What are the five key elements to making the perfect drop for a track? In this video by BPM Create, our good friend Nick goes over the essential pieces for creating a killer drop in electronic music production and across many other genres as well.

Starting with drums like kick and snare, our good friend Nick first builds the foundation of the drop and then adds percussion, like hi-hats, to give it more momentum. Next, he throws in some powerful synths and effects to make things even more interesting and tops off the drop with subs that add a heavy, low-end push to the track.

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