Electronic Music Tutorial (How to write beats)

[OfficialSkorch]

Helpful information starts at 0:00.

Just to let you know.

[moszna]

This is definitely inspiring and truly great and in depth series of tutorials, but one thing keeps bugging me. There is so much tutorials about using many different DAWs but what about learning music? I am talking about music theory, playing keyboard, theory of rythm, melodies, scales etc. In your opinion is it important to know this stuff?

[OfficialSkorch]

@moszna I say it is depending on the Genre, that you dedicate yourself to making.

Different genre's require different things to know.

Well, atleast thats the way I see it.

[wantedwanted21]

@cosmcosm allright so im sorry for that question,i just found out what the problem was but my bass sounds really low filtered,,i dont know why,yours sounds more cleaner and with the filter freq higher even if i made the same you did...

[wantedwanted21]

@cosmcosm i really need some help,at the begginning bass how come you dont have reverb on it ? how could i get it off the analog,sorry i know its a dumb question but i just moved to ableton from fl studio :(

[SuperLongAssUsername]

This is gonna sound like a dumb ass question but how come when connecting them together i cant get a continuous dooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo­oooooooo it only does it once at the beginning example - 24:51 :((

[wantedwanted21]

@SuperLongAssUsername same happens to me...i think he has something set so he doesnt have a reverb on the bass,i really need help with that too.

[wantedwanted21]

@SuperLongAssUsername allright i think i found the solution,you need to change the settings of the amp1 at 12:44 !

[SuperLongAssUsername]

@wantedwanted21 TY! :-) 

[wantedwanted21]

@SuperLongAssUsername np ^^

[CyberFad]

Welcome to the amazing side of youtube :)

[Side603]

@CyberFad Im side :3

[appjunkeys]

I've watched a lot of videos on ableton... and You Teach it best! I feel Like i'm back in College! thanks!

[Nintenllamas]

A bah is a sheep, nothing to do with music.

Good tutorials btw, I'm gonna start using Ableton along with FL Studio.

[bobbym47]

im sitting here trying to figure out how to make the sinewave 'continuous' as he puts it, he changes it at 12.51 or there abouts and i cant see what he does the actually do it, when i change the same things that he does (i see him change decay sustain and release) it has literally no effect... maybe he used a hotkey? can someone help?

[TheCyroar]

@bobbym47 hey mate. are you sure you selected the Amp 1 tab, and not the filter? Hope this helps you out.

[owengmcdonnell]

There are a lot of unhelpful tutorials out there. This one is helpful. Thank you!

[jmb102093]

square kind of looks like i hybrid of saw and sine in a way

[loverman76]

Thank you so much for this great very detailed and informative tutorial!!!

[LiQuidAtmosPhere]

you are god. i now fully understand ableton from this tut alone

[Cane100790]

Super

[Avizura]

ableton live 8 - my daw/seq of choice.

[johnnyhanx]

Thank u so much, ur awesome

[suffist]

i think you should explain in a bit more detail the part @12.41 you do it to quick for some people to understand what you have just done, it took me about an hour to figure it out. i thought it was something completely different.if it wasn't for csselements comment i would still be none the wiser.that said it's still 1 of the best thanx m8

[PooMyPanties]

16:10, how do i change it to 1/16, mine is 1/4

[suffist]

@PooMyPanties right click



[IceAngel242]

what program are you using? can it work for windows?

[seandmclean]

how do you fucking sustain a note! i cant find it, i cant adjust it, it just beeps on note and doesnt continue no matter how long i drag the note!!!!! PLEASE HELP MEEEE!!!

[csselement]

@seandmclean You need to change the envelope. See @ 12:41

[igzymig]

This is amazing, you are a great teacher and so helpful. Thank you so much for doing this.

[RodriguezYeuh]

hands down, i have trouble sitting through certain tutorials, but this is so engaging and so informative. i could sit here for days and listen to this guy. thanks a million!

[Dihan22]

This is awesome! I would pay to watch such great tutorials! Thank you so much for doing them

[SynxVII]

I am following this tutorial but the part at 24:49 where you drag the note doesn't work for me. If I drag the note it still plays just one sound then stops, so its not a continuous tone. I am missing something obvious I'm sure, can anyone help me out?

[ClockworkPony]

Why am I so scared that you could stop someones heart if you played the wrong sound?

[flesbek2004]

heh, I was watching this on my notebook, and when you soloed the subbass I heard nothing, so it was quite ridiculus :P

[shammyshity]

Testiclese!

[seanwesmusic]

Wow, this is by far the most helpful and extensive tutorial I've ever had the pleasure of viewing. Thank you for sharing your expertise so thoroughly and comprehensively. I've learned more from this video than I would from dozens of others combined.

[aristurtle1]

Im pretty sure this 8 suit not ableton live since it has all those instruments. I have live 8 and it does not have analogue. It has drum rack, instrument rack, external inst, impulse and simpler..... Suit sure has a whole lot more stuff, but it was too expensive so I just rewire in reason 5.

[biodrawxel]

what version of ableton is this?

[suffist]

@biodrawxel ableton 8 live suite .. it costs £300

[biodrawxel]

@suffist cool thanks!

ok, so about 412 dollars

[SOSdoesnotknow]

thanks for creating this, it rules

[vibronicz]

i love your new zealand accent

[Th3Kr4KeN]

btw you can press Shift and the arrow buttons to move midi notes in octaves

[Th3Kr4KeN]

This tutorial is holy... I just wanna point out that 441 or 442hz... still counts as an A. For instance, juliard students tune to 440 but oberlan (sp?) tune to 441. In history, A as never been defined as specifically 440hz that's just been recently accepted as being more correct.

[RobChinn]

You make the best tutorials on youtube for ableton! thank you!

[itstastybacon]

His notes are sustaining, mine are not. Not on the keyboard, nor through the midi note editor - no matter how long or short i make the notes, it just plays a short bleep :( can anyone help?

[victorjivhed]

Doesn't he sound a lot like the manager from the Flight of the Conchords-series?

Great tut by the way, five outta five toasters!

[DrEthre]

i love you.

[ch1ral]

man, your tutorial is the best I've seen

Thank you :)

[BlackEyeDog012]

But how do Tsunamis work?!?!?!



[MutrasLura]

Tom, you are the best teacher/producer. And you have brilliant dreads. Pretty epic combo, if you ask me.

[Trandall1992]

When I draw a note in the midi clip and stretch it to make it continue playing, it plays the start then fades out rather than just continuing to play the note? why is this?

[itstastybacon]

@Trandall1992

Did you ever figure out why? I am having the same issue

[Trandall1992]

@itstastybacon arm the midi clip using the red record button at the bottom :)

[nbombb]

I've gone through so many tutorials that have just kind of left me staring blankly without knowing what was going on. Yours just high the right spot for a pure beginnger like me. Much thanks!

[lamkawai2]

hi... can you make this instrumental to me?

youtube.com/watch?v=OXFAR56lza­g

[lamkawai2]

that's cool... and what software do you use to compose?

[brio070]

I advice u all to buy this series on his website

[robuzy]

@brio070 awseome just did about 10 minutes ago XD

[brio070]

@robuzy Yes indeed amigo , u will learn very very much of this musical master :D , if u would like to make a team up mix contact me bro , would be cool

[FifaSyndrome]

ive been using fl studios for 4 months , and i learnt to work it so so , but then one day i was looking for tutorials on fl studios which there arnt many and i found these series of tutorials you make . after 2 weeks of thinking about changing to ableton even though i did not know much on fl studios i decided to change , And let me say i do not regret that shit at all jajajaja thanks brother!

[BadTomorrow]

Ok must have missed the bit where he tweaked the envelope or something.

[suffist]

@BadTomorrow it's at 12.41

[BadTomorrow]

Why on earth, when I stretch out my note like @25:00 do i not get the continuous note. Instead mine is just like a single piano key press that quickly fades. I dont see an option to change release... ???

[brand0wnsyou]

@BadTomorrow

it MIGHT be a combination of your sustain/decay

lets say sustain is at 0 for example, the decay would determine how lONG it took to get to the held amplitutde

of 0.... so if the decay was really short, lets say 200ms, and you press and hold a key, it would take only

200ms to reach "zero" dB!! thus the quick fading!!

[brand0wnsyou]

@BadTomorrow

for analog SPECIFICALLy, you can find release in the envelope for "Amp1" 

[iamthemeg]

@brand0wnsyou thanks, i was having the same problem. i clicked on amp 1 and had to change it to look like a box

[laurentperron1]

so much for RTFM!

[eenem13]

Your tutorials and your accent both kick ass good sir.

[GiG510]

22:05 now i know how a tsunami works

[incontrasttogray]

All hail testiclese

[haggisbasheruk]

Thanks Tom, will watch part 2 tomorrow

[oliepwns]

Wow. This guy is very educated.

[zedzeta]

Nice. For some reason tho, I can't buy the pro membership on your website :(

[ChillOutMaann]

he sounds like the guy from yes man.

[stanbekker]

@ChillOutMaann Hahaha true

[ChubbMachine]

TESTICLESE

[timtamboy63]

got it

[timtamboy63]

Hey mate, quick question,

My 'notes' seem to fade out rather than stay flat like yours do? I dont think ive edited any settings. Any idea how I can change this?

[khadkatara55]

can u send me the software name.plzzzzzzzz

[fattyJNL]

@khadkatara55 He said it clearly and it's in the info box. Ableton live.

[Sk8taSurfaDude]

Looks like I'll finally find my way into that software. Thanx a lot. Gonna recommend that tutorial, of course.

Dunno Kiwi Accents, in case yes, save the kakapo ;-)

[MarkusPerjen]

very good tut!

[xXTheRealGabbyXx]

LOVE THIS!!!!!!!!!

[fattyJNL]

10 hour tutorial marathon! :D

[ace101guy]

South African or Australian accent? lol nice vid ^.^

[michaeljjeffrey]

@ace101guy

New Zealand accent for sure ! I'm Australian.. That's definitely a Kiwi Accent, not Aussie or South African...

[anestheticbeats]

good stuff check out my new stuff at anestheticbeats

[noxgoals]

i love you

[ElvisLiving1991]

excellent! thx very much!

[slimpickinzz]

great tutorial. an hour long and wasent boring at all. I already knew a lot of the stuff you talked about but also learned a lot of new things like making new automation lanes. its great seeing how you used the techniques and describe why you used them.

[LEEROYJOKKEZ]

What Program is it ? and is it just for mac?

[djmikeyg1]

@LEEROYJOKKEZ Its called "Ableton" and its for windows as well : )

[LEEROYJOKKEZ]

What Program is it ?

[Rekoreth]

@LEEROYJOKKEZ ableton, and its for windows toooo

[LEEROYJOKKEZ]

What Program is it ?

[djraisd]

very very very useful tutor!!!! ✩✩✩✩✩

[anniefemino]

Hoping I can apply this stuff to ProTools! I love the instruction method! You are the sequencing messiah!

[urbanvibrations]

i don't even use Abelton, and this tutorial helped me A LOT.

[DjASton1]

pardon my ignorance, but where can i find the Analog instrument? it's not on my default instrument list

[ziawap]

DUBSTEP

[TornTech]

One thing.... My Macbook Pro speakers didn't play the bass part. Stupid macbook speakers. Watch this with good speakers

[BigHeartBreak93]

Kiwi go hard!!!

[jattmoli]

What in the fuck is he saying (british bitch)

[AstralSeven808Media]

@jattmoli think hes from NZ right?

[jwharehinga]

Cosm is the man. One of Ableton's best trainers and he's a NZer!

[timaust7]

awesomeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee­eeeeee!

[grtek]

omg, I just jizzed my pants with excitement, thanks!

[TMSreptiles]

@grtek was that nessecary

[1720Mission]

Thanks so much for doing this. Such a helpful video

[Bullet2770]

do you have to download this thing? my dad would kill me if i doo(not really)

[MrBigPoppa43]

Produce The Hottest Royalty Free Beats Here:

myapps43.nebula3.hop.clickbank­(DOT)net

[obliviox]

Dude make more videos! you're awesome!

[rgrainger09]

what program?

[FreedomKiter]

@rgrainger09

Ableton :)

[joeyxl3456]

I'm going to buy this guys tutorials. I've sick of trying to write my tunes before I actually know what I'm doing and then boom bogged down again and lost. Nope ima learn properly this time.

[JOSH92ROBERTSON]

Best tuturial Iv'e ever seen, seriously. So informative i have learnt more in an hour than i have in 10 in other tuturials. Bible for electronic music!

[susanbunch1980]

Very Helpful! You are a life-saver! You should definitely upload your video to this site, Ewisdomtv

[danielkeenan1984]

thanks brother great video for beginners one of the best ive found you keep it in laymans terms . :-]

[MrSergit]

Great tutorial Tom!

Regards from Spain

[qr4ik]

sweet dude!! Thx! =)

[jabes88]

This is incredible. You have helped me so much, thank you!!

[Joebdammed]

This guy is Tom Cosm, hes a kick ass electro musician

[apogeus1]

we speak same language, but i just cant understand 30%

[lutzal89]

@apogeus1 uhhh, maybe you should practice your mothertongue, im speaking english since a few years and i understand nearly everything ;)

[Soriphen]

Holy crap...can it be?! THIS IS MY NEW ELECTRONIC BIBLE! I shall refer to your tutorial for now on ;P. Dude, you are really a lifesaver. The amount of time I would've spent in learning all the other stuff about Ableton is conveniently explained in your tutorial :D. 5/5 yet again!

[tobicasterPS]

lots of good karma for ya, thank you so much mate!

best wishes from germany ॐ

[marcopfvieira]

Fantastic. You have lots of tallent. Hopping to see the next tutorial. Thanks

[pagasPMusic]

top quality lad cheers

[maxsoderstrom]

Great! When's the next one coming? Cheers

[gelheadhobo]

amazing. you`re a lifesaver, thank you so much for the time you put into this. doing god`s work bud :)

[tropicallanterns]

Hi Tom, I listened to you say what the program was that you were using over and over again, but couldn't make out what you were saying the application's name was. Thx =)

[dsmudger]

it's Ableton Live (google it, youtube seems to be stopping me posting the link to the website..)

[ciperlone]

I love the phase effect one hears when you talk at 25:06, haha!

Good tutorial for newbies ;-)

I wish these tutorials were at youtube when I started to learn these things...

[gregghissimo]

Tnx. Awesome!!

[IPRAudioSchool]

Great tutorial on "How To Write Beats"...clear and well explained for those who may be unfamiliar with some of the concepts explored!

[yooronyaamusic]

NIIICEEE!!! Fanx!!!

[boyimell]

thanx for having the time to do this.i now understand and will be buying ableton very soon great work.

[fototenoki]

Wow. Just wow.

[Valjii]

Thx Tom !!!

[8nasty]

AWSOME! iIf any of you budding producers watch this series you will leanr ALOT which I have. Thanks Tom so flippin much!