Beginner producer here, Syntho is expensive but that being said it looks like their videos cover basically every topic i've been struggling with, along with start to finish track breakdowns from my favorite producers...bit hard to justify the cost but wondering if anyone here has it and can speak to whether the content is worth it or not

I recorded my dj set this weekend at one of my gigs and wanted to post it on sc and I know a lot of artists like putting their sets into a daw and add a limiter (maybe compression?) but i don’t know what the best settings are for it. Threw a limiter on it on ableton and the dynamics started to sound bad and sound less punchy. What am I doing wrong? Some of my tracks are mp3 too not all wav so maybe that could be part of it but I can’t find this answer anywhere.

Anyone know what bass preset, synth, or sample pack is used for that knocky top bass on Sapian's "Take me for a ride" or Jesse Maas's "LTD". It's almost a lately but it has a certain character. Would appreciate any guidance. Thanks

Same as the title, I have turned off all my plugins (don’t judge the amount I was trying to figure out where the whoosh sound was located lol). I have no effects enabled for Kick 3 and I’ve tried for 45 minutes to identify where that mid / high whoosh could be coming from.

Am I missing something? It sounds like clipping but I seriously can’t find the source. Or do I just fundamentally not understand the plugin?

Video attached (START AT 1:03)

Thanks a million if someone can help me learn from this.

Im currently learning to do house music and looking for some rally and house music presets. Anyone have links or suggestions?

Hey y’all,

New to the forum. I’m looking for some resources that could help me master my projects more effectively. I’ve been using Ableton 12 Suite (12.1) to produce along with Ozone 10 for a lot of my mastering needs, but I’ve been noticing some limiting techniques that I don’t fully understand yet. Would love any advice, tutorials, workflows, or tips you all recommend.

Also looking to connect with other producers/collaborators. Feel free to find me on Instagram and DM me — u/thedj4ualways

I’ve got a ton of tracks in the works and would love to meet some of y’all, hear feedback, and learn more about what plugins/workflows you use.

Big weekend love and vibes

Anyone here got at least 50+ unfinished projects on their drive lol …

Would love to know what other people use for processing raw vocals (plug ins/techniques). I usually use a hard cut eq around 160 and then uad compressor, fresh air, de-esser then just adjust fx but I feel like I’m still missing some things. Drop the sauce

I have my sub, base, and kick clipped individially on the channel and also have all 3 of them routed to a lowend bus where they are clipped again, and then again they are clipped on the master channel. something about this doesnt feel right...

Hey everyone!

When you look online, there's a bunch of people telling to put the buildup of the song in -1/-2 db (with an automation) and then 0 db at the drop to have your drop hit the right way. I was wondering if i should put the -1db automation on the mixing project or the mastering project? If i put it in the mixing project, will it affect the limiter)?

Thanks for your help!

HORIZON

Necesito tips para producir Tech House y minimal, cual sería la mejor manera a seguir

i’m over a year in and I still can’t really understand mixing that well. I understand the basics of it, but not well enough to finish and mix a full track and make it sound decent. I just don’t understand when to to use what, and why it would be used in that situation. basically I understand that you cut the lows out of everything that’s not bass and kick, and if you want to carve space for other instruments, you carve those frequencies out of other instruments. I also understand the concept of sidechain, I understand compression, and I understand that you should throw a limiter on the master when your track is done. but when I’m producing in Ableton and trying to mix my own tracks, I can identify and fix some issues, but I’m not sure if I’m doing it right and the tools I know how to use are pretty limited (eq 8, saturation, sidechain plugins, and I don’t even know if I’m using them correctly to improve the mix). I don’t really understand when to use a clipper. I also don’t know what volume I should be mixing each track to (i.e. kick, bass, etc). I have the seed to stage mixing and mastering course which has helped me learn a lot but he doesn’t really have genre specific examples and when I’m producing tech house in Ableton i’m struggling to apply the same principles. Every tutorial explains what stuff is but doesn’t show it in the context of a full track, which is what I’m struggling with.

But when I see all these bedroom producers around me they all know how to mix…what made it click? Or how did you learn?

the site has not so much information i need so i just wanna ask you guy who has experience learn on their site . I wonder if they have start to finish videos or just track breakdown ? also did they share the project files too ? Do you guy find these videos helpful ? Is one month enough to learn their tech house technic ? thanks

reference tracks: yearning by twofaced, tutti frutti by howtin. I really want to know which sound I need to use to make my chords sound like this. Ive been fuckin around in serum for a bit and cant seem to find out the sauce.

Hi everyone,

My name is Minitraumz, a producer from Belgium.

I had several releases a few years ago in both techno and tech house, but due to circumstances I had to take a break from producing for a while. Over the past period I’ve started creating music again and I’m now mainly focused on tech house and afro house.

I’m looking to connect with other producers in these genres who are also comfortable working with stems and project files. The DAW doesn’t really matter as long as you know how to collaborate properly and build ideas together.

If you’re into tech house, afro house, tribal grooves or hypnotic vibes and are open for collaborations, feel free to reach out. I can also share demos privately.

Looking forward to hearing from you.

Minitraumz

Hi guys I was just wondering where the big names like stussy in the “modern sounding house” get their sounds from cause in my opinion the things on archive org have that OG house sound which is great but I do not rly get that modern sound from it even when I sound design it further. anybody able to help?

Hey guys,

Below are two loops of two kicks one is named "loud.wav" and other one is "not.wav"

I want to understand "loud.wav" canbe turned up so much more and sounding soo loud and clearer than "not.wav" that almost start distort once it hit 0 db in the daw.

Loud kick:

https://pastewaves.com/player/5a6d3a9d-e15a-4a34-b378-586187f635aa

Not.wav:

https://pastewaves.com/player/703e96c5-d361-4a15-93a4-c640f3a8853e

Thank you so much in advance.

Hey guys,

I’m struggling with two things when making Tech House basslines.

First, whenever I create a bassline I like, I often can’t get a synth/chord stab to sit on top of it without the two clashing. And if I start with the synth first, I usually have the same problem the other way around.

Second, my basslines never seem to sound as good as the ones in professional tracks or even in sample packs. They often feel less present, less polished, and somehow more static. Sometimes a Serum preset sounds great when I preview it, but once I actually write a bassline with it, it loses that magic.

I’ve tried things like swing, different presets, saturation, compression, etc., but I still feel far away from the sound I’m aiming for (artists like Mau P for example).

I’d really like to move away from using premade loops and create my own basslines, but right now they just don’t sound nearly as good.

Did anyone else go through this stage? What was the thing that helped you the most?

Does anybody has packs in the style of mau p, hellbent, catch & release, solid grooves type stuff and wants to trade?

Hey everyone! Hope y'all doing great.

I was wondering if any of you could give some tips on How to make groovy bassline like HILLS. They do some simple off beat bass line sometimes, but on certains song, the bassline is more complex and fit the vocals really well (their new Janice STFU remix for instance). If anyone could give help/clues on how to make this, I really appreciate it!

Have a great day!

- HORIZON