EDM Song Structure: Arrange Your Loop into a Full Song 🎶

These techniques work for almost any style of modern music and in any music making software.

💪 WOULD YOU LIKE TO WORK DIRECTLY WITH ME FOR AN ENTIRE YEAR?
Click here to book a call to join the EDM Tips Accelerator Program and see if you’re a good fit:

In this tutorial we go in-depth into:

00:00 – EDM Song Structure
01:20 – Arrangement terminology
01:59 – The different parts of a track
02:58 – EDM Arrangement Example 1 – David Guetta, Galantis & Little Mix
03:27 - Creating energy maps
07:26 – The most common EDM song arrangement
07:46 - EDM Arrangement Example 2 – Tiësto
10:11 - EDM Arrangement Example 3 - Calvin Harris
11:34 – EDM Arrangement Example 4 - David Guetta & Morten
13:36 - EDM Arrangement Example 5 - DJ Snake & Lil Jon
15:12 - How to bring your 8 or 16 bar loop into a full track

Here's the gear I used to make this video!

🔈 My Audio Gear:

📹 My Video Gear:

🎛 My Plugins:

….AND SAY HI ON THE SOCIALS, BRAH:

Cheers, and happy producing!
Will

OTHER VIDEOS TO CHECK OUT:

AND…

#songstructure #musicproduction #abletonlive

[EDMTips]

Hope you find this useful, guys and gals. Let me know what else you struggle with in the comments...I love to hear from you (yum, yum....free ideas! 😆) 👇

[hrubiangaming]

Progressive house, Techno and Tech House would definitely be appreciated!

[xtcxtc]

Your instructor style is infectious! It evokes one to grab a keyboard and start best one dat is!

[DjDeogan]

This was the best explaining of arrangements i´ve been looking for. Thank you for taking you time and making this sir.

[rilariogames]

Very good tutorial!!! Please make a video telling some tips on song structuring in deep house please!

[conwai]

best music production tutorials on the web? I THINK SO!

[dalejason]

This is really helpful Will 👍 I’d love to see some techno and other styles like progressive house and melodic techno ❤️

[rtdude]

This is very helpful! Techno would be great. I'd love to see you do a Beico tutorial btw. Or have you before? I'll have to check...

[djpapakuma]

Will, I am just 7:29 into the video, but had to stop and make a comment because this is absolutely BRILLIANT!! That energy map really ROCKS!! Thank you!!

[JarkkoKokkonen]

For other traditional song writers: I think verse=verse, build up=pre-chorus, drop=chorus… It’s just new lingo for the stuff we’re used to :)

[mikeaporter]

Thanks will, as ever. Your chorus vs drop explanation was a lightbulb moment for me. T'rific!!

[epatnor]

Honestly, I can't figure out why this video (as well as others from Will) doesn't have more views and likes.

1. The information is accurate and to the point
2. Audio and video quality is excellent (well lit, good sound, presenter in focus)
3. The video is well produced, clear structure and easy to follow
4. Will is knowledgeable and easy to listen to

So what's going on? Is it that this topic is so narrow that only a handful of people are interested in the subject? Or is it that the youtoube algorithm doesn't do its job well enough?

Sorry for a bit of a rant but I've watched many of your videos now Will (especially the How to-videos) and find them super useful in helping me with my musical journey. There are many instructional videos about music out there but yours are at the top of my list.

Keep'em coming, cheers mate!

[simon_leen]

Great video as always. A breakdown of progressive house, melodic and trance in the same style would be cool. For a track style maybe something like Passenger 10, the blend of orchestral and house is just so nice

[wernerxldata]

Great tutorial and explanation, thanks Will !

[JakeDuval]

Amen brother! And yes, please cover Techno/Tech-House etc. Great video, Will.

[begineras]

you are a mega man in a good sense of the word, where do you get so much energy, thanks for your videos

[marciano]

As I constantly say. Just love to watch your tutorials. Your channel is in top on the market. Always like to come back here as amatour not having music education background. With your explanation everything look so easy and is because you are good as a skilled teacher. Thx for sharing your knowledge. Regards from Warsaw

[arnav]

No dislikes, edmtips is amazing!
14:22 cant resist to say it 😅

[TRiley]

I appreciate your videos man and have learned alot from you in a little under a year now so still a newbie. I've got one song kinda done so far and a few started tracks lol, you should do a video where you listen to some newbies, likes myself, tracks or tracks they are working on and give some advice or a little pointer for help. I would love for you to hear some I'm working on. Thanks for everything you do man.

[lpsdj]

Cool Video! The structure of song i think is really important for every producer, but ther are a lot of producer that not follow it 👌