How to get better at edm/dance tracks??

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I've been using LMMS for several years and can quickly create hip-hop beats within minutes (although I might be a bit rusty since I haven't used it in a while). However, I've noticed that I struggle with producing EDM tracks. While I can come up with melodies and nice chord progressions, I often find myself lacking the motivation to continue. Additionally, it's challenging for me to discover suitable sounds for the track, and creating impactful drops becomes a major challenge.

Could you please provide some tips on how to enhance my skills in EDM production? Should I explore more drum kits and plugins, or are there specific recommendations you have in mind?
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buccy wrote:
Sat Mar 02, 2024 8:54 am
I've been using LMMS for several years and can quickly create hip-hop beats within minutes (although I might be a bit rusty since I haven't used it in a while). However, I've noticed that I struggle with producing EDM tracks. While I can come up with melodies and nice chord progressions, I often find myself lacking the motivation to continue. Additionally, it's challenging for me to discover suitable sounds for the track, and creating impactful drops becomes a major challenge.

Could you please provide some tips on how to enhance my skills in EDM production? Should I explore more drum kits and plugins, or are there specific recommendations you have in mind?
My best advice is to listen to the kind of EDM that you want to make
* Understand the structure (length of sections and how the transitions are made)
* Recognize instruments
* Recreate or find instruments of same type
* Recreate your favourite track
I have learned a lot, and still am learning a lot from watching youtube vids.

Some about House some about edm. I do not limit my self to just vids about LMMS.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GCwyL79 ... ny%27sTune

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=21dG8cw ... el=EDMTips

And many more.
I'd say to listen to the music, in your favourite Edm songs, and then try to partially recreate part of one tune, in lmms. That might help you understand, how Edm music is put together.