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[@BrotherMalMusic]

I have 2 problems: 1. I build the base of a beat (8 or 16 bar loops) in the channel rack, but I usually stop there and rarely move to song mode. The most I’ll do is save the melody and/or drum loop for my personal library of my own melodies and drums. 2. I’m ass at mixing. Literally, this is probably the main reason I’m not as far as I could be. I’ve watched plenty of hours of videos on mixing, but I haven’t found out how to get my mixes loud enough or clean enough. My mixes make my beats sound worse than they actually are.

[@BrotherMalMusic]

@SIYA_1203 I think I might try this, thanks. Do you have any specific videos from _In the Mix?_ I actually watch him from time to time

[@_ENOC]

You sound like me for many many years I made lots of beats but not songs. I think part of my frustration was working hard on a beat for it only to sound like crap in the end. I will say this in the last year I've studied KZbin hard and applied every lesson and now my beats have never sound better even though they still have room for improvement, I feel the freedom to create now without the shackles of a dookie mix

[@IPH-1212]

i feel this im the same way

[@prod.bastardsix9781]

sound selection is %50

[@BrotherMalMusic]

@@prod.bastardsix9781 Yeah that part is easy. I have so many of my own drums and melodies saved that I can make solid beats with my own packs. It’s the technical parts of mixing that get me. I’ve only gotten it right a few times

[@red0ctane19]

Brilliant video. Trying to make beats that I'm not comfortable with has definitely helped me improve ten fold. When I sit down to just make any old beat on my own with nothing in mind I notice I default to the same style of beat and have to catch myself and try to push the beat. Even if it's just seeing what kind of effects I can add to my melody and sounds to manipulate them and make it feel different as this can then be implemented in any type of beat. The tips in this video seem so slept on and simple, yet they are definitely gems.

[@NavieD]

Yeah even something as small as using effects that you don't commonly use can break open an entirely new style or sound. Exploring these types of ideas is always key

[@walter.mudimu]

thank you Navie, I definitely needed to hear this. They were a lot of gems in your dispensation.

[@TheBigGianTz]

You roasted me in such a subtle way lol. Nice vid

[@NavieD]

How so

[@naizo.]

Really like this video format. Thanks for the advice. 🤞🏼❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥

[@RequiredCreeper]

Navie I’ve recently started about last year or so. Your videos have been very helpful thus far. Looking forward to more knowledge. Thanks for your time.

[@SpeareBeats]

Great video! Definitely gotta be the bridge between the two techniques of productivity and consistency on new beats and that’s a real Good reminder when making beats to improve!!

[@NavieD]

🙏🙏🙏

[@jakuub1630]

Thank you Navie for always sharing your wisdom 🙌

[@NavieD]

Thank you for watching Jakuub 🧠

[@silverthefuture7]

you're totally right bro, all of this made sense to me. thanks for bringing this content!

[@wesnothing7812]

you are consistently one of the best & most helpful resources on youtube. another great video, thank you.

[@goosybeats]

Best advise ever bro !! Thank you 🙏

[@Phosphor_Sco]

Been saying this! Fire video as always Navie🐐

[@radioraheem2279]

seriously one of the best videos on beat making. You broke it down perfectly.

[@youngflame1643]

Good point and great video! Thanks!

[@basicallybeats]

Subbed for this one. Truly easy to understand and had a lot of great pointers!

[@jjbing3]

Man, this is right on time. I was just thinking to myself how I can’t sample anymore. But in addition, my compositions aren’t fulfilling enough either. I’m stuck in purgatory. 😣😔

[@190_beatz]

Thank you for the advice🙏

[@prodmarcogoat]

great advice sir, tysm!

[@Jofismusic]

legendary stuff man i needed to hear this🙏🏻

[@2HavicMusic]

more gems as always, thank you

[@NavieD]

💎💎💎 Thank you Havic!

[@minimo9535]

Great video as always man, one advice I would give is to listen to other genres of music, and try to find your own sound, the closer you get to it, the more advanced you will feel, and it doenst mean that all those beats in between are gonna be bad, those beats are gonna be way more special since is a mix of what you already know and a sound that you are searching for.

[@amg5656]

Excellent video. It describes the high level issues I suspected I frequently suffer from extremely well.

[@francisjohnluke]

love the couch format! very chilled.

[@hectBeats]

love you navie, great video bro

[@IPH-1212]

this is prob the best vid i've seen on beatmaking on youtube i love the way you look at it the problem solving and solutions- very helpful for me who has adhd because i recognize a lot of these patterns in myself! Thanks Navie :)

[@RathCampbell]

Solid advice and brilliantly explained!

[@marioneto9288]

yo besides the terrific content, the videos have become even more fun to watch! Lots of graphic movement and a more chilled deliverance haha keep up the good work navie🙌

[@kiddwizzle]

I have worked with a few artists and gotten some placements and I still needed to see this. Great video

[@prod.skippy9098]

Crazy, just had this convo with a buddy of mine, he was looking to get back into producing and I was telling him about how I started a new 'method' for starting beats similar to what you're talking about in the video. I'll sit down for an evening and get the groundwork going on beats from wildly different genres to practice getting better at starting beats, and I'll fully flesh out the ones that stand out to me. I think it kinda takes the best of both worlds in the quantity over quality debate. Awesome video, thanks for sharing bro, your vids are always helpful 🔥🔥

[@geekwaterr]

Thank you 🙏🏾

[@okwoodsslowed7849]

I started to make different genres of music and it helped a lot. It forces you to learn new things, and I think overall, it's better than being a one-trick. Starting a beat and finishing it no matter what is a good strategy too.

[@NavieD]

I endorse both of these ideas

[@RonArtz]

My problem is simple - I'm scared of admitting that I can be an artist who produces his own music. IDK why, thats more of a mental thing, but still this is something that slows down my progress.

[@n0ldin]

Another good topic of video thanks

[@CoZyyProd]

Incredible video man! So accurate for a lot of people I’m sure

[@djsunnysideup23]

Love it!! Haha, u are too funny with the effects. Peace and love from Japan.

[@chrisstockbridge9667]

I needed this.

[@AaronZuniga617]

The piano melody is mary had a little lamb and you made this beat so fire, great gems in this vid Love the format of a casual conversation I highly recommend navies better beat makers course it’s the best production course I’ve taken

[@i_teleported_bread7404]

Dude, that's not Mary had a Little Lamb, it's London Bridge is Falling Down.

[@NavieD]

Thank you Heath! I think I will save this comment as a testimonial for my website

[@AaronZuniga617]

@@i_teleported_bread7404 oooo your right 😂😂😂 need more ear training but I was watching this at like 5am sleep deprived lol

[@enragedcashout]

I think I learn and progress way more when I focus on quality. I'll usually spend about 3 to 8 hours on one beat, and then I'll come back the next day to make sure it doesn't need any minor adjustments. I feel way more proud of the finished product.

[@dnero6911]

Another thing I wanted to mention is a big hurdle (I think) for a lot of people is understanding/learning the DAW you're using... it's capable of so many things that it can become overwhelming, so I find taking your time and just creating random audio files helps you learn different techniques and methods that maybe you wouldn't have uncovered otherwise.

[@jhoselvin]

Love u man

[@oscarrodriguez1233]

I have to leave a comment because, this vid just open my eyes, I was asking my self this question last week. I was making beats that I knew would work already and I started to feeling stagnant by doing that for months. I asked my self, How can I find my sound ? and you helped me by simply telling us, too jump in the deep waters. thank you for doing what you do, keep it up.

[@BlinkBeatz777]

SHORT SWEET AND TO THE POINT!!! 🤟🏾🧿

[@Santheone]

super informative as always

[@NavieD]

Thank you watching young San

[@juglansregia1433]

like the humor, thanks for the tips

[@NavieD]

Love you Jugjug

[@olderjames9970]

Still waiti'n for beat tape, cuz i have to watch over some videos to actually listen to some dope stuff here. Great video again master Navie, best on youtube for sure.

[@_ENOC]

100% maximize your time spent. The variable here is an individuals learning process. Believe it or not, we can learn how to learn more efficiently. I learned this by mastering a skill (unfortunately not music production). I love your videos and the deep thought processes they invoke!!!

[@ilykami]

I never even thought about this before, now I see why my friend improved so much so quickly he would just have a journal or a piece of paper where he made mind maps of how to make certain types of beats and then when he memorised those he would bend the rules slightly to make his beats more interesting He told me about the whole concept of blueprints and problem solving before back in middle school when we played soccer together but I didn’t really get it back then. It’s a really valuable skill, thanks for making this video bro

[@jonrobbin170]

Videos like this are what set you apart from the others thank you

[@a6gitti]

Interesting content 🤙🏼

[@luakspudaus8016]

Thank You! You kind gentleman on the phone

[@NoozayBeatz]

Thanks for the videos broh...

[@NavieD]

Thank you for watching them!

[@Fl00xX]

Thanks. Think i needed that.

[@madd2377]

Thank u so much

[@NavieD]

Thank you for watching!

[@gurimadhir5820]

Thanks for all of this content, but i request you to make video on instruments selection while making a beat👌👌

[@Soundry777]

yo thank you for being my music therapist. so glad i found you.

[@simpdown1404]

Most important productivity analysis video I’ve seen so far

[@maddemonone2271]

Hey Navie D, you mentioned some really interesting and solid points in your video, but more important is the HILARIOUS editing in this video. The big brain got me giggle so hard. 😂 Love from germany, have a nice day and keep doing your great work! Dome :)

[@silxbeats]

Thankssss

[@maadibeats]

Very inspiring ...thank for sharin that . I love your IQ

[@KataNasMusic]

Spending 10 days to make a good beat and 10 other days to improve it 🙋 Thanks for the video Navie, I'll focus on being more consistent and hopefully I'll have a big brain too someday 🤞🏼

[@ju6284]

People : benefiting Me : the beard is 🔥 😭

[@shadmanbeats1979]

It's hard work to make beats that last for years and years. The internet is full with great producers that put content for everyone to learn something good about music. For me, a common beat maker, that loves music and plays with it for fun, it's fine to make a beat per day. But a masterpiece needs more then a day to work on. It's important to expand your skills and try to learn new ways to make your beats to sound better. I talk from the perspective of a casual beat maker like myself that don't have a high amount of time per day to create the best beat. The pros that have learned about music and daw's, mix master and had a lot off hours per day doing music for a living, can still do a beat per day but in the end the quality is not a thing to rush.

[@Unichampmundi]

I've used find myself working on beats for days at a time. After a while I figured out that in mose cases the beat had a bad foundation making it basically worthless to work on. Other beats that end up good sounded good from the start and just needed minor adjustments.

[@producermind9030]

I agree!

[@vincentaugustus2748]

Love this vid

[@naomi7498]

This is exactly how I've learned making beats

[@evanpenn54]

Perhaps finding a happy medium that incorporates your biggest individual needs as a producer will do the trick

[@dnero6911]

Had to pause the video to chime in, .. team quality gets stuck in that "quality" mindset ... but the problem is when you're the only one defining quality for yourself. Maybe what you're slaving over that you consider quality just ends up being blah to your listeners. One of the things that helped me "improve" is creating completely different audio types... not beats at all. Learning automation etc. is a lot easier when you're playing with really long audio, like Meditation, Soundscapes, Binaurals etc.. it let me play with tones, and the overall feeling of the track and gave me time to see how certain things affected the overall vibe. With a 7-15-30 minute audio file, it also gives you enough time to try different sounds to hear how they work together. Then going back to making beats automation and selecting harmonious sounds feels a lot more natural and less daunting than trying to make 3-6 minutes sound like fire.

[@EssenceBeatz]

I needed this, make 3 trash beats in continuation from the past week, really opened my thinking!

[@RMC.]

gotta work on that

[@JesterBeats]

This video is me to a T. Exactly in the middle of both. I even find myself having a good beat that is done. I want to perfect it and end up having to different beats in one song because i feel like the good beat is not good enough….

[@dermartistmusic]

I spent last 4 weeks on ONE beat I'd like to rap to by myself and thats why I want to make it perfect, but I feel like I got into a bubble there... now after so many days working on it I start to not like it anymore and notice problems I think I can not solve anymore. Made a super hard sample and then noticed it sounds bad in mono (dont know how important that is at all), but I just feel like completley giving up on it now.. :(

[@NavieD]

Sorry to hear that my friend. Hopefully you learned some useful stuff along the way to use in the future though!

[@fredeatstheworld308]

i can recommed loading up your favourite artist and try write the chord progression down as good you can on ear and then reference the original chords. you learn alot about how to transition your arrangement properly. learn their sound selection and drum programming and take notes on a piece of paper with the different elements coming in and out with a time mark.

[@OmniscientReadr]

You should do a video on using stock plugins 🤝

[@duc3r_prod]

ty meme king, i weanna make a nbeat with u one day, ty again for the video :D

[@mattiopattio]

navie D goated

[@ShinobiKush]

DOPE....

[@fakieollieswitch7441]

i swear you read my mind before you make a new video

[@Jpro-ko3ve]

I noticed it takes me months to get one song worthy of releasing. Because I would work and work and work making shitty beats I don't like for a few hours, then after a few weeks I'd get one I really like and start working on it fully. Only 1/10 of those beats actually end up being good enough to be released, after working on them from 10-20 hours. My problem is not that I cant make good beats, just that I cant make good foundations. My main skills lie in mixing, arrangement and turning the loop into a song. But I cant make good loops to save my life. Great video, tells me a lot about what I need to do to improve!

[@fhkdnuehsusbsh4780]

The ending seconds... lmao

[@grizzlythief]

Failure is just the first few rungs on the ladder.

[@Kadenxe]

genius

[@MvnStn]

Valuable Information, Teach! I'm a Libra, so I naturally tend to split my methods and problems solving equally. I'm somewhere in between either 1 beat a day, or if I feel like it's a potential banger, i'll take an extra day or two to refine some things, mix more, etc. Ofc, I say all this while juggling 2 jobs and a 2 month old lol. Couple hours at a time is about what I get to put into producing. That being said, would you consider delving into new and different genres you may or may not be used to as help with learning to solve new problems? Coming from southern hip hop and boom bap, I've been tackling genres such as synth/retrowave and cinematic intros and scores. I love the challenge. For example, figuring out how to make basses and kicks work in an edm/dance setting is fun. lol Thanks and cheers, Navie!

[@NavieD]

I would say it's a good idea to be on the frontier of what you know and what you don't know. For me, when I made a soundtrack for a video game making IDM and EDM music, I learned a lot that I am able to carry into my usual hip hop production.

[@MvnStn]

@@NavieD that's exactly what I'm coming to find out! It's great.. lol

[@alfredlaumann]

How does being a libra have anything to do with how you do things

[@fvilxre.]

@@alfredlaumann exactly this like I'm libra and I'm nowhere like this. I don't get why people believe their birthday has an influence on their personality.

[@alfredlaumann]

@@fvilxre. ikr it’s like people are looking for a reason to feel special

[@t.j5090]

I just feel it as I rap so I use that to help me 🤯

[@DSWL_]

thanks ur right. its hopeless 🥴

[@JBRitchie8]

So if I understand your last point clearly, we should mainly focus on moving out of our comfort zone to force ourselves to solve different problems and improve that way?

[@swagonmax]

Only Gems! 10/10

[@RobDRich]

Holding that mic was a good idea. Keeps them hands at bay

[@jordbeats]

facts

[@Mokart_Beats]

If u find a genre that you like and it also sells well i think its best for you to stick to it...but you should also experiment to expand your knowledge so you are able to make a custom beat for someone

[@Diceicecharliebeats]

Your pretty dope bro I fucks wit chu man

[@NavieD]

Right back at you Charles

[@pikawav]

My problem is that sometimes I have an idea of chords progression in my head and when I want to put that in my daw.... one random note is enough to erase the chord progression I was thinkin' about 😭 So I Close the Daw 🤣

[@TheJovie92]

bro you kinda look like jared from the netflix show manifest lol but good content im still learning how to make beats can you make a video of how to add your voice to a song in fl....

[@user-ob9zo9cr4c]

but another question.. why add something? keep it as u want.

[@user-ob9zo9cr4c]

everything now sounds the same, that's why.

[@OGSerpa]

I def feel like I’m improving but the fact that this is the title and it was recommended to me by KZbin, makes me a little worried. Lol

[@user-lt2rw5nr9s]

It was a false dichotomy all along 👀

[@jacopocinelli1410]

how can i make five beats a day for three summers?

[@LJ-Stone08]

Where can I get Sound effects and one shots for free,,,,can’t really afford splice rn and reddit doesn’t seem to have interesting oneshots

[@kingmanga8575]

I got a lot of free one shot kits on Reddit and KZbin. I make trap/hyperpop/rage type stuff mainly but I’m sure there’s lots of free one shot kits out there for less synth heavy beats. And there’s a lot of free vsts (effects) out there too. Some of my favorites r ambience, magic switch, ValhallaSupermassive, and pancake2.

[@benheartbertoldo]

❤️

[@mwiemanu]

Thank you for this important video. U get an abo from me :)