Production Basics 2: EDM Track Structure

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@andrewmartinjames 10 жыл бұрын

"Or you can not do that, and get signed to spinning" shots fired

@Utrambuhr 9 жыл бұрын

Spinnin' and yup i hear you

@FluxstyleProductions 10 жыл бұрын

Honestly, it's amazing to see that you take all this time to just help people and properly explain both the basics and the advanced techniques for pretty much anyone to see. Thanks man, you're helping me a great bunch!

@RobertJMitchell2012 9 жыл бұрын

At 128bpm every 16 bars is exactly 30 seconds. I've only just noticed this. Mind = blown!

@bobnish9006 5 жыл бұрын

It’s 34.1 seconds

@Daniel-lc6ol 3 жыл бұрын

@@bobnish9006 nah dude check this up

@Daniel-lc6ol 3 жыл бұрын

@@bobnish9006 just math 128 beats / 1 minute = 128 beats / 60 seconds = 64 beats / 30 seconds = 16 * 4 beats / 30 seconds = 16 bars / 30 second.

@dillicous136 8 жыл бұрын

"heres my intro" Plays the most epic 8 bars of my life. Doesnt even phase him.

@mylesbecker8883 8 жыл бұрын

+Dylan Arcedd He didnt even flinch when the drop hit

@apcosmos8709 8 жыл бұрын

+Arcedd ikr lol dude is a god at production

@williamdarkzydeblackenedha9344 8 жыл бұрын

those fucking bass envelopes... sickness

@pielord177 10 жыл бұрын

"or you could not do that and get signed to Spinnin" LMAO

@FineTunerDJ 10 жыл бұрын

It's so sad but true xD

@thomasliljebakksund1 10 жыл бұрын

Hah!

@jamie___steele 9 жыл бұрын

I followed Spinning for a while before I realised that there was only like one or two songs that they signed that I ever liked xD

@shugrin8096 8 жыл бұрын

Step 1 - Pryda Snare Step 2 - Export to MP3

@shugrin8096 8 жыл бұрын

Indeed

@jacobbordeaux5143 8 жыл бұрын

+QBanklerMusic Did you seriously comment, and then come back and agree with yourself a month later?

@shugrin8096 8 жыл бұрын

Lol, someone replied, then I replied to them. Then they took down their comment :P. I'm not that narcissistic.

@thiisnewgenBIG 8 жыл бұрын

Sublime jajajajajajaja

@KamilDeKerel 7 жыл бұрын

hahaha it looks like you though "no-one will comment so I will do it" haha

@_Sickly_ 10 жыл бұрын

In 6 years of KZfaq I have never seen a tutorial that was as informative and helpful as this. Thank you :)

@andrasroczei6657 6 жыл бұрын

"today is a day" this got me hooked

@asterchi703 6 жыл бұрын

I don't even care that you're not that active anymore, you are a legend

@Kreyyong 10 жыл бұрын

I like the little shot at Spinnin' you had at the end.

@johnnybeatz7513 9 жыл бұрын

as a dj I appreciate the thought of producers making outros and intros to make my life easier. But I would prefer something that isn't. Actually the more challenging the intro and outro the better. I would even mix it live on video and send it back to you. Thank you for the great instructional video. Keep it up. Us dj's need guys like you

@Alex_Endless 7 жыл бұрын

You have some epic quotes in this video. "The second track is where rules go to die" and "I've never really cared about that. I'm paid for it" lol Beautiful bro. Niiiccce

@michaelcolletmusic7197 4 жыл бұрын

You did a great job on laying it all out... Thanks!

@Chris-py3ec 9 жыл бұрын

Thanks seamless - I've been struggling with arrangement for a while now. I've been working on the same song for 3 month's! Wish I watched this before...

@NVversus 9 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the video and the direction, Seamless. As a novice producer, it's difficult to wrap my head around the aspects of composition that are involved in the production process while in the moment and actively making a track. This breakdown of the typical EDM format really helped me improve my work flow and overall approach to my music. I really can't thank you enough. That being said, I deeply appreciate your work and your effort in teaching up-and-coming nobodies like myself the fundamentals of a well-rounded artist. My only hope is that those noble efforts are properly rewarded, respected, appreciated and compensated for by all who benefit from them. Peace.

@tdtitan 8 жыл бұрын

This is really dope man. I needed this. Finally a fairly simple way to understand what to put where. Thank you

@christopherdeoliveira7626 8 жыл бұрын

"Regular music" - nail on the head. I'm happy to say that after stealing your "Sometime ft. Veela" presets for years now, I finally figured out to see if you had any videos. Gah, finally. It's like enlightenment being beamed right into my skull. +1

@clj7544 2 жыл бұрын

SeamlessR made the best tutorials in the good old days

@youcantseeme4790 7 жыл бұрын

This video was very helpful to me! I am making a music album for a school project, and I found this super interesting and it really taught me how a song is structured.

@axelandru9346 3 жыл бұрын

I need to watch all of your videos !!! You are brilliant !

@DrUmSlaVe93 9 жыл бұрын

this was one phenomenal 'class' THANK YOU! Cant wait work on something tomorrow!!

@djhenryjames7177 10 жыл бұрын

Thank you sooooo much for this! I have been working on edm songs and not getting the structure examples right..Now I have a good start to writing better song!

@johanvillarreal4324 9 жыл бұрын

Hi I'm Seamles and today.... is a day xD

@endofhearts9987 Жыл бұрын

OOOOOOOO I USED TO WATCH YOU YEARSSSS AGOOOO SOOOOO HAPPY THIS CAME UP!

@spicetbedhead 9 жыл бұрын

Who the hell is disliking this? People need this kind of intelligence in their lives!!! Go on Seamless!!

@AZKILLER01 8 жыл бұрын

People disliking just had their screen upside-down and thought it was the like button

@optimalstate3190 7 жыл бұрын

Thanks man! I loved that bit at the end about Spinnin ;) Awesome track btw

@trereed455 7 жыл бұрын

bro you probably wont even see this but you're nasty with the production skills, and the quality matches how dope the song is.

@conundrum196 9 жыл бұрын

Oh mighty SeamlessR, thank you for teaching us.

@cameronmarler6223 5 жыл бұрын

This is like a magician revealing his tricks. Amazing stuff

@DanielJ 10 жыл бұрын

4 is the magic number of music

@Truckerboy622 10 жыл бұрын

I say 140 ;)

@KoyanagiEdits 9 жыл бұрын

I honestly don't know what the hell I'm doing. xD

@cmwhinney 9 жыл бұрын

9/8 is my magic number

@SeanyStacks 10 жыл бұрын

its alot of work involved in these type of tracks. Great Job

@ophjr6536 7 жыл бұрын

Best tutorial on this topic! I'm seeing it for the 3rd time. Now I'm listen to the tracks differently. Thank you SeamlessR.

@MangledMarionettes 10 жыл бұрын

You have made my life with these Production Basics.

@potitwist 9 жыл бұрын

Hey Seamless - well done, I like how you structure your vids. Keep it going - music style is not my favorite but I do appreciate your creativity and it sounds very thight :). Wishing you good success and a lot of fun producing and playing your tunes. Cheers

@iamstosik 4 жыл бұрын

Mad talent bro! Great video!

@ReveryRecordings 5 жыл бұрын

I think the R stands for Riddler. 14:57 before we hear a note. . . Until then the Riddler be all like: Sometimes you can do it this way but on Sundays if it's sunny and if I'd had a nice brunch I might do it that way but not last week because I had an appointment at babblers anonymous but anyways the second break is where rules go to die as I've been quoted as saying, well actually I've never been quoted as such but I've said it, well actually I thought it, well actually I just came up with it but anyway that's a thing that you can do but there is always the need to be less than specific and concurrently consistent in segwaying, a monologue of my trajectory traversing trapping tangents about my talents. Lol. Still, I very much enjoyed it all. Top dude, top vid, top production.

@VefomeTMoonRise 9 жыл бұрын

I AM OFICIALLY IN LOVE! THIS IS SIMPLY GORGEOUS AND HYPNOTYZING! Your track, I mean. Thanks for the tutorial olso)

@BasedRichard69 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for giving the song structure in the 128-130 example as I'm aiming for house music this helped alot!

@Obyvvatel 10 жыл бұрын

Gotta love B parts of the drop.

@adrian9098 9 жыл бұрын

At least the best tutorial channel on youtube. Also i was wandering how many times it takes to you to make a song like this. Looking at everything, starting with designing your own sound and ending with mastering, to me it would take like 6 months

@mortiswell 10 жыл бұрын

The biggest thing I have trouble with is expanding upon an idea. I'll get a four to eight measure loop that sounds pretty good and... that's it. I don't have much theory training beyond being able to read sheet music and knowing scales/keys, but would you have any advice for someone who has trouble expanding upon an idea? A video on analytical listening would be awesome as well =)

@exonik8631 10 жыл бұрын

Same here :/

@CandyCre 10 жыл бұрын

^Same here..

@XtenanetX 10 жыл бұрын

Same problem...: /

@MellowtheMonstrous 10 жыл бұрын

We're all fucked. Welcome to Club Fuck, where everything is not as fun as it sounds. :/

@iamtherealrenedescartes 10 жыл бұрын

The worse thing to do, in my opinion, and this is something that many producers do, is start from drums and spending a ridiculous amount of time on making drums sound good (or any instrument). This sucks out any ideas or inspiration (sometimes I simply forget my original idea because of time spent on altering the sound). I divide my production in stages and only focus on one at a time. That is to say, there are 3 stages for me: sound-design (making sounds of course), production (composing, arranging and editing), and then finally the mix-down (making sonic/timbre changes and possibly arrangement alterations too). I don't do two things at once. Because one thing distracts me from the other. If I have an idea, I want to be able to grab a sound and then get that idea down and repeat this process without coming across any distractions or obstacles. If I stop to start focusing on engineering and being fiddly with frequencies and such, the motivation and ideas simply dissipate.

@nerdexproject 10 жыл бұрын

love the hell out of your videos dude!

@keloisin7487 5 жыл бұрын

thanks,...it was very clear and logic. easy to understand and a good orginized direction like the intro and outro parts doesnt matter too much, and can do almost everything you want. also how you have the same structure for the drops and breaks repeating but just making small changes of those. and also the parts you can go crazy with.

@comofazerisso3209 10 жыл бұрын

awesome track you did it

@cmoidudu8104 5 жыл бұрын

Very nice video dude (even 4 years after). Very informative.

@powerstation0872 6 жыл бұрын

Despite how fast you talk, the auto-caption actually transcribes your videos better than a lot of others.

@Ashnno 10 жыл бұрын

Yesss! I really needed this, thanks Seamless

@comeondown12345 6 жыл бұрын

Is this tutorial still relevant for today's edm music? I'm not sure if I should follow this old guide

@Cambaudio 10 жыл бұрын

Excellent video. Thanks

@EliProd 10 жыл бұрын

great videos! very helpful!

@georgemirandask 7 жыл бұрын

Hi, I'm Seamless... and today is... a day! Best Channel Ever!

@braidedbands3654 6 жыл бұрын

this makes alot of sense seamless

@cillinhughes7606 9 жыл бұрын

Love your krakatoa top!

@soundwv7297 8 жыл бұрын

This is sick!

@pvrphaze6076 8 жыл бұрын

youre the best just wanna say thanks for all this

@KorenyukOlexander 10 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your tutorials.

@Firecrush123 6 жыл бұрын

This is exactly what i was looking for thanks man

@mrZadyOne 10 жыл бұрын

THAAAAAANK YOUUU FOR EVERYTHIIIIING!

@nihanthnkat 9 жыл бұрын

This was exactly what I was looking for thanks alot! Subscribed :)

@bittybanger5345 8 жыл бұрын

you deserve more subs man you actually know what your talking about and I wish to shit I was as good at making music as u I have fl studio 11 and dont even know where to start. I found a few sounds on the internet but i dont even know how to sample my own or what plugins are worth buying. that tutorial was dope tho bout to watch the music theory one u made.

@Danny-le5bj 9 жыл бұрын

You are really good!!

@hameddesign70 7 жыл бұрын

today is ... a day ! im dead now ! XD

@morin1997 4 жыл бұрын

This is amazing! :D

@fandyus4125 7 жыл бұрын

This is great video, very informative for someone like me. Thumbs up.

@raphaelplaza1714 7 жыл бұрын

I like your videos bro, you the real pro!

@bennoroderick348 7 жыл бұрын

great advice

@MellowtheMonstrous 10 жыл бұрын

Thank you, Seamless.

@hezlean 9 жыл бұрын

Hi there! Thanks a lot for sharing your knowledge :-) Definitely helpful.

@JensMalmgren 10 жыл бұрын

Superthanks for this video! Really helpful!

@ALTN8NRG 9 жыл бұрын

Great tutorial!

@patbreacadh 3 жыл бұрын

Very helpful tutorial, thks!

@UhKimboze 6 жыл бұрын

THANKYOU SO MUCHHHH

@princenosiatajansen 8 жыл бұрын

nice video!

10 жыл бұрын

Seamless te amo.

@bryanastudillo4907 9 жыл бұрын

Dude that song should be in a movie lol Awesome

@Joibuzzr1 9 жыл бұрын

spinnin records signs anyone seamless is too good

@futureoutfit 6 жыл бұрын

nice tutorial, cheers

@endofhearts9987 Жыл бұрын

YO Im super stoked to listen to your bullshit man

@RTSFan1337 10 жыл бұрын

My intros are nearly always Pad, melodic Percussions, building up lead (not Same instrument like in the dance parte/ bass part) until 1min. Than bass part. Than brake: strings always strings, violins/ cello. With a mod. Version of the. Melodie. Than build up #2 than bass part ( not exactly the same as first). At least strings outro~1 min. Actually it sounds nice :) I also often use strings as a drop. Thats also amazing.

@djhenryjames7177 10 жыл бұрын

tooo happy!

@deathsubtv1387 4 жыл бұрын

as someone who plays guitar, sings, and plays a bit of piano, and knows how to record all of those things, I can't help but feel so frustrated when trying to follow along with all this 16 bar this a couple bars for this drop ughh, I'm really trying to better my skills at self producing music so learning this is very helpful. However holy shit I've never once thought in my life when writing a song to first consider its tempo or its measurements in such an organized way. I don't understand how people emotionally accomplish anything that way. I appreciate the video though

@entertainmentlife1917 6 жыл бұрын

Great ! Cool !

@danzii4992 4 жыл бұрын

The part where you pfftpft! At 6:05-6:06 got me rolling on the floor laughing 😂 😂 😂

@TheCraftUniversal 10 жыл бұрын

Thanks, can you make a part 2?

@finn264 10 жыл бұрын

Very helpful somloss

@ruishengao2686 7 жыл бұрын

This dope

@erixmacleod6097 10 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much mang I have followed you from how to bass 1. Everything I have learned is from you. from automation to fm synthesis all I use is sytrus and harmor now for bass. I was lost in how to arrange my songs now I got the idea. QUESTION. What is the keyboard short cut for note slide in piano roll. I have tryed every combination of keys. I see you use all sorts of short cuts but I just cant find that one.

@user-bg3bb8kh5h 10 жыл бұрын

Shortcut for Slide is "S" while in the Piano roll window :), also you can press F1 while viewing a piano roll window and it will open up the designated section of the Help Manual, wich has all the shorcuts for the piano roll in a list.

@thec4ke 10 жыл бұрын

Sometimes dragging the actual song into the sequencer and matching the tempo helps me wrap my head around weird arrangements that sound good. There's usually patterns in there that you don't notice but can subconsciously feel when just listening to the song.

@RobEOfficial 10 жыл бұрын

After hearing what you said about Djing your own tracks and failing I can totally relate! hahaha, I usually make my music listener friendly but definitely not DJ friendly.

@MellowtheMonstrous 10 жыл бұрын

Good for you. DJ friendly tracks don't ever hold up on their own, and as the person who made the damn thing, you want it to be able to hold it's own.

@zel_ 7 жыл бұрын

thank you

@ebersolian 3 жыл бұрын

Dudes funny af. Nice video

@christianhodge5085 9 жыл бұрын

but in all sincerity for a second, fuck spinnin' records.

@JamesRJKR 9 жыл бұрын

christian hodge Why? could you explain why they're bad?

@WadeEvansMusic 9 жыл бұрын

***** Spinnin has a reputation of signing songs based on how "hard it drops" and how much money they think it will make as opposed to how complex it is whether musically or from an engineering stand-point. In layman's term it's all about hard drops and loud bass instead of musically and technologically complex songs.

@ChildrenOfDesire 9 жыл бұрын

The Electric Warehouse So basically it's just a music label for people who don't actually listen to electronic music apart from when they are dropping 5 ecstasy tablets down their throat at a club.

@mk3pse75 8 жыл бұрын

+The Electric Warehouse So they sign songs they think will make money....... Isn't that what a business is supposed to do? why sign on a song that you don't think will make money, that's counter productive....

@bigadorabletyrant5362 8 жыл бұрын

Because you like it and think others will.

@BobleeSwaggner 6 жыл бұрын

I appreciate the tutorial dude

@mattb5763 8 жыл бұрын

just gotta say thank you as I'm a trance / house dj, and I'm looking at production right now. I'm constantly pissed at myself as I'm pretty damn shite at making a melody, and as a musically minded person....... it sucks.... big time but ur videos are helping a lot so thanks very much from me Trancemattiks in the uk bless up .

@gurindersingh7933 8 жыл бұрын

wao u r really seamless please make a tutorial to how to make bass which u done in this track please do this

@KalleZz_ 9 жыл бұрын

That breaking off the beat is the DJs nightmare, beatgrids dont match :D

@danielsafford9148 8 жыл бұрын

beautiful track, way to make awesome melodic dubstep when a lot of edm is becoming super basic

@dishadidi3000 2 жыл бұрын

Nice

@lukahofficial3594 9 жыл бұрын

How can you find anything? That's insane, I think I'd go crazy.

@SMASHsmus 10 жыл бұрын

How about some drum tutorials? WHat samples to pick and how to mix them and how to make a nice beat?

@rlh1984 9 жыл бұрын

Dodge & Fuski say the second drop should be the same because most DJs will mostly just use the first drop and therefore the second will just be ignored. But to me, tracks should be made for listeners, not DJs. But DJs should definitely be considered.