Here’s THE fastest way to arrange a track

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In this video, I show you how to keep a chord progression interesting over the course of an entire track. More than that, in fact….how you can use that ONE chord progression to structure your entire arrangement very, very quickly.
Most videos show you HOW to write a chord progressions, without showing you this key arrangement skill. You can have the best chord progression in the world, but then you need to know how to use it through out your track without it getting boring or repetitive. In this chord progression / arrangement tutorial, I combine those two skills into one easy hack for getting out of an 8 bar loop and to a full arrangement as quickly as possible.
I also show when you might want to use more than one chord progression, and how to do it.
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In this tutorial, we cover…
00:00 - How to use a chord progression to arrange your track
00:27 - Micro chord progressions
00:50 - Macro chord progressions
01:43 - Music as a story
02:17 - Choose a preset (micro chord progression)
02:29 - Select a scale
02:52 - Writing the bass notes
03:11 - Building the chords
04:11 - Adding variation to your chord progression
04:40 - Selecting chord phrases
05:54 - Mapping out the arrangement
10:37 - Using a second chord progression
15:17 - Conclusion
15:47 - Your homework!
16:12 - Writing catchy melodies
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@EDMTips Жыл бұрын

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@ditcherwaker Жыл бұрын

Im a huge overthinker, but im also a bit confused right now. Because some people say you should vary some of your phrases, like for example just changing one chord and then solving that on the next part. And also i had listen several songs i like than are quite repetitive, but they say the same thing in different ways i dont know if that makes sense. But then a mentor I had hated my "repetitive" song and Im not sure how then proceed.

@cyranoproducer Жыл бұрын

As a huge overthinker, making music can music feel so difficult and frustrating but you make it feel possible. Thank you!

@EDMTips Жыл бұрын

You're welcome, Cyrano, I am glad you found this helpful! Anything else in particular you’re struggling with and would like me to cover on the channel?

@antiRuka Жыл бұрын

As a MEGA overthinker, these videos helped me so much. Pure gold.

@chrisssmith92 Жыл бұрын

@@EDMTips I’m trying to produce tech house and struggle heavily with bass. I can never get it to sound right or get it pumping through my tracks like some of my favorite songs do. Can you do a video on this?🙏

@cyranoproducer Жыл бұрын

@@EDMTips Thanks for the reply! I'm currently studying a mixing course and they use ProTools for mixing but I prefer Abelton. They talk a lot about Groups, Busses, Aux and Sends etc and I understand how they're set up in ProTools but not sure how to achieve this on Ableton. For example, if I have kick, snare and hi hat tracks and group them on Ableton, have I created both a group and a sub mix of the drums which is then routed to the master automatically? It seems in ProTools these are two separate things to do which Ableton does as one. Return tracks on Ableton I think are the Auxes and your sends are in the audio/midi track area that you can bring up to 0. A video explaining this better would be amazing! Hope it makes sense

@EDMTips Жыл бұрын

@@antiRuka I am glad to hear that! 🙂

@simonc8265 Жыл бұрын

This is what you do best. But *10 with the edits format and energy. So much in this....love it. Thankyou

@EDMTips Жыл бұрын

Rock on! Glad you found it helpful! 🙂🙌🏻

@breewilliams5448 Жыл бұрын

I was looking for this EXACT idea and couldn't find it on youtube but of course you have it!! Thank you so much!!!

@EDMTips Жыл бұрын

You're welcome, glad you found it helpful! 🙌🏻

@djrandalldean Жыл бұрын

Can't tell if this is the best video you've ever done, or just that this lesson hit at the right time for me, both maybe? Anyway, since this video I went from taking a week to get a song done, many of which didn't make it, to finishing the meat of my three best songs in 2 sessions apiece. Getting the idea out quickly is crucial. I was guilty of so many of the things you mentioned in the intro, but no more. Thanks again. "HELL YEAH"

@EDMTips Жыл бұрын

Appreciate it! 🙌🙏 As you know, I am a big fan of working quickly so I totally share this sentiment. I am glad you found the video useful and hope it will help you finish your tracks in the future faster!

@ditcherwaker Жыл бұрын

OMG Will just the type of video I needed, cause I got one of your courses and began to feel inspired again then ended with loops, then super bummed cuase i didnt knew how to make the song interesting enough and not repetitive and got to start another song and to the infinity XD. Thanks gonna trey this right away

@EDMTips Жыл бұрын

I hope it helps!

@Al-jh9ie Жыл бұрын

Thanks Will, really timely and useful!

@DarthShizuka 11 ай бұрын

THIS IS EXACTLY THE VIDEO I NEEDED! Thank you so SO much! ❤❤❤❤

@EDMTips 11 ай бұрын

So stoked to hear that! I am glad you found it helpful 🙌🏻 Thanks for watching and supporting the channel 🙂

@Anthrax_Add1ct Жыл бұрын

A+ tips as always, thanks for all you do

@EDMTips Жыл бұрын

Thanks, I am really glad you enjoyed it! 🙌🏻

@larsolesimonsen Жыл бұрын

Mind blown. This is just what I needed. Thanks a bunch for some great videos.

@EDMTips Жыл бұрын

You're welcome, glad you found it helpful! 🙂

@oratorelexch.4822 Жыл бұрын

Very on point! Loved that Sigma's "Melody!"

@cgi2751 Жыл бұрын

Best tutor on KZfaq.....a musical Yoda......Cheers

@EDMTips Жыл бұрын

You're welcome, and thanks for watching and kind words of support! 🙂

@paulsmith8620 Жыл бұрын

Awesome video as ever Will and something that a lot of us struggle with. Thank you!

@EDMTips Жыл бұрын

You're welcome, Paul, glad you found this helpful! 🙂

@darrenrobinson8317 Жыл бұрын

Great advice again will, this will help me, I believe simplicity and keeping the listener interested wins hands down anytime for a good song.

@EDMTips Жыл бұрын

Absolutely! I am glad you enjoyed the video 🙂

@Mikeoliver1 Жыл бұрын

Just what I needed this week!

@EDMTips Жыл бұрын

Awesome, Mike, I am glad you found this helpful! 🙂

@mistertea597 Жыл бұрын

Thank you Will. I have learned so much from your videos!

@EDMTips Жыл бұрын

You're welcome, glad you found them helpful! 🙂🙌🏻

@David_Lamaz Жыл бұрын

The best creating EDM channel! 🔥🔥🔥 Thank you 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

@EDMTips Жыл бұрын

Wow, thank you! Glad you enjoyed it! 🙂🙌🏻

@benschotte Жыл бұрын

Hello MrAmen. Sience I started watching your videos and Streaky's my tracks are on new higher level, so many good info here to learn to make your life easier when producing music. Many thanks for that 😊

@EDMTips Жыл бұрын

You're welcome, I am glad my videos have helped you so far! 🙌🏻

@grahamwarnes7147 10 ай бұрын

Gotta love 1st and 2nd inversions also adding 9ths 11ths and 13ths

@pierrebroccoli.9396 3 ай бұрын

Brilliant - you broke it down so well. Helps so much.👍

@EDMTips 3 ай бұрын

You're welcome, glad you found this helpful! 🙂

@humanmask Жыл бұрын

You are a great teacher! I love you man! Thanx for the help!

@EDMTips Жыл бұрын

Appreciate it, Daniel! Thank you for watching and supporting the channel! 🙂

@williamcummings518 Жыл бұрын

Great job always

@EDMTips Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@thisisnotachannel2916 Жыл бұрын

Amen brother. Hell freakin' ya!

@EDMTips Жыл бұрын

Boom! 😎🙌🙏

@manucastaneira 2 ай бұрын

brilliant and super useful!

@EDMTips 2 ай бұрын

Stoked to hear that! Glad it was helpful :)

@cocreatorsgroup8591 Жыл бұрын

I've learned so much from you Will

@EDMTips Жыл бұрын

I am stoked to hear that! Thank you for watching and supporting the channel :)

@parfaitelumiere Жыл бұрын

vry good lesson, of something I already noticed in many tracks, armin and other, even in trance, kind of pads, always the same, and just before the drop you get that progression, and of course it's adding lots of emotional impact, and a second emotional punch coming once the beat are added, it's just magic trick ahaha.

@dj.j-are Жыл бұрын

LOVE IT !! WILL Thank you

@EDMTips Жыл бұрын

You're welcome, glad you liked it! 🙌🏻

@paulengland2651 Жыл бұрын

Great video as usual👍

@EDMTips Жыл бұрын

Thanks, Paul, I appreciate the support! 🙂

@ryanhadley6504 Жыл бұрын

Great tips as usual!

@EDMTips Жыл бұрын

Thank you, Ryan, I am glad you found this helpful! 🙂🙌🏻

@YoshiExcel Жыл бұрын

It's like you knew I was having trouble with this on my current tune so you made a video just for me. Thanks! 🤪

@EDMTips Жыл бұрын

You're welcome, Yoshi, I am glad I could help! 🙂

@C_F_M Жыл бұрын

I've been struggling with arrangements pretty badly, I will keep this video loaded up to help me get tonight's block filled out and then some!

@EDMTips Жыл бұрын

BOOM! 🙌🙌 😎

@djpapakuma Жыл бұрын

Great video Will! This stuff really rocks!!!

@EDMTips Жыл бұрын

Appreciate the feedback, Papa Kuma, I am glad you found this helpful! 🙂🙌🏻

@McGyver008 Жыл бұрын

Congratulations! Right, it is way more helpful to make people make music they're happy with and perhaps proud of, because this will most likely be much more common than a big musician carrier (which might be nice,... sometimes, but surely not the "usual case"). To the video regarding micro- and macro-progression: Great job and worth to mention.👍

@EDMTips Жыл бұрын

Thank you, I am glad you liked it :)

@neilhalliwell-ex8my Жыл бұрын

Vunderbar my friend...brilliant

@EDMTips Жыл бұрын

Thank you! Cheers!

@foodstampz Жыл бұрын

Thank you needed this today

@EDMTips Жыл бұрын

You're welcome, Charlie, I am glad you found this helpful! 🙂🙌🏻

@onetwo4181 Жыл бұрын

Bro , such a good reference track “CamelPhat Anima - The Sign” )) I found that masterpiece track couple weeks ago 😱👍 you are like always the best teacher ever 😊

@pauljoneseyboy9615 Жыл бұрын

This is life changing content I hope you realise that. Thanks again!

@EDMTips Жыл бұрын

You're welcome, Paul, I am glad you found it helpful! 🙂

@pgamez Жыл бұрын

As you said melodic techno is mainly based on the modulations and other stuffs, but not just in the melody itself. Wold be interesting to have a video with a production with just one or two chords, just to see how to do and how it works. Thanks for the video and the efforts.

@EDMTips 11 ай бұрын

Great suggestion!

@JulianBrand Жыл бұрын

so helpful thank you

@EDMTips Жыл бұрын

You're welcome, Julian, I am glad you found it useful! 🙂🙌🏻

Жыл бұрын

thank you mate. amen brother

@EDMTips Жыл бұрын

Appreciate it! 🙌🙏

@jordannetto Жыл бұрын

Exceptional good tips as always!! Tnxxx

@EDMTips Жыл бұрын

You're welcome, Jordan, glad you enjoyed watching it :)

@ShawnDawson Жыл бұрын

This video really helped me thank you.

@EDMTips Жыл бұрын

You're welcome, glad you found it useful! 🙂🙌🏻

@Mike-pq9nx Жыл бұрын

Hey Will! Had the thought! Could you do a video on recording vocals? More in the style of trance/prog trance/melodic techno? Like your how to produce videos but a how to record type. Start to finish setting up vocals to finishing touches after applying in a mix. Maybe two different videos for recording vocals and mixing in vocals. Love the content! It’s always helped! Thanks for inspiring the community!!!!!!!

@EDMTips Жыл бұрын

Great suggestion, Mike, I will get it on my to-do list! :)

@bassyjay6281 Жыл бұрын

that really has helped me loads. your a tip top tutor Wiliam!!

@EDMTips Жыл бұрын

You're welcome, Jay, I am glad you found this helpful! Anything else in particular you’re struggling with and would like me to cover on the channel?

@bassyjay6281 Жыл бұрын

@@EDMTips there is as it goes will, lots of things 🤣 but I've struggled to see decent tutorials on creating speed garage bass, this is a genre that I have loved since been a teen and it's making a huge comeback! In specific the Warp bass, I think that would be a cool one for you to do!! 👊🏻

@Planetugm 10 ай бұрын

Yes Will👏🏼😎

@charliegould7421 Жыл бұрын

Absolutely boss video will, you always explain things so well.

@EDMTips Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching and for the kind words of support 🙂

@charliegould7421 Жыл бұрын

@@EDMTips As a young producer who's just been released into the wide world of Ableton, it'd be really helpful if you could do a video on recommending your favourite instruments that come with Ableton. It would also be great for you to show us where to use them and what genre in. Thanks, it's something I think other people could really benefit from aswell.

@EDMTips Жыл бұрын

Great idea, Charlie, I will add this to my to-do list :)

@whollyverse Жыл бұрын

What I do is take my chorus let's say C G am F...I will use C G F F for my verse, am F for pre chorus then of course C G am F for the chorus...my bridge I will go with a minor progression (if the chorus Starts with a Major chord) using at least one different chord but using some of my chords from the chorus, like maybe dm F am G for example. Usually chords aren't my problem...it is finding a good rhythm for them and a melody that doesn't sound too boring! lol I do appreciate all that you do here!

@lostartone Жыл бұрын

Thank YOU! 👌Please make more films with arrangement tips 🤩✌

@EDMTips Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed! Will do :)

@russellholloway7465 Жыл бұрын

Thanks Will , very helpful great explanation, amen brother

@EDMTips Жыл бұрын

You're welcome...Thanks as always for watching and supporting!

@frederikh8921 Жыл бұрын

Thanks! Please do more Serum tutorials, you explain the concepts very well. Btw, Ableton also has an inbuilt LFO that is not part of max4life

@EDMTips Жыл бұрын

You might want to check my latest tutorial on pads and drones, it should up right your street! 😉

@NicolasAlnajjar Жыл бұрын

You are the best ✅💯

@EDMTips Жыл бұрын

Thanks, I appreciate the support! 🙌🏻

@cryalot378 Жыл бұрын

me being no musician with 0 clue how track arranging works, still watching this video just in case (you'll never know in the future)

@EDMTips Жыл бұрын

Hope you found this useful! 🙂

@DJEAUK 4 ай бұрын

Thanks for all your good work🙂

@EDMTips 4 ай бұрын

You’re welcome, and thank you for your support!!

@DJEAUK 4 ай бұрын

@@EDMTips thanks to your videos I was able to make this track kzfaq.info/get/bejne/md6SgMt_2JyUkXU.htmlsi=WaOrOEMNZlayaAb6

@EDMTips 4 ай бұрын

Great job man! Would reduce the crash a bit in loudness next time but great work! :)

@DJEAUK 4 ай бұрын

@@EDMTips thanks for your feedback.😊 Will do. 😊

@frederickbouari2625 Жыл бұрын

I'm really digging your channel - do you do 1 on 1 toutorials?

@EDMTips Жыл бұрын

Cheers, Frederick, I am glad you like my teaching style! Reach out to me at will@edmtips.com and I will talk to you about options.

@mageprometheus Жыл бұрын

Thanks. I'm like your chords, almost too beautiful. 😆 And late tonight watching, I bet you're already out clubbing bustin' some moves. Slay king.

@EDMTips Жыл бұрын

Haha, most of my moves are now on my KZfaq channel already 😆

@johnilyemson Жыл бұрын

One of the things I appreciate most about this channel is how welcoming you are. And that may sound silly, but music theory and writing music is daunting, but you teach it in such a way that makes it exciting and fun (and easy) again. Rather than viewing it as a task to be completed, I find myself looking forward to opening my daw and implementing the tricks and tips that you share, and I never come away from a video feeling like, "oh I should have known that already, duh."

@EDMTips Жыл бұрын

BOOM! 🙌🙌 😎 Thanks for watching and for the kind words of support 🙂

@isaac.anthony Жыл бұрын

Great video, Will! Do you change your bassline when your chord progression starts or do you stay with the original note progression?

@rik-keymusic160 9 ай бұрын

What you also can do is starting on the 5th chord with some alterd notes to make it more dissonant… eventually it resolves beautifully to the one chord but you have to do it intelligently so that the dissonant voices resolve properly with smooth voice-leading. (Which means resolving a note or voice as close as possible to a chord tone of the next chord) Of course it always depends on context but as far as i know the 5th chord is the strongest pull towards the root chord of the key. Your listers will be surprised when it resolves because they hear a chord, thinking it’s the root but it isn’t so 😅

@EDMTips 9 ай бұрын

Great tip, Rik, thanks for sharing! 👌🏻

@Bthelick Жыл бұрын

I already use the micro / macro concept , glad it's not just me that thinks like that.

@EDMTips Жыл бұрын

Nice! 🙌🏻

@Sanglyon 7 ай бұрын

When the melody started, my brain went "ECUADOR! Escuchame!". Yes, I'm that old.

@EDMTips 7 ай бұрын

Nice!

@MichaelOxley Жыл бұрын

Dr Wil 👍

@EDMTips Жыл бұрын

Haha, cheers, Michael! 😁

@SpacedOutDoonie Жыл бұрын

11:54 I kinda like that feature that Ableton has where youre highlighting a certain spot of the pattern and copy/pasting/duplicating it over to a blank spot. Idk if FL studio has this feature. Like is your pattern in the playlist auto cut up already so you can do that? Because the way it is in FL I would have to cut (hold right click for the cut tool shortcut) the pattern into sections and then click on the desired section and click on an empty spot on the playlist to paste/duplicate it, or I could highlight the section and copy/paste/duplicate.

@AutPen38 Жыл бұрын

Arrangement in FLS used to be really difficult/frustrating because the program was based on loops in the channel rack (to the entent that I would often render the loops as WAVs and then chop and arrange in another program, like Acid Music for example), but the playlist page was greatly expanded and improved several years ago (and the latest version has some more improvements too). It's not perfect, but the FLS playlist arranger is pretty easy and quick these days. Slicing up midi parts and copy/pasting them where you like in the playlist/arrangement window is fairly similar to the way Ableton does it. You just have to learn the keyboard shortcuts and get used to the slightly different workflow.

@dannypeeters130 8 ай бұрын

Hi Will Do i understand correctly one “need” to use only 2 chords for the phrase and the full (here 4 chords) for the chorus?

@chickenmadness1732 9 күн бұрын

Great video. Really demistifys arrangement tbh.

@DanWilliams-us4eg Жыл бұрын

Do you ever use the session view with wav clips in Ableton to record a track?

@by_antony Жыл бұрын

On just watching the first 100 seconds or so of this video, made me question my entire approach to 'making music'... I'd previously studied sheet music to songs by the debatable songwriting greats such as: Phil Collins, George Michael, the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, Queen, etc etc (apologies to those writers/performers I have not credited: your music still lives within me)., whose music involved variations in chord progressions (and sometimes not) from intro, verse, bridge, chorus, etc, etc. To all the Duran Duran and Spandau fans, to the fans of more prominent producers of music of recent times, Will's advice will leave you gasping.

@AutPen38 Жыл бұрын

Contemporary electronic music is much more harmonically simple than most pop music of the '80s or before. Instead of taking you on a journey via multiple chord- (or even key-) changes, the ebbs and flows, peaks and troughs come from changes in the sounds themselves, with elements coming in and disappearing and with automation of effects. Older music was often played live, of course, so the bass player or guitarist, for example, played throughout a song and was more or less stuck with one sound throughout. (A guitarist could step on a pedal for the chorus, however). To reduce boredom in the past, songs would have chord and key changes. It doesn't happen so much now, partly because dance music is "supposed to be" hypnotic and repetitive, with changes created in a different way. You can have multiple synths that appear briefly for short times. You couldn't do that when the band only had one keyboard player stuck with one preset for the whole song.

@PL-808 8 ай бұрын

The man with thousands of looped tracks here, inspiring and great video. Let’s go to work 😊

@EDMTips 8 ай бұрын

Rock on! Time to finish those tracks :)

@tygonsam2296 Жыл бұрын

Omg I only just thought of this pls pls pls do hardstyle in the style of ran-d or wildstylez . ❤ you will make it epic I have no doubts

@EDMTips Жыл бұрын

Cheers, Tygon, I will add this to my list and see how many people will vote for it! 🙂

@knoxmovies6082 Жыл бұрын

Please. make a video about time signature were to use it & how to use with example 🙏

@EDMTips Жыл бұрын

Great suggestion, I will add this to my list :)

@knoxmovies6082 Жыл бұрын

@@EDMTips Tnx

@Reqluse1 Жыл бұрын

I'm new to this and currently using fl studio and ableton live lite and your video are helping, alot of play and pause 😂 do you have any videos for complete first time users ?

@EDMTips Жыл бұрын

I do indeed!

@Reqluse1 Жыл бұрын

Brill thank you where would I find them obviously on your page but how far back? And is it for Ableton and FL Thanks again for your vids there are really helping me understand it all.

@EDMTips Жыл бұрын

Check out this video, it might help: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/hs52i6SCuMi2fYE.html I also have. playlist for beginners, that you might find useful: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/aJeUepuU3JrIhYU.html

@mattneale1333 Жыл бұрын

someone's got new cameras

@EDMTips Жыл бұрын

I honestly did not! 😆

@jneace Жыл бұрын

14:37 Is that a reverse Picardy third? Going from major to minor?

@frederickbouari2625 Жыл бұрын

in your opinion, what is the best time to work on music? What works best for you?

@EDMTips Жыл бұрын

I like working early in the morning or late at night on music - there are fewer distractions then so I can enjoy the process more!

@adammason1587 Жыл бұрын

hmmm I wonder who the beginner was that you were referencing 😅 this hits close to home 🤣🙈 Edit: The further into the video I watch, this almost seems like a direct response to my question from the live call (the mapping out the arrangement section) 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

@subramaniamchandrasekar1397 Жыл бұрын

When did the idea of creating chords, drums first even before creating a tune?

@lisamcglynn2060 8 ай бұрын

👍🏻

@EDMTips 8 ай бұрын

Cheers, Lisa, glad you liked it! 🙂

@roskas4 Жыл бұрын

😊😊😊😊😊

@EDMTips Жыл бұрын

Cheers!

@davebridges688 Жыл бұрын

Love your vids. The production tips are really useful and insightful. However, the A and B camera cuts are new, frequent and a little distracting. Your content is interesting enough without much of this! 😁👍

@EDMTips Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the feedback, Dave, I will take this into the account! 🙌🏻

@SauvCityOfficial 4 ай бұрын

Not being a edm specific producer. This arrangement trick can be worked with every other genre as well?

@EDMTips 4 ай бұрын

Absolutely!

@captainobvious49 Жыл бұрын

Is that scale option only in live 11? I have 10 and I don't see it. Would be nice not to have to pick out all the notes every time

@EDMTips Жыл бұрын

Yes, I believe it's available in 11 only!

@antiRuka Жыл бұрын

The extra cameras at the beginning feel a bit weird, because some are just worse quality? In the small bubble they work well though.

@EDMTips Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the feedback, I will take it into the account!

@miccoo2567 Жыл бұрын

I love this british man

@EDMTips Жыл бұрын

Appreciate it! 🙌🙏

@RAM_845 Жыл бұрын

i always start with a Piano preset when I make music.

@jledesma00 Жыл бұрын

Can you do the style of MOOJO like his remix that he did for Diplo’s track fortress

@EDMTips Жыл бұрын

Great suggestion, Flip, I will add this to my list! 👍🏻

@jledesma00 Жыл бұрын

@@EDMTips that would be so awesome I love his style but can’t seem to nail it

@MickyplaysProgressiveHouse Жыл бұрын

Hello Will, at 6:48 - basically it is not a chord, right? It is just the arpeggiated bassline that is playing all the time without the chords, and then the pads at 7:02. And this is what confuses me in music production, i saw a video of a known melodic techno producer and when he showed his pads, the pads were actually chords - to live with his words "these are the pads" and it was clearly a chord progression, and in your video at 7:13 the chords start to play and the bassline stops (but at 7:02 the pads played), so what the hell is a pad then if it can be a chord too, but judging by your video it is not. Pads can be just a long sustained single note for a couple of bars or a progression of sustained single notes with a ton of reverb: for example a drone sound or whatever, but it can be a chord progression too with multiple notes? This confuses me, because if i already have chords in my song, do i have to put pads too, and if i put pads (and the concept of a pad can obviously have a ambiguous meaning and function depending on the context and producer), do i need chords? If say, i already have a working chord progression, would it be a mistake if i use chords too (or just power chords) in the background as a "pad" (with a different sound) and carve out some of the frequencies (or put octave higher) to not clash with the actual chords and then pan the sound, or in that case the pads must be just a progression of single notes to not interfere too much with the real chords and other elements? Can you please explain this a little bit. P.S. I enjoy watching your videos and how you explain things - you are truly and expert, and i see you enjoy doing it.

@abrahamclark767 Жыл бұрын

This is why I don't write chords! All of it is too confusing 😂

@JoyfulWAVE Жыл бұрын

🔥🙌🔥🙌🔥🙌🔥🙌🔥🙌🔥🙌🔥

@EDMTips Жыл бұрын

Appreciate it! 🙌🙏

@JoyfulWAVE Жыл бұрын

@@EDMTips you're WELCOME. 👍 Do you know what i would appreciate? Give me feedback on a track out of my list that i like...😇 Ok... it's only a hobby and therapy for me...but i still like to learn something, thats why i watch your channel. 👍

@EDMTips Жыл бұрын

@@JoyfulWAVE We have a dedicated feedback stream in the Academy, and if you're a part of it, feel free to submit your track for a review too! 🙂

@JoyfulWAVE Жыл бұрын

@@EDMTips Thx...I know that already. BUT i'm not in the position that i can afford your Academy...I'm not well...without a job and pretty poor. 😉 ...and like i said it's my therapy. Have fun...🍻

@Anthony-pz7tl 6 ай бұрын

So your vids finally broke that 16 bar loop curse! However, I got so excited with chord progressions and melodies that I went to town with them and made 3 of each and then tried to utilise them all in a track while introducing them gradually and giving them their own turn in the spotlight - needless to say the lesson I learnt is to keep things real simple and use production techniques and FX to generate and continue the story telling. That’s my next goal and it’s good to finally break free of the loops and have an actual arrangement to work on! Thanks Will!

@keveydaking Жыл бұрын

Song Sketch 2 is the quickest way to arrange a track

@kalush81 Жыл бұрын

Oh Will, how can I not love you?

@seanreynolds1266 Жыл бұрын

Anyone else have to doubletake the thumbnail for this to make sure it wasn't flipping you off?

@EDMTips Жыл бұрын

I haven't noticed until you pointed this out. Thanks 😆

@Kylo27 Ай бұрын

Been using this for years… and no one’s ever pointed out that scale tip… fml.

@EDMTips Ай бұрын

Something new every day :)

@Cenotaff Жыл бұрын

Macro and micro? You're not involved with sector data for phone calls by any chance?

@driftergrey 6 ай бұрын

Oh wow they finally put in a scale button?!? What version did that happen? 😂

@EDMTips 6 ай бұрын

Quite a long time ago 😎

@driftergrey 6 ай бұрын

@@EDMTips oh that's good lol 😆 I'm still on Ableton Live 9

@cjgoeson Жыл бұрын

Random camera angle switch 1:38

@EDMTips Жыл бұрын

That’s how I roll 🫠

@yanudol Жыл бұрын

Hi... I want to buy the most stable and reliable laptop to take with me everywhere and be able to do everything from A to Z on Ableton live. As a knowledges of this DAW, could you tell us what laptop you recommend to run it perfectly... I think yours is a: Mac Book Pro 2,3 GHz Quad-Core intel I7 16GB 3733 MHz RAM Intel Iris Plus Graphics 1536 MB ! TB SSD Harddrive If you had to buy a new one ...??? And what about the requirements for a perfect experience on a windows PC? Could you do an entire video about what you think is the most stable PC or laptop for Ableton Live (Only computer) Great great great youtube channel 👍👍👍

@EDMTips Жыл бұрын

This laptop is more than sufficient for music production, Yanudol! I am waiting for the M2 MacBook Pro, purely for editing and exporting videos so I can create more content, faster :)

@AutPen38 Жыл бұрын

Just buy the most powerful laptop that your budget allows. People were making hit records with Ableton and Cubase fifteen years ago on computers that were less powerful than what you're probably using today. It's not the computer that makes the music, it's the human.

@EDMTips Жыл бұрын

Great advice!

@yanudol Жыл бұрын

@@AutPen38 Yes...but the softwares were not so "hungry" at that time !!! ... this is why I insiste on looking for a daw that "flows"... I've been working for years in a big budget studio with protools, and no problems... But to have fun traveling and beeing able to do nearly everything with a lap top, a sm58, a small midi keyboard and my guitar, I started a long time ago with SONY acid loop, 4 then 5 then 6 etc... and I really loved it at that time, with all my personal samplers banks etc... But now with the vers.11 I just can't bear anymore it's crashes ( it's a real shame because I know it so well)... Now, in 2023, I think that if I want to have a good all in one daw and fun, it should be Ableton live (suite or not , I don't know) but I will have to start from the beginning again !!!.. To me, the paradise would be NO CRASHES ANYMORE !... So... 16 GB of ram should be ok, no ?..and what about procesor etc... (in the 80s there was no internet, NO WILL DARLING mennn !!! only future music magazin and have some good friends in the music shop in London to figure out if I should buy or not a roland s50, a s330, a Roland MKII secuencer etc. (and a lot of floppy discs LOL). ... now it's much more fun and easy with youtube channels like this one). Thanks

@AutPen38 Жыл бұрын

@@yanudol I get by on a four-year-old PC with 8GB of RAM, but more successful producers than me have even more basic setups. Having more memory and CPU power might make things flow a little bit better, but you can always "freeze and consolidate" tracks if your computer struggles with the latest plugins. You really don't need the world's most powerful computer to make music. Having the latest gear is more of a luxury than a necessity.

@AFRoSHEENT3ARCMICHAEL69 8 ай бұрын

Have you taken the metaphor a bit too far? No. 12 semi tones, 7 notes of the Major scale. 12 months in a year and 7 days a week. Where do you think the Gregorian Christian Monks got the calendar from?