How to arrange any song

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Alice Yalcin Efe - Mercurial Tones Academy

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Learn how to arrange any song by using concepts like macro and micro arrangement and learn about song structures like chorus, drop, verse and son on.
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00:00 Intro
00:39 Chorus and real-worl examples
03:28 Alternative chorus and ArtBat example
04:55 Bridges vs breaks with examples
07:20 The drop
09:22 Intros and outros
09:56 Must learn!: Macro arrangement
10:30 3 Step Top-down arrangement
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12:16 Single top-down arrangement in 10 minutes
25:11 Using reference track (Joyhauser) for top-down arrangement
28:30 Double top-down arrangement
30:40 My favourite: triple top-down arrangement
33:45 Bottom-up arrangement
37:10 Arrangement style for absolute beginners
#arrangement #theory #edmproduction

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@Alice-Efe 3 жыл бұрын

The second part, micro-arrangement is here: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/j9mHdbehmKy1n2Q.html And don't miss the opportunity: the first 1,000 people to use this link will get a 1 month free trial of Skillshare: skl.sh/yalcinefe06211

@djkaya9558 3 жыл бұрын

mostly my own flow is the arranger of my track.

@DJeMo 3 жыл бұрын

Boss talk and boss walks always..... cheers Yalci, big love from northern ireland

@Azim0015 3 жыл бұрын

Please break down the bass from ARTBAT - Return To Oz!!!

@wreignone 2 жыл бұрын

Ur videos are top notch! Keep up the great work!

@GaryMcKinnonUFO Жыл бұрын

Thanks Alice, interesting stuff :)

@vferraz88 3 жыл бұрын

it's just crazy this is free content, there's nothing like this on most paid courses out there. Thank you so much, Yalcin. You are the man. kind regards from brazil.

@franciscovalle6241 Жыл бұрын

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@patrick-ch6te Жыл бұрын

@@franciscovalle6241 what’s up guys my wife is from Brazil 😂😂😂😂😂

@iandeegrees1509 Жыл бұрын

dont say this too loud otherwise the content must be paid :-)

@JulianeWolfMusic Жыл бұрын

*woman 💜

@hydro5378 Жыл бұрын

@@mrsftw1 she transitioned

@_ENOC 2 жыл бұрын

As a vinyl DJ spinning deep house for 25yrs near San Francisco, I can say that you and your willingness to share this information is what the house music community has always been about. Humble, helpful, sincere. You are a blessing for those of us yearning to make beautiful music. Thank you.

@dikkyvanderven2878 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for this! Arranging is what i struggle the most with!

@Alice-Efe 3 жыл бұрын

Hope the video helps a little bit.

@JacksonGrant 3 жыл бұрын

Great video, I haven't seen many that describe arrangement in any dance genre very well, this is the best I have seen so far. I like the way you describe your thought process for the little decisions that make a big difference. Thanks again.

@VIP_AMAN1 Жыл бұрын

How gud u at arranging now ?

@eli-shulga 2 жыл бұрын

looping everything to the full length and then removing using the "do we really need X I don't think so" is such a brilliant method. Best method I saw to break the "8 bar barrier" - Thank you!

@ryanw1541 3 жыл бұрын

As a beginner who has been using the bottom-up arrangement style (without really thinking about it), this video is really helpful to get me to break out of it and look at reference tracks as well as looking at the arrangement in a more macro style. I find myself spending hours on micro arrangement and never finishing tracks so this video is fantastic. Also, your explanation was broad enough to encompass all types of EDM so thank you for that!

@burtayzulaloglu9284 3 жыл бұрын

This channel is an absolute gift that keeps on giving ... You can always tell how much effort is put into these videos and the fact that we can access them on KZfaq is amazing! Thank you Yalcin!

@nothinguploaded 3 жыл бұрын

The information you disseminate is invaluable. There are so many music production channels out there regurgitating the same techniques and practices about how to make generic tech house. So grateful that I found you!

@andrewdickinson1981 2 жыл бұрын

This has been the best tutorial for me. Struggle getting finished loops into an arrangement and abandon too many tracks before a proper mix. Not arranging means you don't properly learn to mix at the end. Game changer, Superb as always 👍

@sebasguitar132 3 жыл бұрын

The way you're cleaning the parts 19:00 remind me of a jazz improvisation class when my teacher told me that you can think of the phrases like big chunks using a scale that work trough some chord changes (Macro Arrangement) or a phrase that takes each chord arpeggio to create a phrase (micro arrangement) different concepts but damn awesome the way you are explaining this!

@pacochavezlp 2 жыл бұрын

Yalcin you have taught me so much, I started producing 7 months ago, I didn´t know anything about ableton or music. Now I´ve started to produce my own songs and know so much more about music and song arrangements. You have made me love techno and electronic music even more! Love from México.

@Alice-Efe 2 жыл бұрын

Really really happy to hear that Paco! Techno and electronic music is really beautiful and there are many things to explore and learn everyday.

@ketama047 Жыл бұрын

she is really excellent, I agree

@johan9187 3 жыл бұрын

Such great content, we are so blessed to have you! Looking forward to the micro arrangement :D

@nathanbryers 3 жыл бұрын

Amazing content today . This is really gold. High quality & dense - Your understanding is beautifully portrayed. Top notch. Thankyou Yalcin Efe

@Alice-Efe 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks a ton Nathan, really appreciate it.

@andreasforsberg7163 3 жыл бұрын

Dude, this was both inspiring and super useful, ages since I watched a video this informative and concrete. Keep em coming please 🙏👍❤️👌🏽✊🏽👑

@kidddj100 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much Yalcin.This came for me at the right time as I was so frustrated with the arrangement of my tracks. You are a blessing. Cheers!

@mirowalker5841 2 жыл бұрын

Just found this video after watching a bunch of your more recent ones, and it's real gold. Thank you so much for the clarity, honesty and empathy with which you share your craft. It's really appreciated.

@aaronbrown2587 3 жыл бұрын

Wow...this is an amazing tutorial. Really makes arrangement feel approachable. Excellent teacher!!!

@grmn3564 2 жыл бұрын

I'm incredibly glad I found your channel, your videos are invaluable! You cover the things that I think most intermediate producers struggle with and don't allow us to make the big next step :) thank you so much!

@fredramsey 20 күн бұрын

Hands down the best arrangement tutorial I’ve ever seen! This will be a huge help to me.

@MantequillaConPollo 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome thanks man, this is exactly what we asked for! Love that you listen you your community 🖤

@luisrocha26 2 жыл бұрын

This is exactly the content I've been looking for for months! I always struggle to develop an idea into a full song, and this organized method is perfect for it. I'm not an EDM producer but this content is absolutely beyond genres. Thanks Alice!

@drop_table_music Жыл бұрын

Awesome work! Thank you so much for providing such high quality content! The production value and editing is outstanding.

@ogreyes8653 Жыл бұрын

Love all the knowledge you transmitt to us, the new producers, to me this is gold

@justynwclark 3 жыл бұрын

I cannot wait for the micro arrangement video. This was so informative. Thank you so much for all of your videos.

@djpapakuma 2 жыл бұрын

I have been making electronic music since 2001 and the one thing that has held me back is building an arrangement. I have so many ideas and loops, but not so many finished tracks. This video was so informative and I am confident that I can complete my arrangements with this knowledge because your explanations were clear and you gave great examples that are easy to follow! Thank you for creating this video and it is time to watch the micro-Arrangement! Thanks again! :)

@delphisignal 2 жыл бұрын

This is me too. Always with the loops. I've collected 1,000's of great ideas.

@Futemire 2 жыл бұрын

I'm in exactly the same boat as you, glad I'm not alone, and glad I found this great channel!

@_ENOC 2 жыл бұрын

Recovering loop maker here, just wanted to share the moment everything changed.... Let me preface by saying I've been spinning vinyl house music for 25 yrs so you would think song structure is easy for me.....not really. The moment that changed was after following a video like this bar for bar.... I got halfway through the video and arrangement and realized having half was like having the whole. I think forcing myself to follow along made it all click. Hope this helps!

@washingtonbertrand5206 Жыл бұрын

This is exactly what I needed. Thank you so much for this! Love your channel, love your music, you are beautiful! Thank you Alice ❤️

@jacksun7796 3 жыл бұрын

Dude - your content is so useful. Thank you so much for taking the time to spread your knowledge.

@Forwardslashhug Жыл бұрын

Alice, I love your work!! Thank you for the amazing tutorials. Your videos are so well organized and descriptive...its perfect to me! 🙏

@GGSAfterburner 3 жыл бұрын

Those two arrangement Videos made my production so much better! Such a game changer to me

@shellmusicwave 11 ай бұрын

You're a great man. Thank you so much for your hard work. Most people post videos that explain everything besides the structure, so beginners don't manage to complete the arrangement of their first composition. Thanks to you, everything secret is revealed, inspiration to finish my sketches and release a full track. Good luck in your future work!

@JakkeJakobsen 3 жыл бұрын

Thought to myself "Damn, I really like this guy", and yeah. You explain everything so calmly and well. Techno isn't my main genre by any measure, but this is gold if you wanna do dubstep, techno, trance or hardstyle. All your videos are. Thanks for making music production doable for us all!

@shmeetoo5542 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome as allways, continue this way we learn so much !

@jackarts6901 2 жыл бұрын

Really enjoyed watching this! Ive used both of these styles while trying to perfect my workflow. The (single) top down approach is really working for me right now. I’ve used the bottom up method a lot, I’ve realised you can waste a lot of time working like that though. A few times Ive spent hours trying to get things to gel together, and ended up scrapping everything except the chorus. Much easier to just start with that! Neat trick with the midi track as a labelling tool too!

@redstrom_edm Жыл бұрын

Great tutorial thank you! Arrangement is where I always get stuck and why a lot of my ideas don't go any farther then my DAW. Excited to try some of these methods...

@RaveyDavey 8 ай бұрын

You, me and just about every non-successful producer! So much emphasis is put on sound design, groove and mixing and yet humans listen to song for the story they tell and without arrangement, there is not story. Something about telling the story feels much riskier than just defining its elements.

@dman030 3 жыл бұрын

Perfect timing this is for me. Great explanation! Even though I knew the basics, this was very clear and with some nice details. Thank you Yalcin.

@andrewg4740 3 жыл бұрын

Yalcin you need to chill out with this informative content; I've had to hire 5 agents and can't find the time to headline all these festivals...

@Alice-Efe 3 жыл бұрын

☺ You made me chuckle Andrew, cheers!

@RockstahRolln 3 жыл бұрын

LOL!! Brilliant!!

@OguzhanKaragoz 3 жыл бұрын

THE BEST ARRANGEMENT LESSON SO FAR!!! THANK YOU

@JoinTheBlocks 3 жыл бұрын

So clear and articulate, really clear and simple to understand. Thanks Yalcin

@dekatronmusic524 2 жыл бұрын

You are great at what you do, a master teacher of electronic music production! We are lucky to have you as an excellent go to resource! Thank you!!

@Epic_UFO_Music 2 жыл бұрын

This was GREAT 👍🏻 I always loved doing different elements and breaks, it’s one of my favorite things to do :) This video was of superbly intelligent production and sincerely appreciated ! There’s always something to learn Thank You !!!

@randomthought6637 Жыл бұрын

Your videos always take me to a whole new level in production , thanks alot you are amazing

@khangtruong4967 3 жыл бұрын

Great video! Found this very professional and you can tell a lot of time and effort went into creating this. Thanks!

@mazenkamar7328 3 жыл бұрын

This is awsome man!!! Definately the best arrangement video ive ever seen!!! Thanks buddy

@veronikasmusic1817 2 жыл бұрын

I really enjoyed the video!! The commenting while building up a track is great! It was interesting to listen to your perception of the track structure. Be sure, I was knocking my head with you when the track was building up) Thank you so much for sharing! This is a great format of video!

@RogueFire29 3 жыл бұрын

amazing video Yalcin!!

@Rhekluse 3 жыл бұрын

I don't make techno (maybe someday) but I absolutely love your content and how intelligently you teach & explain everything. Thanks Yalcin!

@riquelmista6153 2 жыл бұрын

BRO YOU ARE A GENIUS, THIS SOUNDS AMAZING. CONGRATS

@janzimmermann5861 3 жыл бұрын

really exited for the micro arrangement video!

@DjMGD29 3 жыл бұрын

Man, you're the Best! I watched only few minutes of one block and it is so clearly explained! I just wanna start to try! Thank you! 👍

@missingnumber3302 2 жыл бұрын

Wow, amazing video. It just clicked!! Awesome, Yalcin!

@michaelscheppert3664 2 жыл бұрын

Your videos are so helpful and we'll explained. You are a legend! Keep up the good work

@TozuPug 3 жыл бұрын

Great videos as always Yalcin :)

@BartWronsk 3 жыл бұрын

Great content (and a part I struggle with the most), thanks for lots of immediately applicable and useful advice!

@ricoman89 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for all your great videos, I really struggle to arrange my tracks and this really helped 🙌🏻

@james-kc3pv 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you 🙏 this has to be the best arrangement tutorial I’ve watch 👍😀

@cekirdekci32 11 ай бұрын

This was such a dope video. Especially arrangement is my topic for entire week. Glad i started with this good video. Normally it takes hours to find a good useful on point video.

@alperkoc8211 3 жыл бұрын

That’s exactly what I needed. Thanks Yalcin!

@Alice-Efe 3 жыл бұрын

Cheers Alper!

@marianomartinez9763 2 жыл бұрын

One of the best videos so far thanks!

@markymarkp61 3 жыл бұрын

Great tutorial, as usual...new to this and thought i was doing it wrong..this has really helped clear things up for me...really looking to tge micro arrangement tutorial! Hats of bruv👏👏

@utkarshabondre9509 3 жыл бұрын

This is sooo good!!! I cannot remember for how long I've been stuck making 8/16/32 bar loops that I really liked only to get annoyed and hating the entire idea just because I couldn't make a whole track. Can't wait to get back to it and hopefully complete my 1st track :')

@Alice-Efe 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks a ton! Good luck with the arrangement.

@potatoheadhaoy 2 жыл бұрын

Something I would highly recommend is to keep your ideas and loops, store the patches and keep the midi rolls, and stitch those ideas together. You can have like 2 or 3 loops, and end up with a full arrangement from just those 2 or 3 ideas. Like sometimes you have a chorus ready, but you just don't know it, and you'd have a loop where that idea might work as the chorus if you transpose it to the same key and bpm. It's not always going to work out of the box, but usually it does if you tweak the drums to fit everything else. I cannot stress how much just changing from a closed hat to an open hat can make things sound really big in the chorus. This way you waste a lot less time, and get more songs out of what you can currently do. You can always strip those ideas down (for instance, removing the hats, snare or kick, or even the pad) to make breaks and/or verses that can build up to the full version to keep things interesting, too. It's also worth trying to mix and match different things (add a different chord progression for the last chorus, exchange or add variations on the melody for different verse/chorus/break sections) and see if they work better. Sometimes you have good ideas, just not in the right places. All of these things help you rethink what you've done so far, because often the reason you don't like an idea is not because the idea itself is bad, but it's just a couple components not fitting with the rest of what you've made.

@19whysoserious95 2 жыл бұрын

Man, i really enjoy your content, it's very helpfull and your style is amazing! I feel that after every video i step up a game a little bit. Keep up with your work please.

@kutuzov79 3 жыл бұрын

Many thanks, Yalcin! Cant wait for the micro part :)

@Tokkoran 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for your video series on arrangement!

@okoiful 2 жыл бұрын

Hats off. Great job Yalcin :)

@luigicurreli303 3 жыл бұрын

daaaaaamnnnn I havn't seen your videos for about a year you grow up so muuuuuuuuuuchhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!! seing this just makes you wanna get into a melodic techno track even if is not your kind of music

@mikem859 Жыл бұрын

I am so thankful for your guides, they help me so much!

@igmusicandflying 2 жыл бұрын

"It's not the best, but it'll do for now." - proceeds to play a banger. So glad I found your channel! Between you and Underdog I've learned so much.

@ChrisAllenMusic 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent tutorial, thank you!

@vladislavvladik3591 3 жыл бұрын

That was extremly helpfull just as always. Thanks a lot, mate!

@orenrittenberg8501 2 жыл бұрын

You rock! Such clear explanations and excellent content.

@markemerson98 2 жыл бұрын

this is super. bravo . I was a little stuck with transitioning from session ideas to arrangement - this hits the point perfectly for me...

@n4Sphere 3 жыл бұрын

pure gold - most helpful information for arrangement!

@nx3fox 2 жыл бұрын

Outstanding work. Really inspiring and informative stuff.

@SebastianViolinist 2 жыл бұрын

Fantastic well crafted video, arranging my ideas and not overwhelming new tracks with too many themes has always been tough for me. This methodology promises to be incredibly helpful. Thank you!

@T.H.W.O.T.H Жыл бұрын

I keep coming back to this one. Thnx.

@jean-baptiste9230 3 жыл бұрын

Top notch info! Thank you!

@Hello9291 3 жыл бұрын

very useful video, ive been looking for stuff that explains arrangement a bit deeper and this is bar far the best

@Alice-Efe 3 жыл бұрын

Glad you like it!

@yourHebbeB 3 жыл бұрын

You have become my favorite Explainer Bear. i love your sounds they sound like you look, soft and warm

@tvdeath 2 жыл бұрын

Your channel is a gem! Thanks so much

@sergiyg7563 3 жыл бұрын

Great example of making something vague and implicit - structured and explicit! Many thanks Yalcin!

@Alice-Efe 3 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful! Cheers

@gnt132 Жыл бұрын

Uno de los mejores tutoriales que vi en todo KZfaq en los últimos años!! Felicitaciones!!

@KR_SVA Жыл бұрын

your content is so goddamn good! thank you for making this stuff lol, helps me out like crazy.

@SchmonkPk 3 жыл бұрын

How is every single one of your videos like a mini masterclass? You put so much effort into them! Love the value!

@Alice-Efe 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks man! I really try to take my time and try to make videos as good as possible and offer a value to everybody that is watching. Really cool to see you guys like it as well. ☺✌

@artyan5946 2 жыл бұрын

So amazing again, ty man! Very positive energy from you!

@Squelch3r 3 жыл бұрын

Just the tutorial I was looking for, great content biskuwi boy 👌🏻

@elvisojeda5600 Жыл бұрын

I've been going thru all your arrangement videos... Wow... This is very valuable information. Thank you, all the best for you always!

@AFRoSHEENT3ARCMICHAEL69 Жыл бұрын

By far the best arrangement video out there. I can’t find any that apply music theory to arrangement which I think would really help. Either way thanks Alice.

@Ultraskill23 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for that video, you always listen to the viewers. I’ve remember asked you for this video before 1-2 months ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

@arttulustig9679 2 жыл бұрын

Pure gold! Thank you!

@LUCKYKATmeowsic 3 жыл бұрын

Really good tip adding the MIDI track split into arrangement sections. This will help my workflow. Thanks! :)

@AkaTapiokaStroka 3 жыл бұрын

Excellent video! I learn so much from your channel. Thank you very much for all the work.

@inakiacosta7484 2 жыл бұрын

This is such a great video, thanks a lot man.

@mrgibonskc 2 жыл бұрын

Cool video, thanks for this hints! Very useful ones

@Leviathani Жыл бұрын

That was really great. Thank you!

@mietsers 2 жыл бұрын

Great video learnd a lot thanks man !

@SanctumCreative 3 жыл бұрын

These are great dude

@AncientEnergyEyesOpen Жыл бұрын

Alice, you are amazing. I've been sick for a week, and listening to your vids. This one blew my mind. You explained exactly what I was doing and why it was causing me to quit. Your double top down method is a gem. I'm going to try this and see if I can actually make something sound decent....for once. Thank you for this, and THANK YOU FOR BEING YOU!

@phtr7 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for the tips!! I've been struggling with arrangement! Know I have a much better understanding!

@scottdunstan2207 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much mate! As a beginner this is gold! Much love from Australia Yalcin🙂

@hasan7786 Жыл бұрын

I finally sat down and watched this video dam is it super-informative. Ive struggled with arrangements forever, making loops has become second nature but now i have some tricks and groundwork to use when moving to the arrangement so thank you so much. This is extremely helpful, especially the reference track idea. Always avoided it since most folks mention reference tracks but never elaborate on its use. Dont copy it, just identify the elements in that arrangement and use it as a springboard for what to include in a section or ultimately how to start from scratch. Amazing video!