Watch a detailed music production tutorial where Austin from Make Pop Music demonstrates the complete transformation of his first pop production from 8 years ago. Follow along as he rebuilds the track from scratch, upgrading a dated demo into a radio-ready pop ballad through multiple production stages. Learn advanced techniques for adding realistic piano, layering synths and pads, crafting Reese bass, implementing vocal chops, incorporating choir vocals, creating swelling synths, designing verse bass lines, producing realistic snaps, mixing filtered percussion, programming chorus drums, integrating 808s, arranging top synths, developing lead synths, applying dynamic filters, structuring vocal arrangements, processing lead vocals, adding vocal effects, creating custom delay throws, stacking vocals, harmonizing verses, and layering chorus vocals. Conclude with a full listen-through of the transformed production that showcases the dramatic evolution from the original track.
Remaking a Pop Production - From Demo to Radio-Ready Ballad