Top 10 Production Tips After 20 Years of Producing (Part 2)

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In today's Ableton Tutorial we're gonna cover 5 more of AHEE's Top 10 Production Tips. We'll be using EQ's to carve out sound, cover the importance of songwriting, teamwork, good habits, mental approaches to music that you may not have heard of yet. We'll also do a lil Sidechain Compression and FM synthesis with Xfer Serum.
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[@Piegaming1]

I’m so glad you make videos like this, as someone just jumping into production with no musical background and hearing information like this is a massive W, thank you AHEE

[@geometrae4773]

haha. we got the astral version of the rick rubin clip. psychically received !!!

[@Kostaras4444]

Very useful advice, thank you! I always forget the first tip, I tend to focus on the technical stuff and overthink things till I lose interest in my music and never release stuff, I need to work on this.

[@marzanmusic]

You the man AHEE!! Happy to be a supporter!

[@steviemightdoit]

insane amount of wisdom in these past 2 videos. i genuinely think you are the best EDM producer youtuber out there. thank you man.

[@dendenbruh]

i have been feeling very uninspired to get on Ableton lately and I go back to these videos when I feel like that.

[@DubKno]

damn man, idk how tf but somehow u've completely flown either under or over my radar up until I stumbled across the pt. 1 of this video series like a week or so ago and I'm glad I did. u have some legit real life tips in here that ppl don't mention often and I just wanted to throw out a daps for bein the boss of dope sauce and breaking these tips down instead of just bein all "tip #2: use compression" with no real break down of how, when or y to use compression or wutever the tip entails. so many KZbin music production tute creators r guilty of this... it's almost like coca cola and it's "secret recipe". they'll tell u in a round about and very vague way the basics of the ingredients to keep ur attention and curiosity piqued but the exact recipe is a trade secret that they'll never fully expound upon. they might as well have gone "tip 1, 3, 4 etc" cuz most producers just getting started won't have any idea even how compression works much less be able to understand when to use it and how it'll affect their sound and the ones who do have a grasp on it, don't need the tip! lol. there's so much click bait out there in every category but especially the EDM producer/DJ tute categories. I wasted so much time when I was in my learning stage on bo bo tutes after which I gained no actual usable knowledge other than maybe following the KZbinr's process verbatim to get that dope growl bass out of massive but they never explain wut's happening in massive to make that sound. I had no clue wut a wave table synth was or even wut an oscillator was at first and largely had to figure that stuff out on my own... any way, back to reality here. long story short, thanks for a truly informative and helpful tip series. I wish more ppl did this to actually help rather than to make easy money or show off skills and sounds that they never fully explain how they developed. big ups!

[@47ooB]

Thank you Dude, from the bottom of my soul ☯️💜

[@RisskiMusic]

Quality advice all throughout your channel!

[@geradenk8597]

thank you Ahee youre a legend

[@fromherebeyond]

Thanks for this one as well. It's very interesting and helpful to me.

[@3xAudio]

so helpful. thanks for taking the time to help us

[@nicksaunders3512]

Your advice and knowledge always help me out. Always excited to see a new vid ❤️

[@hippietrap]

i love these videos, i don't see many other producers talking about the aacutal song and the music part, usually the sound design and all that. i love this an have been implementing it myself

[@hippietrap]

also with all the new features in ableton 12 to make melodies and such, i really loved how you said that the part that gets rememberd is the human part. the emotions conjured from the changes in the sounds as opposed to just the cool sounds themselves.

[@RaxPayne]

#8 100% hits home. Was producing a track with my friend and he was asking how I go so fast with processing and it’s all about knowing what you want to do with the sound and which tools you use to achieve the outcome. A lot of times just jumping in ableton and producing a drop and testing different vsts and effects on the audio will speed up your workflow 10x knowing just by being familiar and knowing how to use your toolbox effectively when it’s game time aka pumping out a full track

[@JadeEyeland]

One if the best tip videos ive seen. All killer no filler! Also absolutely loved your shambhala set dude

[@ImBrokenEpic]

I did your Dank Sauce project a few years ago, learnt so much from that. I love the bell sounds at the start of that track, that's the true AHEE sound for me 😁 Your new tracks are awesome too.

[@r8d8music]

When it comes to the “make a habit out of producing” tip, I’ve tried it with just hopping on ableton or splice or whatever and it helps a ton, but sometimes there’s days where you just are not in the mood to produce. I brought this up to my mentor (Chris from Culture Code) and he gave me another tip: it’s okay to not always want to produce and you don’t always have to be directly producing to make it a habit. Watching podcasts and tutorials also help with skills and even mentality stuff, dis has been helping a ton lately‼️ Also your Lost Lands set was amazing✨

[@tihkal]

This is gold bro thank you 🙏

[@Z3R0Exxistence]

Thank you for all the advice ! ❤❤❤

[@GryphonEDM]

Great tips and love the pep talk

[@codycalhoun1873]

ur a cut above the rest Ahee!! thanks for all the wealth of knowledge u share

[@kevinrothi8526]

Great work, Ahee!

[@y0ug__]

A lot of kindness in your video

[@reisohayon6553]

Such a legend!

[@Nick-yk4pq]

Damn, digital Weird Al is bringing fire production tips over here!

[@user-tp1um7rj1s]

awesome!!!

[@BrokenHome23]

Thanks man!

[@side_quest]

appreciate these vids. just bought the new sines of life 2 with the bonus

[@ZipSnipe]

Wow just checked ur music, sounds great, heavy dub sound with a touch of ole skool...I like it !!!!

[@sillsation4986]

thanks for this video

[@henriquematias1986]

Solid

[@Jonas-kj1ke]

thank you

[@innerspacesurfer]

Your tutorials are so concise and accessible. You're a really great teacher. Also a fellow Portlander. Hit me up for a bowl of the best soup you've ever had on the house sometime.

[@jordanrattanavong2655]

Great stuff. I really wish you had a demo for sines of life though. I know you show some of the sounds in your video but a demo track really helps me know exactly what I am buying.

[@OfficialAHEE]

Yo! I feel that, I made a few songs with em but haven’t released them yet. I’d say the best demos would be all songs other producers have been using them in. Jon Casey, Stylust, TVBOO & other killers have some dope new tunes with em. I should put one of mine up somewhere tho ure right.

[@lucasgraeff5391]

this is insane

[@ChrissyCranium]

I would love to study other peoples music. How are you pulling tracks into Ableton?

[@_madonkey_]

Manually drawing in the side chain with utility? *Eliminate enters the chat* 😂 love the tutorials Ahee

[@KTT166]

wooo!!!!

[@eli-shulga]

Man happy to find your channel - Best vibes and laser sharp info. BTW, "AHEE" means "my brother" in Hebrew (אחי) Your Shambhala 2023 set is mental! Subbed Peace :)) 🚀

[@OfficialAHEE]

Thank you! I’ve heard that about “my brother” before, I’ve heard it has a double meaning depending on how it’s pronounced.

[@Dayfree.]

Love all of your input thank u thank u thank u

[@LEGIONSOUND]

You can also use the envelope follower device on your kick/snare to automate that utility ducking/side chaining, instead of drawing it in by hand! Super time saver. Thanks Chris, love your videos and music. Great set in Atlanta recently!

[@_TheViewer_]

7:50 Thx ✌️

[@zorawar1560]

Brother of sadowick❤

[@jean-baptiste9230]

Such a good video, my question is what would you say to someone (like me ) who doesn’t like to just one genre of music?

[@mynameisdekker]

Loving this video but what are your thoughts about duck buddy for SC chris? I find running 2, one for each the k and s is not a bad route to go

[@micahmrkd3412]

oh damn havent even thought of this shit

[@ambermurray4481]

AHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

[@martinacuna9556]

about 5:00, that also (obviously) depends on the person as well, i usually dont remember the lyrics, or hear them clearly when i listen to music w lyrics. i usually remember better the melodies

[@OfficialAHEE]

Totally! Sometimes I remember melodies or ideas too, but often in private lessons people would have a ton of overly complex sound design and no lyric or melody to help bring the human part back in so I wanted to mention the “human part” of making electronic music.

[@vladkhripunov9539]

instead of drawing w utility just stick 2 ducking compressors or gates or one of each on there and you got all the control you need. or side chain an LP auto-filter on it too....

[@ASHESFALLTHROUGH]

did you forget the Rubin clip? awesome tips as always

[@silentbydeadly8661]

What DAW’s are you using for your project?

[@KTT166]

do you have any videos that show how to find out the BPM of a song?

[@SkyWlkerProd]

do you get that crackle pop when you bounce your tracks out with command + J ?? I don't hear your program doing that and it's driving me nuts.

[@KenatoHat-rg9mb]

Yes man thanks But do a video about how to fight beatblock i always stare at my default template and close ableton and come back and stare at it again and then focus on stupid things like edit my ableton skin ...lol And does skrilex use serum or still uses massive, i know duda was inspired by skrillex to make serum

[@OfficialAHEE]

Do that trick I show of remaking your favorite artists kick & snare pattens and then go from there, having tiny goals/tasks give tiny stepping stones to discover inspiration!

[@xzaymiss]

what name of pack harry donk bss and drum on 7 min?

[@rileyevans6070]

Wondering if you can check out on your website with more than 1 item, I have a pre paid Mastercard that I’d love to use on your site but was looking to get 2 items at a time so it doesn’t go to waste 🥺

[@OfficialAHEE]

I knowwwww, I wish it did too! Squarespace is very limited in options. Gumroad was great but recently started talking 4x the amount they usually did all sneaky like just around last Christmas. So I was forced to switch. Still trying to improve it, but will take some time. I think you can checkout w/ multiple items, let me know if it works. Cheers

[@spiralfractal]

Thank you for the great tips for producers! If you agree I will be happy to collaborate with you on a track!🎉

[@sikitzza]

Ay yo fam let's hmu let's create

[@SketiSquad]

Yooooo where do I get that ahee flower of life hoodie my G???

[@SketiSquad]

Ahem seed of life*

[@ltlknight]

Bruh you forgot to put in that Rubin video

[@koltonsrevenge8706]

we didn’t get the rick ruben part :(

[@DJCraylebYT]

Hello

[@emptyspace123]

bro are you even 30? 20 years of producing - how?

[@Feelstoramusic]

Probably in his mid thirties. Started when he was young-mid teens?.

[@gahdzuwkz6647]

It seems that the method of taking other people’s song structures would just create a soup of songs that all sound the same….no?

[@lucasgraeff5391]

what I got from it was in the lines of 'study what you like and when you find something cool, take inspiration from it'

[@gahdzuwkz6647]

@@lucasgraeff5391 yeah, but if you’re copying the entire structure and beat of a song then it becomes a formula, which is what has happened to most edm and music in general now

[@OfficialAHEE]

I mention this technique because it was one of the most helpful things I ever did for myself as a producer. Beethoven copied Mozart melodies and took them in new directions to create things nobody had heard before then. The idea isn’t to replicate for clout or fame but to learn and grow. Hope that helps.

[@OfficialAHEE]

G Jones, a very original sounding artist, copies Aphex Twin & Luke Vibert ideas and incorporates them into his music, that’s a great modern example.

[@gahdzuwkz6647]

@@OfficialAHEE right on, I respect that. I love G Jones, I know he was inspired by Aphex Twin, I didn’t know he copied the song structures and beats, did you see that on a video or something? And I appreciate your tutorials by the way, I’ve learned a lot from you man. I’ve never put someone’s song up to dissect it like that, maybe that’s exactly what I need 🤷🏽‍♂️

[@cekirdekci32]

Why would you wanna render someone else’s awful melody and extract the midi notes from it? Its bad. 20 years of production and this is the tip? . I thibk i ll pass

[@OfficialAHEE]

Do it with a melody or idea you love and want to learn from, the idea isn’t to copy what I like but to learn structures and patterns you like. Cheers, also check out part 1. Might find something there that inspires ya.