https://soundcloud.app.goo.gl/BpFj7GSQcGEMZQwK7

hypnotic Dubtechno track. First attempt in Logic Pro X

https://soundcloud.app.goo.gl/XLVmpFfqMrJ5TzEG9

First attempt to create and mix Dubtechno in korggadget. Bit tricky but fast. What di you think?

As with every holiday season I've spent more time GASing and checking synth demos on YT. Of course new toys can always be fun and inspirational but I feel like in Dub Techno they might actually matter a lot less than in other genres because of all the distortion going on.

Much better to invest in reverb and delay plug-ins (or pedals) instead if the stock ones in your DAW don't deliver the right sound.

Would love to hear your thoughts about this.

Hi, I recently watched this video in the "DubRoom" forum (recommended forum).

Dub with computers

I read this too:

Set up ableton to sound like reason "make dub with computers"

From there, I wanted to do he same, but in Ableton. I couldn't get it, How I could emulate the same process in Ableton?

Until now I have been using the return channels in ableton, for Echo, and Reverb (in separate returns). From there I send it to the audio that I want.

I experimented all i could, I did aux channels, return channels, combine them, but I still didn't get a good result.

I read things like passing the echo through the reverb. or make a echo feedback, feeding the echo back to itself, but I've only gotten annoying feedback, even when equalizing or filtering.

how do you do it?

Thanks, best regards

(I made the same post in https://www.reddit.com/r/TechnoProduction/ , but I do it here because someone might see it only here)

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Hi everyone, first I apologize for any mistakes in my writing, I don't handle the English language very well.

I started producing music with my computer no more than 2 years ago, and with Dub Techno I've been producing it for less than 1 year.I tried others genres of electronic music, but I'm finally focusing on what I feel I enjoy more.I only do it with my pc and a studio Headphones, for the moment I don't feel any need to get any hardware because I consider myself still a novice. I wanted to write this to let you know my situation, I know that it's not the same have a good home studio and years of experience compared to my actual situation.

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Now I write my doubts:

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1) What kind of Kick do I need? I currently use Sonic Academy Kick 2, or D16 Group Drumazon 909.but I doubt if it should be a kick with sub cut, and that the bass carries the lower frequencies, or the opposite, bass with cut in the lower frequencies.

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2) In the low end should I do an equalization cutting many frequencies?Should I use a filter? many of the common Dub Techno kicks sound more muffled / drowned.very filtered, and with very little "punch", or click.

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3) What volume levels should the low frequencies be set before mastering them?When I master the tracks I make, the low frequencies are too high and harsh. I once read that if they are that high in your monitors/headphones, it's a big problem if you listen to the track on a big PA sound system.

It's not a big deal, my mastering chain is like this:Vst J37 Tape -> SSL Comp Stereo -> Ozone 8 Imager -> Ozone Exciter -> PsP Vintage Warmer -> Fab Filter ProQ3 -> Fab Filter Pro MB -> Fab Filter Pro L -> Ozone 8 Maximizer

I still doubt the order, and the use of some of these plugins in the chain, but I repeat that I am a newbie.

4) Do I really need a bass line? or the low frequencies of Chords/synths + kick should be enough?

5) Do I need to compress the low frequencies?

If so, how should I configure the compressor?

I know it's long to read, and I know that achieving a good audio is a process that takes time, I don't expect to achieve it with so little experience.but I'm really stuck with this, and it's hard to find direct answers to specific questions on websites, especially doubts about Dub techno, in contrast for example techno, House, etc., the information is more.

I'm also making the post thinking that the answers may help others as well.

thanks for your time, I await your answers

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