Trap Sound Design Explained

Sound design guru Thomas Cochran brings you comprehensive Trap sound design video tutorials that will let you see and hear how to make the sounds that define this wildly popular genre, and also are great as a starting point for making completely new Trap sounds. These videos are perfect for beginner Trap producers or anyone looking for insight on how these sounds are made.

Videos

• Clean 808 Pt. 1 (07:51) - See how to make perhaps the most important sound of Trap, the 808 kick.

• Clean 808 Pt. 2 (10:29) - This video covers how to layer distortion effects to sculpt your 808?s to fit your song.

• Distorted 808 (14:29) - In this video, learn how to make a distorted 808 which is more geared towards use in club tracks.

• Top End Drop Lead (15:54) - Watch how to make a distorted lead sound that can be used as the main hook element in a Trap track drop.

• Distorted Horn Synth Stab (15:22) - Learn how to make the synthetic horn stab sound that is commonly found in Trap drops.

• Distorted Womp Bass (16:46) - See how to create the distorted Womp bass sound that is commonly layered at the beginning of a Trap drop section.

• Heavy Stab Lead (12:33) - In this video, discover how to make a stab lead synth that can be used in both drops and breakdowns.

• Breakdown Arp Lead (11:26) - Explore how to make an arpeggiated lead sound that can be used for adding a melodic part to your Trap breakdowns.

• Synth Chorus Keys (11:11) - Learn how to make a spacey sounding synth keys patch ready to be used in your Trap productions.

• Modulated Super Saw Chords (14:15) - Watch how to make thick modulated super saw chords perfect for harmonic duty in your Trap music.