Trance Music tutorials

Making edm with only samples Hello people i wanted to show you how to make a edm track with only samples alone. There will be times when you want to make a track you have the creativity,and the desire and the know how to do it. But one thing is lacking you do not have the synths to recreate the sounds. Youre not sure the key was used maybe your not that good with music theory. Maybe you do not have the time and want to make a track fast without all the work.  Thats is what samples are for Yes that is what samples are for and they are great for this. Most sample packs are just drag and drop and already in sync no need to time stretch or beat match or anything . Just drag and drop and you will have your song in minutes. So in this blog post i will be making 3 songs 1 edm and 2 house songs to give you an idea of how easy it is to do yourself. So the first video of this blog installment is edm which will be followed by house music. I just added a deep ho

We were all new once  We were all newbies once .We all started from scratch from nothing.But those that still produce today those that kept at it,we continued to preserve  ,to get better and make our own style of sound and have our own way of making edm. We have our own brand so to speak of. When people hear our music they know instantly that is so and so that is that other guy or gal. So when your first starting out it can be tricky to navigate the whole edm landscape of all the different genres ,all the terminology.  I get it it is easy to get lost in the shuffle between knowing what a side chain is between a side stick or the difference between contrast and contrary.  That's  why I am here to help you. I creates this edm blog tutorial just for you to help you along your way. Look at the blogs archive on some of my past blog posts on how to program certain sounds leads and melodies or main riffs. Like I said earlier we were all new once . So in this post I want to fo

Hey people do check the blog more often for some free edm music tips and lessons and tutorials for newbies. Yes newbies while my tutorials are for newbies you may find something helpful for yourself even if you been producing for a while. So let me tell you about the video. The Video  In the meantime this video is a short video where i show you how easy it is to make melodic trance. Melodic trance is one of my favorites by the way to produce. So if you have any questions about melodic trance or making chord progressions or stacking your elements. leave your comments in the comment section below. In the video i keep it simple. I show you what newbies do as a mistake. Most newbies will just loop a 2 bar melody to the  point of boredom and you just want to kill yourself. But when you been practicing and producing for a while you will understand that when you do not play the same arp over and over and call it a song. Well thats the gist of it in the video i show you first what not to

Making Dark Techno part 2 Hello people today i will be showing you how to make a dark techno riff. If you have not seen part 1 of how to make dark techno then go here I know its been 6 years since i made that dark trance tutorial but the same things apply in this techno tutorial but,what we will be doing different is using f-minor for that dark and erie sound.  Lets make the sound  You can use this sound sound for your main riff,a intro,a breakdown whatever so here goes.Like i said earlier this sound will focus on f minor.So the notes we will be using are F,G,A -flat,B flat,C and Dflat Without any hesitation watch the video below on my youtube.  If you would rather not watch the video then read my instructions: Create a 303 arp Use only triads make sure the I chord is f-minor Then make sure you go in downward motion I hope you enjoyed my tutorial . Dark Techno and House was one of my earlier influences before i got into trance Dark Techno music besides trance is on

How to make a Techno lead This is for all the newbies out there,just starting out on how to make that techno lead. I will be posting many tutorials on different synths so you can get a basic idea on how to produce that wicked techno lead. The first tutorial is with using v-station. I know V-station is like ancient and no one uses v-station  or k station anymore. The hope is some people still use it. The thing is you can use my tutorials with any of your synths as long as you have an analog synth with asdr envelopes thats all you need to follow along. so have a look at the video on youtube  here How to make a techno lead with minimal I just made another video for those of you who do not have v-station. this synth is called minimal it is a free vst you can find   here I wanted to create this video to teach newbies how easy it is to produce techno so enjoy the video. you can watch it  here on youtube

Im back Hello people i know i kind of been awol for a while i kind of got busy with stuff.Some family stuff and did not have time to blog on my edm blog you have come to know and love.Anyhow wanted to let you know im back and will continue to start blogging again. Anything edm subject youd like me to blog about let me know in the comments section. While i was away Also while i was away i was working on a edm tutorial book. I know what your thinking do we really need another edm book? The simple answer is yes as my ebook will not be the same run of the mill ebooks you have grown acustom to. So stay tuned for that its not published yet or not available for sale yet at Amazon or Barnes and Noble. When it is available i sure will spread the word on my blog and twitter so you will know its available. I am giving away free copies to the first 100 people who subscribe to me on   my youtube  or follow me   @oldskooltekno all i ask from you is to leave a review when done reading th

I have had this question in my mind for a while. Growing up in the 70s i have listened and admired some of these famous guitar players. I know this is a edm blog and thats the main focus but,i dont discriminate and am a fan of the arts. So ask yourself If everyone learn to play the  guitar, just like everyone does from a guitar teacher .Yes with the same basic guitar lessons when they learn the basics of electric guitar and acoustic guitar,guitar chords etc. Then why do we have famous guitar players with there own signature sound? If everyone learns the same basics guitar lessons of learning to play the guitar. Then how do you explain this? Stevie Ray Vaughan Eric Clapton Jimmy Hendrix Eddie Van Halen Slash Carlos Santana Lenny Kravitz Each one of these artists sound is unique and they all sound great but ,why dont they all sound the same if they all took the same guitar lessons when they were little?

The difference between Mashing up and Djing Hey guys im back after a long hiatus i kind of got busy with stuff but ill be back again posting about Edm what i love. In this video i made a short video showing newbies the difference between djing and mashups. As a former dj i used to dj a lot and i know theres a big  difference. Anyhow this is just a quick video showing you the difference. Id like to hear your thoughts below ,post and share some of your mashups and your comments below. I did not make a long mashup its just short to the point. So hopefully my next post i will post more of a longer Mashup and you guys post yours too so we can share tips and all.

Adding movement to your breakdowns Incase you have been  under a rock all year and have not heard my music then you will already know that I have a knack for the classic techno and trance. Hey my twitter handle is @oldskooltekno my email address starts with teknooldskool . So as you can see I am very fond of the oldskool style trance and techno the kind you did not hear on the radio unless it was a college radio station and it was 3am in the morning.   A bit of history So while I may be a product of the 80s and grew up in the 80s and fell in love with techno  and trance back then from the onset. I know its not 1989 or 1992 it is actually 2018. For the most part recent producers  and modern producers of today do not use or implement these long evolving breakdowns you have come to know,like Rank1  or Tiestos rendition of adigio for strings. Why add movement? The reason you will add some movement to your pads in the way of harmony ,and some use of tension is you

two chord progressions in edm   Using two chord progressions in edm If you have heard any of my music by now you know im a fan of music theory! Not only does music theory make your music come alive,but without it ,without knowing it you cant break the rules and create some hands in the air music to get people going crazy on the dance floor. Or just get people going crazy about your music in the first place. So what i done here in this video is show you a simple trick to get  a certain vibe going or to create some tension in your music.All you have to do is create two chord progressions!  Yes thats it! The trick is to not just create anyone they have to be in same key same scale etc for it to sound good. So choose a first and a third  or the tonic and the fourth whatever you decide. Just make sure it sounds good. About the sound So in the video i basically just show you one loop in gmaj then another in c-minor. I did not program a full on intro or anything i

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Make your drum loops come alive the easy way           On the message boards and forums i notice a lot of newbies for some reason are using the  same,hit for each drum hit in there drum set for the entire song.  Do not let that be you! One of the best things we can do as  edm producers is try our best to think like drummers and do what they would do.           One thing to keep in mind is drummers have 2 arms and two legs so they will not be able to hit a tom drum a high hat a side stick a bongo and a snare all at the same time!  Im sure you have seen these songs in the forums or on soundcloud.com and you were asking yourself is the person  for real or what??? Make a loop for each phrase So the thing to do to sound natural is to have a drum loop for each section: A drum loop for intro a drum loop for drop a drum loop for the risde a drum loop for pre chorus a drum loop for the first verse a drum loop when the first arp come

Remix tips from Bertsbeats I wanted to give you some tips for your remixing or your live sets. You know ive been doing remixes and mashups for a while now and wanted to share with you two free vsts that would be great in any edm remix. The first one is Glitch where it basically transforms your audio files into mindless  and endless possibilities with a a bunch of effects and a step sequencer to basically randomize when the effects hit youd be surprised of the results and the possibilites are endless what you can come up with and how you can transform and mangle your audio files in a mix  or live performance or in the studio. I made a short example of it here on my youtube channel so have a look and don’t forget to subscribe to the blog and the youtube channel so you will get edm updates as they happen. Glitch is one of my favorite effects to go to when I am doing a remix and need something crazy or unique sounding check out the video. Blue Arp

Free Vst plugins that sounds great for Minimal I know some people don’t like when you say the word free when you are talking about edm or a home studio.but let me tell you I have a few free vsts in my arsenel and you never know when you will need them.  Real sounding    I   only have a handful of free vsts myself that sound real. I know when you are performing live sets,or djing or recording in your studio you want that real warm sound. Well if your into minimal techno or minimal house I have the perfect free vst for you that sounds real and authentic and very warm sounding has glide and random and different waveforms to choose from for the bass.      Whats its name actually its name is infact Minimal you can download it @ http://www.vst4free.com/free_vst.php?id=380 It reminds me of rebirth actually in a way because of its groovebox groove machine nature and style.     Have a look at my demonstration    and tell me what your favorite synth is

How newbies can learn to arrange trance You know what I have been on some of the edm forums lately and I noticed a lot of newbies still do not know how to arrange or dont know where to start or to go about arranging there first trance track. So that is when I decided to post this article and a video about just that. Arranging your first trance track. We all been there The fact is we all been there at some point in time when we did not know what to do in our producing years whether it was making a lead sound,getting that sidechain to sound right or getting the bass to be funky or getting your drum loops to sound real. You know we all been there some point in our careers and we did what we had to to get by. So thats where I come in. I want to be your go to guy if you need any questions regarding edm trance or techno. Recording or arranging sequencing ! You name it if theres something you have question about just leave it in comment section. As I enjoy making music and li