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Tunes that got you into dance music

General Producer Chat

Good question Sam! Always love an opportunity to share transformational dance music! Orbital were for sure very instrumental in that process for me too. Other artists included The Chemical Brothers, Fatboy Slim (this is back when I used to see them DJing in a back room in Turnmills), Prodigy... we all know their tunes though, even some of the early ones, although I am a big fan of several of their more obscure b-sides I have on vinyl from when they were just starting out.

Most of those guys appealed to me because of their musicality and most specifically inclusion of heavier guitar elements, as I was into Grunge and Indie at the time.

Instead though I'll put this one on here, as it was one of the many songs that got me into Breaks. Naked and Ashamed from (my now friend) Dylan Rhymes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a6RHIDAqOso

It was featured on a Smirnoff ad in the 90s and I found it in a record shop after that and it became one of my faves to drop in sets and get the dancefloor going - never failed!

Future Rave Ends! (We think) 90 mins of BONUS MEMBER TUTORIALS

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As promised on last month's livestream, here is a redo of the stereo width masterclass broken into 2 parts. The first session is pretty much identical to what was covered in the livestream, e.g. a thorough intro to stereo width, only much more concise. The second session, however, is a 60-min deep dive into stereo width in the Future Rave project, so going a lot further than the stream, where there wasn't much time to cover anything at the end!

If you watched the stream, then maybe skip the first session, unless of course you'd like some revision. If you didn't watch the stream yet, then check out both sessions instead... Access them in the Bonus Tutorials Area.

Enjoy!

And if you have any more questions about the Future Rave project, let us know. If we don't hear from you, that's probably it for now. What an epic series!!

updated by @ptmembership: 05/04/25 03:47:40PM

ONE SYNTH WONDER - NEW MEMBER ASSIGNMENT - WIN SCALER 3

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[quote="manixdj"]

Hey, so I have a couple of technicality type questions:

1. I am not sure my old MacBook Pro's CPU is going to like multiple tracks of one synth, especially Avenger, so if necessary can we bounce sounds created in the synth to audio tracks to save CPU?

2. Similarly, can we create sounds as effects in the synth and then manipulate them as samples in the DAW? I am currently working on some Techno Rumble which technically is the kick I have created in Avenger (using Waveforms not samples) recorded, reversed and then put through an effects chain.

Thanks   

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1. For sure, bounce tracks and edit...

2. Yes that's fine. As long as all the sounds are made by the synth, you can of course process them with effects within the synth and in the DAW.

ONE SYNTH WONDER - NEW MEMBER ASSIGNMENT - WIN SCALER 3

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[quote="AlvM"]

Hello guys! really challenging assignment, can we use some vocals on it or is just instrumental?

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It is tough yeah! If you want to add a vocal, feel free. It will no doubt make the track better but also detract from the synth parts potentially, so you certainly won't get extra points for that, and may even lose some if you ended up relying on the vocal too much to carry the track.

Bonus Serum Presets - Icicle DnB

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This week we're giving away a bonus preset selection for one of the most popular synths on the market, Serum. 

This pack has some awesome leads and basses of course, but there are also some great drums in there, which you might find useful for our latest One Synth Wonder member assignment.

Grab the pack in the DOWNLOADS section.

Enjoy!

ONE SYNTH WONDER - NEW MEMBER ASSIGNMENT - WIN SCALER 3

Announcements

As the name suggests, this assignment is to make an entire track using just one synth of your choosing. Any synth you like - software or hardware - just make sure only that synth is creating all the sounds.

You can do as much additional processing to sounds as you like, but they must ALL BE SYNTHESIZED NOT SAMPLED. If your synth of choice is capable of sampling (like Avenger or Phase Plant), you'll need to make sure any presets you use aren't just replaying samples.

Your track genre can be anything you like and the length should be 1-4 mins as you prefer.

CHECK THE INTRO TO THE ASSIGNMENT IN THE ACTIVITIES SECTION HERE

As always, when you've done your track, post it on your profile in the forum and then add a link to this thread...

DEADLINE: MONDAY 26th MAY 2025

1st PRIZE: SCALER 3 

RUNNERS UP PRIZE: SCALER 3

Winners will be picked live in a Zoom feedback session in June.

If you have any other questions, let us know on this thread...

Good luck and we look forward to hearing your entries

updated by @ptmembership: 04/15/25 04:02:32PM

Scaler 3 Sneak Peak and New Member Assignment Livestream TOMORROW NIGHT

Livestreams

Join Rob for a stream tomorrow night (MONDAY) where he'll be showing Scaler 3 in advance of its coming out on Wednesday. Also, we'll be dropping our latest Member Assignment, which has 2 copies of Scaler to give away to 2 luck winners!! 

Go to the LIVESTREAMS area to join.

See you tomorrow...

Future Rave Part 11 - Finishing Up!

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It's up! Check it in the BONUS TUTORIALS AREA now for some closing tips on how to finesse an arrangement, looking at effects automation, multiband distortion and layering, parameter modulation, creating space in the mix, adding drama and structure, and lots more....

Future Rave Part 11 - Finishing Up!

Announcements

Hey y'all,

Slight delay on the upload of this as there's was a problem with the edit. It'll be up first thing in the morning...

Sorry for the hold up!

Maschine mk3 template for Ableton 12

DAW or Software Questions

Actually I think THIS ONE is the most recent. A mere decade ago!