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How to Create a Taylor Swift-Style Song - Production and Arrangement Tutorial

Make Pop Music via YouTube

Overview

Learn to produce a pop song in the signature style of chart-topping collaborations between renowned producers Jack Antonoff, Max Martin, and Shellback in this 25-minute production tutorial. Master essential techniques including synth layering with the Baby Audio BA-1 synthesizer, percussion arrangement, vocal production, and comprehensive track arrangement. Follow along step-by-step through verse construction, drum programming, arpeggiator implementation, automation techniques, pre-chorus development, and chorus production. Discover how to create massive bass sounds, implement effective synth risers, and apply professional vocal arrangements and effects. Gain insights into the specific production elements that define modern pop hits while building a complete track from start to finish.

Syllabus

Intro
Preview
Sponsor Shoutout Baby Audio
Laying Down Verse Synths
Verse Drum Arrangement
Nailing Jack Antonoff Styles Synths
Adding Crazy Arps
Layering Synths
Verse Arrangement and Automation
Verse B Drum Arrangement
Adding In Bass Patches
Prechorus Arrangement
Neat Synth Riser Effect
Chorus Drum Arrangement
Risers and Hits
Getting a MASSIVE Bass Sound
Chorus Synth Arrangement
Vocal Arrangement
Post Chorus Vocal Effect
Final Listen Through
Outro
Thanks To Baby Audio

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