How To Write A Song FROM SCRATCH | Melodic EDM Tutorial
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How to write a song in the style of EDM or Melodic Bass Music by Karra and Reid Stefan. This Songwriting tutorial covers everything from choosing a chord progression, singing melodies, writing lyrics, recording, mixing vocals, shortcuts in Ableton 11, as well as tips on how to approach the production to ultimately place your song with a DJ/producer. This is a great inside look at their winning formula, proven through their large catalogs of credits within the EDM scene. Use this as inspiration for your next song!
0:00 - Intro
0:56 - Chords
3:36- Verse Melodies
4:43 - Vocal Chain
7:25 - Pre-Chorus Melodies
9:51 - Arrangement
11:47 - Chorus Melodies
14:40 - Post-Chorus Melodies
17:30 - Lyrics
19:35 - Tuning
21:56 - Doubles
24:57 - Chorus Lyrics
27:22 - Verse Lyrics
27:48 - Chants
29:00 - Adlibs
29:42 - Editing
30:25 - Mixing
35:23 - Mastering
39:00 - Finished Song
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Having a vocalist that knows how to record and what mixing is like DURING the writing process, is a dream.
@migibeats104
3 жыл бұрын
Yes for true.🙂
@amritgillredhotflame
3 жыл бұрын
lol on god
@iamkarramusic
3 жыл бұрын
It took a lot of time and practice to be this well rounded in the studio and there’s a ton of us out there!!
@welowee7610
3 жыл бұрын
And also looks super hot!
@chrisjohnson8805
3 жыл бұрын
@@amritgillredhotflame %$$%
I hope you guys enjoy this full length songwriting & recording tutorial! Here are timestamps for the different sections :) 0:00 - Intro 0:56 - Chords 3:36- Verse Melodies 4:43 - Vocal Chain 7:25 - Pre-Chorus Melodies 9:51 - Arrangement 11:47 - Chorus Melodies 14:40 - Post-Chorus Melodies 17:30 - Lyrics 19:35 - Tuning 21:56 - Doubles 24:57 - Chorus Lyrics 27:22 - Verse Lyrics 27:48 - Chants 29:00 - Adlibs 29:42 - Editing 30:25 - Mixing 35:23 - Mastering 39:00 - Finished Song
@ReidStefanMusic
3 жыл бұрын
24:37 - Saving Your Work WAY too late in the game
@iamkarramusic
3 жыл бұрын
@@ReidStefanMusic 🤦🏻♀️😅
@yeezythabest
3 жыл бұрын
@@iamkarramusic Can you put this in the videos description so that the youtube can add the timestamps directly in the video ?
@iamkarramusic
3 жыл бұрын
@@yeezythabest just did! Had no idea it could do that :)
@discoverthepossibles9255
3 жыл бұрын
Great you guys are amazing .
Iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiittttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttssssssss Production time 😂.... We love you Reid !
@iamkarramusic
3 жыл бұрын
isn't Reid the best?!
Grateful to you guys for your contributions to the edm culture
@iamkarramusic
3 жыл бұрын
We're grateful to be a part of it, and very excited to do everything we can to give back!
@crystellik
3 жыл бұрын
@@iamkarramusic This is so much help, I’ve been trying to get into the edm game
mad respect for you guys Reid and Karra x
Please do this again. I’d love to see you guys write a pop song.
@sahanddmusic8183
3 жыл бұрын
yes please
@iamkarramusic
3 жыл бұрын
Absolutely pop music is definitely coming up!
@i.am.amin777
3 жыл бұрын
@@iamkarramusic looking forward to it.
I LOVE seeing the beginning process. It’s often the hardest thing is to just get started. Thank you so much for posting this❣️
I'm so thankful for yours and Reid's videos. I'm still very much a beginner but a lot of the progress I've made is much thanks to you two ♥
Just started learning song-writing / lyric-writing. The comment on making writing an intuitive process rather than mechanical was super helpful for me because I've been trying to analyze and emulate lyrics, which feels like it takes a lot of the life away from it. Thanks so much for showing us your process, you and Reid are seriously so amazing.
WOW!!! Karra your voice is amazing! Songwriting is always so much easier when the talent has such a potent vibe from the get go!
Loved seeing the process! Really looking forward to this being a series! Thanks for all the tips!
every composer gets stuck in the second verse 😪😂
@iamkarramusic
3 жыл бұрын
haha its a common problem!
@lilbproduction
3 жыл бұрын
yes exactly
@ashdrako
3 жыл бұрын
Producers get stuck on the second verse and drop 😂
@kimanionfire
3 жыл бұрын
@@ashdrako I thought I was the only one😪😂😂
@StomerMadGermzOfficial
3 жыл бұрын
Lol true
Both Reid and you made this look like a child's play! 🔥
"One person's post chorus is another person's intro" Quote of the day! As a singer/songwriter working with producers/DJ's I love your video's! Keep up the good work
Y'all have a great thing going. Karra, you're something special
Beautiful watching this all come together. Literally mind blown.
You guys are amazing! This tutorial just threw a lot of light for me in the songwriting area! Thank you so much for doing this! ❤
This is amazing! Super sick melody, harmonies, adlips, layers and mix!
Amazing tutorial , Karra & Stefan ! You made my day , I was waiting to find something like this , thx a million !
You guys are legends. Thanks for sharing this process.
So inspiring! Loved watching you guys work. Thank you.
You guys are awesome! Thanks for giving us a peek into your writing and production process. Helps a TON and so, so, so timely!
You guys are truly a treasure! Thank you both!!
@iamkarramusic
3 жыл бұрын
That’s so sweet thanks so much for the positivity!!
Idk how you don’t have millions of subs. You two are an incredibly talented duo.
Love the vibe you guys bring to the table, this is by far one of the top videos you guys have put out, loving it , fire!!! You guys crushed it. The realest couple in the game!!
That was way too helpful, thank you karra actually people barely do such kind of transparent tutorial, this was needed thanks again, subscribed 😄
Absolute🔥 This is the best vocal video on KZread! Both of you are incredible. Thanks for sharing the knowledge.
So happy to see this. Love you two.
Dude I love these two I always learn so so much. Thank you for what you two give to the music community!
This was amazing! I love seeing how others work
Awsome work as always!! The best duo! ❤️🔥
Yes!! A series would be wonderful. So inspiring. THANK YOU!
this was really really cool to see you two work. best chemistry i've ever witnessed in making music for sure!
Insane work! ❤🙏
Awesome! Loved it Kara ! Reid Stefan 😍😍😍😍🤙
Highly valuable. Thank you guys so much for taking the time I really hope to see more from you like this in the future. Will be watching intently. :)
I watched this start to finish amazing content!
respect for you guys. thank you so muchhhhhh
Awesome video outlining songwriting workflow!
wow this was a beautiful insight to your songwriting, vocal recording, mixing and mastering process! Thank you guys ❤️❤️
THIS IS AN WEALTH OF INFORMATION I TRULY THANK YOU
This is what we call songwriting and producing at the same time. I like this process. Lighting fast with ableton live. 👌🏾
You are amazinggg been watching you for a long time gets better and better so talented
All Seconds are golden.
Awesome video guys! Following your process from start to finish gave me alot of new knowledge and ideas. More of these would be great.
What a great video, so fun to see the creative process. Looking forward to more!
This is an OUTSTANDING video - so helpful, informative and inspirational. THANK Y'ALL!!
This is honestly the best video on this topic I have ever seen!
OMG, that was sooooo interesting to watch! Thank you for the video!
Thank you so much for this.
I feel like this is a video I needed🎉
This was soooo so so amazingly helpful and inspiring. This is really going to up my confidence in writing
fire content. I love this so much. Thank you both!
Thankful for this gorgeous content !
Thanks karra for sharing this !
such a great team!
Wow, wow, wow, I have learned a lot within the first 15 minutes of this video. Thank you so much you two for sharing the knowledge & inspiring us musicians to keep painting this beautiful art on our canvas.
This video is absolutely invaluable. I would LOVE to see this as a full series!
@iamkarramusic
3 жыл бұрын
We’re definitely gonna follow up with some amazing videos!
Thank you so much for this video
You guys make a great team and I love watching the entire creative process!
I very much enjoyed this process...thanks for sharing!
This was unbelievable. What a voice.
@iamkarramusic
2 жыл бұрын
I’m honored ❤️
Thank you for this video!
Was both fun, informative and interesting. Thanks both of you guys to share this epic tutorial with us...
This was seriously so helpful. Thank you for doing this 🙏
I swear you guys' studio just looks like the kind of place one could easily be creative in!
Very helpful and very entertaining and educational to watch. I learned a lot from both of you working on this even though I can barely sing and know very little about mixing and mastering. I'll keep an eye for the next one.
so this is what it's like watching greatness unfold.
This is so cool to see
Amazing!!!
yes pleaseeee, i loved it!! write whatever you feel like writing next time!
I love your work, keep it up👍
Thank you, guys.
Couple goals, you guys complete each other so good!
Thank you for this video!!! This is definitively gonna improve my lyrics
Such a pro! You really inspired with that video. Thank you so much ❤️
i am so impressed. You guys are so professionell and karra your Voice is just insane. I get goosebumps and this Song in particular lets me fly way. so emotional and dreamy intimate. Love it! Please more of this
Thank you. I would definitely watch a series like this. Love edm. I would also like pop, R&B, and hip hop.
This video has just hit the top of all videos I have seen so far
This is Awesome... Thank you both for doing this.
you guys make this process so smooth
This is so awesome
I love this idea. Do it! Thank you! :) You're both awesome sauce.
Really would love to see more videos like this!
you two are great together. By all means, do more. Chemistry is the magic.
These lyrics sound like something in an Illenium song 🥰
This was amazing!! Please make it a series!!! Either Pop or Rnb 🤩🤩🥰
Cool to find this gem from the archives. So cool to see the creative process with you 2. 🎤
Start that series guys!!! this was inspirational. Still working on my workflow. I can work many different ways and have not taken any specific steps to create that format but this was a great outline.
love Karra! i have made some awsome music with your vocals!! Thank you so much Karra
WOW, thanks for sharing this!
Haven't seen a lot of such videos . Keep em coming
when i watching u guys producing this EDM song... i feel like WOW!!!! AMAZED!!
i love you guys 🙏 karra voice is beautifull..
THIS IS SO FKN PERFECT! THANK YOU SO MUCH KARRA & REID!
Love you!
This is great. You guys are awesome. :)
This was so dope guys! I Love the Illenium, Seven Lions style of dance music so this helped out a ton with learning how to make that style. Could you maybe do a house or hip hop/trap oriented one next?
such a magical moment...
KARRA your vocal, its a paradise for ears