Lofi Jazz Hip Hop for Beginners
Chapter 1 : Songwriting & Arranging
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2:17 Starting with Jazz Recording Audio Stems
In this lesson, you will see how to import audio recordings from a Jazz recording session into your DAW.
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2:30 Chopping the Jazz Arrangement
In this video, you'll learn a helpful chopping technique to rearrange the rhythm and melody of your music.
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1:42 Clean the Chops with Editing
Now see how to smooth the edges of chopped samples with fades in your DAW.
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1:40 Arrange a Time Pulse with Hi-Hats
In this lesson, watch how to create a time pulse for your song with hi-hats.
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1:46 Arrange a Half Time Snare Part
Discover how to arrange a backbeat snare pattern for the groove.
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0:53 Add Atmosphere with a Field Recording
In this lesson, you'll explore how to add an organic atmosphere to your song with a field recording.
Chapter 2 : Sound Design and Recording
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4:33 Radio Effect Filter Automation
See how to create a vintage radio effect with Auto-Filter in your DAW.
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1:42 Finalize Your Arrangement with Consolidation
Now watch how to organize your song arrangement with the common consolidation technique.
Chapter 3 : Mixing & Mastering
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5:22 Track Volume & Level Balancing
In this lesson, you'll learn how to start the mixing process with track level balancing.
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2:18 Widen the Stereo Width with Track Pan
In this video, you'll see how to widen the stereo image of your song by using track panning in your DAW.
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4:18 Remove Low Frequency Rumble with EQ
Watch how to clean up the frequency spectrum of your song with EQ in your DAW.
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5:06 Maintain dB Level with a Compressor
In this lesson, you'll learn how to maintain the dB level of your tracks with a compressor in your DAW.
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4:27 Add Punch with Compression
Explore how to add punch to your drums by adding compression in your DAW.
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1:13 Increase Level with Your DAW
In this lesson, you'll learn how to increase and balance the level of your tracks with your DAW.
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4:01 Blend the Atmosphere with Return Track Reverb
In this lesson, you'll see how to blend the atmosphere of multiple tracks with a return track reverb effect.
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1:28 Remove Unwanted Atmospheric Frequencies with EQ
Discover how to remove unwanted frequencies from an atmospheric track with EQ in your DAW.
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1:03 Add Vinyl Crackle with Vinyl Distortion in your DAW
Watch how to add a vintage vinyl crackle to your song with your DAW.
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1:15 Finalize Your Mixdown
In this lesson, you'll learn how to render your mixdown in your DAW.
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0:49 Visualize the Frequency Spectrum with SPAN
Now see how to visualize the frequency spectrum of your music with the free plug-in, SPAN, for easier discussion making regarding EQ etc.
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0:52 Visualize the Stereo Image with Ozone Imager
Watch how to visualize the stereo image of your music with the free plugin, Ozone Imager.
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1:31 Maintain Master Track dB Level with Compression
In this lesson, you'll explore how to maintain the dB level of your master output with compression in your DAW.
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2:12 Using FabFilter Pro-L 2
See how to boost and maintain the dB level of your master track with the paid plug-in FabFilter Pro-L 2.
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1:42 Export Your Final Master
Last but not least, learn how to export a master audio file of your final song for all the world to hear.
Product Overview
Production wiz Josh Bess presents a step by step Lofi Jazz Hip Hop production video tutorial series! See how to create your first beat in this trending genre, including sound design, editing, mixing and mastering for a finished, professional sounding song. These videos are designed for beginner producers looking to make their first Lofi Jazz Hip Hop beat and includes course extras to create your own music and follow along with the videos.
A basic understanding of music production in Live 10 is recommended to get the most out of this course, but you can also apply this info to any DAW, so anyone can learn and benefit from the instruction. To start, Josh welcomes you and shows you how to import audio recordings from a Jazz recording session into your DAW, and then a helpful chopping technique used to rearrange the rhythm and melody of the jazz recording.
Next, Josh covers how to smooth the edges of chopped samples with fades in your DAW, arrange hi-hat and snare parts, add atmosphere via a field recording, create a vintage radio effect with filters in your DAW, how to organize your song arrangement with a common consolidation technique, and much more.
Moving on Josh gets into mixing and mastering your beat, first with track level balancing, widening the stereo image with panning, cleaning up and making space for the different sounds with EQ, adding punch and evening out levels with compression, as well as how to use reverb to blend different tracks, and add vinyl crackle and distortion for that lofi sound.
Wrapping it all up, you'll see how to use Frequency Spectrum analyzers when making important EQ and stereo image widening decisions, using master track EQ, compression and limiting to glue everything together for a cohesive sound, and finally how to export your final master to share with the world.
To see what these in-depth Lofi Jazz Hip Hop production tutorials show you, and how you can create your first Lofi Jazz Hip Hop beat quick and easy, see the individual Lofi Jazz Hip Hop video tutorial descriptions on this page. Get down and dirty with the Lofi Jazz Hip Hop genre today... Watch "Lofi Jazz Hip Hop for Beginners" now!
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Reviews
Submitted 3 months ago
Better info on YouTube that's free
This series is pretty weak, the instructor doesn't do a good job at all explaining anything. There's so much silence with the viewer watching him doing things that he doesn't explain how or why. The chopping part had me cracking up, this isn't how you chop. Also, hip hop should not be robotic on a grid like this, learn off grid timing and turn quantization off. I'm not sure the instructor has much confidence and defiantly needs major improvements if they are to continue trying to teach others fundamental concepts. Stay away, you really won't learn much here as this is a very generic tutorial and quite disappointing considering all the other great tutorials on Groove 3.
I am a: Semi-Pro
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Submitted 7 months ago
Good course for beginners!
I am not a beginner, but because of curiosity I looked at the entire course. And I can say that for a beginner this course is very good, it can be a good starting point for your further development in the creation of beats.
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Submitted 9 months ago
Some helpful tips, but it falls short
This is really just a collage of loops with no real insight into producing full lofi jazz hip hop tracks. Some tips are useful however, but overall not especially great overview of the genre.
Response from Customer Service:
Yes, this tutorial is geared towards beginners and covers the basics.
I will add a request for a more advanced tutorial that covers the genre in more details.
Ease of Use Quality of Videos Value of Training Access to Videos
Submitted 10 months ago
I liked it!
Hip Hop isn't my genre of choice, so I didn't really know much about how to chop up stems. I felt inspired learning this new to me technique.
I am a: Hobbyist, Musician, Producer, Studio One
Ease of Use Quality of Videos Value of Training Access to Videos
Submitted 10 months ago
Not for beginners but for 4 years old noobs.
This is not a lesson to help one producing whatever hip-hop, its a lesson in how to drag and drop stems in Ableton Live, chop them a bit and put some compressors here and that's all... Oh! sorry, I forgot: as a specific genre secret production's technique: drag-n-drop a vinyl crackle stem to play in the background. Now that you know that amazing tip, you can save your money and search elsewhere for real courses.
I am a: Hobbyist, Producer, Audio Engineer, Ableton Live
Response from customer service:
You are obviously more than a beginner, and this tutorial is geared towards beginners so it's understandable that the lessons were more of a refresher for you. But people who have no or very little knowledge of producing will get something from the series, as they have never used compression or chopped up samples etc. Feel free to check out our other intermediate sound design and production tutorials that go way deeper than this one.
Thanks!
Ease of Use Quality of Videos Value of Training Access to Videos
Submitted 10 months ago
Great beginner course for Lofi beat makers
A lot of helpful tips and tricks are covered from mixing to arrangement and automation.
Ease of Use Quality of Videos Value of Training Access to Videos
Reviews
Submitted 3 months ago
Better info on YouTube that's free
This series is pretty weak, the instructor doesn't do a good job at all explaining anything. There's so much silence with the viewer watching him doing things that he doesn't explain how or why. The chopping part had me cracking up, this isn't how you chop. Also, hip hop should not be robotic on a grid like this, learn off grid timing and turn quantization off. I'm not sure the instructor has much confidence and defiantly needs major improvements if they are to continue trying to teach others fundamental concepts. Stay away, you really won't learn much here as this is a very generic tutorial and quite disappointing considering all the other great tutorials on Groove 3.
I am a: Semi-Pro
Response from :
Submitted 7 months ago
Good course for beginners!
I am not a beginner, but because of curiosity I looked at the entire course. And I can say that for a beginner this course is very good, it can be a good starting point for your further development in the creation of beats.
Submitted 9 months ago
Some helpful tips, but it falls short
This is really just a collage of loops with no real insight into producing full lofi jazz hip hop tracks. Some tips are useful however, but overall not especially great overview of the genre.
Response from Customer Service:
Yes, this tutorial is geared towards beginners and covers the basics.
I will add a request for a more advanced tutorial that covers the genre in more details.
Submitted 10 months ago
I liked it!
Hip Hop isn't my genre of choice, so I didn't really know much about how to chop up stems. I felt inspired learning this new to me technique.
I am a: Hobbyist, Musician, Producer, Studio One
Submitted 10 months ago
Not for beginners but for 4 years old noobs.
This is not a lesson to help one producing whatever hip-hop, its a lesson in how to drag and drop stems in Ableton Live, chop them a bit and put some compressors here and that's all... Oh! sorry, I forgot: as a specific genre secret production's technique: drag-n-drop a vinyl crackle stem to play in the background. Now that you know that amazing tip, you can save your money and search elsewhere for real courses.
I am a: Hobbyist, Producer, Audio Engineer, Ableton Live
Response from customer service:
You are obviously more than a beginner, and this tutorial is geared towards beginners so it's understandable that the lessons were more of a refresher for you. But people who have no or very little knowledge of producing will get something from the series, as they have never used compression or chopped up samples etc. Feel free to check out our other intermediate sound design and production tutorials that go way deeper than this one.
Thanks!
Submitted 10 months ago
Great beginner course for Lofi beat makers
A lot of helpful tips and tricks are covered from mixing to arrangement and automation.
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