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Fred Again Inspired Reese Basslines With Twin 3
Load up FabFilter's powerful Twin 3 and take a classic sound in new directions. Where most attribute the ever-popular Reese bassline to early jungle pioneer Alex Reece on his seminal track “Pulp...
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Sine Percussion Lead With U-he Heckmann
A sine wave is more adaptable than you think. In this tutorial, we're using Zebra by u-he to make a sine wave, the main arpeggio in our track. There’s something about building a good sine wave synth...
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Crafting Ambient Techno Pads
Ambient techno blends atmospheric soundscapes with minimal beats, creating immersive and meditative experiences. In this Synth Secrets, we’ll craft one of the main pillars of ambient techno—pads—from...
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Gritty D&B Bass With U-he Zebra
In today’s Synth Secrets we’re cooking up a gritty bass patch that would sound right at home in a jump up D&B track along the stylistic lines of artists like Amplify, Upgrade, or even more recent...
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Make Your Own Jungle FX
In this Synth Secrets, we’ll recreate some of the jungle’s most iconic and oft-used samples from scratch using Zebra2. Sure, you can use a sample. There are so many sample companies now you're spoilt...
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Make Classic Dub Sirens With Zebra2
Load up your synth, we're using Zebra2 and some Live 12 effects, and let's make a classic dub siren. Sure you can sample one, but it's fun to make too. Today’s Synth Secrets focuses on another classic...
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The Baddadan Synth Bass Sound
The sound of the summer. We retrospectively look at the Baddadan horn synth bass that continues to rumble dance floors. "Baddadan" by Chase & Status is an explosive blend of UK bass and grime,...
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How To Recreate The Iconic Synths From Daft Punk’s ‘Something About Us’
One of the standout tracks from Daft Punk's iconic 2001 album, Discovery, ‘Something About Us’ features subtle yet unforgettable synths. Here, we recreate their magic using u-he’s Hive. In today’s...
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Jeff Mills’ ‘The Bells, Part 1’
We recently explored the arrangement of Jeff Mills’ seminal track The Bells in an issue of Deconstructed, but what’s an arrangement without the instruments? In the next two instalments of Synth...
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Jeff Mills’ ‘The Bells, Part 2′
We covered the bells in 'The Bells', as you’d expect — now it’s time to focus on the detuned chords. "In the last instalment of Synth Secrets, we used u-he's Hive to recreate the namesake of Jeff...
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