12 Reasons why you NEED To Learn MUSIC THEORY as a PRODUCER - Don't be scared!
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YES! Finally someone who speaks out against this anti intellectual snobbery of musicians pretending to know better by knowing less. Thank you very much, Dom! I'll add a few more to your #12:
#13 Don't think people in the know don't see through your shortcomings when you stubornly refuse to learn music theory. They may not say anything and they might not even explicitly think about it but they know you fumble in the dark and they subconsciously write you off as a candidate for things you probably would like to be part of. Saying no to music theory is just not good enough.
#14 Just because some favorite artist of yours claim to not know any music theory doesn't mean they have no clue about what they're doing. They may have grown up in a musical family who shared the info in other ways than classical music theory.
#15 Just because some favorite artist of yours claim to not know any music theory doesn't meann you should adopt their approach in order to somehow get just as lucky as they did. It's just shooting yourself in the foot for no reason. You need all the knowledge you can get to be prepared for reality when it strikes ... and let's face it, prodigies are more few and far between than we care to admit, right? :D
#16 Knowledge of music theory does NOT make you lose your feelings! It only seems that way when you only know enough music theory to be danglerous. When you get past that stage you're free to express yourself in much more ways than you can ever imagine in your hole in the ground. The only advantage of sitting in a hole in the ground is it's close to the horizon, but that's counteracted by the small and limited size of the hole and no matter how you try the real world outside is much larger and more exiting than your hole in the ground, so just crawl out of there now! It's an order!;D
Pinned my friend- I would have made the video even longer but I totally agree with all your points!
I second that
DAMN BRO! Pinned by Dom... BOOM! Agreed with all your points, BTW. #16 is my favourite!
Yep, right on. There's so much of this around.
Standing "O" wonderful input.
I had a call from the company called Unison, and they have this amazing midi pack! :D
Me too... video coming up :P
😂😂😂😂😂 even if you don't know any music theory at all the unison midi chord pack can help you . All you need to do on your daw no matter what daw it is is only drag and drop 😂😂😂
Unison Unison Unison..
Yes! MUSIC THEORY will push you forward!
Absolutely agree that knowing theory in relation to the instrument you’re playing will absolutely make you a better player. 100% true.
Like so many things in life, people want to reach the end point as fast as possible and thus miss the journey, which is where fulfilment is earnt.
Learning music theory is a huge investment it is not learned overnight or in a week and even a year. The inner chord movements along with countermelodies not using loops and automated harmonies is the Journey that needs to be followed. Understanding the full compass of every instrument in the orchestra including big band is mandatory. The articulation of these instruments need to be executed properly and not played as if it was a Piano Part
If you can view the master classes of great arrangers it might encourage you to study privately. It all started with dietonic harmony But today’s genres are so distant from the propsed rules
If you have the patience and commitment to revisit the music of the classics leading into Dixieland and eventually in to Bebop you’d be off to a good start.
Good luck to you all
Alan Russell professional Arranger since 1968
Great points Dom
Totally agree with you, Dom! Thanks for sharing this!
I started playing music when I was 13 years old, without a music background, except for those tiny things you learn at school. And I played with my bands and I had a lot of fun, but finally, after having time and the opportunity, I started learning music theory (and I'm still learning) and my tracks are something completely different to the tracks I made when I was 15, 20 or 30. I'm learning so much and my tracks now have a story to tell and it's like the instruments are having a conversation and not a fight like they had before learning theory xD Is not easy of course, but is rewarding and absolutely worth it, and as you said, is a shortcut to so many things because you have that idea in your head, and if you know the theory, you now how to put the idea on your track without wasting time playing thousand of notes until your ears tells you that finally it sounds cool. Another thing that I found after learning theory is that my tracks are more complex but in a good way, they're evolving and I'm making chord progressions or melodies that I wouldn't be able to do just playing without knowing where to go. Something that I did to make the learning theory more fun was to join a choir and that helped me to connect the sounds with the notes on the staff, and now I'm learning violin at the same time I'm learning how to read music. Luckily I have a pretty good ear and I can detect when a note is off, but after learning theory, I know exactly which notes are going to be off, and even if I want to break the rules, now I know how to do it and still, my music will sound good.
This is an amazing video!! Thank You!!
THANK YOU DOM!!! Really great content! you are the best!
Music Theory is the only thing that makes you stand out of this insane inflation of people that think they can be a aknowledged musicians without any effort. This Video speaks out of my soul thanks!
I remember when I got my first keyboard I used to "feel" my way to the sounds I wanted and had no idea what chords or notes I was playing. Fast forward many years later, learning music theory was the best thing I ever did to enjoy making music. I would rather just play a melody on my keyboard than manually muck around with the midi pencil tool. It helps to be more expressive and add variation. And yes theory makes you much faster at producing.
Preach it, brother.
Great video and I totally agree!
Dom, I feel your energy! Thank u so much! I'm learning music theory, solfege, harmony in music college and not a kid already. 🙂
Dom this is your best video ever. I needed to hear this today. Thank you.
Man thank you very much for making this videos, Im going back to music theory again to learn it in depth. thanks again.
Your content is fire, dude. So glad you did this vid.
Well said, friend.
Thanks Dom for cheer it up! not a lot of people know music theory,i still learning a lot of music theory and composition! :)
Amazing community work on this vídeo. I Just can't imagine making music without the theory. Thanks for trying to make the world sound better.
...RESPECT DOM !!!!❤️
Really adore the Raw truth you always reveal to the world of lost music...
Music is story telling... To tell the story.. Learn your letters.. words.. & different languages .....
Thanks millions Dom.... 😍👍🥇
Thank you Dom!! In fact it is not diificult to learn the theory, only you need to start and then you can progress slowly. And also you will enjoy it more when you notice your progress and how you gradually get better.
So true!!! I also started learning theory when I was a little Kid. I agree with every point! Especially when it comes to arrangement it helps so much. At one point I started to arrange the Instruments of my rock band like I would rather arrange string, namely splitting a chord voicing over bass and guitars. the result is so amazing, immediately one can introduce thirds and sevens in a rock track instead of playing boring doubled powerchords, also chord inversions are finding their way in my tracks. I never had ideas in that direction without music theory. Awesome Video!!!
There is Batman Dom always when you need him 💜💪🏻✌🏻
Thanks for motivating :-) 👏👏
Great video and i am sure will inspire loads of people to learn more music theory :-)
Amen!
so true!
Totally agree with you,,,
Cheers, Dom! Thanks again for a fantastic and inspiring video.
I've been doing music for games since 1988, and my lack of any formal training (at all) has never been a problem for my work. Music is a language and I feel I can speak it up to some degree, but I know I would have reached far better results if I had know some music theory earlier (and listened too more varied music!).
I still do things my way, but I'm happy to be able to give proper names to the things I do and use thanks to what I learned about music theory in the recent years in channels like yours. At least now I know what chords and scales are! XD
I found a couple of plugins that make learning music theory more fun and may raise interest in musicians. Plugin Boutique Scaler has many ways to build chord progressions and transitions from a scale to another, it really invites you to set a scale and experiment new complex chord sequences; you click and hear individual chords, and then drag to your sequence. It has harmony theory inside, a sort of big expansion to the Cubase chord track. Music Developments Melodya has many ways to create (or modify) melodies by call and answers, it really helped me in visualizing the ABACBC structure of a melody, where each section can be transposed, inverted, musically transformed with rules (coupled with the chance of a light or strong constrained random generation). Both plugins support hundreds of scales. I love both because they have theory inside, there is more pleasure in experimenting with them than browsing an infinite midi collection or pressing a random generation button for an entire afternoon before getting close to a good result.
Thanks a lot!
Go for it Dom!!! Make that video about that specific ad.
I will… Since they offered me good money to promote their midi pack too…
your right about theory. Errol Garner is a 1 in a billion phenomenon of talent. the rest of us need to study.
Most musicians I've known who avoid music theory have spewed the myth that theory knowledge would take away their creativity. They've typically been at the left peak of the Dunning-Kruger curve, believing they are already experts when they're actually novices, and they just don't yet recognize how terribly much they don't understand.
This is a great overview to dubunk that anti-music theory mythology and I hope it convinces more musicians to actually become literate about their art. Thanks, Dom!
Hello Dom..I am music composer specific wannabe 🤔,and i have the basic knowledge in music theory. You have so much right about the music knowledge. A few months ago i starting lessons for deeper music harmony with a professional teacher and I think i was blind and now i starting see. Plugin,fx loops and synthesisers are very important tools for music creation but the good knowledge of music make the difference.
I think this video is one of your Best and helpful...👍👍👍🎵🎵🎶
Díky!
Thank you so much Pavel, highly appreciated ❤️
Agree 100%
Thank you Dom for this video. I have a good ear for music (I can reproduce the correct note I ear) but unfortunately I don't have nearly any knowledge so it's a pity playing just by ear.
It would be very kind of you if you soon or later will suggest any tutorial to improve the music theory.
Thanks again
Thank you for so eloquently delivering this insightful segment. So, how and where do I begin?
Thanks sir ❤️👍👌
Indeed! It's so much easier than you think. I was 9 yrs old.
I think we should define what‘s actually meant by „music theory“, as this is a very wide spectrum. I would add that knowing good music theory probably would also have prevented several music styles from being developed. So what you need to know really depends on what you would like to do.
I want that t-shirt!
By the way. You can make video about brass arangment. 😀 You are the best Dom. Keep doing
Nice one, Dom 👍 There are so many 'tools' that let you 'make music' without knowing anything about it, many people think they don't need the knowledge. Thank goodness there are no DIY neurosurgeon tools 🤣
Look forward to your MIDI packl debunking 😀
dom thank you for spreading this message, before i went to college to learn musical education i thought huh theory is stupid .. i can make beats with loops easy peasy,my ear is good .well i was hella wrong and now its so much easier to play and compose !! this was a life changer
In Music Theory, "theory" is the scary word for most people. Let's call it musical language.
Exactly- people go to great lengths to make it look “not-sexy” and instead luring your to go into fancy products that will make you a producer. Guess what’s these products will sound soooo much better if you have a bit of knowledge to use them in a musical way!
no, its theory
Universal language 👍🏾🙏🏾
9:02 exactly
Great video! I use Cubase 11 Pro, study at Berklee College of music I and was thinking of take music thoery
thanks man
exactly
Hello, Dom. What is this for a blue tape-reel animation running behind you in the background ? This is really nice. Its not a part of your last studio tour ..... Can you tell what is this part from or single animation ?!!? Thank you for effort, best regards
Hi Dom, Can you recommend a source for learning music theory effectively? I don't want to hunt and peck (and be able to arrange better) I took piano lessons for 11 years but haven't played for 30-35 years. Instead piles of RUclips videos, I would prefer solid programs if it makes sense. Thanks so much!
Music theory is simple, especially for dance music producers. White key's are flat key's, black key's are sharp key's. Every natural chord has different chords in it it. At least they contain 3 minor and 3 major chords and if you only use these minor or major chords you can't play out of tune, you can use the pentatonic scale of the root chord without playing out of tune within these chords. So start with F minor (because of the many black key's in the pentatonic scale, it will be easier to remember) and use only the 3 minor chords and play these in any order you like. Use the chords F minor, C minor and Bb minor and after you made your chord progression start moving, change the voicing of each chord by moving the key's within each chords 12 notes up or down so they are closer to each other, within the range of an octave. After that play melodies and a arpeggio in different octaves (layers) with the key's F flat, G sharp , A sharp , C flat, C sharp and D sharp and you can't play out of tune. This should be enough to make some techno. I like to start with an arpeggio with the key's F flat, C sharp and D sharp and then play a chord progression and change the voicing so it pleases the ears and comes closer the the key's in the arpeggio. Your next step should be using major chords in a minor chord progression.
Hi Dom, i love these videos...Can you make some about the workflow.
You see after looking at many videos, its like everything i did before, has changed.
So if youy can show mw a good workflow, i would love it, thx
Thanks again! I had this conersation with my son , and I wish I would have this conversation with my father
My father was a Tenor he had a lot of knolage but he could not teach me and kept saying I know nothing
My son has no Idea about core progression and basic stracture of scales and so on
he has it as you said ready made like you said when you open an chord track it advises you about it's progression
or like all those "tutorials" everybody now is fed with a spoon , nobody works that hard to dive into it as long as you get instant results, sorry that is what mainstream music sounds like today
I'm 61 now and I'm still learning , even when I drive home and listen to music that is far out of mainstreem (like GENTLE GIANT for example) my wife and kids complain about the annoying music I'm so exited about...
My son plays on keyboard mostly thing he heard but I know the wrong tha sound bad and out of it's course and I know if he knew some more basics he woud have done it different.
I bought him an electric guitar this week and Im giving him some of the boring stuff ,not to change his "drive" but to give him some insights that will one day take him out of the "safe zone" and he will use it
If you have a music theory you don't have to have a good day :)
You've got a good and effective starting point all the time :)
What are your recommendations for online music theory courses.
Yes Dom, completely agree with fact that music theory knowledge is very important. If you editing, so tuning a vocal for example, u’ve tuned it, sent and musicians say: “Man, those moments are not in key for a semitone, you don’t hear that? And those choirs are flat by the semitone too, did you do you work, that we payed you for?” That would be pretty embarrassing. And there wouldn’t be things like “spectral conflicts” on a mixing stage, if you know what you’re doing. So yeah, I agree more than 100 %
Hey dom .. this is a fantastic video .. I am pure classical musician but spanning recently into edm .. I had completed dip mus from trinity London from India . Not sure why music is failing to create buzzz . I do follow the principles and standard even by reading books if I couldn’t not remember certain things . Could you help me doing that . I take lot of time to create one score unfortunately it is not creating buzz . I write my score in dorico and MuseScore .. this is my channel from where I am writing this comment . I am ready to spend to learn more and become more perfect .. need your advise ?
What a nice episode 👏
Midi pack or loops are double edge sword, you can get some inspiration and further extend it by your own creativity. Relying too much on loops will kill your creativity.. music should be organic and unique.. it comes from your own character and accumulated past experience..
Man, I've done music for years and just about a couple of weeks ago I decided to learn music properly and started to take piano lessons here on youtube and I can say that in just those 2 weeks I feel so much better and can understand better what I want. I can only imagine how good it's gonna be in the near future. I will be able to express and build my ideas in a fraction of the time.
Hi, what channel did you start learning from?
@@danread3144 hi! I am learning from PianoVideoLessons. It covers piano from the very basics and it's perfect for me. Take a look at that channel. Cheers!
Thanks, I couldn't agree more. I recently saw that NI video here on YT, where they seriously claimed just using the notes from a simple triad was a "clever music theory-hack" to write a "catchy hook" and a good bassline. That advice is as clever as "It's easy to write a good book, just use the letters you used in your first sentence over and over again".
For real? I love NI but this sounds...meh
@@DomSigalas I do also like NI and I hope that was just a try to motive people to start absolute beginners using music theory at all gone wrong. With respect to NI I don't post a link to that video here. But as you say this is currently a hype here on YT. To learn music theory is in fact a long journey, but the good thing is that every step immediately opens new landscapes to you, which you before couldn't even see.
Cubase 5.1 Mixing Tutorial Please
not even done with this video yet, and already this is making me want to at least start getting some more theory in my head, and grow from the realm of "you sound like you know music theory" to "how did you even write that?!"
worthwhile information in this video. holy damn.
This is enough to make me super happy Brandon! You won’t regret it!
@@DomSigalas don't think i'm gonna regret it. 25 years into doing things, and all that i taught myself did pretty well. but as spoken in the video, even sometimes the tricks you have run out. it would actually be good to learn more. more scales for one, degrees of said scales, relations of notes in scale to other scales melodically or harmonically (making harmonic minor ascend work with harmonic major descend) and all that stuff. definitely good to learn it, expand the mind of what's possible, and adapt the language of music into your own (naturally/natively).
again, thanks for this video. it spoke on a resonant level.
Very inspiring 👏🏻
It would be great if you can teach us music theory from basics to advance.
Better go to music college.
@@glorian4339 Thank you for the advice, but I don't know if this is right or not to say.
I can't afford it. But I am madly passionate about music production and editing. Tutorials from Dom is very easy and intersting to learn. I just commented my wish. 🙂
Excellent video, Dom. If you ever feel inclined to produce a series of instructional music theory videos (basics, intermediate, and advanced), I'm sure many of us would excitedly watch all of them. I know you're very busy with all the other stuff you do, but we would all love it if you could!
Can anyone recommend good resources to learn music theory? I'm not a beginner i played instruments many years ago but never really got really good at anything and I would like to be able to make use of the knowledge I already have and also further it more.
I know major scales and chords and can read music but never really got the hang of bass clef. I mainly play the piano and can learn songs very slowly from a combination of reading music and ear but when I sit at a piano I'd love to be able to just improvise and come up with chord progessions to allow me to produce music in cubase. So I guess I need to understand more chord progressions, and anything that can help me actually turn what I already know into actual music plus brush up on all the basics. I would love to be able to play soulful, jazz, blues type stuff. Appreciate any advice.
Thanks Dan
I compose by ear and experimentation which is very rewarding but also very spontaneous. One of my first cubase (studio 4) works was a piano /strings combo lasting over 5 minutes built around a repeating left hand piano baseline. Apart from the first few planned bars, the rest was made up entirely the hoof. Fortunately I was recording ( midi) otherwise it would be lost.
I have little choice as I can't read a note of music to save my life. Most annoying.
Question, if I'm using a 61 keyboard for midi in cubase on halion. How can I move what keys I'm using. Seems like all the left keys are cut off because I don't have a full keyboard for midi.
If you learn .....
Practical keyboard
Theory of Music
Programming
Mixing & mastering
And most important watch Dom sigalas every video
Soon you will become great
"Music Producer"
Thanks brother
Fan from Delhi India
Thank you loads Kamal!
What is the most important part in a successful pop song?
1) Rhythm
2) Bass
3) Chords
4) Artist voice and behavior
5) Hook melody
6) Video
7) Management
8) Mixing and Sounds
What do you think?
Hey Roger, I would say a combination of all the things you mentioned! I talk about these things on this video ;)
I'm knowhere near Dom's knownledge but I'd say the same. Management, Mixing and sound coming at the end of the process. To have a good basis, a good canvas (with Chord/Harmonies that will determine the Bass, the rythm) is the best start you can ever have.
1) Massive hype and tons of money. Nothing else needed nowadays.
UNISON'S MIDI PACK! LMFAO!!! No seriously, I'd say all those things are equally important for different reasons. It depends on where in the production and/or marketing stage you are. You will find, though, that you are more inclined to some elements and not others. For instance, because I happen to be a vocalist, voice is really important to me. I also love harmonies and chords. I find it easier to build my rhythm section after tracking my bass and chords and melodies. All these elements (amongst others) ultimately come together to make a successful pop song.
As I was told, you will not live long enough to work it all out. Take the short cut and learn music theory. I like it when people learn about modes and come out with the magic line "Oh - is that why this tune sounds like that"...
I know some producers with less theory but make music by ear like 🔥 but what you say is so treu Dom!! Its somuch faster!!
Absolutely! Even the most talented producer would become so much better even with basic knowledge of music theory!
@@DomSigalas exactly and its never to late to learn it!
You have to review Lores by NI.
Well said Dom. Without the knowledge of what you are doing then you are just messing about. It's the same in any field. Learn the theory.
Hi Dom, I need help on something completely different. I have duplicated a midi track and am using SPIRE, BUT, the difference in peak level is 10db. the only thing i have done after duplicating is pan 1 Hard left and 1 Hard right. Everything in spire is mirrored to the other, including inserts and sends in Mix/Con? Please help or anyone else who may know WTF is going wrong.
98% of tutorials here on RUclips are saying there's no need for us upcoming producer to learn music theory....they said we must use loop Andi midi....but now you open my eyes 👀 and you showed me a better way
This is just a popular opinion. What is easier to say ? “Work on your craft and you’ll improve” or “just take a shortcut - don’t lift a finger, you don’t need it”. People who suggest that either are too lazy themselves and they don’t want other people to better them or they have something to sell as a substitute for the best way to do things.
@@DomSigalas absolutely true am glad to hear that advice
Another point about working with other musicians in the recording studio. If you don't know music theory you most likely will waste time in the studio. And time is money in the studio and for the hired musicians. IF you know the language of music theory, as you said, you can better express your vision for the project to the studio musician. You will get to making music faster. On the other hand, some studio musicians might even refuse to work with you if they have to take the time to analyze your music before they can lay down a track.
And of course what was the 1st ad while watching this..... MIDI Pack... LOL
These guys are unbelievable…
I never thought this is a thing. I am no music theory expert. No one told me I have to learn about Chord progessions and so on. It just came along with all theses other things like sound design or basic DAW knowledge. As I became better in producing, the theory behind music also came along. Or maybe it was Ray Harmony on RUclips. But anyway. I think it gets hand in hand with learning about producing music. I started with remixing and always asked: what key is the song in, what bpm? What are the chords? Now I just don‘t think about it. I play along and find the right notes on the keyboard and from there I found the key. Sometimes it happens that I think I found the key but there is something wrong. Like it is not major or minor. Then I learned about modes… and so on.
Thank you for sharing Michael. I think the problem is that something so obvious is demonised and people are encouraged to skip it completely. Why? Because it’s extra effort, it’s not as sexy as a new plugin or synth. You see so many synth RUclipsrs out there not having a single clue on what to play. This is not cool, it’s not a new way of making music, it’s pure laziness. There’s no excuse anymore, all the info is out there, like you very rightly said. Then these same people that’s never bothered taking music seriously go and preach that music theory is not worth learning and who cares. And then they go and make a paid ad video for a couple of midi pack companies :P
A major has G# F# and C#? 🤔
İm like that that example person of yours with much less money . İm a Selftought to guitar player and have no music theory knowledge. İ mean i learned a few things but thats left in the past. Like a language i learned its basics once and then i forgot about it. How ever composing a song and producing it with mostly in this "in the box "tech makes me so happy. For me the Music theory is like a class in highschool that was obligatory and once passed it (with a few tricks )you d never want to see it again. That has been my experience. İ totally understand your points however its a huuuge area that im afraid of entering to. because i think i cannot have the time for it and i know im wrong. Do you give a suggestion for an interesting and effective way to start?im an experienced musician but im not professional since i could not monetise what im doing yet and i have no theorigical knowledge) where can i start learning it? Thanks
I know it's important and it could help me a lot writing music, but where do I start? Should I pay like $2500(idk the average) per month and go to an online music school?
Not really! I would suggest buying a decent book on Amazon for beginners, then check out some really good RUclips channels that are dedicated to music theory (I am going to make a list at some point) - then, there are many online courses around - I think Skillshare had a few but I don’t have a subscription anymore to suggest some from there!
What videos/books you suggest?
I’ll create a list ! Alfred’s Essentials is good and if you get more advanced into orchestration a life changing book is Adler’s Study of Orchestration!
But there is scale assistant and chord pads in Cubase. Still need music theory?
The chord track in Cubase is actually like having a music theory teacher in your DAW. It helps but it also makes you learn- check the circle of fifths -just this is an invaluable tool in order to see harmonic relationships. You are always better off with music theory regardless of the DAW you use- Cubase just happens to be very musical because it was not created by DJ’s but from people that know about music theory. Other DAW’s are musical ones but there are some out there that they safe not focused on this for sure.
Envision Music as a country you're visiting, would it help to be able to talk to people? note to Dom: It is actually easier to learn something when you're 6 lol
the DOM music academy is coming!!!! , the first 100 who sign up get a 50 percent discount!!!!
PS: Sponsored by Unison and Nicko Koutolas
Trust me Max Martin knows Music Theory, you can tell just be listening to his chord progressions etc..
As a conservatory-grown classical musician and #2 fanDom (lol, #1 might be too presomptuous), I'm gonna watch.
Thank you Vincent! Some things need to be said!
@@DomSigalas So they shall be said! And if I can give a piece of mind :) Studied the classical piano course in France and Belgium, I did all the steps - solfège, harmony (from Bach to Richard Strauss), composition, musical computering (where I approached Cubase for the first time, yes Dom, you read it right, I learned Cubase 6 - at the time - at the hecking Conservatory), then Belgium, master in piano (Tchaikovsky 1st concerto at the end of the cursus). Sooo ... yeah, a few things need to be said !
@@vincenttohier7268 have studied all of these, wish I had the chance to have a composition teacher... also I really wish I could study music technology/audio engineering at my age........
life is unfair. you're lucky.
@@LeChapeauMusic There still time ahead ! My Cubase teacher is now retired - and got a helluva home studio in his house. True that I've been lucky. True that we are all lucky to have Dom's guidance ! And if I can be of some help somehow, just tell me :)
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Asian music teach me how important it is actually. The way this people manage Music theory and Music Harmony that I feel less competitive.
Hey… you guys are great… can I be in your band?
Hmm… not sure… what can you play?
MIDI Packs.
Taxi!
totally agree, theory is not a jail
It’s freedom- loops and midi packs are the jail if you don’t know anything else :)
Music books EXERCISES have rules. Composers have TECHNIQUES. People confuse everything
But Dom…have you seen this MIDI chord pack? 😆
Video coming up about those jokers…
Hey Dom. I know you're thinking about... that company that rhymes with SHMUMISHMON! Thank you for this video. You can't be a serious artist if you don't take your craft seriously. If you're only looking for the quickest and easiest way to make music and you avoid learning the fundamentals because you're either intimidated or indifferent or just plain lazy, you will stifle your creativity and end up producing the same generic sound/songs every time.
PS: You said my motto in this video - There ARE rules. You just need to learn them first before you can break them.
This SMUNIMON company offered me a considerable lump of money to promote their midi pack… Video to follow…
@@DomSigalas LOL! OMG! Can't wait. Loev your content. You and Chris (Salem, not Lorde Alge) are my go to guys cos Cubase is my main DAW. If you can pls respondto my msg on another one of your vids about control room - specifically regarding monitoring the reference track to the mix and using the master meter.
In my mind learning music theory can only be compared to learning a language. Sure you CAN successfully communicate without knowledge of the language but will it ever be as effortless, fast or correct as it would be if you knew the language? No, obviously not. It should go without saying but here we are.