Favorite Music Related YouTube Channels

Just found a great channel this week where a guy blew my mind on EQing a Shure SM57 to sound exactly like an SM7B, which made me wonder; What else am I missing? What are some underrated YouTube music channels?

I have a love/hate relationship with rick beato. Otherwise I only go on youtube when I need to fix an appliance. I'll bet my son has some opinions... he lives for internet videos.

I like Rick's videos on theory, less so his opinion on reviewing the top 10 songs on Spotify every month. Not because I disagree necessarily, but because it seems like a waste of time. I like his videos where he interviews the artists or does a studio tour at Abbey Road.

Agreed... his rants make me laugh but I also don't always agree or even care. I also don't like the way that on top of his YouTube revenue he sells digital books. It seems pretty clear he's not really that successful anymore as a producer (who us yhoygh?) and probably overextended himself on that gorgeous studio and that his internet fanbase is actually keeping the studio lights on. That said, he understands music and sound better than anyone else shilling YouTube advice. Like I said, love/hate. I would probably have a drink with him if I ran into him somewhere.

I'll admit that sometimes me and my friends put on youtube 'producer' videos while we drink tequila and heckle them in faux mexican accents... or vodka and Russian accents. The commie jokes are the money but who likes drinking straight vodka?

Just found a great channel this week where a guy blew my mind on EQing a Shure SM57 to sound exactly like an SM7B, which made me wonder; What else am I missing?

And the shure sm7b uses essentially the same capsule (slightly hot rodded himbucking version) as a 57/58 (the 7b speech mode is the 58 presence peak, flat us the 57). Its the housing, venting and transformerless output that gives it the reduced proximity and somewhat extended top. I had no idea you didn't know that. You can take the output transformer out of a 57 and remove the mesh screen for a more open, 7b type sound but you'll also get the 7b reduced output, an average loss of about 5db... you'll need a nice hot pre to make it up for vocals unless you've got a screamer. Or one of those goofy cloud lifters all the kids think they need. If you just take shit apart you don't need YouTube.

EDIT: also, all but a few multi pattern shure condensers use the same basic small diaphragm back electret capsule as the venerable sm81 (not a bad thing, I live the 81) including the fixed pattern side address ksm that looks like an LDC (it has slightly different sound but the same ruler flat off axis rejection and is my favorite sax mic)

Took a look through my overgrown list of subscriptions.

There's no accounting for taste, but here are some that I've enjoyed.

It's really hard to be natural in front of a camera. Some of the people in this list might come across as smug, artificial, or flat out insufferable, but if they're on this list, I powered through that awkwardness and found their content to have merit, regardless. You are all free to feel differently.

Last Updated: 5-25-26

Jazz Studies

• https://www.youtube.com/@OpenStudioJazz

Everyone's Favorite Theory Wonk

• https://www.youtube.com/@DavidBennettPiano/videos

Bass Youtube

• https://www.youtube.com/@pdbass

• https://www.youtube.com/@justsomebasslines

For All My Europeans: Dance Production

• https://www.youtube.com/@Bthelick/videos

For Old Goths + EBM Lovers

• https://www.youtube.com/@Tonepusher/videos

Chill Ambient Synth Jams + Kittens

• https://www.youtube.com/@gakhed

Trash Theory is a really good channel of music history. I recommend looking into his “Before ___” series. It’s really interesting.

Composers on Composing

• https://www.youtube.com/@DBruce

• https://www.youtube.com/@ImpliedMusic

I'm checking those out once I survive Halloween with my kid.

Trash Theory is a really good channel of music history. I recommend looking into his “Before ___” series. It’s really interesting.

Great recommendation. I 110% agree.

This essay on early Industrial music is one I've pushed on different friends this year.

None of that wss news to me being an old school rivethead but I gave it the 5jumvsup because it was pretty good. Great info for kids raised post-Reznor... man do I love his soundtrack output lately.

None of that wss news to me being an old school rivethead but I gave it the 5jumvsup because it was pretty good. Great info for kids raised post-Reznor... man do I love his soundtrack output lately.

Yeah, but it's an exceedingly high-quality overview, IMHO. A lovely salmon and spinach salad in a sea of iceberg & ranch offerings.

Yeah, but it's an exceedingly high-quality overview, IMHO. A lovely salmon and spinach salad in a sea of iceberg & ranch offerings.

Do you suppose they grind up midwestern houses as the basis for ranch seasoning blend? It would explain a lot.

Trash Theory is a really good channel of music history. I recommend looking into his “Before ___” series. It’s really interesting.

Great recommendation. I 110% agree.

This essay on early Industrial music is one I've pushed on different friends this year.

Thanks for the agreement :) Also, I really love his essay on the history of Shoegaze.

Thanks! Still going through these.

By the way, I started taking lessons recently, so mandatory share of my teacher's channel (you'll only like if you're into blues) https://www.youtube.com/@JakeAndrewsMusic

Yeah, but it's an exceedingly high-quality overview, IMHO. A lovely salmon and spinach salad in a sea of iceberg & ranch offerings.

Do you suppose they grind up midwestern houses as the basis for ranch seasoning blend? It would explain a lot.

Only up until about 2021, now urban white collar WFH types want to pay crazy money for those homes.

Is this why Hidden Valley is getting so expensive?

Thanks! Still going through these.

By the way, I started taking lessons recently, so mandatory share of my teacher's channel (you'll only like if you're into blues) https://www.youtube.com/@JakeAndrewsMusic

Congrats on the lessons, Michael. I think that's great. I'm tempted to seek out a bass teacher myself.

Your teacher is putting out big-time Gigachad vibes in those photos. Damn, everything in Texas really IS bigger...

havent been watching him much anymore but used to waste hours watching daves world of fun stuff, the whole channels literally this one dude setting up guitars in his basement, i found it quite thereputic

Only up until about 2021, now urban white collar WFH types want to pay crazy money for those homes.

Is this why Hidden Valley is getting so expensive?

All the 25 secrets of their spices are falling into place at last.

I forgot about Espen. Whether you're a synthwave guy or not (and I'm not), espen is a really informative guy and a good player. Having gotten to know him on social media I can tell you he's way wittier than he comes off in his videos:

https://youtube.com/@EspenKraft?si=7SmUmA82hHEDAqx8

I forgot about Espen. Whether you're a synthwave guy or not (and I'm not), espen is a really informative guy and a good player. Having gotten to know him on social media I can tell you he's way wittier than he comes off in his videos:

https://youtube.com/@EspenKraft?si=7SmUmA82hHEDAqx8

Very few of us are better on-camera than off. He seems like good ppl.

This is the best paean to the glory of OG Mackie mixers that I've seen so far:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ydB5tlTSJXM&t=73s