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Explore our collection of electronic music production guides, tips, and tutorials. Learn about sound design, mixing, synthesizers, sample packs, and creative workflows to take your productions to the next level.
How to Make Melodic Techno Leads Wide Without Killing Their Power
Why super wide leads sound small in the mix, and how to fix it with a mono core, a quieter wide support layer, width on the returns and free tools...
How to Create Ethereal Flute Pads in Serum 2
My exact Serum 2 flute pad patch in 12 steps: three looped flute sources, a tiered octave stack and an LFO on the reverb pre delay that makes the space...
How to Create Unique Melodic Techno Atmosphere Pads in Ableton Live 12
My exact seven step chain in Ableton Live 12 for turning a raw analogue atmosphere from the Motion sample pack into a warm, moving melodic techno pad.
Sound Design Techniques Every Electronic Producer Should Master
What to learn after synth basics: seven sound design techniques with real settings, from bass harmonics and FM to saturation, mid/side width and resampling in Ableton Live.
Sound Design for Beginners: 5 Essential Techniques to Learn First
A beginner friendly guide to sound design: the five techniques to learn first, with starting values for filters, envelopes, LFOs, samples and effects, plus a simple practice routine.
Berlin Techno Sound Design: Capturing Underground Club Energy
How to design the core sounds of Berlin techno: a tuned, driven kick, the rumble, metallic percussion, dub chord stabs, hypnotic sequences and city textures, with settings you can use...
How to Layer Synths for Deep, Atmospheric Electronic Music
How to layer synths without mud: give every layer one job and one frequency range, contrast timbres and envelopes, move layers at different speeds and glue them on a shared...