Melodic Techno Production Cheat Sheet

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Cage Nic

Melodic Techno Production Notes:

2/3/2021 9:06:11 AM
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- Save a template with the core elements you need for Melodic Techno:

1. Low end
2. Main Lead
3. Front melody
4. Back melody
5. Low Pads
6. High Pads
7. Clap/Snare - combine with reverse/ sweeping clap on the 4th clap (deadmau5 style)
8. Hats
9. Ride
10. Perc / Perc Loop (these sound good with delays)
11. Shaker loop (EQ out lows, delay, sidechain compression)

- Usually will have two kicks. One lower end that comes in after 16 bars and one higher one. Can also just automate to HP the low-end with EQ.

- For the Lead, try having one with delay that is wider and one without. Use sidechain compression, EQ, and some filtering to make sounds more interesting

- Atmospheric Pads

- Atmospheric Vox for the feels

- Risers, Sweeps, Impacts

- use Gain utility to make sure the sub and Kick are in mono

- Synth Swell (common in this genre at the end of a segment). OTT, Camelphat / Sausage Fattener, EQ, Reverb, then Delay to make it sound Epic.

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- Start with Kick, usually want one that's very punchy.
- Next add Pads. Add sub-oscilattor to make it sound deeper / more aggressive, and then add chorus and Plate Reverb to build the ambience.
- Note: when adding in chorus, since it makes the stereo image wider, you may be at risk for phasing issues later on, so add in some Mid-Side EQ to cut some lower end for the sides, and then boost some mids for the middle
- For the high pads, use a different sound that contrasts from the sound of the low pads. Can also give the high-pads more attack so it comes in abit smoother. Can also add some movement with an LFO