I'm a percussionist and I own two Flexitones. They are painted black so they are almost invisible when played in a dark venue. This often means that people can't see what is producing the sound.
This is the best explaination of Rythym i've ever seen. As a person who has Disabilities this was the most clear cut, well spoken, non difficult to Interpret video i've ever watched. Thank you.
Okay, i admit i clicked NOW because of the thumbnail. Thank you! This was very informative - again! You are such a fantastic teacher, and as soon as they are old enough to understand english, all your content (the informative ones, the musical ones they know already) will be on the program. Hope to see you!
I played a song in symphonic band that was a mixed meter between 3/4 and 6/8. It was like DA da DA da DA da | DA da da DA da da | DA da DA da DA da | DA da da DA da da
Literally said "This is great" out loud while I was scrolling through the comments and as soon as the words left my mouth I saw this 😅 Could not agree more!
All the drum information I’ve been craving for well over 6 months in one masterpiece video. Like literally everything. Thank you so much for making this 🙏🏽
Great video! So many great insights. Anyone told you before that you are a great writer? I feel like your actual script it really strong. Intro and the delivery hooked me immediately.
I watched to the end BUT I subscribed after about 30 seconds. This is what I've been looking for for ages. So well explained that even an old duffer like me can understand. I already understood time signatures and other basic stuff but I failed to grasp the finer points of different genres. You explained, I think all, the stuff that I couldn't completely get my head around and so when I wake up tomorrow on Christmas day I shall become the beat master Extraordinaire . Thank you Jeremy and Merry Christmas.
Congrats on the well made educational video. It's a high quality one. A lot of practical examples makes it very useful for beginners. At lest that's how IMO good teachers teach. 20+ years ago I was learning such things by myself, while composing music in trackers. Cheers. :)
Great video, a lot of these things I know by feeling or intuition so it was so cool to see them with neat motion graphics, I can't imagine all the work you put in it to handle all the timings.
Absolutely top-tier content. Sincere thanks for putting this together, man. And as an addendum - your motion graphics/graphic design skills really elevate the video. So elegant and clear. I used to have a job making classroom science films so I really appreciate this shit.
Great video! I've been (attempting to) make various groove based music since the '80s and your explanation around 4:28 of the subtle swung 16th is the eye-opener I needed! And props to the thumbnail.
"That Goo Goo Doll song" does switch from 3/4 to 4/4 in the instrumental section (and then back to 3/4 again), so it might be a confusing example if people go to that song as a 3/4 example.
I think this is one of the most complete (for beginners) and concise video on the subject ! Great job ! I knew about the polys but your video helped me spot the differences between polyrythms and polymeters more clearly ! thank you :)
I really appreciate you intentionally pointing out that we deal in a specialization of western music. So often I see videos like this and they just say "this is how music works" and it can lead to some really problematic thoughts around music and other cultures ❤. As always, your educational work is incredible
I do know most of this, or did, but it's so good sometimes to have things reiterated to firm up ideas we already have stored away somewhere. Going entirely by instinct, I tend to do the same things over and over and fail to access parts of my prior knowledge. Thanks for this.
Happy to be a patron! Videos like this one keep me excited about my own musical journey. I've done this before in a tweet back when I was on twitter ages ago and here I go manifesting again. I think you're a great teacher Jeremy, and I think you should look into working with Complexly (the Crash Course people) on something. Keep on keeping on man.
Pausing midway to say - this is another truly phenomenal resource you’ve given us all! Thank you so much, this is incredible stuff. Your ability to turn dry concepts into understandable & interesting examples is awesome.
One of the best tutorials on rhythm I've ever seen! I've been playing music for years, but have often struggled with rhythm; I think the understanding I have now of some of these concepts is going to be huge for me going forward!
Best video on rhythms I've seen. Hanging with it for a while now, studying it and recreating its concepts. Thank you so much for putting it out - fantastic overview!
Great video. Very informative and easy to digest/note take. I've been producing various genres of Electronic Music for over 12 years and still find myself coming back to the fundamentals of rhythm, and song structure.
Really enjoying this style of video. It plays on your strengths: teaching, experience with the matter being taught, and a very pleasant voice and cadence. I hope these are enjoyable to produce for you, because I'd like to see more but not at the 'cost' of the OP-1 videos (which I enjoy for the same reasons).
This was really good. Informative, but just generally delightful to listen to - you're continuously a wonderful creator and presenter. (Anxiously awaits the sequel video, rhythm with Max Blasterson)
Dude .... i am mainly a guitar player ... however you said in this video everything I did .... "instinctively" did when it came to creation of Rhythms .... especially for Electronic Music .... But you Put it "In theory" that I can now apply to "logically" to my music ..... as opposed to .... well "instinctively" ... Thanks for sharing all the Information among us fellow Musicians . .... Great Soundpacks ... BTW 🤩🤟
Love how this video can translate to other forms/genres of music! Would love to see a video like this that explores rhythms of hardcore genres like grindcore and powerviolence
Thank You Jeremy. Arranging drums is something I’ve always been lazy to do on my tracks. The ABAC - ABAD sounds like a simple and effective way to create enough variations on a track, I’ll always remember that now :)
This is so helpful, some of the details that Jeremy explains simply are not covered anywhere (as far as I know, and I watch tons of educational music videos). I really struggle with drumbeats more than with melodies and harmonies because there is less good theory around. I now have something very concrete, even more concrete than the excellent histories of jungle and techno. So if this isn’t going to help me writing better drum beats, nothing will. Thank you!
thanks for this one, i always struggle with my drums even after 15 years of making music no matter the genre, so its nice to get these kinds of detailed yet easily digestible refreshers to help me remember to not overthink things plus ive been binging your channel again lately so its extra nice to see it now lol
This is very helpful, especially as someone who can make melody and harmony ear worms all day, but struggles to match my music with a worthy enough beat. Plus I have no idea what electronic genre my music would even fit in, as i’m pulling from a pretty wide and old pool of inspiration and don’t listen to much modern music.
I just wanted to say "thank you!" I think this video helped me to understand the basics of drums better than any class I've taken to date... And I latched on to the "A-B-A-C-A-B-A-D" way of doing drums.
That was excellent, learned a lot, it's like I've done it all but also done none of it, filled in a lot of holes in my knowledge and led me to what I should be learning and focusing on next.
You know the book/video/class/whatever is gonna be fire when it has stuff like "Fundamentals of X", "X Principles", or "Introduction to X" in the title
Try this on your ABACABAD variation, use that on a 3-1 So repeat your ABACABAD 3 times then on the 4th time add variation on the last one. This also works well with bass lines because at the ear it just getting used to the rhythm the twist on the last just resets the ears
This was so helpful! Rhythm has been a sticking point for me in both my playing and my production, so this primer has given me a lot to think about and research!
I'm not good at making rhythm beats, but I found it fun by editing pre made MIDI clips which comes with the DAW. Even if you are not an expert drummer, you would still have a taste on what you want to add or change with a rhythm you heard.
ooh a lot of editing effort into this, I love it its such a comprehensive package, I've been making music for a longer time and knew a lot of these things but this was a great reminder, the examples used work and are clear
“It’s the shit you don’t hear” You ain’t kidding tho it be like the 2nd or 3rd listen when you start picking up on that “shit you don’t hear” that makes you keep coming back. I fw that beat too that was nice
Well of COURSE I have watched your video on pitch percussion! :D Love the guys demoing rhythm here and there. I appreciate the attention to detail in your graphics in this. All the animated pianola rolls are great.
I was born in 1990, since 2003 since I downloaded Fruit Loops (Not FL) ;) I make music as a hobby. I learned by myself by trial and error, advice from a few forums on how to use the program in a language I didn't understand (English is not my native language. Many years later YT tutorials appeared.. obviously I developed but I always regretted not going to music school. After your film I feel like I just graduated, that was something, that riddim that I was missing
I would think after 20 years of djing id have committed this to memory, and some ways I have but still find myself coming back to the subject for an alternative or fresh take. Nice video :) especialyl now im trying to make my own music
As a drummer, rhythm is the higgs field of music ⚛️ Incredible video. Love the part where you're explaining rhythm to the beat Also woah I use the abacabad structure when jamming on drums very cool 😎
I learned it from paying attention to drummers! Most of my electronic drums are patterned after having drummed a little as a kid and watching a lot of live drummers!
Sources and Transcript were accidentally private. Public now: www.patreon.com/posts/110521607
All Composers Are Beautiful
you're awesome!
The 1 thing everyone agrees with is music is brilliant.
Best comment
Except for this one. Who promotes hatred and violence with music?
@@MKDSL if a painter made a pitcher of a war seen would you be feel the same way about them?
I see what you did there
all cats are beautiful no?
@@HeymynameisMitch
They all sure taste the same.
Not sure if this helps removing RUclips's shadow ban from your channel 🫤
@@g3cdthis was at the top of my recommends so...
@@g3cdprobably not shadowbanned because I wasn't subscribed but got recommended this vid
All Chords Are Badass
And all chords are bastards!
You got me here just because of the thumbnail and now I’m accidentally learning about the fundamentals of rhythm wtf
This is how musicians are born
ahahaha
We all got lured by our mutual hatred of cops
Me too
ACAB is my favourite song structure
came looking for this comment
Dude imagine if he used targeted thumbnails for that one to not anger certain demographics haha
@@AndresRodriguezDev Really? That's sad.
@@AFRoSHEENT3ARCMICHAEL69 acab
Or to attract certain ones lol
The fact that you made the script fit within the rhythm is a subtle beauty
I came for the ACAB. I stayed for the knowledge.
same :D
@@Soundscapes4all was looking for my people in the comments lol
@@kylemakesgames :|
Same xD - 'Came for "ACAB" stayed for a beautifuly made video.
Assigned Composer At Birth
This is my favorite kind of youtube video. All meat, no fluff, clear communication, great pacing, no interruptions. Subbed.
I love the borked songs to show examples while avoiding copywrite. Awesome lesson
I'm a percussionist and I own two Flexitones. They are painted black so they are almost invisible when played in a dark venue. This often means that people can't see what is producing the sound.
Jeremy Academy, I love it! Hi from Redmond!
Hey cheers thank you!
One of the best videos I have ever seen. Incredibly well explained with great audio and visual ques for aid. Truly incredible! Thank you very much!
This is the best explaination of Rythym i've ever seen.
As a person who has Disabilities this was the most clear cut, well spoken, non difficult to Interpret video i've ever watched. Thank you.
Okay, i admit i clicked NOW because of the thumbnail. Thank you! This was very informative - again! You are such a fantastic teacher, and as soon as they are old enough to understand english, all your content (the informative ones, the musical ones they know already) will be on the program. Hope to see you!
omg, engineer from tf2 haiii
One of my favorite things in music is that 3/4 and 6/8 are completely different time signatures even though they are exactly the same thing.
The difference is that 3/4 goes 1+2+3+ whereas 6/8 goes 1++2++! Same number of 8ths but different strong/weak beats
The difference is "feel"
I played a song in symphonic band that was a mixed meter between 3/4 and 6/8.
It was like
DA da DA da DA da | DA da da DA da da | DA da DA da DA da | DA da da DA da da
Same with 4/4 and 8/8. ||+|| vs |||+|||+||
math
The ACAB structure is damn solid music theory
Great video and really helpful as I get (back) into making music and having fun with sound.
This is great.
You’re great.
These two and an MPC
Literally said "This is great" out loud while I was scrolling through the comments and as soon as the words left my mouth I saw this 😅 Could not agree more!
Can’t believe I missed that one. We all love you. Probably because you’re so smart and good looking. Or the rest. Something along these lines 😅.
All the drum information I’ve been craving for well over 6 months in one masterpiece video. Like literally everything. Thank you so much for making this 🙏🏽
Flawless thumbnail game, bro. Flawless.
Thanks for this! I learned a lot, including what a flexatone is. 10 out of 10!🎉
This is a crazy tutorial, a synthesis of decades of knowledge.
I was munching a snack when I hit play and now I'm chewing pretzels in time with the demonstrations.
doing the same with my choco pops
Wait till you fart, you will hit a B flat.
Hell yes
Great video! So many great insights. Anyone told you before that you are a great writer? I feel like your actual script it really strong. Intro and the delivery hooked me immediately.
Thank you!
Agreed. Everything is in point here
I was just thinking of this because intro to theory classes only barely scrape the subject. big love.
Casually throwing Visco in there was an amazingly slick move 😂 Amazing software!
What a lovely set of notes in the thumbnail
I watched to the end BUT I subscribed after about 30 seconds. This is what I've been looking for for ages. So well explained that even an old duffer like me can understand. I already understood time signatures and other basic stuff but I failed to grasp the finer points of different genres. You explained, I think all, the stuff that I couldn't completely get my head around and so when I wake up tomorrow on Christmas day I shall become the beat master Extraordinaire . Thank you Jeremy and Merry Christmas.
Todays public service brought to you by Jeremy Blake. Thank you sir, I feel so much more informed.
Congrats on the well made educational video. It's a high quality one. A lot of practical examples makes it very useful for beginners. At lest that's how IMO good teachers teach. 20+ years ago I was learning such things by myself, while composing music in trackers. Cheers. :)
Jeremy, finally someone that explains time signatures in a way I understand. Thank you! Been looking for this FOREVER.
Great video, a lot of these things I know by feeling or intuition so it was so cool to see them with neat motion graphics, I can't imagine all the work you put in it to handle all the timings.
Absolutely top-tier content. Sincere thanks for putting this together, man. And as an addendum - your motion graphics/graphic design skills really elevate the video. So elegant and clear. I used to have a job making classroom science films so I really appreciate this shit.
Thank u!!
Love the beat structure examples toward end, helped gel things in my mind.
Great video! I've been (attempting to) make various groove based music since the '80s and your explanation around 4:28 of the subtle swung 16th is the eye-opener I needed! And props to the thumbnail.
"That Goo Goo Doll song" does switch from 3/4 to 4/4 in the instrumental section (and then back to 3/4 again), so it might be a confusing example if people go to that song as a 3/4 example.
I think this is one of the most complete (for beginners) and concise video on the subject ! Great job ! I knew about the polys but your video helped me spot the differences between polyrythms and polymeters more clearly ! thank you :)
I really appreciate you intentionally pointing out that we deal in a specialization of western music. So often I see videos like this and they just say "this is how music works" and it can lead to some really problematic thoughts around music and other cultures ❤.
As always, your educational work is incredible
Rhythm... is a dancer.
it's a soul's companion.
I do know most of this, or did, but it's so good sometimes to have things reiterated to firm up ideas we already have stored away somewhere. Going entirely by instinct, I tend to do the same things over and over and fail to access parts of my prior knowledge. Thanks for this.
Happy to be a patron! Videos like this one keep me excited about my own musical journey. I've done this before in a tweet back when I was on twitter ages ago and here I go manifesting again. I think you're a great teacher Jeremy, and I think you should look into working with Complexly (the Crash Course people) on something. Keep on keeping on man.
Pausing midway to say - this is another truly phenomenal resource you’ve given us all!
Thank you so much, this is incredible stuff.
Your ability to turn dry concepts into understandable & interesting examples is awesome.
ABACAB was a good album by Genesis! This was a great tutorial by you!
Honestly one of you're best educational videos, so well organized and explained. Keep it up!
20:00 inspiring stock footage choice
One of the best tutorials on rhythm I've ever seen! I've been playing music for years, but have often struggled with rhythm; I think the understanding I have now of some of these concepts is going to be huge for me going forward!
Best video on rhythms I've seen. Hanging with it for a while now, studying it and recreating its concepts. Thank you so much for putting it out - fantastic overview!
Great video. Very informative and easy to digest/note take. I've been producing various genres of Electronic Music for over 12 years and still find myself coming back to the fundamentals of rhythm, and song structure.
I subscribed to your channel just because of the thumbnail. Thank you.
I genuinely wish I'd had this video when I was a musical novice, it'll be a great resource!
Love this channel! Always something new and useful every time a video pops up. Thank you!
Really enjoying this style of video. It plays on your strengths: teaching, experience with the matter being taught, and a very pleasant voice and cadence.
I hope these are enjoyable to produce for you, because I'd like to see more but not at the 'cost' of the OP-1 videos (which I enjoy for the same reasons).
This was really good. Informative, but just generally delightful to listen to - you're continuously a wonderful creator and presenter.
(Anxiously awaits the sequel video, rhythm with Max Blasterson)
Dude .... i am mainly a guitar player ... however you said in this video everything I did .... "instinctively" did when it came to creation of Rhythms .... especially for Electronic Music .... But you Put it "In theory" that I can now apply to "logically" to my music ..... as opposed to .... well "instinctively" ... Thanks for sharing all the Information among us fellow Musicians . .... Great Soundpacks ... BTW 🤩🤟
Love how this video can translate to other forms/genres of music! Would love to see a video like this that explores rhythms of hardcore genres like grindcore and powerviolence
This was so fun to watch! Thanks Jeremy
Thank You Jeremy. Arranging drums is something I’ve always been lazy to do on my tracks. The ABAC - ABAD sounds like a simple and effective way to create enough variations on a track, I’ll always remember that now :)
This is so helpful, some of the details that Jeremy explains simply are not covered anywhere (as far as I know, and I watch tons of educational music videos). I really struggle with drumbeats more than with melodies and harmonies because there is less good theory around. I now have something very concrete, even more concrete than the excellent histories of jungle and techno. So if this isn’t going to help me writing better drum beats, nothing will. Thank you!
Good video, very informative!
And great thumbnail, it made me laugh which is why I actually ended up watching your vid. Great attention-getter!
thanks for this one, i always struggle with my drums even after 15 years of making music no matter the genre, so its nice to get these kinds of detailed yet easily digestible refreshers to help me remember to not overthink things
plus ive been binging your channel again lately so its extra nice to see it now lol
HY-RPE2 reminds me a lot of my favorite drum sequencer for Ipad- Patterning 2. This whole video should be in a classroom. Great as usual Jeremey.
Thanks
This is very helpful, especially as someone who can make melody and harmony ear worms all day, but struggles to match my music with a worthy enough beat. Plus I have no idea what electronic genre my music would even fit in, as i’m pulling from a pretty wide and old pool of inspiration and don’t listen to much modern music.
I’ve been at this for a while and this is the clearest and simplest explanation I’ve ever seen.
This was a seriously good video - entertaining, well produced, tons of good sounds and informational as hell. TY.
I just wanted to say "thank you!" I think this video helped me to understand the basics of drums better than any class I've taken to date... And I latched on to the "A-B-A-C-A-B-A-D" way of doing drums.
The best and most comprehensive explanation of rhythm I've seen. Nice one thanks!
That was excellent, learned a lot, it's like I've done it all but also done none of it, filled in a lot of holes in my knowledge and led me to what I should be learning and focusing on next.
I love your video so much , it makes me wanna start making beats again ! You have a beautiful vibe with how you teach ! Big up !
The 'Bass=Life' part at the end was a very good tidbit
This is truly superb. Thanks. I'll watch this many times
I AM smart and good-looking - and I surely will use this tutorial for years to come for inspiration and learning. Thank you!
😂 same 🎉
You know the book/video/class/whatever is gonna be fire when it has stuff like "Fundamentals of X", "X Principles", or "Introduction to X" in the title
this video is incredibly well put together, I really like it. good job!
Dude, this totally took me back to elementary school music class explanations of rhythm… I LOVE IT!! ❤
“Tah tah tee tee tah!” 😎👌
Try this on your ABACABAD variation, use that on a 3-1
So repeat your ABACABAD 3 times then on the 4th time add variation on the last one.
This also works well with bass lines because at the ear it just getting used to the rhythm the twist on the last just resets the ears
This is fantastically educational. Thank you for being such an amazing force for good in the world of music making. Stay awesome, friend.
Thanks!
This was so helpful! Rhythm has been a sticking point for me in both my playing and my production, so this primer has given me a lot to think about and research!
I'm not good at making rhythm beats, but I found it fun by editing pre made MIDI clips which comes with the DAW.
Even if you are not an expert drummer, you would still have a taste on what you want to add or change with a rhythm you heard.
ooh a lot of editing effort into this, I love it its such a comprehensive package, I've been making music for a longer time and knew a lot of these things but this was a great reminder, the examples used work and are clear
“It’s the shit you don’t hear”
You ain’t kidding tho it be like the 2nd or 3rd listen when you start picking up on that “shit you don’t hear” that makes you keep coming back. I fw that beat too that was nice
Well of COURSE I have watched your video on pitch percussion! :D
Love the guys demoing rhythm here and there. I appreciate the attention to detail in your graphics in this. All the animated pianola rolls are great.
Amazing video, thank you for taking the time to make this and I will be referencing this video a lot while jamming in the future
I was born in 1990, since 2003 since I downloaded Fruit Loops (Not FL) ;) I make music as a hobby. I learned by myself by trial and error, advice from a few forums on how to use the program in a language I didn't understand (English is not my native language. Many years later YT tutorials appeared.. obviously I developed but I always regretted not going to music school. After your film I feel like I just graduated, that was something, that riddim that I was missing
trying to get into music and this helped a ton, thank you
Red means: always creating authentic bangers. Great vid Jeremy ✨
this is one of the best videos i’ve seen all year
Didn’t know I needed this. I’ve unlocked a new world of exploration! Thank you
this is the best explanation of the fundamentals on the internet
I don't know why this was recommended and I didn't understand anything, but it seemed like a good video. 👍
THUMBNAIL!!! Also, I am LOVING these new vids you have been producing. Thanks !!
Fantasticly informative and well put together video. This will be my go to video for refreshing my knowledge when its "been a while" tanks
Nice discover the Kawai R-50! the first thought was "this can be good for industrial music". Very good video, highly educational 👌
I would think after 20 years of djing id have committed this to memory, and some ways I have but still find myself coming back to the subject for an alternative or fresh take. Nice video :) especialyl now im trying to make my own music
You make learning fun, what an awesome talent!
Man, this is really amazing video.
As a drummer, rhythm is the higgs field of music ⚛️
Incredible video. Love the part where you're explaining rhythm to the beat
Also woah I use the abacabad structure when jamming on drums very cool 😎
I learned it from paying attention to drummers! Most of my electronic drums are patterned after having drummed a little as a kid and watching a lot of live drummers!