How To Make A Banging Tech House Groove

Tech House is a subgenre of house music that combines techno and house music. It originated in the 1990s and is still one of the most popular genres.

Tech House was formed under the influence of Detroit techno, Chicago house music, minimalist techno and electro house. Tech House Bushwhaka!,Mr. C and Wiggle started mixing DJ house and techno tracks together.

Over time, the genre has grown and diversified, and today artists such as Dom Dolla , MK, James Hype, John Summit, Solardo, Chris Lake, ESSEL, Peggy Gow and Westend dominate the techno house music charts.

But you're here to create your own master path, right? First, it is worth noting some unique features of this type. Techhouse has a slower RPM than techno music, revolves around a catchy chorus and has a deep bass line. Kicks, bass, hi-hats, claps, percussion, synths, effects, and vocals are essential elements of any techno house track.

The beat used in this genre is usually short and sharp to make room for the bass. A good place to start is by listening to references to learn about the types of drums and drum samples used in techno today, then look for examples that fit the style of your piece of music.

Kick and bass

Kick and bass are key to techno house. Start by cutting off the bass drum with a small tail to make room for the bass. Place a punch in each quarter. If you know the tone of the kick, raise the first main frequency of the kick and lower the second frequency to make room for the bass. Use keys and patterns to find what works best.

For bass, you can use an Ableton Live player or a software synthesizer. To create your own bass sound in the player, use sawtooth waves with a delay of about 150 milliseconds. Use a low pass filter and cut off frequencies above 300 Hz. Create a MIDI track with a grid of 1/16 notes that are one to four measures long.

Program a baseline that matches the origin of your path; Tech House is usually written in a minor key. You can focus on using just a few notes, a simple bass line with one or two notes can work well. Next, we'll add some pitch bends to the notes. Double-click the MIDI region and open the clip envelope.

Select MIDI Control, then Pitch Bend, and enter automatic pitch bend for multiple notes. This will give your baseline more movement. To process bass, add more richness with a plug-in like the Saturn 2's FabFilter or Ableton's Drum Bass. Try applying it thinly at first (if you're using a Saturn 2, try a softer saturation).

Use the bass equalizer to reduce frequencies below 30 Hz. If you want to go further, take it a step further by boosting the second fundamental frequency of the kick and boosting the bass to the first fundamental frequency. Attach the base to the headstock with a compressor (we used Kickstart 2) to make room for the tank.

Use a filter (we used Simplon's FabFilter) to cut out any frequencies above 1000 Hz. Adjust the filter as you wish so you can reduce frequencies above 300 Hz. Play the bass together and listen to the rhythm. And both should have their place. If you can hear the bass and bass clearly, you're on the right track.

Drum making

To get an interesting hi-hat sound, try using different hats. The classic 909 closed back cap can be used as a basic hat. Use a sampler or battery sampler with the 909. Create a MIDI track and program hats to your own rhythms using a 1/16 note grid such as 1.1.3, 1.2.3, 1.3.3, 1.4.3.

Find a sample cocktail and program it to the same tempo as the main cocktail. Use audio samples in a DAW or load them into a sampler like Sampler. Make the shaker wider using expansion plug-ins like StereoSavage or Polyverse Wider. Try adding a sync hat after the third or fourth hat.

Create more interest by adding an extra hi-hat sound, such as an open hi-hat below the main hi-hat. Create a group of hi-hats and send that group to the reverse track using reverb. Adjust the reverb settings for the tech house style you wish to achieve, for example, mid house would be suitable for a club track.

Insert claps on the second and fourth beats using an audio file or clap sampler as input or sample. Create a more interesting tone by adding a slap layer with extra bass. You can use the same sample for the second beat and process it differently using an adjustment plugin (eg zplane Elastique Pitch) by adjusting it and adding saturation.

Select multiple drum loops from SampleRadar samples. Instead of playing entire episodes, try editing the episodes and using parts of them. Place one or two drum loops together so that they complement each other. The loops match your baseline so that both grooves are the same.

Find a sample of vinyl crack and add it to the mix as a texture layer played at a low volume. You can also find a sample texture and edit it so it plays at the same time on every scale. Finally, you can add some drum pads every eight or 16 bars to keep the groove interesting.

Professional advice

Your file must have a dynamic look. Adjust the attack and sustain using your DAW's built-in compressor or plug-ins like iZotope Neutron 4 or Transient Master from Native Instruments. You can shape transient sounds like hi-hats to increase the attack and make them stand out.

Equalize each drum sound with an equalizer (our pick is the FabFilter Pro Q-3 pictured above) that has a dynamic EQ function so the track becomes more dynamic when boosted or cut. Compression can also be used on drums, but consider whether this is really necessary since there are many drum samples already processed. Alternatively, you can overlay drum sounds.

Compression can add more force, allowing your temporary size to remain the same while reducing the duration. The slow attack bypasses the initial transient, creating a powerful sound. Faster versions produce a more powerful sound, while slower versions produce a smoother sound. Finally, blend the drums, send the kit to the bass drum, and then add some soft compression and saturation to the drums.

Listening is recommended

1. Isle - Sweat (Advanced Blend)

Techno house with powerful drums and unforgettable music from the brightest new talents in dance music.

2. Gorillaz - New Gold (Dom Dolla Remix)

An unforgettable party on the dance floor led by top techno producer Dom Doll.

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