Why is THIS BEAT in EVERY SONG?!

[@BrandonScottDrums]

The purpose of this video was not to hate on producers. I understand some genres require a certain type of groove. I just happened to notice this beat in a A LOT of songs (across different genres) and haven’t heard anyone mention it before. As a drummer I couldn’t help but notice it and just wanted to share. Sorry half the video is muted. 🤷🏻‍♂️ #Copyright

[@nemanjamarkovic2444]

hello

[@optisir3027]

@@nemanjamarkovic2444 waass

[@cliftonsmith2465]

I think it's also the drum sound too. Like if the drum sounds for all these songs were different then it wouldn't stick out like a sore thumb so much. It seems like the first 15 songs you played literally used the same exact kit.

[@Afiplaysmusic]

I love this, LOL. I'm teaching elementary school kids in the US how to program a drum machine and you are right on target. The bigger problem, at least here, is that schools no longer teach music. Folks do the best they can.

[@amd9918]

3:51 thats hate xD

[@BlueMewz]

Thought my headphones were dying when the copystrikes came in

[@dejavu8978]

Same💀

[@dejavu8978]

I even turned my volume up😝

[@rekhabhatt6771]

Same

[@pyroza35]

Oh I just realised now😅 I actually thought mine were dead

[@n3xtbit683]

i thought my headphones blew out because of the song i was making after lol

[@timzackLEGO]

the youtube copyright system is gonna have a fun time with this video.

[@kierdotk]

Lmao

[@thee_interest9641]

@@kierdotk the video is still up

[@Pextin]

They muted a section already lol

[@pieflower6419]

@@Pextin I thought that was an editing issue 😅

[@rxgtv]

@@pieflower6419 same lol

[@endrawes0]

As a drummer who only knows this beat, I'm happy to studio session with y'all

[@based3399]

Do us all a favor and refrain.

[@elansleazebaganno]

You aren't a drummer if you only know one beat

[@coi6337]

you’re not a drummer

[@Ron-yb5me]

Don’t listen to these guys boss you can only get better

[@coi6337]

@@Ron-yb5me not saying he can’t, but there’s a certain skill level required to call yourself a drummer, which is past just knowing one beat.

[@JFCUBING]

KZbin: How many copyright claims do you want? Brandon Scott: Yes

[@JFCUBING]

@@CakewalkCODM I am a music producer as well so I watch a lot of this stuff. ​😂😂😂

[@ITR]

Worst part is that it's 100% fair use, there's 0 way they can claim it's not

[@JFCUBING]

@@ITR For sure

[@WeirdKi83i3]

He surprisingly didnt actually get claimed

[@JFCUBING]

Well… he did… but he just had to make some adjustments to the video or file disputes to get rid of them

[@iwatchthisbecauseican1972]

Him: Why is this beat in every song? Pop music, trap music, rap music, his outro, PH intro: *Oh yeah, its all coming together*

[@muoitran9319]

ph intro lol also u have 666 likes

[@user-qc3ki3nf4s]

@@muoitran9319 690 now

[@FelgoTheMighty]

@@user-qc3ki3nf4s 775 now

[@user-qc3ki3nf4s]

@@FelgoTheMighty 777 Now

[@freshprince5684]

818

[@groundhog678]

It seems the KZbin algorithm really wanted me to know this

[@LucyWest370]

@WAFFEN COLLIDER excuse me what

[@JoeNightlight]

same

[@wlks_]

Same here

[@mr.radicchio4239]

Same

[@skyraptor8522]

Same

[@jimbeaux4988]

It's an old hip hop pattern. We used it in the early 90s. Sometimes throw a kick right after the 4 or right before the 2.

[@sr6127]

This patern is soooooo older than hip-hop...

[@thatguyalex2835]

@@sr6127 Does it go back to the 1960s funk era?

[@ChekuL8er]

Yeah bro they played drums like this probably even before the 60s. Of course at a slower bpm

[@thatguyalex2835]

@@ChekuL8er Cool. Can you compile a list of pre 1970s songs that use this beat?

[@ChekuL8er]

@@thatguyalex2835 i probably could but no, if you like music or make music, its your responsibility to educate yourself, youtube has almost everything

[@yoyothe3rd]

“Why is this beat so popular in pop music?” AC/DC: *sweats profusely*

[@oscarlundgren5497]

Exactly. A certain groove being the mainstream isn't somrthing new

[@mideicksmol4005]

ac/dc was pop back then

[@macafromthewired]

@@oscarlundgren5497 nobody said it was

[@RockiesCanada]

ZZ Top: *eyes each other from across the stage*

[@kimberlycarter369]

There is a reason why pop(ular) music is referenced as “bubblegum”.

[@itiswhatitismindset]

What I expected: *explanation of why it's there everywhere* What I get: *almost every hit pop song*

[@DragonBill]

There’s an explanation bruh

[@itiswhatitismindset]

@@DragonBill What was it-

[@DragonBill]

@@itiswhatitismindset replay the video again

[@itiswhatitismindset]

@@DragonBill okay, you know what, i'm lazy and my comment will still stand cause idek

[@ois_6793]

@@itiswhatitismindset producers get lazy and don't waste money on a drummer

[@D144AU]

I have a name for this drum progression: “Default Trap Beat”. Edit: Wow, people seem to both love and hate this comment. I feel as though I should add some clarifications: 1. As many of you have pointed out, this progression is not used solely in trap music; it is used in pop, although the hi-hats are typically less pronounced or removed altogether. The pattern is also used in hip-hop, though hip-hop producers usually get creative with additional ghost notes or by removing some of the original sounds from the progression. Trap music was the music genre that (from my own personal observation) seems to use this exact progression the most, so I used it as the punchline of the joke, but substituting trap with pop or hip-hop would not have changed the meaning. 2. I don't dislike this progression; it's efficient and recognizable. As such, I do not blame the artists who use it; I am simply arguing that it currently is so commonly used that it feels like the default. This drum progression is comparable to the 6-4-1-5 chord progression that modern electro-pop/electro-house music can't get enough of. It sounds good, and many illustrious artists use it, but I feel it has lost a fair amount of its expressive impact through overuse 3. Please do not harass people who use this drum pattern or say that they’re not real musicians. Some people do not have the money or resources to hire a drummer, and their most reasonable alternative is to utilize what they know. Of course, we could all stand to learn a new thing or two (essentially the point of the video), but artists who use this progression are still valid, and we should treat them as such. 4. This one is especially directed toward some of the replies: please refrain from acting like you know everything there is to know about music because no one knows it all. Not myself, the creator of this video, nor anyone replying to this comment. As I said before, I think we could all stand to learn something new. That is all. Have a nice day.

[@50Steaks68]

Add autotune: “Default Pop Song Effect”

[@bruhbasics4425]

@@D144AU Now add the same hi-hats, and some trap beats, and then the normies will be happy and listen to it.

[@Cryptozoicmixes]

@@bruhbasics4425 hating pop isn't a personality. you don't have to use music to judge others.

[@menderisskyle8841]

yep

[@bruhbasics4425]

@ExDeeXD Music Why would think i’m a normie? Because I criticize basic trap beats and try and create my own sometimes? /j

[@suwansmethnuka1733]

YT: *How Many Copyright Claims Do You Want?* * * Brandon : *YES*

[@Percise_bee]

He needs to play 8 seconds of the copyright music to get copyrighted

[@immatureeli1496]

I noticed this when i was about 9 and when I told everybody nobody understood me, its amazing to know firstly that I'm not the only one and secondly how to explain it to other people.

[@ICREAMTOHANDTIE]

Yea I discovered this and I thought I just made a new song or something

[@BootyRealDreamMurMurs]

you only found this out at 9? bruh i literally found this pattern in all songs i hear at 2.

[@cruise8047]

Same!

[@sunnymarigold_8219]

@@BootyRealDreamMurMurs yeah no one is believing that because most people don't remember that far back

[@awsumguy]

@@sunnymarigold_8219 the only thing i remember when i was 2 was that i was starting to use a computer, and thats because my parents keep saying it, sure as hell cant remember songs from then

[@flapjackmack8778]

im a producer and i try my hardest to make the weirdest pattern just for it to become this

[@blueohg]

no fr bro

[@henryijeoma]

Because it just works bro lol

[@kjamisial7199]

i think i’ve succeed😂😂😂

[@jmbridges1780]

13/4 time

[@chicodaproducer22]

Ong

[@neonspinx]

House music using the same 4 to the floor drum pattern for 30 years: "Whew, glad he doesnt know our genre exists"

[@lamptowel]

big room house momento

[@TheFinePlayer]

I love deep house

[@solizemusic]

I mean house music has tons of variety, maybe not on the drum level but the groove on some of the hats and basses can vary significantly, like for ex between traditional prog house and deep house

[@beemersp]

boop tss boop tss boop tss

[@hydrx2811]

I freakin love house!!! edit: but hardcore will always be my favorite

[@comfymoder72]

I love how it just goes silent at certain songs and you get a good demonstration of how shitty copyright is especially with certain companies that “own the rights” to these songs.

[@banjomango145]

lmao shit i thought something was wrong with my laptop. or speaker

[@domjfante8140]

Right?! How do we have a system so stupid that someone can’t even use FIVE SECONDS of a song for an educational video? 🙄

[@zikobht4623]

We end up unconsciously listening to all these songs because our minds got used to one pattern 😂

[@GinjouArmy]

Yes the beat makes the music it is simple and hypnotic so people can pick it out easy and it makes them want to listen to it again regardless of the lyric content. Rap music be changing people especially. RIP.

[@thatboychris9990]

@@GinjouArmy rip what?

[@GinjouArmy]

@@thatboychris9990 Them poor white girls had no chance. Rap music has claimed too many of the innocent white girls.

[@nullprop]

I hate the pattern so much.

[@papillio8832]

@@GinjouArmy I cant tell if youre trolling or not.

[@Pur8tyALT]

As a producer I feel attacked and now obliged to go full experimental with my drum patterns

[@korlmusic]

I’m a house producer so idk what to do lmfao we’ve been using the same beat for 30 years at least haha

[@north4631]

Same bro lmao

[@whoisiiizzy]

My advice would be do whatever it is that YOU like

[@majorbajor]

the video is dumb man. For every drum pattern with a snare/clap on 2 and 4 you will find dozens of examples if you look in the right genre. YTer even showed songs with different drum patterns.

[@cedricwilliams5797]

Honestly that is what I do and I get hated for it. I get hated for making good music that rebels against the meta. This music industry is savage mane.

[@obnoxiouscommenter6194]

The unholy trinity of pop songs: 1. This beat 2. Supertonic note 3. The Four Chords

[@timhansen8339]

4. 4/4

[@mss11235]

@@timhansen8339 Does not point #1 make yours a redundant qualifier?

[@SlideRSB]

@@timhansen8339 There's nothing wrong with 4/4 time. There are plenty of songs that use odd time signatures just for the sake of using odd time signatures, which seems pretentious to me. While I find odd time signatures very interesting to listen to, if a song works well in common time, then it's probably best to stick to that.

[@mideicksmol4005]

@@SlideRSB nothing is wrong with 4/4 its just overused people use it too much and when every pop song we know has 4/4 it just has the same basic boundaries of music 2-4 chords same 4/4 pattern nothing different nothing new. if people used more time signature changes you can get different intervals progressions that sound different and beautiful.

[@vascosousa96]

@@SlideRSB just by adding the 3/4 to the 4/4 creating a 12/8 gives you the ability to create a 4/4 feel while adding the waltz kind of time perception,, that gives you a ton of tasty rhythms to work with, while sticking to the ""boring"" 4/4, so let's not hate the pretenciousness or the simplicity, let's hate the industry for making it the "money Factory" it became. Peace :)

[@Im8oh8]

I’ve been a producer for at least 10 years now. I’ve made easily over 1000 beats. The classic pattern in this video is one of the most well known and immediately subconsciously recognizable. This specific pattern has a very simplistic kick and snare that not just helps solidify the beat, but any additions to that pattern usually just compliment the melody in some way. Whether it be the high hats to create energy, or extra kicks to create a groove, or even an extra clap or snare to create some extra sauce. At the end of the day regardless if it seems boring, this is what most songs of the past 50+ years have in common… the same barebone drum pattern

[@jaydee6805]

"Why is this beat in every song?" I think that's called pop music.

[@Benjrt]

Jon Bellion is completely original

[@reverberation_9]

@scooter pop(ular) music has had its definition changed over the years. In the 60's, rock was pop, in the 80's synth music was pop, and so on. Today, hip hop/rap/trap is the pop(ular) music.

[@lostchild8499]

Even trap and death metal does the same thing

[@apang1831]

@scooter You were in Subreddit r/imverysmart

[@konrad7572]

drum and bass uses the same ‘amem break’

[@azura3479]

"why is this beat in every song?!" punk and thrash metal: *oh god he knows about the d-beat*

[@cephalicwasteland3504]

Same about blasts in extreme metal

[@kevinm7927]

Thats because this drum rythm is the backbeat of every dynamic drumbreak that isnt strictly 4 on the floor. You can literally find this beat in every period of music and its honestly fascinating

[@iputapipebombintoyourmailb6210]

what about metal? i love metal

[@cephalicwasteland3504]

@@iputapipebombintoyourmailb6210 every genre has its signature beats, blast beats for example are a signature extreme metal beat

[@arko9151]

Ska-punk: *no*

[@phamdinhhoang1998]

“Why is this beat in every song?” “Why is this four chord in every song?” Well IDK tell me about it

[@curse5697]

bc it works

[@cassetteo]

Because majority of the population is normies and npc’s who don’t understand the art of music

[@Golgito]

Yup. This guy did not even try to explain why. What a boring ass video lmao

[@braddaddis371]

Because millions of people like it. Might as well cater to the listeners and not try reinventing the wheel until this starts to go out of trend a bit.

[@loudone7944]

And didn’t even explain smh

[@bjornragnarsson8692]

Thank you for this. I'm glad someone has actually addressed it.

[@JOSEPHJACKSOKOL]

dude fit 50 different radio hit songs into one video and didn't get a strike legend

[@pauljs75]

Is it the samples being really short, or is there a skill at very subtle use of detune and filters before putting the clips in the video?

[@caseys2698]

@@pauljs75 I dunno, but I’d like to know his secret because I’ve been thinking about making music KZbin videos for a while, and I want to use short clips without getting striked Alfo Media also uses very short clips of songs in his videos and I don’t think he gets many strikes, but I feel like this video almost definitely would have. Maybe it’s just short clips and luck?? 🤷‍♀️ Idk, I wish copyright laws were less broken and fitting to the modern age. And you can only really get a following making longer video essays on KZbin, so it’s not like you can use some other site that better protects true fair use laws (using very short song clips for transformative content like this video, for instance).

[@FinnishArsonist]

this is direct criticism of content, so it is safe.

[@toprak3479]

@@FinnishArsonist Companies usually don't care whether it's fair use and just drop a claim regardless and it takes months for youtube to remove the copyright strike. It's got to be the short sample length.

[@no-name168]

Drake calling for copyright strike is the most ridiculous I've seen.

[@PS-dd1ux]

I think its his management not him striking the video

[@no-name168]

@@PS-dd1ux no it was drake. I've seen him on toilet thru window

[@Alex-ib6mh]

@@no-name168 This is strangely ominous.

[@XJokermanX]

@@no-name168 😂😂

[@PS-dd1ux]

@@no-name168 u sus

[@luqmansimple7132]

This is the definition of "you can copy my homework but don't make it obvious" Edit: how did this comment got 18k likes?! Thank you to all you Chad's 🔥

[@ethhics]

More like "Copy my homework but make it extremely obvious since no one cares anyway lol"

[@lamardavis6053]

@@ethhics Exactly

[@perfectosanthegod755]

,, you can copy my homework,u can make it obvious cause it will get in everyones head and most people wont even notice''

[@dolliiee]

wow I’m the 1k like

[@damienrng575]

LMFAOOOOO

[@gasserhegazy1267]

this is why i know i like rock and roll. they are actually creative with drums and it sounds good and indistinguishable from other songs

[@nothing_face]

Rock also has common beats

[@mysticalbeing13]

lmao are you sure buddy? i love rock but holy cow most songs can be covered with a simple rock beat

[@seymourbutz354]

"Local man finally realizes after 20 years pop music isn't getting any better"

[@cactusowo1835]

Everytime I realise monotonous music like these exist, I start to appreciate more the thing I like to listen to :P

[@JeremiahFernandez]

@@cactusowo1835 i mean yeah, nowadays you just gotta look harder to find good music. but it's there

[@cactusowo1835]

@@JeremiahFernandez I actually have no need to that cuz I already know what to listen to and how to look up for it.

[@ransbarger]

Perfect!

[@CaptnTrips]

Betoota advocate reporting.. 😅 ✌️

[@ZQ7977]

Now I could be wrong, but I suspect this isn't a lack of creativity, its a deliberate choice not to be creative but instead stick with what has worked in the past in order to reduce financial risk. Pop music is a business. Businesses avoid risk.

[@wtfexza]

Ikr, songs wont sound good if the pattern is changed

[@biancaexhoe-l2800]

I think so too

[@macaroni1121]

But arent artists supposed to be creative and explore different styles and other forms to make music? But ig it is all about the money-

[@Sky_Explorer]

@@macaroni1121 Very generous of you to assume they're artists. They're just pretty faces with nice voices.

[@macaroni1121]

@@Sky_Explorer haha true

[@JeremyForTheWin]

electronic music producer here. it's crazy how its kind of the default beat humans try. if you give someone two pads with a kick and snare they will inevitably bang out this pattern

[@TURAMOTH]

Give me two pads and a kick and snare I will not give you this pattern simply because I will be physically trying not to do it.

[@adampongor9984]

I think people who listen to this beat a lot will eventually try to recreate it either because they know what they are doing or not. If you listen to the genres that use it it will automatically become your default beat that you hear in your head while creating music

[@JustinLe]

I don't think it's quite a "human" thing as much as it is a passing trend. Lots of other genres and styles and cultures from around the world and history never go into this

[@РыгорБородулин-ц1е]

this is probably because they heard it somewhere else before

[@ybsheep]

@@adampongor9984 as a producer i can say that this pattern just sounds good. if you go crazy with kicks it will often just dont sound right like this pattern

[@thestrangelet]

Once noticed this beat a few months ago, I can't unhear it and it really is in every song now

[@blksheepramirez]

Brandon: Why is this beat in every song? Billie Jean drum beat has entered the chat room

[@yourfairyking]

The only difference is that when Billie Jean begins, everyone knows exactly what's going on and immediately get excited. With this drum pattern, it takes a few moments before anybody actually knows what song it is.

[@creatureofhabit7049]

@@yourfairyking that can only be the case if only drums were playing, signature sound can be other instruments like for example mask off

[@yourfairyking]

@@creatureofhabit7049 Sure, but since so many sound the same it's difficult to truly tell them apart. You could play one on the radio, turn the volume down randomly, and turn it back on to a whole other song. Yet, you'd probably assume it was the same song.

[@creatureofhabit7049]

@@yourfairyking touche

[@randompersonontheinternet6312]

Yeah, Michael Jackson knows what's up

[@samuelwilson9458]

"There's like 32 other places you could put that kick" Deathcore drummers: *laughs in 64th notes

[@tomverstappendrums3423]

It's funny cause that's how it sounds on the studio albums with midi drums. Most of those drummers live sound like ass lol

[@juliandate757]

Speed deathcore drummers: *laughs in 128th notes*

[@esaaad]

That meme made my day, my boi

[@cephalicwasteland3504]

George kollias laughs in fast brrrrr

[@owenjohnston33]

too bad so many metal drummers just play quarter notes on the hi-hat and half notes on the snare while doing either straight double bass, or just doing the same pattern as the guitars. not enough to make me not listen to it, but it gets dull. better than that bass and snare ntap ntap ntap thrash beat

[@ThatPyukumuku]

It's that one thing people would tap out with their pencils in class

[@yourfavoritezoomer9104]

This was the first thing I thought of when I heard the beat...

[@dedrik1461]

that's what I thought too, those lunchroom freestyle sessions too

[@ThatPyukumuku]

@@GBudgiePH123 are there any rules on that?

[@miroslavtodorov3310]

It's why DNB exists. As well as Dubstep. As well as epic orchestral music (theme songs). As well as Rap. As well as the one you mentioned - the Pop music. Every single one of those I picked also has their own specific placement of the kicks and snares. It depends on them to see what style you want/have to create a music. And if you listen to 10 DNB songs, you'll see their pattern repeat over and over again at some point. It's why I listen to multiple genres. I can't hold onto one genre for long. I have a playlist with multiple of them, listening at random, so I wouldn't get bored at some point. It's one of the best ways to listen to multiple patterns and not get bored.

[@avalanche450]

Fellow DnB head here, to me it’s more tolerable with Drum and bass because most artists have their own style to their music rather than the same kick, snare, and drop in each song.

[@patricktheawesomeTV]

We ain’t gonna act like DNB doesn’t spam the two step or the Amen Break haha

[@DaDandyman]

@@patricktheawesomeTV think breaks YEAH WOO YEAH WOO

[@crypticlol]

@@patricktheawesomeTV Nowadays DnB rarely uses Amen Break

[@Oxfordcolour]

@@crypticlol they do, they just hide it better

[@powerviber4831]

3:48 Brandon : you're not foolin' anybody literally millions that loved those songs : 👁️👄👁️

[@freddysamjacob363]

Yeah, I love "The Hills" by Weeknd

[@maskboy2743]

@@freddysamjacob363 SAME DUDE

[@vile8675]

U mean billions. And no one said the songs were bad. He was just noticing the same typa beats were used

[@martinperalta4189]

lmao the hills and streets

[@stranger943]

i read this as soon as he said it

[@AuraNetworkVision]

this is like a playlist of past hit songs 💜😂

[@charlesedward982]

:^)

[@feralslime]

Bruh

[@miketeabag6501]

Well yeah. Were you expecting a play list of songs that have just been released today? 😂

[@krakenjm6877]

A playlist of “hit songs that didn’t deserve to be”

[@arielabraham6683]

I literally never heard any of these songs before this video

[@endmysuffering7903]

0:50 no-one gonna talk about how smooth that was "7 days a week, wait wait wait, these guys are using the same beat?"

[@brinadreams]

omg i didnt notice that loll fireee

[@Username-vn1wx]

Opposite pfp

[@newusernamessuck]

Me when Albert say still chill is dead: ur pfp

[@endmysuffering7903]

@JUDE RICHARDSON nice

[@saltyseadog4719]

Whys there no audio afterwards?

[@Mr.SlyCooper777]

I’m glad you made this because my friend and I was having this discussion. Both he as well as myself are hip-hop artist and record music for fun and have been for many years. He and I both listen to instrumentals very often as we need to for making new tracks. The lack of original content in beats defiantly stuck out to us.

[@moderncreep9385]

Being an actual drummer I understand where he's coming from. There are so many other unique ways to make the same kind of smack without using the same placements. The real reason they use this over and over is because it gets the same result, it's like the McDonalds of beats. It's the same experience every time, anywhere. Using the same thing over and over is also market branding all in itself. It takes someone hearing something at least 7 times for it to become "something familiar" on a subconscious level. Then if they like it they actively seek that experience out, boom, they're hooked and they don't even know it. The industry notices stuff like this, and sets up multiple "franchises" using the same branding formula with different flavors to get the same result and hook even more people. It's all about money really, not music. And I don't blame ignorant bedroom producers for following along without thinking outside the box.. I don't blame anyone really. It's just marketing 101. Now on a creative level, you can still experiment with different placements. And I think that's all Brandon is saying/asking purely on a creative level. "WHY IS THIS BEING USED IN EVERY SONG?" He's encouraging you to think outside the box and set new trends that could one day become "marketable" But you would you would have to go beyond the copy and paste mentality, which is challenging for most because you were subconsciously branded with this one beat. Maybe being AWARE of this would help more would be creatives to come up with some more innovative patterns to expand our variety of amazing music. Hope this makes sense.

[@BrandonScottDrums]

Yes... this is exactly it. Thank you for your insight and having my back! 🙏🏼 Not tying to hate. Just bringing things to light!

[@AarPlays]

People need to find out what rudements are and learn them lol

[@tajitkumar37]

Dude just wrote a fucking college essay

[@AnileATER]

I didn't read the whole comment, but your dedication earned my like.

[@TianyuQi]

how to avoid this: know completely nothing about music and record random notes on a keyboard then make a music out of it like me (jk)

[@ozancanca9740]

when you realize this beat is the universal beat used in almost every genre with different speeds

[@anselknight1866]

The Laziness of the producers is the bigger takeway. like all these songs sound the same.

[@Passw0rdYT]

"in almost every genre" I think there are more genres than pop and rap. you might want to take a listen, because they're all sure a breath of fresh air from this garbage

[@pieflower6419]

@@Passw0rdYT indie 😌

[@camilavanordergonzalez8128]

@@Passw0rdYT u are so quirky rn

[@Passw0rdYT]

@@camilavanordergonzalez8128 white girls who listen to nothing but pop are the first to try and call themselves "quirky." I don't base my music taste off of what everybody else likes or what nobody else likes. I hate pop because the complete lack of originality is so obvious, especially when it's not the song people like, it's the celebrity behind it

[@peterflotner361]

Hey, the historic reason why this beat is so popular is the following. This beat originates from 2-step garage, which is related to UK garage, and is one of the many genres that put funk drum breaks in an electronic context. The "Amen Break"-sample, which we hear in songs like "Straight outta Compton", is the most famous. And this sample already contains the beat you highlight in the video, if you leave out all the ghost notes. Via Grime (= UK garage + rap), the beat entered hip hop music, and since most pop nowadays is hip hop influenced, we end up with this beat everywhere.

[@gooddogtrainingservices5351]

It’s also a basic 80s drum machine pattern. Circa Roland 808. Just need the cowbell. But yes the amen break Defined a whol genre of dnb just using that break. Amen brother!! They never got paid to use sample either. 🤦‍♂️🤷‍♂️

[@hectatusbreakfastus6106]

@@gooddogtrainingservices5351 Probably because they didn't have the whiney nature of Metallica or their fame.

[@gtabro1337]

Damn, that was so well-explained, nice one

[@david35197]

This beat is so simple, saying garage invented it is like saying Evian invented water. I think no genre can really claim its source in the same way no genre can claim an A chord

[@peterflotner361]

@@david35197 No genre gets to claim the A chord, but the 4 chord loop and the blues form are still genre defining. The distinction between "4 to the floor" and break beat based electronic music is just important as the one between 4 chord music and the blues. And even though the 2-step beat is simple, it's not simpler than the 3-2 clave or the blast beat. Saying the beat originates from garage is only historically honest, as before that breakbeats where created by sampling real drummer. Brandon Scott's video is about the fact that the 2-step beat is so "undrummery", so the transition to fully programming breakbeats is what we care about.

[@jacobjackson8155]

The ad that played before this video featured this beat. Nifty.

[@BrandonScottDrums]

Sorry for the audio cutting at 0:55... Drake didn't like me using his sick beat. Got a copyright strike. 🤷 EDIT: June 11th [Post Malone got me too... DAMN! Might make a video on this lol] [MISSING DIALOGUE] -"All of the sudden I started hearing this pattern everywhere" - **Sick Drake Song -"Granted some artists change it up a bit, They add some kick drums in there"

[@lazice]

cool beans

[@jaywarudo]

Its OK mate

[@hikikomori-gaming304]

Dam I just bought new earphone cause my old earphone was famaged I get mini heart attack when audio wsd cut

[@Korbanazuyo]

I thought my earphones legit broke because it's nearing it's end I've been using it for about 2 years I should buy a new one soon

[@bobthebuilder480]

Not me waiting for all the other copy right strikes 😂 I can just imagine having all the dialogue in the pinned comment except from the intro and outro

[@theLTwJ]

And you just showed all of us fellow producers how to make a #1 billboard hit 😂😂

[@lastlyhi]

IKR Ever since i used this beat my chords finally have a good beat

[@Power-9Hunnid]

👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@mahiramajeed359]

moral of the story: *THIS BEAT SLAPS*

[@JJ_0134]

Yeess

[@roseJ96]

Honestly, it's really not that surprising that different artists end up using similar or even the same beats in songs. There are only so many combos.

[@omnitroph1501]

nah, they just have no creativity.

[@foreverkpop3105]

Yes though 😭

[@Extreme-PCIe-Cable]

Better comment Moral of the story: *THIS BEAT SLAPS A- I mean... THIS BEAT SLAPS AWESOMELY*

[@Silver_Waxus]

Even I with little to no drum knowledge came up with this pattern as a child its the pattern I'm always drumming on my legs

[@oo6127]

Brandon Scott: Goes on a rant about how every song produced nowadays uses the same beat pattern Also Brandon Scott: Has that same beat for his outro

[@kingof9x]

😂 best comment here. I wonder how many people noticed 😂

[@Ixs4i]

@@kingof9x i mean he literally called himself out on it right at the beginning so i imagine everyone paying attention lmao

[@mattjns]

@@kingof9x I noticed when he told me.

[@LorenScott69]

He did call himself out on his intro in the first few seconds of the video! And, I’m guessing the use of music with that beat in the outro was a joke to go with the theme of this video.

[@professionalsleeper6281]

A new "the lick" is being born right in front of our eyes

[@AaraBeloved]

Except it’s not brass lmao- can’t wait for this to be the next unspoken illegal lol

[@vain.a]

bruhhhhh this aint even new

[@TheIndogamer]

Except it's not 5 2 3 5 2 3 5

[@matheusboaron_]

"Why is this beat everywhere? Im tired of that sh*t" Brandon's intro and outro: 😳😳😳

[@emojipark]

😂😂

[@matheusboaron_]

So many likes wow

[@palmeristo]

Bring back timberland and Dre with those creative beats.

[@ramduar]

Title: "why is this beat in every song?" This guy: "see, it's in every song" Me: "yeah but, WHY?! I'M WAITING FOR YOU TO EXPLAIN"

[@jackrogue3696]

Maybe he was just askin' hahahahah

[@uncletyrone]

Because pop music is made to appeal to the broad masses, and the broad masses have been known to love what they know already.

[@slobz2237]

Theres no explanation,they just copy each other he already said it

[@pelloarriola98]

What do yall mean? He DOES give an explanation. Maybe he doesn't go as deep as you could but he says it very clear: there are no drummers in the studio anymore. The people making the beats are not drummers (or they just haven't studied rythm at all), so they are way more unlikely to explore different patterns or rythmic posibilities. And I personally think he is very right. Most producers nowadays are just people with laptops and cool softwere. They do experiment with different sounds, FX, instruments... and they can get very creative, but when it comes to the BEAT, the actuall rythm of the song, they don't have the resorces that a drummer (or someone who has studied rythm) has, so the stick to the same pattern over and over again. However, I also believe that it is normal for each genre of music to repeat certain types of beats because rhythm is the backbone of most genres. Hip hop beats will sound like hip hop beats, rock beats will sound like rock beats... etc. But if you know how, you can be creative within those boundries.

[@zodycoder]

the way it's phrased, it's considered a question, saying "why *this* beat is in every song" then that means he'll explain why

[@Azazeru]

when they say "every new songs sounds the same" this is what they meant

[@3110-l6n]

Interesting...

[@strangenoobie]

fr tho

[@RealLaone]

didnt even think of it this way.

[@cazzimperia3540]

So every song is the same only for this?

[@Gabby-sw6cd]

Period

[@TheSamuraiApocalypse]

All drum beats are common unless you're playing in a really odd time signature. You could probably find a bunch of songs that focus on any number of those beats, but at the end of the day it's just variation. Down beat, back beat, and then anything else goes.

[@deviltari8638]

Exactly, there are just as many, if not more songs using the 4 to the floor beat lol. It’s limited how much variation you can create in a 4 or 8-bar loop. He also completely disregards variations in snares and hi hats as “trying to be creative”. I mean, yes? Isn’t that his entire critique? That people ARENT creative. So why bash them for being creative. Sorry for my little rant, completely agree with you!

[@disastermidi1990]

True, especially with syncopation like this

[@toprak3479]

@@deviltari8638 Because adding one ghost note to an overplayed rhythm isn't creative.

[@KayIsCoolxD]

0:55 Audio went BOOM and exploded!

[@Dani-bj8zk]

cREatiVE GhoST nOtE

[@Luco.26]

lol

[@jabalahkhaldun3467]

lol

[@Luco.26]

@@jabalahkhaldun3467 lol

[@SadToffee]

@@Luco.26 lol

[@cyptp]

lol

[@ChristopherCricketWallace]

all of the sudden?!?!? That beat is classic hip hop since the beginning, dude.

[@Schmiddelwutz2000]

And classic rock!

[@BCThunderthud]

Yeah, almost all old hip-hop, and the 60s and 70s breaks that were popular in hip-hop and drum & bass etc., start with a two-step, and then add in some extra kicks and ghost notes. Maybe the new thing is that the kick on the 2-and has become nearly as ubiquitous as the one on the 3-and? Whereas in older hip-hop it's as often on the 16th after the 4, with a double or two somewhere in the pattern.

[@danieljean-charles9207]

Bro at this point if the music is in 4/4 it use at least a variation of this beat

[@citizennozmeda7232]

Hip hop is just everyone copying. That's why it's so corny.

[@SaltSpirits]

@@citizennozmeda7232 please show me one piece of music that came out in the last 20 years from a genre of your choosing that takes ABSOLUTELY NOTHING from any other song in history. i can wait

[@dvo8412]

Beastie Boys even had lyrics about this beat in their song Triple Trouble in 2004: 'I got kicks on the 1,7 and 11, snares on the 5 and 13'. Like programming a 16 step beat sequencer.

[@at-sushi]

All numbers are primes.

[@littlefishbigmountain]

@@steveinganamort9663 Nice reference.

[@dluziond]

now i wont unhear this, thanks jokes aside, really informative video. i look forward to using this beat in every song i make from now on

[@michaelb4415]

That's why I like synthwave so much. No consistent beat = no boring beat.

[@Yaturu]

Thank you for letting me Open a new dimension of worlds is my mind i thank you so much

[@Yaturu]

Thx for the music bro SynthWave is os underrated

[@thetitanhater]

@@Yaturu WHY IS JOJO FANS EVERYWHERE-

[@luhmiikejay]

Yep.

[@michaelb4415]

@@Yaturu Search on KZbin "ghostrunner striker", "ghostrunner solitude", and "ghostrunner air". Those music pieces are absolutely amazing.

[@diegovillacrez8349]

I distinctly remember being in highschool in 2013 making this beat on a drum on the bus from some music event and everyone went crazy for no reason.

[@cavaleirorevoltado8889]

In 2010 I was at church playing this beat on drums while my dad played the guitar, he played the strings more intensely when I was supposed to hit the box

[@manictiger]

Today, the way to do that, is you just do the one from pr0nhub.

[@aksh4wty]

@@manictiger Are you talking about the musical composition created by Poʀnography Centre?

[@kaan732]

they probably thought it was the ph intro

[@eternallylit]

“So you’re saying I’m finna blow up? “ *proceeds to make every beat with the same pattern

[@blackatsu22]

This is kind of why I'm really into Japanese popular music right now. There's so much more variation in chord patterns, instruments and rhythm. Anime got me into it, but it's actually a really unique genre.

[@antenna7002]

Then we have death metal and deathcore where the drummer really works his legs as if he was preparing for an Olympic sprint race.

[@Biscuit_man05]

Or just metal and heavy metal

[@angelsbagels780]

Any good suggestion? I think i might wanna try listen to this genre now lol

[@Jerrrr225]

@@angelsbagels780 bat country, dyers eve, holy wars

[@Jerrrr225]

Or just any metal song lol, all of them don't got basic beats

[@wezreplex0]

@@angelsbagels780 Demolisher- Slaughter to Prevail, Bill No Mates- Knocked Loose(hardcore), Counting Worms- Knocked Loose, Disillusion in a Discordant System- Acrania, Circles- Defamed

[@joyce_rx]

this video is about to be copyright striked by half the alien civilizations in the known universe

[@thehouseofj7936]

you crae man!!!

[@neontd]

He skipped the copyright by playing very short increments of like 20 songs. What a legend

[@thehouseofj7936]

@@neontd Straight up...he has a long way ahead of him..hehe

[@Avriel_Mimiga]

even by the artist who made "Human Music"

[@the85thgaming32]

It's because it makes it easier to mix songs in a club. They want us in the club trying to make babies.

[@de.negroz.rize47]

They was unexpected, funny

[@stonedoubt]

Confirmed... I have made many babies in the club. Ask your Mom... 🤣 🤣 🤣

[@Max-ew8cg]

@@stonedoubt cring

[@greeds4467]

@@stonedoubt crin

[@awdadwaasdafasf9395]

@@stonedoubt cri

[@jonathanmorgan4480]

It can be produced algorithmically as the euclidean rhythm of 5 out of 8 and 3 out of 8 together. It’s naturally pleasing as we seem to be stuck in measures of 8 and 5 and 3 offer the most interesting combination being odd numbers with enough spacing.

[@skiman5041]

The actual reason a lot of sogs sound the same is because the song writers want to make somthing that sounds familiar to the brain, making it easier to like

[@pjbuma13]

That and most pop music is made by the same 10 or so producers or someone trying to copy them to make it big. Pop music of every genre is trash.

[@stoopanimation53]

But the beat doesn’t even sound good...

[@chocolateicecream4013]

@@pjbuma13 yo just my opinion but I don't think pop music is trash

[@pjbuma13]

@@chocolateicecream4013 well you are entitled to your opinion. Personally I think 90-95% of it is talentless garbage. And I’m referring to all forms/genres of pop music (pop pop, pop rap, pop country, pop edc, etc). I’m not knocking anyone who listens to it, if you like it you like it.

[@chocolateicecream4013]

@@pjbuma13 yeah u right tho I also don't like many of them but the first thought that came to my mind were artists like Arianna grade, Beyonce , Charlie Puth ... Do you refer them to be trash too ?

[@pvnova]

Cool list of examples but I must say I was actually hoping you would answer the question you asked :/

[@MtheBarbarian]

He did. He said their aren’t drummers in the studio. Only smallbrain producers who know what sells, and don’t care about creativity.

[@BestiaTres3]

@@MtheBarbarian wouldn't it be the listeners that don't care about creativity? Since they're the reason this is so common

[@mycity7590]

@@BestiaTres3 That to.

[@MtheBarbarian]

@@BestiaTres3 True that. Your brain enjoys music more as your learn it. So by using similar stuff they trick listeners brains into immediately ‘enjoying‘ it. Kinda sucks the soul out of the process imo...

[@johannesm8137]

@@MtheBarbarian that doesn't explain why they choose explicitly that beat

[@thedoggy480]

"Why is THIS BEAT in EVERY SONG?!" "because of producers"

[@snuckle2421]

Just like the canon beat in Memories. And its almost literally in every music idk most of em i hear like that

[@freddysamjacob363]

Its such a bad explanation and i disagree with him

[@wtfexza]

@@freddysamjacob363 whom

[@danielcrase]

don’t forget that all you gotta do is add a clap on the 3 and 7, hi hats as a two steps, and the kick in-between the claps and you’ve made most beats.

[@legofan370]

Brandon: Calls out music industry for repackaging the same beat in different songs. UMG: Can't call songs out when you can't hear 'em! *Evil laughter*

[@SlenderSmurf]

yeah I liked the like 4 times the audio just drops out lmao, thanks UMG

[@greatestgoat5267]

calling out UMG.. lol..

[@downhill2k013]

Wait until this guy learns about the backbeat and 4 on the floor

[@discount724]

IT'S A BASIC DRUM PATTERN PEOPLE LIKE YOU ARE THE ONES THE CONSUME IT AND CRAVE MORE

[@PRODUCEDBYAD]

@@discount724 nah it definitely us the general public that listens to these trash songs. But not us. Not someone who would watch a video like this

[@CAMELOT331]

Every "POP," song. That's pop. Simple drums are what 99% of people that could care less about their music recognize. Making it over technical makes it hard to sell to the masses. They need something quick and easy they can understand. It's a business after all.

[@diegogervasoni3432]

Nah... actually this pattern, even if it's pretty simple, does sound really cool.

[@sobewhatiwant]

@@diegogervasoni3432 there’s a reason why the patterns popular lmao cause a lot of people like it

[@diegogervasoni3432]

@@sobewhatiwant yes i understand... i was just saying that the pattern is not bad...

[@hybridtaylur2394]

Congratulations, you're edgy.

[@necrom4454]

Yeah, it's overused in Pop, go listen to some Metal, Dream Theater for example, and we'll see if you find it there

[@CxdyCxdyCxdy]

Delete this * slides a george washington your way *

[@Visionbyangelllanas]

He’s figured it out

[@user-lt2rw5nr9s]

Every trap producers secret

[@jon-philipa5675]

lol

[@m3ga1od0n]

baba? what are u doing here?

[@disastreee]

@@user-lt2rw5nr9s 1 + and of 2 + 3

[@Banksharper7]

I’ve been saying this about pop and hip hop for the longest

[@CensoredX]

It’s like asking why house music has that 4 kicks and 2 claps rhythm. It’s just there and easy listening!

[@Psi34ax]

Haha i was just about to comment this! The classic uhn tiss uhn tiss as well

[@tender0828]

Thought about this while watching lol

[@Deczx]

Same thing with Disco and 4 on the floor. It's just part of the genre/era of music. Disco/House beats are also that way for a reason; it's club music. That steady rhythm makes it very easy to dance to.

[@wtfexza]

It's like saying, everyone on earth says 2+2=4 so everyone is copying each other and no one is unique

[@jeffreysherman8224]

Finally somebody says it! I noticed this years & years ago. It's like the raggaeton beat. It's not raggaeton without a certain beat. Popular western music has been this way for a long time. It's certainly a defining feature for a majority of the most popular songs.

[@candysell]

Same, I even told this to people years ago that all these modern songs have the same beat and they're like, "No they don't."

[@bobthebuilder480]

Ikrrrrrr

[@shipwreck9146]

Agreed, this is why I don't listen to popular music... It just supports mega production companies that care about money, not art. They created a copy/paste recipe for making money, now they use it in everything, and the art of music is dying because of it. Marvel movies did the same thing. All lacking original themes, designed to appeal to masses to gain maximum profit. Capitalism is devastating for art.

[@TehCoza]

This is just what trap beats sound like

[@rendhikaakbar6933]

yes

[@l00per]

thats what i was thinking thru the whole video

[@danmcmuffin3026]

you explained it faster than the actual video

[@corynanni1461]

I know right. You ever notice how most pop songs are in 4/4?

[@stick2959]

the music he displayed isn't trap at all. trap music is 21 savage young nudy gucci mane all of them.

[@keem-chi6923]

THESE MUSIC TRANSITIONS ARE ANOTHER LEVEL BRUV

[@dro7765]

It’s just a basic pattern that can go with anything and has a nice bounce everyone enjoys

[@gardendado1999]

The unexplainable ever recurring mantra

[@vanderoth]

Yeah... Out of the fact it's boring AF.

[@alanowfedrick3532]

@@vanderoth very opinion based mate

[@alanowfedrick3532]

@@vanderoth it has the beat in songs which most people like, so very opinion based answer

[@vanderoth]

@@alanowfedrick3532 Hmm, no. It's like with food. Every one likes something different, but give someone the same thing, even something he loves, 3 meals a day for a year, and it will become boring very quickly. That's all I'm saying.

[@Frosty4427]

It's got nothing to do with them not knowing how to be more creative. They know exactly what they're doing, and they know it sells.

[@sody2291]

It’s probably both

[@aarohansharma4551]

It's both

[@westronic]

So they know how to be creative, they just choose not to for monetary reasons. That makes sense actually.

[@IWannaGoMissing]

@@westronic how is it uncreative to make a melody centered around the supertonic? You don't have that many choices, there's 7 scale degrees

[@sujalmudvary108]

you make & give them some crazy beat & at the end they choose something similar to this. We make different stuff but if artists choose this beat we cant do nun bout it

[@Platinum400]

Producer here, sometimes we have artists that literally just ask us to make a beat based off a certain song or style. This pattern just happens to be what’s in for pop and hip hop. Other genres in other countries have drum patterns that are p much fixed too like reggaeton and dancehall. If you start to experiment too much with some of those it just sounds weird. Also, since you mentioned it, even back in the 70s like every song had a “Four on the floor” pattern. That was huge in disco even when drum machines weren’t being used. So it’s just a trend like everything else in art.

[@oscarpatxot659]

Latin Producer here. Reggaeton make my producer life easy… not only the same beat, its the same couple of loops

[@Tsutsu5]

Ye I agree but this certain drum set only pertains to trap beats, other genres of hiphop use their own style of drums

[@lukerage]

great comment

[@pedrosilvaproductions]

Makes 100% sense. It's a rythm that's part of the style in a way. It's like trying to experiment with different rythms for reggae or other rythm defined genres. You can't blame them. It's what identifies the style

[@choopwav]

Even for a general listener, especially of a specific era of pop, it bounces like everything else they're used to. I'm sure there's some psychology there, but it seems to work for a reason. e.g reggaeton, house, etc.

[@francocolori1681]

I don't agree. While yes, kick and snare are almost the same in every of those songs they got pretty creative with the drum patterns. With the hi-hats many times there are fast triplets, skipped 16ths, changes of pitch and other subtle things which are not phisically possible on acoustic drums. Then there are layers over layers of different drum samples(different kicks, claps, cymbals, shakers ecc.) and other interesting things from a beatmaker point of view. Many times doesn't make much sense to view electric drums from an acoustic drums perspective and that's definitely the case. So I agree with your point if we want to see the pattern in a playful superficial level, but if we want to get serious I disagree.

[@DETERMINOLOGY]

Thing is, IF the core of the beat has the same kick / snare pattern its going to have a certain feel that sorta sounds the same. That rhythm is played out no matter how you dress it up with different sound selections, perks, hi hat patterns its going to have a certain common feel to it. Real drummers know this and they can do some basic grooves that doesn't use this pattern and it prob sounds 10x better. What im seeing now days is people using the same rhythm and adding ghost notes/ perks in spots creating a groove but its kinda limiting at the same time because real drums dont move like that nor feels like that.

[@soulf7955]

This man just explained why so many people hate these new modern songs

[@Reallyker101]

Haha, first reply go brrrrrrr ... Yeah, ill take my leave

[@zichithefox4781]

Yep...

[@cypher1233]

I am a "so many people" person lmfao

[@wtfexza]

Lmao, wdym by modern songs. Every rock song and literally every genre has the same step. According to him, if you use snare on the 9th step, you are copying others. It's like saying, "if you say 2+2=4 then you are copying everyone else and you are not unique"! The snare *HAS* to be on the 9th beat! (exception- UK drill beats). All you can do is change kicks and high hats patterns, which he refers to changing the copied beat +this has nothing to do with "hating modern songs"

[@NtJk]

i think why many people hate modern music is that they are usually exposed to mainstream ones. They are played every where and it will get stale after a while, they really need to dig into underground music more to appreciate the modern music. Modern songs are awesome if you managed to dig out some artists that fit your taste. I don't think people are hating them for the drum pattern, more like production style, they are too similar, snares, kick, hi hat selections, even if they change the pattern nicely, it still sounds like some generic trap beat, depending on the sound of the kit.

[@okpooka]

As a drummer and producer, I still use this beat often simply because I like it. Sure there are 32 other places you can put the kick, but that doesn't mean they're 32 good places. For example, if you were missing a kick on the first beat and put it on the 16th note right after, you would have a really odd-sounding drum beat. In a plethora of genres of music, you will hear that initial kick on the first beat. That kick is essential because it's the thump that lets the listener know the beat is coming in. It's the same with the kick on 2+ and 3+ because those beats are essential to the groove of most pop/hip-hop music today. So yeah it might not be that creative, but it's there because it helps define the groove of the music today. The same can be said about the snare on 2 and 4?? If you "get creative" and "put the snare in 32 other places" it would throw so many people off. Plus a lot of music today and specifically hip-hop is characterized by its drum machine type beats. Drummers should definitely be hired for genres like Indie, Rock or Pop sometimes, but no one is going to hire a drummer to make a Trap beat?? That defeats the purpose.

[@esolem2]

yes thank you

[@disastermidi1990]

Damn couldn’t have said it better myself

[@myfishdoesdrugs168]

everybody give this comment more likes

[@okpooka]

@@disastermidi1990 thanks man i tried hahah

[@okpooka]

@@mcw-916 it would be dope if he answered, like i get hes just trying to promote originality and stuff but things like this are just fundamental to the genre

[@maxwellgao1662]

"You're not fooling ANYBODY" they're actually fooling like everyone but those of us who aren't fooled feel too cheated to say much

[@lockecole57]

Yeah, why does music matter so much to you? It's not like it's art and people are passionate about it.

[@FairButNotReally]

@selenite. Ayyo, Funnily enough no body asked you. Crazy right?

[@FairButNotReally]

@selenite. Yes, True but specifically, No body asked you. And that is what we are focusing on.

[@lockecole57]

@selenite. Chill.

[@hah-no.]

@selenite. ...are you ok? Do you need a snickers 🍫

[@drumbotron3323]

i think this pattern is well liked because of the effect of tension-and-release it creates. with four on the floor, theres no tension or anticipation in the beat 4 snare hit, but with the bass drums in this pattern being more syncopated, they create a tension that is released when the beat 4 snare comes around. theres other ways to create a nice tension-and-release effect with a drum pattern, but this is probably one of the simplest ones to make.

[@NealMiskinMusic]

That's the beat for the genre. Asking why this beat for so many current pop songs is like asking why jazz is all swung, or why do so many bluegrass tunes use a backbeat shuffle, why do so many latin songs have a 3/2 clave or a 2/3 clave? Why does this forrest have so many trees?

[@Raiddd__]

Exactly like I’m not trying to be a hater but basically what he said in this video was, “why is there music” like he literally listed like 300 different ways that it isn’t actually the exact same beat... so what’s the point of the video 😂

[@skystream8666]

Brandon Scott: There are 32 other places you can put those kick drums Jazz & Math Rock Drummers: *Laughs in tuplets and odd time signatures*

[@politikilter6446]

Well played... well played. xD

[@novaspeed3000]

Don't forget about them madlads in progressive metal

[@NotVerySkilledBass]

sqrt(5)/pi is my favourite beat

[@blepware]

dont forget about speedcore and breakcore

[@MaxJoplin]

Me when I finally dug into theory. "You mean it's all the same stuff chopped and arranged?! There's only 12 tones and the spaces between them?!"

[@cephalicwasteland3504]

Microtonal laughing

[@AtanoKSi]

I want to yell when I think about this, when Im writing a song I feel trapped TOO FEW NOTES

[@HerbaceousM8]

...turn off the pitch grid.. and the timing grid.

[@JoeMama-hf4xh]

*Stands behind you with a gun* ...always has been

[@hiphop4eva374]

I'm not sure what it is you have realized? I mean, what was the original impression?

[@daft_mervy]

Yes! As a multi instrumentalist (albeit NOT a drummer!) I completely understand what you’re saying about the production of the songs. So many songs don’t even consider other instruments like Uke or Melodica as a little something unique, because they don’t hire a percussionist or someone like that. And the same piano chord pattern C-Am-F-G (heart and soul) I can find in so so many songs, just like you did with the drums! I realized that when I was about 12 and it helped shape my taste in music to find artists who were creative and didn’t stick to that pattern!

[@AmazonicoIndio]

Her: I'm not like the other girls. Also her:

[@bl4ck1911]

youtube: how many copyright content you want in your video? brandon: yes

[@potatoesandducks958]

Wikipedia: Examples of fair use in United States copyright law include commentary, search engines, criticism, parody, news reporting, research, and scholarship. I'm pretty sure it counts as fair use, because he's using them for commentary and criticism.

[@sizzeh1625]

@@potatoesandducks958 it’s a joke

[@potatoesandducks958]

@@sizzeh1625 rip, looks like someone's gonna wooosh me

[@Dev-nk8oj]

@@potatoesandducks958 *clears throat* r/whooshhhhhhhh

[@toazethegecko]

Lol I just realized that

[@arthi3509]

Why is this beat in every song Also him: puts beat in outro

[@incoglit]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@Iyco.]

Also it's in the intro

[@Ryder41]

Ur intro🔥🔥😂😂 I'm new here⭐

[@obnoxiousknight1586]

I cannot imagine how risky making this video without being attacked by copyright claims

[@snoopcattlxix7258]

Neither can I but I have a question, Who’s Rem

[@aisha5645]

Oh you mean ram?

[@snoopcattlxix7258]

@@aisha5645 ah yes Ram, my bad. I know Ram

[@coreragestudios3430]

There not gonna attack you if song is 0:04 Second long

[@comedytrends]

Unless you didn't see where some parts were muted

[@jaymeza5805]

I feel like he was STRETCHING with some of those, but there's still in insane of amount of songs with that beat

[@coderedskyrim]

no he really wasn't

[@vihurah9554]

No hes not. Some of those songs throw in alot of auditory noise to mask it bc they KNOW its unoriginal, so they try and hide it

[@ethanhicks7595]

@Makai Spinks-Brown it makes it less original when it's so many Pop songs. Especially in the Ariana Grande example, where it's been in 2 songs. "only so much you can do with a beat", you clearly ain't a drummer

[@ethanhicks7595]

@Makai Spinks-Brown it may not make the song inherently unoriginal, but it makes the beat unoriginal. many beats work well within pop, recycling the same one over and over does make it unoriginal. Again, especially in the Ariana Grande example, it's a different song, sure, but the beat is the same, it's unoriginal, arguably lazy of the producers. no idea what the "Katy Perry vs Flame situation" is, i could google it, but i think i can infer from context.

[@imanialexander2469]

@@ethanhicks7595 literally all genres have a system you thinking it’s just pop is funny

[@iampxm9007]

drill beat producers : "I don't have such weaknesses"

[@wtfexza]

Lol, but all of their patterns are the same too

[@wtfexza]

Trust me, drill is the only genre in which every song has the same pattern

[@Ceenoteee]

@@wtfexza You probably only listen to pop smoke and fivio foreign

[@wtfexza]

@@Ceenoteee I make drill beats and I listen to every type of drill beat

[@alfredo9850]

@@wtfexza nah reggeaton with the dembow pattern and cumbia too those music genres all have the same patterns what makes a song stand out is the choice in drum samples, melody, and of course lyrics

[@gnj8541]

I’ve noticed this all the time! I’m glad someone else knows about this as wel