Songen BlogTutorials, tips, and updates from Songen.https://songen.app/How to make your 808 hit hard: a complete trap 808 guidehttps://songen.app/blog/808-bass-guide/https://songen.app/blog/808-bass-guide/Everything that makes a trap 808 knock: tuning it to the key, carving space against the kick, placement and patterns, and the advanced moves (slides, octave jumps, switching 808s, saturation and clipping).Sun, 14 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTHow to make better hi-hat rolls and patternshttps://songen.app/blog/better-hi-hat-rolls/https://songen.app/blog/better-hi-hat-rolls/Match the hi-hat pattern to the subgenre, then keep the groove from going lifeless with layering, variation and processing. Trap, drill, boom bap, lo-fi and electronic.Tue, 30 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTHow to write cinematic chord progressions for any emotionhttps://songen.app/blog/cinematic-chord-progressions/https://songen.app/blog/cinematic-chord-progressions/Simple cinematic chord progressions in A minor and C major, one for each emotion and no theory needed, for heroic, hopeful, lonely, grieving and epic moods.Mon, 11 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTHow to generate your first track in Songenhttps://songen.app/blog/hello-songen/https://songen.app/blog/hello-songen/A 60-second walkthrough: pick a genre, generate layered lead, chords, bass and drums, then refine until it sounds like you.Thu, 25 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTHow to arrange a song by ear: the ear-first methodhttps://songen.app/blog/how-to-arrange-a-song-by-ear/https://songen.app/blog/how-to-arrange-a-song-by-ear/Ear-first arrangement builds a song by listening to what comes next, not by rote rules. Loop eight bars, hear the gap, and change two elements at a time.Fri, 10 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTHow to layer sounds for fuller, more professional trackshttps://songen.app/blog/how-to-layer-sounds/https://songen.app/blog/how-to-layer-sounds/Layering stacks two instruments on one part so it sounds rich, not flat. Which sounds to pair, how to glue them, and quick fixes for thin bass, leads and snares.Mon, 30 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMTHow to turn a great loop into a full EDM songhttps://songen.app/blog/how-to-turn-a-loop-into-an-edm-song/https://songen.app/blog/how-to-turn-a-loop-into-an-edm-song/Turn an EDM loop into a finished track: map the song form, build energy by adding and dropping elements, smooth transitions with automation, and use space.Fri, 01 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTHow to write a counter melody that adds depthhttps://songen.app/blog/how-to-write-a-counter-melody/https://songen.app/blog/how-to-write-a-counter-melody/A counter melody adds depth by contrasting your main line in rhythm, register and timbre. Six steps to write one that reads as a new layer, not a copy.Sun, 24 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTHow to write a disco bassline that grooveshttps://songen.app/blog/how-to-write-a-disco-bassline/https://songen.app/blog/how-to-write-a-disco-bassline/Build a disco bassline step by step: 16th-note syncopation around 110 BPM, octave jumps on the offbeats, chromatic approach notes, and chord-tone spice.Mon, 20 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTHow to make trap hi-hat rolls: a simple fills guidehttps://songen.app/blog/trap-hi-hat-rolls/https://songen.app/blog/trap-hi-hat-rolls/Build trap hi-hat rolls from a steady 8th-note baseline: where to place fills, which subdivisions buzz, and how to dress them up with pitch, pan and effects.Thu, 04 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT