Build Powerful EDM Songs With This Easy Method

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

[AdamWilbanks]

Alex easily gives out the best free information on YouTube. I took his bootcamp awhile back (I've slowly been learning producing through YouTube) but it literally skyrocketed my knowledge. There's so many little things he mentions that would've taken me years to learn on my own (because he's spent years learning and producing). I'm really not big on commenting, but honestly I've taken an insane amount of courses in music/business and this one has the most value. Alex if you see this seriously thank you SO much. My friends are literally starting to listen to my music it's kind of wild. Also, if you do take the course I recommend keeping a notebook and taking notes. There's so much info you want to make sure you're taking notes on the highlights. Best of luck everyone🔥

[AlexRome]

Hey guys! Please ask any questions you have about this video, workflows, and melodies under this comment as I will be monitoring these comments for the next couple days.

[luisdemarcos]

Your tips are actually helping me when creating melodies, good job ;)

[galadhonx]

It’s interesting watching these videos as a classically trained musician. Idk his background, but Alex does a lot of cool stuff that we have technical terms for like “common tones” and that “pedal point” on C, but all that vocabulary you learn from music theory doesn’t matter to me when I’m sound designing. Just being able to hear it and use it naturally is dope. Good ears, Alex!! 💯

[ManuelHernandez-bmqp]

LOOOVE the little icons added into the video. Gives more feedback to the viewer (me) so they know how you did what you did!! :)

[cakewalk]

Is that "heavens" by Tim playing in the background 😍

[meganboyle]

a tutorial that makes sense. I get so frustrated because of all the time I waste watching videos of people building songs without actually explaining the logistics behind what their doing and why and it ends up making zero sense in the end! Great job

[devonjackson]

This was actually the most useful video I've found. You literally told me exactly what I needed. My biggest issue is staying organized in my head and figuring out a structure. Ive got so many little melodies saved on my laptop that I just couldn't figure out how to keep going. Thank you so much for taking the time to give us this information. For real!

[niscimusic]

0:52 Best moment :D Very cool tutorial, love that melody so much <3

[APBTchnoMnkey]

I like your videos, i just cant help but feel like you set so many rules for how music has to be. I understand that most of the time you have to use notes in the scalea for chords or bass but when you say MUST and also the part where youre talking about putting the notes 7 semitones above the bass note just sounds so formulaic.

[Excellentness]

I'm excited about EDM bro.
Thanks man for everything

[waffles]

I don’t understand why you don’t have a lot of views. You are a genius 🔥

[LaGringaCuber]

Your channel is underrated! To the point with good content :) Keep it up

[abbah]

bro you are so good with building beats yeah❤

[richardmwega]

Awesome and super helpful tips, thanks man

[officialbenedict_bw]

Honestly this channel deserved my Subscription❤👌

[rw]

"IN OTHER WORDS>>>IT MAKES NO F&&&kin sense" lol

[melkerternby]

Thanks for the tutorial! Really nice to get tricks for producing

[DASBOTSCH]

“ a lot like Icing a cake before you put it in the oven… it makes no fucking sense ” 😂😂🤣🤣🤣

[mat_ior]

Alex, I’ve recently discovered your channel and have already learned a ton from it. I was wondering if you could do a video explaining some tips for creating those huge growls/stabs that you hear on the first downbeat of dubstep/bass music drops as that is a struggle of mine