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Maybe you know this scenario: You are at a party and you are talking. Suddenly, a song is played over the music system that has become a worldwide sensation. The person, who you have been talking to, mentions in a side note, that anyone can probably write a hit like that in a few minutes. But is it really so easy to make a world-wide hit? Granted: We don‘t have a patented formula for the next big hit either, but we can show you what is important when producing catchy hooks. And let‘s face it, if the chorus doesn‘t work, the rest of the song probably won‘t either. The first five pages of our Killer Hooks special are filled with songs that are on thousands of Spotify playlists. We took…

Love to Go at a Glance 00:39 The vocals and the background choir stay strong, but the guitar is faded out for the time being and the synth hook is already perceptible in the background. Up to this point, the song uses a sharp, slightly musty kick, which is the only element that plays in the bass range. 00:58 In most songs, the chorus starts around one minute. Here it‘s the synth hook, a typical analog synth sound with arpeggio. Its real secret, however, is the crystal clear sound that pushes mercilessly through the mix and therefore gets stuck in your head. This part is the only one where no verses are sung - only repetitive phrases - which gives the synth even more space. In addition, the thin acoustic…

Project Info Material: MPC Live, X, One, Touch, Studio, Renaissance, Force or Software 2 Time Required: 1 hour Content: Create your own chord progressions and upload them to the standalone MPC. Difficulty: Advanced 1 Custom Progressions Although the MPC is equipped with a large selection of chords for the PAD-PERFORM mode, there is still plenty of room for progressions. Conveniently, such progressions can be created yourself and used standalone afterwards. By the way, you can find 78 such progressions in the downloads. 2 MIDI Template Creating is super simple: Open the MPC software and either record some chords or import any MIDI file. In the download data you will also find a huge collection of MIDI files with scales from FeelYourSound [1]. Drag a file to the Arranger section and…

Stupid Love at a Glance 00:55 The introduction of the chorus begins with a short pause of all instruments. Only the voice and the corresponding reverb can be heard. This puts the focus on the vocal phrase „I want just to be loved“. This technique is a perfect way to prepare the listener for the chorus and focus on the message of the song. 00:57 After the instrumental pause, all instruments come back like a drumbeat, underlining the importance of the chorus. While Lady Gaga repeats the line „I want just to be loved“, a highly pitched vocal sample runs through the hook. This acts less as a melody line than as a rhythmic element that makes the song even more danceable. 01:00 To make the hook more interesting compared…

Palmen aus Plastik at a Glance 00:53: To highlight a hook, a good intro is needed, so you can prepare the listener for the upcoming „highlight“. In „Palmen aus Plastik“, the chorus is introduced with a bass drop. This is emphasized by the instrumental pause builds tension. 00:55: A sequence of three notes runs through the whole chorus. This is played downwards, i.e. from high to low, and ends on the fundamental. Using this simple technique, tension is built, which is then immediately resolved. A feeling of arriving is spreading… 01:00: „Palmen aus Plastik“ is the main phrase of the song and the part that is most likely to be sung along at concerts. To bring the rest of the hook forward as well, there is the question/answer technique. For…

Project Info Material: PreSonus Studio One or DAW with Arranger Time Required: about 30 minutes Content: Transform song tracks into song sections using the Arranger and duplicate them. Use scratchpad to work out variations etc. Difficulty: Advanced 1 The Situation In this tutorial, we‘d like to develop an existing song idea further, get to know the advantages of the Arranger and put it into practice. In the sequencer window, we‘ve already created several tracks for the drums, the bass, the lead synth and so on. In terms of content, these are the intro, the verse and the chorus. From now on it is called: Arrange! 2 Activate the Arranger… Before we venture to the arranger, we must first make it visible. Activate the Arranger track, which will then appear at the top…