Session 2 of the new YouTube Series with Francois PML called "Producer Notes". Episode 002 analyses and breaks down the style of artists like Kevin de Vries and Mau P and labels like Afterlife. Specifically looking at the massive main stage festival sound.
The key lessons from this episode are:
- Very deliberate low end
- Don't go too crazy with melodies (less is more for peak time tracks)
- Purposeful layering (what’s the purpose of this element?)
- Simple LFO things in Break with Free Arpeggiator
- Add Energy through Ride in Peak Parts
- Hat suppressor keeping hats down when snare hits (like a dynamic EQ)
Referenced in this video:
🗳 Ableton Project File from this video (Part of MTA2)
🎓 Melodic Techno Start To Finish Academy Vol. 2
📦 Everything Bundle
🎹 Music Theory for Melodic Techno & House
👨🎓 Artist Sample Pack by Weska Vol. 2 (Drumcode)