How To Write Trance Chord Progressions & Melodies

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  • Опубликовано: 30 мар 2020
  • In this video i'm in the studio, showing you an example of how I write my chord progressions and the processes I use to write a Trance melody. I'm using Logic X as my DAW. However the techniques of writing a Trance melody & chord progression shown in this production video can be used with Ableton, Cubase, FL Studio etc.
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Комментарии • 145

  • @DaxsonMusic
    @DaxsonMusic  3 года назад +26

    It's great to hear how useful you're all finding this tutorial. I've been working on a lot of music for 2021, but promise there will be more tutorials when I have time. You can check out all my releases on Spotify, give me a follow if you like the sound of it :) bit.ly/Daxson

    • @martinhorvath2497
      @martinhorvath2497 Год назад

      Dear Daxson please can you tell what plugin - soundbank youre using for your pads in this video???? lovely sound! please advice

  • @L1ghtOn3
    @L1ghtOn3 8 месяцев назад +3

    From a Dj who used to Dj during the big late 90s trance boom, this is great stuff. I always loved Vincent De Moors melodies, his team up with Frerry Corsten as Veracocha was epic, as was Airwave, Airscape (Svenson & Gielen) Signum, Armin Van Buuren, Tiesto, Cor Fijneman, Mauro Picotto, Marco V, Dumonde, Nuw Idol, Flutlicht, PVD and so many others that were really good, brilliant times 1997 - 2003, 99/00 was amazing, the clubs felt magical at those times.
    I will be coming back to this tutorial once I am more familiar with my DAW, should have done this many moons ago, but life had other ideas, but never too late to start.
    Fantastic, all the best for the future! 👍

  • @IanSolano
    @IanSolano 3 года назад +18

    Mate, do more of these! It's very inspirational

    • @DaxsonMusic
      @DaxsonMusic  3 года назад +3

      Happy to hear it inspired you :)

  • @chridesi94
    @chridesi94 4 года назад +21

    One of the best trance tutorial for melodies i've ever seen, thank you very much! Subscribed!

    • @DaxsonMusic
      @DaxsonMusic  4 года назад

      Thanks for watching, glad you found it useful :)

  • @riemac2
    @riemac2 4 года назад +3

    Awesome, I just stumbled over this tutorial and your great work and tracks. Keep up the good work.

  • @deanpurise
    @deanpurise 2 года назад +2

    This dude knows what he's talking about. You're a pure talent and a pro! Thank you for sharing your signature chips 👍
    I look forward to new videos 😁

  • @CarinaSol_Trance_Techno
    @CarinaSol_Trance_Techno 2 года назад +1

    Thanks for showing us how you write melodies. Will try to adapt this technique when producing. I'm a beginner.

  • @ArtEntity
    @ArtEntity 2 месяца назад +1

    really good video mate. would love some new tips and tricks for making music !!!

  • @LittleRhubarb
    @LittleRhubarb 3 года назад +3

    Excellent tutorial, I like your down to earth approach - subscribed for sure

  • @Hammerhead1306
    @Hammerhead1306 2 года назад +2

    Thanks for these insights, great tutorial. Would love to see more! btw Love your music!

  • @ramanarora7
    @ramanarora7 2 года назад +4

    Amazing amazing tutorial..after watching so many videos on making an arpeggio / melody, the techniques you showed helped me to get it right. Thanks for sharing this! will wait for more!

  • @foxxyjaycz
    @foxxyjaycz 3 года назад +1

    Great tutorial! Thank you very much for it :) finally something useful on melodies.

  • @egorfedorov6128
    @egorfedorov6128 2 года назад

    This was amazing mate, thank you so much! Inspired me to have a crack myself at producing. Looking forward to more tutorials, have a smashing 2022!

  • @MartinJFalls
    @MartinJFalls 3 года назад +2

    Awesome tudorial. Clear to see you are skilled at writing as you flow really quick through it. That said, gave me loads of ideas and will be writing some melodies. Love trance and have been on and off making music but I have never even attempted making a trance track like this. Looking forward to it. Would love to see more videos, you mention sound design? Will check out channel.

  • @telatsipahioglu821
    @telatsipahioglu821 2 года назад +2

    Ive been producing for awhile but watching you work definitely helped me organize my mind. Best tutorial

  • @BlackMarvin
    @BlackMarvin 4 года назад +9

    Been looking for that kind of tutorial for a while!

  • @SamAFTher
    @SamAFTher Год назад +1

    I will definitely follow you on Spotify, excellent tutorial ❤

  • @christianurias4789
    @christianurias4789 2 года назад

    truly amazing. I'm definitely learning that arpeggio technique how is being done manually. thank you.

  • @denelbriggseddielung
    @denelbriggseddielung Год назад

    Great ways to create different melodies. Thank you!

  • @aslwithglitz
    @aslwithglitz 2 года назад +3

    Please do more tutorial videos! This video was awesome!

  • @hessamngn3604
    @hessamngn3604 4 года назад +1

    Thanks and awesone. please show more 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

  • @dpdug
    @dpdug 3 года назад +1

    Really enjoyed this, subbed

  • @adamelsayed100
    @adamelsayed100 4 года назад +6

    Awesome tutorial man and awesome insight into your work process! Keep'em coming!

    • @DaxsonMusic
      @DaxsonMusic  4 года назад

      Big thanks mate 🙏🏻 more to come

  • @davidelstonmusic
    @davidelstonmusic 4 года назад +6

    Really great, succinct description. Having seen many ways to create melodies, this is unique to me and am thankful to you for posting this. Glad to have this in the ol' producer toolbox ;)

    • @DaxsonMusic
      @DaxsonMusic  4 года назад

      Thanks, glad it was helpful for you!

  • @thomasnn
    @thomasnn 3 года назад

    Beautiful melody 😍😍😍

  • @paulpennington1669
    @paulpennington1669 Год назад

    Really good tutorial this mate thanks!

  • @samivedmproductions5298
    @samivedmproductions5298 3 года назад

    Thanks man for a very very helpful tutorial !

  • @kylekeller7577
    @kylekeller7577 4 года назад +6

    Best video I’ve seen in a while. Subscribed

  • @xelionizer
    @xelionizer 3 года назад

    Nice insight! Thanks alot

  • @robholton8153
    @robholton8153 2 года назад

    Wow, That was really helpful thank you very much I am inspired.

  • @THA118
    @THA118 3 года назад

    Amazing bro.. this is pure eargasm..

  • @Gino_567
    @Gino_567 3 года назад +2

    Finally a tutorial where the man delivers! Subbed.

  • @sugarskulldigital7769
    @sugarskulldigital7769 3 года назад +1

    Love it, would love to see a tutorial on some faster style trance

  • @bhanugalla
    @bhanugalla 3 года назад +2

    I just can't get enough of your Dark Harbour (other songs are good too)!!! Very nice. and thanks for the great tutorial btw:)

  • @bobbyjanpho
    @bobbyjanpho 3 года назад

    Great job! Thanks :)

  • @vitalymclay2292
    @vitalymclay2292 Год назад

    19:40 there have to be B min Harmonic scale, so it has major dominant (F#). Thanx for great tutorial!

  • @user-uf8ld7qq2x
    @user-uf8ld7qq2x 3 года назад +2

    Спасибо! отличный урок!

  • @RedPlanetStudio
    @RedPlanetStudio Год назад

    Touching melody , great tutorial.. More trance production tips in logic pleasee !! 🙏

  • @djwick783
    @djwick783 3 года назад +1

    Very nice Tutorial. This helps a whole lot and really breaks it down. Thanks for posting this.

  • @jimihong6676
    @jimihong6676 4 года назад +2

    love your music! keep it up! :) a fan from Montreal x

  • @MORIAH_B
    @MORIAH_B 3 года назад +1

    Good!!

  • @BREEZYMUSIC
    @BREEZYMUSIC 2 года назад

    This is sick mate

  • @nurjhanabader
    @nurjhanabader 4 года назад +1

    Thank you! That was a great tutorial.

    • @DaxsonMusic
      @DaxsonMusic  4 года назад

      Great to hear thanks! 🙏🏻

  • @fbentley2
    @fbentley2 3 года назад +1

    Thankyou, brilliant tutorial!

  • @mareksedlacek3734
    @mareksedlacek3734 3 года назад +1

    Super

  • @skydrivermusic854
    @skydrivermusic854 3 года назад +3

    Great ! Thanks for this man, hope you will make more trance production tutorial like this.

  • @duncannewell7805
    @duncannewell7805 4 года назад +1

    Great video mate. Really good content!

  • @Hlecktro
    @Hlecktro 3 года назад +1

    Workspace is a Macbook on top of a Virus TI. It doesn't get more trance producer than that

  • @durrgaga
    @durrgaga 3 года назад

    This was such a useful video and very well presented- thanks!

  • @nicholasgumma5319
    @nicholasgumma5319 4 года назад +1

    Amazing video!! Waiting for more :)

  • @ChristinaAshlee
    @ChristinaAshlee 4 года назад +1

    Great tutorial, thanks!!

    • @DaxsonMusic
      @DaxsonMusic  4 года назад

      Thanks for watching, check out the other production videos on my channel :)

  • @martinmichniak
    @martinmichniak 4 года назад +1

    Thank you a lot! great video!

  • @anthemsjam
    @anthemsjam 2 года назад

    Subscribed you chad goddamn dude absolute 🔥

  • @craigseganti8999
    @craigseganti8999 3 года назад +1

    Well done lad :)

  • @s0ba11er9ie1
    @s0ba11er9ie1 3 года назад

    really useful and the melody is awesome!

  • @djwick783
    @djwick783 3 года назад +1

    I've heard some your stuff Daxson. Very very impressive!

    • @DaxsonMusic
      @DaxsonMusic  3 года назад

      Glad you're enjoying the music thanks!

  • @atlassilverbraid
    @atlassilverbraid 2 года назад

    Wow.

  • @andrixdj-produttore351
    @andrixdj-produttore351 3 года назад +1

    hi daxson merry cristmas to you

  • @fabianrr
    @fabianrr 2 года назад

    More please.

  • @jordanpowers5813
    @jordanpowers5813 3 года назад +1

    Best Trance Tutorial out there... do you offer Zoom lessons?

  • @BillyMill3r
    @BillyMill3r 3 года назад +1

    Your video has been a huge help to myself and my mate so thank you very much bro! would you do one for bass and drums please?

    • @DaxsonMusic
      @DaxsonMusic  3 года назад

      Thanks Billy! It's on my to do list

  • @albyait
    @albyait 4 года назад +2

    Hey Dan, thanks for this tutorial, definitely going to try some tricks in my current projects!!!!
    It could be interesting to learn more on how to enrich the track with details. The small and sometimes unnoticed elements that make a track shine among the others. Talking about fillers, particular sound, elements used in the transition from one octave to the other, and so on.
    I think when you start producing you may even find a great melody, great sounds presets and a decent arrangement, but then you feel your track is not "professional" enough and misses the little details that makes an enormous difference!
    Cheers, see you in the next video

    • @DaxsonMusic
      @DaxsonMusic  4 года назад +1

      Good suggestion thanks, will cover that in the future for sure :)

    • @albyait
      @albyait 4 года назад

      Daxson thanks mate!

  • @fabianrr
    @fabianrr 2 года назад

    👌👌

  • @oponji3435
    @oponji3435 3 года назад

    very good :)

  • @crestamusic
    @crestamusic 4 года назад +1

    Thanks a lot for that! Now i know the secret from the Daxon-Style ;-) Cheers!

  • @bluesectormusic
    @bluesectormusic 3 года назад +1

    wow nicee!!

  • @goffimusic
    @goffimusic 2 года назад

    Nice tutorial. Love making these kind of melodies and it’s given me a few ideas…which sound in spire are you using in this. Is it a stock sound or out of a pack?

  • @Danoffsideofficial
    @Danoffsideofficial Год назад

    Definitely understand more about the sequence and layers to get that proper trance arpeggio now! Absolutely class. One question, what soundbank is that in spire?

  • @DarthMactis
    @DarthMactis 3 года назад +1

    What Spire preset are you using? Sounds awesome!!!!

  • @joshm1761
    @joshm1761 4 года назад +2

    throws us a pure #ColdharbourRecordings midi pack @daxson

  • @juubli813
    @juubli813 3 года назад

    Could you tell us, where this spire Lead Preset is from? Awesome Tutorial!

  • @djmaxbolotov
    @djmaxbolotov 3 года назад

    Cool tutorial,will be good if you share more skills:) cheers

  • @JonoTheVoiceofAustralia
    @JonoTheVoiceofAustralia 2 года назад

    Took me a year but I found your Video. Stella Tutorial. I'm Hooked on Neelix, trying to copy some of his style ATM! Any tip on that stuff would be sweet.

  • @leonelcontreras849
    @leonelcontreras849 3 года назад

    Daxson is Daxson.

  • @omarz7301
    @omarz7301 4 года назад +1

    Great approach of writing melodies, thanks! Btw, did you use the ''Sean Tyas & Darren Porter Spire Essentials bank 2 from Freshly Squeezed Samples'' for the leads? Love this sound!

    • @DaxsonMusic
      @DaxsonMusic  4 года назад +1

      Yeah it’s a great bank 💯

  • @gabrielromero3656
    @gabrielromero3656 2 года назад

    Mate what sample sound are you using for the main lead? Great video simple and imformative!

  • @brycesmartt
    @brycesmartt 3 года назад

    Were did you get the spire patch from?? It’s awesome

  • @LooksLegitBro
    @LooksLegitBro 3 года назад +1

    Good info, and for once someone made a tutorial song i wish was a full track i could listen to.

    • @DaxsonMusic
      @DaxsonMusic  3 года назад +1

      Thanks, im going to be releasing it at some point soon :)

  • @angelus1417
    @angelus1417 4 года назад +1

    Awesome! Please tell me there will be more !!

    • @DaxsonMusic
      @DaxsonMusic  4 года назад

      Definitely, any area you want me to cover?

    • @angelus1417
      @angelus1417 4 года назад +1

      Daxson how you make your uplifting trance leads! The processing, reverbs, delays etc would be mint!

  • @MultiDisposition
    @MultiDisposition 3 года назад +2

    Ahh Virus TI what a synth. I had one when they first came out. Cost me 4000 AUD dollars.

  • @Daniel_de_lux
    @Daniel_de_lux 3 года назад

    Hey mate we need to know how you do that epic remixes!!

  • @DjBartiLife
    @DjBartiLife 3 года назад

    Hi, man your tutorial ist very amazing, you are best :) I have a question are you can whit me share presets from spire in 17.05 min ?? Thanks

  • @ochamusic
    @ochamusic 3 года назад

    Could you make a video about a breakdown of Above and Beyonds “ Tri State “ track? Sad there’s no sheet music for iy

  • @WilliamByrne37
    @WilliamByrne37 3 года назад +1

    great tutorial man! do you always put your arps spread over 3 octaves?

    • @DaxsonMusic
      @DaxsonMusic  3 года назад +1

      Thank you. Not always, most of the time just 2, depends on what key i'm working in and how it sounds :)

  • @harveybaker823
    @harveybaker823 2 года назад

    hey man, do you know of any good tutorials for making the synths for this kind of thing??

  • @GerryGalago
    @GerryGalago 4 года назад +1

    I was looking for a video like this for so long now, thnx! What preset do you use bro?

  • @fufuyfiufyuyvfhvjvjhvjjv6014
    @fufuyfiufyuyvfhvjvjhvjjv6014 3 года назад +1

    What soundbank is the lead on 19:15 from?

  • @Julian-ns3it
    @Julian-ns3it 3 года назад

    What’s the lead you also used?

  • @Julian-ns3it
    @Julian-ns3it 3 года назад +3

    I asked on what synths you used and you said spire.
    Is it possible to do this on respire?
    If it isn’t, what’s the next best synth to use?

    • @DaxsonMusic
      @DaxsonMusic  3 года назад

      I havent checkout that yet, but most likely, most synths work in the same way :) try sylenth

    • @Julian-ns3it
      @Julian-ns3it 3 года назад

      @@DaxsonMusic thanks for the tip, I may get spire sometime in the future but not right now, I’ll try some synths to get at least a similar sound as yours as I liked the sound

  • @Thaizer
    @Thaizer 3 года назад

    Whats the Spire preset you use?

  • @gocofficial6170
    @gocofficial6170 3 года назад

    Which soundbank is that with the LEAD - Time for.. 17:04 ??

  • @jessicagunn1997
    @jessicagunn1997 Год назад

    What is the software down load on apple

  • @sgt3009
    @sgt3009 3 года назад

    What is that chord progression in roman numerals please?

  • @thethe6679
    @thethe6679 3 года назад +1

    yo do you play in a particular scale or what sounds good together thanks

    • @DaxsonMusic
      @DaxsonMusic  3 года назад

      Usually write a melody in one scale then move it into different ones to see how it sounds, then keep tweaking.

  • @AlexanderPrio
    @AlexanderPrio 4 года назад +1

    what TRANCE/Uplifting TRANCE VSTs with presets\BANKS do I need?

    • @DaxsonMusic
      @DaxsonMusic  4 года назад +1

      Sylenth or Spire would be a good starting point. Check out freshly squeezed for some great presets. Also keep an eye on this channel, will be dropping my own preset pack once it’s complete

    • @AlexanderPrio
      @AlexanderPrio 4 года назад

      @@DaxsonMusic thx alot 😁

    • @AlexanderPrio
      @AlexanderPrio 4 года назад

      @@DaxsonMusic Another question if you don't mind.
      What kind of pc specs do you have and audio card?
      I was thinking to build my new PC with an AMD 3800X procesor amd 32 gb of ram, with an Creative Sound Blaster audio card to avoid bottle neck and laggy project.
      Thank you.

  • @Julian-ns3it
    @Julian-ns3it 3 года назад +2

    What was the synth you used?

  • @sepehrsalehi4806
    @sepehrsalehi4806 3 года назад +1

    What’s name of plugin you use it?

    • @DaxsonMusic
      @DaxsonMusic  3 года назад

      Nexus for the Pad, Sylenth for the first Melody, Spire for the 2nd melody

  • @MultiDisposition
    @MultiDisposition 3 года назад

    still waiting for more videos lol

  • @lvymusic
    @lvymusic Год назад

    Show chain FX

  • @henriquematias1986
    @henriquematias1986 2 года назад

    why make all of them same velocity?? doesnt that kill some of the human feel?

    • @ludwinc4951
      @ludwinc4951 Год назад

      Imo this only applies to real instruments like the piano and guitar
      Synths aren't meant to sound realistic, they just need to sound good