Great video! I couldn't agree more. Ear candy to me is basically anything that isn't INTEGRAL to the main production or arrangement, but it adds vibe and impact. I feel like ear candy should be more felt than heard. Risers, hits, filter sweeps, little pauses, extra sparkly layers that come in and out, a wide layer of a synth for a moment, a creative delay throw, etc are all ear candy to me.
1000000%. made this video because when most people ask "how do you add ear candy?" my answer is usually "idk I just listen to the song and vibe out to what's already there" lol
Really appreciate you for doing a video solely on ear candy! I’ve been very lost on where to even begin putting ear candy in my own songs, you make the process seem way less complicated - it really is all relative to everyone’s own productions. Great job Seth 🙏❤️
So much gold in this video. 3:40 "Anything is intimidating when you have done it less than 10 times." is a great reminder. I combine the recipe approach with the analysis part by breaking down the arrangement of songs I want to use as references (by song section, in a spreadsheet). Ear candy as an arrangement technique/enhancer is a good framing of the topic.
Hey! This is a fantastic video and I’m surprised it doesn’t have more views. I wouldn’t usually comment on a random video that gets recommended to me by the algorithm, but this concept that you explained is super constructive for me, and the way you pieced your video together to tell it so simply is really fantastic. It’s such a simple concept you explained, to simply have a clear direction of where you want your song to go. If you want to make a certain genre, find reasons why you love that genre, what elements does that genre typically have the you love? What emotion is tied to those songs you love? Or simply what emotion do you want to convey? Lastly, what soundscape or sound idea could you use to convey those emotions? It’s a simple concept that I so often overlook, but one that can give a song direction. Also great idea with the pinterest board, I appreciated the Sleep Token pin.
Goated video brother. To me, ear candy has always been mostly foley stuff. I‘m a huge Jeremy Zucker stan and his productions are just full of that stuff and he‘s a master at it imo.
Ear candy is more in the world of the listener. Everyone approaches the appreciation of music differently. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder… this is the same for music.
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Great video! I couldn't agree more. Ear candy to me is basically anything that isn't INTEGRAL to the main production or arrangement, but it adds vibe and impact. I feel like ear candy should be more felt than heard. Risers, hits, filter sweeps, little pauses, extra sparkly layers that come in and out, a wide layer of a synth for a moment, a creative delay throw, etc are all ear candy to me.
1000000%. made this video because when most people ask "how do you add ear candy?" my answer is usually "idk I just listen to the song and vibe out to what's already there" lol
Really appreciate you for doing a video solely on ear candy!
I’ve been very lost on where to even begin putting ear candy in my own songs, you make the process seem way less complicated - it really is all relative to everyone’s own productions.
Great job Seth 🙏❤️
you saying this is literally "Mission success" for me making the video haha thank you!
So much gold in this video. 3:40 "Anything is intimidating when you have done it less than 10 times." is a great reminder. I combine the recipe approach with the analysis part by breaking down the arrangement of songs I want to use as references (by song section, in a spreadsheet). Ear candy as an arrangement technique/enhancer is a good framing of the topic.
For real, I use that in life as a whole whenever I’m intimidated by something XD
Hey! This is a fantastic video and I’m surprised it doesn’t have more views. I wouldn’t usually comment on a random video that gets recommended to me by the algorithm, but this concept that you explained is super constructive for me, and the way you pieced your video together to tell it so simply is really fantastic. It’s such a simple concept you explained, to simply have a clear direction of where you want your song to go. If you want to make a certain genre, find reasons why you love that genre, what elements does that genre typically have the you love? What emotion is tied to those songs you love? Or simply what emotion do you want to convey? Lastly, what soundscape or sound idea could you use to convey those emotions?
It’s a simple concept that I so often overlook, but one that can give a song direction.
Also great idea with the pinterest board, I appreciated the Sleep Token pin.
I’m glad you got something out of it! 🙏
Goated video brother. To me, ear candy has always been mostly foley stuff. I‘m a huge Jeremy Zucker stan and his productions are just full of that stuff and he‘s a master at it imo.
All the tasty nummy bits like vhs crackle haha
amazing video
Thanks!
I'm always stuck at the crossroads between filling space vs having a clean and direct production.
it's all about vibe. if you're going for a LORDE Royals vibe, that dramatic sparseness can be cool. but it needs to be intentional
Ear candy is more in the world of the listener. Everyone approaches the appreciation of music differently. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder… this is the same for music.
For sure. But I find that some starting framework is more helpful than “it’s whatever you want it to be”
*just don't put candies in your ears, kids!*
still up for debate
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