now that this has been bumped, I'd like to suggest something! namely; podcasts.

maybe to ease the transitions between videos (which probably take a lot of time to produce), you can have audio-only podcasts that go over compositional processes/influences rather than specific technique? the videos are great, but I'd kind of like a version that isn't so visually-focused so I can listen to them in my car or while I work.

EDIT: another point -- podcasts would make it so that you could record these things with artists that aren't physically around you too

Episode 2?!

i really really like this. i love the length so it covers a lot,  but also you are pleasant enough to watch and listen to for that long

Hey Nick,

Upon viewing this for the umpteenth time I was struck by the background of your LSDJ setup and how it actually changed from day to nighttime. What are you running this on? The only thing I could think of was running it in bgb with some sort of fancy background graphic/gif/what have you. Very intrigued.

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hey blake, just saw this. i didn't get your private message because i never know when i receive PM's here because it always tells me i have "(!) NEW" messages?

i'll email you!

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A few things.

1. Checked out your album and when I got 3 bucks to spend, I'm sending it your way. Sicc as hell.

2. I love the video. I'm a very visual and auditory learner so seeing it and hearing how you did it was extremely helpful. So thanks for making this video.

3. I greatly look forward to the next video. Keep up the good work.

Some groovy tunes.

I really enjoyed watching this. My only concern actually is: how are you going to keep up this quality every month? I assume you're not planning on only doing Nick Maynard songs right? I do not mean that in a negative way - because your last album is great - but I assume you want to mix it up, show how other musicians make music. So you have to find great musicians who are willing to make a show (without falling into the "me-in-my-room-repetitive-voice-screenshot" repertoire . Could be hard actually don't you think?

Thanks for the reference. Good stuff.

Learned cool stuff in the first 15 minutes. S-command in table hasn't been my best friend, and the vol column in the table neither.
Thanks, keep it up

Also: an hour might be really long, but I really liked seeing a whole song! Danimal's gorelax doens't go so in detail about everything, and you even showed unused material. Awesome. Sharing it all over facebook

I really enjoyed listening to this!

This was really great to watch. Thanks!

Yeah this is a great point. With this episode, I just thought "Let's kind of ramble through it and then I can edit it and we'll see what we get". It was just kind of an experiment, in a way. Now that I see how that worked out, I definitely want to organize it more clearly into sections. With future episodes, I'll be able to "interview" the songwriter and guide the conversation more so I'm going to try and pick out like, the most interesting five sections of the song to discuss in depth and then the rambling will at least have some kind of organization.

And I definitely agree about the episode titles. Bryface mentioned something similar and I think it's a smart idea.

I also liked it. I think bry / n00b have good comments. I will add one more.

I kind of like the "rambly" style and I dont mean that in a pejorative way at all. You kinda let the show go at its own pace, explore what you need to and then wind it up. It might be an idea to add some kind of wrap up of salient points or a little summary of 3 useful tips for new users then 3 useful tips for more advanced users.and flash them up on the screen as the final song plays out? something like that?

Might also be handy to name the eposides a little more clearly like

EP1 - overview of an advanced LSDJ house track

Or whatever.