r/TechnoProduction

Yeah so....currently rocking a pair of akg-250, but looking at dt770 pro. They are closed, and im unsure if thats go og nogo in general.

Any recommendstions for headphones in thst pricerange?

I have tried everything but I don't seem to get my sounds (even) mixing loops to sound like a radio ready mix or even close to it. I can pussle it together how people get the raw sounds into what you hear in a finished production.

Anyone have advice for me or videos / course to recommend? Been doing this for a while and still stuck.. really frustrating.

I often see people discussing certain content of music production like its totally out of reach for them, they just "aren't good enough" with music theory, synthesis, humanization, etc.

Stop saying you aren't good enough to achieve your dreams. If you think you can't make great music no matter how hard you try, then you're right, but only because you believe that. You can learn synthesis, you can learn and gain muscle memory for shortcuts.

Intuition is nothing you are born with, it's the result of countless experiences. As crazy as you think this sounds, anyone can produce great music.

If you flat out don't want to do certain parts of the process that's totally fine, but don't say you're not good enough. You are and you could, if you spent the necessary time and effort.

I think we as humans often fall into the mental trap of concluding our failure before we start and this relegating ourselves as lesser.

So if you've been struggling to produce something this week, if you've been afraid to get started because you like maybe you just aren't good enough and it'll be a complete waste of time then I want you to take a step back, reflect on the problem set, develop a strategy, ask somebody here for help, and then go and make some music. No effort is wasted.

Being alive means constantly processing what our senses translate from the outside world. Who you are, what you are is defined by the relations you build. And you can build a relation to anything you want, but you'll need to do it step by step.

Inspired by: https://www.reddit.com/r/2007scape/comments/1uct89q/youre_not_bad_at_the_game_you_just_havent_spent/

I’m looking for a cheaper MIDI controller with at least 8 knobs/encoders that I can use for music production in FL Studio.

My main goal is to have physical knobs that I can quickly link to parameters inside VSTs, such as cutoff, decay, resonance, filter movement, effects, and automation recording. I want to be able to perform automation manually instead of drawing everything in with the mouse.

I already have an FLkey Mini, but I’m wondering if there are better or more practical options specifically for hands-on knob control.

Ideally, I’m looking for something that is:

• Affordable
• Easy to map in FL Studio
• Good for controlling VST parameters
• At least 8 knobs/encoders
• Reliable enough for regular music production use

Any recommendations? Also, would you suggest endless encoders or regular knobs for this kind of workflow?

Thanks to everyone who tested this device and shared feedback during development. It really helped shape the final version.

Dubform is a midi instrument designed for creating instant dub techno chords, atmospheric stabs and evolving textures. The aim was to build something that stays simple to use while still being capable of producing deep, spacious sounds from a single device.

Here's a short demo showing Dubform in the context of a full track, with the chord, filtering and effects evolving throughout.

Really appreciate everyone who took the time to try it out!

Link in video description and on my profile!

as always, i’d love to hear your thoughts so feel free to leave a comment with your feedback :)

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Long time ableton user here, and I really am trying to utilize the sends in my workflow more frequently. I’m wondering if anyone has recommendations for how they shifted to utilizing sends more and thinking differently during the track creation process.

For those who perform live, how do you typically end a set after playing for 30–60+ minutes?

What is your gameplan to wind things down and "land the plane" as I've heard it called before?

It reminds me of that Always Sunny quote "it's fighting crime, then penetration, then crime, then penetration, and we just do this over and over for about 90 minutes until it just sort ends."

Hello Friends. I have a good + clean kick sample which sounds great with my track. On the kick channel, I clipped it + add a little saturation.

Afterwhich, I tried to level-match my track to my reference which is hitting about -6 LUFS.

At this stage, my main mix bus also contains abit of clipping + saturation and limiting (I wanted to export the track and listen to it in other systems so I did a simple pre-master)

But now the kick is starting to distort and it is quite noticeable.

How do you guys navigate this problem? If I don't do pre-mastering, the kick sounds good and clean. But the whole track is not loud enough to for me to do test on other systems. But if I do a little pre-master, the kick starts to distort abit but the track is loud enough for me to have an idea of what it sounds on other systems.

What can I do then?

KICK BUS - eq + saturn 2 + clipper

MASTER BUS - saturn 2 + clipper + limiter

This means the kick is going through multiple clippers + saturation. Is it advisable then for me to not route the kick to the master bus and leave it?

Hey everyone,

I’m working on some techno tracks and some of them seem to work well at very different tempos - for example around 130/135 BPM, but also slowed down to something like 110/115 BPM. For context, the sound is somewhat mystical, tribal and hypnotic.

I’m considering releasing two versions of the same track: one at the original/faster tempo and one slower version, both properly exported and mastered.

Having a dedicated slower version could be useful both for listening and for DJs who play in lower-BPM/deeper contexts. And it would also prevent DJs to rely too heavily on master tempo/key lock, which can affect the transients with such large tempo stretch, or on the other hand to drastically change the pitch.

A) Do you think this makes sense, or would it feel unnecessary/confusing to release two BPM versions of the same track?

B) Would you label them as something like “Original Mix” and “Slow Mix / Dub Mix / N. BPM Version”?

Thank you!

EDIT: A comment made me think about the technical side too, especially decay times. Any other tips for a proper slower version?

I had posted This in the "How to make this sound" thread but I am not looking to make a particular sound. I'm trying to understanding timing/rhythm.