Use Ear Candy To Create Special Moments In Your Songs! | Make Pop Music

Adding special moments throughout a song, production, or arrangement can be a great way to keep listeners’ attention. Try these ear candy techniques to create special moments such as building and releasing tension, queuing transitions, adding special sound effects to emphasize phrases, and more! Listen to the song in this video! Check out all of our samples, presets, MIDI packs, courses, and more! Listen To Our Podcast! Join Our Facebook Community - Follow us on Instagram: Follow us on TikTok: Subscribe to our YouTube channel for more content on all things pop music! ——— Listen to some of my work! DAW / Program I Use: ​​​​​​ ——— 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 Main Microphone: Lewitt LCT1040 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, Arturia PolyBrute Guitars: Fender American Professional Stratocaster, Gibson Les Paul Studio, Taylor 214 CE Plus Preamps: Heritage Audio HA81A & Audient ASP800 Microphones: Advanced Audio 251, 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: Rokinon 12mm f2 Camera Lights: Neewer LED Light Panels Timestamps: Preview 0:00 Intro 0:22 Creating Tension With Risers 1:51 Emphasizing Impact With Hits 4:56 Using Silence To Draw Attention 7:52 Adding Dynamics With Processing 10:52 Utilizing Sound Effects To Elude To Lyrics 12:49 Writing Automation To Lead The Listener’s Attention 15:18 Other Ear Candy Ideas 17:53 Outro 19:19