How To Make I'd Do It Again with CRaymak

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Tutorial 01 - Playthrough and Introduction .mp4

03:24

Tutorial 02 - Writing the Break Part 1 .mp4

30:18

Tutorial 03 - Writing the Break Part 2 .mp4

30:12

Tutorial 04 - Writing the Break Part 3 .mp4

31:11

Tutorial 05 - Writing the Break Part 4 .mp4

27:29

Tutorial 06 - Arrangement, 2nd Break and Vox FX .mp4

28:02

Tutorial 07 - Writing Drums and Sidechain .mp4

28:21

Tutorial 08 - Super Saws and Basses Part 1 .mp4

17:25

Tutorial 09 - Super Saws and Basses Part 2 .mp4

14:59

Tutorial 10 - Drop Glitch FX .mp4

15:54

Tutorial 11 - Sub Bass .mp4

12:59

Tutorial 12 - Synths and FX .mp4

17:10

Tutorial 13 - Vocal Chop Drop Part 1 .mp4

13:23

Tutorial 14 - Vocal Chop Drop Part 2 .mp4

26:12

Tutorial 15 - Extension and Master .mp4

37:44

Description

This week Sonic Academy proudly welcomes back multi-instrumentalist and genre-merging producer Christien Raymakers aka CRaymak for a brand new mammoth course in How To Make 'I'd Do It Again', his new track featuring Saint Yves recently released on Circus Records.

Merging elements of pop and dubstep, this monster track combines both soulful vocals with a wall-of-sound drop full of intricate layers, glitches and effects to create a track of epic proportions to get your teeth into and throughout this course, you're going to get the full lowdown on how it's done.

Starting from a blank slate we are given just the vocals and piano midi to work from and watch as Christien begins the task of making it his own. Firstly re-writing the chords we start by building the break, layering pad sounds, writing a counter-melody along with an arp and evolving riser in Serum before adding orchestral percussion and effects.
We then move on to that epic drop starting with the drums before layering in super saws and basslines along with the all-important dubstep glitch fx.
Finally, we take a section of the vocal and use heavy processing to turn it into an effective lead synth before finalising the arrangement and carrying out a master.

Not one for the faint-hearted, this is a highly detailed and intricate recreation of the track with every element (and there are a lot of them!) carefully shaped and moulded to get the right end result.

And if 5 and half hours of music production goodness isn't enough? What's this..?

Yup, we're spoiling you again and hosting another exclusive remix competition!

We have teamed up with Circus Records and after the huge success of our recent contests, we know the standard is getting higher so we're happily handing this track over to you to make it your own.
So what's a competition without prizes? Well If yours is chosen by CRaymak you could be in with the chance of getting a release on Circus Records - an opportunity not to be missed and exclusive here at Sonic Academy.

So, ourselves and CRaymak are super excited to see what you guys can come up with - we know you can smash it. You can now download the parts from this awesome tune and start working your magic!
We have shown you how to make the tune, now it's over to you to get creative, make an awesome remix of this track and show the world your production talent.

Just click the 'Enter Remix Comp' button above to find out more! This competition is open to all Sonic Academy registered users.

Contest ends - 2019-08-03 - 07:00:00 UTC

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The shores of Eastern Canada are on the receiving end of the unforgiving Atlantic Ocean, it’s no secret that this is why the people of Nova Scotia are tough, determined and have a well known appetite to explore. One of their most recent sons, CRaymak, is starting to make a name for himself and when you listen to his work you’ll hear many of those characteristics coming through. As a student of the high art that is Jazz, CRaymak is a multi-instrumentalist who was born to question the meaning on music, to voyage across it’s boundaries and discover new sounds. Using 15 years of Classical and Jazz theory, this is an artist that incorporates advanced chord sequences and musical arrangements into dance-floor ready cuts for the modern world. Born in St. Johns, Newfoundland and growing up in Halifax, Christien Raymakers spent many of his formative days listening to the greats, Miles Davis, Randy Brecker, Pink Floyd, The Roots, Linkin Park, Bjork, System of a Down and plenty more. But is was when he immersed himself in the cutting edge beats of Skrillex, Flux Pavilion and Seven Lions that he decided that Dance Music was his calling. Unsurprisingly for an artist with such a diverse knowledge of music, genres are open season and you’ll be hard pressed to put CRaymak in a pigeon hole. moving within the borders of bass music his sound is first and foremost hard, it is dynamic and always energetic.