Hard Dance Transitions: Risers, Drops & Kicks

This tutorial shows how I make up risers, down risers, and kicks in FL Studio for hard dance, gabber, and hardcore.

No vocals, no presets — just automation, envelopes, and control.

You’ll learn:

How to build up risers that increase tension without noise spam

How to make down risers that actually pull energy into the drop

How risers should support kicks instead of masking them

Simple techniques that work at high BPM
Risers don’t create energy — they shape it.
If your kick isn’t hitting, your transition is probably wrong.

This is the same approach used in Complexity Crew tracks: functional, loud, and built for real systems.