Hope you enjoyed this vid - this is definitely one of the most important aspects of arranging... also, I added a whole new mini-course on arranging in Producer Accelerator. So you should check that out... right here produceracceleratorcourse.com
6:01 about "You can just change the stereo field" its a bad move because when you hear your song on mono it will be cluttered. If you want to fix this problem you have two ways. 1, the path of effects. Using EQ, Dynamic EQ, Compressor on side-chain to make space for other instrument. 2, the path of arrangement. changing the way you play the instrument(Staccato, Pizzicato...), the notes(octaves, other notes of the scale or something), the timing you play the instrument. I liked that you touched this topic because it opens the mind of the beginners(including me :P) and make it faster for them to speed up the process to be better at Arrangement. to be better at creating art.
Great advice! I also think another great way to do this is play more intervals, broken chords, and arpeggios, using as little notes as possible and spreading the melody or harmony between more instruments similar to what you did with the guitar but have the electric piano or pads only play the 1-5 or 1-3 version of the chords or even just the root note or a single harmony note.
Another thing to keep in mind is that you can put a lot more instruments and sounds in the high pitches than in the low pitches without it getting too muddy because of overtones (you can find videos online of your curious about overtones)
🙏🏻thank you very much ☺️ that was one of the best/most important tutorials in a long time! please do another one on this topic. it can be longer and more detailed ☺️🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
This is very much a consideration when I'm working on a song. Not only the vertical space, but listening for places where one instrument is overlapping in a bad way with another and EQing or adjusting filter cutoff for one or both to open up more space. I mean sometimes the overlap is a feature, not a bug, but sometimes one steps on another.
Super useful big concept! Has me wondering if taking away arrangement pieces can be done deliberately to create tension, that is release when that part of the vertical space returns to the arrangement.
Thanks! Problem I keep running into is when a VST only has a certain range that works for the song. For example piano pad that I literally can’t use lower notes and then when it gets too high it sounds weird. Haha. Stock plugins.
Great video! I'd add furthermore that compressing too many instruments in the same pitch range also causes them clashing frequency wise: that means too many things in the midrange or in the low end. In fact the reason why your songs - and dare I say that? Mine too! - don't sound overloaded in certain frequencies even when there's a lot going on maybe in the last chorus is that we space out the instruments, resulting in a way less likely frequency overload.
Yes but it will not sound natural. A bit hard to describe how to do it in a comment. Basically you can use Flex Pitch or go the inspector window (select the audio) and then use the transpose option.
Yes, but no 😁 because you can have the same note made with 2 different strings but on different frets. (I said notes, not "sound" as these 2 notes can sound different, which is an interesting feature)
Hope you enjoyed this vid - this is definitely one of the most important aspects of arranging... also, I added a whole new mini-course on arranging in Producer Accelerator. So you should check that out... right here produceracceleratorcourse.com
6:01 about "You can just change the stereo field" its a bad move because when you hear your song on mono it will be cluttered. If you want to fix this problem you have two ways.
1, the path of effects.
Using EQ, Dynamic EQ, Compressor on side-chain to make space for other instrument.
2, the path of arrangement.
changing the way you play the instrument(Staccato, Pizzicato...), the notes(octaves, other notes of the scale or something), the timing you play the instrument.
I liked that you touched this topic because it opens the mind of the beginners(including me :P) and make it faster for them to speed up the process to be better at Arrangement. to be better at creating art.
Great advice! I also think another great way to do this is play more intervals, broken chords, and arpeggios, using as little notes as possible and spreading the melody or harmony between more instruments similar to what you did with the guitar but have the electric piano or pads only play the 1-5 or 1-3 version of the chords or even just the root note or a single harmony note.
it really feels good having to hear someone say things the way you feel.... thank you
You are really underrated. Hope you wil find your shine
Another thing to keep in mind is that you can put a lot more instruments and sounds in the high pitches than in the low pitches without it getting too muddy because of overtones (you can find videos online of your curious about overtones)
Absolutely true I mentioned that in another video!
he did , in his 30 music production tips video. I just saw it 😄
great video
This is the great "Nail On The Head" Tutorial !!!
Wow, this is great info! Thanks for sharing!
Very helpful video !
🙏🏻thank you very much ☺️ that was one of the best/most important tutorials in a long time! please do another one on this topic. it can be longer and more detailed ☺️🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
This is very much a consideration when I'm working on a song. Not only the vertical space, but listening for places where one instrument is overlapping in a bad way with another and EQing or adjusting filter cutoff for one or both to open up more space. I mean sometimes the overlap is a feature, not a bug, but sometimes one steps on another.
Super useful big concept! Has me wondering if taking away arrangement pieces can be done deliberately to create tension, that is release when that part of the vertical space returns to the arrangement.
Simple, usefull. Thanks for the video.
Great Tips!! I really love your arrangement tutorials
Very informative video! Thank you
Thanks for sharing !
Thanks a lot! 👍🏼👍🏼
This is gold! Thanks for sharing :)
Thanks! Problem I keep running into is when a VST only has a certain range that works for the song. For example piano pad that I literally can’t use lower notes and then when it gets too high it sounds weird. Haha. Stock plugins.
Great video! I'd add furthermore that compressing too many instruments in the same pitch range also causes them clashing frequency wise: that means too many things in the midrange or in the low end. In fact the reason why your songs - and dare I say that? Mine too! - don't sound overloaded in certain frequencies even when there's a lot going on maybe in the last chorus is that we space out the instruments, resulting in a way less likely frequency overload.
This is actually fantastic advice 🔥
This is gold! Thank you so much for making this video!
This helps a lot
So good!!!
Appreciation comment for the “baby daddy” shirt.
Excellent! Love the examples.
Extremely helpful thanks. Still learning about logic and mixing. Is it possible to change the pitch of a voice by an octave or fifth on logic ?
Yes but it will not sound natural. A bit hard to describe how to do it in a comment. Basically you can use Flex Pitch or go the inspector window (select the audio) and then use the transpose option.
@@NathanJamesLarsen thanks. I’ll give it a try.
Post rock banger incoming 😂
Standard acoustic guitar 20 frets * 6 strings 120 notes
Yes, but no 😁 because you can have the same note made with 2 different strings but on different frets. (I said notes, not "sound" as these 2 notes can sound different, which is an interesting feature)
@@FLH3official correct !
hey random question. you arent related in any way to Tyler Larson from Music is Win are you? (:
Hey - nope.
@@NathanJamesLarsen haha didnt figure
i personally think the strings just added sludge
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