In Fl Studio, you can hum or whistle in edison and it will translate the notes to the piano roll - you just have to be clear when you use the mic. You might have to tweak it a bit but it works if you don't have a keyboard handy or don't know how to paint the notes exactly how it is in your head. Takes some getting used to but it's super handy.
Toaster i never have this. im just makin it all from scratch. sometimes i hit my keyboard and im makin a nice melody by accident but im not chillin somewhere and makin melodys in my head lmao
everyones creative influence is different, maybe youre best not starting off with a melody, start with drums, texture, whatever you like till your own vision channels onto the screen, its art remember there are no rules only guidelines find what works for you, and eventually the more you practice youll start to hear melodies while youre making breakfast, at work, whatever it is, becomes habitual like any other ability
Probably the best music production tutorial I’ve seen. You speak clearly, the things you say make sense because you’ve actually practiced and made use of music theory. Beautiful video, I can’t wait to see more tutorials.
no he knows what hes talking about. dont know why you dont think so but this stuff is extremly helpful and sums up how basically all good melodys/chord progressions are made. if you dont think so u probably dont make good music then.
Thanks man! For a guy like me who's only learning music as a hobby and not really looking at investing in a music degree, you're a God-send. Appreciate you sharing your talent and knowledge. You just earned a subscriber and another member of your notification squad.
I love how clear, eloquently and to the point you explain things, even when you are explaining something bigger and using musical terms you define what they mean without being condescending or patronizing. You are a great educator. I wish you every success with this channel.
For the past year I was honestly looking at making music all wrong, I'd look at how to make a such n such beat and it never explained the music theory. These kinda videos truly help summarise and make things a whole lot easier to learn so big thanks man
That melody at the end blew my mind, you did so fast and easy but it sounds x1000 better than anything I could make! I need to continue watching your videos!
Love your videos man, just the fact that you are helping people understand how to translate ideas to the program makes me have hope for the next generation of music
BUSY WORK BEATS, i watched one of your hour long videos years ago on how to make a trap/rap beat. I completed the whole project, then went to work on my own stuff... now im very skilled in almost all aspects on FL studio and i want to say it started off with you man thanks for the help to jump start me into this game, now im in a record label and shits getting lit
I am someone that has a every minimal understanding of music but listening to the way you explain it is phenomenal. I thank you and your team for your hard work. I look forward to working with all you blessings
And here, I was thinking that my beats were fire! I've learned so much from just a few of your videos. Thanks for the knowledge and time you spend teaching!
just remember that a good song does not have to be complex, in fact a lot of great music is simple, don't feel pressured into complicating your melody if it doesn't need to, focus more on production quality, this video is good information for the people who need it.
I started FL studio about a month ago and the experiments were not going well and I was going to give up but when you said that you used to make music at 2 am that really gave me a jolt of inspiration and I'm going to try to continue. Than you.
I LOVE what you say abou using the same note back to back! I do that A LOT, and not just with the melody, it really give certain instruments some pop, depending on your beat.
I have some problem where I lose interest in what I'm making, can't stand listening to it anymore, or hear it as bad even though it sounded or will sound great later. I also feel like I'm being unoriginal or ripping off something else when I make the melody like I feel it comes naturally.
Neonsix "those who try not to imitate anything produce nothing." It's not original, but it had a good meaning so I decided to share it. Probably wasn't too helpful though. Good luck anyway
This is really normal. Trying listening to as wide a variety of music as you can, and just keep doing stuff, even if you don’t feel inspired or energetic. The more you think about it, the more intuitive it will seem
I do this to but I compare like what I am working on now to my best beat and if the one I'm working on becomes better I think about jus scrapping my former best beat. But if it doesn't come close I restart.
I did this and that's why I started learning music theory. You just don't get used to nice, wholesome sound with little bit of theory behind it. And that Dali reference up there is big factssssssh
I love down-to-Earth, straight foward education. You know what we want and need before we do. Anticipating the needs of the young producers, knowing what we are going through, identifying and relating the knowledge you know we need. That's awesome. Some people are going to wish they had seen a tutorial like this years ago. Great work, Please keep it coming. I rarely find tutorials that I will add to my favorites. Another thing about this tutorial, it is timeless information. It will help you in 'any' production situation, environment, software, etc.
I never understood the theory of making good melodies before, I would just put random notes until it sounded ok. This video alone has opened my eyes to a new world of actually learning music. Thank you.
DAMN, I was lookin for this tips almost my entire life! This is really complicated to people who doesnt even know about what "Musical Notation" is. God bless you. liked subbed
I am really glad you did this tutorial. Very different from everything else I see around here that just gets into technicalities. This is about composition and melody making the core to music !
wow actually thank you so much, this helped me more than you think! i owe you for this one man, one of the best and understanding videos thank you so much for this tutorial
Thank you for your vids like these, i've been producing for years but some of your vids really help me with things i've missed by learning everything from just playing around with FL
This only proves i have a very long road ahead of me if i want to make it in the industry, I'm not worried about being on top or even the best. I just know music can and will help me be somebody, thankful to have people willing to take a lot of their time upload videos and teach people who really wants it as bad as i do. Thank you so much man, your tutorials are helping me approve as an artist and its changing my life so positively! I hope you dont ever stop
There is a specific rule for large leaps in melodies, it goes: “Not more than one consecutive leap of more than a 4th” and that “leaps of a fifth or greater must be followed by contrary motion.” I could be wrong about the specific interval, but you get the point. Edit: Having thought about this I am wrong. Two consecutive intervals of a 4th make a 7th, which isn’t very nice (unless you like jazz), so it’s actually not more than one consecutive leap of more than a third. Of course, you may like to know that, along with two consecutive perfect 4ths making an apparent 7th, two consecutive perfect fifths make a 9th, which is the most jarring of all the intervals. It’s a slightly nicer way to approach such an interval, which can be useful to know depending on the type of melody you are trying to write.
I had to laugh so hard when you talked about the whistlin’ part... hahah cause I’m still doing it like this and my mom probably thinks I’m gettin’ crazy or she might think I’m doing like a spiritual lol
That sort of implied tip of 'working in your head' is a good one too. I get hit by inspiration when I'm usually not in front of the keyboard, so it pays to build the ability to focus your thoughts, build stuff in your head and then translate it to the daw. Recording stuff on your phone is a great way to preserve the inspiration.
A couple other good pointers: *Learn your tendency tones (just google "music theory tendency tones" if you don't know what that means) and how certain notes almost always resolve in most music (example: 7th scale degree always resolves up to the root after a V7 chord while the 4th scale degree in V7s resolves down to the 3rd, stuff like that) *Learn the pentatonic scale and begin to think of the 4th scale degree and the 7th scale degree in your normal major scale (which exist outside of the pentatonic scale) as separate tones with different feels to them than the rest of the pentatonic. *if you want to start getting fancy, start learning about accidentals like your tritone (note inbetween 4/5th scale degree, good for blues), flat 2, sharp 6, etc, and where they fit in well. Melody should flow. Like he said don't make big jumps too often unless you're trying to do something specific. That's pretty important.
I’ve been looking for software with other instruments, because I can play guitar, but I can’t play and don’t have access to drums, bass, etc. Your channel has been SO helpful since I got fruity loops!! Keep doing your thing! I’ll also be visiting your website to learn more about mixing because your quick little metal song you put together was incredible!
"this is what I used to do when i was a young producer sitting at my computer desk... I would whistle, like, at 12 AM, 2 AM..." 0_0 that is literally me right now at my age. its like 1 am rn and trying to make music and I havent really learned music theory. I literally do everything in music by ear and/or watching someone else play.
It's been 2 years man. U still doing music. I'm trying to start writing music rn lol. I saw this comment from 2 years ago and just wondering where u are now
Busy works beats... I'm impressed, I've been watching your videos for the past few weeks and i gotta say that your stuff is amazingly informative. Keep it up!
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I hope every producer who reads this gets famous
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Bih just pay me tf 😤
Yes Sir!
:)
Casper plug thanks man you too
I always find a great melody, then I forget it within three seconds ;-;
Exactly!!
Do you think recording while you play around on your keyboard and experiment so that you can remember better might work?
Yeah i make a melody when iam outside but when i go home to make it i forget it.😁
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAGA
@Jayden J. i have over 200 probably rn
"The computer doesn't have your idea. you NEED to TELL your idea to the computer" best quote ever
yep...make that them girl yell hahahahaha
not for long
Definitely buddy! Amazing.🤩🤩
In Fl Studio, you can hum or whistle in edison and it will translate the notes to the piano roll - you just have to be clear when you use the mic. You might have to tweak it a bit but it works if you don't have a keyboard handy or don't know how to paint the notes exactly how it is in your head. Takes some getting used to but it's super handy.
why does everybody have a melody and a beat in their head :( im startin from nothin everytime
DannewK If u ever hum a beat in ur mind try to keep it there until u get to fl studio then just put it in
Toaster i never have this. im just makin it all from scratch. sometimes i hit my keyboard and im makin a nice melody by accident but im not chillin somewhere and makin melodys in my head lmao
DannewK that is the difference betwen beatmaker and producer
Verbo Amc so what am i?
everyones creative influence is different, maybe youre best not starting off with a melody, start with drums, texture, whatever you like till your own vision channels onto the screen, its art remember there are no rules only guidelines find what works for you, and eventually the more you practice youll start to hear melodies while youre making breakfast, at work, whatever it is, becomes habitual like any other ability
I've come to understand alot due to this guy. I don't even get lost when his teaching no more. Musical love for all y'all.
Probably the best music production tutorial I’ve seen. You speak clearly, the things you say make sense because you’ve actually practiced and made use of music theory. Beautiful video, I can’t wait to see more tutorials.
no one noticed the melody at 7:50 sounds like "You Spend Me Round" lmao
Mason Pobst yeah I noticed that
It sounded familiar
Meatspin
@@thetruth5084spin right round round round
From G to G, that how I like to hear it G
I didn;t even notice that lol
G-G
omg...
GG
Nederlaaaandeeeerrss!!!
Damn This video just told me my beats are weak
Maybe, maybe not. The biggest rule is have it sound good.
True but it also has to be interesting so the audience will never be bored of it the band primus is a great example
Me too bro me too.....
I was bored of Primus the first time I heard them. :-)
Actually
7:53 When you're about to spit some fire and then outta nowhere another friend gives you a fire beat
You spin my head right round right round...
Same melody.
I heard the George Lopez theme song for one of em 🤣
Was looking for that comment 👍
His music theory info is legit. I'd recommend it to anyone.
His "music theory" videos are a joke honestly
George Meadway Helped me out a lot. The music theory in a day course is also helpful.
I'm sure it's helpful for some, but the guy knows very little about actual music theory
George Meadway I beg to differ. Lol. You're just a hater.
no he knows what hes talking about. dont know why you dont think so but this stuff is extremly helpful and sums up how basically all good melodys/chord progressions are made. if you dont think so u probably dont make good music then.
Tip #1: STACK THE LAYERS.
be sure it's very weeeet! ;)
And don‘t forgett about the subbass
Siiiiiiii iiiiiiii iiiiiiiide chaiiiiiiii iiiiiiiin
Ɇmmanuel Đ. I dont know what that means :(
Suh-lide it
there is an alternate universe where the "ssssss" in "beats" goes on continuously, never stopping, forever
Do you mean a hi hat roll lol. Yeah sometimes if they're too long it's a by it much imo haha
sssssssssssssssssss...
@@SynthApprentice ssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss
@@andnowmusic543 busy works beatssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss
@@kiddcarmine_ ...ssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss
Thanks man! For a guy like me who's only learning music as a hobby and not really looking at investing in a music degree, you're a God-send. Appreciate you sharing your talent and knowledge. You just earned a subscriber and another member of your notification squad.
1:17 "lil pump! Ooooh"
my nigga😂😂💀
THATS WHAT I THOUGHT LOL
Hahahhaa
Brooooo😂😂😂😂
Lmao i can't 💀😂😂
I love how clear, eloquently and to the point you explain things, even when you are explaining something bigger and using musical terms you define what they mean without being condescending or patronizing. You are a great educator. I wish you every success with this channel.
For the past year I was honestly looking at making music all wrong, I'd look at how to make a such n such beat and it never explained the music theory. These kinda videos truly help summarise and make things a whole lot easier to learn so big thanks man
That melody at the end blew my mind, you did so fast and easy but it sounds x1000 better than anything I could make! I need to continue watching your videos!
I bet like 95% of his audience is from the youtube platform and not the website haha
Andy Chamberlain Music It’s easy for me to prove your point by simply asking, “What website?”
I give you one hint: look at the watermark
jden_224 lol
What platform.
Quite the assumption!! But you are probably right lol.
Love your videos man, just the fact that you are helping people understand how to translate ideas to the program makes me have hope for the next generation of music
#PREACH
I second that. It’s looking hopeful.
Ryan Lata do you know the name of the program
Misael Mercado FL Studios (Fruity Loops Studios)
BUSY WORK BEATS, i watched one of your hour long videos years ago on how to make a trap/rap beat. I completed the whole project, then went to work on my own stuff... now im very skilled in almost all aspects on FL studio and i want to say it started off with you man thanks for the help to jump start me into this game, now im in a record label and shits getting lit
I am someone that has a every minimal understanding of music but listening to the way you explain it is phenomenal. I thank you and your team for your hard work. I look forward to working with all you blessings
This reminds me of how shitty I am. :D
Jack Miller I can relate brother.
it should also inspire you to get better
Same
Jack Miller ay same
I know right
And here, I was thinking that my beats were fire! I've learned so much from just a few of your videos. Thanks for the knowledge and time you spend teaching!
just remember that a good song does not have to be complex, in fact a lot of great music is simple, don't feel pressured into complicating your melody if it doesn't need to, focus more on production quality, this video is good information for the people who need it.
don't click the link for the version number of FL, i didn't mean to make an IP address, DON'T Click!
I started FL studio about a month ago and the experiments were not going well and I was going to give up but when you said that you used to make music at 2 am that really gave me a jolt of inspiration and I'm going to try to continue. Than you.
I LOVE what you say abou using the same note back to back! I do that A LOT, and not just with the melody, it really give certain instruments some pop, depending on your beat.
I love how simply you explain everything.
This is really helpful.
Thank you for sharing this with us.
ur tutoriels really help me alot and gives me new ways to think and avoid stuff
I’ve watched this guy for so long and I have to say, he is awesome. Such a great teacher as well. Clear and concise 🥰
Recently made the switch to FL, and I have to say, you’re the dopest instructor. You’re one of the dopest producer/rapper. I saw the video homie, 🔥👌.
I have some problem where I lose interest in what I'm making, can't stand listening to it anymore, or hear it as bad even though it sounded or will sound great later. I also feel like I'm being unoriginal or ripping off something else when I make the melody like I feel it comes naturally.
Neonsix "those who try not to imitate anything produce nothing."
It's not original, but it had a good meaning so I decided to share it. Probably wasn't too helpful though. Good luck anyway
This is really normal. Trying listening to as wide a variety of music as you can, and just keep doing stuff, even if you don’t feel inspired or energetic. The more you think about it, the more intuitive it will seem
True 😂
I do this to but I compare like what I am working on now to my best beat and if the one I'm working on becomes better I think about jus scrapping my former best beat. But if it doesn't come close I restart.
I did this and that's why I started learning music theory. You just don't get used to nice, wholesome sound with little bit of theory behind it. And that Dali reference up there is big factssssssh
I love down-to-Earth, straight foward education. You know what we want and need before we do. Anticipating the needs of the young producers, knowing what we are going through, identifying and relating the knowledge you know we need. That's awesome. Some people are going to wish they had seen a tutorial like this years ago. Great work, Please keep it coming. I rarely find tutorials that I will add to my favorites. Another thing about this tutorial, it is timeless information. It will help you in 'any' production situation, environment, software, etc.
I never understood the theory of making good melodies before, I would just put random notes until it sounded ok. This video alone has opened my eyes to a new world of actually learning music. Thank you.
Thank you- This is extremely informative. Cant wait to apply this.
DAMN, I was lookin for this tips almost my entire life! This is really complicated to people who doesnt even know about what "Musical Notation" is. God bless you. liked subbed
Busy you are the best thanks for all the tipps all the years
SHAWN WEST - Free Beats Rap Hip Hop For sur, After all these years you stay at the top
^^
lmao 🤢🤢
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all the years
I am really glad you did this tutorial. Very different from everything else I see around here that just gets into technicalities. This is about composition and melody making the core to music !
Here in Tanzania Africa I'm with you big brother
I always appreciate when the next beat or part of the music is unpredictable and creative!
Dude,
your teaching method is awesome
I was banging my had on RUclips end up learning nothing but found u tho 🤘🏼
THANK YOU!!! for giving me these few awesome tips to get an idea when to find the note that is in your head onto the computer.
wow actually thank you so much, this helped me more than you think! i owe you for this one man, one of the best and understanding videos thank you so much for this tutorial
Just the video I needed thanks!
So helpful 💯💯
Thank you for your vids like these, i've been producing for years but some of your vids really help me with things i've missed by learning everything from just playing around with FL
have been looking for this!!! right on point as to what i was looking and hoping for, thank you!!!
When translating a melody I sometimes use a guitar tuning app. It can help a lot if you aren't good at translating the notes by ear.
3:30 that’s how They sound all the time 😂
Same :v
This only proves i have a very long road ahead of me if i want to make it in the industry, I'm not worried about being on top or even the best. I just know music can and will help me be somebody, thankful to have people willing to take a lot of their time upload videos and teach people who really wants it as bad as i do. Thank you so much man, your tutorials are helping me approve as an artist and its changing my life so positively! I hope you dont ever stop
These are life savers. Thank you so much.
Loving it. 😍 I would have to see how you would release that tension like in a verse or chorus.
There is a specific rule for large leaps in melodies, it goes: “Not more than one consecutive leap of more than a 4th” and that “leaps of a fifth or greater must be followed by contrary motion.”
I could be wrong about the specific interval, but you get the point.
Edit: Having thought about this I am wrong. Two consecutive intervals of a 4th make a 7th, which isn’t very nice (unless you like jazz), so it’s actually not more than one consecutive leap of more than a third. Of course, you may like to know that, along with two consecutive perfect 4ths making an apparent 7th, two consecutive perfect fifths make a 9th, which is the most jarring of all the intervals. It’s a slightly nicer way to approach such an interval, which can be useful to know depending on the type of melody you are trying to write.
I appreciate that brah. As always thank you. Onto the road to great productions.
Thank you dude, this gives me a great start
Thank you Game!
yeah that whole b4 tha downbeat thing has actually happened to me a lot lately, and makes me even question the way we count beats
almost every good melody either starts before or after the 1, rarely on the 1.
Thank you it's so helpful
Thank you bro I've been keeping up on your channel and you hadn't waste my time at all. Appreciate it.
good tricks
Sidney Scaccio ok
Its not Tricks ....its music !
very very basic...
Trick o trick
Wtf sidney aqui man skskskskksks
More like BusyWorksBeatboxing
Thank you this was my first guide and loved it!
This helped so much! I'm just starting out and bought a worlde panda mini and am using lmms for right now and your channel is helping so much
Very instructive
Man you are my idol.
man I love this kind of tutorials and tips, keep up the good work!
this channel is amazing. I'm learning so much so fast. I thought it was gonna be long and stressful but you make it simple
The melody you're making is like the trap version of "you spin me round (like a record)"
My Music Guru
This man is a genius! You taught that perfectly!
Thanks a lot! This is just what I need to raise my skills
I had to laugh so hard when you talked about the whistlin’ part... hahah cause I’m still doing it like this and my mom probably thinks I’m gettin’ crazy or she might think I’m doing like a spiritual lol
"The Computer Does NOT have your idea!"
That sort of implied tip of 'working in your head' is a good one too. I get hit by inspiration when I'm usually not in front of the keyboard, so it pays to build the ability to focus your thoughts, build stuff in your head and then translate it to the daw. Recording stuff on your phone is a great way to preserve the inspiration.
Thank you. Needed this
A couple other good pointers:
*Learn your tendency tones (just google "music theory tendency tones" if you don't know what that means) and how certain notes almost always resolve in most music (example: 7th scale degree always resolves up to the root after a V7 chord while the 4th scale degree in V7s resolves down to the 3rd, stuff like that)
*Learn the pentatonic scale and begin to think of the 4th scale degree and the 7th scale degree in your normal major scale (which exist outside of the pentatonic scale) as separate tones with different feels to them than the rest of the pentatonic.
*if you want to start getting fancy, start learning about accidentals like your tritone (note inbetween 4/5th scale degree, good for blues), flat 2, sharp 6, etc, and where they fit in well.
Melody should flow. Like he said don't make big jumps too often unless you're trying to do something specific. That's pretty important.
Whuuuut??
Very helpful video.
Nice tutorial mate, one of the more fundamental yet essential ones I've seen from you guys. ..
I’ve been looking for software with other instruments, because I can play guitar, but I can’t play and don’t have access to drums, bass, etc. Your channel has been SO helpful since I got fruity loops!! Keep doing your thing! I’ll also be visiting your website to learn more about mixing because your quick little metal song you put together was incredible!
Legendary.
anandban Gary
People buy my beats for $700 man because of you and I just started thank you
Thatdudewavy Eh holy shit really ???
awesome! Keep rolling
wow dude let me hear your beats
Uh yeah you better link them shits
i doubt that
Thank you for this!!
busy works is the best!! thanks mate!
"this is what I used to do when i was a young producer sitting at my computer desk... I would whistle, like, at 12 AM, 2 AM..." 0_0 that is literally me right now at my age. its like 1 am rn and trying to make music and I havent really learned music theory. I literally do everything in music by ear and/or watching someone else play.
Wooktent OMG that’s exactly what I’m doing!
@@ehko5818 me tooo
That was a brilliant informative video 🙂👍
It's been 2 years man. U still doing music. I'm trying to start writing music rn lol. I saw this comment from 2 years ago and just wondering where u are now
This was hot man appreciate you big time
I understand 100% on this tutorial...u are an awesome guy..keep do this this is helpful to lot of people's.....keep doing this...
Busy works beats... I'm impressed, I've been watching your videos for the past few weeks and i gotta say that your stuff is amazingly informative. Keep it up!
super
Keep that gap tight baby
Bob- Yeah! You heard what he said! I said keep dat gap tight girl! Nahm sayin!
Joe- Yeah! Keep dat gap tight!
Great video!!! Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge!
so much good info here . thanks man!! now i know why my melody does that.
Game is the King🔥
“You don’t know anything about music theory lIKE MEEE”
ixmdolorous then this is perfect for you
KXYRO UNKNXWN 🤣
whole whole half, whole whole whole half. root 3 5 for a basic chord
Loving these tutorials man! Bless!!
Great video. Straight to the point, and not overly complex.
*Smacks piano a few times* GOOD ENOUGH
7:43 You spin me round XD
Hell yeah man, great vid. translates really well. Clicked so much in my brain!
I've been in such a writing rut. I think your tips just helped me out of it! subscribed!