This is session 18 of the YouTube Series with Francois PML called Producer Notes and we are exploring the Tech House style of artists like James Hype, John Summit and Mau P.
Watch and see what we can learn from this style relying heavily on a clean and disciplined groove/swing setup:
The key lessons from this episode are:
- Gnarly main lead sampled from a vocal (call, response pattern)
- Clean Kick, Bass low end - use “dancing” semi tones in the bass
- Rhythmically spoken Vocals
- Groove: Keep consistent “Vertical Groove line”. Apply Groove on 16ths note, focus on snappy lengths of hihats and ADSR shapes - very important for the overall groove
- Here: Cowbells as offsetting drum element
Referenced in this video:
🗳 Ableton Project File from this video (Part of Tech House Academy Pack)
📦 Everything Bundle
🎹 Music Course: How to Groove and SwingTheory for Melodic Techno & House