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Season 2022

  • S2022E01 Hip Hop on Polyend Tracker? - Beat Making Process From Start To Finish

    • July 5, 2022

    Join Gary as he creates a beat from start to finish on the Polyend Tracker. TIMELINE: 0:00 Sampling In 2:10 Chopping Sample 5:13 Metronome 6:53 Sequencing Sample 13:45 Let's Find Drums 17:00 Micro Move 18:53 Slice Bass and Chords 20:29 Sequencing Bass 23:15 Back to the Chords 25:54 From Patterns to a Song 29:40 Something Cool 33:28 Finished Beat

  • S2022E02 As Good as an MPC? - Hip Hop Beats on the Elektron Octatrack

    • July 19, 2022

    Join Barry as he makes a beat on the fly with an Elektron Octatrack TIMELINE 0:00 Sampling In 0:48 Slicing Sample 4:47 Sequencing Sample 8:14 Get Some Drums 11:52 Going Off The Grid 13:52 Slicing More Samples 17:05 Sequencing Bass 20:28 Piano Chords 21:08 More Drums 25:22 Another Pattern 28:57 Glock 31:36 Arrangement and Outro

  • S2022E03 When You Need A Polyend Tracker Hip Hop Tutorial

    • August 1, 2022

    Join Kevin as he attempts to bring the soul out of the Polyend Tracker Host: Kevin Production: Jon - http://www.instagram.com/jwayniac Editing: J Whale - http://www.instagram.com/jwhalejimmyg My Music: tinyurl.com/5n6wh3wn 0:00 Intro 2:39 Sample Slicing 4:59 Sequencer Overview 7:40 Sequencing Sample 10:53 The Reverse Sample Function 12:53 Re-do 13:45 Drums 17:05 Tweaking 18:17 Piano Chords 20:23 Bass 21:35 Arranging Patterns 22:27 Outro

  • S2022E04 Jon Makes Beats Returns on Twitch | Octatrack Mk II Workflow

    • September 16, 2022

    Host: Greg Production: Jon - http://www.instagram.com/jwayniac Editing: schnüdlbug - http://www.instagram.com/schnudlbug My Music: tinyurl.com/5n6wh3wn 0:00 Intro 1:52 Slicing Sample 7:54 Playing Slices 9:10 Sequencing Sample 16:14 Bring In The Drums 18:23 Building More Patterns 20:02 Instruments 23:54 Glock 26:19 Enjoying

  • S2022E05 We Don't Use Snares Anymore | Octatrack Mk II

    • September 29, 2022

    Host: Jon Production: Jon - http://www.instagram.com/jwayniac Editing: schnüdlbug - http://www.instagram.com/schnudlbug 0:00 Intro 0:36 Slicing Sample 3:23 More Sample Stuff 4:34 Sequencing Sample 7:27 Hi Hat Metronome 10:04 Ping Pong Looping 11:34 Other Drums 13:00 Bring In The Instruments 14:57 Back To The Drums 16:14 Choir Lead 17:55 Piano Man 20:15 Fleshing It Out 25:18 Enjoying

  • S2022E06 When Your Camera Dies, Improvise! | Octatrack Mk II

    • October 6, 2022

    Host: Jon Production: Jon - http://www.instagram.com/jwayniac Editing: schnüdlbug - http://www.instagram.com/schnudlbug 0:00 Intro 0:48 Slicing Sample 3:22 Playing Slices 4:35 Sequencing Sample 7:22 Let's Find Some Drums 9:20 Find More Drums 13:50 Fleshing Out Patterns 18:27 Piano Man

  • S2022E07 When You Turn Blade Runner Into Beat Runner | Octatrack

    • October 13, 2022

    Host: Jon Production: Jon - http://www.instagram.com/jwayniac Editing: schnüdlbug - http://www.instagram.com/schnudlbug We're back, and this time I brought replicants. This is a walkthrough of my process with the Octatrack Mk II. I wouldn't necessarily call it a tutorial but I believe there's some things here that can be of use to anyone getting into making beats. I do my best to make sure what I'm attempting to teach is applicable to users of any machine or DAW. 0:00 Intro 0:43 Slicing Sample 2:32 Playing Slices 3:04 Compression on Sample 4:45 Sequencing Sample 9:55 Finding Some Drums 12:10 Building More Patterns 13:03 What Else? 16:17 Enjoying It

  • S2022E08 I Made a Bassline That Can't Be Used | Hip Hop on the Octatrack

    • October 20, 2022

    Welcome back. Today, we're going to learn how to adapt to your own stupid mistakes. This is a walkthrough process video of making hip hop beats on the Octatrack mk II. The original recording of this session was roughly 4 hours in length and has been edited down for your viewing pleasure. If you'd like to see this happen in real time, go ahead and follow the link above to my Twitch channel. 0:00 Intro 0:19 Slicing Sample 1:34 Playing Slices 2:18 Sequencing Sample 4:17 Find Some Drums 5:35 Push Them Back 6:52 More Drums 7:28 Computer Time 9:58 Instruments 11:13 Tighten It Up 12:44 DUB 14:08 A Lead 16:23 Enjoying

  • S2022E09 It's Time To Impeach The President. | Octatrack Tutorial

    • October 27, 2022

    Welcome back. Are you allowed to say your own beats are good? Because this beat is good. And I made it. I'm proud of that. Anyway...if you want to see me make more beats please subscribe to the Youtube and if you want to be there when it happens I have a Twitch (saturnmane). I'll see you there. 0:00 Intro 0:27 Slicing Sample 2:05 Playing Sample 2:53 Sequencing Sample 4:22 Bring In The Drums 7:30 Other Sample 8:40 Computer Time 9:17 Recording Intruments 10:12 Playing Instruments 12:13 More Instruments 13:13 Enjoy

  • S2022E10 The Final Twitch VOD | Octatrack Workflow

    • November 3, 2022

    This is the LAST TWITCH VOD. From now on the videos will look much better than this. I appreciate you all for sticking with my uploads during this time in figuring it all out and can't wait for you to see what's in store next. 0:00 Intro 0:26 Slicing Sample 1:35 Sequencing Sample 2:29 Finding Drums 3:00 Computer Time 3:42 Editing Instruments 4:03 Adding Instruments 5:52 Finishing Touches 7:11 Beat's Done

  • S2022E11 I Was Trolled Into Making a Sitar Beat | The Joy of Beatmaking

    • November 10, 2022

    Welcome to the new and improved Jon Makes Beats Youtube channel. This is a complete overhaul from the previous videos and we're really proud to show you what we're working on. Take a look at this sitar beat I made on the Elektron Octatrack Mk II by using a combination of sampling and MIDI sequencing. We upload every Wednesday so come back next time and we'll make another beat. 0:00 Intro 0:35 Sampling On The Octatrack Mk2 1:36 Let's Find a Drum Loop for the Beat 2:26 Putting One Shot Drums Underneath 2:25 Faking Sidechain on the Octatrack 3:42 Using Slide Trigs to Affect Pitch 4:45 Adding Piano Chords via Slice Mode 5:06 Sitar Story Time 6:12 Bending Sitar Notes via Pitch LFO 7:24 Auditioning New Sounds via MIDI 8:20 Listening to the Finished Beat

  • S2022E12 Octatrack + Analog Rytm + Analog Keys = Beatmaker Bliss

    • November 17, 2022

    I figure it was time I step out of my comfort zone on this channel and incorporate a drum machine and make some electronic music. I love the way the Elektron machines work but this is the first time I've had them communicate with each other like this and I love the way they all feel like just one big machine when they come together. It's a lot of fun and if anyone gets the opportunity to do something similar I would highly suggest it. 0:00 Introducing What We're About To Do 0:30 Chopping Up The Sample on the Octatrack 1:15 Creating Drum Patterns on the Analog Rytm mk II 2:57 Creating Leads on the Analog Keys by Playing 4:05 Creating Bass on the Analog Keys Using Sequencer 4:35 Making New Drum Patterns on the Analog Rytm mk II 5:08 Playing Around With The Parts I've Created

  • S2022E13 This is a COOL beat | The Joy of Beatmaking

    • December 1, 2022

    How many times can I say "cool" during the making of a beat? According to my editor, he even cut out some times I said "cool". 0:00 Introducing What We're About To Do 0:16 Chopping Up The Sample on the Octatrack 1:00 Creating Drum Patterns on the Octatrack 2:09 Rotary Chords 2:26 Using the Analog Keys to Layer Synths 3:25 Using the Analog Keys to Play a Bassline 4:06 Creating Variation in the Sample Chops 5:04 Adding Another Synth From Analog Keys 6:20 Beat's Done

  • S2022E14 Octatrack, the most fun I've had with a sampler.

    • December 8, 2022

    This is the Elektron Octatrack, the most misunderstood sampler in decades. Today, we'll go through the process of making a hip-hop beat on here and have some fun along the way. I cracked up at the flute part. Wasn't ready for that. This is definitely the most fun I've had with a hardware sampler and I would suggest at least taking a deeper look into it if you're in the market for one. 0:00 Introduction 0:16 Slicing Samples On The Octatrack 1:32 Adding A Drum Break to the Beat 2:08 How To Play Instruments on The Octatrack 2:59 Utilizing Parts To Expand Unique Tracks 4:04 Getting More Instruments Into The Octatrack 4:20 Steel Drums In The Beat 5:08 Adding Some Sound Effects To The Beat 6:25 This Sampler has a Crossfader! 6:44 Listening To The Finished Beat

  • S2022E15 A Yuletide Banger | The Joy of Beatmaking

    • December 15, 2022

    I'm sure I'm not the only one when I say that the Christmas season makes me feel like a kid, again. It happens every year without fail. One way I can capture that feeling is to take Christmas songs that remind me of my childhood and reimagine them into something that better describes how they make me feel. The Octatrack definitely helps me with that. 0:00 I'm Now on Patreon! Link in Description 0:37 Chopping the Christmas Classic on the Elektron Octatrack 1:30 Finding the Proper Drum Loop 2:01 Moving Slices Around on the Timeline 3:29 Playing The Waldorf M from the Digitakt Over The Beat 4:25 Adding a Bassline from the Waldorf M 5:01 You Are Now Watching NBC 6:20 Enjoying the Yuletide Banger

  • S2022E16 The Joy of Beatmaking Christmas Special

    • December 22, 2022

    It's the Octatrack Holiday Christmas Special! 0:00 I'm Now on Patreon! Link in Description 0:12 Sampling Silent Night into the Octatrack 1:26 Programming the Sliced Sample Into the Step Sequencer 2:35 Chopping Up The Drum Loop! 3:15 Creating Various Patterns On the Octatrack 4:25 Adding The Second Sample! 5:28 Playing a Bassline From the Waldorf Iridium Keyboard 6:28 Beat's Done! Merry Christmas! 8:30 Patreon Shout Out

  • S2022E17 The Sound of Music | The Joy of Beatmaking

    • December 29, 2022

    It's the Octatrack Holiday Christmas Special! 0:00 I'm Now on Patreon! Link in Description 0:18 Sampling My Favorite Things like a Basic Beatmaker 1:20 Turning On The Metronome on the Octatrack 2:15 Enough Fun, Time For Drums 3:07 Filtering Out The Loop 3:44 Bring in the One Shots 4:20 Serious Keyboard Business 5:28 Simple Bassline 6:40 Waldorf Iridium is Amazing 7:20 Beat's Done!

Season 2023

  • S2023E01 I Put Drake on a Chocobo Beat | The Joy of Beatmaking

    • January 21, 2023

    I love Final Fantasy. You can find Chocobos in the weirdest places, including samples from decades prior to the series' inception. Put Drake on it and Bob's your uncle. Bob is my uncle, though. 0:00 I'm Now on Patreon! Link in Description 0:35 Slicing The Sample on The Octatrack 1:27 Sequencing The Sample On The Octatrack 2:03 Finding Some Drums For The Beat 2:55 Put The Sample and Drums Together 3:30 Playing Some Synths on The Waldorf Iridium 5:12 Enjoying The Beat 5:37 Let's Put Drake On This Chocobo

  • S2023E02 Using a Techno Machine to Make J Cole Sound Jazzy | The Joy of Beatmaking

    • January 28, 2023

    Most people see the Octatrack as an impenetrable sampler outside of those making various kinds of electronic music. It's great at that but I'm here to show it's a great sampler regardless of your aim. To demonstrate this, let's put a new spin on an old J Cole song. 0:00 I'm Now on Patreon! Link in Description 0:15 Slicing the Sample, All This Stuff Is Good 0:57 Starting to Sequence on the Octatrack 1:51 Activating the Ping-Pong Loop 2:14 Toying With Tempo + FX 2:59 OK! Let's Get Some Drums In Here... 3:55 Beefing Up The Beat 4:12 One-Shot Surfing 4:35 Messing With LFOs 5:02 Sequencing the Rest 5:29 Cleaning Up That Vocal Slice 5:55 Introducing a Tight Rimshot Accompaniment 6:09 Getting Jazzy on The Waldorf Iridium 6:47 Time to Enjoy This Beat... 6:57 J Cole Joins!

  • S2023E03 Action Bronson Sounds Good On Any Beat | The Joy of Beatmaking

    • February 4, 2023

    Today on The Joy of Beatmaking we're spending some time making a beat for an Action Bronson and Roc Marciano acapella. 0:00 Intro 0:20 I Don't Know Painters 1:29 Playing With the Chops 2:02 Time to Sequence 2:54 Shoutout Gorillaz 4:00 What Do We Have So Far? 4:14 Reverb on Drum Loops? 4:36 Let's Find More Patterns To Make It Feel Alive 5:20 Pianos and Such 6:16 Bronson Feature 7:04 Marciano Feature 8:17 Munch

  • S2023E04 Relax With a Baby Keem Remix | The Joy of Beatmaking

    • February 10, 2023

    Today on The Joy of Beatmaking it's time to embrace the process, slow it down a bit and just have fun on the way to the finish line. 0:00 Intro 0:30 Advice for Aspiring Creatives 1:22 Chopping the Sample on the Octatrack 1:44 Explaining the 16 Triggers on the Octatrrack 2:24 Explaining the Concept of Ping Pong Looping 3:46 Finding Drums to Put Under The Sample 5:31 A Legendary Drum n Bass Break 6:13 Playing Piano and Bass Over The Beat Into The Octatrack 6:56 A Finished Beat 7:32 Vibing to Lil Uzi Vert And Baby Keem

  • S2023E05 I Use Presets and That's OK | The Joy of Beatmaking

    • February 17, 2023

  • S2023E06 Can You Make Beats If You Can't Play Piano? | The Joy of Beatmaking

    • February 24, 2023

    Today on The Joy of Beatmaking we're making a song in 3/4 and ruminating on whether or not it's necessary to know how to play piano to make good beats. 0:00 Intro 0:34 Slicing The Sample on The Octatrack 0:54 How To Play Keys If You Can't Play Keys 2:04 Is Coffee Apart of The Process 2:26 Use Filters to Control Sample Hiss 2:56 Adding Some Drums to the Sample Chop 3:47 Getting The Drums and Sample to Play Nice With Each Other 4:25 Finding What Else I Can Use In The Sample 4:41 Playing Keys Without Knowing How To Play Keys 5:04 Playing One Note And It Works 5:58 Geeking Out Over My Own Music Like a Dork 6:23 Now We're Going Into Space 6:51 Vibing Out For a Quick Second 8:36 Subscribe to the Patreon For Unreleased Music and Deleted Scenes

  • S2023E07 The hard way to make a beat.

    • March 3, 2023

    Today on The Joy of Beatmaking we're taking you through a start to finish process of making a beat entirely without a computer. Just a synth and a sampler. Let's get to it! 0:00 The Sample 1:26 The Drums 3:02 The Instruments 4:48 The Beat

  • S2023E08 Not every beat needs to be in 4/4.

    • March 10, 2023

    Today on The Joy of Beatmaking we're taking you through a start to finish process of making a beat in 3/4 time signature. Let's go. 0:00 The Sample 0:47 The Drums 1:29 The Instruments 2:38 The Beat 3:14 DAW on PS2?

  • S2023E09 Make beats the distraction-free way.

    • March 17, 2023

    Today on The Joy of Beatmaking we're taking you through a start to finish process of making a beat with (almost) no distractions. Let's Go

  • S2023E10 I tried to learn the SP-404 MK2 in one sitting.

    • March 24, 2023

    Today on The Joy of Beatmaking we try to learn the SP-404 MK2 in one sitting. Let's Go.

  • S2023E11 Yet another effortless banger.

    • March 31, 2023

    Today on The Joy of Beatmaking we make a beat.

  • S2023E12 Make better beats without practicing.

    • April 7, 2023

  • S2023E13 Find a workflow…then let the work flow.

    • April 14, 2023

  • S2023E14 I crashed a music gear convention to make a beat.

    • April 21, 2023

    Today on The Joy of Beatmaking we go into the wild.

  • S2023E15 I am become SP-404 MK2 Man.

    • April 28, 2023

    Today on The Joy of Beatmaking we are SP-404 Mk2 Man.

  • S2023E16 You: the best beatmaking tool of 2023

    • May 12, 2023

    Today on The Joy of Beatmaking we use the top secret and readily available new tech called Human Intelligence to make a beat.

  • S2023E17 Being good at what I do for 7 minutes straight.

    • May 19, 2023

    Today on The Joy of Beatmaking we find Purpose in Beatmaking.

  • S2023E18 I rebuilt my beatmaking studio for YOU. (A Dawless Tour)

    • June 7, 2023

    Here's a walkthrough of Jon Makes Beats 2.0

  • S2023E19 You, me and a beat machine. | Jonwayne production workflow

    • July 12, 2023

  • S2023E20 Let's make a beat. | Jonwayne Production Workflow

    • July 25, 2023