What a great tutorial. Exactly what I was hoping for. Lots of great tips about arrangement and EQing/layering. The best part was that none of the plugins used were external (except for ANA and Kick, which is awesome because those are becoming standard for tutorials around here and work regardless of which DAW is used), so I didn't need to worry about finding a VST or VSTi for a similar effect. The track created was fantastic, and is a good survey into the more uplifting/harder trance sound (As opposed to the 128 BPM Trouse stuff). Was hoping to get a little insight into the mastering process, but other than that this was really awesome.
Don't listen to him Phil, he clearly has no idea what he's talking about and is in it for the money, not the art or profession.
Man, this is such a great tutorial (I think the best one on SA for trance). James is great at explaining why he chooses to do things, not just /to/ do them (EQing things in a certain way for example) and really good content on arrangement.
Thanks!
Not sure why everyone is complaining about this. I am doing this tutorial using ableton and I have already learned LOADS of stuff just off the kick/bass bussing etc. Only thing I cant seem to figure out how to do in ableton is routing a bus into another bus to be in turn sent to the master. As far as I know ableton bussing is done with groups. I tried to do with sends and returns but couldn't get around the double bussing sort of thing. However, it appears to be minor and I can only duplicate the effects on the buses to make up for it (if that makes sense). If anybody knows how to solve this please help!!
Awesome tutorial so far I cant wait to finish it
Great video, there’ s definately plenty of tips to take away and incorporate in your projects irrespective of what DAW you use.
Nice one!
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Great video really enjoyed the series!!! Nice side-chain techniques and ideas
Where’s the sub bass preset? That seems to have been skipped?
Thanks!
P.s. Can’t wait to see you play at Wax format in Glasgow!
How do you match the cut off filter to 100% in Ableton like you do in the leads video in FL? Thanks.
I agree with jmag02 Let the Tutors/producers use there favorite plugins they normally use on a day to day bases i think if your asking them to use ana and kick as part of the deal could actually hold them back a bit from what they normally use on a day to day bases. The tracks actually might sound better if they can use there own preferred go to plugins.
We generally let them use whatever they like - if they can recreate the sound afterwards in ANA then it makes more sense for them to do that as it is usually a much cheaper alternative for those who do not own a soft synth yet!.
Just finished this. Top notch. Looking forward to doing the Psy trance one now!
Great course! It could be nice if James explained how he designed the sounds in the synth.
I would prefer that he used samples and synths that he would choose himself. I have plenty of synths and don’t want to buy ANA. Also I think many of the synths have small differences that makes a big difference in the end.
Really good course. Good fun and learnt a lot. Agree with the below comments about the use of ANA, you are somewhat limited if you decide not to purchase the vst. Perhaps a native FL synth could be an option.
So what is the next recommended step for getting a track signed, after finishing such a tutorial? I mean, are there any chances for someone to get a track signed after using this tutorial as a starting point?
Also, did anyone understanding anything regarding the bass in the breakdown? He just does stuff very quickly without actually explaining what he was doing.
Superb master class. Thank you James. I’ve lost count of the valuable techniques, ideas and thought processes I have acquired from you.
awesome!
Very great tutorial. A Lot of usefull informations here. Tks !