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Need help with Future Bass genre
« on: May 24, 2016, 02:18:24 pm »
Hey, i have been listening to some future bass recently and decided i would try making some.  I ran into a lot of issues though, while i know im a noob to the genre im having a trouble actually coming up with different sections breakdown/build/drop etc that will fit in with the future bass vibe without sounding boring or empty. I can usually get a decent 8 or 16 bar going but thats where i start to run dry on ideas. I have tried listening to see what others do but its really hard to put my finger on what makes theirs work and mine kinda not. Like i know the kinda the vibe i want but i dont really know the way to go about expressing and arranging it. Anyway heres a link to something i started working on to show you where im at. Any tips to go about structure and writing in this genre would be much appreciated.
https://soundcloud.com/8-bitheroes/something

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Re: Need help with Future Bass genre
« Reply #1 on: May 24, 2016, 03:04:10 pm »
Instead of just listening to what others do, start analyzing what others do. Go find ten Future Bass tracks that you really like, and bring them into your DAW one at a time. Deconstruct them - use markers to divide up the arrangement so you can see when they transition between each section; use blank MIDI clips to mark off what sounds are being used, when they come in, and when they stop; try to recreate their chord progressions and melodies; all in all, just do what you can to learn directly from the source material instead of trying to use your memory of the genre.

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Re: Need help with Future Bass genre
« Reply #2 on: May 25, 2016, 07:37:02 am »
Thanks for the tip, I will give it a go.

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Re: Need help with Future Bass genre
« Reply #3 on: May 25, 2016, 02:10:40 pm »
Not sure if you have a subscription to ADSR Courses, but they have a pretty decent bass house production course that you may find helpful.

If you don't, check out their free seven day trial and watch as much as you can

https://www.adsrcourses.com/categories/bass-house-production-course/5507/media


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Re: Need help with Future Bass genre
« Reply #4 on: May 28, 2016, 03:31:25 am »
Instead of just listening to what others do, start analyzing what others do. Go find ten Future Bass tracks that you really like, and bring them into your DAW one at a time. Deconstruct them - use markers to divide up the arrangement so you can see when they transition between each section; use blank MIDI clips to mark off what sounds are being used, when they come in, and when they stop; try to recreate their chord progressions and melodies; all in all, just do what you can to learn directly from the source material instead of trying to use your memory of the genre.

amazing tip! I already know its good to learn from other tracks I just never had a strategy to do so would just listen and try to figure it out in my head