How to Make Trance like COSMIC GATE (Start to Finish)

Learn how to make Trance in Ableton Live in the style of @CosmicGatemusic and @arminvanbuuren in this Progressive Trance tutorial.


In this step-by-step Trance production tutorial, I use the stock plugins that come with Ableton Live 12, and you can download it for free and play ’til your little heart’s content – breaking apart my methods and using them yourself.

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If you’ve ever wondered how to make music like Cosmic Gate, this will give you an insight into how to achieve similar results.

This isn’t only a tutorial on how to make Trance in Ableton Live, though…you can use the same methods in FL Studio or Logic X, to produce your own house music in the style of Cosmic Gate and other Trance artists.

In this tutorial we go in-depth into:

00:00 - Progressive Trance
00:58 - Vibe & Set-up
01:11 - Kick
02:09 - Writing the Chords
04:29 - Drop Bass 1
08:10 - Drop Bass 2
11:25 - Growl Bass
13:45 - Sub Bass
15:20 - Vocal Riff
23:32 - Arrangement
25:43 - Fat Clap
27:05 - Room Reverb
27:56 - Syncopated Pluck Riff
33:05 - Reese Bass
34:45 - Pluck Melody
37:07 - How to “Sing” a Build
38:24 - Drums
40:05 - Lead Synth
44:26 - The 5 Secrets of Progressive Trance

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

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🎛 My Plugins:

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Cheers, and happy producing!
Will

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[don_aapo]

There aren't too many trance teachers around YouTube. Super thanks Will for this, I've been actually producing for like 5 years already but I've been banging my head against the wall trying to learn how to produce trance. Super grateful for the great content, it's like my career just officially begun lol.

[acell]

Re visiting writing trance after 25 years! Great video and heaps inspiring. Thank you

[DJ_C_Wied]

When that sub bass got turned up, I caught my self smiling like a crazy person. Apparently deep frequencies are something that strikes happiness in this grumpy old fack. YEEEES MATE!

[NopeyNopesworthyIII]

I lovee that you were a little unhinged in this. You're clearly having an awesome time. Banger of a tune too 👌

[phelper]

The fact that you give out every project for free is so awesome and it makes you the best techno YouTube channel for sure ❤❤❤

[berencsizsolt]

I'm kind of new in this genre, i come from a metal community, but i love your vids and the way you make them. It helps me to grow into this type of producing. My current fav track which pulled me into this genre is Apache by Allen Watts. I would like to see such type of trance from you as you make it. Keep up the good work.

[retrodj]

I am very new to Ableton.. a complete novice. So decided to try an emulate what you were doing as the video played (LOTS of pausing and going back to replay parts) Can't seem to get the grand piano chord to sound in time with the kick, but it doesn't seem to snap to the grid and when I zoom in I can see it's not bang on the next beat.. hmm.. lots of learning to do. I don't have serum either, but have vital .. attempting to get the drop bass now. I will keep watching and just doing it by trial and error I suppose :) GREAT video Will and just getting some sounds out of Ableton is a triumph for me lol.

[Atem_S.]

Armin Van Buuren & Cosmic Gate - Reflexion (ASOT Anthem 2023) what a track it was... So much can be done with that bass & sub.. So phat! love it!!

[REYSSROFC]

Thanks for the shoutout, Will, and amazing tutorial! 👏

[zoyasmusic]

Thanks so much for the shoutout, Will :)

[TheGazzadj]

This floats my boat 100%. Nice work Will.

[PeterPauz]

I am a techno producer, but I was completly stuck on this tutorial. Its always good to take a look behind your own borders and get Inspiration from that. Great vid, thx for that!

[darbomusic]

I love cosmic gate. This is really cool. It's all about them verbs and chains ❤

[jklappenbach]

Thanks for all your content, I'm learning so much.

You frequently ask for suggestions for artists to cover. I have three amazing albums from three amazing artists from the 2000's:

1. Simon Posford / Shoongle: Are You Shpongled?
2. Jaia: Fiction
3. X-Dream: Radio

Pick two or three tracks from each of these albums. Perhaps for Posford, pick only one. The Day Turned to Night is a masterpiece.

Jaia's Fiction is stunning. Most of it fine examples of Trance made with House textures and sensibilities. And X-Dream is going to give you straight-up, no prisoners taken German trance with a tech edge.

Thanks in advance! I'm sure you've heard of all of these producers. If not, here are links on YouTube to the albums and enjoy!

Honestly, I think something really special went down in the 00's. We've moved in different directions since then, but I still can hear the echoes of it now. And I think it's important not to lose touch with those original innovators.

[JohnTosom]

Great as always, I like it when I see you enjoying making dance music.

[brandonstojanovic]

very concise and precise, I really appreciate your videos Will. You are an awesome teacher and I have learned a lot with all your tips and tricks

[studio.intotu]

Let's bring us back to the good old days 🎉 Thanks Will for sharing your knowledge with us all. Big amen to you brother 🙏🏻

[nebukad]

Great video. Super summary at the end 👌

[upplysta]

This is a true banger, Will. Hell yeah! Sounds great!