#Vorwerk #Tipoftheweek #28 (17-09-2014) Workflow: (long version) I always get a lot of questions about workflow. I can only speak from my point of view about this subject. And actually I guess it works differently for everybody else. Anyways, I don’t have a standard way of adressing a new track. They are always different. Mostly cause of the fact that I have and want to produce in different styles. Starting a new track: See what triggers your inspiration. A beat, a melody, a sound, a drop, a vocal. Take the first thing that inspires you and always work around that and try to make that as finished as possible. Usually the rest will follow automatically. The track I’m working on now started with the break. I made the layers. Bass, synths and top end. Arranged it properly so that it has a nice start and build up to the drop. I didn’t had any ideas for the drop so I first made some beats which I thought fit the breaks well. While making the beats you’ll form an idea if this is becoming a harder or more progressive type style track. So that narrows the type of drop you are going to make as well. If you finished the drop then you’ll have a whole track in essence. During the making of the sounds and beats you already start to mix a bit cause that gives you a better idea if it will work or not. As of now the total idea of the track has to be solid and should already be playable in the clubs more or less. But, After this the hard part starts. This is like the last 10% of the track but takes up the most skill and time. First try to set a logical arrangement for the track. Then try to fit everything altogether sounding like a complete track. After that It’s all about - Cutting stuff away (less = More). So don’t keep adding things!!! - Mixing, mixing, mixing - Make automation for a more natural feel and more control. - Making effects to mask poor transitions ☺ - Making your track Tight. - Cut off the tails of effects and sounds which blur to much with other stuff. - After that Check, Recheck, Check and Recheck again and again. - Test it in your car , headphone, club, homestereo etc… And Finished! ☺ See you next week! The how to speed up your workflow. You can read over here: turnupthebass.net/2014/04/08/maarten-vorwerk-production-tips/
Posted on: Wed, 17 Sep 2014 23:59:08 +0000
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