Steinberg Absolute 7

Here’s how I actually approach turning an idea into a finished track. Explore the sounds used in this video with Steinberg Absolute 7, a massive collection of instruments and plugins: https://www.steinberg.net/vst-instruments/absolute/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=2025-02-absolute-7-release&utm_content=taetro ✨ Free trial of Groove Agent 6: https://www.steinberg.net/vst-instruments/groove-agent/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=2025-03-groove-agent-6-release&utm_content=taetro ►🎹 Music Production Gear: ROLI Piano - https://roli.com/?rfsn=2004237.34621c Launch Control - https://amzn.to/4bvMoaA 0:00 Why Technical Tutorials Don’t Teach You How to Write Music 0:33 Listening to the Track “Lockout” 2:35 Start Writing Music With Intention 4:30 Writing Linearly Instead of Looping 5:49 Introducing New Musical Characters 7:00 Evolving the Track and Building Energy 7:52 Bringing in Drums and Percussion Gradually 9:25 Using Creative Limitations to Stay Focused 10:03 Creating Wide Guitar Sounds With Dual Mode 11:12 All Sounds From Steinberg Absolute 7 11:51 Let Your References Evolve During the Track 12:34 Using Atmosphere and Sound Design for Mood 14:01 Adding Pickups, Articulations, and Drum Fills 14:44 Extracting Realistic Drum Patterns With Groove Agent 15:14 The “Accidental” Two-Drum-Kit Trick 16:12 Final Thoughts and Community Tips This video is sponsored by Steinberg. ►📻 GET YOUR MUSIC ON STREAMING PLATFORMS: 7% off DistroKid: http://distrokid.com/vip/taetro ------------------- ►FOLLOW TAETRO: 📷 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/taetro/ 💬 Threads: https://www.threads.net/@taetro 🎧 Bandcamp: https://taetro.bandcamp.com ------------------ Hi! My name is TAETRO. thanks for reading to the bottom of this page. i love making music, being creative and also helping other people make music and be creative. if you want to support this channel, many of the above links are affiliate links which means you can purchase gear or software at no additional cost and i will get a commission :) even just liking the video and subscribing to the channel helps a ton. thanks for watching the video! #abletonlive #musicproduction #absolute7 #halo