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Check out the Classic Trance Series here - https://allanmorrowstudios.com/trance-music-category/classic-trance/ Welcome to the third episode of the “How To Make A Classic Trance Track” series, where I will be creating a track in the style of a Classic Trance track without the use of hardware! In this episode, ill be creating the Classic Trance style melody and breakdown for the track from scratch! First, I will make an inspiring Trance leads sound from scratch so you can see the sound design of how a classic style Trance lead is created. Then I will create all the musical elements for the breakdown, such as the melody, progression, pads and bass effect. After this, I will start to map out the elements and refine the sound through careful sound design and automation to help build the breakdown and tension. I will then take some time mixing down the break to make sure it all sits nicely in the mix, explaining everything I am doing and why along the way. The Classic Trance Melody & Breakdown tutorial cover

Check out the Classic Trance Series here - https://allanmorrowstudios.com/trance-music-category/classic-trance/ Welcome to the second episode of the “How To Make A Classic Trance Track” series, where I will be creating a track in the style of a Classic Trance track without the use of hardware! In this episode, ill be making the percussion for the track! I will go through each layer of the Classic Trance style percussion in great detail, showing you the different percussion hits that can be used and the individual processing on each while explaining what I am doing in real-time. If you struggle to get those older sounding percussion sounds then be sure to check this out. The Classic Trance Percussion tutorial covers: ⬤ Kick selection and the characteristics of a kick to look out for. ⬤ Shaping your kick with EQ. ⬤ Processing your clap. ⬤ Detailed explanation of all processing. ⬤ Adding secret tape saturation. ⬤ Shaping/processing your reverb. ⬤ Creating hat loops, ride, shakers and random percussion hits.

Check out the Classic Trance Series here - https://allanmorrowstudios.com/trance-music-category/classic-trance/ Welcome to the first episode of the “How To Make A Classic Trance Track” series where I will be creating a track in the style of a Classic Trance track without the use of hardware! In this episode, ill be making the Kick & Bass for the track from scratch! You will see exactly what type of kicks can be used for a more classic Trance sound as well as which ones may not be best. (This part can instantly make a track sound more modern if using certain style kicks!) I’ll also be showing you how to create a thick bass sound from scratch using only stock plugins, and ill also be showing you how you can change the bass up for different tastes and styles that may suit you and the groove you want to achieve. The tutorial has nothing pre-planned so you get to see the full process from the ground up, along with all the mixing decisions and creative decisions! The Classic Trance Kick & Bass tutorial covers:

Grab your copy here - https://allanmorrowstudios.com/trance-music/hard-trance-bass-30-x-sylenth1-presets/ Welcome to the Sylenth1 Hard Trance Bass Soundbank! Quality over quantity is the goal with all things AM Studios, and as always, having a bank dedicated to the one type of sound is great for workflow. Keeping your focus on the sound you are trying to create without switching banks every 5-10 presets is always good for those “ooh, there is a nice lead”, and before you know it, you are working on another project and forgot what you were meant to be making! The soundbank consists of basses for all of your production occasions, such as Distorted Basses, Womp Basses, Sub Basses, Detuned Basses, Gritty Basses, Textured Basses, Pitched Basses, Decimate Basses and everything in between! Although heavily aimed at Hard Trance, the basses can be used in any sub-genre you like and would work really nicely in Tech Trance & Techno! Grab your copy here - https://allanmorrowstudios.com/trance-music/hard-trance-bass

Grab your copy of the 30 x Spire Trance Plucks here ▶ https://allanmorrowstudios.com/trance-music/30-trance-plucks-spire/ Welcome to this AM Studios & Bluffmunkey Spire Trance Plucks soundbank! After the success of the first Spire Trance Bass bank, Myself & Bluffmunkey would like to present to you the latest Spire bank compromising of 30 x lush sounding Trance Plucks! Quality over quantity is the goal with all things AM Studios, and as always, having a bank dedicated to the one type of sound is excellent for workflow. The soundbank consists of plucks for all of your Trance production occasions, such as high delicate plucks, big thick plucks, plucks with lots of movement and everything in between! The plucks can also be used in any style of Trance from Uplifting, Tech, Progressive & Psy etc. If you already have some of the other pluck banks from AM Studios, these will go great when layering due to Spire’s slightly brighter and more metallic rich sound! Grab your copy of the 30 x Spire Trance Plucks here

Grab your copy here ▶ https://allanmorrowstudios.com/trance-music/hard-trance-kick-bass-tutorial-002/ Welcome to this Hard Trance Kick & Bass tutorial! If you have found yourself wanting to create a hard-hitting Hard Trance Kick & Bass but feel that yours are lacking punch then be sure to check out this in-depth tutorial. In this tutorial, I will show you how to easily make a Hard Trance Gated Kick along with different options you have to suit your style and taste. I’ll be going through each bass layer (Sub bass, Mid Basses, Groove Bass, Bass Transitions/Fills) in a great amount of detail and showing you how to create some layers from scratch. For those not comfortable with sound design ill also be mixing it up with the odd preset and showing you what type of sounds to look out for when it comes to Hard Trance. Everything is also done in real-time with nothing pre-planned so you get to see the full creation process from sound/sample choice, sound design, bass patterns, processing, effects & mixing. Check

Welcome to this new Trance Kick & Bass tutorial! Grab your copy here - https://allanmorrowstudios.com/trance-music/trance-kick-bass-tutorial/ Getting a solid Kick & Bass foundation for your Trance tracks can be difficult when you are not sure how each of the elements are put together to make a thick, warm, driving, creative and nicely balanced sound. The problem is that the Kick and Bass is one of the most important parts of your track, and if this is falling short, everything else follows. A solid kick and bass will allow you to mix your other elements around them much easier with better results. So in this tutorial ill be showing you in real time the full process of creating a Trance Kick & Bass that will sit nicely in your mix. Ill be going through each step such as your Kick, Sub Bass, Mid Bass, Acid Bass, Reverse Bass, Bass Hits & More so that you feel confident creating solid kick and bass lines that sound professional. The Trance Kick & Bass tutorial covers: ⬤ Kick selection, Kick Key, and the cha

Grab your copy here - https://allanmorrowstudios.com/trance-music/28-x-trance-plucks-vol-2-sylenth1-presets/ Welcome to the Sylenth1 Trance Plucks v2! After the success of the first Trance pluck bank, I have decided to work hard on creating a brand new bank with even more Trance plucks to help your productions. Quality over quantity is the goal with all things AM Studios, and as always, having a bank dedicated to the one type of sound is great for workflow. Keeping your focus on the sound you are trying to create without switching banks every 5-10 presets is always good for those “ooh, there is a nice bass”, and before you know it, you are working on another project and forgot what you were meant to be making, A PLUCK! The soundbank consists of plucks for all of your Trance production occasions, such as high delicate plucks, big thick plucks, plucks with lots of movement and everything in between! The plucks can also be used in any style of Trance from Uplifting, Tech, Progressive & Psy etc. I hope thi

Check out the Full 5 hour 40-minute tutorial and the full list of what is covered here ▶ https://allanmorrowstudios.com/trance-music/ableton-live-trance-mixdown-009-free-guides/ Learn to Mixdown your tracks… The goal of this tutorial was to bring you the most in-depth Trance Mixdown that the internet has to offer and for you to feel confident when it comes to mixing down your own tracks! Unlike the other tutorials that are not pre-planned, I wanted to make sure that nothing was missed during this tutorial, so I have included a free mixdown list/guide of areas that I cover in each of my mixdowns. No stone is unturned in this 10 Part Video Tutorial as I go over each section of the track in a great amount of detail. Hence the 5 hours 40 mins of content! Take a look here to see everything that is covered ▶ https://allanmorrowstudios.com/trance-music/ableton-live-trance-mixdown-009-free-guides/

Grab your copy here ▶ https://allanmorrowstudios.com/trance-music/trance-kicks-30-x-punchy-kick-samples/ Tired of looking through huge sample packs to find punchy Trance Kicks? My goal with this pack was to create a smaller selection of some of the best Trance Kicks that I could for you, and to really go down the route of quality over quantity. I myself have gone through endless amounts of sample packs only to find a handful of punchy sounding kicks that I can use in my tracks and the rest I barely use. It can be very frustrating, and a bit of an inspiration kill when going through so many samples! So I have spent countless hours creating these kicks and fine-tuning them to get them as snappy, hard-hitting and as powerful as possible to create an all killer no filler sample pack for you all. These are the type of Kicks that I use daily, with some Kicks also taken from some of my biggest releases so go grab your copy now, and let your kicks punch through! About the 30 x Trance Kicks... 44.1khz 24Bit Ki

Struggle with Layering your Trance Leads? Check out this in-depth tutorial where I go over each layer in a great amount of detail here ▶ https://allanmorrowstudios.com/trance-music/trance-leads-layering-tutorial/ The video covers: ⬤ Going through every single layer in great detail. ⬤ How to overcome common layering issues (tips I have not seen done anywhere else before when layering leads) ⬤ Understanding the anatomy & different characteristics of a big Trance lead. ⬤ What to take note of when it comes to mixing your Trance Leads with your kick and bass later on. ⬤ Understanding why to not look at the layering process like “how many layers do I need” ⬤ Tips to help you save time and layer leads more effectively. ⬤ Understanding where to place your layers in the frequency ranges. ⬤ How different frequency bands can be complemented with different characteristics to the sound. ⬤ How to make your leads sound even bigger through the use of clever mid-side EQ & Reverb techniques. ⬤ Deciding what type of

Download the tutorial here ▶ https://allanmorrowstudios.com/trance-music/trance-transitions-automation-ableton-live/ Welcome to the next episode in the Ableton live series! In this tutorial ill be going over the transitions and the automation parameters that I use to create seamless and impactful transitions. I’ll be going over every transition in detail and explaining the reasons behind everything I am doing and the reasons why. (the most important part!) I’ll be showing you the different parameters that you can automate to build and create tension as well as talking to you about common mistakes that can happen when automating element in certain ways. I’ll also be introducing a snare roll to transitions and talking you through the processing and thoughts behind the sound choices to help you get better sounding snares rolls that fit your track. During the video ill also be going over clever (and easy to implement) little techniques that you can use to push out even more power in your drops. ⬤ Going thr

Download the tutorial here ▶ https://allanmorrowstudios.com/trance-music/trance-sound-design-tutorial-trance-pads-sylenth1/ Welcome to the second Sylenth1 Sound Design Tutorial. In this tutorial, I will be showing you how to create your own Trance Pads sounds from scratch. I’ll be going over in a great amount of detail the different types of Trance Pads such as Sub Pads, Phased Pads, Saw Pads, Top/Texture Pads, Gated Pads & Multi-Layer Pads. If you have ever felt like you want to stop using presets because you want full control of the outcome, then this tutorial will equip you with the tools to produce some epic pads for your tracks. I’ll be taking you through the step by step methods that I use to create Trance Pads sounds and explaining to you in-depth what each parameter such as the ADSR, Filters, Oscillators, Mod Envelopes, LFO’s, MISC & Effects are doing, so that you understand how the sound is being built, but more importantly why I’m doing what I am doing. Quit tweaking your pads and not knowing

Download the tutorial here - https://allanmorrowstudios.com/trance-music/progressive-trance-intro-plucks-stabs-tutorial-1-hrs-25-mins/ Allan Morrow – Progressive Trance Intro Plucks & Stabs Tutorial In this episode, we will be going over the elements that are going to keep the intro interesting and moving forward. This will be the intro plucks and stabs! Different styles of tracks have different types of intro plucks and in this tutorial its all about creating the right style for this progressive Trance track. I’ll also be showing you how to to create a nice groove with stabs so that all your elements work nicely together. The video covers: ⬤ Tricks for creating intro pluck when you have “writer’s block.” ⬤ Understanding which type of sounds will work with your track and why. ⬤ Creating a groovy intro riff and how to evolve it. ⬤ Tricks to thickening up your intro plucks. ⬤ Testing tips for transitioning. (This will help you save lots of wasted time further down the line) ⬤ Getting the right note posit

Watch the tutorial here - https://allanmorrowstudios.com/trance-music/trance-breakbeat-tutorial/ Welcome to the AM Studios Trance Breakbeat tutorial! Having a breakbeat section like this in your Trance tracks can really bring a unique section to your track and can keep it from sounding repetitive and boring. With this, you can completely change the direction of the mood on a dancefloor and really set your tracks apart from others. In this tutorial, I will show you how to build a Trance Breakbeat section for your track from the ground up. I’ll be taking you through each element that is added in-detail, and ill be talking you through the full thought process and processing so you have a great understanding of how to do it yourself with new elements or even elements of your track that you already have. All done in real-time with nothing pre-planned, so you get to see the full process! The video covers: ⬤ Building a full breakbeat section from scratch. ⬤ Understanding which elements you can add to this se

Download the tutorial here - https://allanmorrowstudios.com/trance-music/trance-sound-design-trance-bass-sylenth1/ Welcome to the first Sylenth1 Sound Design Tutorial. In this tutorial, I will be showing you how to create your own trance bass sounds from scratch. I’ll be going over in a great amount of detail the different types of Trance basses such as Mid Basses, Sub Basses, Distorted Basses, Top Basses & More. If you have ever felt like you want to stop using presets because you want full control of the outcome, then this tutorial will equip you with the tools to produce some solid bass lines for your tracks. I’ll be taking you through the step by step methods that I use to create Trance Bass sounds. Explaining to you in-depth what each parameter such as the ADSR, Filters, Oscillators, Mod Envelopes, LFO’s, MISC & Effects are doing, so that you understand how the sound is being built, but more importantly why I’m doing what I am doing. Quit tweaking your bass and not knowing what it’s doing! Learn whe

Check it out here ▶ https://allanmorrowstudios.com/trance-music/serum-trance-presets-trance-bass-33-presets/ Hi Everyone! To celebrate the Black Friday Sale with up to 70% OFF (Ends 30 November 2020 at 23:59 GMT) I felt now was a great time to let the Serum Trance Bass Soundbank be released! The bank consists of 33 x Serum Trance Presets dedicated to Trance Bass! What is included? ▶ ▶ 5 x Trance Bass Drones ▶ 4 x Psy Trance Basses ▶ 14 x Trance Mid Basses ▶ 5 x Trance Sub Basses ▶ 5 x Xtra Bonus Basses The beauty of having a soundbank full of one dedicated sound is it allows you to stay focused on the sound that you are working on rather than getting distracted. Perfectly to use any style track of your choice from Uplifting Trance, Tech Trance, Psy Trance, Progressive Trance and more! Check out all the other dedicated Trance Soundbanks here ▶ https://allanmorrowstudios.com/trance-music-category/soundbanks/ For FREE Trance samples, MIDI & Trance tutorials join the AM Studios production community

Download your copy here - https://allanmorrowstudios.com/trance-music/28-x-sylenth1-trance-leads-presets/ Welcome to the AM Studios Sylenth1 Trance Leads Soundbank! Have you been looking for a Sylenth1 Trance Soundbank for just Trance Leads? Having a soundbank full of one particular sound can really save you time, as switching from bank to bank can make you lose your creativity and workflow! In this bank, you will find 28 x huge presets that you can layer together, tweak until your heart is content, add them straight into your tracks or give you inspiration for creating your own sounds. Why not use the presets as a learning opportunity and learn how to make a Trance Lead of your own? Studying them and reverse engineering them will help you understand what each parameter does. These presets could also be used to build a full track around if inspired by some of the sounds! What does the Sylenth1 Trance Soundbank include? 28 x Trance Leads Presets The leads cover all different frequency ranges from low,

Welcome to the 50 x Trance Acid MIDI pack from AM Studios! Grab a copy here - https://allanmorrowstudios.com/trance-music/trance-midi-50-x-acid/ If you have been looking for unique midi packs dedicated to Trance Acid patterns, then you have come to the right place! This pack contains 50 x midi files ready to use or modify in your productions. All have been crafted to suit all styles of Trance music from Uplifting Trance, Tech Trance, Progressive Trance, Psy Trance or any other style of genre such as Techno you may want to add that Acid goodness too! Each MIDI has its own unique style, velocities & progressions for different grooves and Acid sounds. Experiment by layering them up or using them for different styles of Acids like your main acid riff, atmospheric acids, acid stabs or 303 arps. The Acid sounds used in the audio sample come from the AM Studios – Sylenth1 Trance Acid Bank. It goes perfectly with this pack, Check it out ▶ https://allanmorrowstudios.com/trance-music/am-studios-28-x-sylenth1-tran

Download the full video here - https://allanmorrowstudios.com/trance-music/uplifting-trance-kick-bass-tutorial/ Hello Fellow Producers! Today I want to present to you the latest Uplifting Trance Kick & Bass tutorial to hit the AM Studios website! Getting a professional Trance Kick & Bass sitting nice and balanced can be tricky at times, and it can also be very frustrating when you don’t know what sounds you should be using, how many layers, what FX to use on them, or how to EQ them etc! The list goes on! With your Kick and Bass being the foundations of your track it is very important that you get it right or everything else will start to fall apart. In this tutorial, I am going to be guiding you through every single step of the process in an easy to follow way while explaining everything that I am doing, and most importantly why I am doing it. You will be creating amazing bass lines in no time! I’ll be showing you powerful techniques that will help you get a professional sound so that when you come bac