5 ARP Patterns Every Producer Should Know

These are the 5 best arp patterns that every producer should know and can use in any song. These 5 arp patterns will work with any genre!
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Time Stamps
0:22 Introduction
0:23 Arp Basics
0:53 Hollow Arp Pattern
3:57 Jeopardy Arp Pattern (simple arp)
6:52 Chord Arp
8:14 Chord Follower Arp
10:17 Melodic Arp
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[@steveleslie4628]

Sean, you're easily one of the best creators of music production tips out there. Another great video. Keep 'em coming!

[@zenoaltea7512]

Learned so much! I was always just following my feelings, but a more structured way of working with Arps works out perfectly to get some inspiration. The next step can be following your feelings again.

[@danbient]

I already love what this track is! Can’t wait to hear it.

[@sgib199]

Love your videos! In the key of E, you are totally correct in calling those chords G#m and C#m. An example of where the G#m would be called an Abm would be if you were in the key of Gb.

[@jamesanderson9359]

Love this vid, amazing detail and depth. Would be very helpful if you could please post the drum samples as well as the bass and pluck sounds!

[@ryanbent9368]

Dude, this was amazing. Especially the last example.

[@laxbold]

Super helpful video for my next production, thank you so much Shane!

[@sirloin7241]

Dude I've learned more from you than anyone else, and I think it's because you genuinely love music more than most other producers. Much love & respect.

[@EchoSoundWorks]

❤️❤️ means a lot to hear that!

[@avdude4654]

Your tutorials are sooo helpful! Would you ever to a full song from start to finish video?

[@sidhaarthsr2600]

Bro, you're good! This was really helpful

[@maxwolfe7194]

Great stuff, thanks for that.

[@infodiff]

Thank you so much. Good concepts.

[@oocast]

A great video, thanks man, from 2023 it still works👏👏

[@lxrenzmusic]

Thank you so much. Neat & structured explained, you could not have done better!

[@EchoSoundWorks]

😁 thanks!

[@ransbarger]

Good stuff! Thank you.

[@simonwale6993]

Great lesson 😁

[@genohall2235]

Great Lesson…💣🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@JanEkbom]

This was a really great tutorial and I learned something new, even though I thought I knew everything already.😊

[@jixal]

Thanks for the vid, as a guitarist trying to add music to more dance focused tracks this was really enlightening. Pretty easy to play arpeggios on the guitar, just have to find the best supporting melody/combo.... it's easy to add too much at once.

[@gangstaelegantproductions2780]

im so glad i found this video I love house music but I dont have a good ear so I never know how to replicate it but this video helps a lot

[@felixsmittick9128]

Thank you 😎

[@oscaryuan_]

That drop melody is fire! 🔥

[@EchoSoundWorks]

Thanks Oscar, maybe I’ll turn it into a track 🤷‍♂️

[@koszegiszabolcs2110]

Dope!

[@DaysGoneOfficialMusic]

Bro Sub straight away I usually pretty comfortable doing arpeggios as I use them a lot in my melodic techno productions but this has helped me understand more on what I’m doing.

[@kirillSunrise]

Dude I love you! I really like arps (arp-based melodies), but I'm still struggling, your video helped me a lot! Thank you a ton! ❤

[@thestonedrummer6147]

Very cool video thank you 🙏

[@FedericoAmbrosi]

nice one!!

[@vamshiproducer2680]

dudeeee!!!!, even college can't teach more like this 💚 luv you guys soo much!!!

[@EchoSoundWorks]

Haha thanks glad it helps!

[@swaftbelic3501]

Hell yeah, this was immensely helpful. I’ve been really into arps lately but prettt much been stuck using preset patterns. Now I can hit ‘em with some knowledge. Also, I’ve been using your Cthulhu vibes chord bank for a couple years, love them!

[@EchoSoundWorks]

Hey Dex! Glad it helps. I’ve been into Arps a lot too lately, just something about them

[@Sharan.music_]

THANK YOU!!♥♥♥

[@EchoSoundWorks]

You’re welcome!

[@xeztan]

So good, I could hear the Lane 8 influences before you even mentioned him so I'd say you're pretty damn good as well.

[@ssilva2662]

You should offer a midi pack (for sale of course) of Arp patterns!!!

[@GarryKnight]

Nice one, Shane. I often struggle with arps, and this makes it much easier. So, are you back on Logic for good?

[@EchoSoundWorks]

Thanks glad it helps! I go back and forth between logic and ableton. Probably 60/40. Logic is a little easier For the screen capture set up I have which is why it’s in tutorial vids more than ableton

[@orrinbynum5978]

Hi. I just checked your music out for the first time. I enjoyed this video. Will you please tell me where did you get this pluck sound from? And also where did you get your bass sound from too. I would appreciate it very much if you get back to me at your earliest convenience. Thank you. I wish you continued success with all of your music and I also wish you continued success financially as well.

[@Yobott]

Gem of a tutorial! It's a shame you don't dive deeper into the turn arounds, the video's on it out there are quite heavy on sheet music or quite hard to follow (read; very classical) for a simple DAW producer like me :D I don't have much experience playing a keyboard but you make it seem easy in the piano roll, thanks again!

[@EchoSoundWorks]

Thanks! If you’re not a theory buff there’s no wrong way to do a turn around, as long as it’s in key and you like it. Here some types of turn arounds I’ve used that I thought were cool: 1.) adding in the third to the turn around if the chord so you don’t hear the minor major until the turn around and it’s very brief. 2.) take a snippet of the melody the vocalist is singing or maybe your lead synth from another part of the song to kinda prime the listeners ear.

[@Yobott]

@@EchoSoundWorks you actually replied.. dude, made my day :) guess we're trying this right now!

[@alexdelargesupertramp]

Is there a video explaining how you made the bass in this video? Thanks. Excellent tutorial, by the way.

[@EchoSoundWorks]

Thanks Alex! No video, but that bass is from our free Reese bass pack “Reese basses”.

[@alexdelargesupertramp]

@@EchoSoundWorks Cheers mate!

[@alexdelargesupertramp]

@@EchoSoundWorks Great. Thank you.

[@DJPHOENIX]

this preset come from which one of your packs?

[@omnione7894]

❤

[@orrinbynum5978]

Hi. I just checked out your video for the first time and I was very impressed with your ideas in this video. You showed me a few things that I never thought about doing in making my own music. One question I have is this : how long or what is the duration for using these Arps in a song. You showed them as examples but, you didn’t show how you used these Arps in a completed song. As wonderful as they sound I was wondering about how much you should use these in a completed song. I didn’t want to use these as overkill in a song. Do you just primarily use these for introductions in the beginning of your songs or what? Can you use these Arps to build a climax in your music. I wish you have show us how you would use these Arps patterns more effectively in an entire song so I could get an idea of how to use them as they appear in a normal song or composition. If you could give me some feedback or give me some other videos to watch with suggestions or recommendations of videos that would show me more about how to use these Arp patterns in an entire song, I would appreciate it very much. I thank you for introducing me to some new ideas and I wish you continued success with all of your future videos and musical endeavors and I also wish you continued success financially as well. Have a wonderful day.

[@EchoSoundWorks]

I think you’d just want to make sure your arp doesn’t over stay it’s welcome. Some genres arps happen almost the whole song and others it’s used for verses or break downs. Just trust your ears and if you start to think the arp needs to be changed up to keep your listener engaged then do it 👍

[@orrinbynum5978]

@@EchoSoundWorks thank you for such a speedy response. That was very thoughtful of you. I will continue to look for some more of your videos.

[@jayR0191]

Can you make a tutorial of that song you’re working on lol 😁😁

[@nativesonno.1113]

The pluck sound is so good, you could program any kind of arp with it. So, is it part of a pack?

[@EchoSoundWorks]

I don’t think so! If you want it I can send it to ya

[@nativesonno.1113]

@@EchoSoundWorks That would be so nice.

[@SGZealotry]

Could you please send it to me too? @@EchoSoundWorks

[@DragonDrummer2]

what are you using for the drums? I have a lot of trouble getting kicks to sound good in logic using the drum machine or even ultrabeat, but I hate using samples put directly into audio tracks. Also the snare you have slaps. Anyway, drums are my downfall in logic and your drums sound amazing. Would love to know what you do.

[@EchoSoundWorks]

Thanks Chase! It’s mainly sample selection. If I’m sequencing midi I usually use 3-5 quick samplers. One for the kick, snare, clap, and then maybe a drum machine designer for hats because choke is already enabled. That way everything is still midi but in individual tracks. I don’t usually edit the kick or snare outside of decay and pitch. Try putting phat fx on your snare or kick track and turn everting off except for the limiter section bottom right hand corner and select soft clip

[@DragonDrummer2]

@@EchoSoundWorks Woe awesome tips! Thank you so much. I’m excited to try this out 😱

[@anzatzi]

@1:48 let's make this as confusing as possible by confusing flat, sharp, and minor

[@carlosvenu]

How to make that Reese Bass and the Pluck and the Vocals? Pleeasse!

[@EchoSoundWorks]

Maybe I’ll make a video about those ✌️

[@macsiggi]

he made a video on reese bass already you should check it out

[@baymax001]

Hello sir

[@thestonedrummer6147]

What tempo are your arps at ? Says 124 but they sound much slower or maybe it’s just me 🙈

[@EchoSoundWorks]

It’s 124. It’s the note value I was using. I didn’t want to use 16th note values because it would have made it a lil harder to talk over what was happening in real time.

[@thestonedrummer6147]

Oh ok I definitely need more Logic lessons ! Thanks 🙏

[@savingJobutupaki]

what is a turnaround?

[@EchoSoundWorks]

The phrase originated in jazz music I believe. It’s been adopted into other genres. In jazz a turnaround is most often a 2-bar chord progression at the end of a verse, chorus, or bridge of a song that leads back to the beginning or opening chord. In other genres that use simpler chord progressions, it’s can be bar right before the chord progression or phrase repeats. That’s how I was using it in the video.

[@anotheruser6430]

Really more like 4 ARP patterns & a melody

[@EchoSoundWorks]

Haha yeah that last one was *inspired by an arp

[@vengealdreams6544]

The Hollow pattern contains an unclear part. At the end you make some changes, but actually the whole pattern completely changes and you don't mention this at all. Not a disaster of course but still rather confusing.

[@BurntMcgurnt]

You can say sharp or flat haha that was really weird