Classic Trance Arrangement Tutorial Preview

Allan Morrow - EMBRACE

Check out the How To Make A Classic Trance Track Series here - https://allanmorrowstudios.com/trance-music-category/classic-trance/ Welcome to the 6th episode of the “How To Make A Classic Trance Track” series, where I will be creating a track in the style of a Classic Trance track without the use of hardware! In this episode, ill be arranging the track, creating transitions and showing you the automation used to keep things interesting! The arrangement can be a struggle for some as they are unsure of what elements to bring in, and at what point. You can go back and forth, adding in elements that either come in too soon, or you have areas of a track that sound too repetitive and become boring. This is when automation can be used to help the journey flow! The arrangement is obviously very important in a Classic Trance track, tracks back then told a much longer story than the more modern-day Trance so you need to make sure that the arrangement is doing exactly that. You need to grab the listener’s attention and take them on that journey! In this tutorial, I am going to be showing you the next stage of the track, and that is getting the structure of the track mapped out and ready for a final mixdown. This allows you to see then if any more elements are needed for your track, or if any elements are not really needed and are just wasting space in your mix. See below for a full description of what is covered. ⬤ Tips for making the arrangement easier. ⬤ Laying out the full track ready for a final mixdown. ⬤ Understanding why each element is brought in when it is. ⬤ Testing different elements to get the best outcome. ⬤ Going through each transition. ⬤ Using automation to create builds & impacts. ⬤ Noticing automation issues in the mix and when to change them. ⬤ Using automation to keep the track interesting and help with the mix of your track. ⬤ Understanding how the elements before and after your transition can make a difference to the flow of your track. ⬤ The direction in which way you can automate for a desired effect (building/winding down) ⬤ What parameters you can automate to create more tension. ⬤ Deciding what to automate in relation to the elements of that section and what is coming up next. ⬤ Creating snare rolls along with the automation used to help create tension. ⬤ Getting a Classic Trance style arrangement. ⬤ Deciding which elements to use to tell a story and create tension. ⬤ Laying out your breakdown, build-ups, and drops. ⬤ A deep understanding of the thought process behind each change I make. ⬤ Filtering & ways to introduce elements. + More