{"id":14566,"date":"2021-01-27T12:02:50","date_gmt":"2021-01-27T17:02:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/?p=14566"},"modified":"2025-10-08T13:15:25","modified_gmt":"2025-10-08T17:15:25","slug":"synthwave-10-minutes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/synthwave-10-minutes\/","title":{"rendered":"How to make a synthwave track in 10 minutes (free MIDI files included)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Working under a time constraint when making music can be a great way to hone your workflow and build confidence in your creative decisions.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In the video above, we took this idea to the test by &#8216;speedrunning&#8217; a synthwave track in under ten minutes. Check it out to see how you can quickly construct the lush synth leads, punchy drums, dreamy arps, and other elements that are staples to the genre.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you liked the track we created and want to experiment with the individual samples we used yourself, you can check out the Collection we created <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"here. (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/splice.com\/sounds\/collections\/nickthechen\/BYyiMd2P8b-2wk2uf2vBmIZiuJ0\" target=\"_blank\">here.<\/a> Also, you can grab the MIDI files for all of the chord progressions, melodies, and basslines we manually constructed <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"here. (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Synthwave-Speed-Run-MIDI-files.zip\" target=\"_blank\">here.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What other genres do you want to see us speedrun in ten minutes or less? Let us know in the comments below, and <a aria-label=\"check out our other 10-minute challenges here. (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/tag\/10-minute-challenge\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">check out our other 10-minute challenges here.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Spark inspiration for your music with expertly-curated loops, one-shots, MIDI, presets, and more:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button aligncenter\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/splice.com\/sounds\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Join Splice today<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Get a firsthand look into the basics of creating synthwave melodies, chord progressions, and drum grooves in Ableton.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":31,"featured_media":14575,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1886,1889,1696],"tags":[1725,641],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>How to make a synthwave track in 10 minutes (free MIDI files included) - Blog | Splice<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Get a firsthand look into the basics of creating synthwave melodies, chord progressions, and drum grooves in Ableton.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/synthwave-10-minutes\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"How to make a synthwave track in 10 minutes (free MIDI files included) - Blog | Splice\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Get a firsthand look into the basics of creating synthwave melodies, chord progressions, and drum grooves in Ableton.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/synthwave-10-minutes\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Blog | Splice\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Splice\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2021-01-27T17:02:50+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-10-08T17:15:25+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Synthwave_Speedrun_BlogPost-1024x640.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1024\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"640\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Nick Chen\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@splice\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@splice\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Nick Chen\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/synthwave-10-minutes\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/synthwave-10-minutes\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Nick Chen\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/006da68db2cca36c1730e68e67130d39\"},\"headline\":\"How to make a synthwave track in 10 minutes (free MIDI files included)\",\"datePublished\":\"2021-01-27T17:02:50+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-10-08T17:15:25+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/synthwave-10-minutes\/\"},\"wordCount\":160,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/synthwave-10-minutes\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Synthwave_Speedrun_BlogPost.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"10 minute challenge\",\"MIDI\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Free\",\"Free MIDI\",\"Tips &amp; 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