How to Write Songs FASTER
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- Опубликовано: 11 окт 2024
- This song turned out pretty cool! I hope this approach helps you finish writing your songs too!
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One thing to have in mind as a beginner is: the most important part isn't the _way_ Ben composed - because treating it like a recipe will limit your creative potentials in the future. The real value of what Ben is teaching us is the _philosophy_ behind the composition process: *_put ideas out in the world as quick as possible._* Your first ideas may not be particularly great, but you can only improve something that already exists!
Is it? U can just make songs without releasing and improve as u learn and compose more and more. U can show ur family or friends tho, feedback is important if constructive
@@simonsanchezkumrich8489I think they meant “out in the world” more generally, just get it out of the cerebral space and turn it into something workable
@@bigtom6443 yeah! I meant as "materialize your ideas in any physical media possible - be a piece of paper, a phone recording or a DAW". Maybe I didn't worded it correctly as english is not my native language 🤪
I'm gonna put this coment next to my workstation... Well said and very useful idea. 🎉
I lost it at that first vocal take, lmaooo
jack stauber or jazz emu to non fans
Yeah very unexpected laugh out loud moment in an otherwise stoically delivered video made me burst out laughing. I had to leave my work desk to go laugh in the hall.
Really? Did you really lose it? What exactly happened? Please enlighten me
@@hendrik2167 comin in hot
@@MagicTurtle643 you know it! 😄
"Kick me when I'm down" NGL I kept singing the original line out loud
me too
personally i like singing both versions at once "kick me win mime downall sack" : D
Look at you, getting demoitis from someone else's work 😄
Me too! I even found it a rhyme.
You stab me in the back
And kick me in the ballsack
Who, who, who...
brother you do not have the IDEA how much i needed this, i always focus too much on a single riff and never can write vocal lines
i will write one part so hard with every track imaginable and then I'm like... what do i do after 30 seconds of this
At 2:07, the gibberish reminds me of early Talking Heads mostly because of how you sang in a laid back way. Final result is very groovy, I love it 💃
Love the process and the result. Really inspiring stuff!
Too bad "throw me on the ground and kick me in my ball sack" didn't make it to the end. Loved your delivery on that, the voice failing like you were in pain. 😂
Anyone else blown away by the first vocal take at 2:07 😂 nice vid, very informative to see this all laid out
The fucking slow mo at the end of the take killed me lmao
This video is actually pretty genius. I already employ SIMILAR techniques to this, namely the vocal gibberish (which made me almost die laughing), and just slapping down a beat and going nuts. I've found that rushing through song-writing and making something that just comes out fast results in a finished product that is basically exactly as good as a song I work really hard on to get a certain sound. There's not really any difference in quality, so I might as well write them as fast as possible hahah
I'm glad you kept the owls in the final verson.
"We were a phantom limb, feeling like somethings there" holy shit ben that lines amazing
Another fun way to start is instead of a drum loop is just to use any long, changing sample, and write music and play along to it. Even if you remove the sample later, it forces you to think about the longer structure, and maybe generate new, interesting ideas.
you're a boss, such an intuitive process but you step itut in a way that really mitigates some big creative flow snares. At some point i was reminded of watching the beatles anthology and watching them song write in the studio, especially the idea of getting the vocal melody out with any sort of words or even gibberish, ty homie
You might not have the music influence you deserve but your videos are the ones I come back to in order to understand music theory, music production and inspiration. They'd be fine as you speaking it through but your editing adds so much too. If you ever stop don't delete your YT. My kids are falling in love with music and my wife has been gripping at it for years. I reckon 30 mins of your videos and they'll get it, once they've found their own musical voice.
Thank you so much for your videos! Not only do you inspire me musically, but your generosity of spirit gives me hope in humanity.
I prefer the gibberish, i think that could be the future of pop music. Especially songs about being kicked in the ball sack.
it already is
Jon Anderson tried it
John Lennon did it a few times
That's what a lot of melodic hip-hop has been for the last 15 years
Check out the Melvins
Thank you for this. I have been writing songs for decades but have only recently started using a DAW (GarageBand). I am not at all technical, so having this idea of working horizontally and building is a great help.
Love, light and peace,
Bob McGowan (Not the Chair Circle!)
Fantastic tips to make the songwriting process more iterative and holistic from start to finish.
your videos are so clean and smooth, could just zone out to the soundscapes without paying attention
This was fantastic, Ben. Thank you for such a wonderful lesson. I LOVED how the final song came out. The simile of a phantom limb was fantastic, and the backup vocals yelling "wake up!" was just excellent prosody *chef's kiss* I'm gonna try this!
I love your process, it's so easy and takes away all the overthinking. And I love the song you made!
Only issue I have here is that Bens ''Tolerable' ideas are still amazing
I had some intuition about this process but you have figured it out so clearly. This will change the way I make music, like a lot of your other videos I've watched. Thanks!
Nice. First building horizontally is great advice.
Thank you, Ben, for all the work you do to inspire people! I like having this kind of tool in my writing motivation toolbox.
Such clarity.
Very valuable information
That was mind blowing and one of the most helpful and concise video on songwriting I've seen in a loooooong time! Thank you!
I used to write a lot. The pandemic reset followed by a career change away from music has had me depressed. I know writing helps, just gotta start. Again.
U can do it!
Aww man, I thought "Total - Flavours - and they ARE" was the best part of the vocal take! Surprised to see that you changed the notes, rhythm and words of that part. This is a great exercise btw. I love your educational content and your music. EDIT: I really like the overlap of "How far we've come" with the "who who who who who are you" in the climax of the finished piece. V nice.
congrats on 500 vids : D your is awesome
Damm, i honestly love this man brain
First vocal take makes this Everything Everything lol
I really like the guitar sound!! ❤
I love this work flow, thanks for the great tips
Amazing video! And to those wondering, it totally works, i've written and produced 3 songs in a week doing this technique! Good job Ben
Bass VI love ❤❤❤
This is really good, and I got a lot of value out of it. Definitely some Passion Pit vibes going on there! Great stuff, thank you.
That first take was fire! You were really channeling David Byrne with that one. I would have love to hear a little bit of that in the final version but this process is a really good way to get things done
For the first time I actually completed something from start to finish because of this video
I like this. Will try tomorrow on a song I am working on
This is a very empowering video. Thank you
Love the bass VI! Also legitimately helpful video, earned a sub bucko
The saying "At the right place, in the right time". But the man was everywhere, exposing himself as much as he could. Eventually he got into this "Right Place", "Accidentally".
damn bro!! this is such a great teaching youve imparted...THANKS man ots neem decades since ive seen an actual honest music tutorialish video and this whole mind state can apply to regular daily life too...youve pretty much saved humanity from perdition with this NUMBER
. RIDE ON BEN.
Love this method so much. I’ve always called the gibberish track a “vomit take” (crude, i admit) haha.
Also amazing idea to map out a full 2 minutes before getting too deep into the details. Such a great way to avoid getting stranded in loop city.
Wow. This is actually great advice. Very concise and understandable
Like your approach and very entertaining video. I’ll definitely try this method
super catchy! Thanks for the tips!
Reaper is the best and im so glad you use it
this is gold to me thank u so much im such an overthinker
I’ve literally been thinking for the last few days, “how can I write songs faster”. Thanks dude
The music you make between parts is super nice
Thank you again, o mage of music. ❤
Amazing video and teaching. Also, the song is something i'd listen to
Love you approach Ben, If you would ask many pro musicians they would go on an overcomplicate things, I love the simplicity and how anyone even non musicians could do this. You are a great guy!
EXcellent song. Thanks for sharing this
Great video! I love how you used the 2d video of your guitar playing on those 3d models.
Thank you Mr. Levin
Really helpful and I love the end result. Thank you!
Great video. Quick and packed with tips. Someone get this man an eyebrow sculptor.
I'm definitely gonna give that a try! Also that song is a straight up banger
Banger!
Thank you so much Ben!!!
Amazing stuff man.
Love your videos man! Definitely one of the top music RUclipsrs around, always end up learning something new
Cool song! I need to try this approach for non-vocal music!
great video man I love it ! i'll try to think less and let the flow flow !
Amazing as always. And the final track is a banger!
Your videos are so inspiring! Thank you for doing these and that song is really good
Thanks Ben! That was fun and helpful!
this was very awesome and useful. inspiring as always
love this
Love it, so sick
Wow. That's a catchy song! Weezer sort of vibe. Love it.
Dope! Thanks Man!
TOTAL FLAVORS!
Nice!
I did that once, worked horizontally, and was able to flesh out a melody, which I was able to decorate later.
But I usually bring everything to a full stop to flesh out that section so I don't lose the inspiration of the moment sacrificing the length. But man, do I ever have a good sounding section.
Ben, you're an angel
Damn Ben this tune is a banger!
Man I love your content
amazing song! loved the ideas
Recording voice notes on my phone when i'm on a walk or any time is my default method these days, then I harmonize them later. Or sometimes i'll sing arpeggios if I'm hearing the harmony already.
you're such an inspiration ❤
I'm a pretty slow writer, polishing every bit, this might be a freeing exercise
Love you
Thanks for this. I definitely get stuck in a loop so I try and find new ways that compliment but don't reinforce that loop. All part of learning to DAW I guess.
Amazing Ben thank you for this. I get way too lost in the sauce.
This was so helpful!
Amazing content, came here bc of Jake Lizzio!! I liked the lyrics a lot
I personally have the opposite problem, where i write 100s of pretty decent songs a year and have to throw most of them away. But I watched this out of curiosity and it still gave me new ideas! And I'm definitely sending it to my bandmates so we can write together more often :D One thing I will never do is rely on a drum loop, though. I can't write a riff without having very specific drum parts in my head already related to it.
This is pretty much my exact method
this is great video
I wish I could have fun like that while writing. My process is so excruciating.
Hey, nice song, Ben. Cheered me up today :)
my hood loves ben levin
COOL. love this!
Legend
It helps, thanks a lot Ben!
Awesome content and awesome Song! Thanks!
fire track 💥