WRITE BETTER BASSLINES for Underground House and Techno

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In this video I am showing you how to Write EASY MELODIC HOOKS for Underground House and Techno. This is a fundamental melody writing, hook writing and music production technique in styles like Deep House, Tech House, Progressive House, Afro House, Melodic Techno, Organic House, Melodic House, Classic House, Deep Tech, Minimal, Rominimal, etc
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Contents:
00:00​​​​ Intro
01:05 Tutorial
01:54​​​​ Using Octaves
04:46​​​​ Chord Progressions
06:14​​​​ Layering
09:39​​​​ Complementary Sounds
12:27​​​​ Download The Project Files
12:47 Watch This Next
I am a DJ, producer and Engineer living in Berlin. Music That I have made for myself and my clients has been released on labels including Toolroom, Spinnin, Defected, Mother Recordings, Saved, 8bit, Warner, Realm, Solotoko, Glasgow Underground and many more.
Whether you make tracks like Fisher, Solardo, Chris Lake, Camelphat, Artbat, UMEK, Solomun, Purple Disco Machine, Claptone or John Summit you can learn something from this video. And make sure you check out my other music production tutorials.

[@secretsunofficial]

Finally someone that knows what he is talking about. Great work

[@dilbydj]

Thanks mate ✌️

[@meilstone]

Yes, he knows what he's talking about because he's actually doing it! Too many people talk about stuff without producing finished music. I like your tracks, Dilby! 👍

[@kertpilman]

Only now discovering Dilby. You seem to be an excellent educator and talented musician. Really enjoying the content and now also your music on Spotify. Keep up the good work.

[@dilbydj]

Thanks buddy, nice one ✌️

[@BassFunMusic]

Me encanta el beat, es suave y pegajoso. No puedo esperar para escuchar más.♥

[@onassisization]

Love your content mate. Very insightful and easy to comprehend. Thank you!

[@dilbydj]

You're welcome mate

[@011177]

Really love how you dropping gems , mate. learned so much on your channel.

[@dilbydj]

You're welcome mate ✌️

[@tomasmicic2918]

I just discovered you and I am curently going through your beatport and I am amazed how many good tracks you have. I mean sometimes you have to go through several pages to find something decent but in your case it is gem after gem. Lookig forward to learn from you! All The Best to you and thanks for great music :)

[@Richardlara397]

Your content is awesome man, keep it up 👍

[@dilbydj]

Thanks Richard

[@chema__gonzalez__]

wickeeeeed! thanks Dilby!!

[@brucemillar]

Thanks mate. Great stuff.

[@franklinmorales4184]

Loved this tutorial. Thank you

[@KikoMacedo]

Awesome tips to spice up basslines! Thank you

[@dilbydj]

No problem!

[@rajeshmirage]

Gold nuggets as usual. Also the new Bondage EP is siiiick. Thank you sir!

[@dilbydj]

Cheers Raj ✌️

[@sonicinsights]

Absolutely night and day! That was a great tutorial!

[@dilbydj]

Glad you liked it!

[@victormdx728]

Great content Dilby! 👏👏

[@dilbydj]

Cheers Victor

[@dominikjasiek9571]

top content mate!

[@AlexClavijo]

Another great one! Thanks Dilby.

[@dilbydj]

My pleasure!

[@leehasty.]

amazing tutorial man thank you so much!

[@dilbydj]

No problem, thanks for watching

[@HernanGiarrizzo]

Wow I learned in 13 minutes what I haven't learned in years. thank you!

[@thisomdj]

We love you, thank you buddy

[@thegreatplague9748]

"TEARS" If you're the same fellow who wrote tears, thanks. I bought it. And a really big thanks for this content. Please do more. . Straight to the point with clear communication and no politics.

[@dilbydj]

That's me 😁

[@colinrobertson9656]

Love you’re new remix bud

[@dilbydj]

Thanks Collin!

[@alejandroreyeslizama1470]

great teacher;greetings from chile

[@dj_Davepz]

Good to have you back bud.

[@dilbydj]

Haha, nice one Dave 👊

[@erickoslosky8519]

your channel is great. keep it up

[@dilbydj]

Thanks, will do!

[@danielstark4504]

Excellent

[@niccko]

Thank you! 👍🏻🎵

[@JamesThomas-pv5en]

Great video not my type of house but learnt a lot thank you

[@dilbydj]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@practice_Chinese_yoga]

Nice Sound quality

[@dValentinobe]

Hi, it's been a while since I discovered all the possibilities of Abelton by following tutorials on youtube. Your videos are clear, well explained in a calm way, I find it great, I learn a lot faster +++++ TOP Thank you

[@victorarrudadj]

Another amazing video! thanks

[@dilbydj]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@namdao85]

awesome tips!

[@dilbydj]

Glad you like them!

[@FangzzVvvvV]

Great content and style

[@dilbydj]

Cheers!

[@avage5747]

Thanks bro

[@returnoftheimac1441]

Very well presented

[@dilbydj]

Glad you think so!

[@011177]

Best Sample Pack ...

[@dilbydj]

You my friend, are an absolute legend!

[@rommynine]

Thus track is so cool, like best what I used to listen in 2014

[@dilbydj]

Nice one

[@Schallkoma_Rockenberg]

another great video dilby. thx. greetings from frankfurt

[@joeygproducedit7863]

i think house melodies are simple and thats awesome. the bassline is where you can get groovy and the drums of course

[@marcophez6907]

Nice. Very nice. 🙂

[@dilbydj]

Thank you! 😊

[@imextasie]

Top video

[@dilbydj]

Cheers buddy

[@dirtyharry6297]

Where do we get such a cool bongo / conga loops for progressive 😀

[@saviomusicofficial]

Great video as always! How do you enable the option to keep the envelopes like they are when changing samples in the Sampler? If I replace the sample, the envelopes change as well

[@FangzzVvvvV]

C + , options

[@dilbydj]

If you use the hotswap it should just change out the sample and keep everything as it is. Unless there is something in preferences.

[@RenevolutionAccount]

great video! What kind of bass sound is that?? (TB 303)

[@OneMoreTuneevents]

What is the Sample Audition rack you use?

[@edwardservice3694]

hello, wondering how i use your sample pack like you do here in the video? i.e for bass, in Ableton, not Kontact, etc.

[@dilbydj]

Drag the one shots into a simpler or sampler.

[@felipehomrich2923]

Dilby, por favor coloque o icone e sua logo junto da camera do seu rosto nos próximos videos!! Sou novato na daw e as vezes quero visualizar algo do canto inferior da sua tela e não consigo. Outra pedido, acompanho seu canal há tempos e sou brasileiro, aqui nossa moeda é muito inferior e eu não consigo juntar dinheiro para comprar samples e plugins que eu gostaria, se um dia você puder disponibilizar algum material gratuito eu agradeceria muito! Obrigado desde já e um abraço from Brazil!! (eu não falo inglês, sorry)

[@ALBUQUERQUEMusic]

👏👏👏👏🙏🎼

[@thewhitefalcon8539]

there was a dumb question here but then I realized you already answered it so instead I'm gonna ask what's your favourite public transit stop. A weird coincidence is I am also from New Zealand and live in Berlin.

[@dilbydj]

Ostkreuz S-Bahnhof. Btw, 16 April 6am I'm playing at Sisyphos. I'll expect to see you there! 😂

[@ReBlinD]

@@dilbydj i live 15 min away from sisy, it‘s my old home base. would like to hear u playing. 🎉 btw nice vid.

[@dilbydj]

@@thewhitefalcon8539 There are 4 or 5 floors at Sisyphos. One is outdoors and one is semi outdoors. I'm playing indoors though.

[@thewhitefalcon8539]

​​​​​​​@@dilbydj you are right, this place is huge. Well, I saw Dilby, he probably did not see me because he doesn't know who I am :)

[@dilbydj]

@@thewhitefalcon8539 haha, you should have asked me for guest list. And at the vary least come and said hi. :)

[@leejohnson197733]

If you had to only purchase 1 plug in for all sounds what would you go for?

[@dilbydj]

Diva or Omnisphere

[@leejohnson197733]

@@dilbydj cool not seen much on diva but omnisphere is mentioned all the time, thanks !

[@RaquelFoster]

This is the same concept as hundreds of tutorials. Make a simple bassline. Copy/paste it several times. Transpose it. Make some little changes. Claude Von Stroke has a 10-year-old Point Blank tutorial which covers all this - and does it in the context of tracks which were actually successful. It's been covered sooooooo much, and in 2023 it would probably be more helpful to talk about how people get it wrong, because it's definitely a technique which is grossly overused in boring commodity house/techno tracks.

[@dilbydj]

Ok

[@RoelvandenBerge]

Nice tips! The quality of your samples and track is very good. But you could use a noise gate on your mic. It’s quite distracting when listening on headphones. Other than that keep up the amazing work ❤

[@dilbydj]

Thanks for the tip! I really struggle to get clean and loud audio. I have invested quite a bit in the lapel mic but it's still difficult to get right.

[@bowanmusic548]

Hello , which hardware you used for the bassline ?

[@dilbydj]

Why do you need hardware to write a bassline?

[@RenevolutionAccount]

​@@dilbydj He means what bass sound that is. (TB303 or whatever) ??

[@chergaVtualet]

r'u sure this has anything to do with the underground???

[@dilbydj]

🤔 hmmmm, let me think....

[@alilover9020]

cant hear bassline

[@VselennayaMoyBog]

the first bass was good. then you made a pop

[@dilbydj]

Thanks for binge watching my videos. Don't skip the ads though! ❤

[@slimyelow]

This just does not sound like House Music to me.

[@dilbydj]

Yeah, I agree. It's giving me real K-pop vibes.

[@jerremyhighstriker1459]

Master !!!!

[@tims5170]

Thank you for sharing! Really nice stuff. Started my road for 8bit\BondageMusic. And guess what channel I check at regular basis? ;)

[@dilbydj]

Great to hear!