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Hip Hop
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How to shape your beats with effects
Here's a quick guide to spicing up your sounds with some essential creative tools.
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Behind the beats – top tips for producing drums
Learn the basic building blocks of hard-hitting percussion for any genre.
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Watch hip hop producer Major Seven make a beat from scratch with MASCHINE+
The producer behind cinematic hits for Future, Rick Ross, and DJ Khaled gets to grips with our standalone groovebox's synthesis…
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Rogét Chahayed breaks down his hit-making hooks for Travis Scott, Khalid, Halsey, and more
Learn how these tracks came together and download a selection of personal KONTAKT instruments from the keyboard maestro.
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4 free KONTAKT libraries to lend your trap beats a unique, moody vibe
808s and trap hats are a given – but how about textural drones, evolving pads, and baritone ukuleles?…
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Watch 13 artists explore the sounds of KOMPLETE 13
We asked some of our favorite artists and creators to dive into our flagship production suite and play through the…
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Philo Tsoungui talks drumming, musical direction, and producing with MASCHINE
The classical musician-turned-hip-hop-drummer explains her conceptual approach to production and performance.
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Real Talk: Lo-fi hip hop producer Lophiile offers up 7 tips for keeping things wavy
We recap all the best production advice from Lophiile's live interview on our Instagram.
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Peaches on the process and inspiration behind her Community Drive sound pack contributions
Feminist pop provocateur Peaches talks about her contribution to our COMMUNITY DRIVE charity sound pack.
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Create vintage hip hop vibes with Waves and MASCHINE
Product expert Tim Cant shows you how to add some old-school flavor to your beats.
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Watch: DJ Khalil on his new Artist Expansion
The Grammy-winning producer explains how Los Angeles inspires his signature sound.
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Netflix, punk rock, and 808s: In the studio with German hitmaker Bazzazian
We visit rap producer Bazzazian's Cologne studio for some exclusive insights into his signature sound.