Sonic Academy How To Sound Like Afterlife with Bluffmunkey

This week Geoff, aka Bluffmunkey, is back with a different take on our usual 'How To Make' courses. This time he's aiming for a certain style, referencing the awesome Melodic Techno Afterlife label and building a track in a genre that he hasn't attempted before - so, in effect we're learning at the same time as him.

Starting with a set of reference tracks form artists such as Yotto, Colyn and Stephan Jolk, we try and find out the common themes and layout with this style before going through each of the different elements in-depth of Bluffmunkey's track. From beat creation, sound design, arrangement, effects and mastering, we check out how close he gets to the Afterlife sound.

What do you think? We reckon he nails it, so check it out!

Tutor
Bluffmunkey

Duration
02h 38m

Software
Ableton Live

Level
Intermediate and Advanced

PLAYTHROUGH AND REFERENCE TRACKS
Promo and Playthrough - 04:18
Tutorial 01 - Introduction and Analysis - 09:21

DRUMS
Tutorial 02 - Kick and Bass - 19:46
Tutorial 03 - Percussion - 12:10

ARPS, PLUCKS AND PADS
Tutorial 04 - Arps and Plucks - 20:09
Tutorial 05 - Pads and Atmospheres - 17:13

ARRANGEMENT AND MAIN LEAD
Tutorial 06 - Initial Layout and Stabs - 09:09
Tutorial 07 - Main Lead - 10:35
Tutorial 08 - Expanded Layout - 08:05

TRANSITIONS AND AUTOMATION
Tutorial 09 - Transitions and FX - 06:24
Tutorial 10 - Automation - 12:10

MIXING AND MASTERING
Tutorial 11 - Final Tweaks - 12:33
Tutorial 12 - Mastering - 11:30
Tutorial 13 - Final Thoughts - 04:52