{"id":152341,"date":"2026-02-18T16:57:15","date_gmt":"2026-02-18T22:57:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.synthtopia.com\/?p=152341"},"modified":"2026-02-18T16:58:34","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T22:58:34","slug":"how-to-make-original-music-in-the-style-of-classic-tangerine-dream","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.synthtopia.com\/content\/2026\/02\/18\/how-to-make-original-music-in-the-style-of-classic-tangerine-dream\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Make Original Music In The Style Of Classic Tangerine Dream"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Testing the Tangerine Dream Formula: From Analysis to Creation\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fGJQepgzYPs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_152343\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-152343\" style=\"width: 320px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.synthtopia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/tangerine-dream.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-152343\" src=\"https:\/\/www.synthtopia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/tangerine-dream-320x319.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"320\" height=\"319\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.synthtopia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/tangerine-dream-320x319.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.synthtopia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/tangerine-dream-728x726.jpg 728w, https:\/\/www.synthtopia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/tangerine-dream-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.synthtopia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/tangerine-dream-768x765.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.synthtopia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/tangerine-dream-301x300.jpg 301w, https:\/\/www.synthtopia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/tangerine-dream.jpg 1192w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-152343\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Making music in the style of classic <strong>Tangerine Dream<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In this video, <span class=\"yt-core-attributed-string yt-core-attributed-string--white-space-pre-wrap\" dir=\"auto\" role=\"text\">LA-based composer &amp; <\/span>synthesist <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@joshlucan3512\">Josh Lucan<\/a> demonstrates how he created an original song, in the style of &#8217;70s <strong>Tangerine Dream<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Lucan previously dissected TD&#8217;s <em>Exit<\/em> and, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@joshlucan3512\/videos\">on his Youtube page<\/a>, he&#8217;s shared videos looking at creating sequences inspired by the group and more.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I show how I made an original song in the style of Tangerine Dream using some of the sequencing concepts I have learned from dissecting their music,&#8221; Lucan notes. &#8220;I explain how I built complexity out of small cells of sequences using the Intellijel Metropolix, the Squarp Hapax, and the Moog 10.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Other tools used include Ableton Live, some soft synths and a Tascam TSR-8 reel to reel 8-track tape recorder.<\/p>\n<p>At the end of the video, Lucan shares the original track that he created.<\/p>\n<p>Did he capture the classic Tangerine Dream Berlin School sound? Share your thoughts in the comments!<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Topics covered:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">00:00 Intro<br \/>\n02:42 Layout of Tracks<br \/>\n05:00 Metropolix Patterns<br \/>\n12:15 Ratcheting<br \/>\n15:41 Accumulator<br \/>\n19:19 Hapax Patterns<br \/>\n21:52 Mirroring the Pattern<br \/>\n27:14 The Softsynths<br \/>\n30:08 Percussion<br \/>\n30:30 Emu Emulator Samples<br \/>\n32:18 PPG Lead Line<br \/>\n37:10 Volume Automation<br \/>\n38:22 Song Performance<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LA-based composer &#038; synthesist Josh Lucan demonstrates how he created an original song, in the style of &#8217;70s Tangerine Dream.&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.synthtopia.com\/content\/2026\/02\/18\/how-to-make-original-music-in-the-style-of-classic-tangerine-dream\/\">Read More <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">How To Make Original Music In The Style Of Classic Tangerine Dream<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":152342,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[18,12,23766,45,25],"tags":[70,3161,225],"class_list":["post-152341","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-electronic-musicians","category-keyboard-synthesizers","category-modular-synthesizers-electronic-music-gear","category-sequencers","category-synthesizers","tag-berlin-school","tag-composition","tag-tangerine-dream"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.synthtopia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/classic-tangerine-dream.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.synthtopia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/152341","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.synthtopia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.synthtopia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.synthtopia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.synthtopia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=152341"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.synthtopia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/152341\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":152346,"href":"https:\/\/www.synthtopia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/152341\/revisions\/152346"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.synthtopia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/152342"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.synthtopia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=152341"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.synthtopia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=152341"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.synthtopia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=152341"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}