James Hype is back with another YouTube video sharing how he makes a brand new track in just 20 minutes.
Using Ableton Live 12, Hype takes you through his thought process and each section of the track-in-progress while mid-flight to a show in Portugal, where he then plays the new song live for a crowd of hyped-up fans at Brunch Electronik.
Hype has also previously shared a walkthrough on how he makes a remix in just 30 minutes too. He also runs his own production course where he shares further tips on building tracks.
In the new video, Hype sits simply with his laptop and a pair of headphones. “I’ve just made a track in 20 minutes and I’m going to play it in my DJ set as soon as this plane lands,” he begins.
“I’m going to show you exactly how to do it. Now first of all, I want to point out this is not a masterpiece. I don’t make every track in 20 minutes, I’m just trying to show you how simple it is for me to make the type of edits that I’m playing in my set every week.”
Hype makes a start with a small snippet of a vocal a cappella taken from classic dance anthem, Lady (Hear Me Tonight) by Modjo. As he confesses he doesn’t know all that much about music theory, he then tries to find notes that are in tune with the vocals to continue building the track.
He goes through each part of the song, from finding a hooky synth part to a big drop. You can view the full video below, which is condensed down into just under 10 minutes:
Find out more about James Hype’s production course, or check out where you can catch him live.
