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Mixing Dance Music Essentials: Compressing The Kick

In this video tutorial dance music mixing and mastering engineer, Daniel Wyatt, shows how to compress a standard EDM kick, the settings to start with, and reasons behind them.

10 Tips for Producing Dutch House

So you want to produce Dutch-style House music? Here's some tips from DJ and producer Sara Simms to get your big room sounds jumping.

Watch Olav Basoski Deconstruct a House Music Track in Ableton Live

In this short video tutorial, dance music legend Olav Basoski deconstructs the arrangement of a typical house music track in Ableton Live. The knowledge here can be applied to any DAW.

Building EDM Chord Progressions in Logic Pro

Darren Burgos reveals how to easily program electronic-style chord progressions in Logic Pro X which you can then trigger with single keys. Great for producers and performers.

How to Create Big Layered Leads for EDM Productions

Want to make big, fat layered lead synth sounds? Sara Simms takes you through the process using Sylenth in the DAW of your choice. Perfect for beginners and more intermediate producers and musicians.

5 Creative Ways to Process Synth Pad Sounds in EDM Music

Don't think of pads as fillers in your tracks. With some creative techniques in any DAW you can transform pads from drones into highly interesting and evolving musical parts.

Interview: Kevin Saunderson on His Relationship with Tech & Music

Kevin Saunderson, one of The Belleville Three, originator of Detroit Techno, technologist, DJ, and one of the most influential producers ever chats with us about the tech behind his signature sounds.

5 EDM Mixing Tips for Logic Pro Users

There are few definitive solutions when mixing EDM. Though there's no 'magic sound good button,' the 5 tips below should help toward perfecting the sound of your mixes. Open a mix you're working on...

TILT Show How They Produced new hit, Falling Again, in Logic Pro

Legendary hit-makers, TILT, propel you deep into the production of their new release 'Falling Again.' Follow along as they deconstruct their creative process in these Logic-based production videos.

Create a Classic 808 Style Cowbell in Reason 8

Reason is a sound designers paradise if you know it well. G. W. Childs shows how to conjure up a classic 808 style cowbell in Propellerhead's popular music production platform.

FREE Loops: Super Smooth & High-Res EDM Risers for Logic Pro X

You've heard them lifting the energy of a track to breaking point before the drop. We're talking about Risers. Darren Burgos has created high resolution 14-bit risers in Logic Pro for you to download!

Creating Pitch Risers in Ableton Live

Are you looking for the perfect pitch risers for your electronic tracks? Bill Burgess shows how you can easily make your own in Ableton Live in seven quick steps.

Rob Papen Kicks Out Punch-BD Bass Drum Instrument

If you want your kicks to be deep, powerful, and earth-shattering, then Rob Papen's bass drum virtual instrument, Punch-BD, is for you. Check out the video and full details below.

ModeAudio Releases Dive: a collection of techno samples and loops

If you enjoy feeling your techno tracks in the pit of your stomach, ModeAudio's latest collection of loops, samples and MIDI files are gonna please you with their deep grooves and explosive energy.

Interview: Miro Pajic on Techno Music and his New Electronic Artists Revealed Series

Lazerslut artist, Miro Pajic is well known on the Techno circuit for his sci-fi infused, sexy rhythmic Techno. Find out more about him & his new video course showcasing his personal production tricks