Trance Music tutorials

In this 6 video techno tutorial i mainly focus on how to make a simple techno track ,some free software to use,an overview of some different forms of techno,how to make a 303 and a techno lead and how to arrange a track. While this tutorial is mainly geared for newbies as what im about to show you in the video if you been producing  for a while you may not find anything useful you should know all this stuff already . There is still a chance if your a novice you may find something useful. I do have a trance tutorial in the works,i will be uploading soon once its complete so Stay tuned for my full on start to finish trance tutorial. Again the trance tutorial is also for newbies but ,covers some complex,complicated things in it .So what i will do is break up the tutorials in days for example this video may be an hour long ,and deal with a lot of concepts so to not have the newbie or beginner get lost in it.  Instead  when i have taught you enough you will see i...

Do not forget counterpoint I know counterpoint is overlooked in edm but ,if done right is quite effective as you will see from my example below. Basically all you need to do to get started is to write 2 melodies going in two different directions in the same key basically  contrary motion. Do not worry about falling on the same pitch or anything just experiment until you get something that gels then bounce off it. For instance start your song with 2 melodies in 2 instruments playing the same time,then bring in your main instrument in a new melody in same key new instrument but later on in this melody bring back one of the earlier melodies to bring back the counter point. At first it may be a bit confusing just remember a few things counterpoint is not harmony,counter point is not an arp or arpeggio.Its also not the verse.Think of it as another melody line in contrast with your first melody . You can use it anywhere in your song during the middle 8 section/or break or any...

The best free vst  I get this question a lot whats the best free vst to use to program vst for that warm and analog rich sound that almost sounds like the real thing. Well the truth is it all  depends on what sound your after i bought maybe a few famous vsts then i downloaded a lot of free vsts that of course sounded real. The first one is Obxd  is one of my favorites  my second favorite is a winner too you could have either one of these #1 and #2 its Pg-8X So do not get fooled into thinking you need to spend hundreds for a synth when you can download some free synths and sound close to hardware.Get them here   Pg8x and   Obxd  Happy producing

Music composition software or digital audio workstation Or in short what daw do you use? Yes   I get this question a lot what software do you use by newbies and advanced experts.I must say it really all depends with what you are comfortable about with using. Music genre has no bearing on what daw you use since you can make any type of music with any daw. Classical,pop,R&b ballad,Hip Hop,edm pretty much anything you consider music you can also create in a daw,so the daw does not discriminate the genre. A lot of the forums i see people ask what is the best sequencer/softsynth/daw for making trance? or making Techno? or Edm? etc etc,  The basic answer is anyone. Let me explain when i first started out i did not have much funds so i got the cheapest daw i could find i found xl home studio i think it was 89 dollars or 119 or something . The cd came to my house i was so happy until i loaded the program and  realized what mistake i was making.    Basically...

Main Chorus leads Hello i posted a few screen shots from Massive if there is any other vst you have youd like me to post an tutorial on do let me know as im here to help you out the beginner.The newbie. the first one shows you settings for envelope 1 the second for envelope 4 id like to know what sounds you get out of my example. tomorrow i will show you what this sounds like and in my supersaw page i will show you how to give a melody its character. And of course will update you with some more screen shots so you newbies can try out. This is what this blog is for newbies! As you can see from the picture you dont need to use saw waveforms to make trance experience with all waveforms to get the sound you want don't discriminate when it comes to waveforms be creative and get the sound you are after. Here is a trance lead you can use again from Massive. Make sure you stack your musical elements a lot of people fall into the trap of just looping ...

 As you know  trance arps are the cornerstone of trance . You know when your in that underground club at like 3 in the morning and  all the music stops then slowly but,gradually you all of the sudden hear that arpeggios starting to slowly  come back in then it starts to pulsate ,then it goes on for a while taking you away while it gets melodic and a little somber before it gets happy again ,then the  filters start to come back theres some delay all the strobe lights are out its dark and your starting to feel that vibe going on in your head and you just want to get crazy  on the dance floor again well you can make that arpeggios yourself ill show you how. Ill show you  4 ways the first way if with broken chords a melody on top and a bass note on the bottom so basically you have your key your writing in then you shift the scale and the broken chords every 2 bars . so for example bars 1-3 ,bars,3-5,and bars 5-7 and bars 7-9 are all a diff...

The real magic of trance comes alive with velocity and automation. To give you an example im sure you all been to a Sade concert and you will notice that the guy on the sax or the horns,the guy on electric guitar all of these guys none of them play each note at the same velocity!!! Its so funny how i see newbies and even advanced professionals adding elements with the same velocity and no automation over and over again. The fact is we are human so if we are trying to emulate the natural feel of someone playing an instrument we need to draw in some velocity  and create some automation. Back to my Sade concert example i know its not trance but ,no instrument just comes in real hard  or fast its usually gradually a slow crescendo or a decrescendo  ,or a long drum fill then everyone stops then a new element comes in like a new instrument so you could have the most expensive synth and the best gear ever but ,if you dont apply automation or velocity your stuff will sound ...