An absolute monster of a course as we take to the studio with Chris & Phil as they deconstruct the ever popular TRANCE 2.0 sound, picking out the unique characteristics of the genre and recreating each element from scratch.
After the initial researching of the idea we then flesh out the concept and create an entire track from start to finish using Ableton Live.
Included are all project files and samples (including vocals) so you can follow along.
Awarded a 10/10 by MUSIC TECH Magazine in June 2014
I'm so excited with the direction you both have taken with your videos. I'm so grateful the quality is superb. I'm also very happy that Phil and Chris teach together. It's also cool seeing both of them in the flesh for once! Oh yeah, it really is 2.0. Lots of new nuances not just trance but music production in general. I am one happy subrscriber.
Grandiose!!! Amazing how these guys produce a track like that in 4-5 hours. For me still fast track - I would need 20-30 hrs achieving only 10% of this quality. Can we have an uncommented playthrough please? Anyway - Rewind/Fast Track is the most brilliant feature at SA, can't stop watching this!
I've just started watching Tutorial 1 (chords), and I must say that I am a bit disappointed with the discussion of keys and chords. There are no g sharp, d sharp and a sharp chords in the key of c minor!
You do make a point. Conventionally note names are not repeated in a scale, so seeing as there is already a natural D in a C minor scale, the D sharp would be referred to as an E flat. Still, there's really no reason not to use the names interchangeably.
the one thing that I would mention about the chords... typically you wouldn't want to drop the 3rd as that makes the chord ambiguous. the 5th is a very common note to drop.
And lastly, (not because I am pedantic but because I love theory. :) )
F min is in the scale of C min (it's the Iv chord). Bringing the F maj chord in is an example of parallel substitution. The Cmin and Cmaj are considered parallel keys, as opposed to relative major of Cmin which is Eb major.
