Navie P might end up taking over my channel

Since Navie gives a lot of gems, I'll add an FL gem for drums: the quantization tool in the piano roll. Using alt+Q or going to Tools>Quantize in the piano roll options and play with the different presets, or if you know how to, add your own custom grid patterns to add swing to your drums

“You’ll end up shaking hands with the milk man” had me 😂😂 Good content!

Drives me nuts how modern producers don’t understand what swing is. Swing comes from jazz, and it is specifically about adjusting the second note in a pair (of eighth or sixteenth notes). In the video, only the kick changed because those are the only second notes of a two note sixteenth pair. Swing is not some magic “make your beats sound like Dilla” dial. It does a specific thing in a very precise and mathematical way, and using it in beats without understanding is will absolutely lead to unexpected results. If you wish to use swing, please do your listeners a favor and learn what jazz swing is and how it works!

For a louder Kick or Snare I usually, put a fruity soft clipper on both Then go to your sound options, turn up the sound volume a bit, then pull it down on the mixer a bit. Its gonna be more pumpy.

I love using swing. Maybe it's the old head in me but if you want that "ba-boom boom bap sound" and Dilla feel swing makes the work flow so much easier. I don't think you should create a drum pattern and turn up swing. You need to turn up swing first and then create your pattern knowing that swing is being used and how to create your pattern to get that desired rhythm. To me it's no different than using MPC swing. I can see why it turns people off though in FL because it sounds off beat if used on a pattern already created. Thanks again for the tips Navie!

Thanks for directing me to that compression video you did. I actually got it now after 2 years of producing you crazy son of a gun.

shaking hands with the milkman lol. Great video

I'm glad the Grooves function in Ableton is so much more usable.

this channel is criminally underrated

i was today years old when i’ve found out fl has swing. i’ve been using it for 6+ years, producing and mixung full time in it for the last three years, every single day 🤣

Love this channel, you really go in depth about the small touches that make or break a production.

Dropping gems! Thanks Navie!

I heard about the last tip but didn't know exactly how I could use it properly, thanks :)

A great tip about reversing the polarity. Immediate fix in so many situations. Thanks alot.!!

You always go straight to the point and give a clear solution to it. That's what I like at you! :)

bro got the most thorough videos with the best humor i dont even use FL and i still watch these

💎💎💎🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾 🔥as usual Navie 💪🏾

"Shaking hands with the milkman just like me" No one can compete with this man's comedy.

Slick with that 2nd Tinder photo lol, nice gems bro. Definitely learned something new!!

"In the case of the Step-sequencer, swing affects the length of odd vs even steps (every second step). If 4 beats per bar are set, 'swing' holds odd 16th notes (1,3,5,7,9,11,13,15) at the expense of even 16th notes (2,4,6,8,10,12 and 16) in the bar." Also if it's good enough for Nick Mira and countless other top producers, and I happen to like it, then I think it's fine. I'll keep an eye on it though, mixing swing and some manual movement will likely be the best result.

That tinder example was hilarious! Lol. Great tips, though. I can say starting to learn compression has massively helped my drums/beats. I never fully understood "phasing issues" before. I've heard it plenty of times but when trying to look it up, shit got confusing fast. Lol. So thank you for that! Straight brilliance!

another imporant point is phaseshift. i often eq my drums wrong in the past and the eq increased the db due to phaseshift while the sound itself got quiter

Great advice 💯💪🏽

seen a lot of tutorials like this but really liked the way you explained everything with the visual it helped reframe all off it once again, good vid

Instant like, cuz you already know! All I want for Xmas is Navie D's Drumkit V2! 😬🧐 Cheers, lol.

Navie pushin that tinder game to next level 💪

lmaooo that tinder analogy hilarious

The comedy refuses to stop evolving

hahah love the videos man funny and informal. keep it up bro!!

Your drums in the intro sounded so dope how do I make my drums sound dusty and grainy like that but without being weak? Would love some tutorials on how to make a drum pattern cohesive like their played live.

The “shaking hands with the milk man” comment got me. I’m officially subscribed although I should’ve a looong time ago. Just lazy thumbs

Aye Navie with this 2nd compression tip it just hit me, “Sound Separation”, I feel as if the Better Beat Makers course(I got the course y’all & it’s great) teaches you how to think and make (your own) decisions, making it an invaluable course. Id love to see you take it to a sound design & manipulation iteration, are future courses something you’re considering or perhaps behind the scenes working on?

The phase explanation omg you just earned sub

This is a very good tip! Now i know why my drum pattern was sounding so week, Tnx!

Thank you, great work

Thanks for this vid. Been doing this, or trying to do this for a while now, but I really learned a gem there in Tip 3. I’ve known of the idea of phasing issues, but never really thought about it when layering drum samples. Now it’ll be in my mind. Thanks man!

Compression might be the most crucial part of the process. When I started, I never used compression unless it was for sidechaining. Now when I look back at my first beats, they're all very rough sounding even for lo fi and it's because I just cranked the gain knobs instead of using compression and taking my time to preserve the dynamic. Now when I make a beat, I compress each sound individually as soon as I add them to the mixer, and then I tweak the compression settings during the mix process. I use Underbelly's philosophy of establishing the dynamic before you EQ the tone, and my sounds have been a lot easier on the ears because of it.

You the man buddy another gem

Great video! Very informative I learned a lot!

Really appreciate all the content you'r putting out here. Really looking forward to your better beat maker class.

Thank you 🔥⚡🙏

Thnx for this helpfull vids 💯

As someone who been using FL since 98 when I first use the swing function your right the kicks move that's why you shift the snare to the right 2/4 clicks depending how much swing you use only good for boom bap and and that Chi-town sound try it

I'll never release any music because every Tuesday I learn something new that improves my beats... THANKS NAVIE

I would be lost without your videos, thanks for sharing your knowledge with us less knowledgeable folk! Keep up the good work!

Thanks a lot! I always learn something from your vids. also I recommend you to my homies that use fl studio. peace from Japan

That compression thing sounds good! Imma try dat

I use the swing knob and draw or shift notes at the same time. The key for me is to use either or both options it "gently" and use "my ears".

This man always releasing pure gems

😂😂 The tinder part was too funny

FL Studio's little Swing knob at the top of the Pattern Sequencer isn't very good/versatile but other programs such as Ableton, Reason, Studio One, etc have far better options as you can apply the swing to individual midi lanes, you can shift the timings back and forth and also have custom swing grooves for each lane. So to say don't use it should only apply to FL Studio here.

Right away I can see with tip #1 is a chance for you to create your own swing plugin to do just as you said.

LOL bro the Photoshop part

The way you explained compression by using tinder and photoshopping your pics its just so funny to me lol, but great video as always

Your examples are epic 🤣🤣🤣

great stuff fam. i never use the swing. well maybe once or twice. lol but it was very little. o by the way likre like your picture on that profile. lol you look happy.

analysis on the example of tinder is beyond praise)

The tinder example 🔥😂

Nice video Navie

That tinder analogy though 🤣

FL studio user here. Ableton’s swing tool is so much more useful, one of the things I’m jealous about. They can keep their piano roll tho...

Thanks ❤️❤️❤️

Absolutely lost it with the tinder analogy😂

Compression is hard. You did a great job explaining it.

6:18 ah shit here we go again

you're the greatest producer on youtube ngl

Auto align by sound radix is a good plugin for layering

ND big up man

shaking hands with the milk man on a Friday night lol that was hilarious.. I've watched a lot of your videos .. but this is definitely the funniest

Navie back with the gems 💎 Dont people use the swing for boom bap hihats? Or am I tripping?

What exactly is the difference between using a compressor for a Snare / Kick instead of a transient shaper? To me it looks like it serves the same purpose for short 1 shots.

Fire drum set

I've been using compressor and I tune my drums to C flat

thank you

Idk imma have to disagree with the swing thing how ever I think it’s great your showing multiple ways to do something. If you don’t put swing in your tracks, just good luck, that’s all I’m saying.

i wonder if the swing behavior is consistent from DAW to DAW. Chances are with it being an adopted standard it does, but maybe it doesn't... any makes sense what you say about groove boxes VS computer DAWS. it's why those boxes had more or less a sound where computers DAWS don't. They are sort of flat in a way like a good monitor giving you more flexibility to create your sound.

well swing knob isnt gonna do anything when nothing (hihat) is playing on any off beats

Hi Navie! Great video! I watched your explanation video for compression as well, but didn’t quite understand the release knob. Does the release knob affect sound that goes under the threshold as well as sound that goes above it? Because to my understanding, the compressor only compresses noice that exceeds the threshold, so how does the release affect sound below the threshold?

lmao the tinder part 💀💀

Bro 😂😂😂 shakin hands with the milk man 🐄😂😂😂

The "positives and negatives" comparison is great, when reffering to magnetism, but not when reffering to maths.

Arturia 1973 Amp, will make your Kick bump

6:25 lmaooooo Navie Swole

Can always use swing on any of the individual sounds you have loaded instead of using it as a whole like you did in the video. There’s a lot of producers who only use it on the hi hat.

The Tinder part made me wheezing :"D

Does fruity compressor work too?

Ohh Tinder pic looks fire Mr. Navie Seal

The Tinder portion was hilarious 😂. Most of us know that was straight gospel right there! 😂

Got a question you can possibly solve. I just got fl studio 20 and sakura (the money :( ), and now when I click a different preset instrument, it takes a while to play when I click it. I am using my laptop and when I first used it, sakura would play, let's say: strings STR Violin, right away and then I would click a different instrument and it would play it right away when clicked to see how it sounds. Now, it doesn't play the other clicked instrument and I end up having to wait a while for it to play! Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Anyone know where to find Camel Crusher for Mac??

how to you do that drum view in the channel rack .. ?

Your video about tips on sampling drum breaks is not in youtube anymore 😞

Ahhh you just don’t know rhythm 🥁 Use it like this bro- Swing isn’t late ⏰ It’s groove. You have to know ALL timing. If you don’t know the fundamentals of notations- just grab a metronome and study different timing. So after getting a feel for notations with a metronome. You can dial in swing on patterns. Change up your patterns by subtly swinging Top Drum notes and layer your lower 🥁 layers. Properly layer it. You have to know EQIng. It’s better to use sounds with dynamic range. You have to learn music theory - especially rhythm theory. The mechanics of groove and pocket create the lock.

hey navie, is that a mind pump shirt? just curious.

i honestly think swing and even manually moving the notes just sounds off. playing offbeat works because these drummer play all the drums at once and most important they learned playing off for years. just shifting the hats like most people do it will just create mess

7:04 my question is.. using compressor on 'whole' track or specific elements like kick for example or low freq. ? or depends how I want.. compressor also is sidechain or not? the same effect?

Do you have a link for a good place to download camel crusher? I've seen you use it a lot in your videos but can't seem to find it anywhere.

what is name intro music?

noti gang wya