Foundation of a track

[Psychocell]

hi everyone,

 

Was wondering where do i start to make a track.

Is it the Kick, or the bassline....or your synth sounds???

 

Im using reason, got everything understood...just need to start a track

 

 

Thx amigos!!!

[RAH]

im prob the least qualified to answer this, but i don't think there's a specific order.

 

the way i have seen it done is ussually, drums, kicks, snares, hi hats maybe shakers, you know redrum first. And then go with the bass line. once thats in order you start with synths, later you complete the effects.

 

but like i said is an individual thing... i think...

[qa2pir]

If you mean which elements come in first: Usually ambient stuff.

 

If you mean what to do first in a track: Start with the beginning ie ambient stuff. To get the mood of the track.

 

But there's no rule. Start with some juicy rhythms if its more comfortable for you. or a killargh melody.

[Digital Psyence]

here is my way to do it

I always create the "middle" of a track first

 

1. Find a good kick

2. Create a groovy bassline

3. Add some nice Hihats

4. add some groove percusion / rythmic synths

5 Create the theme¨

 

6. organize your stuff a bit, start copying parts you want to use at other times in the track. now its beginning to look like something.

 

7. build good FX for break's

8. Complete the whole track so its done (yeah easier done than said )

9. Automation time! Automate knobs & faders on synths and make em scream

10. Listen carefully, many times to your track to be 100% sure its complete & ready mastering. (and mixning if you dont do this yourself)

 

Its not 100% the wauy i work, but pretty similar

[spacer]

way to do it

1. Create the theme¨

2. Find a good kick

3. Create a groovy bassline

4. Add some nice Hihats

5. add snares, rides, some groove rhythm stuff

 

6. Automation time! Automate knobs & faders on synths and make em scream

7. arrange your track

 

8. mastering

 

this is base. If you have all 5 points, you can play and enjoy and your feels gives you next notes

[sundrop]

with reason, i often use the following strategy when i first started:

 

create many melodies and patterns with Redrum and Matrix.

keep building these until you get a nice flow going.

then silence them all.

 

now add them one by one with the sequencer.

take some away, add some back in.

change some of the patterns.

(use Matrix + Redrum).

thats the easiest way to make a song (not the best)

 

and after u do that u can "Convert Pattern Track to Notes"

to edit the melodies in the sequencer.

 

also,

try this Q+A approach:

 

Q) Create a musical Question

it is a musical melody or pattern that leaves you hanging

A) Create a musical Answer

it fulfills the question, satisfying the ear.

 

the Q+A do not have to be the same sounds, and u can use this approach on short melodies, as well as big ones, as well as on the song, or parts of the song, etc.!!! when i am stuck, i often go to this Q+A strategy.

 

good luk + have fun

[dj mylo]

always start with an idea.

 

the rest will follow.

[Daze]

Hehe I agree with Mylo... first comes the inspiration, then the creating.

 

Anyway, when I've got a good idea I usually don't start mixing right away. I like to try to somehow either draw or write down the parts of the song that I want. Helps me a lot with the structure... and not making stuff to repetitive.

 

Then I go for the kick and bassline, after that some intro-ambience or similiar, and then I create hats and melodies as I come to those parts.