Am I doing this right?

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So, I'm new to the whole producing thing. My biggest problem in creating music is the chord progression and moving on from that. However, I have no reading music background. I have played guitar for about 4 years but I have never learned anything theory wise. So, im going to list the steps I do when I "attempt" to create a track or things I should be doing and tell me if its right or wrong.

1. Chord progression- I guess its 3 chords that play through the song. Everything is then based off of this.
2. Drums/Dance Beat- The beat of the song pretty simple.
3. Bass- I hear its supposed to be 3 parts (Mid,High,and low) in a pattern to give it a groove feel.
4. Fillers- Stuff such as Arps. That are based of the chord progression, used to give more detail in the song.
5. Sound Fx- Things that slow or speed up the track. Can also be used a fillers.

So, pretty much thats what I understand of things but Im not sure those are right.

Some questions I have:
1. The bass people say its mid,high, and low. Does that mean they are all the same notes/pattern but higher and lower octaves?
2. Is everything based off chord progression? Like can I make the bass out of the first note in the progression?
3. What chords and keys are popular in trance music? -

Thanks for any help guys. =)
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There are no rules to making music. Yes keep the same key. If your track needs a different bass or a different sound, add it. They use all minor chords in most dance music.



Have you watched all the videos?

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All the trance ones yes. And they are still confusing to me. Well once I get to the Stabs part. I just keep watching them over and over lol.

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Dude, you gotta watch EVERY video! Why? Because they all teach you something different. Stop and watch them all this weekend and you will get a better understanding. I promise you!

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[quote]howiegroove (08/04/2010)[hr]Dude, you gotta watch EVERY video! Why? Because they all teach you something different. Stop and watch them all this weekend and you will get a better understanding. I promise you![/quote]



100% agree… even if you don’t like the other types of music covered watch the videos they all teach you something.

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+1 all I can say. Then watch them again and again if you need to

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Producing music is a massive big huge thing to digest but it gets easier slowly but surely

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Alright, this weekend I will get 80lbs of coffee and watch every video 8 times non stop for the whole weekend. xD

Thanks for the help guys.