Virtual Riot at Slam Academy Sound Art Workshop Fall 2023

Virtual Riot is an instructor at Slam Academy, where he teaches advanced electronic music production. You can be one of his students by becoming a member at Slam! learn more at www.slamacademy.com

[@amateursurvivalist]

Crazy. This man has been my #1 favorite artist for a decade, now he's officially teaching?!

[@SlamAcademy]

yes! Join us with a membership and learn directly from VR - www.slamacademy.com

[@user-4n2oi4lr6e]

Got to pay for child support bro it’s America no more Germany lol

[@lukedodson3441]

VR ain't struggling for dollar.

[@Milk-Weed]

Big ups james & the crew, i'll def be joining soon! @@SlamAcademy

[@PHATHUM1]

I'm in his class currently, and it's 100% the most incredible experience learning from him at Slam Academy. HIGHLY recommend enrolling if production and DJing is your passion. I've been producing about 15 years, in class with some new producers. The courses are for everyone. It's amazing.

[@milanmar4218]

he just mastered trial and error

[@SaikuDJ]

so funny to see how he constantly gets carried away because of his passion for the subject. an extremely talented and lovely guy!!

[@chrisflynn3598]

I loved the "WHAT?!" from someone in the crown when he demonstrated Synplant 2's AI ability. I had the same reaction the first time I saw that.

[@LemonadeAudio]

I think one of the most interesting aspects of Virtual Riot as an artist is his willingness to use plugins unconventionally and that reflects greatly in his music.

[@WhizPill]

Willingness? Or compulsion?

[@christiantaylor1495]

Mr. Bill too

[@LemonadeAudio]

I select compulsion@@WhizPill

[@KonJonnorMusic]

Oh wow! That 30X hyper chorus looks super exciting

[@korlmusic]

I wish I could have seen this live, so good! Thank you for uploading this

[@sebaz2825]

Yoo this is sick! Will much else of the course be available on youtube?

[@officialvirtualrain]

I hope so

[@SlamAcademy]

Nope, but you can join the actual course at www.slamacademy.com

[@officialvirtualrain]

@@SlamAcademy 200$ per month is kinda expensive

[@Solaroid]

@@officialvirtualrain Because it's an actual course.

[@mr.f_dnb]

Bro this is like producing music, but for aliens instead of people, but I love it😂🙌 so different to anything else I've ever encountered production wise 👍🤣

[@djjuno106]

Brilliant and he seems a really nice guy., awesome artist too

[@Pyroific]

im so glad he's back uploading studio/production vids

[@imola8]

This deserves to be named masterclass. Never heard of this guy before but this was a funny, weird and very educational video. Thanks a lot for sharing this!

[@zephyrx9764]

I would totally check out his discography he is one of the most talented producers in the dem scene

[@virtual___boy]

the GOAT imo @@zephyrx9764

[@Pabloesc571]

Hes going a lot more in depth usually

[@em.1633]

Listen to his album Simulation and prepare to have your mind blown. The track "Chroma" in particular.

[@unownnnn]

I agree with him at 5:40. It's like food always tastes better when someone else cooks it!

[@itsarqum8086]

Thankyou !! Would love to see more workshops from this course

[@PsychopompPsy]

The God of sound design Thank you!!!

[@Cjdubz4]

This is the best video I’ve seen on here

[@bear1801]

great video. great guy

[@wordclock5445]

I would like to know how he got those vocal samples, he said that he would talk about it, but never did..

[@FilthyAnimal893]

35:00 instantly recognized the vocals from the Zedd remix competition from like 2011

[@firrasalzein1272]

10:23 Der Moment wenn du eine Gecrackte Version öffnest😂Spaß ist natürlich eine Demo🎉 version

[@janu_music_]

That hoodie is fire. Where can I get it?

[@korlmusic]

Ong I need it

[@on3mii]

it might be exclusive from skrillex

[@anhumblemessengerofthelawo3858]

20 mins meditation, twice a day 👑

[@LVNARESENCE]

I LOVE VR his youtube videos "studio time" are amazing defo recommend

[@Chillinasdylan]

😂 splice "The Sky Net" of music production !!! He'll be back

[@itsrazing]

tysm for uploading this

[@NHZMusic]

His dnb track sounded pretty good, hope he releases it

[@manuelsotelo5069]

I was not ready for all the rabbit holes this guy poked at when i clicked on this video, when he said spirituality= strap on your seatbelt

[@jacobh1251]

"Sort your samples" I'm literally watching this video because I got bored while sorting my 45gb of samples lmao

[@TOXYK]

The name on his shirt ❤

[@9640rein]

Anybody found out where those ai vocals come from?

[@Daniel-lc6ol]

Hi. is there more valentine's lecture ?

[@SlamAcademy]

Yes he teaches every week at Slam Academy! Www.slamacademy.com

[@alidaneshkhahi4905]

Do they actually have any idea who is sitting there teaching?

[@breno.404]

FLASHBANG! 14:22

[@lsparks22]

Thanks to everyone who helped put this on!

[@valiumdupeuple]

That's too short! Btw, VR if you're passing by, you can just press alt+U to expand/minimze all your Arrangement tracks 😉

[@kvmikvze6474]

JESÚS!

[@officialhowlmusic]

Does anyone know what AI he referenced at 9:04?

[@PandaPotPies]

yoooo whats that modular growl from an earlier class?

[@Dharokness]

This is sick ty for upload

[@BlaxKBLK]

32:15 nice ✨

[@ssuperfour]

Ive been watching his years old stuff, this is awesome!

[@mattyb8929]

I love Virtual Riot and just wanted to geek out a bit on that example he gave that "if you keep doubling your frequencies you will end up in the frequency of visible light". While doubling the frequency of a sound wave increases its pitch by one octave, it does not transform the sound wave into visible light. Sound and light are fundamentally different types of waves. Sound is a mechanical wave that propagates through a medium by causing compressions and rarefactions of molecules, and its speed is limited by the properties of the medium. Light, on the other hand, is an electromagnetic wave that does not require a medium to propagate and always travels at the speed of light in a vacuum. Even if you keep doubling the frequency of a sound wave (increasing its pitch), it will still be a sound wave traveling through a medium (such as air) and subject to the limitations of the speed of sound in that medium. It will not spontaneously transform into light or reach the speed of the visible spectrum, which is much higher. The visible spectrum consists of electromagnetic waves with much higher frequencies and significantly greater energy levels than audible sound waves. This is why you can't hear any sound in outer space once you leave the atmosphere because sound has no medium to propagate through. In summary, while you can change the pitch of a sound by altering its frequency, this will not turn it into visible light or cause it to travel at the speed of light because sound and light are distinct phenomena with different underlying principles.

[@teolandon225]

Not what he was saying.

[@mattyb8929]

@@teolandon225 alright, go ahead and explain "if you keep doubling your frequencies you will end up in the frequency of visible light" for me

[@teolandon225]

@@mattyb8929 You'll end up in the same frequencies as frequencies in the visible light spectrum. You won't get visible light, but the frequencies will be the same.

[@mattyb8929]

@@teolandon225 I get what you're trying to say but that's just a massive oversimplification and not entirely true. You need to understand the difference between mechanical wave vs electromagnetic wave. Even if you were to significantly increase the speed of sound through a medium, you would still be dealing with mechanical waves in the audible frequency range, not electromagnetic waves in the visible light spectrum. Simply increasing the speed of sound won't change its fundamental nature as a mechanical wave with much lower frequencies. In the context of sound waves, you can't simply increase the frequency indefinitely because the speed of sound in a given medium remains relatively constant within the audible range. TLDR: you can't just "speed up sound until it reaches the frequency of the visible spectrum" it just doesn't work like that due to the limitations of the medium. You are imagining sound as just as hz and numbers that you can multiply until you get a number as big as light waves, but that's not how physics work in the real world.

[@teolandon225]

@@mattyb8929 Doesn't matter, VR isn't saying you should actually double the frequency of your note until it reaches visible light. It's just a way of mapping notes to colors to then make the comparison of perfect fifths to complementary colors. Doesn't have to actually happen in the real world. If somehow humans could see electromagnetic waves in the sub 20KHz spectrum region, we wouldn't even have to double the frequency a bunch of times to get the mapping.

[@cornsandbeans]

GERMAN ENGINEER AT WORK!

[@vito6707]

3:32 cool fact!

[@Pazaluz]

Nice!! Some interesting stuff right here

[@hungryburger6402]

31:12 V-riot is saying it sounds like dolphins but we all know it’s really the sound of someone unloading their spicy Taco Bell 🔥😂 still turned it into an absolute banger tho! 🔥🔥🔥

[@user-4n2oi4lr6e]

How he changed from Virtual Riot to Sam Smith! Gain weight must become daddy paying for child support

[@Cubeinthesky]

thought this was from like 2013~2014. haha great video.

[@iamtheslumlordmusic6767]

Dude wtf i run FL studio and literally have his work flow template. I randomly made it to make it easier for me to sidechain and mix and i have my sidechain midi triggered as well lmao. Good to know im in the right direction, haha

[@jackivan7632]

7:57 instantly recognized that from the Andrew Huang video

[@SitWithAnkit]

Dune 3 is best for randomizing patches. Always gives usable sounds.

[@candeezymarie9827]

I love this dude so much! Such a soul and Im blessed he’s in this world at the same time as I am. One day I will take a slam class.

[@DJPastaYaY]

yoooo

[@hexbenjamin]

watch out, i've been learning max and that color indicator LED idea is Flames

[@jcruz6888]

@26:05 "I've heard that song" Classic

[@jsonslim]

3:34 Let's do it

[@ennayanne]

nice to see massive still being pulled up over a decade later ♥️

[@padkirsch]

i remember synplant 1!

[@PeaceLuvNWubz]

I can’t wait to see you at edc this weekend!!!! And thanks for the class! Turned this on while doing chores and had to go sit in front of daw instead because I got so stoked lol (update) virtual riot was my favorite part of the whole festival. I hope to see him again soon!

[@Drunk-on-Bleach]

Pls next time just turn the main lights out so the students can see something :D

[@vakama5467]

Where did he get that Skrillex Merch!?

[@nikulmmadhu6566]

maybe from the skrillex himself i mean they are buddies

[@rodrigo5528]

What is the AI at 9:10 ?

[@imola8]

I hoped this was going to be explained as well.

[@dhrumil5977]

Maybe some kind of ai cloning or text to speech like from eleven labs

[@aaronstevens5325]

@@imola8 synplant 2!

[@KirbyGroves]

Thank you so much for this upload

[@Perceptionz_Sound]

Virtual Riot would be fun to trip with

[@BrosifMcJoseph]

1:50 blew my mind. Been producing for 4 years and never knew this

[@terrarian5166]

thats not a lot of years compared to other producers lol, so dont worry

[@JC-yy5nf]

I haven't been to recreate this, and I tried doing exactly what he did

[@snowiecore]

@@JC-yy5nf get a saw wave

[@cloudneverclear]

YOOOOO WHAT

[@maharajamusic512]

5:18 I can just relate to it man!!

[@Masshud]

skrillex t shirt he wears on

[@saikadu]

bring alan walker please !!!

[@TaZerrHD]

This is so good thank you so much!

[@schqrr]

5:50 interesting

[@LeePuu]

lets fucking goooo!

[@officialvirtualrain]

Please someone record this...

[@unownnnn]

You're watching a recording

[@officialvirtualrain]

@@unownnnn man i mean full course lol

[@elitegd1041]

Whattt

[@Dachrismusic]

OMG Valentine 🔥❤

[@mikearts6836]

Whats this course he keeps talking about?

[@Pabloesc571]

Lmao

[@alexsoundstuff]

what a shame that this entire course wont be on the youtube channel :/ dawg thats kinda llaaaame

[@Pabloesc571]

Just buy it if you're intrested

[@alexsoundstuff]

are they paying you to say this shit or sumn @@Pabloesc571

[@foodstampz]

True. 🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@wearelegacy.]

🐐

[@aichi337]

so authentic 🩵

[@nickskolsky2560]

Yee

[@OperculumAudio]

Sweet!

[@degstep9968]

Yeaaaaah!

[@julians7785]

Will the whole course be uploaded?

[@ChronicalV]

I mean if it was paid surely not

[@undergroundmusicnetwork]

caaan you share the rack

[@f0kxi]

Holy Shiiiiii, he's the only other person ive seen talk about the relationship of sound to color. its changed how I make music, for anyone interested, C = Green C# = Teal D = Cyan blue D# = Royal Blue E = Indigo F = Violet F# = Magenta G = Red G# = Blood Orange A = Orange A# = Yellow B = Charteuse These are just the colors as Ive worked them out, using the octave doubling method, may not be exact to reality, but now I think of notes as these colors

[@chachicullopapi]

Knew he was gonna talk about synplant2 after olaying with it, it is love it is life

[@WhizPill]

you make music?

[@chachicullopapi]

@@WhizPill yeah but it's mid compared to VR