![]() It’s important to know the implications behind elements of production, but without putting them into practice – they’re useless! Tools of the Trade Now that you know why build-ups are so important, you’re probably hungry for some practical advice. ![]() Learning How to Craft the Perfect Build-up Reason #3 why build-ups are important: they drive the song forward. But a build-up? That’s the big mover.īuild-ups raise the energy level of a song to new heights and provide grounds for following parts to flow off them nicely. Micro-tension (crash cymbals, removing kicks at the end of 8 bars, etc.) drives the song along, keeping the listener interested. Without tension and energy, your song won’t flow as well. Reason #2 why build-ups are important: they impact the listener emotionally. Ask any club owner if he’d prefer to have his club filled with unhappy people or happy people, I guarantee you it will be the latter. People who have an emotional response to your music are also more likely to remember it (marketing tip #341). If there’s an area where you’re supposed to be depressed and bored during a song, the build-up is not it (unless it’s really badly made of course).Įxcitement and happiness go hand in hand. You don’t need to make music like Burial or MitiS to impact someone.īuild-ups invoke excitement. Yes, even the so-called “emotionless” genres of EDM do garner an emotional response from people. Reason #1 why build-ups are important: they make the drop seem bigger and better. The drop is exactly the same, yet it’s perceived as better due to what takes place before it. A 3-course meal tastes great almost all the time, but it tastes incredible when you’re starving. Have you ever eaten a beautifully cooked meal after a long bout of hunger? That’s what it’s like. Build-ups stretch the listener. They stretch the listener to a point where there’s only one thing that can satisfy the emotional need cultivated by tension. Conversely, if your build-up is too strong and over-powering, it too will draw away from the impact of your drop.īut why? Why does the listener perceive the drop as bigger and better when it’s preceded by a great build-up? If your build-up is too weak, then it will draw away from the impact of your drop. A well-made drop coupled with a carefully crafted build-up makes for a dance-floor killer. Build-ups are the number one way to create tension and excitement in music.īut other than adding tension, why are build-ups so important? They make the drop seem biggerĭrop, chorus, climax – whatever you want to call it. Whether it’s a simplistic and subtle low-pass filter opening on a pad sound or a fully-fledged, sonically splendid, snare and riser-filled build-up – the truth remains. Build-ups are absolutely essential to electronic dance music.
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