by Thunder Dash » 05 May 2015 13:26
Okay, so I see you already have a basic foundation of what you would like to do. So...for me, I have this knack of hearing the final result of the remix in my head. I then go about jotting down the things I need to make that remix, distinguishing every instrument.
For your purposes, try studying a bit of the genre. So, chill/relax, is gonna be leaning close to the electronic realm. However, the big difference is that there will not be much of a percussive drive. There will be mainly smooth synth pads, flutes, soft or slow/rising strings and other mellow instruments. For you percussion, be sure not to have too much of a drive. Like I said before, a chill song is one that does not have a hard hitting percussion. It's instruments are smooth and mellow. They are usually around 70-80bpm.