Why Drum Loops Make Your Track Worse

[Baywoodmusic]

This is very true. I use to add a bunch of hi hat loops/ shakers to fill up space and while all my friends liked it and it sounded good. I could totally see people had a hard time dancing when I performed it live. The simpler groves where everything has its own space and purpose made people dance every time.

[dadadrew]

Simplify simplify simplify. This is SO overlooked when discussing composition. Thank you for an on point reminder.

[bepower]

very helpful stuff. i learned this a few years ago but realizing how important rythm is (not just for drums) improved my songwriting so much and it also helps everything else like mixing for example.

[larryseyer]

Great information and often overlooked. A deep dive into a better production. Thank you for sharing.

[ItsGrantM]

I wish i seen this when i first started, instead i was told that adding more loops was good because it fills up space and adds more interest but never told the downsides like competing rhythms.

[TeddyBaas]

Damn give the guy a break, he’s trying to provide some value and it all boils down to keeping the groove simple and not cluttering it up with too many competing rhythms. It doesn’t matter if you use loops or not. If you do use a loop just be mindful to not clutter the groove with a bunch of random drum loops that are going to overlap and sound like 💩

[martintherd]

As always concise and to the point. I'd love some deeper dives into rhythm building and how you can work with velocities, bc this tutorial doesn't talk about how ghost notes etc can be used to add subtle rhythm without necessarily making things messy.

[TheSecondMessenger]

Great advice! Honestly so true and not something I see people discussing much on YouTube. Thank you for this video.
Most of the time I feel simple is better. When it comes to layering, we must ask ourselves with each layer we add, is this supposed to blend with other layers, or contrast?

[DielectricFailure]

I had the idea of trying to put a mini note for every drum hit to make sure complicated rhythms sounded good but it’s really cool to see somebody else recommends doing it.

[andy_hawkins]

Absolutely great advice. It takes longer to build loops yourself but I've never done anything else. Without control of the swing, velocity and basic pattern for each sound, it's going to sound messy. oh, and knowing when to stop adding things is critical. Just keep working on it and it does start sounding better.

[NONENONE]

Dude I hope you're rich off Youtube. This is the first time Ive watched your video. You have a nerd understanding of everything but your music is dope! You're not over the top analytical and your video quality is top notch. You gotta be spending a ton of time on making these vids. Great work bud

[zaink]

Hi,

I forgot to add the free sample pack before purchasing this new drum pack. Is there anyway to get a free pack now! 😢

[abelgutierrez]

This brother giving out secret sauce for free. My guy :)

[MyDistortedWorld]

Nice! Thanks for the great advice... Syncopation always makes a groove groovier.

[DRTmusic]

In ableton you can "extract groove" from one element and apply that quantization to other tracks. Great way to align the rhythm of a loop that you like the texture of with the groove of the track

[OkMinMusic]

One of the best production educational channels out there!
Huge appreciation from Australia brother!

[Keroser]

This is very important. You have made a similiar video for this tip and I have been implementing that to my Trance tracks. Clear improvement. And if I ever use something out of main groove, I use it in the most background so you dont basically hear, but feel.

Amazing tip and totally recommend.

[drvoodoo]

In Logic it’s very simple, use the Groove Track feature. Assign one of your tracks as the main Groove Track and assign all the other tracks to follow the main Groove Track simply by adding a ☑️ mark next to the track. This can be done in seconds and you never have to go into the Piano Roll.

[victorcobane]

Great video! The part about simplifying each element into a simple hit in a separate pattern, so you can hear how it sounds with no frills and just get a handle on if the rhythmic health is brilliant!

[LeeJaaijMusicTV]

never thought about that. very simple but effectiv! thanks BigZ