What's good YouTube, this is I Make Beats.
Yeah, decided to do a "Live"
Lifted Noise and I was talking.
So without further ado, let me bring my boy on.
My man Lifted Noise. Whats good? I Make Beats?
So yeah me I'm excited to be hanging with my boys Lifted Noise, It's always an honor. So we got a short discussion.
Lifted Noise reached out to me, and huh
he's been taking piano lessons from me.
So scales has been a big topic for us, and I think he's doing an excellent job.
He's learning how to play scales, play all the scales on the keyboard and
I think, I believe one of his subscribers that reached out to him. Im uh let Lifted Noise kind of talk about that!
Yeah, definitely one of the one of my subscribers someone hit me in a comment when we did the
collaboration video that we did we flipped the same sample, and then I went on and I talked about a little bit how
you are showing me how
To play scales and how that actually helped me for the very first time figure out what scale
My sample was in. I figured out that it was in the key of "A" but someone had hit me up
I was actually looking for the common here so I could you know name them by name
But I'm not I'm getting used to this tablet here. That's brand new to me
Yeah
But yeah, anyways, that's what it was and he he wanted me to you know
I guess make a video on that and pretty much told him. You know what this is really early on for me
I'm just figuring it out. So give me some time, but I thought it'd be a good idea if you
If I Make Beats came out with me and or I came out with him here on his channel
And he could better explain those things and I could kind of redirect
the people with those questions
To you, and your Channel. Yeah. Yeah, that sounds good. It's always good to collaborate. So
What I did was I loaded up a few samples
Let me go ahead and start this timer man. We've been talking and I didn't start it right away
So I'm gonna put 25 on the counter. Yeah, we've been on for three minutes already. So yeah time was going actually
There we go, all right time was going
We own the clock people
So we're not gonna be long before you but we just want to you know
To reach out and explain some some basic things that are actually really big they're really important. So
The lightbulb is basically come on for you for lifted noise as far as you know playing
melodies or
samples or whatnot and then being able to really vibe out with what you're hearing and that really
Boils down to your scales. If you don't know your scales, how can you know what key the song is in so that you're playing
Within the register of that melody. So basically what I'm gonna do is I'm gonna play a couple of samples. Here we go
So we're gonna play sample number one
So what I'm gonna do is I'm gonna show you here on the keyboard
while the sample was playing
basically
How I find out what key
The melody of the sample is in. Because you really can't vibe out with it until you find the key
So I'm gonna show you exactly how I do it. So here we go
Okay, now I must stop that did you hear that resonation there
I was hitting different key different notes on the piano, but one tone resonated. Listen again.
So now because I was just hitting random keys
But I had to find notes that were in the key that I was hearing. So now let's play it again. I understand
I'm gonna play the scale with the melody with the sample Melody.
So basically what I just determined is that it's in the key of "A" flat Major or uh oh
No, no, no, no no, no. No, that's not what we're doing here. That was my significant other
I told her I was doing a "Live" and she just
Bust in on it, but hopefully she doesn't call back. But anyway going back to what we were saying by me
hitting random Keys
Because you know a scale consists of really seven notes the eighth note or the last note is the first note in the scale
So all I did was please stop honey, please
so
Second mrs. Ridiculous
Okay, one second you guys as a financial issue
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My gosh, sorry about this, sorry about this good Lord Jesus she's at the store and I got a sinner some money. Yeah. Yes
All right, here we go let me get this out the way real quick
Okay
Sorry, yes, I'm just gonna send five
All right, go go go on. All right done
All right, I said don't stop Technic Jesus, all right, so
Anything you want to add before I continue let the noise
No, I'm just listening. All right, so so again, basically
By me the smarter way to do it is if you know scales just play a scale
Okay, so I'm gonna do it again
Even though I already determine what key the samples in for beginners if you if you don't know
How to manipulate like I just did what you would do is you will play a scale. Go ahead
So you're saying if you don't if you do no scales play scales
So before you even shown me the whole formula for learning scales, that's how I would do it
I was just I would just go up and down the keyboard and find tone
That sounds proper because I do have to hear I do I find a combination and then you know
That would come so the easy way to do it would be like this for instance
I'm gonna play the melody and I'm gonna play a C major scale
No doesn't work, right. So let's play another scale a D major scale
No, let's go G
So again, like I was saying
every key has
Every major key has a relative minor key. Okay, so I did say that it's in a-flat major
But it doesn't end on that the tonic or the the first note isn't the a-flat
The first note is e I mean F
That's why I kept hitting that note
So it's actually in in the relative minor of a flat
so a flat major relative minor is f
minor
Good lord stop it. So anyway
and that's a little bit more theory, but just to know that I
Can play an a-flat major scale?
But notice it doesn't resolve there but if I start on the F
It resolves on the F I'm still playing the a flat major
Scale but I'm just starting on the F just like we were talking about the noise
The key of C
There its relative minor is a minor
So even though you're playing on a you're still playing all the notes in the C major scale?
You're just starting on a so that's all I did instead of starting on the a flat. I
started on the F
Playing the same notes that is in the a flat major scale
but I started on the F and I ended on the other and that's basically how you
Relate the the relative minor to a major scale but real simple play scales. That's that's really the easiest
Formula I could tell you you keep playing scales until you play the right scale
Eventually, you're going to play the right scale as you're playing the sample or the melody or whatever. You just play a scale
That skill didn't work. Yeah the next skill, you know saying it's on
Process of elimination there. Absolutely. Absolutely. Yeah and again as you do it the more you do it the
Quicker, you'll be able to diagnose it
Okay
So, I don't know if you got repentance and how how quickly I came to the scale that the song is in
But we'll do again. We'll do it on another sample. Let's try this other sample. All right, so check this one out
Well, let it play for a minute
All right, let me answer those your piano is it functional or no? Oh
All right, so now so now let's put this booklet, let's put the V study to the test
Ah, you know me I want this just mess around and play some scales and see if you can come up with it
and if not again your
Squares say yeah flips leaves out da just go ahead and see what you do, man. Here we go
I still need practice. I saw good
That's it
So, let's see if I could by God
Yeah, so it works, right
Kiki of a a major then most omos am almost I would no be
Yep, you're right. It's a noise. It isn't a key of a major. Yep. Absolutely
Luckily, that's when I practiced. It's all good. I'll be good
The main thing is is that because you've been practicing scales you were able to play a scale and determine. Oh, that's it
That's the key. I'm in and then once you know
What key you're in then, you know what chords you can play in right that really sums it up
That really does you get an excellent job. By the way. Thanks, man. You might all be like teacher
She's taking a holiday today, so it's me and little man
Daycare over here. So she's hanging out with her friend
and yeah, the one day at the hotel by herself and you know chillin so
Whatever. We all can't do that. You know me. Oh, yes. He'll II can do this stuff like that
Oh, yeah. Yeah. I mean you see where I'm at. I'm at the house
But nah man, it's all good. Thank you, baby for Taemin II appreciate you
But yeah, man, um, I let you know that the kid you mean you did a great job man
Just isolating the key and you know and like I said scales which I was actually coming today on YouTube
I did a comment on someone's YouTube channel, and I was basically saying just that I was saying
This is why scales are so
important because I was listening to the beat in the melody that the person was trying to immuno conjure up and
everything just was kind of
It was
Clashing. No, there was no harmony whatsoever in the melody, and I was just kind of reiterating
Hey, you know keep working at it, but this is why scales are so important because you want your sound
To you know to harmonize you want to sound great, you know
This is awesome because this is the stepping is
Once you learn the scales and then figure out the chords
Absolutely, you're making music. You know, who are that's it. You said it right there?
you're making music a lot of people they skip over this process they and again just
Nothing wrong with sampling beats. Absolutely. Nothing. I sample beats you sample beats matrix cheese gentle style
We all sample music, but we're not limited to just the sample. You know, someone else's creation. Someone else's
melodic idea of music in harmony
we can play along in vibe with their melody and create something new because we understand the basics of
Music which it all starts with the scale it always starts with the scale
So I encourage all beat makers
You know everybody out there on YouTube that's you know inspiring to be a musician or whatever. You got your equipment
Don't just rely on the sample, you know, take the time and learn invest in your craft
that's the best of that's a good word invest in your craft and
learn the basic foundation of music and you'll see that it opens up a
Huge door and your music will evolve and it will sound so much better. So yeah
I'm excited about them
Definitely and I was stubborn for the longest time, you know, I just didn't want to learn the theory just seemed so
Mechanical you know, I mean
So I think that's that kind of proud young mentality where you don't want to follow the rules and stuff
But it's better to know the rules and you know need them and not use them then
Like at that point where you just don't know what else to do, you hit your limitations and you know
Absolutely
It's a good thing to understand what's going on in the sample so that you can create your own original
music and you could even treat it like that's one thing I want to do is create my own music and then you know
Make it sound like a sample then chop it up, but then I already know where it's coming from
I know exactly you know, so I
Yeah, right. That's you said a mouthful right there and it's that it's funny that you hit that you brought that topic up because
major keys and I we talked a lot about melody and harmony and you know in core professions and
The cool thing about what you're saying and what you're about to what you've already discovered is
Yeah, okay, you sample a beat you got a sample and you're playing along with it?
So the cool thing is once you vibe off of that sample, you start creating your own sound with that sample
Eventually, you'll have this full orchestrated beat
Now you can take the sample away and you still have this really cool vibe
You know
Melody and you got your own core progression that doesn't now it doesn't rely on the sample
you're not just stuck right with someone else's interpretation of that song, you know and
that's one thing that I can see myself benefiting from this because before
When I could figure out like somewhat of a scale and make melody to the sample. Mm-hmm
I wouldn't know how to play chords with it. So if I took my sample away the beat would sound incomplete
Absolutely, but now now I go
Again, but now what but but now I'm in the beginning of being able to play some chords
So I wanted to take a sample out my beat would still sound complete but you know, it is the beginning stage
But definitely learn learn yourself some theory. Yes, sir
You'll be able to take it to the next level. Don't limit yourself. That's it, man. You said it right there?
That's it, you know having that incomplete sound where you're you got a really nice sound
but it's totally dependent on the sample and when you get to the point where
Excuse me. You can remove that sample and you still have this cool vibe
That's like me that's working even without the sample
You know to me that's when you know you've arrived and to be honest. I am NOT the best piano player by far
By far and every day. I'm learning something new. So just know that
The learning process it never ends, you know
I mean you constantly keep maturing to keep growing and the more interaction you have with people like yourself
Other inspired musicians and beat makers the better off you are so you know, they say birds of a feather flock together
So if I'm hanging with nine broke brothers, I'm gonna be the tenth broke brother
So but if I'm hanging what inspired people when I'm here with people who want to and you know
We come together like we're doing now on this live you you open your open it up man, you know
So I'm proud of you managed to know you're taking a big step man
And I just looked at the the your comments my baby was saying ooh, I saw your face. I don't know
Did you see my face? I don't know. I saw the comment a little bit
We can't build a face yet not till I get a thousand subscribers y'all better subscribe
You don't want to see my face, but ya know seriously, you're doing it big
Well, thank you, man. Hey, you're probably halfway there. So you're gonna start thinking about your you reveal soon
Almost halfway there, but
Yeah, it's been a cool journey, man
And and I have to say honestly you've been a big big part of that process and I really appreciate everything you've you've done
It's loaning me and stuff man page like that. Hey, but likewise. I'm like you were just saying about you know
surrounding yourself with people that who want to grow and build that's important because I don't think
Had and I you know started putting myself out there and then you know
you hit me up and we've been having conversations and now
You and all these other beat makers and musicians have been talking and stuff and learning from each other. Absolutely. Um,
I'm just trying to say that's very important too. And there's no definitely and it's definitely not about
Comparing yourself because that can be discouraging like you said. I'm not the best piano player, but you know
Let other people's ability and skills inspire you not I was let it be like like, oh, I'm not that. I can't do that
I'm never gonna be that good
It's more about seeing that being inspired and comparing yourself to yesterday by doing something more today that you can do to improve yourself tomorrow
so
Yeah, I don't always like to throw a little bit of encouragement in there. So that's that's all that is
You know, there's far better piano players than myself
But again, I try to associate myself with people who are better than me
You know me and and that have reached this level. That's that I want to change
You know, I mean and that's you and many many aspects
You know
I wanna I aspire to you my channel up and to continue to collab and that's and that's really what's
What makes that sample Tuesday?
So awesome because it puts you in that environment where you're in you're surrounded by like-minded people. You know me
Everybody's got the goal to achieve and we all love making music, but how much better is it if we come together?
You know me and so that's not true
There's a great example that you know, and I just love the environment, you know
We all taught it offline and it's just amazing matter. So I'm looking forward to what what what the future has means. It's awesome
Right. Yeah, man, that's cool because everyone has their own
Skills that they're a little bit more accelerated at some point
Like you said you're looking up to me because if I don't know
I guess YouTube and you want to get to you know?
A certain level but you you're a heck of a lot better piano player than I am. So I'm learning from you
So it all kind of fits together and it does
A lot better piano player than me
So, you know me, it's just it's a stair step in as I'm reaching up you reach up and I reach back
You know pull you up where I'm at and not keep going up to the next person's level and we just keep pulling each other
Up, man. That's what real community and true community is all about me and you don't see too many youtubers really doing that
So it's great to see that we started some kind of new thing, you know where we're constantly
You know encouraging one another I think that's that's the better word, but you did a great job man
I think I want to challenge you again because you're doing good. Yo yo, yo piano lessons is coming along there young man
I like that that's pretty tight
Yeah, I appreciate that my practicing hasn't been as consistent as it should be though, so this is a challenge
Let's go you good
No
That was too complicated I'm gonna do that. Yeah do that
See if I can find something
I'm sure
We got three minutes off figure oh
Three minutes left on the clock
Three minutes yeah, three minutes breath three
It went by fast, didn't it? Yeah
Let's see what this is all
Right tried this one try this from the Donora mellow dinner
Oops last one out the dough
What and there it goes all right, so try this one here we go return is up
I can barely hear it's going on. It's been all I knew the tool of sound is all pixelated on me
The stream is the stream is super choppy on me that again
I
Said the stream is super choppy. I can't I can barely hear it. Oh, that's messed up
Alright, well, look, I'm gonna see if I can find the key. Let's see what we can do here
You just bring this out right here
So what here you see sharp
C sharp
C you know what I
Didn't even go there cuz like we were talking about yesterday
Night, you know
Property rights? Yeah. Oh, yeah. So just remember this the last 30 seconds on our clock remember this
Of course, you've only played so many of the scales so far
You haven't played every scale on the piano yet
but eventually you you're gonna learn sometimes it's not gonna be in the whites cuz you know,
Even though D major and E major and a major and G major and F major. They're pretty pretty much all white keys
Have a few other keys a few other notes
But eventually you're gonna notice that the song is modulated up and most of them reside in the Black Keys
Where there's only one or two white cheese, but that's practice. That's over time
It takes that time that long is about to go off. So I appreciate
Hanging out with let the noise today. I appreciate all those that watch and there it is. There it is
So they're gonna ride this out on this note right here. I
Can get the melody back
All right, man
Appreciate you showing up that the noise you're awesome hero presents. You've given an opportunity for me to hang with you today me
Likewise, I make beats live the noise
We are yeah
