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Beat making
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Kendrick Lamar producer DJ Dahi builds a bold Afrobeat inspired track with KOMPLETE NOW.
The Kendrick Lamar, Big Sean, and Vampire Weekend producer shows us how he uses KOMPLETE NOW to build a bold…
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Making beats with T-Minus, producer for J. Cole, Drake, and Kendrick Lamar
Watch the Toronto hitmaker build a beat with 40s VERY OWN KEYS and KOMPLETE NOW, and get deep into his…
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Stargate’s Mikkel Eriksen reveals the production secrets of pop’s biggest hits
Watch half of the hitmaking duo behind Rihanna, Katy Perry, and Ne-Yo reveal how Sam Smith's biggest songs were produced,…
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Go behind the scenes of 40’S VERY OWN DRUMS & KEYS
Watch Drake’s in-house producer Noah “40” Shebib explain how he captured the OVO sound in two new instruments – plus,…
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Dream Machine is an always-on, procedurally-generated beats machine
REAKTOR Library hero James Peck, aka memorecks, and Daniel Berzen of Space Agency explain how they brought this unique audio-visual…
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How to make your kick drums bang with FJAAK and MASCHINE+
Berlin’s cheeky techno duo shows us some tips, tricks, and their favorite features of the MASCHINE+ in our latest video.
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The German-Swiss production duo behind some of the biggest names in UK rap
Meet The Elements, and learn how they went from music school to working with AJ Tracey, Headie One, Stormzy, and…
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How to make house music
Go step-by-step on how to make house music. From programming drums and bass to writing melodies and adding effects, this…
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How to make your tracks sound “vintage”
Lend your musical aesthetic a retro vibe with our handy overview.
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Get groovy with 5 free percussion libraries for KONTAKT
Vintage drum machines, lovingly recorded hand percussion, and all the taikos you'll ever need.
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DJ Khalil on making samples from scratch and producing for Jon Batiste and Kanye
Ahead of his Grammy 2022 nominations, we get some advice from the king of melodic hip-hop samples and killer…
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Understanding instrumental hip-hop
We dig into the history behind the beats, and explain how to get started making your own.