How To Make A Song Like The Weeknd (Hurry Up Tomorrow, Cry For Me, Open Hearts)

In this video, I dive into how to produce a song in the style of The Weeknd's new album, "Hurry Up Tomorrow". This tutorial covers how to program spacey, retro inspired synths, hard hitting drums, lush vocals, and much more. Shop Our Samples, Presets, MIDI Packs, and Courses! https://makepopmusic.com Get The Works Here: https://makepopmusic.com/product-page... Explore Producer Principles: Pop Here https://makepopmusic.com/producer-pri... ----------- Subscribe To Our New Podcast Channel, The Sound Table! @TheSoundTable Follow Our "Next In Pop Playlist": https://bit.ly/49gHcUI ——— Follow us on Instagram -   / makepopmusic   Listen To Our Podcast! - https://rss.com/podcasts/thesoundtable Join Our Facebook Community - https://bit.ly/3nXYJe0 Follow us on TikTok - https://tinyurl.com/4k5c25vf ——— Listen to some of my work! https://www.austinhull.com   / austinhull23   www.tiktok.com/saucetinhull https://spoti.fi/3Z8GaEI ——— Use The Affiliate Links Below To Shop My Gear https://www.makepopmusic.com/studio-gear DAW: Cubase 14 Pro - https://bit.ly/47zT3eK Monitors: ATC SCM25 Mk 2 - https://bit.ly/atc-scm25 Alt Monitors: Fluid Audio Image 2 Subwoofer: Dynaudio 18S - https://bit.ly/mpm-dynaudio18s Interface: RME UFX ii - https://bit.ly/mpm-ufxii Interface Controller: RME ARC-USB - https://bit.ly/mpm-arcusb Desk: AZ Studio Workstations - https://bit.ly/mpm-artista Main Microphone: Sony C800G Lauten Audio LT-386 Eden - https://bit.ly/3tEExop Other Microphones: Lewitt LCT1040 - https://bit.ly/47wEM2o Lauten Audio LA-320 - https://bit.ly/mpm-la320 Lauten Audio LA-220 - https://bit.ly/mpm-la220 Lauten Audio LA-120 - https://bit.ly/mpm-la120 Slate ML-1 - https://bit.ly/mpm-ml1 Shure SM7B - https://bit.ly/mpm-sm7b Advanced Audio 251 - https://bit.ly/mpm-251 JZ BH-2 - https://bit.ly/mpm-bh2 JZ V11 - https://bit.ly/mpm-v11 Voiceover Mic: Lauten LS-208 - https://bit.ly/mpm-ls208 Compressors: AudioScape 76D - https://bit.ly/mpm-76d AudioScape Opto Comp MIDI Keyboard: Arturia Keylab 61 Mk2 ROLI Piano M Keyboards: Arturia Polybrute - https://bit.ly/mpm-polybrute Roland Juno DS88 - https://bit.ly/mpm-DS88 Moog Subsequent 37 - Roland Juno 106 (Vintage) Guitars: Fender American Professional Stratocaster - https://bit.ly/mpm-strat Gretsch Jack Antonoff Signature Princess Yamaha FG820 12 String Gretsch G5260T Baritone Gibson Les Paul Studio - https://bit.ly/mpm-gibson Taylor 214 CE Plus - https://bit.ly/mpm-214ce Preamps: Heritage Audio HA81A - https://bit.ly/47x1IyK Rupert Neve Designs Newton Channel Strip Audient ASP800 - https://bit.ly/3NUB23S Pedals: Hologram Chroma Console Hologram Microcosm JHS Emperor Chorus JHS Colour Box V2 Chase Bliss Onward Chase Bliss Mood Mk2 Auto-Tune Unlimited - https://bit.ly/3krYaWI Camera: Sony A7iv Lens: Sony 24-70mm f2.4 Camera Lights: Aperture Amaran 100Xs ——— Timestamps Intro 0:00 Giveaway 0:48 Starting With A Synth Arp 1:10 Automation Is The Secret Sauce 1:55 Making A Giant Bass Patch 3:18 Adding Pads and Atmospheres 5:08 Pad Ramp Up Effect 7:35 Adding Analog Style Layers 8:40 Digital Vocal Pad 9:53 Brass Arp 10:45 Mike Dean Synth Lead 11:40 Adding Drums 13:00 Transition Synths 13:40 Rising Synth Motif 15:00 Punchy Drums 16:00 Funky Bassline 17:30 Subtle Background Pads 19:26 Layering The Bass Melody With A Synth 19:50 Extra Synths and Pads 20:05 Opening Up The Synths 21:30 Adding Risers, Hits, and Ear Candy 22:50 Experimenting With The Song Structure 23:30 Cinematic Drums 24:08 Layering Unique Arps 25:40 Changing The Chord Progression 26:55 Adding A Wild Synth Solo 28:00 Wind Down Outro Effect 29:45 Ambient Intro Vocal Effect 30:30 Automating Between Keys In Autotune 31:05 Spacey Vocal Chain 31:45 Fading A Vocal Out Into The Background 34:00 Lead Vocal Chain 34:20 Drier Verse Vocal 37:50 Call and Response Ad Libs 39:40" Explaining The Asymmetrical Song Structure 40:39 Outro Vocal Layer 42:48 Full Listen Through 44:55 Outro 47:42