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Guide3 May 2025

Melodic House vs Melodic Techno: The Real Difference

Melodic House and Melodic Techno get lumped together constantly. Here is how a DJ actually tells them apart by tempo, mood, groove and arrangement.

#melodic house#melodic techno
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Guide28 April 2025

Minimal Techno Guide: Doing More With Less

A DJ's deep guide to minimal techno: its roots, the psychology of restraint, how tracks are built, and how to mix it in a set that keeps a floor moving.

#minimal techno#minimal techno guide
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Scene23 April 2025

Acid House History: The TB-303 Sound That Changed Music

How Acid House was born from a failed Roland machine, exploded out of Chicago into the UK rave scene, and reshaped electronic music forever.

#acid house#acid house history
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Guide18 April 2025

How to Actually Finish Your Tracks: A Producer Guide

Stuck with folders full of unfinished ideas? A working DJ's guide to beating perfectionism and completing the tracks you start.

#how to finish tracks#music production
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Guide8 April 2025

Sampling in EDM: Creative and Legal Guide

How to sample creatively in EDM and stay legal: chopping, clearance, royalty-free packs, and the clearance mistakes that get tracks pulled from Spotify.

#sampling in EDM#music sampling
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Guide3 April 2025

Sound Design Basics for EDM: Make Your Own Sounds

Learn EDM sound design from the ground up: oscillators, filters, envelopes, LFOs and the workflow that turns a raw synth into your own signature sound.

#sound design basics#EDM sound design
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Guide30 March 2025

Risers, Impacts & FX: The Glue That Holds EDM Together

Risers, impacts and downlifters are the hidden layer that makes EDM transitions hit. Learn how to place and mix transition FX like a professional.

#risers EDM#transition FX
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Guide25 March 2025

How to Make a Build-Up in EDM: Tension Before the Drop

A working producer's guide to the EDM build-up: how to engineer tension with risers, filters, drum rolls and silence so your drop lands with real impact.

#how to make a buildup#EDM buildup
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Scene20 March 2025

Top German EDM Producers: Best Artists to Know Now

A DJ's guide to the best German EDM producers today — from Kraftwerk's legacy to Maxim Schunk's 250M+ streams, plus the lanes that define the scene.

#German EDM producers#best German DJs
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Guide15 March 2025

Automation in Music Production: Make Tracks Move

Automation is what turns a static loop into music that breathes. A DJ's guide to filter sweeps, volume rides, build-ups, and expressive parameter movement.

#automation music production#EDM production