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How to make the bass and pad sounds from Nathan Fake 'Outhouse' with DRC
Back in November of 2018 we took on the bass and keys sounds from Nathan Fake’s ‘The Sky Is Pink’, and today we’re going all the way back to his first ever release on the Border Community label, ‘Outhouse’. Released i…
How to make the bass and FX sounds from Azari & III 'Manic' with DRC
In the over-saturated market of electronic dance music, it's often the quirkier acts and artists that are the most memorable. Making music has never been easier, and now that anyone with a laptop can produce club-wort…
How to make the bass and arpeggio sounds from Siriusmo - 'Femuscle' in DRC
As a professional artist, it’s good to have a variety of skills at your disposal, to make sure that you’re never short of work and your bills always get paid every month. Someone who has really got this locked down…
How to make the arpeggio and bass from Âme 'Rej' in DRC
If you see the word ‘Innervisions’ on a record sleeve, you can be pretty confident that the vinyl inside is going to contain either some high-quality house, some top-notch techno, or something in between. Innervis…
How to make the arpeggio sound from Mathew Jonson 'Marionette' in DRC
It’s fair to say that we’ve been producing DRC Sound Design Tutorials for quite a while now, featuring a multitude of different genres from a diverse range of artists, all over the world. There’s one city that we k…
How to make the arpeggio sound for Nils Frahm 'Says' in DRC
So much of electronic music is dominated by the kick drum. It commands control of a club with its pumping pulse, a bass fueled metronome for the crowd to coordinate their dance moves. Depending on your workflow, (a…
How to make the bass sound from Justice Vs Simian 'We Are Your Friends' in DRC
The art of remixing is a powerful one. Through a kind of creative iteration by collaboration, it is possible to produce something which completely eclipses the original recording in terms of popularity, exposure an…
How to make the bass and arpeggio from KiNK - 'Cloud Generator' in DRC
In today’s interconnected world of digital downloads and access to streaming services anywhere you can get a phone signal, it’s easy to take music for granted. Rapidly clicking through an endless selection of MP3s…
How to make the keys from Max Cooper 'Resynthesis' in DRC
Here at Imaginando, we’re all about the power of ‘experiences’. They are an essential part of our company mantra/mission statement of: ‘Combining music and technology to create inspiring musical experiences’. Our…
How to make the bass and arpeggio from Kylie Minogue 'Slow' in DRC
Kylie - an artist so massively famous, that she doesn’t even need her surname anymore. If someone says ‘Kylie’, conjuring up a mental image of the pint-sized pop princess is almost pavlovian by now. With an artist…
How to make the bass, keys and pad sounds from Nina Kraviz 'I'm Gonna Get You' with DRC
The track title ‘I’m Gonna Get You’ could almost be a testament to Nina Kraviz’ dedication and determination to succeed as a house/techno DJ and producer, in an undeniably male dominated industry. Kraviz early adve…
How to make the bass and pad sound for Lorde 'Team' with DRC
It feels longer than 5 years since New Zealand singer-songwriter Lorde first gave us her unique blend of indie/pop/electro (or whatever the Millenials call it these days!) when she was catapulted into the limeligh…
How to make the strings and celesta sounds from 'Last Christmas' by Wham! with DRC
Merry Christmas everyone and a happy new year! Yes we did get you a gift, and yes you guessed it, it’s a festive little DRC sound design tutorial featuring one of the greatest Christmas songs of all time; ‘Last Ch…
How to make the pad and lead for Mac DeMarco - 'Chamber Of Reflection' in DRC
For many of us, the dream of becoming a professional musician in any capacity is an illusive one. The path to ‘making it big’ is certainly a road filled with hard work and perseverance. For this week’s guest artist…
How to make the bass from SBTRKT 'Wildfire' in DRC
Throughout the history of dance music the concept of anonymity has played many different roles. Back in the glory days of vinyl, to prevent others from discovering their killer tracks, some DJ’s hid the identity of…
How to make the bass, keys and lead for Gui Boratto - 'Take My Breath Away'
This week we’re attempting to sonically take your breath away, with our DRC sound design tutorial for Gui Boratto’s 2009 smash ‘Take My Breath Away’. Born in São Paulo, Brazil, in 1974, Gui Boratto released his cr…
How to make the bass and keys sounds from Nathan Fake - 'The Sky Was Pink' in DRC
Following on from last week’s Border Community label smash hit ‘Soopertrack’ by Extrawelt, this week we bring you another friend of the label, Nathan Fake, with his track ‘The Sky Was Pink’ with a little help from…
How to make the bass and lead sounds from Extrawelt - 'Soopertrack' in DRC
Arne Schaffhausen and Wayan Raabe first met in the early 90s, born and raised in Hamburg, Germany, they both shared a passion for DJing and electronic music and both frequented record stores and parties, which bro…
M.A.N.D.Y. vs Booka Shade - ‘Body Language’ - Make the bass and keys in DRC
Arguably the record which single handedly brought mass attention to the record label ‘Get Physical’, M.A.N.D.Y. vs Booka Shade - ‘Body Language’ was a summer sensation back in 2005, and was even crowned ‘Ibiza Song…
How to make Depeche Mode 'Just Can't Get Enough with DRC
The 1980’s was the decade that really helped defined synth-pop; it was new, exciting, futuristic and most importantly, it was cool. A whole host of electronic artists emerged, the UK providing a good proportion of…
How to make The Chemical Brothers 'Wide Open' synth and keys sounds in DRC
In 2015 The Chemical Brothers released their 8th studio album ‘Born in the Echoes’ with several tracks featuring guest vocals from a diverse selection of artists. The English duo defied common collaboration conven…
How to make the bass and laser sounds from Todd Terje 'Inspector Norse' in DRC
Of the many sub-genres of electronic dance music, it’s probably fair to say that ‘Norwegian disco’ (also known as ‘space disco’ or even ‘cosmic disco’) is a style that is not yet familiar to the masses. If asked to…
How to make the bass and lead sounds from 'Nova' by Tale Of Us with DRC
Have we mentioned before how much we love techno? Having featured several of our own favourite artists from the genre, this week’s tutorial track is actually another viewer suggestion, one we were happy to oblige a…
How to make Prince 'Little Red Corvette' bass, pad and lead in DRC
Hi everyone, This week sees the return of our DRC sound design tutorial series, with a brand new video, from a brand new location! Imaginando now has a bigger and better head office to call home; a large, creative…
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