How to Make a Track Like Deadmau5

Name: How to Make a Track Like Deadmau5
Rating: 4.6 (21 reviews)

Make a Track Like Him Using FL Studio and Sylenth1

Created byColin Warn

Last updated 1/2019

English

What you'll learn

Build a Deadmau5-style track from start to finish
Create their own sounds in Sylenth1

Course content

3 sections • 20 lectures • 2h 26m total length

Welcome5:25
Welcome to the course! Here's a quick preview of what's to come, in addition to some stylistic characteristics of Deadmau5's sound.
Update for Users Using FL Studio 202:37
Update video for those of you who want to use FL Studio 20 with this tutorial series.
Downloadable Material for the Course0:01
About Me2:21
Music producer of 4-5 years, rocket scientist in training off to the side.
Service Announcement5:01
Installing Plugins and Sample Packs5:36
Installing Sylenth1 and the sample packs that come with the course.

Creating a Basic Deadmau5 Saw Sound in Sylenth10:50
We start off the course by creating a basic Deadmau5 supersaw in Sylenth from scratch.
Composing Deadmau5-Style Chords7:43
In this video, we create the midi for our supersaw sound.
Creating Wobbles-Within-Wobbles in Sylenth11:18
In this video, we create a more intermediate sound using lots of LFOs.
Adding Arpeggios5:42
Adding arpeggiations in FL Studio.
Adding the Bass and Loops10:05
In this video, we add in a bass and a loop.
Creating the Breakdown (Part 1)8:14
In this video, we iterate through the whole sound design/layering process using Sylenth again. This time, we use the process to start creating our breakdown.
Creating the Breakdown (Part 2)7:46
In this video, we continue tweaking our breakdown.
Mixing the Breakdown10:48
In this video, we make some mixing-tweaks to our breakdown.
Adding in More Sounds6:01
In this video, we add in more "easter-egg" sounds.
Adding Sweeps/FX12:23
In this video, we add in sweeps/FX to help the track transition between sections.
Automation13:22
In this track, the robots take all of our jobs by programatically controlling some knobs for us.
Final Touches8:30
Final tweaks to our track before mastering it.
Mastering and Exporting the Track8:11
After a quick master, we export our track and then bask in the fruits of our hard work.

Requirements

FL Studio
Sylenth1
The ability to use FL Studio at a beginner's level

Description

UPDATED FOR FL STUDIO 20!

Prior Experience with FL Studio Highly Suggested. If you've taken my free "How To Make Your First EDM Track" course, you have the prerequisite knowledge needed to take this one.

Learn how to make an EDM track (specifically house) like Deadmau5 from EDM ghost producer Colin Warn.

Having sold thousands of dollars in ghost productions, and having made over 200+ tracks, this kid who likes to write about himself in the third person will teach you:

How to start and finish a Deadmau5-style track
How to tweak Sylenth1 presets
How to create your own reverse sound effects
How to create your own wobble and chord sounds using Sylenth
How to mix and master using free or built-in plugins
How to make a Deadmau5-style melody

...and much more!

The first 1/4 of the course is open as a preview to anyone interested: So go ahead and try it before you buy it.

Hope to see you in the classroom.

Who this course is for:

Anyone interested in incorporating some of Deadmau5's style into their own tracks

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Course content

Welcome6 lectures • 21min

Creating the Track13 lectures • 2hr 1min

In Closing1 lecture • 5min

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