How To Start Amazing EDM Songs EVERYTIME

0:00 intro
0:12 block groove
1:16 eighth note groove
2:24 dotted groove
3:44 triplet groove
5:07 1/16 groove

MY GEAR:
DAW (Music making software): Logic Pro and Ableton Live
Studio monitors (speakers): Yamaha HS8's
Headphones: Audeze LCD X (open back)
Camera: Canon 80d
Computer: Mac Studio with M2 Ultra chip and 2 TB hardrive
Midi controller (keyboard): Komplete Kontrol 61
Interface: Scarlett Clarett 2 pre
Desk: a cheap one from ikea
Chair: also a cheap one from ikea

My favorite plugins that I use the most:
XFER Serum
Sylenth 1
Nexus 3
Kontakt
RC 20
Valhalla Shimmer
Valhalla Vintage Verb
Shaperbox 3
XFER OTT
Fab Filter Saturn 2
Fab Filter Pro C 2
Arturia Pigments
Baby Audio Comeback Kid
Output Thermal and Portal
LABS Soft Piano

Hardware that I use behind the scenes but not in videos:
Elektron Octatrack (my fav)
Elektron Digitakt
Korg Minilogue XD

[guspolinski]

Been in a creative rut for a while now and your vids have helped me slowly get out of it, thanks!

[beckpeters]

I followed a pattern I saw while you were making your bass line and it honestly was so helpful. I took it as the gaps and worked it from there. 4 gaps between the root note down, etc. Now I can work on my sample pack and get better sounding bass/music! Thank you so so much!

[SWIFTYRNORTH]

Be giving these a go been in the longest creative block of my life these past few months but i feel something is coming back. Keep up the good work man

[robertdosen]

Such a great inspiration to me, unlike anyone else, you make music producing easy and enjoyable!

[CRCS]

Bro i really love your content, short and useful!!
Could you also make a video about song arrangement? Like any tips or a little guideline to arrange a full song in a propper way? Would be cool, thanks!"!

[LearningRest]

Your workflow is crazy...hard for beginners, but very helpful for those with a few years experience

[GeorgeMattock]

Been binge watching your videos over the last few months, v helpful man. Got logic a few weeks ago and already have some IDs but not sure what to do with them!

[SeanCadillacMcswain]

Thank you for posting stuff like this, it helps get out of the rut. I'm so glad I bought the orbital pack. it is truly amazing!

[Perqd]

Man i respect that you can do this so easily, when i do the same it sounds like a**, like i have a random instrument i like, make simple melody with rythm and the chords, yours sounds like half a song mine sounds like the cat walked over the keyboard. But I guess that where Talent and experience comes in even so ive done fl studio for quiet some time now

[tepobeats]

Have you done some house ( in particolar Deep house videos)? I would know much more about sound selection and arrangement basics. Thank you

[djskull]

Thanks bro please make sound design tutorial

[lelkaitis]

You are a very nice man, Alex. Thank you for your efforts.

[christopherkouri]

That lil smile at 3:15 totally said: "Yeah that's a catchy lil tune I just did there" haha! Very helpful and cool vid as usual!

[ItsJayK]

dude i wish you finished that first thing you were cooking up HOLY SHIT lol

[prod.offsun]

Thanks a lot👏
The second method is really helpful because my brain is tierd everytime😅

[ferrarieleonora]

Every video from you is a treasure for my study!! thank you so much, I look forward to new videos every week!! I've a question on the progression chord, the rhythm pattern chord doesn't convince me: if I loop chord+melody, it give me a sensation of no resolution... probably I've to try to change something in the pattern...

[sholomdym]

I have writers block thank you so much for the help