ginseng playing beats and songs on ig live

Overview

The video is a livestream/IG Live session where the producer Ginseng plays beats, talks through his workflow, and decides what to do next.

Key Points

Beat selection and feedback

• He expresses dissatisfaction with certain beats/kits, saying they “could be dropped,” but he doesn’t like them.
• He thanks viewers for support and keeps the chat engaged while searching for beats to play.
• He notes he doesn’t have proper “tags for download,” and suggests that if someone really wants the files, they could separate stems—though he doesn’t know what they’ll use them for.

Recent production status

• He says he hasn’t made dark beats recently.
• He claims he hasn’t made beats in about a month, then started again recently (over the last couple days).

Missing files / audio issues

• While searching through beat files and projects, he runs into missing audio/sample issues:
  • Projects/songs appear empty or parts are gone.
  • Audio files and melodies may be missing.
• He tries to locate samples and determine what’s missing.

Motivation and being overwhelmed

• He admits getting overwhelmed and taking a break because making “so many beats” became too much.
• He mentions making a large number in a month, contributing to burnout.

Selling and distributing beats

• He plans to sell beats by:
  • Dropping a kit,
  • Tagging beats,
  • Potentially posting a few beats on BeatStars periodically (with high pricing mentioned).

Tools and workflow

• He discusses his production tools and process, including:
  • Effects/EQ/mixer,
  • Sample chopping,
  • Various instruments/plugins.
• He mentions wanting to make specific types of beats (e.g., a “sped” type) but hasn’t been doing that lately.

Consistency with sending beats

• He talks about forgetting to send beats to people he owes.
• He says he’s not as consistent as others, sending less frequently (about once every couple weeks).

PC migration and lost work

• He has a new PC but failed to properly clone/migrate his drive.
• As a result, his projects/songs are missing on the new system.
• He’s frustrated because he can’t find the work he made, including an album he was working on.

Posting plans

• He considers posting more on SoundCloud (including on another account).
• He weighs what to drop today, considering fewer, more polished tracks rather than uploading everything.
• He also mentions using pink noise as part of his plan.

Inspiration and musical reactions

• He shares background: he found SoundCloud around 2015/2016, which motivated him to start producing.
• While listening to songs/beats, he reacts to how some melodies feel:
  • Some feel like they’re “speaking to me.”
  • Others feel too experimental or not like something he’d make now.

End-of-Session Decision

• Toward the end, he decides to make new content today.
• He sets a target number of beats, aiming for something realistic, and rejects larger numbers.
• He considers making beat tapes and posting only the most meaningful/polished selections.
• Final plan: figure out what to drop, then hop off to produce.

Note: “pink noise” is mentioned as part of his plan when deciding what to drop.

Speakers

• Ginseng (the main/only person speaking)