Uploaded May 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 days ago

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Walkthrough: Melodic Techno like "early" Stephan Jolk "Inhibition" from Afterlife
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My other Stephan Jolk tutorial:
youtu.be/_pY0TbScErQ


☑️ Key take-aways:

- Harmony: Mysterious, Dramatic, playing the root C#min
- Pads: Movement through tremolo, vibrato, lfo fx, makes them sound more interesting, Vocal pads on top for “sacred choir feel”
- Drumming: rather deep, not too focussed on high frequencies
- Kick, Bass: pretty groovy, but “tricking” a slight rumble below everything. Especially needed in the intro, results in a great and deep groovy drum bass combo!
- Synths: Choose your lead synth based on the “warmth” of sound you’re looking for?
- Drones, Atmos: Drone and atmo sounds for “mystery feel”


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⏰ TIMECODES ⏰
00:00 Intro
01:10 Arrangement Overview
03:35 Groups Overview
04:05 KICK and BASS
07:40 Drums Group
17:10 Return Channels
18:12 Instruments Group (tremolo, lfo's, etc)
22:24 Main lead
28:00 Testing "alternative" synths for the main lead (Repro, Diva)
33:04 More Synths (Pads, BG, Choirs)
38:25 Effects Group
42:02 Quick SUMMARY, Key Take Aways
46:58 FULL Track Playback (Final Result)


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