{"id":32413,"date":"2024-06-14T12:36:58","date_gmt":"2024-06-14T16:36:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/?p=32413"},"modified":"2026-01-14T15:37:29","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T20:37:29","slug":"how-to-make-jungle-music","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/how-to-make-jungle-music\/","title":{"rendered":"How to make jungle music for the first time (track breakdown)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

What do PinkPantheress, Playboi Carti, and the Devil May Cry<\/em> soundtrack have in common?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The answer is they all draw influences from dance music\u2014more specifically, jungle and drum and bass<\/a>. In the tutorial video above, veteran hip hop producer and beat maker Isaac Duarte<\/a> showcases his first attempt at making a jungle \/ drum and bass track. Watch along to see how he pitches and processes a vocal sample, lays down a smooth chord progression using Lounge Lizard<\/a> and V Collection,<\/a> arranges a bassline with a dedicated jungle preset<\/a> in Serum,<\/a> and adds effects and accents to drum breaks from Splice Sounds<\/a> that tie the whole track together.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“I hope you get a lot of gems from this video,” Duarte says. “And I hope you like the track\u2014it’s my first time making a dance record, so let me know what you think and what else you’d like to see.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Keep learning<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Whether it’s exploring a style of music that you don’t have experience with or trying unfamiliar production techniques, finding opportunities to step out of your comfort zone is imperative for developing your chops and expanding your sonic toolkit. For more ways to switch things up, check out our 12 music production challenges below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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12 challenges to level up your music production skills<\/a><\/blockquote>