Goa Trance Production Course – Basic Version
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Learn how to produce a Goa Trance track from start to finish — without getting lost in unnecessary complexity.
The Basic Edition gives you everything you need to understand the foundations: sound design, arrangement, and composition.
What’s included:
21 step-by-step video lessons (9+ hours of content)
Access to Ableton Live project files (arrangement & session view)
Eclipse Lite sample pack included
Liftetime access
Perfect for beginners and intermediate producers who want to master arrangement and sound design before diving into advanced mixing and mastering.
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1. Kick and Bass - 3 2. Percussion
- 4 3. Creating Noise Effect with Operator
- 5 4. First Lead Sound Design with Wavetable
- 6 5. Creating Acid Lead with Phoscyon
- 7 6. Creating Lead with Drift and Creating Call & Response Patterns
- 8 7. Creating New Melodies and Finding the Right Preset
- 9 8. Creating Glide Lead with Serum
- 10 9. Designing a Lead Sound in Serum and Building Melody Patterns
- 11 10. First Arrangement Process
In this lesson I will show you how to record our session from the Session View into the Arrangement View. By triggering and playing different clips while recording, we can capture them directly onto the timeline.
This method makes the arrangement process much easier and helps us quickly shape the structure of the track.
- 12 11. Developing Melodies and Organizing Leads for Arrangement
- 13 12. Psychedelic FX and Drum Loop Arrangement
- 14 13. Sound Design and Arrangement: Acid Lead, Bongos, and Goa FX
- 15 14. Shaping the Arrangement: Lead Layers and Build-Up
- 16 15. Breakdown Arrangement and Breakbeat Creation
- 17 16. Moving Ideas from Session to Arrangement
Arrangement – Filling Gaps & Melodic Additions
- 18 17. Designing a Strong Drop and Smooth Riser Effect
Drop Creation & Riser Design
- 19 18. Building the Final Part of the Track
- 20 19. Closing the Arrangement with Smooth Transitions
- 21 20. How to Create an Effective Intro Using Existing Elements
Creating Intro
- 22 21. Optimizing Track Length Before Mixing
Arrangement Optimization
- 23 22. Preparing the Track for the Mixing Stage
Pre-Mix Adjustments
This is the final lesson before the Mix and Mastering module, which is not included in this version of the course.
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Ableton Live Suite 11.3.42 or higher (Suite version recommended for Operator, Wavetable, and Drift)
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Free VST plugins: Psyscope, Voxengo SPAN
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Xfer Serum (Version 1 or 2) – if you do not own it, you can use Vital for very similar results
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D16 Phoscyon (or Phoscyon 2) – used for acid leads (optional, but highly recommended; you can replace with another 303-style plugin)
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Headphones or studio monitors with good bass response (important for accurate mixing)
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Basic understanding of Ableton Live (how to create tracks, load plugins, use session/arrangement view)
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A computer capable of running Ableton Live smoothly (8 GB RAM minimum recommended)
Intended Audience:
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Beginner and intermediate producers who want to learn Goa Trance production step by step
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Anyone who wants to create a complete track from scratch in Ableton Live
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Producers interested in kick & bass design, leads, arps, acid lines, pads, and FX,
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Musicians who want to improve their arrangement skills and learn how to structure a full track
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Producers who want to understand the mixing and mastering process for professional results
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Psytrance and electronic music fans who want to recreate the authentic Goa Trance sound