Imo the more we force ourselves to make beats/loops, the more we make mid music Not saying we should make a beat every three months, but making 7 beats from scratch everyday will have the opposite effect of the “practice makes perfect” model For me, we simply have to find the right balance between quantity and quality Again this is my opinion, not saying it's THE TRUTH, might be just me
Love your comment. Simply making as many beats as possible doesn't necessarily achieve what you are looking for or even what others are looking for. Keep creating to find what you like and what you dont like. Why you like something and why you dont like something. Hone in on loving what you are making as much as possible. Hope this method allows you to cut through trial and error in a seemingly less tedious way. :)
I see what you're saying and I agree to a point, in that there is clearly a different, "lesser" power to inspiration that we force versus the inspiration that comes to us unexpectedly like a blessing, illuminating the mind and stoking the flames of passion. Forcing it feels draining, while receiving true inspiration feels like being brought back from the dead, absolutely revitalizing, and yet I'd argue that waiting for inspiration to strike is too unreliable because it ignores the fact that the more we dilligently work on our craft without depending/waiting on inspiration, the more it reveals itself to us, which kinda feels like the muses rewarding the worthy. If anyone resonates to some degree with what I'm clumsily trying to say here, or simply is concerned with the question of inspiration and the eternal quest to attain it, I highly recommend the book "The War of Art" by Steven Pressfield. It's a short and efficient read and is what I'd consider to be the best and only book on the subject that an artist will ever need, a true life changer
It's cool that you've been doing daily uploads lately -- helps inspire me to stay on the grind -- but I hope you don't feel pressure to keep at it! Just glad that you're sharing your wisdom like Bob Ross. We appreciate ya!
W nick mira for always trying to break through the musical barrier of our generation.. its not easy with every genre our modern world has.. but to keep getting back up on the horse everytime is damn inspiring... I pray and hope i get to work with people talented as nick one day
thank u Nick if i made Music, and i didn't give up on learning it's 50% because of you all the stuff you gave to your community, all the tips who makes people better sensei of FL, keep cooking
Thank you Nick for sharing some of your workflow! The fact that you aren't charging for this is incredible so thank you for giving back to the producer community!!
What really helped me was laying down a first key / synth melody with a top line and then putting down my drums to help the next melody layers flow better with the drums
Thank you. I think this is the next stage for my workflow. Working with several arrangements in the playlist. I do it all the time with my standalone equipment, but fairly new to FL
I wanted to express my appreciation for the vibrant energy and enthusiasm you bring to your videos and the engaging community you've cultivated in the comment section. Your humble approach as a producer is truly admirable. I own a well-equipped production studio, yet I found myself losing the motivation to create music. Recently, I've returned to regular gym workouts, and it's during these sessions that I've noticed an increase in your content. By the time I finish my treadmill routine, your insightful posts have reignited my creative spark, inspiring me to experiment with new ideas and push my musical boundaries. Thank you for your continued inspiration and support. Your work has significantly impacted my creative process, and for that, I am grateful.
I make house music and watching your vids helps a lot, sometimes when i’m making shitty music i just keep going to see what i can do with it anyways and ive noticed that helped me get better. Thanks for your help
Thank you for the tutorials from the last video on chords and this video on melodies and beats. I hope you keep adding more tutorial videos. Nick Mira Fan. 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥✌🤜🤛👊👍
Bro I was just about to comment the skill, speed/real time selection and how he made that go gave me goosebumps, 😢😢😢 came here to say that and find out he dumped it. Damnit big nick you are a goat bro. PS I been so inspired by you. I’m a content addict with stuff that gets me nowhere and watching you cook is my new therapy for productive cognitive awareness/decisions.
Nick can u make a full video on drums / hihats cz ur hh patterns always perfectly fit with the melodies you make I'm having trouble with that I can make a good melody but I feel like my hihat patterns don't always blend perfectly with it PLEASE MAKE THAT VIDEO
How I look at it: Drums and instruments. So the steps of "lead, chorus, arp, pluck, etc" all fit in the same category. The only way I look at it is starting with either drums or instruments, so it doesn't feel like im doing anything different if I decide to start with instruments today and drums tomorrow.
Every video from you is nice and simple and very informative, I remember the vid you dropped years ago for the "Flood my Wrist" beat and I was blown away
some of the beats that i like the most have been made with almost only "counter melodies," definitely a great method to use. Techniques. Bob Ross Mira. Legend
When I get beat-block, I typically go back to samples I already used -- it either helps me remember how I made something that I liked, or it challenges me into making something different.
I just want you to know that you motivate, you give a boost in to this of making it happen, making beats consciously expressing what's inside...emotions, feelings... the way I like it, having fun and that's it (I got help with the translator hehe >~
One other cool thing you can do that I just did yesterday: You make one arrangement and put a bunch of loops in. Then make another arrangement and put the loops from there into the same mixer tracks as the ones in the first arrengement and just go wild in the 2nd one. Hell, I put portal on the master. Then go back to the first arrangement and vibe.
nick you prob don’t remember it but the melody you made for “whistles - juice wrld” is absolutely insane to me I can’t find the loop anywhere and I wanna know how you made something sound so out of space
@@boyarmiragenuinely appreciate the response so much, you inspired my brother and I to make beats i even wrote about you in a school project years ago. much love man truly so talented i learned piano cause of you fr
if an idea isn't taking after say 2-3 hours I'll usually just stop there and cut it, either move on to something else, another idea or take a break until I feel like coming back. Could be days, weeks even a month or two. Then randomly out of nowhere I'll sit down for 20 mins and cook up the best thing I've ever heard like it was nothing and everything I pick straight off the rack fits perfectly and I can't seem to make a wrong decision. Those moments are the best feeling in the world. Don't forget to take breaks guys, it can be the best decision in disguise.
Yo nick! quick tip, splice has a vst called bridge that lets you change the key and time stretch automatically while you are playbacking in the daw! so you can preview it accurately
i find what helps me make beats is starting extremely primitive(basic) and then slightly changing the pitch and rhythm by little nudges. I think as producer we always try to reinvent the wheel with our beats and end up in beat block. I find the most basic piano rolls in famous beats, it’s all about how all the piano rolls combine to make a musical composition.
Would love to see a studio tour Nick, do you have stereo monitors set up or do you use the two here? Also the (screen) monitor up on the wall, is that just for nice visuals/videos? I saw a Skrillex video where he had one of those up and it was cool.
Imo the more we force ourselves to make beats/loops, the more we make mid music
Not saying we should make a beat every three months, but making 7 beats from scratch everyday will have the opposite effect of the “practice makes perfect” model
For me, we simply have to find the right balance between quantity and quality
Again this is my opinion, not saying it's THE TRUTH, might be just me
Love your comment. Simply making as many beats as possible doesn't necessarily achieve what you are looking for or even what others are looking for. Keep creating to find what you like and what you dont like. Why you like something and why you dont like something. Hone in on loving what you are making as much as possible. Hope this method allows you to cut through trial and error in a seemingly less tedious way. :)
Love this! I used to think I was wrong for creating less but it’s how I made my best work and that enabled me to get to where I am now
I disagree. Music is as much of a science as it is an art.
@@boyarmira when you find yourself listening to your own music more than other people's music you know you're on the right path 😂
I see what you're saying and I agree to a point, in that there is clearly a different, "lesser" power to inspiration that we force versus the inspiration that comes to us unexpectedly like a blessing, illuminating the mind and stoking the flames of passion. Forcing it feels draining, while receiving true inspiration feels like being brought back from the dead, absolutely revitalizing, and yet I'd argue that waiting for inspiration to strike is too unreliable because it ignores the fact that the more we dilligently work on our craft without depending/waiting on inspiration, the more it reveals itself to us, which kinda feels like the muses rewarding the worthy.
If anyone resonates to some degree with what I'm clumsily trying to say here, or simply is concerned with the question of inspiration and the eternal quest to attain it, I highly recommend the book "The War of Art" by Steven Pressfield. It's a short and efficient read and is what I'd consider to be the best and only book on the subject that an artist will ever need, a true life changer
Music is like going to the gym , turn up everyday and you'll see results
Fr
Those are some wise words. Thanks
thanks bro….fr.
dont just turn up though. do the work even if it doesn't feel comfortable, and you will keep growing
please keep uploading videos
Was he gonna stop?
It's cool that you've been doing daily uploads lately -- helps inspire me to stay on the grind -- but I hope you don't feel pressure to keep at it! Just glad that you're sharing your wisdom like Bob Ross. We appreciate ya!
Nick is for the producers.
Watching you effortlessly cook a heavenly beat is inspiring, to say the least
W nick mira for always trying to break through the musical barrier of our generation.. its not easy with every genre our modern world has.. but to keep getting back up on the horse everytime is damn inspiring... I pray and hope i get to work with people talented as nick one day
I keep coming back to these, they're just so useful
thank u Nick
if i made Music, and i didn't give up on learning it's 50% because of you
all the stuff you gave to your community, all the tips who makes people better
sensei of FL, keep cooking
Damn, he just end the video like that. what a legend man😭
This made me motivated to begin making beats again, been slacking and have a hard time coming back to it but I'll never quit! ❤
This beat sounds so futuristic man 😤
Pure magic bro. Wtf, blows my mind every time. You’re so good man
Everything you did with the saxophone sample sounded great. Inspiring stuff!
Thanks for continuing to put out creative content Nick you’re the man.
youre new approach is refreshing,will always love u gang
Thank you Nick for sharing some of your workflow! The fact that you aren't charging for this is incredible so thank you for giving back to the producer community!!
Man posted 3 goated tutorials back to back is crazy
damn i'm in love with that last beat.. shits a fucking vibe frrfr
I dont even make beats, but im here.
And thanks for being here. It helps.
What really helped me was laying down a first key / synth melody with a top line and then putting down my drums to help the next melody layers flow better with the drums
you look healthy man keep making your art you're really good and unique I enjoy that
he is definitly a machine!!! man you are an inspiration for many of us. 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶
This is the epitome of the word "vibe". I would absolutely demolished every melody you played. So good
that was eye opening bro, always wanted to get into this constrained way of writing because of IDM but could never figure out how, genius cookup
Thank you. I think this is the next stage for my workflow. Working with several arrangements in the playlist. I do it all the time with my standalone equipment, but fairly new to FL
new fan. enjoy watching these type of production videos. great insight.
yuhhhh havent watched yet but ik ts gonna slap. btw youve helped me so much frfr im learning a little bit more every single day
This is just authentic, no constant cuts and changes
Some W Nick Mira inspo is exactly what I needed today
So glad your making videos
last beat was nice
Fr had me doing the stank face 🤣
Please drop this beat..... Ive been looping it scrolling this video back and forward.
these daily uploads been keeping me hella motivated, keep em coming
never been this early to a Nick Mira Video, I'm blessed. *Last beat sounds like a movie*
I love your beats bro thank you for these videos
I wanted to express my appreciation for the vibrant energy and enthusiasm you bring to your videos and the engaging community you've cultivated in the comment section. Your humble approach as a producer is truly admirable.
I own a well-equipped production studio, yet I found myself losing the motivation to create music. Recently, I've returned to regular gym workouts, and it's during these sessions that I've noticed an increase in your content. By the time I finish my treadmill routine, your insightful posts have reignited my creative spark, inspiring me to experiment with new ideas and push my musical boundaries.
Thank you for your continued inspiration and support. Your work has significantly impacted my creative process, and for that, I am grateful.
I make house music and watching your vids helps a lot, sometimes when i’m making shitty music i just keep going to see what i can do with it anyways and ive noticed that helped me get better. Thanks for your help
Awesome stuff, and love the track you're working on in this video! Subscribed.
Well said and you are inspiring ❤
Thank you for the tutorials from the last video on chords and this video on melodies and beats. I hope you keep adding more tutorial videos. Nick Mira Fan. 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥✌🤜🤛👊👍
Dude, I've watched this video full way through like 6 times. Legendary cookup 10/10 vid and music ❤🔥
u been blessing me keep making these pls twin!!!
bro i love watching u make beats shits amazing never stop
My favorite producer right here GOAT🔥🔥🔥
Much Love Nick amazing video always.
This is hard😵🤯🔥You are really talented bro💯
I have been looking up to you and always been looking up to you💯
Man that technique is so relevant thank you Nick! Used to do this but in the same arrangement windows and it get messy real quick
love the videos man rly helped me to keep pushing forward. hella inspirational !
I enjoy making my own melodies instead of sampling/chopping. Chopping has its merits but nothing beats making your own music from scratch.
saw your face an immediately said to myself "isn't this the producer that was working with lil yachty?" mad respect brotha, keep doing you
best video about Music learnings
pls more
3:31 Wish bro kept that lead
fried my ears in a good way tho
Fr! Thought it was just me, that shi spoke to me
those Shogun vibes, just too good
Bro I was just about to comment the skill, speed/real time selection and how he made that go gave me goosebumps, 😢😢😢 came here to say that and find out he dumped it. Damnit big nick you are a goat bro. PS I been so inspired by you. I’m a content addict with stuff that gets me nowhere and watching you cook is my new therapy for productive cognitive awareness/decisions.
So effortlessly done 😮
You don't know how much we appreciate your sharings 🙏🏻
Ur a genius n ur exactly what we need to get to ur level 🎚️ doors open 📣👍🏿😳🎯💪🏿💯
waking up everyday to a new nick mira video recently has made my day every time
Крут 🔥
Nick can u make a full video on drums / hihats cz ur hh patterns always perfectly fit with the melodies you make I'm having trouble with that I can make a good melody but I feel like my hihat patterns don't always blend perfectly with it PLEASE MAKE THAT VIDEO
How I look at it: Drums and instruments. So the steps of "lead, chorus, arp, pluck, etc" all fit in the same category. The only way I look at it is starting with either drums or instruments, so it doesn't feel like im doing anything different if I decide to start with instruments today and drums tomorrow.
Every video from you is nice and simple and very informative, I remember the vid you dropped years ago for the "Flood my Wrist" beat and I was blown away
such a mastermind you are dude, just blows my mind
paryo goated for the stems
bro you're so fucking inspiring, it's a true blessing to be able to learn from you
this shit turned out so fire its unreal bro
some of the beats that i like the most have been made with almost only "counter melodies," definitely a great method to use. Techniques. Bob Ross Mira. Legend
Remember to put God first before anything else in this world. God loves you. Blessings. ❤️✝️
yo this one sickkkkkk!!! 💯🔥
There is no Hip hop, pop, rap, whatever without VA
When I get beat-block, I typically go back to samples I already used -- it either helps me remember how I made something that I liked, or it challenges me into making something different.
I just want you to know that you motivate, you give a boost in to this of making it happen, making beats consciously expressing what's inside...emotions, feelings... the way I like it, having fun and that's it (I got help with the translator hehe >~
I learn so much every time bro makes a vid💪🏼
thanks for these man. i appreciate the content
i love that admiration push you give (I'm not good at writing in English sorry)
One other cool thing you can do that I just did yesterday:
You make one arrangement and put a bunch of loops in. Then make another arrangement and put the loops from there into the same mixer tracks as the ones in the first arrengement and just go wild in the 2nd one. Hell, I put portal on the master. Then go back to the first arrangement and vibe.
thats a real problem, thank you for caring about us. you are real one
nick you prob don’t remember it but the melody you made for “whistles - juice wrld” is absolutely insane to me I can’t find the loop anywhere and I wanna know how you made something sound so out of space
sometimes with melodies like that, the presets from plugins really carry. shoutout to the sound designers who did their thing idk who they are tho
@@boyarmiragenuinely appreciate the response so much, you inspired my brother and I to make beats i even wrote about you in a school project years ago. much love man truly so talented i learned piano cause of you fr
Thank you, Nick. I’m going to try this.
the legendary Nick Mira.. pay attention to him very underrated and a big slime inspiration
morning nick, been in dark times, it's time to get back o7 🌕
if an idea isn't taking after say 2-3 hours I'll usually just stop there and cut it, either move on to something else, another idea or take a break until I feel like coming back. Could be days, weeks even a month or two. Then randomly out of nowhere I'll sit down for 20 mins and cook up the best thing I've ever heard like it was nothing and everything I pick straight off the rack fits perfectly and I can't seem to make a wrong decision. Those moments are the best feeling in the world. Don't forget to take breaks guys, it can be the best decision in disguise.
hey nick, how do u get different sounds other than the basic piano sound? is it a plugin? if so whats it called?
thanks for speaking to the Layman.
Peace & Health
this was very helpful and the beat was fireee
This guy a magician fr
Trial and error, a lot of good advice here. a lot of times, I make a loop or whatever, then stretch or shrink it and try to work on it from there.
Wow you made a beautiful beat at the end
Yo nick! quick tip, splice has a vst called bridge that lets you change the key and time stretch automatically while you are playbacking in the daw! so you can preview it accurately
i find what helps me make beats is starting extremely primitive(basic) and then slightly changing the pitch and rhythm by little nudges. I think as producer we always try to reinvent the wheel with our beats and end up in beat block. I find the most basic piano rolls in famous beats, it’s all about how all the piano rolls combine to make a musical composition.
seen the title and figured it was alr boutta be a banger
bro please add drums to that first majestical beat and also is the second beat up to buy or smthn?
Would love to see a studio tour Nick, do you have stereo monitors set up or do you use the two here? Also the (screen) monitor up on the wall, is that just for nice visuals/videos? I saw a Skrillex video where he had one of those up and it was cool.
my life needs this beat bro
l need it
the way you think is inspiring, keep posting
those Vox samples nice. does Paryo have similar ones available anywhere for purchase?
consistently dropping gems. btw can you do a gear/setup breakdown pls
This should be at Coachella
this is literally my process every time wow
0:55 thats not weird, not wasting time on things that you wouldnt be able to do anyways seems logical
anyone know how i can do that chop at 5:37 on Logic without having to manually chop it.??
Closest thing I could thing of in Logic is remix fx. Might not be the same effect but close
i jst wanted to make music and be happy that never happened… i love this.