Making a Soulful EDM Beat with DOT (SZA, Teri GenderBender) | Native Instruments

Watch as DOT (SZA, Team Supreme, Unspeakable Records, Teri GenderBender) builds a soulful, electronic beat packed with percussive layers and effects using Native Instruments KOMPLETE NOW.

After laying down a rhythmic backbone with BATTERY, DOT drenches it in percussive layers and effects. Then she sculpts a booming bass sound in MASSIVE X, adds cosmic character with RAUM reverb, and lays down a second melody to complement the bass and drum patterns. With the sonic foundation firmly in place, DOT adds psychedelic synth pads from MASSIVE X, and dials in the arrangement with filter automation and subtractive chops. Then the composition gets a lift from unique risers crafted in LO-FI GLOW and RAUM, along with a smattering of airy pads and effects for additional atmosphere. Finally, the whole beat gets bathed in additional melodics from HYBRID KEYS and CLOUD SUPPLY, all of them tamed by a sidechain gate.

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00:00 - Intro
01:42 - Starting rhythmic ideas in BATTERY
03:08 - Creating percussive layers with effects
03:47 - Sculpting bass in MASSIVE X
05:22 - Adding character with RAUM reverb
05:44 - Adding a second melody
06:30 - Finding synth pads in MASSIVE X
07:34 - Arrangement and filter automation
08:16 - Creating unique risers with LO-FI GLOW and RAUM
10:16 - Shaping airy pads with CLOUD SUPPLY and effects
11:53 - Melodic sound design in HYBRID KEYS and CLOUD SUPPLY
14:19 - Using sidechain gate in Ableton to tame melody
14:44 - Final beat and Outro

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