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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...

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Melodic Techno Bass in Serum 2: How to Build a Rolling Bassline

How I build a rolling melodic techno bass in Serum 2: a clean sub routed Direct, a filtered saw with a plucky envelope, and the moves that make it sit...

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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...

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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.

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Diva Oscillators Explained: Triple VCO, Dual VCO, Eco, DCO and Digital

What each of u-he Diva's five oscillator models really does, which controls matter, what they cost in CPU and which one to pick for basses, pads, leads and stabs.

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How to Install u-he Diva Presets on Mac and Windows

Where Diva keeps its presets on Mac and Windows, how to install a pack step by step using the free Glow Diva presets, and what to check when new presets...

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u-he Diva CPU Guide: How to Run Diva Without Overloading Your Computer

What Diva's accuracy modes, OfflineAcc, Multicore, Voices and Stack actually do to your CPU, plus a simple workflow to keep sessions stable without losing the sound.

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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...

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