AM Studios - Trance Breakbeat Tutorial [Sample]

10/02/2021 0 min
AM Studios - Trance Breakbeat Tutorial [Sample]

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Watch the tutorial here - https://allanmorrowstudios.com/trance-music/trance-breakbeat-tutorial/

Welcome to the AM Studios Trance Breakbeat tutorial!

Having a breakbeat section like this in your Trance tracks can really bring a unique section to your track and can keep it from sounding repetitive and boring. With this, you can completely change the direction of the mood on a dancefloor and really set your tracks apart from others.

In this tutorial, I will show you how to build a Trance Breakbeat section for your track from the ground up. I’ll be taking you through each element that is added in-detail, and ill be talking you through the full thought process and processing so you have a great understanding of how to do it yourself with new elements or even elements of your track that you already have.

All done in real-time with nothing pre-planned, so you get to see the full process!

The video covers:


⬤ Building a full breakbeat section from scratch.
⬤ Understanding which elements you can add to this section.
⬤ Processing and programming your kick rhythm.
⬤ Creating your percussion rhythm.
⬤ Choosing a suitable clap and understanding what to listen out for.
⬤ Choosing a progression for the breakbeat section.
⬤ Creating an arp to work with your breakbeat section.
⬤ Adding movement to your arp through the use of effects & processing.
⬤ Choosing the right sounds for all elements so they sound professional.
⬤ Creating multiple harmonies to suit your progression and other elements.
⬤ Layering pads to create a nice powerful and atmospheric sound.
⬤ Understanding the full process behind every decision and parameter change.
⬤ Processing & mixing each layer to sit nicely in the mix.
⬤ Adding unique percussion hits & patterns to help the groove of your breakbeat section.
⬤ Varying up your percussion to keep the loop from being repetitive.
⬤ Creating stab grooves to make the section interesting.
⬤ EQ, Effects, Levelling & Processing explained on all channels.
⬤ Adding atmosphere to your section.
⬤ Every element and the thought process behind it explained in great detail.

+ much more!

Watch the tutorial here - https://allanmorrowstudios.com/trance-music/trance-breakbeat-tutorial/