How to Make Really Good Melodies (for beginners)

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MY GEAR:
DAW (Music making software): Logic Pro and Ableton Live
Studio monitors (speakers): Yamaha HS8's
Headphones: Audeze LCD X (open back)
Camera: Canon 80d
Computer: Mac Studio with M2 Ultra chip and 2 TB hardrive
Midi controller (keyboard): Komplete Kontrol 61
Interface: Scarlett Clarett 2 pre
Desk: a cheap one from ikea
Chair: also a cheap one from ikea

My favorite plugins that I use the most:
XFER Serum
Sylenth 1
Nexus 3
Kontakt
RC 20
Valhalla Shimmer
Valhalla Vintage Verb
Shaperbox 3
XFER OTT
Fab Filter Saturn 2
Fab Filter Pro C 2
Arturia Pigments
Baby Audio Comeback Kid
Output Thermal and Portal
LABS Soft Piano

Hardware that I use behind the scenes but not in videos:
Elektron Octatrack (my fav)
Elektron Digitakt
Korg Minilogue XD

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so this is how 2017 roblox tycoons made their music

doggame

Bro thanks for this. It helps me to generate melodies much faster without thinking anymore.

brasswoddens

IT HURTS ME HOW UNINSPIRED AND SOULLESS THIS IS 😭 THIS WAS A STAB IN THE HEART

pianolover

I've written songs for many years, and I agree: chords first is the way to go most of the time.

I read a book called "Six Steps to Songwriting Success" years ago that advocated a melody first approach because "people don't sing chords."

I never agreed with the author on that. Great songwriters like Tom Petty, Rob Thomas and Ryan Tedder have all mentioned singing over a compelling chord progression first to find a moving melody.

Great lesson!

MarvelNot

It gives me a positive vibe watching Alex always smiling while teaching us! 🤩 (talking about other videos😂)

limentos

Sounds 2016 - 2019. I love the music style from those years

Yume-AW

I'm by no means a misician, but as a listener I think you should try making a melody that actually tries to convey some kind of emotion, to try and pour some part of yourself in it, try to say something through it. I don't know what this melody wants me to feel, I can't interpret it or find a meaning in it for myself. The problem indeed lies in me, too, and if I really tried I would probably be able to feel something (most likely something I wouldn't like). But all my brian is getting from this is that it's music. That's it.
I know some people just make music for the money and/or just don't have enough real life experience or they take inspiration from a source that again, didn't have any truly interesting experience in their life and/or was in it for the money (again) and the inspired one just didn't knew any better, thus creating an endless cycle of disposable music (all of the music is disposable in the end, but that doesn't mean we should stop trying to achieve actual perfection). I know I'm just ranting like an idiot, but as the time goes on It becomes increasingly harder for me to find music that my brain thinks is worthwhile to listen to. And that terrible feeling of emptiness is driving me to write this comment, although it won't make any difference at all. Maybe I'm just hoping someone will aswer this comment and help me tackle this dilemma and find a solution?
Damn, I need a therapist

МуродТанжихолов

I just started to try make music stuff, and what I'm struggling a lot is that I can't find a good sound to use as chords and melodies and stuff, and I always have trouble trying to continue the song pass the first drop

NotDrws

also try playing a set of chords with your fingers and not your mouse. It will get you feeling the beat and what is right for it. I usually do triads because I am a novice piano player. But you can start with triads with the fingers, and if you want to make the chords more complex use your drawing tool in Ableton/logic to draw in the notes accordingly. This is my process and I find it works well.

Ron.Swanson.

2000s high school gen Z pop music?? Nostalgia overload

tsl-m

I love how you inverted the chords❤🔥...is there a video explaining how you did it??

edenisthebeginning

This is more for pop or dance music. Nothing wrong with doing it this way, but it’s not a one size fits all — for those of you that disagree with this method.

mitchelljacka

This goes insane bruv, intro and the beat are 🔥🔥🔥

GabrielFrFr

-Sweating nervously reading the comments seeing how many people agree with this-
(I always start with melody and build from there, Ive been making music for 3 years)

YTHammer