How To Make A Synthwave Song | Make Pop Music

In today's video, Austin shows you how to produce a synthwave style song! Take a look at how to use sounds and samples inspired by 80s pop and electronica to create a modern, hard hitting, polished track. Also, we have a VERY special announcement in this video!

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My Gear:
DAW: Cubase 11 Pro
Desk: AZ Studio Workstations
Monitors: Focal Shape 65s with Focal Sub6
Interface: UAD Apollo Twin USB
MIDI Keyboard: M-Audio Code 61
Keyboards: Roland Juno DS88, Roland Juno 106, Arturia PolyBrute
Guitars: Fender American Professional Stratocaster, Gibson Les Paul Studio, Taylor 214 CE Plus
Preamps: Heritage Audio HA81A & Audient ASP800
Microphones: Advanced Audio 251, Slate ML-1, Shure SM7B, JZ BH-1, JZ V67, Lauten Audio LA-320, Lauten Audio LA-220, Lauten Audio LA-120, AKG P170, Sterling ST59
Camera: Panasonic G7
Lens: Panasonic 25mm f1.7
Camera Lights: Neewer LED Light Panels

Timestamps:
Preview 0:00
Intro 0:25
Announcement 1:15
Getting the Track Started 2:38
Main Chord Progression 3:10
Layering the Main Key Sound 4:16
Adding a Bass 4:58
Programming an ARP 5:48
Building Up The Verse With Layers 7:22
Adding a Counter Melody 11:11
Vocal Chops and Samples 12:40
Verse Impacts and Swells 13:50
Chorus Kick and Snare 14:42
Working with Top Loops 15:40
Chorus Bass 16:13
Chorus Keys 17:20
Chorus Impacts and Ear Candy 19:10
Custom Chorus Percussion 20:03
Creating HUGE Drop Synths 21:27
Drop Lead 22:37
Layering the Lead 24:00
Finishing Touches 24:50
Final Listen Through 25:37
Outro 27:18

[mvghna]

17:08 straight up cyberpunk vibes ahhh, already loving it even if it's not finished ✨

[DennisPstudio]

Great content and I have just bought the bundle 😊👍.
I'm not fan of making all the synth elements pump, it makes me uncomfortable to listen too🤣. But on some elements like the bass, it works great👍.

[vincentdonnadio]

This is so RANDOM but can you do an old school type Britney beat (oops I did it again, baby one more time, boys!!)

[Ash.Sean.Taylor]

Thank you so much for letting me create this pack! Super excited to hear it in everyones productions!

[waynefarrellvoiceovers]

Am sitting here in awe at your skills. As someone who grew up in the 80s, and now learning how to create my own synthwave tracks, this video, in equal measure, inspires me and makes me want to burn my studio to the ground! :)

[jnsaudio]

Just too good bro.
"Nothing crazy" ..but crazy good

[monstie]

You’re so underrated, can’t wait till you have 1 mil subs

[cannonstudios]

Love what you do, you make it look easy...when we all know it isn't.

[mrik]

Best YT channel for learning how to create magical songs. Thanks Austin and team! Much love.

[carolinemiani]

This is awesome I've been wondering how to do this!

[dylanpowles]

Im pretty late to finding this channel but incredibly glad I did. Its so cool that people like you share your skills for free! Amazing! I think this channel is the most complete guide in terms of having a complete song at the end of it with vocals (not vocal samples) and lyrics as well as the music. It would be great to get a little more insight on the actual notes themselves, like the progression is a 1-4-5 or the ARP pedals on a C. The commentary on the production is superb, really clear and backed up with thoughtful reasons for choosing sounds etc. Im just very grateful for you doing these vids, absolute gold for an amateur like me! And that someone is covering straight up Pop! :)

[rimogrand]

"How to write a hit song at the moment you press the chord" - this shud have been the title XD

[sDUDE]

Amazing dude! Where i cant find a vst with this 80's drum sound? Have some free?

[mr.boxhiroshi]

I will see myself very soon buying this beautiful sample pack, thanks Austin <3

[imnobody]

Nice video but you don’t want to be a beginner otherwise that’ll be so discouraging... you’re going way too fast 😂

[mrl]

17:54 my brain was screaming "ADD RC 20" lmaoo 🤣🤣

[dewille-pl]

Are Pianote girl is your sister ? Jezzz... you both are twins for sure

[beblaze]

Riaprimi il canale mio quello film è serie di tutti i tipi, perché non ho fatto niente è non ti dovevi permettere anzi io per questa cosa ti posso anche denunciare.

[MandeepSingh-xtvi]

who else feels that this is some ALAN WALKER stuff ?!?!

[roberttansen]

my toxic behaviour is thinking i can create something like this