In this Studio Technique article we make a beat influenced by the genre defining Dancemania Records. The raw Chicago house sound of Trax Records had a huge impact on dance music and the pitched up… Read More »Dance Mania Influenced Beat (with Legowelt’s DR660)
Dub Techno Tutorial I’m a big fan of artists like Echospace, Basic Channel, and DJ Pete. Dub production techniques in techno have seen a resurgence in the last ten years as the modern Berghain sound… Read More »Dub Techno Tutorial Ableton
Here we make a rolling techno bassline in Ableton (a.k.a. delay rumble). Its a low sub bass that pulsates with the bpm of the track used by artists like Klangkuenstler, SNTS, Sara Landry. It is… Read More »Rolling Techno Bassline Ableton
The techno cymbal is a staple of both modern and oldskool techno and everything in between, from the classic Dave Clarke’s Red Series to recent bangers from Fjaak you can hear a relentless techno ride.… Read More »Techno Ride Cymbal
Welcome to our dub techno tutorial, the key to dub techno is to use only a few elements (a couple of chords, a kick and a hi hat), filtered down low, and and to only… Read More »Dub Techno Tutorial: 4 Ingredients
This is a quick tutorial on how to make that booming techno rumble sub in Ableton. It is one of the most common questions asked on techno forums and the like. You can download the… Read More »Techno Rumble Ableton (a.k.a. Rumble Kick)