How To Make An Alternative Pop Ballad | Make Pop Music

In this video, Austin breaks down how to produce an alternative pop ballad! We are breaking down Riley's new track, "The Rest of Me"! This ballad isn't your traditional piano and acoustic guitar ballad. Instead we look at a slow, dark, and moody ballad that still has a full production including 80s inspired synths, ambient pads, hard hitting hip hop drums, wavy 808s, and tons of ear candy sprinkled in. This video shows that you can have a ballad, and still have a full, exciting arrangement.

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Monitors: Focal Shape 65s with Focal Sub6
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Timestamps:
Preview 0:00
Intro 0:20
Session Walkthrough 1:48
Verse Keys 2:20
Verse Vocal Chop 4:07
Verse Drums 5:10
Verse 808 7:40
Building The Verse As It Progresses 9:35
Risers and Transitions 12:10
Chorus Drums 12:53
Chorus Synths 15:05
Chorus 808 18:38
Post Chorus Additions 19:07
Volume Automations 19:40
Vocal Mix and Arrangement 20:41
Verse Vocals 21:45
Side-chaining Reverbs and Delays 22:25
Verse Background Vocals 24:30
Chorus Vocals 25:53
Chorus Listen Through 27:10
Reverse Vocal Effect 28:26
Master Chain 29:50
Outro 31:30