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Sustance shares 3 versatile drum and bass sound design tips

Sustance shares sound design tips for drum and bass synths

Expert drum and bass producer Sustance shares three versatile sound design tips for crafting hard-hitting synths in Serum.

Ableton Live

Layering synths for a larger sound (free Ableton Effect Rack included)

Expert producer John Grand showcases how you can experiment with layering synths to achieve a larger sound.

+ Free Effect Rack

Sound Design

Hyperpop guitar sound design techniques (with Junior Astronaut)

Nathan Tipton (a.k.a. Junior Astronaut) shares four unique sound design techniques that are often heard in hyperpop and glitch pop guitar arrangements.

Sampling

The Torso S-4 sculpting sampler: A complete guide

Here's everything you need to know to get started with the Torso S-4 sculpting sampler.

Tips & Tutorials

What is trance music? History, artists, and subgenres

Learn about the history, key artists, and subgenres behind trance music, in addition to tips for how to make your own music in the genre.

How Oliver crafts his signature drum loops

Sound Design

How Oliver (Kim Petras, Chromeo) makes his signature drum loops

Oliver (Kim Petras, Chromeo) opens up his Ableton Live session to give us an exclusive inside look into how he makes his signature drum loops.

Sound Design

Tracey Brakes on 5 sound design tips with Serum 2

From wavetable tricks to workflow insights, Tracey Brakes shares five invaluable sound design tips that she learned over the years from using Xfer Record's Serum.

LAN Party on 5 Ways to Get the Most Out of Forgotten Gear

Sound Design

5 sound design tips for vintage music gear from LAN Party

LAN Party shares a few of his favorite production techniques and devices for breathing new life into forgotten gear.

Rescoring classic video games (Super Mario, Pikmin, Animal Crossing)

Sound Design

Galen Tipton and Holly Waxwing rescore classic video games (Super Mario, Pikmin, Animal Crossing)

Expert producers Galen Tipton and Holly Waxwing rescore moments from three iconic video games and break down their creative process.

Sound Design

5 iconic Star Wars sounds demystified

In celebration of Star Wars Day, join us as we take a look at some iconic sounds from the series and demystify the unique production techniques behind them.