this is the YouTuber beat battle of the year! we're up against I'm a Music Mogul
Datsunn, Stefan Guy, Shakazula, DDS! this competition is fierce and you can
vote for your favorite! Native Instruments is hosting a beat battle on
the MetaPop website. three teams of youtubers have created three beats. the
beat with the most votes will have its own remix competition that you can take
part in and win prizes! check the link in the video description. but wait there's
more! if you've been waiting to buy a Native Instruments keyboard, Maschine, or
their software bundles, now is the best time! this is the time of the year they
offer 50% off! get it with the link in the description! in fact, this is the time
of year when I purchased my Komplete Ultimate bundle because I wanted to save
some cash too. if you've been waiting to buy an M32 keyboard, Maschine Mikro or
even the audio interfaces, now's the best time of the year to do it. especially
upgrading your Komplete bundle! And, my kind friends, if you use my link to the
sale, it helps support my channel. Thanks! alright more about that beat battle...
there are three beats from three collab teams on the MetaPop website. Team 3
features me, Courtney Hawkins, and Landmarq. Two other teams of creators have posted
their beats as well. go listen to all of them. they've all got some unique
awesomeness to them. of course you're gonna vote for my team, right? right?
all these creators were with me in Berlin for Creator Base 19. If you
haven't watched my Creator Base video go check it out. it was an unforgettable
experience and I brought back some messages to you from those creators. I
love that video myself. i watch it all the time. go watch it up here. I'm gonna
break down my portion of the beat for the beat battle and then you can listen
to Landmarq's and Courtney's parts too in the full final beat right here. and
check out their videos to see how they created their parts too.
Alright, so listen to the beat, go vote, check out the sale, and make the music you
love.
it was so much fun collaborating with Marques and Cortney on this beat. you know
when Marques first sent it to me I thought you know this needs cinematic
strings. I use a few other super interesting Native Instruments plugins
including Straylight, TRK01, Noire, and the India Discover Series. so I went
for the strings first I use the Symphony Strings Ensemble and added the cello
Ensemble first with this melody.
and then I layered some violins on top of it I use a modulation strip on the M32
to control the expression of the strings to make them sound more natural.
I had a little piano from the Noire Kontakt instrument as well just to add
some texture. then things took an interesting turn I added this sound
effect from Straylight to introduce the breakdown of the beat. I always get
inspired by the textures and sounds in Straylight. finally I added some
percussion using the India Discover Series instrument. I use TRK01 to play
a steady kick drum during the first part of the breakdown and then once the
original beat drops in... boom! I hope you enjoyed this beat breakdown! thanks to
Native Instruments, Marques, and Courtney! we will see you guys later!