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dBs InstituteFeb 12, 2024 1:50:17 PM< 1 min read

VIDEO: How to make Dancefloor Drum & Bass from scratch with DC Breaks

In this ultimate guide, DC Breaks shows you how to produce Dancefloor Drum & Bass from scratch in Ableton - starting with nothing but a pure sine wave.

Throughout this three-part video series, DC Breaks - a module leader and tutor at dBs Institute - provides excellent workflow tips and insight to help you produce Dancefloor Drum & Bass from start to finish. Across these dBs Tutorials, he will only use freely available plugins from Ableton and will build everything he uses from nothing but a pure sine wave.

In this first part, DC Breaks takes you through the process of using just a sine wave to synthesise realistic drums - from kicks and snares to bongos and cymbals.

In this second part, DC Breaks looks at bass sound design, pads, leads, risers and drones.

In this third part, he will be looking at the arrangement of the track and the early stages of mixing and mastering.


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