Punkademic How I Made This Track: “Baltimore” (Includes Full Session) TUTORIAL

This is a complete synthwave/cyberpunk production session, not just a single-bass tutorial. You get the full track with every channel, plugin, automation, and arrangement intact—ready for hands-on learning and dissection.

Why This Is Different

Most tutorials isolate small techniques—how to make a lead, process drums, or create chords—but this session shows how a full track is built from start to finish. Learn arrangement, mixing, and sound design in context, seeing how decisions move a listener through a complete 5-minute track.

Learn By Doing

Mute channels, bypass effects, solo elements, tweak parameters, and experiment. Hear how the track works with or without sidechain compression, check EQ curves, and understand how every element fits in the mix.

Real-World Application

Techniques in this session apply across electronic music:

• Sidechain routing for rhythmic movement works in house and trance

• Layering atmospheric pads translates to ambient production

• Mixing philosophy maintains clarity while embracing synth textures

Session Compatibility & Access

• Files included for Logic Pro, Ableton Live, and FL Studio

• Bounced stems available for any other DAW

• Uses stock plugins or included alternatives—no expensive third-party tools required

What You’ll Learn

• Deconstruct a professional synthwave track layer by layer

• Recreate signature cyberpunk sound design elements, including crunchy bass patches

• Organize a DAW session efficiently for real-world production

• Apply mixing techniques for wide, punchy synthwave without muddiness

• Create dynamic automation curves that keep tracks interesting

• Balance retro 80s sounds with modern production punch

• Structure a track with tension and release to engage listeners

• Implement sidechain compression and gating for rhythmic movement

• Extract techniques from a finished track and adapt them to your own productions

This session gives the perspective of seeing a full track built in practice, like sitting in a pro studio and touching all the knobs—hands-on, interactive, and highly educational.