In this episode, I make a psychological horror track from scratch.

In this episode, you’ll learn how I set up my templates, how I create tension and atmosphere, and my secret trick for creating ghostly echoes of distant music.

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TIMESTAMPS

0:00 Intro

0:09 Working on my record label

0:24 Horror music with ‘The Daemon Symphony’

0:48 The action plan for the music I will write (using SEO)

1:19 Horror Music Mastery Course

1:45 Starting with a template

2:32 Taking a break

2:45 Sitting down to write

3:08 Laying down a soundscape

3:18 Adding a string drone

3:32 More string layers to emphasise tonality

3:58 The ghostly piano in another room

5:03 Creepy music box

5:34 Adding pads to add more timbre

6:01 Putting the music pre-fader

6:20 I'm doing my round-up on the track

6:36 Listening to the track

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