Why Deadmau5 REALLY Rose to Fame

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Learn @deadmau5's production secrets, tips and techniques in this step-by-step Ableton tutorial. You can download the project 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 Deadmau5, this will give you an insight into how to achieve similar results.
This isn’t only a tutorial on how to make House in Ableton Live, though…you can use the same methods in FL Studio or Logic X, to produce your own progressive house music in the style of Deadmau5 and other Progressive House artists.
In this tutorial we go in-depth into:
00:00 - Secret sauce
00:56 - Chord Progression & Borrowed Chords
02:51 - Deadmau5 Pluck
06:17 - Sidechain compression
08:35 - Claps
10:47 - Clap layering
11:50 - Percussion
19:05 - Synth organ
21:00 - Bass line
22:35 - Chord inversions
24:44 - Finding, warping and tweaking the vocals
29:48 - Incidental vocal delays
30:27 - Vocal processing
32:27 - FX and risers
37:46 - Arrangement
46:27 - The 6 Secrets of Deadmau5
49:20 - Final result
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[@EDMTips]

What techniques are you going to try from this video?? 🤔 Let me know below! 👇

[@djGreenALERT]

I lot of the tips you've already shown us or I've picked up over time, but putting together the whole caboodle in one mau5y collective.. That's something I'm going to enjoy playing about with very much Will.

[@zeepster]

That you can sit in a great room but still work on headphones 🙃

[@russellszabadosaka5-pindin849]

@@zeepsterwhy would you do that? I'm going to assume you're kidding. The best headphones can never match a pair of good monitors in a treated room. JBL makes amazing near-field monitors that are less than $200/pair. Save up and grab them!

[@wernerxldata]

Before I watch the video, he uses multi tonality, aka multiple scales 😊 In his masterclass video he also admits he doesn’t know s**t about music theory and uses what sounds good to him. Seems a valid approach, in the end it’s about how it sounds, the theory is just a tool to get there.

[@AutPen38]

I'm gonna set the tempo to 128bpm and sidechain everything. No other producers apart from me will do this so I'll become a superstar.

[@LukeIcardMusic]

Deadmau5 was one of the artists that got me into EDM. I was mind blow when the 10 minute version of strobe came out.

[@EDMTips]

Stoked to hear that, Luke! Strobe is an excellent track 💪

[@LukeIcardMusic]

@@EDMTips can you do a guide on how to make a ten minute track interesting?

[@sharkeys]

@@LukeIcardMusic If you like Strobe listen to HR Cephei if you haven't already

[@tale5music]

@@sharkeys Hell yes, Cephei is something special

[@MindsetModulation4259]

Still my favourite song of all time 😍

[@ringofire2648]

Dear Will, you make by far the best music production tutorials to be found on the big wide youtube.... very clear, focused and to the point, and presented in a very charming and personable way. Thank you!

[@EDMTips]

Thanks for the kind words of support! Really glad you enjoyed my videos so far!

[@finnfiasco]

20:15 Cheers for that man, spilled my coffee everywhere 😂

[@EDMTips]

I am almost sorry 😂, not sorry

[@rokko_hates_japan]

Deadmau5 still feels like a new artist... which I guess just ages me! haha, it's weird to hear Deadmau5 tracks be called classic. How time flies!

[@EDMTips]

Indeed it does!

[@TheDennys21]

He started in the late 90's and he's still making bangers to this day, let that sink in.

[@rokko_hates_japan]

@@TheDennys21 man... you just made me look at the year it is and reflect a bit. I started listening to dance music more than 20 years ago! it felt like a natural progression from the video game music I grew up on.

[@TheDennys21]

@@rokko_hates_japan 👍 time flies when you're having fun, doesn't it?

[@agoofypolishguycalled5ive]

I love Deadmau5. He's one of my fave EDM producers of all time.

[@EDMTips]

Great to hear that !

[@Lance_G]

At only a few minutes in, it's already one of the best deadmau5 tutorial I've ever seen - Bravo!🙌

[@EDMTips]

Wow! Thanks, Lance :)

[@danielrosenkvist3445]

Thanks for another well produced video Will. Don't know how you find the time to churn out these videos almost weekly but happy for it. I Remember was probably the first Deadmau5 track that really introduced me to his music. I might actually have heard something under Halcyon 441 first but can't for the life of me recall the name of the track I am thinking about. So many years so many tracks... sigh

[@EDMTips]

It is a lot of work but if people find them useful, I am happy! Thanks for watching and supporting the channel 🙂

[@fp4610]

Keep doing these amazing videos please! Greetings from Argentina! You helped me a lot with my music

[@EDMTips]

You’re welcome, I am glad you’re enjoying my videos! 🙂🙌🏻🙏🏻

[@mrelec1000]

Fun fact! Mau5 actually made a song called "I forget" which I think he has used as a live tool to go before or after "I remember" I have a copy of it somewhere, it's really really beautiful. A very ambient piece that transcends the listener to another state. He fr really killed it with both versions of "I remember"

[@EDMTips]

I did not know that but I will check it out! Thanks for sharing 🙌🏻

[@russellszabadosaka5-pindin849]

I've been into electronic music since the 80's, and I've looked down on EDM for years. I just never gave it a chance. I'm a music producer and had no idea how innovative Deadmau5 is. I'm glad I watched this, I'm going to download some of his music, it's really good.

[@EDMTips]

Then work here is done! Thanks for watching, and I am glad you enjoyed it! 🙂🙌🏻🙏🏻

[@TheDennys21]

Why did you look down on EDM? That's a cardinal sin! 😂

[@russellszabadosaka5-pindin849]

@@EDMTips I really did enjoy the video and picked up some great production tips! Thanks for the video and for your reply.

[@ConnWilliams]

Enjoy, he's the Goatlord for a reason

[@ConnWilliams]

You forgot to highlight the cardinal sin of EDM can't be a true deadmau5 tutorial without it

[@brokko_le3]

Sounds amazing! Had fun creating similar chords here. I always search for lush sounds in presets when it comes to chords, but taking from your example it's actually surprisingly easy to make those myself. The warmth and lushness clearly comes for the most part from the chords themselves and even simple sounds can sound great. Actually better, because they get less muddy. Love it.

[@EDMTips]

Stoked to hear that, Brokko, and glad you found it helpful! 🙂

[@TheZelph]

Banger video, and a cool looking studio too!

[@EDMTips]

Thank you so much, I am really glad youn liked it! 🙂

[@daneoduran2674]

Another goody Will. I particularly liked what you did with the impact and that riser sounded amazing 100% wet delay. That's going into the next track of mine for sure (into Verse3 specifically) 😜

[@EDMTips]

Nice! I am glad you really enjoyed it and found it helpful! 🙌🏻

[@GalaxyKingYT]

I love the way Will works, I learn so much, Top man👍

[@EDMTips]

Appreciate it! 🙌🙏 Thanks for watching and supporting the channel 🙌🏻

[@b3nnyb3nny]

Would be cool if you did one on Kaskade! There doesn’t seem to be much on him on KZbin , but he has also had so many different sounds over the years. Something I feel he excels in is the composition of the songs and vocal melodies. His sound design is good but even mau5 said sourcing vocals and Melodies was kaskades strong point. I’m sure he played a huge part in the vocals for I Remember.

[@EDMTips]

Great idea, and I agree!

[@tyeblee23]

It’s just amazing you get to do all these awesome things ❤I’m so happy for you it incredibly inspiring. Thank again for eliminating much frustration on my musical journey. Much love everyone

[@EDMTips]

You're welcome, Ty! I am really glad you liked it 🙂🙌🏻

[@crazyfluke]

Thoroughly informative again Will, thanks for the great video! Been waiting for this since I Remember came out. My take away from this is.. Less is More (but make sure the "less" is brilliant)👏

[@EDMTips]

100%! I've seen it hundreds of times: fewer layers but done well are much better than many layers done badly.

[@crazyfluke]

@@EDMTips I'm going to rename my latest project "Many Layers Done Badly" now look out for that one haha 😄

[@KyleKronez]

Also, register the fact that most of the oscillators are using Saw wavs. Each Label has a method mau5trap usually uses saws and squares.. another thing, I dont know if you mentioned, the snare und claps are even timed a couple miliseconds ahead of "normal" time signature because as I was taught from mau5trap they even sidechain that too. :)

[@EDMTips]

This is great, thank you for sharing! 🙌🏻

[@JCplusplus]

This gave me a newfound appreciation for the clave :)

[@neonvoid]

I was listening to him before he got really big - I always thought his main early breakthrough achievement was to bring forward the underground computer / demo scene sounds/music and popularize it with masterful sound engineering.

[@EDMTips]

Sounds like you were ahead of the curve!

[@jaydenalvamusic]

Super nice to have you over! And as always an amazing insight to music production ✌🙌

[@EDMTips]

Great to meet you in person, Archy, and thank you again for the invitation and hospitality! Catch you soon :)

[@mohanedamer5995]

You're the best!

[@marcophez6907]

Wicked- love it 😁

[@EDMTips]

Cheers, Marco, glad you enjoyed it! 🙂 Thanks for watching and supporting the channel 🙂

[@13thJ]

Deadmau5 is a legend He is king of edm Everyone who has found true success even those he had beef with admit his path inspired them…and lets not forget he signed REZZ Genius

[@EDMTips]

Thanks for the feedback, really appreciate it!

[@Andrew-yg7bg]

Great tune, it would be amazing if you could to do a deep dive into the advanced mixing techniques your using on some of these productions, like after you finish a track video like this one.. maybe do a one off part 2 followup of it- showing a more in depth form of how you used your techniques to get to the next step in mixing it and so on. It would be cool to see sometime, knowing when not to overmix and when to stop is a good concept as well. Keep up the good work 👏

[@EDMTips]

Thanks for watching, I am stoked you liked it! It's a really good idea, Andrew, but it will be quite a prolonged video :) I will add this to my list and let's see what I can come up with in 2024!

[@Andrew-yg7bg]

@EDMTips thanks for the reply Will appreciate it. Oh stop I'd say a video like that would probably take an entire series to make 😂, but defo something with a few concise points into the main elements of mixing and demonstrating how to make them work the stereo field in flowing form would be a golden ticket buddy. I must check out your accelerator course soon 👍

[@OperculumAudio]

I talked to Deadmau5 breifly back in his Sectionz Days on AOL instant messenger. I really wish I would have stayed in contact with him, as I could have learned so much! Haha, ita all good and I went to his Lets Be Friends tour in Houston. It was the most impressive EDM show Ive ever been to. Love your channel, I want to continue to learn how to make better electronic music!

[@SpeedRacerx89]

Amazing as always! Love these videos!

[@EDMTips]

Really glad you liked it! Anything else in particular you’re struggling with and would like me to cover on the channel?

[@SpeedRacerx89]

Just finding the right sounds that work together. Definitely in the "everything I make sounds like it is missing something" stage.@@EDMTips

[@peedee180]

Love your videos. Keep em coming please 🙏

[@EDMTips]

Cheers! Thanks for watching and supporting the channel 🙂

[@iamwildeofficial]

Fantastic video! And that studio looks like a dream!!

[@EDMTips]

Thank you so mcuh, really appreciate the support! 🙌🏻 Studio is indeed sick!

[@boronoro]

Hi, Will! Great content as always! Personally, I’ll try not be as shy with the sidechain and the plucks on the 8ths (maybe with a rhythmic twist here and there) is what I’m taking away as far as techniques. (Always a good reminder from you about stuff that I know but simply don’t employ too much of). Best advice I’m taking tho is that one simply can’t get good without dedication and practice. Sounds so cliché, but it’s because it’s true and one can’t really get this until actually putting in the time. Similar to Guetta, peeps can have different opinions about the persona or the brand, but d-mouse clearly knows what is going on. And so do You, sir! Many thanks as always!!! P.S. is it me, or You didn’t in fact use the Mpc 57 swing groove!? :)😊 Much love!! Cheers!!!❤

[@ElectronicMusicTips]

This was excellent Will! I really liked how you walked through the routing of the effects to create a high environment and then went back to sweeten the delay to show us what we're working towards. Spot on and killer demo! I could feel your excitement match the energy as it built in the track!

[@EDMTips]

Thank you so much, I am really glad you enjoyed it 🙂 Thanks for watching and supporting the channel 🙌🏻

[@erikhiser6600]

Great video - small thing. The Clave -- It's nov Clayv -- It's pronounced with and AH and an A -- Clah-vay or Clah-veh -- and it's both an instrument and a standard rhythm in all Latin influenced music the 3:2 clave(think salsa, rumba, mambo, etc) . Otherwise nicely presented and useful information.

[@EDMTips]

Thanks for letting men know, I will remember now! 🙌🏻

[@willbrownlife]

Thanks, good work

[@EDMTips]

Appreciate it! 🙏🏻

[@SingularisFox]

Fun fact: Deadmau5 actually had a song called "I Forget", which reminisces of "I remember" in terms of chord progression, but has a completely different mood.

[@EDMTips]

Interesting, I didn't know that. Thanks for sharing! :)

[@TheDennys21]

The mau5 is legendary, he was kind of a mentor to an up and coming techno producer i_o, i don't know if you've heard of him but the guy was talented, sadly he passed away in 2020. Nice video.

[@EDMTips]

Thank you, glad you liked it! Yes, I remember him, he was a great producer, it's shame he's no longer with us.

[@adv8nturenick]

Great vid there Will. Bit of a noob question, why do you create the return channels rather than putting the effects onto each channel?

[@djwerd831]

Awesome!!

[@EDMTips]

Cheers, glad you liked it! 🙂🙌🏻

[@djGreenALERT]

Thank you for yet more gold quality tips Will.. Something I had never noticed before, but did I detect a bit of 808 State/ Rhythm is Rhythm - Pacific State/Strings of Life on or about the 20.30 ish mark. If so, I wonder if that is what help inspire Deadmau5 in the first place.. Maybe, maybe not, but it certainly has me wondering!

[@EDMTips]

Good point! I think we'll have to ask him one day :) Thanks for watching and supporting the channel! 🙏🏻

[@DK-ty5ue]

Lit track bro

[@EDMTips]

Thank you so much, really glad you liked it! 🙌🏻

[@gtisons]

Thank you very much for this tutorial. As always very clear, simple and focused. I like Deadmau5 and I like you too. I learned again what I kinda knew - simplicity is the key. I have to learn a million tons more, but I enjoy every minute of learning. Thank you again.

[@EDMTips]

You're welcome...Thanks as always for watching and supporting!

[@jbarkerhill92]

Awesome vid, you encapsulated lots of very helpful methods, made it look easy, and also the song sounds good 😎

[@EDMTips]

Cheers, I am really glad you liked it! 🙂 Thanks for watching and supporting the channel 🙌🏻

[@scottadams7820]

Better than the man'5 (mau5'?) Own masterclass. Great stuff as alway Will!

[@EDMTips]

Wow, thanks!

[@EDMTips]

Thank you, Scott, I am glad you enjoyed it! have you done his Masterclass per chance?

[@scottadams7820]

​@@EDMTips Years ago. I blame it for my crippling eurorack addiction. I don't think it's worth it in 2023, youtube is good enough tbh

[@OKmoomer]

He pioneered the use of counterpoint in melodies and went out of his way to make melodies that were out of the ordinary yet intriguing. He's been more than content with openly discussing his craft in interviews throughout the year, and I think we're all glad about that!

[@EDMTips]

Great insights, thank you for sharing 🙌🏻

[@OfficiallyMaidenless]

Ok look I like Deadmau5 but what on earth are you saying, he didn't "pioneer" counterpoint in melodies blud. How does a man pioneer something that Bach and Beethoven used and studied extensively are you mad?

[@oblitafier]

He didn’t pioneer the use of counterpoint in melodies lol Get a grip

[@TraxtasyMedia]

Funfact: on FL Studio 8 you were (still are) able to open I remember from deadmau5 in the j majik & wickaman remix and already got all the plucks :D

[@EDMTips]

Nice! Almost sounds like cheating. 😬

[@DJ_Gassan]

THank you for this astonishing information! The Ableton project is not opening, can you save it in the older version please?

[@haslo_]

I really enjoyed this one! Thanks for another amazing tutorial!

[@EDMTips]

You're welcome, glad you enjoyed it! :)

[@daftelf]

Wizardry. Love it

[@EDMTips]

Thank you, really glad you liked it :) Thanks for watching and supporting the channel 🙌🏻

[@tale5music]

Will! Great video as always. Question: I don't really use sends for fx ever, maybe in a special case i.e. sidechain ducked reverb. Do you feel that using either busses instead or on single tracks is worse? And why/why not :) I feel the control and overview is better using sends, but i find myself often wanting to dip over to 50%+ wet when doing atmos, fx etc, and i can't do that with the aux channel technique afaik.

[@PlugInGuruVideo]

Set your dry channel to Pre Fader so 100% of signal is also being sent to the AUX channel to get more signal. The killer thing with AUX busses is you can have a dry signal that you automate up the send for a reverb splash and even if the reverb is 10 seconds long, it doesn't get cut out which would happen if you automate the wet/dry on a reverb on a channel. Once you nail using it to add splashes into a huge reverb you'll never go back. :D

[@iWubmusic]

because he's awesome, made great hits, marketed himself better than basically anyone in edm and proved it with his amazing sound engineering.

[@EDMTips]

Summed it up nicely 👌🏻

[@itsNevi]

Appreciate all your content Will! It has helped so much in my production journey. I'd love to see a tutorial on heavy tech house / bass house. Artists like OddMob/Malaa/Joyryde/Dr Fresch if you are up for some suggestions!

[@EDMTips]

Cheers, I am really glad you liked it! Thanks for the suggestions, I will add them to my list and let's see hoe many people will vote for it :)

[@Sigmatic850]

You resemble actor who played ‘Pippin’. Really helpful for EDM learners. Also, thanks for the hotkey tips.

[@EDMTips]

You're welcome, glad you found it helpful! 🙂

[@b.t.a.5597]

Precise👏

[@EDMTips]

Thank you, glad you liked it! 🙌🏻

[@amynagtegaal6941]

That borrowed chords thing i already took from Deadmau5 his live streams. Only i apply it kind of differently than he does... He uses it on his chords where he builds the whole song on, I use it to extend off the base chords of my music. The way i use it gives a sort of dreamy effect. Like when you are shifting off into a day dream

[@EDMTips]

Great tip, thank you for sharing! 🙌🏻

[@jayweb702]

Your Deadmau5 track is spot on! I've always been inspired by his work.

[@EDMTips]

Thank you so much, Jay, I am glad you liked it! 🙂🙌🏻

[@jjgillo]

Excellent tutorial mate. So many good tips in this, thanks.

[@EDMTips]

You're welcome, JJ! Really glad you enjoyed it! Any point in particular you found useful?

[@jjgillo]

​@@EDMTips I am learning to use Ableton Live so it is good to see your workflow and how quickly you can navigate the UI using shortcut keys. Also sound design tips and the song building process. Good reference material. Cheers.

[@feelda303]

this proves that you don't need tons of plugins or studio equipment to make production quality electronic music. good stuff!

[@EDMTips]

I hope it does! Thanks, I am glad you liked it :)

[@in_10z]

Dude writes and arranges a top 40 hit in 1 hour. Insane.

[@EDMTips]

😎🙏🏻

[@anthonyfrost7068]

Thanks for the amazing video!! Do you have something equivalent using only Logic?

[@EDMTips]

I don’t use Logic but you should be able to translate the techniques into your DAW

[@EDMTips]

I don't use Logic, so it's a no, but you should be able to translate this into your DAW if you're comfortable with it.

[@BplusK]

The one thing I learned was that emojis don’t help anything 😂. Seriously though, great tutorial really enjoyed watching my friend!

[@donkeroo1]

I learned so much in 49 minutes

[@EDMTips]

Awesome 😎

[@sharkeys]

Legend informative and easy to follow good man

[@EDMTips]

Glad to her you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching and supporting 🙏🏻🙌🏻🙂

[@gabrielm6221]

Deadmau5 music inspired me to win competitions in a variety of fields.

[@LuLeBe]

That sounds odd. Did you win a knitting and a toilet-paper-unrolling competition because of him? xD

[@EDMTips]

What are the fields you won competitons in, Gabriel?

[@gabrielm6221]

@@EDMTips creative work, poker, chinese language, body transformation and a few more. It also gave me the courage to walk away from my toxic ex-gf and find a better one.

[@gabrielm6221]

@@LuLeBe you should apply for a comedian competition. You are off the Record.

[@EDMTips]

That's quite a list, Gabriel! Well done 💪

[@denisbakan9118]

Hvala.

[@EDMTips]

Thank you so much, I really apprecaite the support 🙂🙌🏻

[@PlugInGuruVideo]

Go play Random Album Title to hear the ingredients that make up a Deadmau5 track and this came out years and years before LFO Tool and Serum came out (however one tip not mentioned is that Joel and Steve Duda (the guy that created LFO Tool and Serum) was a buddy of Joel's and Joel has been using beta versions of LFO Tool and SERUM for years before they were available to the public. That helped because the sounds Deadmau5 was creating were so in your face compared to what most everybody else was doing. They also released a killer sample pack you can still buy which is even today a gold mine of killer samples, especially the cymbal/kick effects. Great video dude.... If you play Random Album Title (which spells RAT by the way for those wanting an inside joke) - you'll hear techniques that are now used in most EVERY genre of dance music that in many cases, Joel did first. He's one of our pioneers being truly one of the OG of EDM before it was even called EDM.

[@EDMTips]

Thanks for sharing this info, I found it very intersting to read, I am sure others will appreciate it too! 🙌🏻

[@PlugInGuruVideo]

@@EDMTips My pleasure, another fun FYI, I beta tested and did factory patches for Serum and it was my suggestion to Steve to use different buttons than he was using for the OSC, FX, MATRIX and GLOBAL buttons. They used to be wide ovals and thin and difficult to select! I sent him a photo of a cassette player from the 80's and viola! :D

[@jl9205]

Another winner, Will! Btw: clave is pronounced claw-vay

[@EDMTips]

Thanks for letting me know, I will remember for sure 🙂🙌🏻🙂

[@subtractivemusic]

Great video

[@EDMTips]

Thank you so much, I am glad you enjoyed it!

[@EvannAudio]

eyes to cam 1:48 - awwww

[@EDMTips]

Cheers!

[@Sasmaeee]

When you learn not only music but English too🖤

[@EDMTips]

Rock on! Thanks for watching and supporting 🙂

[@kelvinc5874]

Great that's my favourite song. I remember that in a cool James Bond Game, where Bond enters a club!!! It made a great atmosphere!

[@EDMTips]

I remember that too! Good referencing 😉

[@mohanedamer5995]

You just made my day

[@EDMTips]

Glad to help :)

[@fahimanwar94]

Please do more deadmau5 tracks! Would be really cool if you picked a deadmau5 track every week, and then made something similar by breaking it down. I bet there'd a be huge demand for it now that he doesn't really stream his music anymore. Thanks for the video!

[@EDMTips]

You're welcome, glad you found this helpful! I have other tutorials on Deadmau5, so I recommend checking them out 🙂

[@fahimanwar94]

​​@@EDMTipsThank you! I have actually! They're all so great. By far the most articulate & good at explaining for tutorials. I go back to them every few months actually haha. Also would LOVE to see a No Mana one.

[@EDMTips]

Thanks for the suggestion, I will add this to my list and let's see how many people will vote for it!

[@VV-yh3ni]

The quickest way to get the same result with the pluck is to copy the existing midi you had and use the LFO in Serum on the filter cut off at 1/8th rate I think :)

[@EDMTips]

Great tip! Thanks for sharing :)

[@alexcuadras2530]

Hi will, you should do a video about testpress they are doing a lot of good remixes

[@EDMTips]

Thanks for the suggesrtion, Alex, I will add this to my list and let's see how many people will vote for it :)

[@driftergrey]

Good job sir 👍 This is like old school deadmau5 sound 👍 Although the new'ish stuff is way different 🤯 Imaginary Friends.. Saved.. for example.

[@EDMTips]

Thank you, I am glad you liked it 🙂🙌🏻

[@peterblichfeldt176]

Could you do one on Phaxe and Metronome and maybe some SERUM sound design and melody writing in that genre maybe ?!? 🙏🏻 great video btw. 😊

[@EDMTips]

Thank you, Peter, glad you liked it! I will add this to my long to-do list, and who knows 🤫

[@neonvoid]

interesting 4:20 i'd probably just add an arp device and set it to chord mode to repeat these notes instead of editing it on the piano roll :)

[@EDMTips]

Thanks for the suggestion, really appreciate it!

[@TamasKalman]

@@EDMTips your channel / tips are amazing, keep up the great work.

[@marketeson]

Excellent videos - love your content fella!

[@EDMTips]

You’re welcome! Glad you enjoyed it man! :)

[@crocholiday]

"because I'm a god damn maverick" Agreed lol.

[@EDMTips]

Haha, LOVE IT!

[@CAPITAL-CARGO-LONDON-UK]

That's was v interesting!

[@EDMTips]

Glad to hear!

[@sonicindustries227]

Never been fully convinced by Joel. His Masterclass wasn't great (learnt more about his style from just this tutorial..) but he's made a few quid hasn't he? so what do I know.. Great job anyway Will. Think the simplicity thing is going to be my takeaway from it, as probably like many people, I've a tendency to over-complicate the arrangement. Actually, a good tip is leave it a couple of days then give it an honest appraisal.

[@maxcherkasskikh5960]

@edmtips what is that song in the beginning of the clip? Is it released yet? Where can I find it?

[@303otto]

21:10 its THAT simple 🤩- but we all get distracted every so often 😅

[@EDMTips]

Absolutely!

[@michaeljohn2029]

I love your videos and tips, even though I'm a REASON user, I still find a lot of tips, just takes me a while to translate them to Reason usage. But I would like to offer you a massive TIP. Now without sounding to BAZ LUHRMANN, if I could offer one piece of advise for the future "Stop drinking RED BULL" would be it. That stuff will rot you from inside before you can say WEAR SUNSCREEN, which if you are in DUBAI would be good advise to be fair..lol.. Great Video. Keep the tips flowing

[@EDMTips]

Thanks, Michael! I don't drink it iften, so I think my insights should be good :)

[@TheMAU5SoundsLikThis]

Why are you using 106ms release time on the compressor? I've heard Deadmau5 mention that his attack and release times are always synced to the bpm of the track.

[@TJ-hs1qm]

43:00 with that filtered sound and the right vocal this could've been a deep house banger too 😊

[@EDMTips]

Maybe next time 🙂

[@kfunkenstein864]

Newbie here... Whats the DAW you're using,? Very cool video.

[@MichaelTmusic]

cool stuff

[@lucabommarito5922]

Your channel is gold. Thank you for being so passionate about both music and education

[@EDMTips]

You’re welcome! Glad you enjoyed it and thank you for your kind words! :)

[@PaulCollierMusic]

Loved this! Sometimes we can bogged down in over-complicating the process. Good to be reminded, in such an easy way to follow, of putting it together in this logical but still creative way. Thank you.

[@EDMTips]

You’re welcome! Thanks for watching and for the kind words of support! 🙂

[@faresahmadi1911]

Learned so much from this, thank you!

[@EDMTips]

Awesome, glad it was helpful!

[@DarrenAudioguy]

It's called talent.

[@EDMTips]

Talent, perhaps, but defnitely a lot of work!

[@TheMAU5SoundsLikThis]

Great video, learned a lot, thank you!

[@EDMTips]

You're welcome, and glad you found it helpful! 🙌🏻

[@Ryannaut]

Opening up the filter itself is an interesting technique. So is dragging and dropping samples into the midi clip’s sample bay although I’m confident there’s a different term for it. Of course ducking the plucks and mixing them into the kick brings out a whole lot of deadmau5 vibes, thank you for that. It occurs to me that you’ll possibly make known many options within Ableton Live. I’m only about 15 minutes in and the use of both compression/ return is what I find most boomy. Boomy as in great for producers to practice and get to know. To really cook the track consider all your preset ideas to be the oven and automation as raw fire doing the work. Except that would make your tracks specifically way too hot. So please take my input with a grain of Jesus’ humility. Practice makes perfect and I believe that.

[@djGreenALERT]

I have a quick question for you Will. You know when you're working on the arrangement part of a track and specifically when it goes into the main body, but you've missed something trivial out, do you lose a bit of the excitement of it by having to playback the same bit again, or is it just me that happens to?

[@EDMTips]

All the time! When it comes to finishing a track, there’s a point when it becomes a grind. But you have to power through, so i write a list to help, and just tick stuff off

[@djGreenALERT]

@@EDMTips Thanks Will, good to know it happens to the best as well. I'm still at the stage where my list is longer than War and Peace because not enough is instinctive. I keep plodding along though.

[@aslwithglitz]

Can the pluck be created in any Plugin like Logics Retro Synth or wavetable?

[@jadedsoul1]

Remember his FL roots !

[@EDMTips]

Thanks for the reminder!

[@ConstitutionNCC1700]

You, sir, are a goddamn maverick

[@EDMTips]

Appreciate that! 😎👍🏻

[@the_granny_norman6971]

Lol when you said 16ths before you made it im like, woah that going to be way to fast.

[@EDMTips]

😆