How To Make Dark Trap Pop (Always Never, Anders, Manila Grey) | Make Pop Music

In this week’s video, Austin shows you how he produced a dark trap pop song with hard hitting drums, huge 808s, and soaring vocals! Check out how he made his song, “100 Ways“ and download the free stems to follow along! DOWNLOAD OUR FREE STEMS HERE! Listen to 100 Ways Here! Visit our website! We have sample and preset packs, blog posts, courses, and more! ​ ——— Listen to some of my work! ​​ DAW I Use: ——— Subscribe to our YouTube channel for more content on all things pop music! Join Our Private Community - ​ Follow us on Instagram: Follow Austin: ​​ Make Pop Music is the #1 resource for independent pop producers, writers, and artists. Thank you for being a subscriber! My Gear: DAW: Cubase 11 Pro Desk: AZ Studio Workstations Monitors: Focal Shape 65s with Focal Sub6 Interface: UAD Apollo Twin USB MIDI Keyboard: M-Audio Code 61 Keyboards: Roland Juno DS88 & Roland Juno 106 Guitars: Fender American Professional Stratocaster, Gibson Les Paul Studio, Taylor 214 CE Plus Preamps: Heritage Audio HA81A & Audient ASP800 Microphones: Slate ML-1, Shure SM7B, JZ BH-1, JZ V67, Lauten Audio LA-320, Lauten Audio LA-220, Lauten Audio LA-120, AKG P170, Sterling ST59 Camera: Panasonic G7 Lens: Panasonic 25mm f1.7 Camera Lights: Neewer LED Light Panels Timestamps: Preview 0:00 Intro 0:13 Verse Synths and Keys 1:58 Verse Drums 6:57 Verse Bass / 808s 11:02 Verse Vocals 12:50 Making a Pre-Chorus 15:58 Building the Chorus 17:48 Verse 2 Tweaks 22:55 Adding a Bridge / Breakdown 25:30 Final Chorus Additions 28:26 Making an Intro 29:45 Outro 30:30