Living Bate wrote:Fanu wrote:Living Bate wrote:youtube as well though.....there are so many vids on there of how to do things.....even vids of how to do things by people who don't know how to do things....
"A-aight, iss yo boy F. Wadup Youtube. So today imma make a beat, knahmeen. We gon do a Drake type of beat. Last week I posted a video on how to do a Pete Rock type beat so check that out too. Aaaight, so firss, imma take a kick. Then imma take a snare. Boom. We gon need a hihat, too, knaahmsaying. [taps pads frantically every time when choosing a sound] Then, imma chop a sample. Is from Bob James. [chops] So dis is how you chop it up. [makes a full beat] Aaaight, and dat's how you make a beat on da MPC. Comment and make sure to subscribe. Aight, till the next time, peace out yo!"
haha....pretty much spot on....
I saw one on something like 'how to make a beat from sampling'.....
and the bloke pulls out a classic Commodores record to sample......he's like 'I never heard of this group before.....the commoders' (pronounced as in the chairs old folk take a zhit in)....
you are giving lessons on how to make a beat from sampling but you don't even know the fuggin Commodores???.....
your class is dismissed
The thing is, many of those who are really damn good at something do not know how to be teachers. Teaching is a different skillset entirely and you gotta be super informative.
95% of those making those "this is how you make a beat" video totally forget how much info you gotta give. Number one reason why you fail as a teacher is forgetting that your crowd does not know about your thing, so you need to be really detailed. If you saturate your kick, be ready to explain why.
I teach Ableton Live every now and then (I'm certified and I also have a teacher's degree from the university), and almost all my students always say they have been watching plenty of free tutorials on Youtube but haven't got that much out of them, and the need to be able to ask things always arises.