Category Archives: Production Techniques
How to Make Pi’erre Bourne-Inspired Beats in FL Studio
A Pi’erre Bourne-inspired beat can sound simple when you first hear it: a bright synth [...]
Pi’erre Bourne Production Style: What Makes His Beats Sound Different?
Pi’erre Bourne’s production is easy to recognize but surprisingly difficult to recreate convincingly. The obvious [...]
How to Use Log Drums in Amapiano-Inspired Production
Log drums can add a short, resonant low-mid voice that works as rhythm, melody, or [...]
How to Build a Techno Drum Groove: Kick, Hats and Percussion
A convincing Techno drum groove does not need a crowded kit. It needs a reliable [...]
How to Use MIDI Loops: Edit Notes, Groove and Instruments
A MIDI loop can fit your project tempo and still feel wrong in the beat. [...]
How to Make Your Drums Sound Better: 10 Tips for Producers
If your drums sound weak, flat, or disconnected from the rest of the beat, adding [...]
How to Make a Track Sound Vintage: 10 Techniques for Producers
Making a track sound vintage is not as simple as adding vinyl crackle to the [...]
ADSR Explained For Producers: Attack, Decay, Sustain & Release
ADSR is one of those sound design terms you see everywhere once you start working [...]
How to Make Hip-Hop Beats: Drums, Samples & 808s
Making a Hip-Hop beat is easy enough to start. Making one that has the right [...]
How to Layer a Drum Break With One-Shot Samples
A drum break already contains a performance: timing differences between hits, ghost notes, room tone, [...]