Creating an arrangement style

When it comes to arrangement style, we will discuss how to actually do this in FL Studio in Chapter 6, but in this chapter, I will discuss why a producer’s approach to arranging records ultimately adds to their own signature sound.

Your arrangement style or formula as a music producer can be extremely important in developing a distinctive sound that is exclusively recognizable as being your own. When it comes to sonic branding, this is especially crucial because it enables listeners to instantly recognize the producer’s work and associate it with a specific sound or approach. The use of particular chord progressions, the placement of particular instruments or components in the mix, or the use of particular effects or processing methods can all be examples of a producer’s arrangement style.

These components eventually start to blend together to form the producer’s sound, giving them a unique sonic identity that distinguishes...