Another thread about edm

Right so im trying to make edm but i suck at it because of my song structure and style.

The sound design is part is easy…for me…

I know music theory…but

Im just too basic when it comes to melodies…
Some of the edm stuff ive made is just not compelling.

No troll…

Why am i trying to make edm…

Because “the obstacle is sometimes the way”

If you know you know.

:slightly_smiling_face:

So any have tips about making edm?

Not dubstep…that i feel like ive mastered…

Moreso thinking about complextro and martin garrix and zedd style tracks…

Do not mention deadmau5 ffs…lmao

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IDK, if anything, I find the easy part of making EDM is melodies. It’s usually pretty basic chord progressions that have been used time & time again, as they are proven to make folks dance.

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Watch some youtube videos. Come on Bro. Query something like "fl studio edm tutorial "

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It’s all well and good to watch some random tutorial, but perhaps @bfk prefers interaction and open discussion with humans.

I don’t have any contribution to EDM

Also, deadmau5.

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Yes, i could write something about topic but i will make it later . Let’s say in 2 weeks. :laughing:

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Skrillmau5…

Make 4x4 pattern kick snare hat
Add some bass
Add melody
Dublicate everything and try to develope your 4 bars to 150 bars
Song’s done.

It’s not a recipe. Making music for me is not like everyone else talking about like music is like cooking. It has nothing common with cooking,

I can write something like this but you can read this article by yourself @bfk How to Make Electronic Music: The In-Depth Guide to Becoming an EDM Producer 🔥

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What type of EDM-

I can DEFINATELY give you tips for making hardcore, but for more dance type shit I have less clues. Not none, but less.

Hot take, deadmau5 makes so-so music.

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Something like a yeah yeah yeah complextro remix…from zedd i believe…idk…

I dont listen to much edm…

But there are a few songs that ive heard that i like that i am unable to identify 4 real…

The high tempo kawaii anime shit is so damn annoying…

Theres probably some bangers but im too lazy to pay for spotify…

Pepas from farruko is fucking fire though…imo.

Yeah, I agree, J-core/Hyperpop are just too annoying sometimes. (Most of the time.)
Also, I don’t bother paying for Spotify, the ads aren’t that bad.
When you say Electronic Dance Music to any average person they’ll either think of some strange 80’s/90’s song, or a massive Moombahton/Melbourne Bounce song.
Here’s two guides if you really want to learn all the bajillion genres:

It really depends on the genre for the structure, I guess.

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Think i found it

I’ll have to find sometime to listen to it, but it looks like (from all the sources I can find) that it’s a bass house song. I will probably be wrong until I listen to it, lol

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I don’t know, it’s useless to talk about making music. You need to watch how someone does it. I’ve watched thousands of video tutorials on edm

Early lessons from Sonic Academy come to mind.

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Eh, having composed music before, listening to a whole lot of popular (insert genre here) usually gives ideas about how that genre works… it changes depending on people though; not everybody works the same.

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