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From a loop to a finished song
9 videos · 3 h 21 min
For producers with a folder of eight-bar loops. Learn how songs are built, write better chords, bass and melodies, then the arrangement moves that keep a track interesting all the way to the drop.
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Song structure explained through a comedy sketch
You Suck at ProducingName the parts of a track (and laugh at yourself a little).
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Turning a four-bar loop into a full song: arrangement for beginners
In The MixWatch a four-bar loop become a full structure in real time.
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Writing lofi hip hop chords
W. A. ProductionChords with some colour in them.
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Six music-theory moves for better bass lines
Hack Music TheoryTurn a root-note bass line into a real part.
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11:44Writing 808s at three levels, from root notes to slides and reverses
Servida Music808s from root notes to slides.
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11:58KSHMR on writing lead melodies
SpliceWrite a lead melody and build variations on it.
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6:30Five arrangement tricks for more interesting hip-hop beats
Servida MusicSmall arrangement moves that stop a beat feeling like one long loop.
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1:53:10Focus... on hip-hop production: building a beat from scratch
Waves AudioA whole hip-hop beat, built from scratch.
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10:40KSHMR on building a powerful drop
SplicePut it together in a drop that keeps moving.