AskVideo - Dance Music Styles 101 - Trap

This first course in our Dance Music Styles series examines the essential building blocks of making Trap. Join Adam Pollard in this 21-tutorial course and learn the essential ingredients of this intricate and exciting dance music genre!

What makes Trap, Trap? Well, it's a bunch of things. You've got to have the right tempo and understand this genre's defining features. Next, are the specific timbres of the kick, bass, snare and lead sounds. Then there are the production techniques and other more subtle, sonic ingredients that are unique to this particular style of dance music

Dance music expert, Adam Pollard, reveals everything that a Trap track must have. He explains all of the techniques, with detailed examples, as he sculpts a Trap track right before your eyes. If that isn't enough, Adam proceeds even further into this Trap exposé by showing you all kinds of tips on how to make an authentic sounding 808 track. You also see Adam design some of the "weird" sounds that are essential to Trap. He even goes over some common mistakes and pitfalls that you may encounter during production.

So join Adam Pollard, in this first course in our of Dance Music Styles series and learn everything there is to know about making Trap!