Track Deconstruction w/ Huxley
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Course Lessons
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Working with a vocal
Building bass around a vocal
Building drums
Building melodies
Arrangement of a track
Live Q & A
Q & A
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About This Course
Huxley breaks down a brand new track of his, giving us an exclusive listen. He shows us how he would build the bass and melodies around the vocal, an insight into his vocal chain and more on Logic Pro X.
You will learn:
- Techniques and tips for arranging your tracks
- How to arrange an entire track quickly
- How to make a breakdown
- How to make a powerful drop
- How to go beyond a 4 bar loop
- How to mix kick and bass
- How to EQ you bass for a tight low end
- How to make your basslines interesting
- How to sidechain
Lessons:
1. Working with a Vocal
Huxley introduces the recorded vocal and explains how he builds bass and melody around the voice. He goes through his go-to vocal bus chain explaining effect choices like Sample Delay, EQ, Reverb, De-essing and more.
2. Building Bass Around a Vocal
Huxley explains how he builds his instrumentation around a vocal take. Focussing on the kick first, then bringing in and processing bass.
3. Building Drums
Huxley talks about organising your project and drum channels, how to make your kick and bass work together and automation on drum groups.
4. Building Melodies
Huxley shares his tips on adding movement to the track using arpeggiators and filler melodies (which he refers to as earporn).
5. Arrangement of a Track
Huxley shares how he would go about arranging a track, talking about standard musical phrasing used in dance music
6. Live Q&A
- What is the standard form of arrangement?
- How do you know when a mixdown is ready for mastering? Do you like to leave room for the mastering engineer to apply their own craft?
- What is the best tip for creating original chords and melodies?
- How much time do you spend on a project?
- A lot of producers procrastinate tracks for months, how do you write tracks in a time block?
- ow do you approach sending out promos and label demos?
- I want to make techno but what i’m doing is deep house at the end, what can I do?
Meet Your Teacher
Huxley
Over the last seven plus years, the friendly character has excelled at many different styles, often ahead of the curve. Known for his well swung grooves, main room house and deeper, musically accomplished offerings that stir real emotion.
As a DJ, Huxley is someone as comfortable headlining a vast festival stage as he is holding down a small and sweaty basement. He does so from Africa to Australia and is the sort of selector who always delivers a slick, high impact dose of the good stuff. Such is his definitive sense of taste that he continues to lead from the front on his own Rinse FM show. It is there he welcomes exciting guests such as And.ID, Truncate and Vin Sol, and there that you get a wider window into his musical world.
Discussions
Dream of finally finishing that draft or launching that side-hustle? Make your next creative project your best yet, with simple steps from creative superstar Emma Gannon!
Discussions
Dream of finally finishing that draft or launching that side-hustle? Make your next creative project your best yet, with simple steps from creative superstar Emma Gannon!
About This Class
Dream of finally finishing that draft or launching that side-hustle? Make your next creative project your best yet, with simple steps from creative superstar Emma Gannon!
In this new class, Emma shares the framework that allowed her to overcome self-doubt and carve her own path as an author, broadcaster, and podcast host. The secret to her success? Fed up with feeling afraid—of failure, of not being good enough, even of success—Emma dug into the science behind self-sabotage and learned exactly how to get out of her own way.
Now, Emma is sharing what she’s learned so that you can do the same: unlock your creative potential while feeling energized and empowered!
Together with Emma, you will:
- Identify the patterns in your life, and let go of habits that don’t serve you
- Cut out comparison to figure out what you really want and need
- Silence your inner critic by talking back to negative beliefs and behaviors
- Own your success and vulnerability—both go hand-in-hand with creativity
Packed with insights and examples from Emma’s personal journey, this class is designed for every creative who needs a pep-talk or extra push to get started—and includes five exclusive downloadable worksheets to support you along the way.
Whether you’re looking to break through block, remove self-imposed pressure, or simply approach each new project with intention, this 45-minute class will unlock your confidence as a creative. Get started and celebrate taking the first step!
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All you need to follow along is a pen and paper. Download the worksheets to follow along with Emma’s exercises, or jot your thoughts in a notebook.
Resources
- Introduction
- Week one