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Going Hard in the Mario Paint
Hey everyone,Very excited to bring you this new episode of Jon Makes Beats. Making videos for YouTube has been a crazy experience and it's basically just been week after week of making mistakes and learning from them, applying them, making more mistakes....the cycle never stops. However, I feel like this video is closer to the vision that I think I've ever gotten before.Please enjoy. Again, I've got something special coming next month...
Making a Banger on the HYDRASYNTH
Hey everyone,Here's the second member-exclusive video! Been meaning to bring the Hydrasynth onto the program for a while and I'm happy with what I was able to get out of it.Currently working on something special this month on the side of everything else so be on the lookout for something cool next month.JonVideo: https://youtu.be/2U8Fx3KltLcOriginal Session: https://www.youtube.com/live/hfXv9oFgnmk?si=5utpxIYa3qsUXM6T
Sampling the Playstation® DAW
Hey everyone,This episode was super fun to do and I hope you get as much a kick out of watching it. As always, below are the video and the original session (which was over 4 hours!).JonYouTube: https://youtu.be/llGevUE72cYOriginal Session: https://www.youtube.com/live/phDX3xgDOUk?si=2GZGAjQKX2__Y6sN
The 2023 Dual Octatrack 3 Hour Beat Set
SKIP TO 30:00 FOR THE START OF THE SETHere's the story behind this one:I had told everyone that I was going to stream a DJ set using two Octatracks and a mixer. I used that week to build a set, order it, prepare proper transitions. The night before the stream was scheduled I electrocuted myself while working on a microphone. The nature of electrocution, even if mild, is dangerous, especially when it comes to your heart. If you get shocked, al...
RE: Member's Only Videos and YouTube Memberships
TLDR: The video above will explain the basics and my reasoning, but if you're looking for more or maybe you're more of a reader, I've written this message for all of you:--------Sometimes, I have a difficult time looking back at the start of all this in order to put this journey into perspective. Not because it's emotional for me or anything, but it can sometimes actually be very hard for me to not see the forest for the trees. ...
Like No One Is Watching (Members 001)
Hey there,Here's the first members only video. Hope you enjoy!Live session: https://youtube.com/live/-sAGC1hhFG4?feature=shareJon
BEHIND THE SCENES OF JMB
Hey everyone,Thanks for being on this crazy journey with me for however long you have been. I get a lot of questions about what the setup that isn’t on camera looks like and I haven’t really said much because, well, I’m still figuring things out. But then I had to think about how even though I’m still learning I have definitely learned a lot already and maybe some of this will be helpful to some of you. So here it is. I did no prep or ...
Sampling PaRappa the Rapper
Hey everyone,It's time for another one of these. I think you'll notice something new with this one: lighting! Yeah, I have always struggled with lighting my space and after the last video I decided enough was enough and to go ahead and just hunker down and get it right. I added a few more lights to the set to fill in the background and also adapted the lights I already had to be less directional so they could fill in the rest of the sp...
Donkey Kong Country!
Hey everyone,new video on the channel sampling one of my favorite games. Here it is in all its...glory? As always, you can find this as well on the Living Beat Tape, found on the Discord.YouTube: https://youtu.be/W9oA9i1PjIULive: https://youtube.com/live/Y_knRcqJoxI?feature=share
Sandwich Making Music
YouTube: https://youtu.be/bw_l9pCLXH8Live: https://youtube.com/live/gVVKoOZ627o?feature=share
Nintendo Switch 2 has no Menu Music...so I made some
Livestream: https://youtube.com/live/hL0QyDOKvw4?feature=shareVideo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l2UEeuhPfng
What the hell is this lol
Livestream: https://youtube.com/live/E7bPqXveeUg?feature=shareVideo: https://youtu.be/6vvqjy7u7OA?si=JAE6ZU_TPQZohRxm
7000 Ways to Live
This one didn't make it into an episode but here's the livestream!LIvestream: https://www.youtube.com/live/0pFnARLw4DE?si=7IvA8zzhukZ5_wz9Jon
If you Click this I will Make Something
Hey there,Seeing as a lot of folks actually do listen to and download the songs this way, I thought I'd catch us up on what's been added to the Living Beat Tape.Livestream: https://www.youtube.com/live/sXX15Hre10o?si=87cUaUP9-gfEeTWkYouTube Video: https://youtu.be/gFnEyeoxVGo?si=IZNkRRx2szStEJR0Jon
Call Waiting
Didn't make this one on stream!RS7000 onlyJon
Sampling Final Fantasy 7
Hey there,Seeing as a lot of folks actually do listen to and download the songs this way, I thought I'd catch us up on what's been added to the Living Beat Tape.Livestream: https://www.youtube.com/live/4nIgsGBhWF4?si=mko3wftZcC_g3Vp1YouTube Video: https://youtu.be/c5xK3FcsyOE?si=jXVA8eggIZuwjl9hJon
Sampling Ape Escape
Hey there,Seeing as a lot of folks actually do listen to and download the songs this way, I thought I'd catch us up on what's been added to the Living Beat Tape.Livestream: https://www.youtube.com/live/d-BS2Q7-3PQ?si=3QZnBL1_Jj8ujtCIYouTube Video: https://youtu.be/bLtVirvnkP0?si=TetjyfKgBHZ6OCiPJon
Sampling Resident Evil
Hey there,Seeing as a lot of folks actually do listen to and download the songs this way, I thought I'd catch us up on what's been added to the Living Beat Tape.Livestream: https://www.youtube.com/live/5BsdGZGLbvo?si=p6uD6iEp3WnIJ97FYouTube Video: https://youtu.be/6uZfLtOUVqo?si=MPg2c_xjrs4o1Y3QJon
Sampling Metal Gear Solid
Hey there,Seeing as a lot of folks actually do listen to and download the songs this way, I thought I'd catch us up on what's been added to the Living Beat Tape.Livestream: https://www.youtube.com/live/adsHEwcAn2k?si=2IK8kLjYqcOrinO2YouTube Video: https://youtu.be/wmHHqhoMvXo?si=bXzKfhoWLH1gpj7UJon
Sampling my Playstation
Hey there,Seeing as a lot of folks actually do listen to and download the songs this way, I thought I'd catch us up on what's been added to the Living Beat Tape.Livestream: https://www.youtube.com/live/5OMSACoH5QM?si=LwFK1VoqGIsuN6QLYouTube Video: https://youtu.be/TQAi_ZFFqtQ?si=4Vea23nyE9t1a05jJon
You Won't Need ANYTHING Else.
Hey there,Seeing as a lot of folks actually do listen to and download the songs this way, I thought I'd catch us up on what's been added to the Living Beat Tape.Livestream: https://www.youtube.com/live/aUtsAvRUxGc?si=EQ6XMEoo9mFwGWGxYouTube Video: https://youtu.be/rZkf8PVcmpw?si=MsKI_4bTpuA5hoATJon
This Synth is Good for Beats
Hey there,Seeing as a lot of folks actually do listen to and download the songs this way, I thought I'd catch us up on what's been added to the Living Beat Tape. Livestream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5rMYwjs_HbY&list=PLjRiQ9gZ_DidJWElVrvZAS2BXO2Zd32Gl&index=16YouTube video: https://youtu.be/ERx_Aw_9ixI?si=23wFHyylLCRm84w1Jon
How to Enjoy your JMB Membership (ALL THE LINKS)
Hey, everyone. Welcome to the Jon Makes Beats Patreon. In this post, I'll be sharing with you the best way to get access to everything your membership has to offer.1. GET THE MUSICAs some of you have noticed, I have stopped uploading individual tracks on this page. The main reason is this website is NOT designed well for music, more so podcasting episodes. When you play a song and cease playback, it will not reset to the beginning of the song...
Introducing 2nd Channel: Jon Talks Beats
Hey everyone,NEW CHANNEL ALERT!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3nRfAWtPz04&feature=youtu.beHere's the first upload explaining my decision to make a 2nd channel. I hope to see you there.Jon
Six Pack
Hey everyone,Happy Easter if you celebrate that sort of thing. As you may have noticed I've stopped making individual posts on Patreon for each video/song. Those who have joined the Discord have been privy to The Living Beat Tape in its entirety and the link gets updated every time there's something new..So for those who don't want to join the Discord, I'll be linking it here as well as offering the last six tracks as a .zip for...
JMB and the Case of the Ghostly Compressor
Story time:Here is a picture of a compressor I've owned since 2012. It's called a UBK Fatso and it is a part of the standard lineup at Empirical Labs (also the makers of the famous Distressor compressor), but It has a much more interesting origin story. A man named Greg Scott, who's also on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@TheHouseofKushTVstarted the audio company UBK,now known as House of Kush (makers of great plugins and hardware ...
Introducing: JMB Selects
Hey there,Let's talk about the elephant in the room: The Living Beat Tape is getting too big.That wasn't the case when it started. In fact, when I opened this Patreon there was only one track. But now there's over 125 tracks. That's too much music to be digestible for anyone.So here's the answer. JMB Selects: https://samply.app/p/RgygQctcLnwiqmYSFkPqThis is the first one. I have 5 others planned and as I continue adding m...
Public Livestream tomorrow! and other stuff
Hey everyone,A couple changes are coming to the Patreon/Discord that we should cover before the main event.First, I've historically waited until the publishing of videos on the channel to share the song that was made during the video. The original idea for this was to make it so that when you were a Patreon member, you'd be alerted to when the videos went live but I don't think that anyone here uses the Patreon posts to be notified of...
SP-404 MK2 Man Makes a Comeback
Hey everyone,It's been a while but the SP-404 is back on the channel! I wanted to explore the way I tend to use this machine because I don't always see this method around on the internet. Hopefully it helps some you get your head around actually making tracks on the sampler because while it can be difficult to get used to ( interface wise), it's still a very capable and powerful machine.As always, track up top, video and stream belo...
