STUDIO DEMO-UNIT 9

For this track i was focusing on creating a tense atmosphere. in order to do this i focused on 3 main elements of my production. i started off trying to create a dark melody. i used a synth pad, synth mallets and a dark synth lead. the next thing i focused on was the baseline. i added lost of bass glides to give the song the sense of tension and to also create some more energy and excitement. lastly i focused on how much different syncopation i could incorporate into my hi-hats, which were my main source of percussion. i layered quite a few different patterns to try and create a sense of panic.   Normally when i compose, i start with the melody first, however for this track i decided to create the percussive elements and the drum pattern first. I was also focusing on incorporating some pitched hi-hats into my composition because it adds more complexity and detail to the piece by incorporating melody and percusion fused together. for this track i tried to incorporate different ways of showing structure within a song, I focused more specifically on the melody and how flexing it, can give different atmosphere's and vibes which allow your song to flow naturally and constantly change and evolve. I also started to incorporate some live drum sounds into my kit, for example if you look at 0:50 you can hear that i used a bongo in the percussion. i did this to again help with the constant changing feeling of the song and to also add more detail. For this song I tried to make a dark, halloween themed track. to do this I used a sample and played in over it with some dark pads and a mallet. I also focused heavily on syncopation in this beat and I tried to focus on giving each of the percussive elements enough space so that each hit would be more effective.