r/TechnoProduction

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So I've heard a few people mention they do the above for various reasons (1 they use for idea creation 2 for arrangement/mixing/mastering etc)

Just wondering if this is usual or rare, I use Ableton live for everything, I have seen a few people say others are better for mixing/mastering but I'm not forking out for another DAW unless essential which I doubt.

I'm just kind of curious how many people do this and what/why?

Seems like it would be a PITA workflow wise at least.

(might have to turn it up)

There's a subtle effect on top of the kick/bass here that sounds like a speaker rattling or maybe windows in a room shaking. Not sure how else to describe it.

Is this something naturally occurring from the drum machine they're using? Or how can this be replicated in a DAW?

Perhaps an uninformed question, but what’s your approach to layering open hi hat sounds? Do you have a strategy, or “whatever sounds good”?

Thanks- n00b

Do i just lack the patience to make something so intricate or is there some randomisation involved?

If so, what do you think of them? Which modules do you use? I want to buy one or two modules for my portable set up. I’m only interested in studio use and not for playing live. Which ones would you recommend? Thanks!

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I love techno, but my adhd makes me incapable of producing just techno. I make house, trance, hardstyle, try genre blending more and more. While I love all music really, electronic/edm especially, most of my inspiration comes from being online. Mainly instagram. I think it's not inherently bad but there's something I cannot get over and that is the automatic process of comparing myself to other people I know personally and are active in the industry or the people I don't know.

I have big dreams, I have the passion and obsession, I have the skills that I hone as much as I can. I just cannot keep enjoying making music if I compare myself to other djs and producers.

A lot of people are jumping on trends, like the "groove" techno sound that's been around forever but has been more popular in the past 2 years or so. I feel like a lot of the scene is just the same formula just like with hard techno. Dont get me wrong, there are good artists in techno, like ignez, deas, alarico, chlaer.

Yet, I find myself in this weird limbo where I want to be up to date with the music and trends, but social media keeps replacing my passion with obsession of growing my reach, networking, needing to be the one with the numbers etc.

I have my own inspirations, that I find from being online, because someone eventually posts something good. You just need to know where to look. Then again, I find I enjoy producing less and less, because the feeling of love when I create gets overshadowed by all the comparisons I make to the others.

Is the solution to just go offline for a while and then come back when the damage gets undone?

I've somewhat recently started making techno (raw hypno hardgroove). I come from a forest/darkpsy backround. In techno are there any rules for layering hi hats? Can I just add more and more for energy or should I remove one when adding another? Do you guys get super anal about kickbass phasing like psy heads or do we just slam bass over the kick tail? Also I use bitwig, does anyone have a ML 185 alternative for bitwig or know what it does and if I could recreate it in the grid.

Hey guys, I stumbled across a lot of posts here on Reddit and in other forums where people always seem to have the same questions about the best free plugins. Ofc there aren’t plugins especially for techno production ( honestly just use what you like) but it motivated me to go through my plugin library and sort out my most used free plugins an share them. Many of these are well known but maybe somebody stumbles across a plugin which they didn’t know.

Feel free to add your own free gems.

My list, not in particular order:

• TDR Kotelnikov - honestly my most used compressor. It almost never distorts and in my opinion is goated for beefing up kick drums and just throwing it on the master bus with a slow attack and fast release.

• D16 Frontier - I rarely see people talking about this free limiter and I don’t know why. I only use this limiter and it’s easy to use and has the well known quality of the d16 group.

• Flux mini 2 - just a free and well designed volume shaping tool. Why paying for kick 2 and other plugins when you get the same thing for free?

• soundtoys Little radiator - just a phenomenal distortion by soundtoys. Nothing more to add

• glitchmachines fracture - very versitale plugin and my go to for „f*** around and find out“ sessions. Just go crazy with the knobs and record the output. Then resemble it and voilá. Instant dark vibes

These are my go to free plugins. Ofc there are a lot more but I don’t want to talk about something I don’t fully understand or have used for a longer period of time ✌️✌️

It's been a while since I last posted here and I'm happy to be back.

I've been doing a live stream the last two Sundays at 4:30PM IST and today is no exception. Today's session will be focused on VCV Rack and Ableton Live. As always I will start a track from scratch and show you everything I do along the way in real-time. You can tune in through my school's YouTube channel: https://youtube.com/@Beatworx

If you're keen on this I would love for you to join me today.

PS: Mods, if this post doesn't qualify or goes against the rules, please feel free to remove it. This is just my attempt at making producing Techno more accessible to all.

Maybe it’s me, but I can never find the right hi hat sound, especially open hi hats. They always sound thin and “clangy”. Maybe it’s just me, but if you have found a pack that you LOVE, I’d be happy to hear about it.

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