Sonic Academy – How To Make Synthwave with Timecop 1983 (TUTORIAL)

By | October 8, 2025

 

Release Year: 2015
Producer: Sonic Academy
Website: https://www.sonicacademy.com
Author: Timecop 1983
Duration: 01.24.00
Type of Material: Video Lesson
Language: English

  • 489.7 MB

Description: Sonic Academy proudly welcomes one of the most notable artists of the synthwave/dreamwave genre, Timecop 1983. With Timecop 1983 in FL Studio, you’ll learn which drums to use, how to write basslines, pads, melodies, and all the important aspects of reverb to make your synthwave track truly epic.
It’s 1983, and Buck Harrington is a young, reckless LA police detective. His latest unauthorized sting operation goes sour when two uniformed officers intervene, resulting in a high-speed chase through the city that causes widespread damage. Angry when he gets fired by his police captain, he heads out into the city on his motorbike to get back the girl of his dreams – this is his soundtrack. Buck Harrington’s soundtrack.
In this ‘How To Make Synthwave’ in FL studio we bring you one of the most notable acts of the genre – Timecop 1983. Here he shows us how to capture that true classic synthwave / Dreamwave sound. Discover drums what you need to use, how to programs baselines, pads, melody, and to use that all important reverb to make your synthwave track truly epic. In 1 hour 30 mins you will be creating the soundtrack of your dreams.
Keep an eye out next week as incoming we also have a massive 4gb ‘Synthwave sample pack’, all new ‘ANA preset Vol 7 – Synthwave’ and an interview with the man himself – Timecop 1983.

Content :
Tutorial 01 – Introduction and Playthrough
Tutorial 02 – Setup and Drums
Tutorial 03 – Bass and Arp
Tutorial 04 – Intro Arrangement and Synth
Tutorial 05 – Transition To The Drums
Tutorial 06 – The Drums
Tutorial 07 – The Melody Line
Tutorial 08 – Arranging the Break
Tutorial 09 – Arranging verse B
Tutorial 10 – Final Arrangment
Tutorial 11 – Mastering

Example files: present
Video format: FLV
Video: AVC, 1280X720, 16:9, 30,000 fps, 1024 kbps
Audio: AAC, 44.1 kHz, 2 channels


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