Darkstep DnB Tutorial Day 1: Making a Beat for Dark Drum and Bass [7 Day Song]

[rsnerd008]

lol someone pay him to make terrorcore.

[AylatheRaichu]

"sounds like it's beating you over the head repetitively". Hah, that could also be said about Gabber, Hardstyle and Speedcore.

[PenguinMLG]

At the start I was following your mouse with mine.

[idfpsycho]

Great tutorial TNX !!!

[Samroboix]

lets name it...... dun don duhhhhh "beat"

[TheRStoneProductions]

You don't have to change the slider when making notes soft or hard (lol)

You can just hold alt and click for soft notes and shift and click for hard notes

[linarddd]

when i copy pattern to track my pattern does not show combinator beat but it openens a new note lane from redrum also im not abled to rename the note lanes is this couse i have reason 5 or am i dooing something wrong?

[Nezopu]

Another "HEY" ? Go 00:00

[striderdnb]

I copy patern to track but nothing is showing. sorry but I'm new to reason :(

[mattelvv]

@striderdnb same problem here!!! plese help!

[DoomAndBass]

your tutorials are priceless thank you for sharing your knowledge

[dylanmatheson]

If you don't know how to load samples into reason,

then check out my tutorial on how to load samples into reason,

then you'll know how to load samples into reason,

okay so we got a load of samples here in reason

[itsDubKing]

i never understood why you put them all in one redrum. when you EQ it youre adding loads of high to your kicks. same with too much low on ur hi hats and snares

[synaesthesia2010]

@itsDubKing if it's an issue for your producing style, replace the 6:2 mixer for a 14:2 mixer, then output each channel on the redrum to seperate eqs rputed to the inputs on the mixer, it's standard production practice

[IkeProductionsMusic]

professionally produced songs have at least 4-8 layers of kicks 0_o

[mike8storm]

@IkeProductionsMusic having anymore than 4 kick sounds would be fairly stupid. you would have to EQ so much out of each so as not to get in the way of others, that you would be left with a terrible sound.

[IkeProductionsMusic]

@mike8storm yeah i know- but if your really good at EQing that shouldnt be an issue :)

[emanuel0831]

Do something with the Amenbreak :),

Like Djungle.

Omni trio is an awesome Djungle artist :D. some songs are Liquid D'n'B too :].

[gPaHaTaTa]

the "minimal drum and bass" joke had me laughing for a while :D

[BiffyFighters]

Needs more snare.

[Dzastater]

DOGSTEP?!?

[bungbung13131]

What are the exact drum filenames that you have in Redrum?

[synaesthesia2010]

@bungbung13131 all apart from the ride and the second hat, the samples are in the drum and bass sample pack and the electro house sample pack from his website. the ride is ride_monk from the cymbals folder in the bundled library that comes with reason. just copy the redrum settings, then use you ears to find the correct samples

[iicyzX]

omgomg track 5 wont work for some unknown reason -.-

[BcNobel]

Samples in reason, samples in reason, samples in reason, samples in reason XD! Nice tutorials though, learned a lot!

[deadsource]

Awesome man, just awesome!

[AidanFirmLegend]

HI!! haah your voice was really high for some reason

[KroniKDubstepz]

Why Fez you ask? beacuse its i high hat! heh heh. Lets move on. lol

[badrider138]

dave is the man

[jjchaosreigns]

i have reason 2.5 and cant find the combinator TT~TT

why?

[Tr0ll321]

@jjchaosreigns because you have reason 2.5

[TomK2k9]

@Tr0ll321 LOL

[jjchaosreigns]

man i love the random funny things he says like "none of you may know any of these and wonder what the hell all those things i said were" xD

[dubstepuk78]

why do u put the racks into the combinator?

[JetWash63]

Very nice in all, but I'd need some help with it in FL Studio.... I'm not sure I should venture into new programs just yet

[Fear2Goth]

i need help with darkstep on fl studio

[riproarious]

You type so fast.. O.o

[PsychomantisMusic]

it's just brilliant how you jump the mouse around to emphasize words in the begging of the video :D

[Driesstep]

it should be very nice if you say the samples that you use like for the first trigger drum ''biab_kick 1" so we can use the right kicks of your sample pack :p

very nice tutorial man I love those vids !

[ChaosStep]

@Driesstep Then you wouldn't have your own sound.

[NosferatuOfWorms]

Thank you for making this man, especially since my next dnb song is gonna be a darkstep song.

[WhatTehFux]

Your voice IS quite annoying but I guess that's down to opinion. What is fact is that you know what you're talking about and your videos are very informative.

[eerovikat]

tnx man

[HealthDNB]

Won't let me post a reponse, but check out mine! x

[Killchrono]

Why fez, you ask?

Because fez's are cool.

Great tutorial, really looking forward to how the end product turns out =)

[sss2eee]

hey why u not using mastering suit?

[Sineaptic]

Why fez you ask? :')

[eerovikat]

what programm is it?

[HealthDNB]

@eerovikat Reason4 mate :)

[tovilovan]

HAI!

[usernamelame1]

love your voice, love all your tutorials

[zodiac909]

LOL for the first minute it felt as if the mouse was talking to me cause it moves perfectly timed with each word you said :D

[EnterTheMurk]

Ah man this is exactly what I need, thanks! Will be watching your other vids to become a drum & bass MASTER

[Juniorwazhomeless]

if you dont know how to load samples into reason, then check out my tutorial on how to load samples into reason, then you know how to load samples into reason hahaha

[mfoti92]

Nice tutorial, do you do tutorials with like cubase or ableton ?

[Braunschweider]

"If you don't know how to put samples into Reason, then check my tutorial on how to put samples into Reason - then you'll know how to put samples into Reason."

Is it that hard to put samples into Reason?

[thegreenas]

I'm describing you!!

[moka948]

very helpful thank you :-]

[shiftry11]

2:28

Lol he said samples 5 times in 15 seconds!

[Dethmasheen]

I can't help but think that Reason complicates a lot of things for no... reason. :P

[davidwe44]

u are fuking awesome!

thx for your tuts!

[BillyCauseyjr]

what program are you using?

[Aardvarked88]

Brilliant tutorials but the clicking of your mouse is pretty distracting.

[patriotBG1]

1st i want to thank u for that tut, its rly helpful :)

2nd i want to ask: when i put more than 1 pattern on the track and click play no sound is coming out. The equalizer shows that the song is going on, but i cant hear it.

[EdiundLeon]

That Turotial are 2 fast 4 me

[deviance001]

[high_pitch] Sweet! [/high_pitch]

[deviance001]

sweet!

[rockvot]

hey hey nice job ... can you help me whit a little problem?? the thing is that my reason have not sound whyyy???

[rushdown24]

@rockvot open reason then click on edit go to prefrences then audio, select your soundcard below that hope this helps

[rockvot]

@rushdown24 thanx good tip

[SoundTroopers]

you type fast!

[SaintPsyclon]

I lol'd at the fez joke

[thenewrevolution100]

ii WaNNa sUcKK yOuR DiiCk WhiiLE yOu mAkE bEatS

[95SanyiX]

i want to know how to load samples into reason, because i dont know how to load samples into reason so please teach me how to load samples to reason

thx

pm.: i don know how to load samples to reason

[95SanyiX]

living cursor

[skhmal]

rasss u dik aleast tell us when to press shift its confusing im not hating but ur making other people mistakes cunt !

[itinho247]

what software is this?

[rafke6992]

@itinho247 Reason 4

[kalliey78]

i like LOVE your accent lol

[MyNameis2long4youtub]

What is a cheap program I can use to make some of this music with? I think Reason is a little too expensive unless somebody knows a way I can get it for free or cheaper.

[buddhasmk]

@MyNameis2long4youtub lol, what's google for?

[MyNameis2long4youtub]

@buddhasmk All it found me was trials or bad programs.

[buddhasmk]

@MyNameis2long4youtub umm, try torrents, like btjunkie

[MyNameis2long4youtub]

You are awesome dude

[equaleyez187]

"Darkstep is generally between about 150 and 180 BPM, so DNB dj's don't have too much trouble mixing it together" - haha i bet NO ONE makes a track thinking if some dj will be able to mixer or not... But great tutorial anyway!

[molodoymolod]

subfocus - dark dnb ? huh ?

[AdamC316]

Man ur tutorials are really good, just think maybe you would benifit by moving to logic of cubase.

[H13drummer]

I've noticed that there's a definite pattern to the way tracks are created, especially the Day 1. I've watched the Dubstep, DNB, and G Funk Tutorials. It makes it easier to understand the more I watch because I get more familiar with the tech you use.

Cheers from USA! :D

[dyingtolive623]

omgZED! haha! ;)

[deathbybob]

BUT HOW DO YOU LOAD SAMPLES INTO REASON?

[k4nnun]

@deathbybob BUT WHO WAS PHONE?

[deathbybob]

@k4nnun Has anyone really been far even as decided to use even go want to do look more like?

[k4nnun]

@deathbybob FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU­UUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU­UUUUUUUUUUUU-

[HamsterRapingBastard]

how many times can you say "load samples into reason" in 8 seconds

[jboesel09]

any chance you can compress the samples on your website in zip files instead of .rar files so mac computers can open them?

[mcchazzinton555]

dude u should really make like a progressive house tutorial cuz there really isnt that much for it on reason,ive been trying figure out a style similar to kaskade or deadmau5,

i always have to look at fl studio tutorial and figure it out using reason

[CursedExistence]

nice one mate, very comprehensive tutorial

[CodeBlueTV]

"Fez" lmao

[arkaros0]

Yeah i have made a minimal DnB =D

[JoeHortonMusic]

Oh man, I'm still laughing over 'Channel 5 Ghost Snare'.

Great tutuorials. This is the first of yours I've seen but I think I'll be spending my sunday night watching every video you've ever made.

Keep making noise brother.

[lcmxr6]

lol "you could play that beat for 5 min and call it a minimal DnB song"

[WrathSlayerX]

I have the reason 4 Demo and I have a key.

How do I register the product?

[VortexProducer]

EPIC!

The best tutorial ever! Fun and easy to understand!

[abcdefgOhplease]

I am sure you are a clever guy but but that was soooooooooooo boring

[KoolRmashups]

"if you dont know how to load samples in reason, then check out my tutorial on how to load samples into reason, then you know how to load samples into reason. Okay i got a load of samples now in reason"

lol

[VEE2X]

fuck d adv !

[TheStevieb94]

erm whats the software that u use?

[opferhaus]

Hi Dave,

your tuts about my favorite styles are so great, i´m a beginner in reason 4 and it helps me so much. But I have a problem finding the used reddrum samples on your hp. Which Samples of your Drum&Bass Sample Pack (30 Samples) are the used ones. I hope you can answer me here... thx a lot!! Cheers Steven

[kidocty]

@opferhaus

iv got kick 7, kick 8, hard snare 3, snare 5, snare 9, hat 2, electro hat 2 and ride_monk (which i searched for in reason sound bank). hope this helps

[Davisbigboy976]

Love your style, and you're very entertaining :))

[vbmbm]

How fast are you actually typing. flipping heck. lol

[ECWOz]

bangin'....now one for venetian snares style gabba/drillnbass/breakcore insanity please...

[HolyKatana]

I love darkstep! I'm definitely doing this tutorial.

[beefking69er]

your "hi" at the start sounds very "high" lol

[ThednbSvk]

what is the program name??

[ShenkI21]

@ThednbSvk Reason :)

[camadi69]

hiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii!!!

[TSDREX]

Can you have a download link to your Redrum Sample save file please? :)

[skamone]

JUMP UP DRUM N BASS TUTORIAL PLZ!!!!!

[rootsradicals88]

ive been looking 4 a tutorial like this forevers, im almost in tears. youve changed my life : ' ) o and yes, you are very charismatic* thank yu for helping a noob like me, ive been making drum n' bass for bout a year now, and this is exactly what i needed.

[2bHottness]

nice beat boxing, nice tutorial

[machinalabs]

a) I wanna hug the person who sponsored this tutorial

b) Darkstep, Neurofunk, Techstep, and Darkcore all have minor differences and are distinguishably separate sub-genres. :-P But I'm a dnb nerd and I'm picking hairs XD

[wwwboyinabandcom]

@machinalabs Haha me too :D This was muchos fun to make.

Yeah, I figured there's something in this tutorial that would be useful to producers of each of those genres though :)

[necaacen]

@machinalabs Ive been listening to underground uk dance music since 1991, and the only time Ive ever heard anyone use the term 'dark step' has been kids who dont know what theyre talking about on the internet over the last 5/6 years. Go ask Bailey, Hype, Andy C etc if theyre into darkstep and who their favourite darkstep producers are and they will look at you like youre an idiot.

[machinalabs]

@necaacen I'm sure they would.

So how would you describe a piece of music such as this?

I think it's less about "sub genres" and more about describing a particular method/feel in a field that is extremely diversified. 

[Dethmasheen]

@machinalabs

there's no such thing as "DNB nerd"

I think you're misunderstanding dnb, friend

[DjTheNobody]

@machinalabs actually darkcore is dark hardcore, and i believe thats big difference from others named.

[impossiblemission4ce]

@machinalabs Isn't it splitting hairs?

[machinalabs]

@impossiblemission4ce Yeah. I can't remember if I was particularly OCD when I wrote that comment, or just really really dry internet sarcasm. :-P

[ranidalf]

Hi Dave! im Tomas

You are awesome, Your tutorials are great, your voice are cool

and I got Video Responses for some tutorials ! ;)

C`ya

[Farull]

Nice tutorial as usual! Tip of the day: Click the round + button in the track list to add new note lanes for the selected tracks!

[streetxlite]

Hate your voice, but i love your tutorials.

Thanks :)

[wwwboyinabandcom]

@streetxlite Hate your comment, but i love that you're finding my tutorials useful.

Thanks :)

[Gelboy312]

@wwwboyinabandcom Bullshit I love your voice haha

[Ragnorok112]

I need tomake darkstep like black sun empire, my stuff at is too light, god likes my DNB

[pokerockmario123]

An Oldskool Drum N Bass tutorial would be AWESOME!! SICK, JUST FUCKING GREAT!!!!! :)

[KidWuzi]

I like your beat box it sounds better then the actual beat you made in Reason

[Lunchsacks]

House? where is my House tutorial!?

[conman42000]

Argh I was really looking forward to liquid :(

[wwwboyinabandcom]

@conman42000 the poll on the boyinaband site is still topped by liquid, if it stays that high then that'll be next month's 7DS :)

[BreakbeatNightmare]

Can't believed you didn't ask for my help Dave! ;D

[wwwboyinabandcom]

@BreakbeatNightmare *puts on Zorro hat* I work alone! *jumps on horse and gallops off into the night*

[marina2080]

you sound pretty sweet. ;) peace!

[djshaun123]

I like the look of that Nightclub leads refill, Where did you get that and can you make a 7 day tutorial of a club song be really help full mate :)

[leechyboy11]

@djshaun123 Well isn't 'Club' a bit vague, because I'm pretty sure each one plays something different....

[Skullbird11]

LOL a fez! :D

[Sundawn2k5]

@Skullbird11 didnt get it... :(

[marina2080]

daaark!!! ☢

you do beatbox too? must make a tut on that! ;D

[wwwboyinabandcom]

@marina2080 The title of that tutorial would be something like "How to look like an absolute ponce in front of your workmates for 3 years then finally learn to beatbox to a reasonable standard"

Might be quite a long video.

[matiast1]

Wow!!!

[Pjuker]

Can't wait to hear the final song :D