Let's fix these drums

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Let's turn these draft drums into some polished, production-ready drums! As I work on the drums, I take you along for the ride as I explain the concepts behind what I'm doing! hopefully this can be helpful to people trying to improve their drum programming.
Follow the project here (it's still in placeholder mode ;)): / face-the-sun-be
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Contents:
00:00 Intro
01:29 Choosing better sounds
14:21 Adding syncopation
19:00 Referencing

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@OscarUnderdog 2 жыл бұрын

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@keithforrester82 2 жыл бұрын

Main lesson: don't get precious about the sounds you first select. Sometimes you have to be ruthless and replace an element you have spent an eternity on!

@jellycoding 2 жыл бұрын

I often do that with hi hats. I'm tweaking and tweaking for a long time and sometimes over several sessions and when I finally delete the hi hat it feels so good when it's gone.

@keithforrester82 2 жыл бұрын

@@jellycoding export your single track to audio though and keep in your samples for another project. Then at least all the hard work wasn’t all for nothing!👍🏼

@pavle988 2 жыл бұрын

My troubles right now ;)

@YumYumStrudel 2 жыл бұрын

Loving the winter scarf look :D

@OscarUnderdog 2 жыл бұрын

Gotta stay toasty 🔥

@JeremiahTrue 2 жыл бұрын

I find myself getting stuck with "that's how it sounds" and sometimes lose sight of the fact that I can change the sounds or the rhythm if it feels so robotic or locked down. I really appreciate the tutorials and techniques you share.

@LokiBeckonswow 2 жыл бұрын

My friend, I cannot believe how valuable your videos are, thank you so much, these are the kind of tips I've been searching for these past 5 years, so simple but powerful

@lexel007 2 жыл бұрын

Best free education in this topic I ever saw...

@enoodle 2 жыл бұрын

Damn I didn't know Gru was making sick ass beats now, good for him. Thanks for showing your process, been binging your channel lately before I start more edm based stuff in Bitwig

@robertshamansky1912 2 жыл бұрын

Your tutorials are really chocked full of good info. You just never know what awesome things KZfaq will recommend! Thanks for putting all this good content out!

@Mike-pq9nx 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Oscar I keep coming back to your videos they’re so awesome! Thanks for the content for us up and coming!

@zzzanella 2 жыл бұрын

Love how we can see passion meeting technic at the spot. Great content!

@Reg-Edit 2 жыл бұрын

Great video 👋 Sound selection is key But without a “ groove “ it’s nothing ❤️

@paintmuch 2 жыл бұрын

Great stuff, Oscar. I feel I've always struggled with drum programming, which is so key in electronic music. Really helpful to hear you think out loud while tweaking. Loving the channel. Keep up the great work!

@cibodiitaliano 2 жыл бұрын

Great video, I’m always focusing on my drums and how to make them more punchy and lively. Thank you!

@BeatMax2023 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing, very inspiring! Sounds nice!

@Mr.TeETH78 2 жыл бұрын

I love your style! You explain your ideas and concepts very clearly and succinctly and presented them in a way that is organized and coherent. I love that you include bullet point lists of the important concepts at the end of segments. Great job, great music and a nicely shaved head! Cheers and many thanks!

@Sey_Les Жыл бұрын

Have watched most of these over and over tryna prefect every little thing over and over lol

@dennisvanopstal7360 2 жыл бұрын

That was an awesome tutorial Gru !

@DAUBSKI 2 жыл бұрын

I like the way you explane what your doing. Thumbs up!

@twatmunro 2 жыл бұрын

Best video in ages. Really useful stuff.

@brucemillar 2 жыл бұрын

Great video Oscar. Just discovered you yesterday and have enjoyed the couple of videos I’ve seen so far. Thanks a lot mate and best wishes for the new year!

@user-wp8bb4sx4y 2 жыл бұрын

great one 👌as always 👏👏👏👑

@itsnickles Жыл бұрын

This was awesome

@basscontrollismrecords 2 жыл бұрын

great video again

@sramirez1906 2 жыл бұрын

Informative as always. Thanks, Oscar. I'm looking forward to taking the boot camp!

@baxtronicxavier 2 жыл бұрын

Must have taken a lot of work to edit these vids. Also your English is better than many English peoples’ English. Hats off. Brilliant info for all genres… I’m a 25 year hardcore, drumnbass head that occasionally makes an excursion… makes me want to make technoey housey yes again.

@victorarrudadj 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome content

@khalilsuleman 2 жыл бұрын

great video man! continue

@MetalDoraemon6 2 жыл бұрын

Another great video mate

@negative8rock 2 жыл бұрын

as always, great vid

@pamtimperry6865 Жыл бұрын

Luv the way teach oscar. In a world awash with "how to vids, term used loosely". You quench the dehydrated masses with instruction with taste. Wish I found you sooner. Tracks headed your way and cheers from Chicago. Andrew: Flowgistek

@matig420 2 жыл бұрын

This channel is amazing, every video I learn something new and I love your style of teaching. Would love to see you make a video about the weird dark/melodic/deep style of acid techno like Boston 168 as well as using the 303 to make ambient sounds, there aren't many tutorials about this

@SunlightOfTheSpirit 2 жыл бұрын

Let’s take a drum groove and improve it by changing everything about it😂

@OscarUnderdog 2 жыл бұрын

:D once I had replaced most of the drums, I felt the same. Still thought the process might be educational :D

@metangross1997 2 жыл бұрын

rather, lets take a drum groove as inspiration and a working base and improve upon it

@SunlightOfTheSpirit 2 жыл бұрын

@@OscarUnderdog no hate bro, I watch all your stuff. It makes me think what would happen if I sent my stuff to someone. It would come back unrecognisable but vastly improved. Keep doing what your doing man, glad to see you expanding so quickly too😄

@dball_94 2 жыл бұрын

Sometimes you just gotta change everything. "Trying to polish a turd" etc etc..

@imlxh7126 2 жыл бұрын

Underdog presents: The Beat of Theseus

@LAMOURAMINUIT 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot! I just discover your videos and it help me a lot to improve. You are a really good teacher approche that help clarify a lot of little things. Very nice thank you Bonne appetite!

@2psyched 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for this!

@agathaanggarini5935 2 жыл бұрын

I had no clue about any of this but your videos always amazed me haha it flows nicely 👍👍

@OscarUnderdog 2 жыл бұрын

Great to read you Agatha :D

@MusicMakingEnglishMan 2 жыл бұрын

Great tutorial

@isellcrack3537 2 жыл бұрын

yay Stan Kolev ! Bulgaria represent :P

@sausausaus 2 жыл бұрын

thank you!!

@thomasstephenson4043 2 жыл бұрын

you are goated for this one my dude. i didnt think i could learn so much in 20 minutes

@OscarUnderdog 2 жыл бұрын

😁🙏

@kaba1996 2 жыл бұрын

I love your videos. I were looking for a channel like this for some time because I love techno and other genres and I was always curious how they look from a production site thanks for content

@alejandrobaezarcila1537 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks!! Great content!, as a beginner i learn a lot from you!. Keep em coming.

@MrMikomi 2 жыл бұрын

Filed in my Best of the Best playlist. Muchas gracias. I have had the Dance Music Manual I think for over 10 years.. maybe even 20 lol... hardly ever read (rhymes with red) it 🤦‍♂️ So many books so little time.

@artesantorcha488 2 жыл бұрын

sos el numero 1 oscarcitoooo!! abrazo desde buenos aires ♥

@pharmakathartic 2 жыл бұрын

Adore that terminology 'Cloakroom check'!

@kodymonroe2613 Жыл бұрын

high quality tips here

@mtennantmusic 2 жыл бұрын

the thing that has worked well for me is just coming up with a beat I like then stacking it with 4 to 5 different drum racks. I don't know if this is a common practice or not but I often get some really interesting beats. The one thing that kills me is not knowing how to eq the beats the way you do.

@karinegrandvoinet2038 9 ай бұрын

"tee-gwroonk, tee-gwroonk ": ok, buddy

@real.demesure 2 жыл бұрын

❤️

@Xusticiero 2 жыл бұрын

those kicks u have sound greeeeat!

@thomasdeserville 2 жыл бұрын

Wow, how clean is that bean )) Aaaah yeeeee 13:48 Quality - and this track is better than the reference track

@claycowartisamazing 2 жыл бұрын

this is how all this music starts to sound like beatport

@kitobwoykitobwoy9875 2 жыл бұрын

Yo bro! Thnx for tips!

@richtrelo 2 жыл бұрын

Fantastic video! I've been struggling to finish a track because the drums feel a little "meh"! This is just what I needed. I used to have a copy of Rick Snoman's Dance Music Manual. Useful stuff. Thanks

@Sashman077 2 жыл бұрын

I really like your approach to teach music production. I immediately subscribed to your channel. Now I am wondering if the scarf will be showcased regularly 😆

@A.R.I.A.N.A. 2 жыл бұрын

😍

@MatheusFelipe-dh6sm 2 жыл бұрын

amazing content as alwasy!! Funny that i have been doing the cloakroom check for so long but didn't knew it was a thing.

@richtrelo 2 жыл бұрын

You can't Polish a turd. I love that expression 😂👍

@shen6232 2 жыл бұрын

I like the post-recording editing oscar commentary lol

@danielpace5113 2 жыл бұрын

This was super interesting! Could you do a how to make a lo-fi house track? something in the style of Matthieu Fauborg or Ross From Friends would be really interesting too. Thanks!

@mircotesta5525 Жыл бұрын

I'm newly approaching electronic music, since I’ve always produced only rap/trap music and I find your videos so helpful and simple to understand. I’m personally struggling with finding good sound kits and I'd also like to start designing my own sounds. Could you make a tutorial for drums sound designing?

@S.Morrison 2 жыл бұрын

Do you use Sonarworks when producing through head phones? Those are DT 770’s correct? Thanks so much for the detailed tutorial. This level of intimate focus on foundational elements is so useful. Thankful for your knowledge!

@DjScorpio321 2 жыл бұрын

Great video Oscar, do you have your music/songs released somewhere?

@Beatsfueralle 2 жыл бұрын

hey under, could u maybe share the name of some the samplepacks that you are using? the pack with the framedrums for example? cheers

@FabioSiverino 2 жыл бұрын

Nice video! Can you point us to the goldbaby drums you mentioned? I know some packs of them, but not explicit which one you ment :)

@AxidEditing 2 жыл бұрын

How did you clear out some midi/audio tracks when it comes to the refernce-part?

@bblz9171 2 жыл бұрын

I actually like pre first? Would also fit way better with house

@morizkramer7192 Жыл бұрын

hey man awesome video! can i get that sample pack somewhere? pretty nice sounds!

@stopattac4043 2 жыл бұрын

Hi, which headphones do you recommend for music production (techno mostly). I am new to this and I have just been using HD25.

@alansaucedo2092 2 жыл бұрын

Can you make a video talking about organic house/ folktronic? I Think that’s a very interesting genre

@myFreeMickey 2 жыл бұрын

18:45 for this test I go the toilet which is just next to the room where i make music

@MikeFavila 2 жыл бұрын

great work Oscar! I did try to click the soundcloud link, and it didn't lead anywhere at the moment.

@OscarUnderdog 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Fixed it! soundcloud.com/face-the-sun-be

@woutervanderidder8417 2 жыл бұрын

You have some excellent samples, where are the Stan Kolev and other types of kicks available?

@OscarUnderdog 2 жыл бұрын

I use the audiotent artist kicks sample pack :)

@AirArtStudiosOfficial 4 ай бұрын

I’ve “wasted” years of my life trying to make kick drums and they always sound shite :( but I keep trying, 😂🕺🏼

@gt9927 2 жыл бұрын

What drum samples are you using?

@jatsajatsa 2 жыл бұрын

Great. Thank you. One question. What is a "Drum Bus" (or any Bus channel) and what does it actuallly do ...or enable you to do?

@nadatopcagic841 2 жыл бұрын

When you group drum samples (like high hats, snares, kick etc.) In one channel mixer. Then you can easily compress them or saturate. And it saves space :)

@jatsajatsa 2 жыл бұрын

@@nadatopcagic841 Thank you!👍

@markparker4362 Жыл бұрын

What sample packs are you using in this video? Thanks

@kerosene4751 2 жыл бұрын

Good advice. What is the reference track at 19:32 ?

@elektrokiller9991 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome tutorial,i produce hardtekno,tribe tekno (underground music mainly) and most of the stuff u explain is appliable to my stile too!Btw what`s the name of the kicks sample pack?

@rushikeshrawool5387 2 жыл бұрын

I guess he is talking about akai gold baby !

@elektrokiller9991 2 жыл бұрын

@@rushikeshrawool5387 is that the samples pack we can see at 2:10 ? cause i checked akai gold baby sample packs but they seems more hip hop style samples than techno; thanks for your answer man!

@sonicinsights 2 жыл бұрын

Audiotent Artist Kicks. :)

@thedelaylama1379 2 жыл бұрын

this myth was destroyed by the mythbusters. you can polish turd. but yes. the sound have to be clear and loud

@OscarUnderdog 2 жыл бұрын

Hahaha I actually watched that one too, the absolute madmen.

@w21.83 2 жыл бұрын

Hei there, can you tell me the name of the referencing song please? Thank you very much for what u re doing, I have learned a lot in this very short time since I found you. I truly deeply love you!

@nobordersnoflags9905 2 жыл бұрын

I really appreciate these videos but in this case, sonically I preferred the original drums. I think this is a great lesson in production but sometimes the sonic aesthetics of low / no production are more pleasing to the ears.

@klubstompers 2 жыл бұрын

I like what he did with the kicks and snare, but prefer the the spacey loop on top of the original. I also really liked the panned echo, almost maraca sound, that rolled threw the loop. It really brought the loop around and tied it in with a cool groove.

@mradamcshaw 2 жыл бұрын

Will the next vid progress from this and add some synth?

@OscarUnderdog 2 жыл бұрын

It will actually add some turnarounds! Synths might come after 😀

@user-of8qo7rx4e 10 ай бұрын

Do you ever use hardware instruments with your D.A.W. ? I have plenty of hardware but haven't used any software yet.

@ItsJADA 2 жыл бұрын

Its simple just enter god mode and make everything awesome. Everyone knows what sounds good, its just getting there that gets tricky... thanks for the tutorial

@forwardmemory5940 2 жыл бұрын

Interesting video as usual, but I liked the original version MUCH more.

@iqnill 2 жыл бұрын

Here's a loop, let's change the sounds, the pattern and timing - there, I fixed it. LOL

@joseignasias8397 Жыл бұрын

Does anyone know the name of the reference track at minute 20? 😍

@kristianTV1974 2 жыл бұрын

Is it cold in your studio Oscar?

@Steve.Dennis 2 жыл бұрын

I do learn a lot from this channel. Just a pity it’s all Ableton based.

@_RafaelKr 2 жыл бұрын

The great thing is that Oscar teaches concepts. Most of these concepts can be adapted in other DAWs

@pewpew7003 2 жыл бұрын

Initially it felt cyber or even military and became house in the end, not sure if originall author's intention was this, but good tutorial nevertheless

@partypizza519 2 жыл бұрын

Bro, you have cool videos and thank you for your hard work. But it all sounds too simple, entry-level. Forgive me for that, but I've been trying to achieve this sound for years. If you listen to tracks from well-known techno labels, then the sound there is rich, not trivial. What exactly do they do to sound like that? I'm from Russia and I don't have the opportunity to go to a professional studio where they make techno music. Or talk to famous musicians. Maybe you have such an opportunity?

@haslo_ 2 жыл бұрын

Haha, you look like the guy from Despicable Me! Now where are my bonus points?

@Sey_Les Жыл бұрын

Love this stuff. I unsubbed from all the junk about music. Had to weed out the genuine sources. 😎

@anothernickname1042 2 жыл бұрын

I prefer the first drums, lol

@RS-uv4uz 2 жыл бұрын

I'm never collaborating with you again.. 😔 😝

@PeanutButterAM 2 жыл бұрын

Let’s fix these drums. AKA Let’s scrap this bs and make a real drum loop. 😂

@vicesocietymusic 2 жыл бұрын

That "intuition" could never be teach kkkkk

@epicterry6706 2 жыл бұрын

noobs spend 6 hours eqing a bad kick drum. chads buy a sample pack

@CoolDudeClem 2 жыл бұрын

Best way to fix it would be using sounds that you know ... sound like ACTUAL drums. These electronic thumps and snaps sound NOTHING like drums. If you cant afford real drums, at least get a vst that does the same thing, there's many for free, then it will sound better.