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Raw Dark Techno

The sample pack has over 200 loops that are sculpted to fit perfectly into your techno productions, the pack has everything you would ever need, bass, drums, fx, per, synth and top loops.

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Generating Techno Beats with XO

In our latest video, we are going to look at using XLN audio’s amazing drum machine XO. With XO, we will be looking at loading our own samples, editing samples, routing and most importantly generating our own techno beats.

We will also look at setting up XO so you can quickly load it into any session and have a beat going in minutes which is perfect for people with little time on their hands.


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How To Make Your Own Dry/Wet Control In Ableton

With the invention of the modern daw which is an all-encompassing workstation with a whole of host of controls, instruments and audio effects (plus so much more) it has never been easier to start making music. Almost all the effects have the parameter controls you could ever wish for. But sadly some do not (like redux), but for the Ableton user this is never a worry, we can simply make them ourself. 

How do we do this I hear you ask, well in this how-to tutorial we are going to be showing you how to make a Dry/Wet control for redux. This is hugely important in the sound design, production and even the mixing stage. It allows you to be able to dial in the exact amount of your chosen effect.

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5 Surprising ways to crank up your techno mixes

To the bedroom producer having release-ready tracks may seem an unattainable goal but by making some small changes to your current workflow and set up, you can with time start pumping out banging tunes that can start pushing your career in the right direction. 

In this post, we will be covering 5 ways to help improve your techno productions by focusing on some key mixing techniques specifically designed for techno and dark genres.

Before we start let’s make sure our tracks are ready for mixing, check out this blog post and use it as a checklist before you start to think about mixing. Ok without further ado, let’s get started by visualizing the mix.

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How to make Dark Techno with Dystopian Signals

With the release of Dystopian Signals, we at Mind Flux thought it would beneficial to follow the release up with some informational video. This video is designed to help you use the pack to create some Dark Techno ideas. Cause as we all know that creating that initial spark can be the hardest part of producing music.

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Moog Big Bass Freebie

Mind Flux is proud to present the Moog Big Bass Freebie, a meticulously designed collection of bass sounds created to elevate your techno, drum & bass, dubstep, and other gritty genre productions. This pack captures the powerful, deep, and gritty essence of Moog synthesizers, offering a rich palette of sounds that inspire creativity and innovation. Perfect for producers looking to add powerful low-end basslines to their tracks, this freebie provides the tools needed to craft professional-quality music.

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Techno Kick Rumbler Maker (Ableton Audio Effect Rack)

With Techno its all about experimentation and within Techno over, the last 3 decades producers have continually pushed the boundaries of the musical norms. One clear example of this is making bass lines from soaking your kick in reverb a practise which in all music engineering books is frowned upon. 

But let's be honest the grey-haired folk who wrote these books have probably never been to a club in their lifes and therefore have never embraced the gut rumbling power this technique can provide.

We at Mind Flux have created an audio effects rack for Ableton that has adapted this power. The rack has a selection of tools that allow you to easily create techno rumbling kick drums that will leave your studio walls shaking. Simply load a kick of your choice and let it roll. 

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How to Mix Techno Kick and Bass

Click here to watch the video: http://bit.ly/2kw4cMm

One of the hardest things to mix in music for most producers and artists is kick and bass, this is mainly due to the fact that these two elements require a lot of the same space in the frequency spectrum and if you get the bass and kick wrong it can take all the energy out of the track. Which can be rather demoralising

Well, don't threat, In this how-to, we will look to help with these issues and show some key steps on how to get your kick and bass sitting perfectly together. And once this is done, it can make the rest of your mixing job way more enjoyable.

What you will learn in this techno music production tutorial is:

Tuning
EQ
Compression
Dynamic EQ
NYC Compression
Bass Programming
Sidechain Compression

If you would like to check out more of our music production tutorials go to our youtube channels here: http://bit.ly/2RXbSDz

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Massive X Techno Kick: Mind Flux Synth Series

To follow up on our last video analog techno bass in Massive X we are going to be building a kick drum to support that bass. We will be looking at using self-oscillation using the filter rather than using a traditional oscillator. By following this video you will be able to create all manner kick to beef up your techno productions.


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Massive X Analog Techno Bass: Mind Flux Synth Series

In today's sound design journey we are going to look at creating a analog techno bass in Massive X. The sound has been influenced by the classic synths like the Moog Minimoog, Roland sh101 and the Jupiter 8

This bass sound is perfect for anyone wants to learn Melodic Techno, Deep Tech, Rolling Techno and darker tech-house.

What you will learn in this techno music production tutorial is:

  • Sound Design

  • Massive X

  • Audio Processing

  • Routing

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Drum Synthesis: Wavetable Hats

Today what we are going to be looking at is creating a 808 style hi hat, after you have followed this tutorial you will have all the custom 808 style open and closed hi hats you desire. Lets get started.

Thou wavetable has a category section called noise with some great wavetables they don't have the traditional noise sound we need to make, thou there is a trick to turn these into a hi hat.


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Top 5: Techno June 2019

Last month we gave a shout out to the world looking for some brand spanking new techno, and the response was great. There was a huge about of interesting grooves, deep bass lines and supersonic leads that shows the amount of talented producers out there.

Sadly we could not feature every track but we did slim it down to these top 5.

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Massive Techno Presets Freebie 1

With the holidays fast approaching, Mind Flux is excited to offer the Massive Techno Presets Freebie 1 as an early Christmas present. This collection is designed to elevate your techno, house, and electronic music productions with a diverse range of high-quality sounds. Perfect for producers looking to craft deep, immersive tracks or driving, rhythmic pieces, this freebie provides the essential tools needed to create professional-quality music.

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Spears Raw Bass

At Mind Flux we always like to find ‘odd” samples and turn them into something completely different by doing this you can ensure that you have something original to work with.

In this example we will be taken Britney Spears “One More Time” vocal and turning it into a raw bass preset. To do this we will be using Native Instruments highly impressive Form.

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Unleash Unique Sounds with Our Warped Moog Bass Ableton Instrument Rack

The team of nerds at Mind Flux, have put together a gem of a instrument rack. The main sound of the rack is from the ever impressive Moog Minitaur which is a one stop shop for bass.

But using the amazing elements within Ableton it can become so much more. Simply turn the “Warp It” macro to let loose all hell.

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