Go from loops to full tracks

About the course

One of Mella Dee’s biggest tricks to getting fresh ideas down and getting tunes finished quickly is step sequencing. He breaks down exactly how you can use this to mix up your creative music-making process and he shows how he arranges so you can easily turn your loops into tracks.

What you’ll learn

By using step sequencing to open up new creative possibilities and music-making methods, Mella Dee is able to quickly and simply create tracks that will get any dancefloor moving. Learn how he uses these methods to program his drum parts, basslines, chords and melodies as well as his tricks for arrangement to create full-length tunes out of your loops.

Get ready to learn:
  • How to use step sequencing to program your music
  • Building out your drum tracks quickly and easily
  • Step sequencing techniques to create groovy basslines, chords and melodies
  • The discipline and processes that Mella Dee uses to ensure that he can finish every track he starts
  • Arrangement techniques for full-length tracks
  • Recognising which of your ideas are working and which aren’t – and when to move on

Who’s this course for

Suitable for Intermediate experience levels.

This course is for intermediate-level producers looking to enhance their music production skills using step sequencing. By the end of the course, you will have learned step sequencing for drums, basslines, chords, and melodies, alongside techniques for arrangement and finishing tracks.

Mella Dee

Mella Dee

UK-based club culture curator and house & techno producer Mella Dee is blazing a brand new path in electronic music. He’s best known to many for his 2017 club smash hit ‘Techno Disco Tool’ which helped launch his career to new levels. But Mella Dee is not one to look back – as a producer, he’s obsessed with keeping on working, experimenting with new sounds and moving forward. This hunger for delivering a wide range of grooving dance music has seen Mella Dee become a Circo Loco favourite who has not only delivered an Essential Mix and a debut Boiler Room but also tours across North America and the UK.

15 classes 2h 29m £49.99 or included in Premium membership

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