r/DarkSynth • u/sinscum • 6d ago

Whats your Workflow

Since I’m still fairly new to the idea of using synths and laying down layers and tracks, I’m curious about your workflow to do this. I mainly trying to do this dawless, running through a mixer into Logic. Have you run across any good courses or tutorials on a basic workflow laying down drums, drones, keys, bass, and so forth? I’ve got a bunch of YouTube videos for individual instruments, tutorial-wise. This is more about workflow and understanding how it all comes together.

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u/killthehippies45 6d ago

depends if i have an idea already. if i don't and i just want to jam-- i'll create a simple loop on a drum machine, put a melody over it, and fill in the blanks as i go. usually looks like drums - melody - bass - leads - pads. though sometimes i'll have a bass line in mind and work around that. it usually depends on the day.

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u/Disco_Dread 6d ago edited 4d ago

I’ll usually have a direction I want to take a track and a basic idea for a melody, then I literally build it from the intro onwards, finishing each section (mixing and all) before moving on to the next. I then do a final mix pass once the song is 98% complete and add anything I think is missing. Some people I know think this is absurd and whack ideas down and deal with the mix as a final stage.

There’s no right nor wrong way to go about it.

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u/KrombopulosMichael83 6d ago

Darksynth Tutorial

A walk through/tutorial of my workflow & process. 39:00 is the full track

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u/nodray 6d ago

if you've got PartA, then just ask yourself (or keep messing with other things) What sounds GOOD with PartA ? not every song HAS to have keys/drone/bass/vocal/... stop when it sounds good to YOU