How To Arrange Drum & Bass
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Күн бұрынA beginner's guide to arrangement for DnB. Drum and Bass, like most electronic dancefloor music, is structured in 16 bar phrases. The song consists of an intro, build up, drops (body), breakdown and outros. You can experiment with automation and effects to further enhance the arrangement of the track, generating tension and release for the listener throughout.
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Timestamps
0:00 - Intro
0:38 - Taking The Arrangement From Another Song
4:29 - Structure Of Electronic Music
5:53 - Instrumentation Of The Body
7:12 - Arranging The Intro
8:57 - Arranging The Build Up
11:02 - Arranging The 2nd Body Section
12:19 - Arranging The Rest
14:36 - Call & Response
15:23 - Tension & Release Within The Body
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@prestonessence 2 жыл бұрын
That's me, the guy staring at a blank arrangement window, wondering where to begin. "Tracing" an existing song's structure is so helpful in getting over that hump.
@BeckySaifMusic 2 жыл бұрын
Hahahaha yeah no point making it harder for yourself. Get it fleshed out quickly and get on with the music. 😎
@ericokoston3 2 жыл бұрын
the thing i like the most with you is that you speak so so clearly! it s way easier for non native to understand
@BeckySaifMusic 2 жыл бұрын
Awesome! I'm glad that you can understand my English and follow along.
@DjPudgio 10 ай бұрын
wow as a long time noob and watching hundreds if not thousands of videos I stumbled on to this, 1st off big ups and massive respect 2nd this is by far one of the most easy to understand and follow guides I've seen. I love that you weren't about the actual music but focused on techniques over content. Lastly I found you saif pun intended as an instructor you came across as educated yet never elitist. Your normalcy was key for me , so many other videos the host plays on a persona where I felt I was listening to an equal not an identity. Thank you I will be sure to watch more of your videos and hopefully leave more comments to help the algorithm so others can find you.
@feralfoods Жыл бұрын
i've only discovered your channel a few weeks ago and i've learned so much! i do not have ableton, but i've been able to apply everything you teach. -i totally subscribed+notified! thank you for all the time and work you put into this.
@csg2453 2 жыл бұрын
Awesome video, this is exactly where I was getting stuck and this has been so helpful. Really loving your content!
@BeckySaifMusic 2 жыл бұрын
Great to hear and glad you're liking it. 😊
@riversideart8874 Жыл бұрын
So cool, feel like your perspective and insight sped up my evolution by light speed
@AKAtAGG 2 жыл бұрын
Man I love this channel, you're proper talented at this, and while I love Drum N Bass I've never been able to arrange it even tho i can make the loops and the sounds that fit. Love it. Edit: love it especially because you talk about it as a DJ as well as a producer, and this is, I feel, very important.
@BeckySaifMusic 2 жыл бұрын
Aww thank you so much for the wonderful feedback. Means a lot to hear that.
@Jurek009 2 жыл бұрын
This was genuinely useful! I love the way you explain things and your energy!
@BeckySaifMusic 2 жыл бұрын
Awe I'm glad it was! Thanks so much 😊🤘
@Martinknn 2 жыл бұрын
Not enough tutorials on YT discuss making music at this level. Many tutorials just discuss the technicalities of individual instruments and sound design. Arrangement and putting stuff together to actually make some music is not highlighted enough
@BeckySaifMusic 2 жыл бұрын
Absolutely. I did think about this when I was asked to make a video about it. It's not the kind of thing you can really show in an entertaining way but it's absolutely essential to know when you are laying down an arrangement.
@Numocron Жыл бұрын
Wow man this is such an awesome Drum & Bass tutorial I love it. Big up Becky.👊
@eboni730 Жыл бұрын
this was extremely helpful. it's definitely good way to study other artists and their techniques on how they create their tracks
@GruzzoMusic Жыл бұрын
Wow this is a great tutrial!
@tylerthompson8832 Жыл бұрын
Your energy and teaching are so on point . Sending
@in_10z Жыл бұрын
Thanks Becky. Great example and to the point. Track dissection is indeed a great way to get out of writer's block!
@Horrorgraphy Жыл бұрын
It's nice to see how a drum and bass track is born
@duncansmith6318 Жыл бұрын
great arrangement vid. New Sub!
@stank7152 2 жыл бұрын
yess! she's back
@BeckySaifMusic 2 жыл бұрын
I am indeed. Making this a regular Thursday thing. 😎
@peterelfman 10 ай бұрын
Great vid, clear and concise, and covering a specific topic I haven't seen online so far. Also, the algorithm must not like you; I've been digging through KZfaq Music production videos pretty heavily since 2019, and only in fall of 2023 is your channel popping up on my feed. I feel like I've been deprived all this time!
@rohanchaffey3591 2 жыл бұрын
Love this! Also, your Shure mic is worth its weight in gold, the vocal is so clear.
@BeckySaifMusic 2 жыл бұрын
ha yeah! I have some processing on it too. Great versatile mic
@pachellemusic Жыл бұрын
Brilliant -- thank you so much!
@BeckySaifMusic Жыл бұрын
You're very welcome!
@caseygemma3492 Жыл бұрын
Amazing video! This is gonna help me get over my fear of jumping in and trying after years of procrastination!
@ahmedyadam7240 2 жыл бұрын
You nailed it Simply to the core Thanks
@BeckySaifMusic 2 жыл бұрын
Aw thanls 😊🤘
@pascalahearne626 2 жыл бұрын
legend for this tysm
@BeckySaifMusic Жыл бұрын
You're very welcome!
@DaKink 2 жыл бұрын
great content. Makes me want to make music :) I'll definitely give it a go with this in mind.
@BeckySaifMusic 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much! Yeah give it a go. You never know where it will lead you
@aaronduke5317 Жыл бұрын
Good stuff alot of great info I have been searching for for months also can you make a video of how to creat good DNB build ups and breakdowns
@tanglung4379 2 жыл бұрын
woah ! i know now why i pushed the subscribe button , when the useful is mixed with the beautiful .
@BeckySaifMusic 2 жыл бұрын
haha thanks!
@vanstaden 2 жыл бұрын
Drinking Coffee with lemon in it while watching....supposed to slim you down...lol....it's horrible. Great video
@BeckySaifMusic Жыл бұрын
😁
@Keroser1983 2 жыл бұрын
This is great!!!
@BeckySaifMusic 2 жыл бұрын
Aw thanks 😁
@arielcooper2554 2 жыл бұрын
I like to take what I learn from your videos and apply it to my alternative rock/indie trax 🤣
@BeckySaifMusic 2 жыл бұрын
Yes! I love that. Taking inspiration from other genres and applying it to your own is what really excels music in my opinion. I love taking inspiration from other genres too.
@bit3603 2 жыл бұрын
Oh yes. Thank you!
@BeckySaifMusic 2 жыл бұрын
Welcome 🤗
@billhaywire Жыл бұрын
Great! What my workflow was missing.
@ericokoston3 2 жыл бұрын
merci beaucoup
@BeckySaifMusic 2 жыл бұрын
De rien 🇫🇷
@tomashcroft7024 Жыл бұрын
Awesome video. What type of bass is that? Reese?
@Dj-Digi Жыл бұрын
And back I am here to learn more. Over and over I watch these. Oh and I guess F.U. Becky ;)
@ramilubani1752 2 жыл бұрын
Which mouse do you use? Laser or optical??
@BeckySaifMusic 2 жыл бұрын
I think it's a cheap laser one. Would love to get a nicer one. I have a trackball but it's been so hard trying to get used to it.
@ramilubani1752 2 жыл бұрын
@@BeckySaifMusic Many thanks for your reply!
@Plenityd 2 жыл бұрын
Very nice, but im hungry now! #meat
@BeckySaifMusic 2 жыл бұрын
Trust you to pick up on that word 😂
2 жыл бұрын
I have a question about the drop bars... suppose in the first drop we have 16 bars, in the second drop it can have 32 bars?
@BeckySaifMusic 2 жыл бұрын
You mean the breakdown to be 32 bars? Yes I've seen this happen before. I've also seen the intro be 32 bars and the breakdown be 16 bars.
2 жыл бұрын
@@BeckySaifMusic Yes. In my case, the arrangement looked like this: Intro - 8 bars, build up - 4 bars, first drop - 16 bars, breakdown - 16 bars, second build up - 8 bars, second drop (with genre variation for Drumstep ) - 32 bars, and another - 8 bars It's looks wierd?
2 жыл бұрын
outro*
@BeckySaifMusic 2 жыл бұрын
@ I'd be careful with the 4 bar build up. You need to work in 16 bar sections. So an 8 bar intro and 8 bar build up could work, making it 16 bars to the drop. Theres nothing wrong with having a 16 bar intro and a 32 bar breakdown (2 x 16 bars), so long as each section is 16 bars.
@BeckySaifMusic 2 жыл бұрын
Best thing to do is get a reference track of a piece of music that is already released and copy the arrangement from it.
@AdamNRG316 2 жыл бұрын
Wait what, Ableton can do that? I been producing and djing for like 20 years now, never used Ableton properly though. This is proper interesting,.
@BeckySaifMusic 2 жыл бұрын
Haha which bit are you referring to? 😅
@AdamNRG316 2 жыл бұрын
@@BeckySaifMusic the beggining bit with the track arrangement. Like I been doing it long enough to know anyway but that's fucking massive to be able to let people drop markers on tracks they already know and use them to make their own track templates.
@BeckySaifMusic 2 жыл бұрын
@@AdamNRG316 oh yes! Absolute life saving tip and speeds up arrangement immensely. 😁
@AdamNRG316 2 жыл бұрын
@@BeckySaifMusic have you used any other sequencers other than ableton? Just wondering how they compare. I'm an old fuck so I remember when ableton came out haha. Just seems to have gone from strength to strength yet FL studio (what I currently use) has pretty much got more bloody annoying.
@BeckySaifMusic 2 жыл бұрын
@@AdamNRG316 I mainly used Logic before (up to Logic X). I used Pro-Tools as well but more for engineering studio sessions. I've occasionally used Reason when re-wiring to Logic as well. I'd say Ableton is the front running DAW at the moment. A lot of people rave about Bitwig but I haven't looked at it. FL Studio is great because it's affordable and you don't pay for updates. Ableton is worth it though. It's a power horse and the additional live performance aspect makes it stand out amongst other DAWs.
@PSingletary Жыл бұрын
i need to get my friend to watch this but i don't know his YT handle (OTHER)
@BeckySaifMusic Жыл бұрын
do you have his number?
@B2SProductions 10 ай бұрын
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