Looking to add a bit of energy into your hi-hats? Instead of using a sample to program the hats…

In just a few steps, we show you how to create a booming techno kick with plenty of sidechain reverb…

In this tutorial, we take you through how to improve your home masters with the help of Eventide’s Elevate…

Reverb makes a major contribution to the aesthetics of a track. We explore some of the flavours on offer in…

This tutorial is a shortened excerpt from our book, The Secrets of Dance Music Production, which is available to buy…

This tutorial is a short excerpt from our new book, The Secrets of Dance Music Production, which is available to…

This tutorial is a short excerpt from our new book, The Secrets of Dance Music Production, which is available to…

Most producers know the frustration of a creative dry spell. Jonny Strinati walks through ten techniques to help break the…

Jonny Strinati walks through 11 essential drum techniques, from programming hi-hat patterns to compressing kicks.…

Korg’s Volca Sample is one of the most affordable hardware samplers ever produced. Here’s how you can push…

From simple noise sweeps to more complex combinations of synths and effects, we show how to create some of the…

Bruce Aisher explores eight of the archetypal forms of dance music bassline, from old-school classics to contemporary techniques.…

There’s a lot more to drum grooves than you may realise. Bruce Aisher investigates the psychoacoustics of rhythm programming…

With examples from Inner City, Daft Punk, Andrés, Skrillex and MK, Bruce Aisher examines five contrasting approaches and demonstrates…

Bruce Aisher explores the effects of analogue recording methods, explaining why they might be beneficial to your production process.…

Whether you produce entirely in the box or use a wealth of outboard gear, understanding levels is a must. From…