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Musician, producer & engineer Nick Sager-House guides us through some hot tips on using one of the most popular DAW packages ever - Cubase.
We'll show you how to slice pre-made sampled drum loops to help you re-arrange them, create variations as well as totally new new drum grooves.
DMS Free plugin Guide - we've put together a guide to a few of our favourite ever FREE audio plugins for our users. What's best is that all the plugins we've listed are available for Windows VST & Mac OS X VST/ AU (Intel & PPC), which means everyone can join in the fun!
Our resident synth whizz Gary F.L gives us some advice on programming reFX's popular Vanguard synth. With these tip and tricks you'll be making phat banks & patches in no time!
We take a look at building up a basic Psytrance groove using Ableton Live, then show you how this powerful program can help you work you psytrance loops into basic track ideas
We've all heard that the secret to a great sounding track is layering synth sounds to create that massive thick wall of sound you hear in your favourite tracks, but how do you make it work?
Kieran S shows us how to programme a fat buzzing bassline using Novation's popular V-Station softsynth...
Chop it up! Explore the endless posibilities making MIDI gating effects using Cubase with our Psytrance experts Nuborn.
You want to start making dance tracks with your computer, but what do you need? We'll discuss the software and plugins you'll need to take those first steps. Remember to check out our 
In part one of our series on using Ableton Live we show you how to begin building up your own track using a file from DMS UK Hardcore MIDI Vol 1. The video illustrates how easy it is to manipulate MIDI files to form your own unique compositions. This video is quite large, so you may want to wait for the player to pre-load for a few seconds before playing.
Building
a dance track from scratch can be a daunting process, but by following
some simple rules, a lot of practice and cultivating a small ruthless
streak the results will be worth sending off to your favourite label.
In this short tutorial for Propellerheads Reason users we'll show you the basics of how to import and use MIDI and WAV files like those you'll find on DMS
Nuborn guide us through making a PsyTrance lead synth sound using Novation's V-Station and Antares FilterVST
Nuborn guide us through making a Psytrance bassline patch using Cakewalk's Z3TA+ softsynth
In their second tutorial Nuborn take a look at making a Psytrance bassline using Sylenth1
Hardstyle Stars Nutty Trance of Blutonium fame show us how to program the popular 
The DMS quick-start guide to achieving acid line heaven!
Making sustainable sample loops from short audio files using Audiofile Engineering's Loop Editor (OS X only)
In another brand new tutorial Blutonium Records meistro Nutty T shows us how to make a Hardstyle Kick drum using 
Watch UK Dance music producer K-Complex edit and remix a MIDI file from 
Filters
are without doubt one of the most useful tools in your sonic arsenal.
At it’s most basic a filter is a device that selectively permits
certain frequencies to pass through it, while stopping others. There
are several different types of filter you’ll come across both on filter
plugins and on synthesiser controls.
Using EQ is a
fundamental of music technology, and a good understanding of this
area can help you shape your sounds in the way you want.
Compression put simply reduces the dynamic range of a sound. This
'squashing' effect can be a valuable tool to tighten up mixes and
creative use of compression techniques can help you shape the overall
sound of your mix.
Whether
you’re setting out to write a dance track or editing sound for video
post production, basic audio file editing skills are an essential. Most
sequencing software ships with built in audio editing capabilities, but
stand-alone programs such as Adobe Audition, Sony Sound Forge and Bias
Peak Pro provide much more accurate and comprehensive features.