungii9314 how much gb ram do you have

[@Sp3ctroMusic]

Are u serious ??

[@seoexe6162]

Yes your laptop is powerful enough to simulate a studio. But all of the software can cost multiple thousand bucks.

[@Stereo6400]

Facts

[@abbayosua7112]

same costs as you buying the hardware, building the studio, when you can bring your studio on the go in your laptop.

[@guitaria6]

not true, there are many softwares that are free and less than a thousand dollars lol

[@seoexe6162]

@@guitaria6 i was more so talking about plugins

[@abbayosua7112]

@@seoexe6162 yep, the daw has many variations from expensive one into absolute free, but the plugin to create a unique sound into music itself, sometimes not free

[@tusharistherails]

177 tracks. Would love to know the specs on his laptop.

[@f8c3themusic]

tusharistherails same lol. Must be 32-64 GB of RAM and either a 6 or 8 core. And even still...that’s insane lol.

[@tusharistherails]

r0mediddy he got that billboard money

[@stevejobs7989]

16gb,SSD, and a decent quad cores system would do the trick

[@arashjadidiproductions]

That's exactly what I was thinking. I have 64 gigs of RAM but I don't know if it could handle that many tracks. Never tried it though. :P

[@shubhamvishwakarma449]

the real question is what did he need 177 tracks for? i cant think of more than 30-40 on an average

[@petercastle4381]

Great interview. He did not hold back on how he works and dismantled many production myths in one video.

[@WesternAveHogRichRollinTrophy]

He’s Mastered his craft! RESPECT ✊🏿

[@KoreanWizard]

Music production software has been around since 1992.

[@matt09ward]

her vocals had so much auto tune on it, it literally could have been anyone

[@liveen]

Then you do it. What you're hearing there isn't much tuning. It's slow and it has formants turned pretty high up, though not all the way which is why you get that slightly artificial sounding vocal, and it sounds *great* when you do it like that in the context of the whole track. I find it hilarious with these people complaining so much about autotune when literally 90% of everything they love in music is tuned if it has vocals.

[@piloctor15]

Yea music is so overproduced these days its sad

[@iemgote7249]

piloctor15 There is a lot of amazing music that gets produced today, admit it. The top 40 charts have mostly been garbage since the beginning.

[@evolmusicgroup3502]

I Em Gote and they still making more money than you lol

[@georgedazo3169]

Matt Ward anybody except for me & you and a whole lot of other people that can't sing...Zhavia Can Sing Acapella...she has crazy vocal range hi's to of course lows!

[@Dewabarasunderan]

Plug-Ins cost money, software costs money, a freaking MacBook with Logic costs money. It's not ALL about skill xD

[@blkbird]

Still, do you know how much an SSL console costs? The old prices don't even compare to how cheap everything is in the box.

[@Luftbubblan]

You didn't even name the most important things :D But yeah, the things you "need" is accessible to bigger crows of people now :) One can still sink a lot of money into it doe.

[@maurov2104]

There's a lot of free stuff already (REAPER, free vstis and vsts). So it's not even about money OR skill but about connections

[@iemgote7249]

Dewabarasunderan Don't go to a useless college, get a job and boom. You have all the funds you need.

[@DannyDee143]

its all about torrents & keygens.

[@djmoshlostinmusic]

We producers have been doing this past many years and you analyzed then realized on how music producers makes music with digital music technology.

[@ssvlaldv]

Wow I subscribed to this channel when it released phone reviews, I was attracted by the quality of the video rather than quantity, but now with verge science and processor series The Verge is officially at the verge of a top notch youtube channel, Great job all you guys!!!

[@acousticsazid]

3:44 I just want to hear this without that pitch correction 😒

[@andrew93215]

Wow! Great video

[@BitcoinBitz]

the sound engineers have become the artists now

[@solorich30]

They were always artists

[@allanj917]

Where was this in 1999 lol....literally beatbox & hym + hum into a recorder....amazing how everyone has access now...great video...

[@onirimusic6868]

The future of music? For sure you can produce a beat on a laptop but what about mixing? Nowadays I see a lot of studios implementing analog gear and keyboards into their setups. Pros are going for the hybrid concept.

[@LucisValorian]

0:31 My Guy got some nice Air Jordans 👀

[@EndMan7]

I totally agree, technology should get out of the way and let artists focus on creativity.

[@EternalX]

Whadda ya mean? U saying this ain’t creativity

[@Oscardtt]

Can't wait for "How producer turns Ipad into a Studio" lmao let me know if its exist...

[@RederieJosh]

It does! I use my iPad and iPhone for music production and recording! My favorite quote is “Optimizing Performance” because it appears my screen every now and then! 🤣

[@DanielDenitro]

Love this dude.

[@Dizzy808]

hell yes this is the future

[@Schradermusic]

Gratz, Verge... You call your series 'Future of Music', but almost every electronic music producer has a setup similar to this.

[@brothertimoneal]

Schrader lol 😂 seriously

[@eman0828]

Beat Maker, NOT Producer. PRODUCER=Director Overseer SONGWRITER= Beat Maker or Lyricist

[@Schradermusic]

lol Eman, were did you learn that? It's not only wrong, it also doesn't even make any sense. Look at literally every Hip-Hop artist and you will find out that the producer makes the beat.

[@zayn2476]

I think the ease of making and the fact that anyone can make music is the reason quality has declined so much in recent years. Sometimes barriers to entry are a good thing

[@jani0077]

plus the artificial instruments have a artificially sounding tone. Analog is very audible, if you have ever listen to it. Hardware is usually analog, it makes a huge difference in sound.

[@edwardgeorge1929]

4:18 u dont litreally need these many sounds to make a hit song 🤣

[@aons5481]

Actually most hit songs have so many sounds

[@zminc.8496]

@@aons5481 no

[@Max42.w]

You can have a good structured song with just 20 tracks I’d say. Adding more tracks is just spicing it up.

[@JVDS1]

All depends on how spicy / detailed u want to make a song, I can make good stuff with 20-30 as well as 80 ish sounds. It all depends on what type of song + vibe I want to create

[@Kevinschart]

apparently you do need that many.who am i going to listen to? you or oak?

[@amadeuspaulussen]

You should check out Bitwig Studio, that is really innovative - much more "the future of music making" than for example Logic.

[@iemgote7249]

Nah it's actually really bad.

[@BigSmilezBeats]

This video introduced me to music production!

[@devonhughes3805]

Stop calling this an Apple advertisement, people. If it were, the video would NEVER show a power user complaining about the dongles...furthermore, the video is sponsored by a hotel company. It says it RIGHT in the video. Good lord people, be more observant.

[@JoeyXcv]

Pretty much every modern producer works with just a laptop

[@eman0828]

You mean beat maker? making beats doesn't make you a producer. It makes you a track maker. Real producers work with the artist in the studio one on one, directing and overseeing the recording and pre-production process. Oak Felder is Both a Record Producer and a Beat Maker as he wears two hats. Beatmakers are classified as Writers and Composers. Producer=Director Songwriter/Composer=Beat Maker

[@eman0828]

@Rubén Ramos Wrong. The Producer is a managment directing role. I'm a Record Producer and my job is make sure that the mix is right, and I'm coaching the vocalist to get the best vocal peformance out of them. I may hire a group of writers and musicans that work for me esp if I wanted to bring a String section and string conductor. I'm a Songwriter when I'm making beats but some times I don't make beats all the time. Each person has thier own role on a production team. I'm a dual role Record Producer and Songwriter.

[@blurrybiscuit1431]

@@eman0828 Stop trying to act smart when you clearly aren't. You are by definition producing music. You are the one overseeing the process. You are everyone in the group if you work solo.

[@etubz41]

"He starts a beat in a program called Battery" xD

[@jaykingston2171]

That makes me want to start producing again it was so inspiring lol! I learned today that there's a new business model for obtaining access to plugins and DAWS!!! Being able to pay monthly and to rent plugins has blown my mind I've got so many ideas I can't wait to start again!!!

[@AceHardy]

Keep it up 🔥🎶

[@norwegiantechnolover]

4:13 I only see pre-made loops made by other people here.

[@suleman241]

Rt 😂😂😂 I've been asked by big producers to make beats for them so they can use it just like he is doing rn

[@585-p4z]

There are really just loops lol :)

[@nirobispruill908]

impr0visati0n yes I do that all the time and also I will make my own loops to drag and drop later I’m sure lots of guys do that. But also people use samples 🤷🏾‍♂️

[@3AgL3DeeJay]

The song that everyone is asking for is: Zhavia - Hundred Ways

[@dirtyasianmafia2310]

who asked

[@XxQueenChristinaxX]

mustard shoes TM Lmao

[@peterlagroove6555]

That's why today we have Garbarge music

[@iemgote7249]

We have always had garbage music. It's the good stuff that's remembered.

[@superbaggy1495]

imo the market has good music but is just saturated with mediocre music cause literally anyone can make music(which isn't a bad thing btw).

[@juliekrol]

Lol, agree with all 3 comments

[@Skijumptoes]

Well, technically you have ALL the music available to you that has existed up until this point. :-)

[@robinsss]

he means recently released music exclusively

[@LovelyLoveTV]

I’m just happy to see they recorded it on logic.

[@alex0589]

Not a pop kinda person but i like sorry not sorry, probably because of the way i discovered the song through the vids Oak did about it. I like his enthusiasm for what he does.

[@DrBluntPK]

What is that song?? Just checked out Zhavia. She has a cool style. I love the song he's editing

[@3AgL3DeeJay]

See my comment above, and like it so others can see it. :D

[@DrBluntPK]

I did. He needs to hurry up and release it. Gonna be a killer hit

[@dirtyasianmafia2310]

Calvin Williams - thats a dude??

[@DrBluntPK]

@@dirtyasianmafia2310 He, the producer, needs to release it.

[@XCurvyBarbieX]

ok so . when she said think about all the hits that wouldn't exist if technology wasn't so advanced lol and I am thinking what about Bach and Mozart, Beethoven, ANY of the composers and there are LOADS who just wrote SYMPHONIES for 100's of people IN THEIR HEAD lol and you are talking about this ? hahhahaa and don't get it twisted I love music production in a way but just wish it was used better lol

[@priyanshuluka9724]

Since when did thanos start producing music 😂😂

[@decapmusic]

Dope video!

[@turkinaji8619]

Thank you for sharing this tutorial