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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 Use u-he Diva Properly: Modules, Settings and Workflow
A producer's walkthrough of u-he Diva: the settings to check first, how the modules, filters, envelopes and modulation work, and the workflow I use to build a sound from scratch.
Sound Design Inspiration: How to Find Your Sonic Identity
Where sound design inspiration really comes from, how to turn a feeling into filter, envelope and reverb settings, and how a small sound palette builds a recognizable signature sound.
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.
Drum and Bass Samples Guide: Building Rolling Breakbeats
From picking a break to chopping, layering and processing it: a practical guide to drum and bass samples that roll instead of sounding stiff.
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.
Complete Synth Preset Library: Why Building Around One Synth Saves Time
Why a coherent preset library built around one synth beats a folder of random downloads, and the five steps I use to build and organise one, with Diva as the...
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...
Essential Bundle Packs for Electronic Producers in 2026
An honest buyer's guide to preset, sample and plugin bundles: what each type is good for, the five checks I run before buying, and the mistakes that turn a bundle...