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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.
Progressive House Arps in u-he Diva: A Step by Step Patch Guide
How I build progressive house arps in u-he Diva from an init patch: oscillators, filter envelope, the built in arpeggiator, tempo synced delay and the mix moves that keep the...
Repro-5 Pads for Melodic House: How to Build Classic Poly Pads
A step by step Repro-5 pads walkthrough for melodic house: the oscillator mix, slow filter envelopes, Poly Mod and LFO movement, voice pan width and how to fit the pad...
Hive 2 Arps and Plucks for Melodic Techno, Step by Step
A studio walkthrough for building Hive 2 arps and plucks for melodic techno, from engine choice and filter envelopes to arp settings and mixing in Logic Pro.
How to Make Melodic Techno Bass in u-he Diva
Two melodic techno basses built from scratch in u-he Diva, a rolling 16th bass and a deep sliding one, with the module choices, envelope settings and mix moves that make...
Pulse Driven Techno: How Rhythmic Modulation Shapes Energy
How techno producers build energy without touching the tempo: pulse density, subdivision, timing offsets, polyrhythms and tempo synced LFOs, mapped across 64 bars.
UK Garage Music Tips: Crafting Authentic Two Step Rhythms
Program a two step beat that actually bounces: kick and snare placement on a 16 step grid, swing settings, skippy hats, basslines and vocal chops.
How to Design Techno Presets That Sound Club Ready
The habits that make a techno preset translate from the studio to a club system: clear roles, a mono low end, envelopes timed to the tempo, controlled drive and honest...
How to Make Peak Time Techno Leads in Serum 2
My Serum 2 recipe for gritty, club ready techno leads: FM from a silent saw, sync warp on top, and a resonant high pass in front of the distortion so...