Lead the Way: An Approach to Synth Soloing
A solo that’s jazzy and tasteful can excite an audience and make a track pop. But there’s a fine line soloists ride: too simple and the solo is a bore, too complex and the vibe is lost. Rob Araujo has spent years learning how to ride this line, and in the process his synth solos have been heard by millions around the world. Now he’s here to help you ride that line. Read full description…
A solo that’s jazzy and tasteful can excite an audience and make a track pop. But there’s a fine line soloists ride: too simple and the solo is a bore, too complex and the vibe is lost. Rob Araujo has spent years learning how to ride this line, and in the process his synth solos have been heard by millions around the world. Now he’s here to help you ride that line.
In this exclusive Soundslice lesson package, Rob takes 12 of his most popular solos from social media and gives an in-depth, note-by-note breakdown of each. You’ll get a sense of how his musical mind works by learning about his harmonic choices, rhythmic concepts and vocabulary.
With Rob’s tips, you're sure to be playing solos that any listener will enjoy.
Preview the course
Full course
| Tracks and lessons |
| So Gone (HD) |
| So Gone performance |
| So Gone chords |
| So Gone breakdown |
| Untitled Jam (Mac Ayres) |
| Untitled Jam performance |
| Untitled Jam chords |
| Untitled Jam breakdown 1 |
| Untitled Jam breakdown 2 |
| Untitled Jam breakdown 3 |
| Untitled Jam breakdown 4 |
| Light Ray (Evil Needle) |
| Light Ray performance |
| Light Ray chords |
| Light Ray breakdown 1 |
| Light Ray breakdown 2 |
| Light Ray breakdown 3 |
| 4U Remix (MXXWLL) |
| 4U Remix performance |
| 4U Remix chords |
| 4U Remix breakdown 1 |
| 4U Remix breakdown 2 |
| 4U Remix breakdown 3 |
| Giant Steps (Courtez Banks) |
| Giant Steps performance |
| Giant Steps chords |
| Giant Steps breakdown |
| Heartbreaker (Anomalie remix) |
| Heartbreaker performance |
| Heartbreaker breakdown 1 |
| Heartbreaker breakdown 2 |
| Heartbreaker breakdown 3 |
| Tuesday (Tennyson & Mr Carmack) |
| Tuesday performance |
| Tuesday chords |
| Tuesday breakdown 1 |
| Tuesday breakdown 2 |
| Tuesday breakdown 3 |
| Tuesday breakdown 4 |
| Gondolina (brandon*) |
| Gondolina performance |
| Gondolina chords |
| Gondolina breakdown 1 |
| Gondolina breakdown 2 |
| Gondolina breakdown 3 |
| Velours Draft (Anomalie) |
| Velours Draft performance |
| Velours Draft chords |
| Velours Draft breakdown 1 |
| Velours Draft breakdown 2 |
| Another Batch Jam (J Dilla) |
| Another Batch Jam performance |
| Another Batch Jam chords |
| Another Batch Jam breakdown |
| Intro Groove (T-AARONmusic) |
| Intro Groove performance |
| Intro Groove chords |
| Intro Groove breakdown 1 |
| Intro Groove breakdown 2 |
| Intro Groove breakdown 3 |
| Twice (Glasper) |
| Twice performance |
| Twice chords |
| Twice breakdown 1 |
| Twice breakdown 2 |
About the artist
Rob Araujo
Rob is a pianist/producer living in Portland
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